New York City, NY

Columbus, OH

Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. REAL FRIENDS / CAN’T SWIM / CARLY COSGROVE / SLOW JOY. Illinois emo group Real Friends have announced a tour with Can’t Swim, Carly Cosgrove and Slow Joy which begins October 21 in Madison, WI and wraps up December 1 in Cleveland. The NYC show is at Irving Plaza on November 24.

Tour news: Real Friends, Sondre Lerche, The Vapors, Jack White, FYA fest, Hold Steady, more

Chicago, IL

Since last year, Metallica have been on their M72 World Tour, which has them doing "No Repeat Weekends" in each city, meaning they play two nights with different sets and different openers each night. That tour hit Chicago's Soldier Field this past weekend (Friday, August 9 and Sunday, August 11), with Pantera and Mammoth WVH opening night one and Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills opening night two. They played plenty of classics throughout both nights and some new stuff too, including three songs each night from the tour's namesake, Metallica's 2023 album 72 Seasons. Here's more from Bob Gendron's review for Chicago Tribune:

Metallica brought the hits across two nights at Chicago's Solider Field (pics, setlists)

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Herbie J Pilato

In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

Kate Jackson began her acting career as a silent ghost on TV's classic 1960s gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows but remains alive and well years after two horrific battles with breast cancer. Jackson went on to small screen prime-time stardom on police/detective/crime drama/comedies like The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and more. This is her triumphant story.

'Charlie's Angels' Star Kate Jackson Has Courageously Battled and Conquered Cancer Several Times

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Cooking With Maryann

Maybe it's just me, but it's not summer until I get to eat crab cakes! Don't let this recipe intimitate you! It's really not difficult, just takes a little bit of prep time in the fridge.

Delicious Crab Cakes!

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

Former president Barack Obama makes a summer playlist to post online every year, and now he’s unveiled 2024’s. “With summer winding down, I wanted to share some songs that I’ve been listening to lately – and it wouldn’t be my playlist if it didn’t include an eclectic mix,” he writes.

There's no Chappell Roan on Obama's new playlist

Los Angeles, CA

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Last month, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released video footage that shows a veteran LAPD officer chasing a young man through a Pacoima housing project before fatally shooting him in the back as he ran away.

20-Year-Old Fatally Shot in The Back By LAPD Officer in Pacoima Projects

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

This recipe is sooo tasty! It truly is for garlic lovers! It involves sautéing onions and mushrooms in butter and oil until golden, then adding wine to reduce. Garlic, thyme, and parsley are stirred in for flavor, followed by seasoning with salt and pepper. The dish is garnished with additional parsley and served warm, making for a savory, aromatic side. Here's what you'll need to make it:

Garlic Mushrooms in Brown Butter Herb Sauce

Nashville, TN

To honor the fifth anniversary of David Berman‘s death, his widow Cassie Berman, other past Silver Jews members (William Tyler, Peyton Pinkerton, Brian Kotzu, Tony Crow), and William Tyler’s former Lambchop bandmate Matt Swanson did a semi-impromptu show on the porch of Julia Martin Gallery in Nashville on Saturday night (8/10); Cassie was billed as one of the musical performers from the start but announced shortly before the event that she’d be doing a full Silver Jews set with fellow ex-members. It was most of the same lineup that also did a one-off Silver Jews members reunion in 2019, just a few months after David’s death, and this time they also had a surprise appearance from Silver Jews contributor Will Oldham (aka Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy), who shared lead vocal duties with Cassie on “Punks in the Beerlight” and “The Wild Kindness.” They also performed a few other Silver Jews songs without Will and the Purple Mountains song “All My Happiness Is Gone.” Michael Haydon, who posted a video from the show on YouTube, described the night like this:

Watch Will Oldham join Silver Jews members for a surprise reunion in Nashville

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Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, is still looking for a forever home for an adorable six-year-old French bulldog named Joannie. The local animal rescue explains: “Joannie was found as a stray extremely emaciated and less than half her current weight now. She was missing fur on her body, face and ears. She has been nursed back to health and is doing wonderfully. While her age and exact history is unknown, it is clear she has mothered more than enough litters in her short lifetime.”

Meet The "Extreme Snuggler" French Bulldog Still Looking For Love

Denver, CO

David Heitz

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

On Friday a new anonymous project debuted on 20 Buck Spin that is very much a tribute to Type O Negative. Naturally, the Young brothers came to mind as suspects, though we figured it didn’t make sense since they’d probably instead (hopefully) be putting that energy into a new Twitching Tongues record. Meanwhile, that very same day, Colin Young debuted a new band called Holy Blade that sounds a whole lot like a tribute to late ’90s AFI. Colin plays guitar in the band, and he’s joined by his God’s Hate/Twitching Tongues bandmate Alec Faber on vocals/guitar, Twitching Tongues’ Mike Cesario on bass, and his friend Mac Miller of Cosmic Joke on drums. Colin and his brother Taylor co-produced the band’s self-titled debut EP, which arrives tomorrow (8/13) via Closed Casket Activities.

Members of God's Hate & Twitching Tongues form new band that sounds like '90s AFI

Tampa, FL

Tampa hardcore festival FYA Fest has announced its 2025 lineup, and among other things, it features a reunion set from Foundation! The beloved Atlanta hardcore band broke up in 2016 after putting out their final EP Turncoat in 2015. Since their breakup, members went on to play in Slow Fire Pistol, Candy, Abuse of Power, Criminal Instinct, and more.

Foundation reunite for FYA Fest 2025 (lineup also includes Nails, Kids Like Us, Mongoloids & more)

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross stay very busy as film and TV composers, most recently on their awesome Challengers soundtrack. Among their upcoming projects, and credited to Nine Inch Nails, is Tron: Ares, the third film in the Tron series which will be released by Disney in October 2025. Details...

Nine Inch Nails to score 'Tron: Ares' sci-fi sequel

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Florida State

Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

Brooklyn, NY

Jersey City, NJ

Hoboken, NJ

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black midi are \"indefinitely over\"; Geordie Greep playing NYC solo shows in September

UK group black midi have broken up. On Sunday night, the band’s Geordie Greep wrote on Instagram stories that “Black midi was an interesting band that’s...

black midi are "indefinitely over"; Geordie Greep playing NYC solo shows in September

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