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On This Day in 1963, the Beach Boys Debuted on the Hot 100 With the First Song Brian Wilson Ever Wrote
On this day in 1963, the Beach Boys entered the Billboard Hot 100 with “Surfer Girl,” a song Brian Wilson has long claimed was the first he ever wrote. The single went on to peak at No. 7 about a month later, becoming the band’s second top 10 hit, and marked a subtle shift in…
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The 2002 adaptation Stephen King vowed would be his last: “When you get done, you get done”
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The punk legends Lemmy dismissed as “a joke”
Lemmy Kilmister, frontman of Motörhead, was known for his blunt, often derisive opinions of the punk rock scene, despite his own band sharing much of its rebellious, drug-fuelled spirit with the movement that emerged around it in mid-1970s Britain. While Motörhead is frequently cited by punk purists as an honorary exception within the genre, Lemmy…
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Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Countdown For Aug. 8, 2026 | Billboard News
Billboard’s weekly video countdown ran through the top 10 of the Hot 100 chart for the week dated 8 August 2026, highlighting continued strength for Morgan Wallen, Ella Langley and Olivia Dean. A new Morgan Wallen track has entered the top 10, joining his existing collaboration with Ella Langley, while Wallen also lands a second…
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Costume Designer Arianne Phillips on How Madonna Inspired ‘I Want Your Sex,’ and Finding Olivia Wilde’s Frustrated Artist Look for ‘The Invite’
Costume designer Arianne Phillips has discussed her collaborations with Olivia Wilde on two new films, “The Invite” and Gregg Araki’s “I Want Your Sex,” building on their earlier work together on “Don’t Worry Darling.” Phillips praised Wilde’s fearlessness both as a director and as a performer, noting her willingness to take creative risks with her…
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BREAKING BENJAMIN Tops Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart With ‘Something Wicked’
Breaking Benjamin’s latest single, “Something Wicked”, has reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, marking the ninth career chart-topper for the American hard rock band. The track, first performed live at the Welcome To Rockville festival earlier this year, is being positioned as a preview of the band’s upcoming studio album and shows…
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‘Trainspotting: The Musical’ UK tour cancelled as tickets were “just not selling”
Trainspotting: The Musical has cancelled its UK tour after weak ticket sales, cutting short a run that was due to visit Glasgow, Aberdeen, Manchester, Sheffield and other cities from 19 October. The stage adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s cult novel and film had already completed a London run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, with its final…
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JEFF PILSON On FOREIGNER’s Live Shows: ‘We’ve Been Able To Keep It Really Fresh, And We Keep Reinventing Ourselves’
Foreigner bassist Jeff Pilson has discussed how the band keeps its live shows fresh during its ongoing 50th-anniversary tour, which includes acoustic performances, orchestral gigs and occasional reunions with original vocalist Lou Gramm. Speaking to Bass Musician Magazine, Pilson credited the band’s varied formats and enduring songwriting for sustaining audience engagement, insisting that “the rock…
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Inside The Current Moment In Comedy Development: The Laugh List, Comedy Clubs As Incubators, Experimental Specials & More — ‘Comedy Means Business’ Podcast Live From JFL Montreal
Deadline hosted a live episode of its “Comedy Means Business” podcast at Just For Laughs Montreal’s ComedyPRO on 22 July 2026, gathering industry figures to discuss how comedy development is evolving. The discussion comes as stand-up continues to thrive on the back of creators building independent, digitally bootstrapped careers, while television comedy enjoys strong momentum…
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The 1960s band Phil Collins never wanted to forget: “Pretty good”
This piece revisits Phil Collins’s polarising reputation in music, noting that critics such as Noel Gallagher have dismissed him harshly, partly over the 1983 chart clash in which Collins’s “You Can’t Hurry Love” kept The Jam’s “Town Called Malice” off the number one spot. The article argues this reputation is unfair, framing Collins instead as…