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Lyndsey Parker on ABC’s 20/20 special ‘The Price of Fame: The Liam Payne Story’ By

As a longtime fan of One Direction and The X Factor, I was honored, if deeply saddened, to take part in the timely new primetime special Price of Fame: The...

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Matt Johnson talks near-death experience, politics, AI, sex robots, love, loss, and The The’s triumphant return: ‘Life is very fragile and short, and you’ve got to make the most of it’ By

Post-punk auteur Matt Johnson, best known as the one-man creative driving force behind seminal college rock band The The, hasn’t exactly been idle during the past 24 years — he’s...

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Lyndsey Parker snags nine National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award nominations By

I am excited and frankly flabbergasted to announce that I have received nine nominations for the 2024 Los Angeles Press Club’s National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards! My nominations span across work...

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Dweezil Zappa talks new studio and his “rock ‘n’ roll Nostradamus” father’s prescient politics: “He always said, ‘The last name is what will get you in trouble.’” By

Dweezil Zappa, the second-oldest child of the late Frank Zappa, is Zooming in from his newly built Hikari Studios in Los Angeles, taking time out from his hectic schedule —...

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How Hanson went to ‘war’ 20 years ago with ‘Underneath’ and ended up on top: ‘We could not find ourselves in a situation where we could not control our own destiny’ By

“It was just something we were willing to fight for. It was a war. We had to win, because we were young guys and we were already being told that...

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Sym Fera unmasked: Electronic duo of Nick Simmons, Vinnie Ferra on why they kept their identities secret for five years By

Five years ago, a mysterious electronic duo named Sym Fera emerged seemingly out of nowhere on the State of the Art Records label. Their ethereal, evocative music was soon placed...

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How superstar DJ Alexandra Richards forged her own musical path: ‘I’m not trying to be in my father’s footsteps by any means’ By

  If there was anyone who was born to be a nightlife darling, it’s Alexandra Richards. As the daughter of Rolling Stones legend Keith Richards and supermodel Patti Hansen, she...

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The Totally ’80s podcast: Desperately seeking Madonna’s punk roots with Susan Seidelman and Laura Jane Grace! By

Today it’s a holiday, time to celebrate, with a very special episode of Totally ‘80s ! This one is all about the undisputed Queen of the ‘80s, the Queen of Pop,...

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After ‘Idol’ and loss, Lee DeWyze releases career-defining opus ‘Gone for Days’: ‘I really had to do some soul-searching’ (BONUS PERFORMANCE) By

“Coming off of a show like American Idol, the first thing that I thought of, the minute they said my name, after I got over the shock of it, it...

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Lyndsey Parker on Vice’s ‘Dark Side of Reality TV: The Surreal Life’ By

  I’m on the latest episode of Dark Side of Reality docuseries, which airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Vice. This week’s installment is all about VH1′s The Surreal Life. The full trailer...

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