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Ex-NIGHTWISH Members TARJA TURUNEN And MARKO HIETALA Announce September 2024 European Tour

Following a triumphant series of performances in South America with several sold-out gigs where Marko Hietala joined Tarja Turunen as a special guest, the two former NIGHTWISH members are set to captivate European audiences with their enthralling collaboration.

The European trek, which will kick off in September in Germany, promises to be an unforgettable experience as these two familiar voices reunite on stage once again.

Tarja recently released her first greatest-hits album "Best Of Tarja - Living The Dream". Her live show will feature a selection of songs from her career, also found on "Best Of", including fan favorites and her own personal picks.

Adding to the excitement, Marko and Tarja recently collaborated on the duet single "Left On Mars", which received widespread acclaim.

Marko will perform his own songs with his band before joining Tarja on stage for a night that promises to be nothing short of memorable.

Expectations are high as the duo continues to delight fans with both old and new songs, building on the success of their South American tour.

Tarja and Marko's "Living The Dream Together Tour 2024" European dates:

Sep. 08 - DE Berlin - Huxleys Neue Welt Sep. 09 - DE Bremen - Aladin Music Hall Sep. 10 - DE Saarbrücken - Garage Sep. 12 - DE Leipzig - Hellraiser Sep. 13 - DE Hamburg - Grünspan Sep. 14 - DE Herford - Kulturwerk Sep. 16 - NL Groningen - De Oosterpoor Sep. 17 - NL Utrecht - Tivoli Vredenburg (Ronda) Sep. 18 - DE Bochum - Matrix Sep. 20 - DE Ulm - Roxy Sep. 21 - DE Obertraubling - Eventhall Airport Sep. 23 - DE Frankfurt - Batschkapp Sep. 24 - DE München - Backstage Sep. 25 - CH Pratteln - Z7

Earlier this month, Hietala was asked by El Planeta Del Rock if there is any chance of him and Turunen launching a new project together. He responded: "I won't close that option off. We haven't talked about it, putting up a group together or anything like that. But at the moment, it seems that we've got a different kind of connection than it was [in the] past. Because then the camps were really divided already when I stepped into [NIGHTWISH]. And it was hard to find the truth of things, because a lot of it was like a managerial turf war where we got told certain things by one side and told certain things by the other side and lots of confusion — blah, blah, blah — and in the end, yeah, what we already realized a few years back when we were all together there doing the Christmas shows in Finland that after all the hassle has died and the noise has died and everything, you still find out that you lost a friend. And that was the main [reason] why we are basically doing this together again."

In a recent interview with Thiago Rahal Mauro of Brazil's Metal Musikast, Tarja spoke about what it was like to team up with Marko to perform a cover of "The Phantom Of The Opera" during their special open-air concert in July 2023 at Z7 Summer Nights in Pratteln, Switzerland. Tarja and Marko both played individual sets at the event, with their rendition of the main theme from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical coming during Turunen's portion of the show.

"I got a call from a promoter to take part in one festival in Switzerland last year in a European summertime in July," Tarja said. "And then I got to know, when I had accepted to be the artist of the evening, then I saw that they had also invited Marko and Marko's band to perform in the same festival. So I thought, 'Hmm.' And I was actually sending a message that I wished to reach Marko, because I didn't have his contact any longer, to ask him to perform with me 'The Phantom Of The Opera' in my show. And he responded 'yes.' So, after 18 years [laughs], we were about to sing the song together. And it was super exciting. It was really beautiful. The people got very emotional about this.

"We had met already before — we had been singing on a few occasions in Finland a few years before — so we kind of cleaned the table on that occasion already," she explained. "So we were in good terms, so to say, but now singing 'The Phantom Of The Opera' together after all these years was amazing."

Tarja also elaborated on her friendship with Marko, saying: "It's a new relationship with him, because he's not the same person anymore than he was in the band. He has changed a lot, and many years have passed by. I've changed myself. Life has changed us. So it is a new relationship, let's say. And it had made me very happy to get to know him better after all these years."

Last November, Tarja admitted to Chaoszine that she was "nervous" before performing "The Phantom Of The Opera" with Marko at Z7 Summer Nights. "I believe that he was nervous as well to meet up with me, but we were both very excited to go back to the stage and to sing the song," she said. "We sang 'Phantom Of The Opera' in Switzerland for the first time. Then we went over to Finland to perform it again, did a show together there — he with his band and me with my own. Wow. It was pure emotion. I think it was really beautiful, but it made me kind of… I was, like, 'I'm in peace,' sort of. The feeling was great. I think it was even more for Marko, because I saw him standing there after my concert, when I finished my set, and he came like almost in tears, saying that this was important. We reconnected, and it's great."

Turunen was fired from NIGHTWISH at the end of the band's 2005 tour by being presented with an open letter which was published on the NIGHTWISH web site at the same time. In the letter, the other members of NIGHTWISH wrote: "To you, unfortunately, business, money, and things that have nothing to do with emotions have become much more important."

NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen later called the decision to part ways with Turunen "the most difficult thing I ever had to do." For her part, Tarja said the way she was kicked out of the group proved that her former bandmates were not her friends. "Maybe one day I'll forgive, but I will never forget," she said.

In 2019, Turunen dismissed Internet chatter about her possible return to NIGHTWISH after her December 2017 onstage reunion with the band's then-bassist/vocalist Hietala during a "Raskasta Joulua" concert in Hämeenlinna, Finland.

"I know a lot of fans would love to see something happen, but it's a very long distance away," she told Kerrang! magazine. "Personally, I don't see anything happening with me and them, to be perfectly honest. Marko came a little later into the band; he wasn't there since the beginning. He was always a guy I was close to. Me and Tuomas Holopainen, however, haven't seen each other in a long time… but we have been in touch. It's not bad. The past is what it is; we can't change that. We can only change the future."

NIGHTWISH's authorized biography, "Once Upon a Nightwish: The Official Biography 1996-2006", was published in Finnish in 2006 and in English three years later.

Turunen's husband, Marcelo Cabuli, and his business partners later sued the parties behind the book for defamation. Named in the lawsuit were the publishing house Like Kustannus Oy and the author of the book, Marko "Mape" Ollila. Cabuli and his Brazilian business partners argued that the book includes false accusations and insinuations that have caused them suffering and financial problems.

The book blamed Cabuli for the events leading up to Turunen's dramatic expulsion from the band in late 2005.

In 2011, the Helsinki District Court dismissed Cabuli's lawsuit, ruling that the book — which criticized Cabuli on only a few of its 380 pages — did not detrimentally affect his work or reputation in South America. In addition, the court determined that Ollila did not maliciously portray Cabuli in a negative light.

Nearly two years ago, Tarja was asked in an interview with Top Link Music manager and concert promoter Paulo Baron and music critic Regis Tadeu if she would consider doing a tour with NIGHTWISH if all of her former bandmates apologized to her about how their split happened and invited her to share the stage with them again. She responded: "It is very, very hypothetical that all what you said will happen, first of all — it's very, very hypothetical.

"I'm living in a world, like we are all living in a world, that things happen without us noticing," she continued. "I mean, I can't really close any doors in that sense; I'm not that kind of person any longer. I learned so many things in this life already. I take them as they are.

"So I don't know. It would be very hypothetically possible," she added. "It would be unlikely to happen."

Hietala announced his departure from NIGHTWISH in January 2021, explaining in a statement that he hadn't "been able to feel validated by this life for a quite a few years now." He has since been replaced by session bassist Jukka Koskinen (WINTERSUN),who made his live debut with NIGHTWISH in May 2021 at the band's two interactive experiences.

In an August 2022 interview with Finland's Chaoszine, Hietala revealed that he went through a dark period in his life, which included depression, insomnia, anxiety and an eventual attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis. Speaking about how he eventually came to the realization that exiting NIGHTWISH was the right thing to do, Marko said: "It was a long process. Of course, the COVID year that was there, where I had a lot of time for soul searching, it obviously gave me the last incentive that I need something else, that if I just continue with this I'm just gonna get sicker and sicker. But, of course, it's a process.

"I've been chronic depressive since 2010 [or] 2011, so I've been on a permanent medication ever since," he revealed. "Sometimes you get used to the meds [and] you will need more. We did raise [the dosage] during the years also, but it just didn't work. And now that I started to do… I had psychotherapy for over four years now, and then I also talked to psychiatrists and some doctors and did that also in Spain. Then my psychiatrist here in Finland said that I should do these ADHD neuropsychological tests, which I then did in Spain. And, okay, I got it."

Hietala reiterated that he "had been thinking about" leaving NIGHTWISH "for a while" before making the final decision. "Because I had a lot of weight. And I tend to… With the attention disorder, it tells me that when there are lots of trouble, then the disorder makes it into a real chaos," he explained. "There's a shitload of stuff coming and going and no peace anywhere. And for a year or two, I was already waking up every night at three o'clock to bad dreams and anxiety. So I'd say that the whole process probably started already with my former divorce [in 2016]. That was a very sad time when you think about your kids and your broken homes and all that. And then, when I started to get clear from that, then there were, well, all kinds of things. I don't really wanna go any deeper to what kind of things I'd gone through, but I'd gone through enough."

Acknowledging that making NIGHTWISH's latest studio album, 2020's "Human. :II: Nature.", was a "difficult" experience for him, Marko denied that his mental state at the time resulted in a diminished role for him on the final LP. "I think the original idea was to have that… we'll do a couple of [solo vocal appearances], or one solo for me and Troy [Donockley], and the rest Floor [Jansen], and then the harmonies; that was the idea originally for that," he said. "So I don't know if it affected. I think it was sort of as planned. But at that time I already had serious trouble with concentrating and serious trouble with a constant black cloud over my head."

In July 2022, Hietala told Finland's Iltalehti that he had not kept in touch with NIGHTWISH since his departure or followed the activities of his former band.

In May 2021, Holopainen said that Hietala's decision to leave NIGHTWISH "came as a bit of a surprise." He told Finland's Kaaos TV: "Marko informed us in December [of 2020 that he was leaving the band]. And even though he has been very open about his state and problems during the past years, it still came as a bit of a surprise for us. So it was a really tough pill to swallow. And for a few days, I was actually quite confident that there's no coming back, that this is it. I remember talking to Emppu [Vuorinen], the guitar player, and we were, like, 'You think this is it?' 'Yeah, I think this is it.' I mean, enough is enough. So much has happened in the past. Something that broke the camel's back, as they say. Then, after some time had passed — a few days — we started to think that it's been such a ride of 25 years, with so many ups also, that this is not the way to end it."

Tuomas elaborated on NIGHTWISH's reasons for carrying on, saying: "I think we still have something to give, and that's the main point. The music is still there. We felt that there's still so much music that needs to come out from this band that, 'Okay, let's give it one more shot.' And then finding the new bass player was really easy."

He added: "It's not like we do this just because we need to do it and there's nothing else to do. On a personal level, I feel that there's still so many stories and melodies that I want to share with the world with one lineup or another, so that's why you want to continue and keep on going.

"I've said this a million times, that a lineup change is the ultimate energy vampire, and that's how it really felt and still feels."

In June 2021, Jansen spoke about Hietala's exit from the band in an episode of her "Storytime" YouTube video series. She said: "That was a very sudden surprise that, of course, was not fun at all. But we understand — I understand — it was a necessary thing for him to do. And from there, we had to think of how to continue without him, and that also, in preparations towards the virtual show, that was a huge challenge."

In December 2020, Hietala was crowned the winner of the fall 2020 season of "Masked Singer Suomi" — the Finnish edition of the popular masked singing contest. He was disguised as Tohtori — the Doctor.

Photo courtesy of Nuclear Blast Records

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2016 VoicePlay summer fun — campers, cruises, costumes, charity, and… cops?

The excitement of the spring months rolled right into the summer. After he'd had a few weeks of concentrated new-dad time, the other guys gathered up Layne and headed to Ohio.

They first returned to Port Clinton for a show at the Lakeside Chautauqua Auditorium, and spent the night at a vintage (possibly haunted) hotel. From there, they scooted down to Dayton to be the featured artists at Camp A Cappella.

Ahoy, mateys

A week later, while the others took care of things at home, Geoff and Earl teamed up with three of their buddies from Echo — Erik Winger, Antonio Fernandez, and Deejay Young — for a quick cruise on the Royal Caribbean Allure to the Virgin Islands. During their time at sea, they crossed paths with Us the Duo, who had just finished opening for the North American and European legs of Pentatonix's world tour.

No rest for the ambitious

They arrived home to an exciting milestone: 100K likes on Facebook! In the meantime, Eli did some session recording work, while Layne and Tony prepped for their next PattyCake video, and Layne worked on an additional side project. (Paternity leave was supposed to be less busy, dude!)

Runnin', runnin'

Once the guys were all together again, they got into production on projects for both PattyCake and VoicePlay for most of August. In between location shoots for "Will.of.Oz", they reunited with Emoni Wilkins to film their video for "I Love Me".

Cruisin'

At the end of the month, the guys grabbed Winger again, and boarded the Royal Caribbean Oasis for yet another voyage. Since they set sail on Geoff's birthday, they had a toast on board.

Almost as soon as they got home, they traded one guest for another, snagging Antonio for the middle leg of an eastbound Panama Canal trip on the Disney Wonder. (Though it seems that they were possibly getting weary from so much travel.) They also seem to have run afoul of the Mexican police on their way home, but I'm pretty sure the getting arrested part was just a joke.

Hop, skip, and a jump

After a few days of rest, they embarked on a series of quick trips. First they flew up to New Hampshire for the UNH A Cappella Fest. Next came a show in Iowa, and then a charity fundraiser in Chicago.

All about those babes

During their next stint at home, they made time for a little hanging without working. Most of the guys let someone else do the singing for once when they attended a local Meghan Trainor concert. The group included Layne, Cyndi, and their older girls; Cyndi's sister Steph and her elder daughter; Earl and Nick; and Tony.

Meanwhile, Eli spent some time with his own family to celebrate his sister's birthday, and Geoff got his domesticity on at home with Kathy.

Back to woOOOork

As summer wound down, VoicePlay prepared for their favorite time of year by finally filming a music video for their arrangement of "Grim Grinning Ghosts" off of their 2012 album "Once Upon an Ever After".

All eh-board

They closed out September with a cruise on the Disney Magic from Nova Scotia to NYC and back. Since Tony and Layne were deep in production for their next PattyCake project (and Layne understandably wanted some more time at home with the baby), the rest of the guys called on both Winger and Antonio to fill in again.

#VoicePlay #traveling musicians #behind the scenes #long post #link-o-rama

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ausetkmt · 10 months

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Bobby Carter is slowly changing the music industry, one genre-bending performance at a time. As the Senior Producer for NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concerts, he’s brought on an increasingly-growing roster of emerging artists, big names, and icons to the company’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. to perform not only for the building’s employees, but for an audience of millions worldwide.

The St. Louis native’s journey has been long and arduous, but fulfilling, to say the least. “I’ve been at NPR for 23 years,” Carter tells ESSENCE. “But my route to where I am now was a bit unconventional; I started out as an intern in the summer of 2000. I was in the digital media space at the time, my job was to edit our content for the web stream. I spearheaded or managed our live streams – and this predated Tiny Desk.”

“I knew at some point I wanted to get involved with music at NPR, but that opportunity wasn’t there yet until NPR Music came along,” he continues. “I slowly started to drift over into the music space by writing pieces here and there, and contributing to our year-end content. In 2014, that’s when I produced my very first Tiny Desk concert, and three years later I was officially over with Tiny Desk in a formal role.”

Since his full transition to Tiny Desk in 2017, Carter has developed partnerships with Complexcon, and HBO’s Insecure, along with creating new initiatives to grow and diversify the program’s reach. He’s also known for further innovating the Tiny Desk Concert Series with artists such as Usher, H.E.R., Anderson.Paak, Jazmine Sullivan, Kirk Franklin, and more. The process of choosing musicians for the now-iconic performance platform has shifted from the time of its inception, but for Carter, he’s more hands on than ever.

“Well, early on it was a lot of us pursuing artists from our end and selling artists on what the concept is and getting them to come and play,” describes the Jackson State University graduate. “Fast-forward to now, it’s pretty much a two-way street. Tiny Desk, as you’re aware of, has become a phenomenon of sorts, where artists and labels know at this point that it’s a vehicle for promoting music and selling music.”

While many musicians feel that Tiny Desk is critical to promoting their music, Carter has found that the promotion of Black music has been equally as important. “I’m really passionate about helping to tell the story of Black music, because the story of Black music is the story of American music, if you ask me,” he says. With the month of June being Black Music Month, NPR has observed it by honoring Black music’s influence through various mediums, and highlighting its impact so that the story is told properly.

“You can’t tell the history of music without black people,” the veteran DJ says. “What we’re trying to do here at the Tiny Desk with Black Music Month is to really present that in a way that shows us in different lights. You have R&B, gospel, etc.; there’s just so many layers to black music that have made American music what it is today. It’s a story that isn’t told enough, it can never be told enough.”

Outside of jazz the only other true artform produced in the country is hip-hop, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. During his earlier days at the platform, Carter speaks about the “internal conflict” that he has dealt with to get people to recognize that hip-hop and artists like Gucci Mane also need to be heard in a space like NPR.

“I think that there is a struggle to be sure that every single perspective is heard, and understand that whether or not a they’re a street MC or a trap artist or a neo soul artist, that they all belong, their perspective deserves to be heard at the Tiny Desk, as long as the performance is right,” he says. There were people who were uncomfortable with a Gucci Mane at the Tiny Desk, given his history and whatnot. But he served his time for his wrongs, and he has been the ultimate redemption story.”

The Atlanta rapper’s appearance on Tiny Desk altered the trajectory of what the concert series was, helping to catapult it to the successful platform that it ultimately became. “I think that Gucci Mane, that Tiny Desk was a big, big game changer for the Tiny Desk in terms of hip hop, because it showed other artists in his lane that, ‘We can come and we can do our thing here too,’” Carter states, before pausing briefly.

He continues by saying, “There is an internal fight, because a lot of times people want to feel comfortable, they don’t want to feel threatened by hip hop. But if you’re a little uncomfortable, that’s okay – maybe it’s just not for you, but it is for somebody.” After Gucci’s performance in 2016, Tiny Desk featured Chance the Rapper, Big K.R.I.T., Rakim, Lizzo, Megan Thee Stallion, and Trina, among others; bolstering the fact that the genre is still strong, and is here to stay.

Throughout the years, many legendary performances have taken place behind the desk of the All Songs Considered’s host Bob Boilen. Tiny Desk has risen to the heights of popularity, and is now a staple in today’s culture. Carter, who helped build it to what it is today, understands the task at hand, and knows how special this platform is. “I feel like it’s part of my duty to continue to do this,” he says. Not only continuing to push current stars and rising artists to the forefront, but also giving flowers to legends like El Debarge, Patti LaBelle, Charlie Wilson, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, and more.

“I think that it helps to bridge that gap and it helps to bring the youth over to these legendary legacy artists, and to remind them of their greatness,” Carter explains. “I think a lot of times when I bring some of the artists that I bring to the Tiny Desk, this should serve as a reminder of their status in music.”

“So, I feel the ultimate responsibility, from a cultural standpoint, is to show people and use our huge audience to spread awareness about these artists,” he continues. “To grow and continue to be a voice for black culture, and for diversity as a whole.”

#NPR’s Bobby Carter Speaks On Hip-Hop At 50 #Black Music Month And Tiny Desk’s Far-Reaching Impact #tiny desk concerts #Bobby Carter #NPR #Black Music Month #Black Music #2023 #ausetkmt

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deliberatepace · 1 year

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SEEN, READ, PLAYED 2022

Once again taking a page from Steven Soderbergh and kept track of track of every movie (48), episode of television (1,304), play (15) and musical (7) seen, every book read (56), concert attended (3) and video game (5) finished (not to mention all of the scripts I read for work or podcast episodes I listened to, which were not included because enough is enough).

Media consumption shifted up and down from 2021: 6 less movies, 15 more books, 5 less video games, 65 more episodes of TV, 11 more plays, 3 more musicals, and 1 more concert.

All caps, bold: MOVIE

All caps: TV SERIES

Italics: Book

Bold Italics: Play/Musical/Concert

Quotation marks: “Video Game”

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JANUARY

1/1 - “Metroid Dread” (Nintendo Switch)

1/2 - THE MORNING SHOW (5), YELLOWJACKETS (1), EVIL (1)

1/3 - VIGIL (3), THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY (1)

1/4 -DICKINSON (1), HAWKEYE(1), VIGIL (3), BACK TO LIFE (6), ABBOT ELEMENTARY (1), AMERICAN AUTO (1)

1/5 - Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel, HAWKEYE (1)

1/6 - THE ALIENIST (7), HAWKEYE (1), I LOVE YOU NOW DIE: THE COMMONWEALTH V. MICHELLE CARTER (2)

1/7 - THE ALIENIST (11)

1/8 - HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON (2), WHAT HAPPENED, BRITTANY MURPHY? (2),

1/9 - HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON (1), EUPHORIA (3), YELLOWJACKETS (1)

1/10 - DEXTER: NEW BLOOD (5), SEARCH PARTY (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), Ascender Vol. 4: Star Seed by Jeff Lemire

1/11 - DEXTER: NEW BLOOD (5), PROJECT RUNWAY (1), THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY (1)

1/12 - ATTACK ON TITAN (1), ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (2), AMERICAN AUTO (3)

1/14 - LIMITLESS (5)

1/15 - RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), YELLOWJACKETS (1), PAPER GIRLS (1), ENCANTO

1/17 - STATION ELEVEN (2), THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY (1)

1/18 - LIMITLESS (3), PERRY MASON (1), STATION ELEVEN (2)

1/19 - PERRY MASON (7), STATION ELEVEN (2)

1/20 - THE LONG CALL (4), STATION ELEVEN (3)

1/21 - SCREAM (2022), SEARCH PARTY (1), ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (1)

1/22 - RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1)

1/23 - EUPHORIA (1), EVIL (2)

1/24 - ARCHIVE 81 (8), JUSTIFIED (4), THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY (1)

1/25 - JUSTIFIED (3), THE GILDED AGE (1)

1/26 - JUSTIFIED (9)

1/27 - TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES (2), JUSTIFIED (1)

1/28 - JUSTIFIED (9), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: UNTUCKED (1)

1/29 - “Death’s Door” (Nintendo Switch), The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante

1/30 - THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY (1), EUPHORIA (1), SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE (1)

1/31 - THE GILDED AGE (1)

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FEBRUARY

2/1 - LINE OF DUTY (5), SUSPICION (4), THE ENGLISH GAME (1)

2/2 - SUSPICION (4), ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (1), SEARCH PARTY (2)

2/3 - LINE OF DUTY (2), SEARCH PARTY (1), AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR (1)

2/4 - AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR (1), LINE OF DUTY (4)

2/5 - Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Ahmanson)

2/6 - RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), SEARCH PARTY (1), EUPHORIA (1), THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY (1), WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE (1), AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR (1)

2/7 - LINE OF DUTY (2), SEARCH PARTY (2), AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR (1)

2/8 - LINE OF DUTY (1), AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR (1)

2/9 - LINE OF DUTY (2), AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR (1), THE GILDED AGE (1)

2/10 - LINE OF DUTY (1), CHLOE (2), ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (1), EVIL (1)

2/11 - CHLOE (4), WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2)

2/12 - RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: UNTUCKED (1), WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (3)

2/13 - AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR (1), “The Forgotten City” (PS5), EUPHORIA (1), WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2), Billy Summers by Stephen King

2/14 - THE GILDED AGE (1), LINE OF DUTY (2), AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR (1)

2/15 - DICKINSON (4), AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR (1)

2/19 - CODA, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1)

2/20 - Kacey Musgraves (Crypto.com Arena), EUPHORIA (1)

2/21 - AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR (2), WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (1), THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY (1)

2/22 - AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR (1), ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (1), WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (1), LINE OF DUTY (1)

2/23 - LINE OF DUTY (1)

2/28 - EUPHORIA (1), AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR (1), Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

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MARCH

3/1 - THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1)

3/2 - THE LINE OF DUTY (3), NO EXIT, THE ENDGAME (2)

3/3 - LINE OF DUTY (3)

3/4 - PIECES OF HER (6), LINE OF DUTY (2), THE AFTERPARTY (1), THE DROPOUT (1)

3/5 - PIECES OF HER (2), Sweet Tooth: The Return by Jeff Lemire

3/6 - SURVIVOR AUSTRALIA (1), TOP CHEF (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1)

3/7 - FEAR THE WALKING DEAD (1), THE WALKING DEAD: WORLD BEYOND (2), THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY (1), SURVIVOR AUSTRALIA (1), THE AFTERPARTY (1)

3/8 - THE WALKING DEAD: WORLD BEYOND (1), THE GILDED AGE (1), THE AFTERPARTY (1), THE DROPOUT (1), Wynd Book 1: Flight of the Prince by James Tynion IV

3/9 - THE ENDGAME (1), FEAR THE WALKING DEAD (1), THE WALKING DEAD: WORLD BEYOND (1), SURVIVOR (1)

3/10 - The Me You Love In The Dark by Skottie Young, AFTERPARTY (2), THE DROPOUT (1), FEAR THE WALKING DEAD (2), THE WALKING DEAD: WORLD BEYOND (1)

3/11 - ARMY OF THE DEAD, THE ADAM PROJECT, THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES

3/12 - RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1)

3/13 - SURVIVOR AUSTRALIA (1), TOP CHEF (1)

3/14 - THE WALKING DEAD: WORLD BEYOND (2), FEAR THE WALKING DEAD (1), The Nice House on the Lake: Volume 1 by James Tynion IV, SURVIVOR AUSTRALIA (1), THE AFTERPARTY (1)

3/15 - THE WALKING DEAD: WORLD BEYOND (3), FEAR THE WALKING DEAD (3), THE GILDED AGE (1)

3/16 - SURVIVOR (1), THE CHAIR (5)

3/17 - The Woods: Volume 2 by James Tynion IV, THE CHAIR (1), THE ENDGAME (1), The Woods: Volume 3 by James Tynion IV, Black Hammer Vol. 5: Reborn Part 1 by Jeff Lemire

3/19 - TURNING RED

3/20 - AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR (1)

3/21 - THE TINDER SWINDLER

3/22 - OZARK (4)

3/23 - TOP CHEF (1), TOP CHEF: LAST CHANCE KITCHEN (1), SURVIVOR (1)

3/24 - OZARK (2)

3/25 - OZARK (5)

3/26 - THE BATMAN

3/27 - ABBOT ELEMENTARY (1), SURVIVOR AUSTRALIA (1)

3/28 - OZARK (4), THE GILDED AGE (1)

3/29 - OZARK (4), THE ENGLISH GAME (1)

3/30 - OZARK (1), EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

3/31 - OZARK (2), SURVIVOR (1)

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APRIL

4/1 - OZARK (1)

4/2 - RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE (1)

4/3 - AFTERPARTY (1), RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), THE DROPOUT (1), TOP CHEF (1), TOP CHEF: LAST CHANCE KITCHEN (1), OZARK (3)

4/4 - OZARK (4)

4/5 - OZARK (5)

4/6 - OZARK (2), Plaza Suite (Broadway)

4/7 - ARCANE (1)

4/8 - ARCANE (1)

4/9 - Take Me Out (Broadway)

4/10 - ARCANE (7), ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (1), THE DROPOUT (2)

4/11 - THE DROPOUT (1), THE EXPANSE (6)

4/12 - SEVERANCE (1), THE ENDGAME (1), EVIL (1)

4/13 - SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE (6), SURVIVOR (1), STAY CLOSE (1)

4/15 - OLD ENOUGH! (3)

4/16 - RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), IS IT CAKE? (3)

4/17 - RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), SEVERANCE (1)

4/18 - SEVERANCE (1), The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

4/19 - THE WALKING DEAD (2), SEVERANCE (1)

4/20 - THE WALKING DEAD (1), SEVERANCE (2)

4/21 - SEVERANCE (2), SURVIVOR (1)

4/22 - THE WALKING DEAD (2)

4/24 - The Minutes (Broadway), THE WALKING DEAD (3), HEARTSTOPPER (8)

4/25 - A Strange Loop (Broadway)

4/26 - Funny Girl (Broadway), STAY CLOSE (1)

4/27 - POTUS, Or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive (Broadway), STAY CLOSE (3)

4/28 - Which Way To The Stage (MCC)

4/29 - The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes

4/30 - EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, THE OTHER TWO (5)

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MAY

5/1 - OZARK (7), STAY CLOSE (1), SEVERANCE (2), SURVIVOR (1), SELLING SUNSET (1)

5/2 - TOP CHEF (1), TOP CHEF: LAST CHANCE KITCHEN (2), SELLING SUNSET (1)

5/3 - THE ENDGAME (3), EVIL (2)

5/4 - STAY CLOSE (2)

5/5 - SURVIVOR (1), TOP CHEF: LAST CHANCE KITCHEN (1), SELLING SUNSET (1)

5/6 - Hadestown (Ahmanson), THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES (1)

5/7 - SELLING SUNSET (2), DR. STRANGE & THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS

5/8 - TOP CHEF (1)

5/9 - SELLING SUNSET (5)

5/10 - STARSTRUCK (6), MADE FOR LOVE (2), TOP CHEF: LAST CHANCE KITCHEN (1), TOP CHEF (1), ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL (2)

5/11 - MADE FOR LOVE (8), ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL (1)

5/12 - TOP CHEF (1), TOP CHEF: LAST CHANCE KITCHEN (2), MADE FOR LOVE (2)

5/13 - HACKS (2)

5/14 - ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL (3)

5/15 - SELLING SUNSET (1), MADE FOR LOVE (1), DICKINSON (1)

5/16 - DICKINSON (1)

5/17 - THE REAL WORLD HOMECOMING: NEW ORLEANS (5)

5/18 - DEVS (1)

5/19 - DEVS (2)

5/20 - DICKINSON (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS (1)

5/21 - THE WAY DOWN (2), DEVS (2)

5/22 - DEVS (3), ATLANTA (10)

5/23 - SLOW HORSES (6), DEFENDING JACOB (3), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS (1)

5/24 - DEFENDING JACOB (5), HACKS (2), GIRLS5EVA (2)

5/25 - THIS IS US (4), THE REAL WORLD: HOMECOMING (1), SURVIVOR (1)

5/26 - HACKS (2), BETTER CALL SAUL (5)

5/27 - BETTER CALL SAUL (2), RUPAUL’s DRAG RACE: ALL STARS (1), GIRLS5EVA (1), MYTHIC QUEST (1)

5/28 - STRANGER THINGS (2), MYTHIC QUEST (1), Aly & AJ (The Wiltern)

5/29 - BETTER CALL SAUL (2)

5/30 - STRANGER THINGS (5), BETTER CALL SAUL (10)

5/31 - BETTER CALL SAUL (10)

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JUNE

6/1 - THE REAL WORLD: HOMECOMING (1), TOP GUN, TOM SWIFT (1), OVERLORD, BETTER CALL SAUL (2), MYTHIC QUEST (1)

6/2 - BETTER CALL SAUL (5)

6/3 - MYTHIC QUEST (5), Into Every Generation A Slayer Is Born: How Buffy Staked Our Hearts by Evan Ross Katz, HACKS (2), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS (1)

6/4 - MYTHIC QUEST (12), FIRE ISLAND, LEGENDARY (2), GIRLS5EVA (3), “Maquette” (PS5)

6/5 - TOP CHEF (2), TOP CHEF: LAST CHANCE KITCHEN (2)

6/6 - SHINING GIRLS (3), The Silver Coin: Vol. 1 by Michael Walsh, The Silver Coin: Vol. 2 by Michael Walsh

6/7 - LEGENDARY (1), SHINING GIRLS (2)

6/8 - SHINING GIRLS (3), FOR ALL MANKIND (3), BIG BOYS (2), TOP CHEF (1)

6/9 - FOR ALL MANKIND (2), TOP CHEF (1), GIRLS5EVA (1)

6/10 - TOP GUN: MAVERICK, FOR ALL MANKIND (5)

6/11 - Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, TOP CHEF (1), King James (Mark Taper)

6/12 - LEGENDARY (1)

6/13 - THE MORNING SHOW (1), FOR ALL MANKIND (3)

6/14 - FOR ALL MANKIND (4), DAVE (2)

6/15 - FOR ALL MANKIND (3), BARRY (4), THE ENGLISH GAME (1), DAVE (1)

6/16 - BARRY (4), DAVE (1), The Department of Truth Vol. 2: The City Upon a Hill by James Tynion IV

6/17 - UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN (3), FOR ALL MANKIND (1), DAVE (1), JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION

6/18 - UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN (2), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS (1), BIG BOYS (4)

6/19 - UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN (1), DAVE (2)

6/20 - UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN (1), LEGENDARY (1), I LOVE THAT FOR YOU (2), DAVE (2), Sex Criminals Vol. 6: Six Criminals by Matt Fraction

6/21 - MADE FOR LOVE (3), I LOVE THAT FOR YOU (2), POSE (1), PACHINKO (1), Wynd Book 2: The Secret of the Wings by James Tynion IV

6/22 - TEHRAN (1)

6/23 - I LOVE THAT FOR YOU (2), TEHRAN (1), PACHINKO (1)

6/24 - FOR ALL MANKIND (1), POSE (1), THE GORDITA CHRONICLES (1), TEHRAN (3)

6/25 - TEHRAN (3)

6/26 - POSE (1), PACHINKO (1), LOOT (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS (1), Head Lopper & the Quest for Mulgrid’s Stair by Andrew Maclean

6/27 - WESTWORLD (1)

6/28 - TEHRAN (1), POPULAR (2), LOOT (2)

6/29 - TEHRAN (1), ZIWE (2)

6/30 - PACHINKO (1), LOOT (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS (1)

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JULY

7/1 - FOR ALL MANKIND (1), PEN15 (2), FEAR THE WALKING DEAD (2)

7/2 - STRANGER THINGS (1), FEAR THE WALKING DEAD (1)

7/3 - STRANGER THINGS (1), Rain by Joe Hill

7/4 - FEAR THE WALKING DEAD (5), PEN15 (2)

7/5 - TEHRAN (6), PEN15 (3)

7/6 - FOUNDATION (5), POSE (2)

7/7 - POSE (1), FOR ALL MANKIND (1), FOUNDATION (3)

7/8 - FOUNDATION (2), THE BOYS (3), The Department of Truth Vol. 3: Free Country by James Tynion IV

7/9 - The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

7/10 - RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS (1), POSE (1)

7/11 - LOOT (1), THE BOYS (5)

7/12 - BETTER CALL SAUL (1), WESTWORLD (2), PACHINKO (1), THE BEAR (2)

7/13 - THE REAL WORLD HOMECOMING: NEW ORLEANS (1), THE BEAR (1), HALO (1)

7/14 - HALO (2), WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2), THE BEAR (1)

7/15 - FOR ALL MANKIND (1)

7/16 - Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler, HALO (2), MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS (1)

7/17 - THE BEAR (4)

7/18 - HALO (4), BIG MOUTH (2), LOOT (1)

7/19 - BIG MOUTH (3), BETTER CALL SAUL (1), INDUSTRY (1)

7/20 - BIG MOUTH (2), WESTWORLD (1), PACHINKO (1)

7/21 - NATIONAL THEATER LIVE: PRIMA FACIE, BIG MOUTH (1), INDUSTRY (2)

7/22 - FOR ALL MANKIND (1), INDUSTRY (2), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS (1), BIG MOUTH (1)

7/23 - NOPE, BIG MOUTH (2), LOOT (1)

7/24 - LEGENDARY (3), INVASION (1)

7/25 - NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: LA BELLE SAUVAGE

7/26 - INDUSTRY (3), INVASION (4), The Chicks (The Greek)

7/27 - INVASION (5), BETTER CALL SAUL (1), LEGENDARY (1)

7/28 - FOR ALL MANKIND (1), LEGENDARY (1)

7/29 - Bewilderment by Richard Powers

7/30 - PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN (2), RESURRECTION, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS (1)

7/31 - PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN (1)

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AUGUST

8/1 - WESTWORLD (1), INDUSTRY (1), LOOT (1), WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (1)

8/2 - BETTER CALL SAUL (1), WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (1), PACHINKO (1), Outpost Zero Vol 1: The Smallest Town in the Universe by Sean McKeever, Once & Future Vol. 1: The King is Undead by Kieron Gillen

8/3 - RESERVATION DOGS (1), UNCOUPLED (1)

8/4 - FOR ALL MANKIND (1), PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN (2)

8/5 - THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY (3), BODIES BODIES BODIES

8/7 - PREY, UNCOUPLED (1), The Old Man and the Pool (Mark Taper Forum)

8/8 - INDUSTRY (1), WESTWORLD (1), PACHINKO (1), RAP SH!T (2), Once & Future Vol. 2: Old English by Kieron Gillen

8/9 - BETTER CALL SAUL (1), Once & Future Vol. 3: The Parliament of Magpies by Kieron Gillen

8/10 - THE ENGLISH GAME (1), THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY (7)

8/11 - FOR ALL MANKIND (1), BLACK BIRD (1)

8/13 - The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid

8/14 - Upgrade by Blake Crouch, Once & Future Vol. 4: Monarchies in the UK by Kieron Gillian, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN (2)

8/15 - INDUSTRY (1), BLACK BIRD (5), WESTWORLD (1)

8/16 - BETTER CALL SAUL (1)

8/17 - The Scottish Boy by Alex de Campi

8/18 - PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN (1), RAP SHIT (1)

8/19 - PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN (2)

8/20 - “Horizon Forbidden West” (PS5)

8/21 - PAPER GIRLS (1)

8/22 - DOPESICK (6), PAPER GIRLS (1)

8/23 - DOPESICK (2), PAPER GIRLS (3), The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

8/24 - PAPER GIRLS (3)

8/25 - THE SANDMAN (3), INDUSTRY (1), BODIES BODIES BODIES

8/26 - THE SANDMAN (8), A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1)

8/27 - SHOWTRIAL (2), A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1)

8/28 - Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson

8/29 - SHOWTRIAL (3), INDUSTRY (1), MAKING THE CUT (1), Outpost Zero Vol. 2: Follow It Down by Sean McKeever, Outpost Zero Vol. 3: The Only Living Things by Sean McKeever

8/30 - SHERWOOD (6)

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SEPTEMBER

9/1 - THE SISTER (1), MAKING THE CUT (1), A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1)

9/2 - MAKING THE CUT (2)

9/3 - BLUEY (1), MAKING THE CUT (2), A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (2)

9/4 - A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (2)

9/5 - INDUSTRY (1), WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2), LANDSCAPERS (4)

9/6 - CASTLE ROCK (1), WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2)

9/7 - WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (1)

9/8 - THE ENGLISH GAME (1), THE GOOD FIGHT (1)

9/9 - CASTLE ROCK (1), BARBARIAN

9/10 - MAKING THE CUT (1), CASTLE ROCK (8), Oedipus (The Getty Villa)

9/11 - WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (1), MOON KNIGHT (3)

9/12 - MANIAC (10), MOON KNIGHT (1)

9/13 - LISEY’S STORY (4), Less by Andrew Sean Greer

9/14 - LISEY’S STORY (2), MOON KNIGHT (1)

9/15 - LISEY’S STORY (2), MOON KNIGHT (1), THE GOOD FIGHT (1)

9/16 - LISEY’S STORY (2), INDUSTRY (1), UNCOUPLED (6), MANIFEST (2)

9/18 - MS. MARVEL (1), MANIFEST (5)

9/19 - Women Talking by Mirian Toews, MANIFEST (9), MS. MARVEL (2)

9/20 - MS. MARVEL (1)

9/21 - SURVIVOR (1), MANIFEST (2)

9/22 - MANIFEST (3)

9/23 - MANIFEST (2), DON’T WORRY DARLING

9/24 - Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

9/25 - MS. MARVEL (2), Sanctuary City (Pasadena Playhouse)

9/26 - DO REVENGE

9/27 - MANIFEST (4), THE GOOD FIGHT (1), THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF (1)

9/28 - MANIFEST (3), SURVIVOR (1), THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY (1)

9/29 - MANIFEST (1), PEAKY BLINDERS (1), ABBOT ELEMENTARY (1), THE GOOD FIGHT (1)

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OCTOBER

10/1 - MANIFEST (11), BROS

10/3 - TALES OF THE WALKING DEAD (6), THE WALKING DEAD (2)

10/4 - FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL (3), INVENTING ANNA (1)

10/5 - SURVIVOR (1), THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY (1), Saga Vol. 10 by Brian K Vaughan

10/6 - INVENTING ANNA (4)

10/7 - INVENTING ANNA (4), FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL (4)

10/8 - FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL (1), TÁR, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (1), THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW (2)

10/9 - The Wonder by Emma Donoghue

10/10 - THE PROBLEM WITH JON STEWART (2), THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF POTOMAC (1), RESERVATION DOGS (2)

10/11 - SIGNIFICANT OTHER, RESERVATION DOGS (2), LOS ESPOOKYS (1), THE REHEARSAL (1)

10/12 - THE MIDNIGHT CLUB (4)

10/13 - THE MIDNIGHT CLUB (6), ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (1), THE REHEARSAL (2), THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY (1)

10/14 - DERRY GIRLS (1)

10/16 - DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA, THE BLACK PHONE

10/17 - TIME CUT, MR. HARRIGAN’S PHONE

10/18 - Leopoldstadt (Broadway)

10/19 - Funny Girl (Lea’s Version) (Broadway), Death of a Salesman (Broadway)

10/20 - Checkhov’s First Play (Irish Arts Center), SURVIVOR (1), Little Monsters Vol. 1 by Jeff Lemire

10/23 - Fairy Tale by Stephen King, MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS, WATCHER, THE OUTFIT, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (1), THE REHEARSAL (2)

10/24 - THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF POTOMAC (2), THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY (1), LOS ESPOOKYS (1), DOCTOR WHO (1)

10/25 - THE PERIPHERAL (2), DOCTOR WHO (2), THE GOOD FIGHT (2)

10/26 - The Inheritance Part I (Geffen Playhouse), DOCTOR WHO (2)

10/27 - THE PATIENT (1), SURVIVOR (1), THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY (1), The Inheritance Part 2 (Geffen Playhouse)

10/28 - THE PERIPHERAL (1)

10/29 - THIS FOOL (3), LOS ESPOOKYS (2), ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (1), The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

10/30 - WHITE LOTUS (1), THIS FOOL (2), THE GOOD FIGHT (1), THE PROBLEM WITH JON STEWART (1)

10/31 - DOCTOR WHO (1), THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF POTOMAC (1), THIS FOOL (2), LOS ESPOOKYS (1)

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NOVEMBER

11/1 - LOS ESPOOKYS (1), DOCTOR WHO (1)

11/2 - DOCTOR WHO (1)

11/4 - THE PERIPHERAL (1)

11/5 - THE GOOD FIGHT (1), THOR: LOVE & THUNDER

11/6 - THE WHITE LOTUS (1), SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW (5)

11/7 - THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF POTOMAC (1), SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW (3)

11/8 - THE PATIENT (3), SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW (1), RESERVATION DOGS (3)

11/9 - THE PATIENT (3)

11/10 - THE PATIENT (2), MANIFEST (5), THE GOOD FIGHT (1)

11/11 - THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY (1), MANIFEST (2)

11/12 - BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER

11/14 - MANIFEST (3)

11/15 - PEAKY BLINDERS (1)

11/16 - SURVIVOR (1), The Closet by James Tynion IV

11/17 - THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF POTOMAC (1)

11/18 - A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, THE MENU, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (1)

11/19 - THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY (1)

11/21 - THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF POTOMAC (1)

11/22 - The Peripheral by William Gibson, Kimberly Akimbo (Broadway)

11/23 - THE PERIPHERAL (2), Ohio State Murders (Broadway)

11/24 - KNIVES OUT: GLASS ONION

11/25 - The Hours (The New York Metropolitan Opera)

11/27 - The Ferryman by Justin Cronin, THE WHITE LOTUS (1)

11/28 - THE WALKING DEAD (2), THE WHITE LOTUS (1), SURVIVOR (1)

11/29 - THE WALKING DEAD (4), FEAR THE WALKING DEAD: DEAD IN THE WATER (1), THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF POTOMAC (1), RESERVATION DOGS (2)

11/30 - HUMAN RESOURCES (1)

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DECEMBER

12/1 - BAD SISTERS (1)

12/2 - THE PERIPHERAL (2), SURVIVOR (1), BAD SISTERS (2)

12/3 - BAD SISTERS (3), 2:22 A Ghost Story (Ahmanson)

12/4 - THE WHITE LOTUS (1), THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY (1), NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: THE SEAGULL

12/5 - BAD SISTERS (2)

12/6 - BAD SISTERS (1)

12/7 - BAD SISTERS (1), THE SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS (11), HUMAN RESOURCES (1), SURVIVOR (1)

12/8 - THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF POTOMAC (1)

12/9 - THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (3)

12/10 - HUMAN RESOURCES (1)

12/11 - THE WHITE LOTUS (1)

12/12 - THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF POTOMAC (1), THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (1)

12/13 - THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (1)

12/14 - SURVIVOR (1), THE SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS (2)

12/15 - THE SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS (4), AVATAR

12/16 - THE SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS (3)

12/17 - TELL ME LIES (7)

12/18 - THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (2), AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER

12/19 - DOCTOR WHO (4), THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF POTOMAC (1), SUCCESSION (1), House of Slaughter: Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV

12/20 - DOCTOR WHO (2), MATT ROGERS: HAVE YOU HEARD OF CHRISTMAS

12/21 - The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

12/22 - SHE SAID, THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF POTOMAC (1)

12/23 - Kindred by Octavia Butler

12/25 - THE FABELMANS

12/26 - GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO

12/27 - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

12/28 - BABYLON

12/29 - SUCCESSION (1), HUMAN RESOURCES (2)

12/30 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay, HUMAN RESOURCES (1), SUCCESSION (1)

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Bryon Hayes’ 2022: Bleak, Uncertain, Beautiful…

Ayal Senior

It’s been a tumultuous year. Need I say more?

The best part of the year for me was the return of live music. With mask on, I ventured out to see a handful of shows, beginning with Phil Elverum’s live rendition of The Microphones in 2020. I was frightened the entire time, as the unmasked throng of concert-goers around me seemed not to care about the on-going pandemic, but I emerged unscathed and with a smile on my face (hidden by my mask). Little did I know that I’d catch COVID a month later following the abolishment of the mask mandate in Ontario’s schools. I’m thankful that, unlike countless others, I survived the ordeal without any long-term health effects.

Another thing that brought me joy this year was the series of collective deep dives executed by the Dusted staff under the Listening Post banner. For me, these exercises in conversational scrutiny led to the rediscovery of artists I enjoy (The Clean, Wire, Tall Dwarfs, Broadcast) and the discovery of those I hadn’t yet investigated (Les Rallizes Dénudés, Masayuki Takayanagi, Wadada Leo Smith). It’s always pleasurable to witness my well-educated peers eloquently discuss the music that they love, and it’s a plus when I’m able to engage in the process with a comment or two of my own.

If I had to call out a single artist that I feel had a particularly fruitful year in 2022, I’d have to pick Oren Ambarchi. Starting with the 10-year anniversary reissue of his Saggitarian Domain piece, and culminating with Shebang, Ambarchi seemed to be everywhere this year. He, Keiji Haino and Jim O’Rourke released what must be their most eclectic trio record to date, which is also their eleventh thus far. Ghosted, in which he joined up with Fire! Trio’s Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin might just be my favorite of the bunch. And of course, we mustn’t forget Ambarchi’s Black Truffle label, which put out a number of essential releases this year.

Last year, I listed a bunch of Canadian records that filled my bucket, but for 2022 I want to focus on one LP that I kept turning to in the latter half of the year: Ayal Senior’s Az Yashir. Senior assembled the record from tunes he worked up with Matthew “Doc” Dunn, and these acoustic 12-string meditations really enswathed my soul with their warmth. Additional embellishments include pedal steel, percussion, and a few electronic adornments, all of which come together to plant these songs in the furrowed fields first harvested by lunar raga enthusiasts MV and EE. This is unsurprising considering the pedigree of all involved.

And finally, I know that everyone loves a list, so I shall abide. Like last year, this isn’t a “top 10” list exactly, but the following ten records feature some of the music that made this year more than bearable for me:

Pan*American — The Patience Fader (Kranky)

Winged Wheel — No Island (12XU)

Cate Le Bon — Pompeii (Drag City)

Julia Reidy — World in World (Black Truffle)

Horsegirl — Versions of Modern Performance (Matador)

The Reds, Pinks, and Purples — Summer at Land's End (Slumberland)

Ayal Senior — Az Yashir (Medusa Editions)

Ambarchi/Berthling/Werliin — Ghosted (Drag City)

Pulse Emitter — Dusk (Hausu Mountain)

Family Ravine — Away and Instinct (Round Bale)

Bryon Hayes

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LACUNA COIL Kicks Off Summer/Fall 2022 North American Tour In Harrisburg

Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL kicked off their summer/fall 2022 North American tour last night (Thursday, September 8) at HMAC in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Fan-filmed video of the performance is available below.

As previously reported, "Comalies XX", a "deconstructed" and "transported" version of LACUNA COIL's third album, "Comalies", will be made available on October 14 via Century Media Records.

Back in 2002, LACUNA COIL released an album which is now undeniably an anthem-laden millennial classic that established them as a band with the stamina to go the distance. Now, 20 years later, the current lineup of LACUNA COIL decided to revisit the songs, but not to just re-record them as they were but deconstruct and transport them into 2022.

"This is not a reboot or a spin-off or anything like that," said LACUNA COIL vocalist Cristina Scabbia. "We just wanted to give these songs a 2022 dress and see how this guy or girl who was born 20 years ago would still look fucking slick in 2022."

"Comalies XX" track listing:

CD 1:

01. Swamped XX 02. Heaven's A Lie XX 03. Daylight Dancer XX 04. Humane XX 05. Self Deception XX 06. Aeon XX 07. Tight Rope XX 08. The Ghost Woman And The Hunter XX 09. Unspoken XX 10. Entwined XX 11. The Prophet Said XX 12. Angel's Punishment XX 13. Comalies XX

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01. Swamped 02. Heaven's A Lie 03. Daylight Dancer 04. Humane 05. Self Deception 06. Aeon 07. Tight Rope 08. The Ghost Woman And The Hunter 09. Unspoken 10. Entwined 11. The Prophet Said 12. Angel's Punishment 13. Comalies

LACUNA COIL will celebrate the 20th anniversary of "Comalies", by performing it in its entirety at a one-night-only concert on Saturday, October 15 at Fabrique in Milano.

"Comalies" was originally released on October 29, 2002 through Century Media Records. The LP, which featured the band's breakthrough single "Heaven's A Lie", has reportedly gone on to sell over 300,000 copies in the United States alone.

Regarding the "Comalies" title, Scabbia said: "[During the album's recording], we had a sort of creative explosion. We were working in a coma, sort of like in a different dimension. First of all we just wanted to use the word 'coma' but there was something missing so we played with the two words coma and lies."

The "Comalies" song "Swamped" is available as a downloadable track for the music video game series "Rock Band" and also appeared in the 2004 video game "Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines".

LACUNA COIL played its first show in front of an audience in more than two years on April 7 as the support act for APOCALYPTICA at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia.

Prior to the Atlanta concert, the last time LACUNA COIL played together was at the group's special September 2020 livestream event where the bandmembers performed their latest album, "Black Anima", in its entirety with no audience in attendance at the Alcatraz Club in Milan, Italy. That show was released as a live album, "Live From The Apocalypse", via Century Media.

LACUNA COIL hadn't played in front of a crowd since the completion of the band's South American tour in February 2020.

Last June, Scabbia told Revolver that she and her bandmates didn't use the coronavirus downtime to work on new music. "We didn't want to force the fact that because we were home, we had to write music," she explained. "We always thought that to write music, you need to be inspired. And inspiration comes from the outside, comes from experiences that you have, things that you live. At least this is valid for us.

"Everything we do in a regular life, in a normal life enriches us and gives us input that we can put in our music," she said. "And also we like to write together. So, if Marco [Coti Zelati, bass] creates the basis of the music together with the other musicians in the band, then Andrea [Ferro, vocals] and I jump in with the lyrics and vocal lines. But we do that together. We need to enter in songwriting mode. So we didn't really like the fact that we had to write separately just because we have to put a record [together] because it's quarantine. Now we are starting to collect ideas 'cause we feel a little bit happier."

Scabbia continued: "We didn't want anything connected to the negativity of the pandemic… That's why I used my time to do something completely different. Because I know that what I did that it's completely different from what I usually do will make me start again to do what I did before with passion — with the same passion. I was just afraid that if I would have used all the downtime making music when I didn't really want to, it would have had a negative influence on me. And it would have been, like, 'I really don't want to do that.' And I also wanted to prove to myself that, yeah, music is main passion. I love what I do for a living, and I hope that I can do it until the day I die. But I also wanted to show myself that I can be capable of doing something else as well."

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It's official - I'm old!!!

I came to this revelation this morning watching Fox & Friends. They have the band Foreigner on their Friday All-American summer concert series show and the crowd is mostly people my age!!! Yikes!!!

Guess I gotta cash in my youth card now!!

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10, 11, and 12 for the ask game!

for this ask game <333

10. what band were you obsessed with as a child? do you still like them?

oh gosh my memory's really not the best i could not tell you for the life of me what music i was listening to before the age of 10... probably whatever was on the pop radio stations my mom liked... but the first band i really remember being obsessed with was the beach boys!! i saw them at a baseball game as part of some summer concert series when i was in elementary school and i wouldn't shut up about it for weeks to the point my uncle burned me a CD of what he considered to be their best tracks and it made my fucking year (this is the most american sentence i have ever typed omg)... i can't say the obsession lasted all that long, but yknow what the beach boys fucking rock!!! like wouldn't it be nice?? god only knows?? good vibrations????? all bangers the beach boys are awesome they knew the right vibes before "the right vibes" was even a phrase <3

11. what is the best live music show you've ever been to?

AHHH WHAT A GREAT QUESTION I LOVE LIVE SHOWS SO MUCH!!!!!! this might surprise some irls but the best live shows i've been to are not in fact any of the bts concerts, those mean a lot to me for other reasons and i think bangtan are some of the best performers like ever, they really know how to do a live show right

but i think the best experience i've ever had at a live show was this past summer when my flatmate invited me out to see her friend's band perform, they haven't recorded any of their music professionally yet so i can't link to any spotify, but they had a fucking phenomenal sound it was super unique, like rock but with jazz instruments, and the crowd was incredible as well i've never danced so much in my life

i think what makes live music so great is two fold, obvs the music should be good, but the importance of a good crowd should not be underestimated, and as i get older and i have the opportunity to explore local scenes more, i find that smaller live shows tend to leave me... happier? more fulfilled?? the sense of connection i think is stronger in smaller settings, and i've made some good friends by showing up to concerts in rec centres and dive bars - if you are so inclined, i highly recommend looking into what's going on in your local music scene, it's typically a lot more accessible than you'd think (or, it was more accessible than i thought it would be when i started looking around a few years back)

12. who is a band or artist that you've never seen that you're dying to see?

so after everything i just said lol... there's a really easy answer to this: my chemical romance. i had tickets to their 2020 concert, but it kept getting pushed back bc of the pandemic, and by the time they actually performed i didn't live anywhere near where the concert i had tickets for was and i thought it would be impossible to get there.

i should have just gone. i really regret not finding a way there mcr are just truly exceptional, and i've been obsessed with them since i was 12, the next time they go on tour (there will be a next time!!!!! i just have to believe it) i will move heaven and earth if i have to to attend xx

#ahh omg thank you for the questions this was a lot of fun to answer!!!!#i give such wordy response tho omg lol #ask game #music recs

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Broadway Divas Tournament: Round 2B

Bernadette Peters (1948) “BERNADETTE PETERS (Sally Durant Plummer) reprises the role she originated in the Kennedy Center production of Follies. Her Broadway credits include A Little Night Music, Gypsy, Annie Get Your Gun, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Song & Dance. She has received two Tony Awards, a Golden Globe and two Grammy Awards. She has 20 feature films to her credit, including the upcoming Coming Up Roses, and has recorded six solo albums. Ms. Peters devotes her time to and talents to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Broadway Barks, an annual star-studded dog and cat adoption event, co-founded with Mary Tyler Moore. She is the author/songwriter of two children’s books, Broadway Barks and Stella Is a Star!” – Playbill bio from Follies, September 2011.

Victoria Clark (1959) “VICTORIA CLARK (Sally Durant Plummer. Encores!: Bye, Bye Birdie. Broadway: The Light in the Piazza (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Joseph Jefferson Awards), Titanic, How to Succeed…, Cabaret, Urinetown, Guys and Dolls, Sunday in the Park… Carngie Hall: Stephen Sondheim: Opening Doors. Film: Cradle Will Rock. TV: “Law & Order: SVU.” Off-Broadway: The Agony and the Agony by Nicky Silver, Marathon Dancing. Concert: American Songbook Series, Allen Room. Regional: Long Warf, Goodman, Intiman Theaters. Director: 92nd St. Y Lyrics and Lyricsts, Mack Gorden. Faculty, Yale University. www.victoriaclarkonline.com” – Playbill bio from NYCC Encores! Follies, February 8, 2007.

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"Bernadette Peters: Broadway's Hottest GILF. Seventy-six years old and still performing sold-out concerts in gorgeous Bob Mackie gowns with her titties on display. Broadway Barks is the best charity event of the summer, and I dread the day I won't be able to watch her parade around with a bevy of the sweetest shelter animals you've ever seen."

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"Victoria Clark in a blue dress receiving a Tony Award almost twenty years apart. Her 2005 dress was scandalously backless and I *love* it, but her 2023 dress had me swooning. I love this woman, and I know she's doomed, but I still need my adoration on the record."

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Oglebay Offering Several Labor Day Activities

Join us at Oglebay for a three-day Labor Day celebration beginning Friday, Sept. 1 through Sunday, Sept. 3. The event will feature live entertainment, fireworks, inflatable rides, Revolutionary War re-enactments, a woodcarver show and so much more! Here is what you can expect during the Labor Day festivities at Oglebay: - Fort Henry Days, presented by Fort Henry Living History: Explore an 18th-century living-history encampment showcasing colonial and Native-American cultures at Levenson Shelter and Camp Russel areas. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2 and Sunday, Sept. 3. Don’t miss the acclaimed battle re-enactment of the siege of Fort Henry including Betty Zane’s heroic run for gunpowder at 3 p.m. on both days. - Annual Woodcarver’s Show, presented by the Oglebay Woodcarver’s Guild: Witness the work of talented woodcarvers from across the country at Oglebay’s Pine Room from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 3. The show will feature carvings of all types, with most available for sale. - Americana Skydiving Performance: On Saturday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. experience an exciting skydiving demonstration over Schenk Lake. Watch as expert Americana skydivers drop out of the sky from 12,000 feet above. - Foam Party & Kids’ Fun Zone: Stop by Schenk Lake on Saturday, Sept. 2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for a family-friendly foam party! Bathing suits and towels are strongly encouraged. And kids can celebrate all weekend with inflatables and face painting at Schenk Lake. Visit the website for a full list of times. - Music Under the Stars: Join us for a special Music Under the Stars event as we celebrate the iconic music of James Bond. The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Devlin, will be performing a selection of Bond hits such as “Skyfall,” “You Only Live Twice,” and the classic James Bond theme song. Adding to the excitement, Canadian musicians Jeans n’ Classics will be joining the orchestra as guests’ artists. Jeans n’ Classics is known for their interpretations of rock and pop music. The concert will take place at Oglebay’s Anne Kuchinka Amphitheater on Sunday, Sept. 3 at 7:00 p.m. This outdoor venue provides the perfect setting to enjoy an evening of wonderful music. This event is part of the Sunday Funday Summer Concert Series, which is made possible by the generous support of the Elizabeth Stifel Kline Foundation and SWN. - Labor Day Fireworks Extravaganza: On Sunday, Sept. 3, at dusk, gather near Schenk Lake with a blanket and enjoy an unforgettable fireworks display. The fireworks will follow the conclusion of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra performance. For more information and full details about Oglebay’s 2023 Labor Day festivities, please visit oglebay.com/labor-day-celebration. Read the full article

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Visit the City of Nin, Croatia.

Along the coastal region of Croatia in the Mediterranean region of Eastern Europe, lies a small seaside city called Nin. An once capital city of Croatia during the Medieval Times and the first city of royalty with King Branimir (see statue below) standing on the front entrance of the city's port. Now, here is where I get a bit nepotistic about Nin and I'll be honest, I don't get any money from the city of Nin for writing this post too. My father was born in this city and raised here since the age of 21, when he left the former Yugoslavia to head to America for better opportunities. After the Balkan Wars in the early to mid-90s, Croatia, now its own country, began rebuilding the country into a mecca tourist attraction from the current capital city of Zagreb to Dubrovnik at King's Landing, based on the hit TV series, A Game of Thrones.

A statue of King Branimir 879 A.D.-892 A.D.

Many tourists that come to Croatia from all over the world, have visited the hot spots such as Split, Dubrovnik, Reikija, Hvar and the Island of Pag. Nin may not be a hot spot for young tourists who want to party all through the night, but Nin has many attractions to offer its tourists. The city is labeling itself as "Romantic City", where older tourists with a spouse can visit the city and have a great time at bars, restaurants, cafes, and other attractions with its magnificent sunsets over the lagoon that even appeases photographers capturing the beauty of Nin.

A lagoon in Nin.

Tourists have heard about Nin from many travel agencies in Europe and of course, locals from other parts of Croatia. Advent photographers and videographers, such as I, have photographed many parts of Nin to capture its rustic look and ancient architecture that dates back to Roman Times.

The Roman Temple built in the 1st Century A.D. in Nin.

The city offers a vast shopping center inside the island city for souvenirs, food, toys, and rental apartments for tourist to stay. In addition, the city offers an abundance of tourist information for out of towners by visiting the Tourist Board Nin office. Every summer, the circus is in town for children who seek fun and excitement while vacationing with their parents during the holiday school break. Kids can also swim at Queen's Beach, which is filled with activities such as kite surfing and boating.

Strole through the city and see many of the old churches such as the Church of the Holy Cross and the Church of St. Anselm. The churches have been there for centuries, including St. Nicolas Church, which is outside the city's walls.

St. Nicolas Church in Nin.

Every summer both the Tourist Board and the city put on many concert events featuring performances from musicians, theater performers and bands from all over Europe. Now as much as I would like to display the many events that are upcoming, just visit the Tourist Board Nin's website at this address: Calendar of events - Tourist board Nin Croatia.

Now for food and dining, I am particular with mostly American food such as pizza, burgers, and grilled barbeque, but Croatia's food is to me and I am being a bit favorable me being a Croat, but the food is really good. Try heading on over to Pizzeria Peperoni, in which, Tripadvisor.com gave the restaurant a high ranking on their website. If you're craving for a burger, head on over to Mad Duck restaurant where a charbroiled burger with melted mozzarella cheese melted into the burger, reminds me of back home in America.

As far as apartment renting, expect to pay around 800 Euros to 1,500 Euros a month, pending on the number of guests staying in the apartment. Car rental is found in Zadar and don't forget that many tourists can also camp with their trailers in the area of Zaton while viewing the beautiful beaches of Zaton.

To come to Nin, Croatia this summer or next, visit your nearest travel agency or go online to some of the top travel sites on the web. All photos were done by the author of this post. To follow the author, please visit the following social media sites.

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‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA’ CELEBRATES THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF HIP-HOP IN WEEK-LONG SERIES ‘HIP-HOP TURNS 50,’ KICKING OFF WITH LIVE PERFORMANCE BY JEEZY AND A SURPRISE MUSICAL GUEST

‘GMA’ Sits Down With Hip-Hop’s Biggest Stars, Including Offset, GloRilla, Saucy Santana and More

‘GMA’ Launches ‘Hip-Hop Turns 50’ on Monday, Aug. 7, at 7 a.m. EDT on ABC

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Today, ABC News’ “Good Morning America” announced it will be honoring hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with the week-long series “Hip-Hop Turns 50,” featuring live performances, guest appearances, special events and an exploration of the genre’s influence on culture and communities from its onset through present day. The series kicks off on Monday, Aug. 7, when GRAMMY Award®-nominated multiplatinum rap artist Jeezy joins “GMA” in New York City’s Times Square for an interview, followed by a performance of his top hits before closing his set alongside a surprise musical guest to be revealed during Monday’s live broadcast.

Also on Monday, GRAMMY Award-nominated superstar Offset has a one-on-one interview with ABC News correspondent Kelley Carter on the next chapter of his solo career. “Hip-Hop Turns 50” continues throughout the week with an inside look at the women of hip-hop when Carter sits down with GRAMMY Award-nominated artist GloRilla as they discuss the rise and dominance of women in the genre over the last 50 years. The series also delves into the intersection of hip-hop with the LGBTQ+ community, as makeup artist-turned-chart-topping rapper Saucy Santana speaks about the impact he and other queer rappers are having on the genre.

“Hip-Hop Turns 50” takes center stage in New York City’s Central Park during “GMA”’s Summer Concert Series on Friday, Aug. 11. Sponsored by Hot Tools, the concert includes a show by GRAMMY Award-nominated artists Fat Joe and Remy Ma, as well as a performance by GRAMMY Award-winner Busta Rhymes featuring special guest BIA. Also taking place at the Summer Concert Series will be a live fashion show hosted by stylist and fashion executive Tiffany Reid (senior vice president of Fashion for Bustle Digital Group) and journalist and stylist Joe Zee, as they highlight looks worn by hip-hop megastars over the years that have gone on to define decades of fashion around the world.

“GMA” co-anchor Michael Strahan also spotlights the Cleveland, Ohio, man behind Peel Dem Layers Back, the program empowering Black men and youth in the local community to process their emotions and trauma through the creativity of the hip-hop lens.

Emmy® Award-winning “GMA,” featuring the anchor team of Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Michael Strahan and chief meteorologist Ginger Zee, airs live Monday-Friday (7:00-9:00 a.m. EDT) on ABC. Simone Swink is the executive producer.

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Boston Sports Championships Drought

It’s been five soul-crushing years since any professional team in the Boston area has won a sports championship.

Since the turn of the millennium, Boston teams have won 12 sports championships

2001 New England Patriots won the Super Bowl

2003 Patriots won the Super Bowl

2004 Patriots won the Super Bowl

2004 Boston Red Sox won the World Series (first time in 86 years)

2007 Red Sox won the World Series

2008 Boston Celtics won the National Basketball Association championship

2011 Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup

2013 Red Sox won the World Series

2014 Patriots won the Super Bowl

2016 Patriots won the Super Bowl

2018 Patriots won the Super Bowl

2018 Red Sox won the World Series

Until 2018, we in the Boston area never went more than three years between sports championship celebrations. Now it’s beginning to feel an awful lot like the late 20th century around here.

Baseball was the first sport I learned to follow as a kid. One of my teachers was into it, and he’d frequently wheel a big TV into the classroom to watch the Red Sox during important games. They had last won a championship in 1918, but every decade or so they’d tease the local populace with a promising season — and reliably, they’d lose in gut-wrenching fashion.

In 1986 they took a 2-0 lead in the World Series, and things were looking good. Could this be the year?

Don’t be silly.

As any student of baseball history will tell you, the Red Sox went on to lose, again ripping out their fans’ hearts. The infamously emblematic play of that series was when a routine ground ball went through the first-baseman’s legs, allowing the New York Mets to win the game.

That disappointment was the final straw in my fandom. I was so soured that, even when the Sox were poised to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series, I was at a Sarah Brightman concert instead. I was that sure that somehow they’d find a way to screw it up.

Given all of the Boston fandom’s travails of the 20th century, who in their right mind would’ve predicted the turnaround of fortunes in the new millennium. Sports championships galore!

Oddly, it started with a team that had been the laughingstock of the National Football League: the New England Patriots. Ever heard of Bill Belichick? Tom Brady? They instituted a culture of winning. They were the anti-Sox.

And then miracle of miracles happened: after 86 years of futility and misery, the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004. I was out in western Canada for part of that playoff run. An article in the local paper there proclaimed that if the Red Sox actually won, the end of the world must be nigh.

And oh, how they won! They had been down three games to none to the hated New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series. No team in baseball’s long history had ever come back from such a deficit.

What made it all the more dispiriting is that the so-called rivalry between the Yankees and the Red Sox was like the rivalry between a hammer and a nail, with the Sox as the nail.

So the Sox’s playoff run was as good as over, right?

Wrong!

I shed tears of joy when they completed their historic comeback over the Yankees. As far as I was concerned, they could lose the World Series after that, and I’d still be happy. But the Cardinals were little more than a speed bump as the Sox swept their way to destiny, winning their first World Series since 1918.

Things sure had changed on the Boston sports scene. See the list above.

Now the bad old days seem to have returned. So far in 2023

the Bruins entered the playoffs with the best regular season record in the National Hockey League’s history. And then they promptly got eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, after leading the series three games to one.

the Celtics were touted to have the most-talented team in the National Basketball Association. At least they outlasted the Bruins, waiting for the semifinals before starting their summer vacation.

the Red Sox are struggling to win as many games as they lose, but given they’ve opted out of practicing defense, that’s not too bad.

the Patriots have begun this season’s training camp after a shockingly bad offensive showing last year. Rumors are that their offensive personnel are woefully inadequate, with the possible exception of the new offensive coach.

So as they say, all good things must come to an end.

I just hope we don’t have to repeat the late-1900s.

Author’s note: Because I’m not a huge follower of basketball, I probably unfairly omitted the story of the invincible Celtics of the 1960s and their successes in the ’70s and ’80s.

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