Lady Gaga came on like a flash and burned bright with crazy costumes, red carpet moments and performance extravaganzas right out of the gate. She had some really good pop songs too! But the full album experience (at least to me) seemed to fall a little short. Her vocals and live performances more than make…
Eddie Van Halen changed popular music and the guitar. He never learned how to read music. He once told Rolling Stone, “I don’t know sh*t about scales or music theory. All I know is that rock & roll guitar, like blues guitar, should be melody, speed, and taste, but more important, it should have emotion. I…
In all honesty, I’ve never been big into Hip-Hop and Rap. Growing up, I was always a rock kid. From my time working different radio formats, and DJing bars and weddings, I’ve grown an appreciate for good music, regardless of format and style. Biggie Smalls is often referred as one of the all-time great MCs. …
ABC/Eric Liebowitz(LOS ANGELES) — Get ready to snuggle up on the couch this winter with ABC’s holiday programming. This year’s lineup includes the fifth anniversary special of The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration on Thanksgiving Day, The Disney Holiday Singalong and CMA Country Christmas on November 30, a new season of The Great…
LARA SOLANKI/NETFLIX (Pictured: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in Never Have I Ever)(LOS ANGELES) — When looking for Halloween inspiration this year, Mindy Kaling looked no further than her own show. The actress dressed up as Devi Vishwakumar, the lead character in the Netflix teen comedy series she created, Never Have I Ever. She posted photos of the…
Paul Marotta/Getty Images(BOSTON) — Lori Loughlin began serving her two month prison sentence Friday for her role in the Varsity Blues college admissions cheating scheme, a source familiar with the case told ABC News. The former Full House actress reported to federal prison in Dublin, CA ahead of her report date of November 19. Federal…
LaSalle County’s active coronavirus case count is at 781 as of Friday. The county health department reported 78 new cases. That’s the second highest for one day; the record is 85 set on Wednesday this week. The health department is offering fast result COVID-19 tests starting Monday. They’re for people who need negative tests to…
Ottawa’s water department has provided this water main flushing schedule for November 2 through 6: Monday, November 2 South of Illinois Ave and west of Leland St. to the Illinois River Phelps St. from Boyce Memorial Dr. to Elm St, Cactus St, Vine St., and Fern St. Pilkington North America Tuesday, November 3 On the…
Tony La Russa is returning to the White Sox to be their new manager. The three-time World Series champion began his 33-year managerial career with the Sox in 1979. He posted a 522-and-510 record with Chicago before being fired in 1986. The 76-year-old went on to manage the Athletics and most recently the Cardinals from…
The Illinois High School Association Board of Directors on Wednesday in a surprising move, voted to move forward with the basketball season as scheduled, defying a decision announced on Tuesday by Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health that it was putting the high school basketball season on indefinite hold. As part…
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday they were moving basketball to the “higher risk” category and putting the high school season “on hold.” In a statement Tuesday afternoon, IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson said the IHSA received the news “about 15 minutes prior” to Pritzker’s 2:30 p.m. news…
ABC NewsBy ANGELINE JANE BERNABE and DOUG VOLLMAYER, ABC News(NEW YORK) — At just 13 years old, Kyree Beachem has already been through so much in her young life.When she was born, doctors diagnosed Kyree with Hirschsprung’s disease, a rare intestinal disease, and ever since she has spent her life in and out of the…
InkkStudios/iStockBy ANGELINE JANE BERNABE, SANDRA TEMKO and ANTHONY KANE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As temperatures drop across the country, many are still trying to squeeze as much time as they can outdoors during the coronavirus pandemic by purchasing fire pits for their backyards.At stores like Home Depot and Lowes, there’s been a surge in…
narvikk/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER and ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Massachusetts’ initial pandemic response is considered to be among the best in the country.Residents have been wearing masks and the state has collected COVID-19 data and launched one of the nation’s first contact tracing programs. For months, the safety measures seemed to be working, but…
Courtesy of Nathan TireyBy HALEY YAMADA and ERIC NOLL, ABC News(NEW YORK) — One veteran is truly showing what it means to be “Army Strong.”When former Army Sgt. Nathan Tirey found out that he had blood cancer in 2019, he was determined to fight the illness alongside his fellow Americans battling the same disease.Tirey decided…