Mark Kennedy
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Guitarist Tom Verlaine, Co-Founder of Punk-Era Band Television, Dies at 73
Tom Verlaine, a guitarist and co-founder of the seminal proto-punk band Television, has died. He was 73. → Read More
Mary J. Blige Is Next Artist in Apple Music Concert Series
Mary J. Blige’s 2022 is going pretty well. Her new album landed in the top 10 of Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and she was featured at the Super Bowl halftime show. Now she’s been tapped for a concert like no other. → Read More
2 Stars of ‘It's a Wonderful Life' Look Back at a Classic
“It’s a Wonderful Life” has become a beloved holiday tradition and marks its 75th anniversary this year. → Read More
Billy Crystal Plans His Broadway Return in a Familiar Role
The comic icon has turned his comedy film into a Broadway-bound musical and hopes to open it next year with him reprising his film role as Buddy Young Jr., a... → Read More
Posthumous Chuck Berry Live Album to Be Released in December
Dualtone Records is marking the birthday of Chuck Berry by announcing the release of a live album from the late rock ’n roll legend → Read More
Sarah Dash, Who Sang on ‘Lady Marmalade' as Part of Labelle, Dies at 76
Singer Sarah Dash, who co-founded the all-female singing group Labelle with Patti Labelle and Nona Hendryx, has died at 76. She was a native of New Jersey. → Read More
Rolling Stones Celebrates 40th Anniversary of ‘Tattoo You' With 9 New Tracks
The Rolling Stones are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their album “Tattoo You” with a remastered collection that includes nine previously unreleased... → Read More
Jackie Mason, Comic Who Perfected Amused Outrage, Dies at 93
Jackie Mason, a rabbi-turned-jokester whose feisty brand of standup comedy got laughs from nightclubs in the Catskills to West Coast talk shows and Broadway... → Read More
CNN Cuts Ties With Rick Santorum Over Disparaging Comments
CNN is cutting ties with former Republican senator and current TV analyst Rick Santorum over disparaging comments he made about Native American culture → Read More
‘Saboteur,' ‘St. Elsewhere' Star Norman Lloyd Dies at 106
Norman Lloyd, the distinguished stage and screen actor known for his role as a kindly doctor on TV’s “St. Elsewhere,” has died at 106. → Read More
Day by Day: Musical ‘Godspell' Celebrates 50th Anniversary
It will come as little surprise to its legion of fans that the first professional musical to be mounted in the U_S_ during the pandemic was “Godspell.” → Read More
A ‘Romeo and Juliet' Movie That Celebrates Theatrical Roots
The cast appears at first chatting amiably as they enter a theater. → Read More
A Farmer to Chefs Reveals His Deep Vegetable Knowledge
Despite thousands of years of humans working the soil, there are still things to learn. → Read More
It's Elton John's Birthday and He's Got Rare Music for Fans
Elton John is celebrating his 74th birthday on Thursday — and he’s sending fans a very rare present. → Read More
‘Jagged Little Pill' Leads Tony Awards Nominations With 15
The sobering musical “Jagged Little Pill,” which plumbs Alanis Morissette’s 1995 breakthrough album to tell a story of an American family spiraling out of... → Read More
The Cranberries, Still in Mourning, Return for the Last Time
Whether or not there would be a final Cranberries' album hinged on what was on a hard drive on the other side of the world. Last spring the surviving members of the Irish band began combing through unfinished... → Read More
Jerry Van Dyke, 'Coach' Star and Brother of Dick, Dies at 86
Jerry Van Dyke, who struggled for decades to achieve his own stardom before clicking as the dim-witted sidekick in television's "Coach," has died in Arkansas. → Read More