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Duran Duran Announces Fall Tour Dates
Duran Duran has announced tour dates for the fall. The concerts are built around the group's annual Halloween show at New York's Madison Square Garden. The Danse Macabre show will take place on Halloween, Oct. 31. Duran Duran will also play concerts on the East Coast before and after that date.
The Danger Behind REO Speedwagon’s ‘Ridin’ the Storm Out’
REO Speedwagon's "Ridin' the Storm Out" is a song that's been a warhorse staple of the Midwest band's set list for decades. Classic rock fans often key in on the introduction, which sounds like an air raid siren. It's something which REO's Kevin Cronin says accurately reflects the dangerous moment...
Michigan’s Bliss: The 11 Happiest Cities in the State
If wild changes in weather and questionable road conditions are all you need to be happy, you, my friend, have found the World Capital of Bliss in the state of Michigan. However, if you require more to reach peak happiness, like short commutes, restaurant options, living wages, and low crime, you've come to the right place. Using 7 different criteria, CreditDonkey has discovered Michigan's happiest cities.
Target Making Yet Another Huge Change to Checkout Lanes
Be prepared for yet another update made to the checkout process if you're headed to Target in the coming days. It's been a period of change for customers and employees when it comes to the checkout lane at Target. Shoppers initially saw Target join other retail stores in relying more...
Beatles ‘Love’ Says Goodbye: Show’s History by the Numbers
After 18 years on the Las Vegas strip, the Beatles’ Love Cirque du Soleil show gave its final performance on July 7. “Some people may feel this is a bittersweet moment tonight,” Stephane Lefebvre, Cirque’s CEO, said prior to the final show, “but those who work on creating this masterpiece are celebrating peace, joy, happiness and love.”
Singapore Michigan: The Ghost Town That Literally Buried Itself in Sand
We've covered ghost towns before in Michigan, but for the most part, there are still some remnants of these cities that you can see, and walk through - Abandoned homes, city buildings, etc. But there's one former bustling port city on Lake Michigan that had the potential to be one...
Alert: This Deadly Virus Has Just Been Confirmed in Michigan
With the warmer weather finally here in Michigan, and those colder temperatures finally gone, we are running into mosquitoes again here in the state of Michigan. Unfortunately for us humans, mosquitos are known carriers of many different diseases and sicknesses. Thus far, we have a few confirmed cases of things you should be aware of in Michigan.
Rick Wakeman Adds More Dates to Final One-Man U.S. Tour
Rick Wakeman is extending his final one-man U.S. tour, with shows now set for October and November. The first leg was back in March. A complete list of new dates and venues can be found below. "The plan is not to perform at the same venue twice throughout this period,"...
How Beatlemania Conquered the World in 1964
If there was one particular year in which the Beatles' global impact could no longer be denied, it may have been 1964. It was during this year that the Fab Four accomplished a plethora of feats that took them from darlings of Liverpool to international superstars. In February, they made their first pilgrimage to America, where they were greeted by hoards of adoring fans. With their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, the deal was sealed — the world was positively obsessed with the band and Beatlemania entered full swing.
Taylor Swift Fan Uses Friendship Bracelet at Eras Tour to Reveal Heartwarming ‘Secret’ to Sister
A fan who attended one of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concerts used a friendship bracelet to reveal a wonderful secret to her sister. "A year ago today, I got to share my favorite secret with my favorite sister," TikTok user @bekahbaggins wrote in a video that has been viewed over 188,000 times as of publishing.
Jared Goff Becomes Highest-Paid Player in Lions History with $212M Contract
This content was produced in partnership with Bazoom Group. Contracts are climbing in the NFL and Jared Goff is the latest benefactor. The quarterback recently signed a four-year, $212 million contract extension with the Detroit Lions. It will pay him $170 million guaranteed, including a whopping $73 million signing bonus.
‘Jackass’ Star Steve-O Is Getting a ‘Boob Job’
Steve-O is getting ready for a breast augmentation procedure. "I came up with the idea a few years ago to get a boob job and just film a bunch of legitimately funny hidden camera pranks with me in disguise, in various disguises, and then revealing who I actually am, and just funny endurance stunts and whatever," the Jackass star said on the X5 Podcast.
Slash Covers Hendrix and Dylan at Tour Launch: Set List and Video
Slash kicked off his inaugural S.E.R.P.E.N.T. festival over the weekend with back-to-back shows that consisted almost exclusively of blues and rock staples. The trek launched on Friday at Bonner, Montana's KettleHouse Amphitheater and continued on Saturday at the Northern Quest Resort and Casino in Airway Heights, Washington. (Slash also made a third stop at Seattle's Easy Street Records on Sunday for a shorter in-store performance.)
Target Will No Longer Accept This as Payment in Michigan
Michigan shoppers, brace yourselves. In news that will only take a few by surprise, Target stores in the Mitten State and around the country will stop accepting a once standard and common form of payment. It seems like just yesterday, bills were accepted without a marker test for counterfeiting, credit cards were placed in boxes, under carbon paper, and scanned manually with a satisfying "click click."
Stealers Wheel’s Joe Egan Dead at 77
Joe Egan, the creative partner of Gerry Rafferty in Stealers Wheel, died aged 77 on July 6, it was announced. Egan co-wrote the band’s most popular song, “Stuck in the Middle With You,” which became a Top 10 hit in both the U.S. and the U.K. in 1973 – reaching No. 6 in the Billboard Hot 100 – before a resurgence as a result of its use in 1992 movie Reservoir Dogs.
Eberle Brewing Company, Jackson, Michigan: 1897-1900s
Jackson's beer production goes back further than your neighbor's grandfather making it in his bathtub during wartime. The Eberle Brewing Company was founded in Jackson in 1897-1898 (some historians disagree on which year) by Carl Eberle. Carl purchased a large building (a brewery) that sat at 901 Water Street (now an empty lot).
Hideouts of the Purple Gang: Lupton, Michigan
What was it about the little Ogemaw County village of Lupton that the Purple Gang loved so much?. Legends say the gang had two hideouts in Lupton: the Graceland Ballroom, used in the 1920s as a speakeasy during Prohibition and a place for the gang to stay when the law in Detroit was getting too close. The Graceland burned down in 1981...accident or purposefully?
The Beatles’ ‘Love’ Show Closes After 18-Year Run
Producers of the Beatles' Love stage show thanked fans for 18 years of success after the curtain came down for the final time in Las Vegas Sunday night. Originally conceived by George Harrison in 2000, the concept was developed in association with contemporary circus troupe Cirque du Soleil. It premiered at the Mirage in Las Vegas in 2006, with input from Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Olivia Harrison and Yoko Ono.
This Rare, Historic Home on Mackinac Island is for Sale
If you've been to Mackinac Island, you know what a trip it can be. If you've ever wanted to travel back in time to the Colonial era of the United States, this is where you need to be. It's a small community, with old-world appeal, and a charming, slow style of life.
Illinois Has An Undesired 80s Car Museum That Will Take You Back In Time
The 80s were an incredibly unique time in our country's history. I don’t think there was a better example of a time when pop culture, music, or entertainment had ever been so unique and thrust us towards what would become the technological era of the 90s. Because the 80s...
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