I’m hard pressed at the moment to think of too many other artists who put out so many consistent albums through through 1 decade while changing sounds and styles than the Eurythmics, except for maybe their biggest influence, David Bowie. From elements of New Wave, Post-Punk and Krautrock on their debut, to their Synth-Pop heydays,…
Is it really as simple as saying the roots for Lynyrd Skynyrd are simply the Allman Brothers? Yeah, kinda. But in the debate for who are the ‘kings’ of Southern Rock, there’s definitely a worth-while debate to be made between the two. Robb and I break that down on today’s episode. Plus, has there been…
If there’s one thing you take away from this episode, it’s that Robb’s ‘Desert Island’ would be a depressing place. This album, along with Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks are two of his desert island albums. I don’t know the rest. Maybe I should ask him one day on an episode (future show idea!). If…
HBO/Helen SloaneTen years ago this weekend – April 17, 2011 — viewers got their first notice that winter was coming, as Game of Thrones debuted on HBO. Based on A Song of Ice and Fire, the book series by George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones went on to become one of the most acclaimed, popular, and controversial, series in TV…
Marvel StudiosDays after directors James Mangold and Antoine Fuqua announced they were moving their respective projects out of Atlanta in protest of a controversial voting law, Ryan Coogler says he and Black Panther 2 are staying put. Mangold was to have directed the fifth Indiana Jones movie in Atlanta, and Fuqua was to call the shots on the Will Smith slavery-themed drama Emancipation. Coogler’s decision does not mean…
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for BMISnoop Dogg, Meagan Good and more have joined Jamie Foxx in J.J. Perry’s directorial debut, Day Shift. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Netflix thriller follows Foxx’s character as a hard-working dad, who simply wants to give his daughter a good and stable life, “but his mundane San Fernando Valley pool cleaning job is a…
The Illinois Department of Public Health has moved Lasalle County back into the orange zone because of COVID-like hospitalizations going up. The increase has been happening for two weeks and by more than 20 percent. There are 18 percent of ICU beds available which is still lower than the target. This is an indicator that…
Twenty-eight year old Mathew Capsel’s bail conditions have been changed, three months after he allegedly participated in the U.S. Capitol riot. The Marseilles-Ottawa area man can’t leave his home from 10pm to 6am. A federal judge changed the conditions Friday, ruling against constant location monitoring. Capsel previously could leave the house at any time, but…
The Ottawa Pirates won their baseball season opener by dominated Pontiac in six innings 13-3. The Pirates Jace Addis took the mound and in the first four innings, allowing only two hits and no earned runs. The Ottawa soccer team outscored Plano 7-2 In the Interstate Eight Conference Tournament, the Pirates advanced to Saturday’s…
In girls volleyball Marquette defeated Putnam County in two sets at Bader Gym. For the Lady Crusaders Addie McConnaughhay had five kills and six digs, Evelyn Biggins and Eva McCallum each finished with five kills and Kaylee Killelea added a match-best 17 assists. The Earlville boys soccer team defeated Serena 5-1 in the Little…
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — With the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine still on pause in the U.S. after reports of a rare but severe blood clotting disorder in a small number of the roughly 7 million people who’ve received the shot, health experts now are focusing on what could be behind…
PinkOmelet/iStock(NEW YORK) — COVID-19 has taken the lives of more than 565,000 Americans and counting. Those we’ve lost come from all backgrounds and include the very people — first responders and medical staff — who have been working on the front lines. But the virus has also highlighted the disparities in the U.S. — taking…
narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) — When Kristi Escobar was offered an appointment to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine last Monday, she wondered if she should wait for another option. J&J was the newest of the three vaccines available. And there had been a recent report of contamination issues at a supply plant in Baltimore that prevented…
Andrea Bell(ANN ARBOR, Mich.) — As COVID-19 vaccines have rolled out and the world begins to slowly reopen, a Michigan mother is encouraging others to continue living with caution as her child fights the virus. “This is serious and it’s killing people,” Andrea Bell told Good Morning America. “Maybe you’re not at risk, but I…