It’s been a common refrain for a while now but, man, what a weird year. A mixture of hopeful breakthroughs and disappointing setbacks, 2021 wasn’t quite the triumphant post-pandemic year many of us had hoped for, but instead a strange mix of pseudo-normal-life and still-lingering anxiety. Within all that, dumb news stories se...

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In recent months, surrounding the releases of their albums Donda and Certified Lover Boy, Kanye West and Drake have been sniping back and forth at each other. West posed text conversations with Drake and also Drake’s home address. Drake leaked West’s song “Life Of The Party.” But West recently complimented...

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Over the years, Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp have followed roughly similar career arcs. They both debuted in the ’70s and under-appreciated singer-songwriters. They both became stadium-status MTV icons in the ’80s by singing anthemic and synthy rock anthems about common-man struggles. They have both since eased into ...