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Former Every Time I Die guitarist and professional wrestler Andy Williams has died, aged 48. Williams who wrestled professionally as ‘The Butcher’, passed away after collapsing after a wrestling event in Pennsylvania last night (September 5). He had just competed in a tag-team match with his wrestling partner Jesse ‘The Blade’ Guilmette at an Enjoy Wrestling event at Mr. Small’s Theater in Millvale, Pennsylvania when he collapsed, according to Consequence. Williams was given CPR at the venue and taken to a local hospital, where he later passed away. TMZ confirmed his death via the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. The guitarist…

Guitar Greats, Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ Nov. 3, 1984 Image Credit: © Bob Minkin “I can’t believe a show like this even happened. I had access for it, a photo to be upfront. I didn’t have backstage. Boy, I wish I had backstage for this show. Just to see David Gilmour playing with Johnny Winter.  This was at the end when they all came out at the end to play, but each of them had their own segment, Dickey Betts playing Blue Sky, the Steve Cropper segment doing Green Onions, the Neil Schon segment doing some Journey song, whatever. They…

Jan St. Werner, AKA one-half of the German electronic duo Mouse on Mars, has a new solo record on the way. Squares Will Fall, due out November 13 on Thrill Jockey, features contributions from Sufjan Stevens, Justin Vernon, Beirut’s Zach Condon, the National’s Ben Lanz, and more. You can listen to an excerpt of the title track, which Vernon contributed lyrics and vocals to, below.As a Bandcamp bio explains, the genesis of “Squares Will Fall” dates back to 2012, when Werner recorded a 30-minute version of the piece to celebrate a friend’s 30th birthday. Over the years, it evolved into…

Over a dozen concertgoers required medical attention for “suspected alcohol intoxication and drug-related issues,” authorities say At least 14 people were hospitalized Friday during the Chainsmokers’ concert in San Jose, California. The San Jose Fire Department wrote on social media that they responded to over a dozen calls for assistance during the EDM duo’s show at Discovery Meadows. “At 8:22 p.m. on Friday, September 4, the San José Fire Department responded to an outdoor concert at Discovery Meadow for reports of multiple patients requiring medical attention,” SJFD wrote. 1/3 At 8:22 p.m. on Friday, September 4, the San José Fire…

From docs on Blackpink’s Lisa and Neil Peart to a ton of Oscar hopefuls — what we’re excited see at this year’s TIFF Something old, something new, several things that are borrowed, and more than a few films that will leave you feeling blue — the Toronto International Film Festival is about to roar back to life, and its 51st edition sticks to the tried-and-true formula that’s established it as a fall-fest favorite. There are a handful of revivals, including a preview of a new, restored cut of Ken Russell’s The Devils. You’ll get the best of several other festivals,…

Kneeling has always been seen as a sign of honor, respect, and humility. Back in the 1980s, football players and coaches began kneeling when athletes were injured on the field, as a sign of reverence and concern. But on Sept. 1, 2016, when San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took the knee alongside teammate Eric Reid during the national anthem, it was not seen as a gesture of respect. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color,” Kaepernick had told the NFL Network that…

When Luke Combs joined the Wilder Blue for a cover of Steve Young’s “Seven Bridges Road” in 2023, it kicked the Texas band up a notch in notoriety. “Our friends think we’ve blown up,” Zane Williams, the band’s frontman, says. Not quite: Williams is currently standing not in the front lounge of a tour bus but in the RV the group uses on the road. But even if they didn’t really turn into overnight superstars, the impact of the collaboration, and the run of opening slots the Wilder Blue landed on Combs’ 2024 stadium tour, is tangible. “He personally leveled…

Bad Bunny is officially an Emmy award winner. At the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday night, his Super Bowl LX Halftime Show swept all seven categories it was nominated in. It made the Debí Tirar Más Fotos artist’s all-American spectacular the most-decorated nominee of the night.The special brought home the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Live), becoming only the third halftime show to clinch the category. It also nabbed awards for music direction, choreography, sound mixing, lighting design, technical direction/camerawork and directing. (Bad Bunny technically has a claim to an eighth award, although it won’t actually go to him: the…

Both Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter win their first-ever Emmys Saturday at the Creative Emmy Awards Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX Halftime Show won seven Emmys Saturday at the Creative Emmy Awards, breaking the record for most Emmys won by a halftime performance. Sabrina Carpenter also won her first Emmy Award, taking home the outstanding variety special (pre-recorded) trophy as performer and executive producer on Disney+’s The Muppet Show reboot; Carpenter beat Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour | The Final Show in the category. Bad Bunny won his first Emmy in the outstanding variety special (live) category, where his Super…

T he nation’s campuses are alive with sounds of optimism again: students reuniting, deans speechifying, parents with Allen wrenches wrestling with Chinese-made dressers. (I speak from experience.) Inside those stately buildings, though, the nation’s elite colleges are in a state of siege. The Trump administration continues to “investigate” dozens of major universities for fostering antisemitism. It’s tried to force at least nine schools to adopt a series of “anti-woke” policies — banning the use of race and sex in admissions, adhering to strict gender definitions, etc. — if they want to continue receiving federal grant money. It’s demanded that Penn…