Author Archives: Lashes and Tan

Meet The Purple-Haired ‘Swamp Creature’ With Massive Sway Over The Federal Purse Strings

Democratic Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, a purple-haired member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, is one of the most powerful lawmakers in Washington and now a foe of Elon Musk. DeLauro is the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, considered one of the most important committees on Capitol Hill, and she also serves on the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, among other responsibilities. As the top Democrat…

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Author: Nick Pope

Ted Nubel’s Top Albums of 2024

I dread writing the intros to my year-end pieces. As much as you might think that finding 10 different ways to not describe music as “angular” is the biggest difficulty in creating this kind of list, it’s actually trying to find a way to spiffily summarize a year that, like most years, was not great. […]

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Author: Ted Nubel

“Here to make its first stage appearance in 50 years… is my original bass!”: Stolen in ’72, returned in February, Paul McCartney’s 1961 Höfner 500/1 finally makes it back to the stage for final show in Beatles icon’s tour

McCartney’s triumphant finale to the Got Back 2024 Tour also featured fellow Beatle Ringo Starr on drums and a guest spot from Ronnie Wood

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Author: Jonathan Horsley