The seventh song on Paul Simon’s legacy-defining 1986 album, Graceland, is an upbeat ditty called “Mr. Jambo.” The melody and polyrhythms — Gordon’s idea had been percolating for almost a year. He was ...

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Clavicular is partying in Tel Aviv this week. If you don’t know who that is, first of all, I’m happy for you. Clavicular is a looksmaxxer, part of an online male subculture that subscribes to the idea ...

Kole, Warren Oak Felder and Daniel Pemberton share the Emmy nomination in the category of Outstanding Music & Lyrics. It’s ...

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Billy Bob Thornton and J.D. Andrew are sitting on a porch in Tomball, Texas, watching lightning crack the sky as they call in ...

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Both Sean Hannity and Sarah Palin misappropriated McBride’s 1994 radio staple “Independence Day,” seemingly ignoring songwriter Gretchen Peters’ lyrics about an abused woman ...

The narrator wonders what his ex will be doing by the time he hits the various cities along the way. It contains a number of heart-wrenching details (the note, the unanswered lunchtime phone call) ...