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Funkadelic's 'Live at Meadowbrook 1971' on tap for Record Store Day

DETROIT — Funkadelic's locally recorded live album "Live at Meadowbrook 1971" will be released on vinyl as part of this year's Record Store Day Black Friday, it was announced Tuesday.

A 50th anniversary vinyl pressing of Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band's "Night Moves" is also among the 180-plus releases slated for the vinyl holiday.

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Queen's Brian May is done touring with band, but could Sphere be next?

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Queen fans treasure Brian May, the band’s longtime guitarist and author of some of the best-loved riffs and solos in classic rock history.

Yet, they aren’t likely to ever see May tour with Queen again.

The 79-year-old May reportedly has told The Times that he’s decided to stop touring.

“I made a decision 18 months...Read more

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Review: 'The Social Reckoning' lacks sharpness, focus of 'The Social Network'

We've come a long way in our relationship with Big Tech and social media since the release of 2010's "The Social Network," which put its finger on the pulse of where we were headed in society as we shifted our relationships with the real world to interactions with screens.

That same foresight and intuition is sorely lacking in "The Social ...Read more

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Travis Barker hospitalised

Travis Barker has been hospitalised.

The Blink-182 drummer told how his wife Kourtney Kardashian, 47, and his daughter Alabama Barker, 20, were by his side as he rested in bed, but did not reveal the reason for his visit.

Taking to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday (06.10.26), Travis, 50, shared a shot of himself, dressed in a blue gown and ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct

Basic Instinct's Michael Douglas felt 'horrible' that he left co-star Sharon Stone with a rash after filming sex scene

Michael Douglas left Sharon Stone with a rash after filming a sex scene for Basic Instinct.

The Hollywood legend felt "terrible" that his stubble was "scratching" his co-star and caused Sharon's upper thighs to be "completely red and chafed".

Michael, now 82, reflected on the scene from the 1992 erotic thriller, which took five days to film ...Read more

Valerie Bertinelli fires back at 'haters' after receiving 'pushback' from Eddie Van Halen tribute

Valerie Bertinelli has hit back at her "haters" after she received "pushback" for marking the sixth anniversary of ex-husband Eddie Van Halen's death on Instagram.

The actress, 66, posted a throwback shot of herself and the rocker, who died on October 6, 2020, following a battle with throat cancer aged 65, in a car, with the caption: "Photos ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / The Running Man's Glen Powell

Glen Powell almost lost his hand while shooting The Running Man

Glen Powell almost lost his hand after accidentally being stabbed with a retractable knife on the set of The Running Man.

An altercation at the end of the 2025 dystopian thriller film, in which Evan McCone (Lee Pace) stabs the hand of Ben Richards (Glen), went horribly wrong, as Glen "ruptured a tendon in his hand".

But the 37-year-old actor ...Read more

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Sound Advice: Some tips when considering indoor TV antenna options

Q. Would you recommend a good amplified indoor TV antenna for broadcast reception? I live in a small condo about 20 miles from San Francisco's Sutro Tower.

—D.B., Alameda, California

A. A good indoor TV antenna is practically an oxymoron. When receiving over-the-air (OTA) transmissions, the antenna is absolutely critical, and it has been a ...Read more

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How Bella Kay learned to listen to the universe

LOS ANGELES — When Bella Kay finally went back to in-person school after the COVID-19 pandemic — she'd gone remote starting at the end of eighth grade, which is maybe as bad as it gets? — she tried finding an activity in high school that might approximate the songwriting she'd started doing on her own at home.

"I was like, I guess I'll do...Read more

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San Diego Symphony opens season on celebratory note with a triumphant performance

SAN DIEGO — San Diego Symphony Music & Artistic Director Rafael Payare at times seemed on the verge of levitating as he conducted the orchestra Sunday on the opening weekend of its 2026-27 season at downtown’s Jacobs Music Center.

Elevating and — at its peak — electrifying, the performance showcased Payare and the symphony at their ...Read more

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Marvel Unlimited is shutting down after 19 years, will be replaced by Webtoon comics app

LOS ANGELES — Marvel Unlimited, the company's digital comics subscription service, is shutting down after 19 years.

Marvel announced Monday that it is launching Marvel Comics, a new digital comics app that will house more than 35,000 current and classic titles featuring Spider-Man, the X-Men, Captain Marvel and more from its extensive library...Read more

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Sheila E. outraged by death at Carson jazz festival: 'You guys have to do better. This was horrible.'

LOS ANGELES — After a concertgoer died in the audience at a Carson music festival on Saturday, an artist is outraged the show continued while the deceased was still on-site.

On Saturday, at Carson's Anderson Memorial Park, Shari Sanders of Altadena was found unconscious in the VIP section of the city's annual jazz festival.

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Freddie Jackson, dead at 69, was a reluctant sex symbol: 'What I'm selling is my voice, not my looks'

SAN DIEGO — Freddie Jackson — the suave, debonair singer who died Monday at the age of 69 — was a reluctant sex symbol.

Or, as he noted in his 1989 San Diego Union interview: “Some people might think I’m sexy, some not. But I don’t take it seriously. What I’m selling is my voice, not my looks.”

Blessed with a supple, soulful ...Read more

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'The Social Reckoning' review: Sorkin effectively attacks an algorithm

The new film “The Social Reckoning” doesn’t play like a sequel to the acclaimed David Fincher-directed, Aaron Sorkin-penned 2010 movie “The Social Network,” a dramatization of Mark Zuckerberg’s creation of Facebook.

Called a “companion piece” to the first film, the new one — in theaters this week — is not, for lack of a ...Read more

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'Carrie' review: Prime adaptation of Stephen King's first novel is superb

“Carrie,” Stephen King’s debut novel, is seminal horror reading. Its tale of a relentlessly bullied high school girl who in turn inflicts massive devastation upon her tormentors with her telekinetic abilities was an instant classic when it was published in 1974 — and for good reason. It’s utterly compelling, engrossing in the way it ...Read more

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'Saved by the Bell' actor Dennis Haskins' cause of death is revealed

LOS ANGELES — The cause of death for Dennis Haskins, an actor best known for playing Principal Richard Belding across the "Saved by the Bell" franchises, has been revealed.

Haskins' friend and longtime caretaker, Kimberly Snow, confirmed the actor's Sept. 27 death and told The Times that Haskins had quietly battled Parkinson's disease and was...Read more

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FKA twigs and ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf resolve dispute over NDA: 'terminated and void'

LOS ANGELES — FKA twigs and Shia LaBeouf have put their latest legal row to rest.

The Grammy-winning "Eusexua" musician this week filed a notice of settlement and a request to dismiss her lawsuit against ex-boyfriend and "Honey Boy" co-star LaBeouf, according to court documents filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The singer-actor, ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Richard Gere doesn't worry about the opinions of other people.

Richard Gere 'doesn't care' what anyone thinks of him

Richard Gere "doesn't care" about people's opinions of him.

The Pretty Woman actor - who has Homer, 26, with ex-wife Carey Lowell and Alexander, six, and James, five, with spouse Alejandra Silva - grew up in an "extraordinary Christian family" before converting to Buddhism in 1978 and his faith has taught him there are far more important things...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Matthew Lillard has to fight for jobs

Matthew Lillard has to 'fight' for roles

Matthew Lillard has to "fight" for jobs because Hollywood doesn't "understand" him.

The 56-year-old actor rose to fame as Stu Macher in 1996's Scream before playing Shaggy in 2002's Scooby-Doo and its sequel Monsters Unleashed two years later, while he has found a new fanbase since playing William Afton in Five Nights At Freddy's in 2023, but ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Raven-Symoné has reflected on life as a child star

Raven-Symone stopped eating bagels aged 9 because of costume fittings

Raven-Symoné has revealed she stopped eating bagels aged 9 because of the impact costume fittings had on her body image.

The 40-year-old former child star, who started acting at the age of three before landing her own Disney Channel series That So Raven in her late teens, admitted that costume designers would often make unfiltered comments ...Read more