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My Morning Jacket Signs Publishing Deal with Peermusic
My Morning Jacket has signed a publishing deal with Peermusic, covering the band’s future releases as well as solo work by frontman Jim James, including his forthcoming album Wowed Out, due via ATO Records on 28 August. The agreement continues a working relationship spanning more than two decades between the band and Jamie Cerreta, now…
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Treasury Department to double debt buybacks after bond yield spike
The Treasury Department on Wednesday said it will increase the maximum amount of U.S. debt it can buy back, a move met with declining bond yields and rising stocks. Starting next month, the Treasury plans to double the maximum value of longer-dated securities, specifically in the 10-to-20-year and the 20-to-30-year sectors, it allows itself to…
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Google pits Marvell against Broadcom as it chases AI crown
And Marvell just offered the Chocolate Factory a $12.2B stake to sweeten the deal
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Joe Rogan discovers Turnstile, claims US rap has “fallen off the charts” because of defunding international aid
Joe Rogan sparked ridicule after discovering the hardcore band Turnstile on his podcast and claiming, without evidence, that US rap had “fallen off the charts” because of the defunding of USAID. During a “Protect Our Parks” episode with comedians Shane Gillis, Mark Normand and Ari Shaffir, Rogan alleged that the US foreign aid agency had…
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Anderson .Paak and Cordae Announce Collaborative Album Heavy Is the Crown
Anderson .Paak and Cordae have announced a new joint album, Heavy Is the Crown, due for release on 23 October via APESHIT/Mass Appeal/EMPIRE, alongside a trailer for the project. The record extends a creative partnership between the two artists that began with “RNP” on Cordae’s 2019 debut The Lost Boy and has since included further…
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XS Nightclub Finally Announced It’s Reopening This November With A Massive Four-Day Lineup
Wynn Nightlife has confirmed that XS Nightclub in Las Vegas will reopen on Thursday, 5 November following a complete top-to-bottom redesign, its first since the venue first opened on New Year’s Eve 2008. The relaunch will be marked by a four-night run of major electronic music headliners, underlining the club’s status as a cornerstone of…
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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Review: A Worthy Fighting Game That Can’t Overcome Tech Problems
Polygon’s review of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, developed by Arc System Works, assesses how the new tag-team fighting game measures up against the shadow of Marvel vs. Capcom. Rather than replicating that series’ fast, single-character combat, Tokon shifts the focus to team coordination between four Marvel characters, a design choice the reviewer credits with making…
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‘DTF St. Louis’ Boss Explains How – and Why – He Pulled Off That Cringe Rap Scene
“DTF St. Louis” creator Steven Conrad has explained the thinking behind a widely discussed scene in his HBO limited series in which suburban dads Clark (Jason Bateman) and Floyd (David Harbour) perform a rehearsed, cringe-comedy rap together. Conrad, who wrote, directed and executive produced all seven episodes, says the sequence was designed to capture the…