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1. Gatlinburg Shines Merry and Bright for 50th Anniversary Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade

   The 50th annual Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade lit up downtown Gatlinburg on Friday, December 5, 2025, bringing joy, music and unforgettable moments to visitors and locals alike. With Grammy-nominated recording artist Hunter Hayes serving as Grand Marshal, Gatlinburg’s world-famous Winter Magic celebration blended tradition with surprise. “Gatlinburg seems to call to all of us...

2. Rolling Stones Ready New Album, Won’t Tour In ’26

   The Stones have played about 20 shows per year since 2013, with the exception of 2020 and 2023. They have not been on stage since wrapping a North American stadium tour in Ridgedale, Mo.

3. Finn Wolfhard Animates George Harrison’s ‘Earth’

   The stop-motion project was meticulously assembled by 20 animators from Toronto-based Nobody Told Me Studios and Tye Down Pictures.

4. All Killer, No Filler: Inside Ironhead Records in Port Jervis, New York

   Saddled between the New Jersey and Pennsylvania borders, and located in Orange County, New York, Port Jervis is one of those fantastic small cities that in recent years is experiencing a much-deserved renaissance. To look around reveals a striking mix of old and new; peaked Victorian facades and Gothic Revival architecture mixed with chic eateries […]

5. LAPD: Rob Reiner, Wife Murdered By Son At L.A. Home

   The Los Angeles Police Department and Robbery Homicide Division are investigating.

6. Snapped: Living Dreams Through “Your Shot” DJ Academy & Competition for the Homeless, Deaf, and Disabled (A Photo Essay)

   In one of the more transformative events of 2025, the Your Shot DJ Academy & Competition opens up the world of DJ instruction and live set performance to a group who typically would not have access. For the homeless, deaf and disabled, Your Shot democratizes DJ culture “by empowering young people to step behind the […]

7. Green Day’s Mike Dirnt Talks About Creating Their Most ‘Essential’ Record in Years

   Sometimes even Mike Dirnt must escape from loud noises. The Green Day bassist and founding member has just been running around his Bay Area house shutting windows and doors, after gardeners unexpectedly turned up the blowers just when Dirnt was about to jump on the phone. “It was dead silent here until about five minutes […]

8. How Run-DMC Made Christmas Cool for Hip-Hop

   “Christmas in Hollis” almost didn’t happen. According to Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, when Bill Adler, Def Jam Recordings’ first publicist, presented him, Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell, and Joseph “Run” Simmons with the opportunity to participate in the 1987 charity album, A Very Special Christmas, they were skeptical.  The project featured some of the most influential […]

9. Just 2DeadBoyz

   With a name like 2DeadBoyz, the connection to Outkast, whose 1996 single “2 Dope Boyz (in a Cadillac)” is a staple in the Southern hip-hop icons’ catalog, isn’t lost. The duo—comprised of Flatbush Zombies rappers Zombie Juice and Meechy Darko—was heavily influenced by André 3000 and Big Boi, something they freely discussed backstage at Red […]

10. THE LADY OF THE LOWLANDS

    “I don’t appreciate things without an erotic charge,” says Lera Lynn, a singular wanderer on the Americana borderlands of country. “I know people really love Taylor Swift, but there’s no sex in that music — no sex or death. That’s what I find lacking in some pop music.” To Lynn, who has declined big label […]