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  1. he’s kenough
    Rob Thomas Accepts His KenergyHe correctly assumed Matchbox Twenty would be “the butt of the joke” in Barbie.
  2. respect the classics
    Honey, Wake Up, New Steely Dan Just DroppedHot from the vaults, it’s a beer jingle recorded before Countdown to Ecstasy.
  3. it’s broadway bitch
    The Britney Spears Musical Knows Exactly What It’s Doing“A self-aware piece of art tells an audience, ‘We’re going to take care of you,’” says Once Upon a One More Time’s Briga Heelan.
  4. superlatives
    The Best and Most Spectacular of Queen, According to Brian May“I felt like I was called upon to represent rock music of the last 50 years.”
  5. respect the classics
    Joe Walsh Will Worry About AI If It Starts Acting Like Keith Moon“It can’t throw a TV off the fifth floor into the pool and get it right in the middle.”
  6. chat room
    Jury Duty’s James Marsden Reveals the Plan If Ronald Found OutThe first-time Emmy nominee relives the moment that nearly made him break.
  7. respect the classics
    This Unearthed Talking Heads Track Is Our Song-of-Summer Contender“Cities,” cut from Stop Making Sense, is the band’s first release in over three decades.
  8. respect the classics
    Eagles Are Reelin’ in Retirement With Steely DanThe bands will tour together later this year, with Eagles calling it their “final round.”
  9. superlatives
    Ringo Starr on His Joyous Eras With the Beatles, All-Starr Band, and Beyond“With those three boys, we were psychic.”
  10. emergency discussion
    What Do We Want From Bachelor Nation?The franchise that began as an earnest attempt at matchmaking and became an “incestuous influencer parade” is experiencing an identity crisis.
  11. respect the classics
    Steely Dan’s Holy Grail of Recordings Has Been Found“The Second Arrangement” was an accidentally erased Gaucho-era track.
  12. respect the classics
    Dolly Parton Is a Judas PriestessHer new songs from Rockstar recruit Rob Halford and Ann Wilson.
  13. $$$
    Ticketmaster Has Become 1 Percent Less TerribleSurprise “junk fees” are no more, but they will still exist elsewhere.
  14. awards watch
    What Should Win at the 2023 Tony Awards?A Vulture critic and staff writer unpack the “thin-feeling season.”
  15. respect the classics
    Dave Matthews Will Become the Rock Hall’s Susan Lucci“First of all, I was voting furiously. I was on speed dial on a whole rack of phones.”
  16. chat room
    Anthony Head Is Proud to Be Ted Lasso’s One True Villain“It’s hard to say what he wants, because he just wants to win.”
  17. respect the classics
    Now Why Would John Mellencamp Punch This Handsome Man?“I fought all the time, and lost all the time.”
  18. a long talk
    ‘Poor, Odd Nate’Nick Mohammed ends three seasons of Ted Lasso with a friendly debate about his character.
  19. finale thoughts
    Ted Lasso’s Phil Dunster Thinks Jamie Has Become a Better Sort of Narcissist“He’s becoming one of 11 rather than one in a million.”
  20. respect the classics
    Billy Joel Is Movin’ Out of MSGThe piano man will end his residency in 2024.
  21. respect the classics
    Is Queen’s Catalogue Really Worth $1 Billion?It’s reportedly “well underway” for a sale and would topple the records set by Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan.
  22. a long talk
    ‘How Far Can We Push This Character?’Sarah Goldberg bids farewell to Barry and Sally Reed after four “elastic” seasons.
  23. chat room
    Jeopardy! Legend Brad Rutter Has One Complaint About His Mrs. Maisel Cameo“Midge had to point out the goatee, although ultimately it’s my fault.”
  24. finale thoughts
    Reid Scott on the Joys of Playing The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Final Big Bad“It was always going to end with that moment, onstage, with a Johnny Carson–esque character giving Midge her name.”
  25. respect the classics
    Ringo Starr Will Act Naturally for a Whole AlbumHe’s going country. Giddyup!
  26. a long talk
    ‘I’m Managing Jeopardy! As Though It’s a Sport’The franchise’s newest executive producer relishes the “very healthy pushback” against him.
  27. respect the classics
    Sting Might Be Onto SomethingHe says bands should reunite “once,” because why not?
  28. superlatives
    The Most Prescient and Nostalgic of the Kinks, According to Dave Davies“Good ideas, good stories, good people — they get better with time.”
  29. this! is! breaking news!
    Ken Jennings Replaces Mayim Bialik on Jeopardy! … for NowDue to the ongoing writers’ strike.
  30. chat room
    Queen Charlotte’s Arsema Thomas Supports Lady Danbury’s Life of Solitude“It’s only when given the title, the freedom, and the space as a lady-in-waiting to the queen that she’s able to recognize her agency.”
  31. a long talk
    Alex Borstein Became The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Very Own Godfather“I had a hard time wrapping my head around a successful Susie and what that means.”
  32. ballot breakdown
    Three Tony Awards Voters Dish About the 2023 Nominees“I don’t like to be bitchy. I’m just being open.”
  33. chat room
    Sheryl Crow Thought Her Rock Hall of Fame Induction Would Be ‘Years Away’“I’m a little speechless about it. I’m so humbled and surprised, but what a cool honor.”
  34. respect the classics
    Kate Bush and Willie Nelson Among 2023 Rock Hall of Fame InducteesThe seven inducted performers are a smorgasbord of talent who influenced the genre.
  35. respect the classics
    George Michael’s Rock Hall Fan Vote Win Doesn’t Guarantee AnythingWe know, it’s kind of confusing.
  36. chat room
    Mrs. Maisel’s Michael Zegen Needed Future Joel to Have a Full Head of Hair“Selfishly, I wanted to see what I would look like 30 years from now.”
  37. you can call me no
    Paul Simon’s Farewell Gift to James Corden: RejectionThe musician couldn’t be bothered with “Carpool Karaoke.”
  38. superlatives
    The Best and Funniest of Warren Zevon, According to David Letterman“Somebody should have said, ‘Hey, dumbass, why don’t you ask him about some of these songs?’ That didn’t happen, but I’m not taking blame for that.”
  39. believe
    Ted Lasso’s Jeremy Swift Is Still Buzzing From Higgins’s Big Night Out“Higgins isn’t always appreciated or acknowledged. So for him to stand upon a stage and have people cheer for him, it’s extraordinary.”
  40. chat room
    Jon Barinholtz Plays His American Auto Character Like Two Succession Siblings“This is a show you could expect to turn on HBO and watch if it was slightly retooled.”
  41. chat room
    Ted Lasso’s Maximilian Osinski Sees Zava As the Tom Cruise of Soccer“I wanted to bring that level of confusion to the audience and to the players.”
  42. respect the classics
    Ticketmaster Pissed Off the Wrong GothRobert Smith revealed around 7,000 tickets have been canceled due to scalping concerns.
  43. behind the music
    Inside Daisy Jones & the Six’s Most Resonant Needle DropsIncluding a hard pass from Led Zeppelin and an enthusiastic yes from Fleetwood Mac.
  44. finale thoughts
    Daisy Jones’s Sebastian Chacon Knows Warren Is the Real Hero of the Six“I thought, How can there be something in every scene that I love or am tickled by?”
  45. superlatives
    The Weirdest and Most Divisive of Genesis, According to Tony Banks“There’s no Genesis song that would’ve sounded anything like it did if I hadn’t been around.”
  46. chat room
    James Lance Talked His Way Into More Ted LassoA three-minute conversation with Jason Sudeikis “changed the course” of his career.
  47. a long talk
    Ana Gasteyer Has Waited Her Entire Career for American Auto“You weren’t going to march into a fantastic female protagonist out of SNL in 2002.”
  48. respect the classics
    ‘It’s a No From Me’: Two Rock Hall Voters Dissect This Year’s Ballot“The Rock Hall is essentially covering all music now. It’s not relegated to classic rock in the traditional sense.”
  49. respect the classics
    Journey Should Probably Go Their Separate WaysTwo members are plaguing each other with lawsuits, cease-and-desist letters, and off-duty police officers.
  50. rose theory
    Zach Shallcross Is Proud to Be the Nickelback of Bachelor Nation“I don’t want to be cocky about it, but I get the corny label and so do they.”
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