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• TUNS (members of Sloan, Super Friendz & Inbreds) ready debut LP, share 1st single, opening for Islands in Brooklyn

  20-05-2016 23:07
  
  It's a '90s Halifax pop explosion.
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• Attila Csihar formed a supergroup with… Slipknot and Dragonforce members?

  20-05-2016 22:27
  
  And yet: The actual song, called "Army of Chaos" is extremely straightforward, hooky mainstream death metal that there honestly isn't much to say about, other than "its not half bad."
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• Islands share "The Weekend" video, on tour, playing NYC with TUNS and Lushlife this weekend

  20-05-2016 22:14
  
  Islands have a new video, and their tour with Lushlife hits NYC this weekend for a show with Canadian indie rock supergroup TUNS (members of Sloan, Super Friendz & The Inbreds).
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• A hologram Whitney Houston axed from 'The Voice' next week

  20-05-2016 22:05
  
  A much-anticipated performance by the late Whitney Houston in hologram form won't be airing on NBC's "The Voice" after all
  
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• Car Seat Headrest released 'Teens of Denial' (digitally), expands tour

  20-05-2016 21:44
  
  Car Seat Headrest's early Rough Trade tomorrow isn't happening, but the late one is.
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• Threes Brewing debuting Day of the Dead IPA in Brooklyn tonight; Bonnie 'Prince' Billy covering the Dead on CBS This Morning

  20-05-2016 21:34
  
  The massive 59-song, five and a half hour Dessner-curated Grateful Dead tribute album is out today (stream it and read our track-by-track breakdown), and tonight (5/20) there will be another party celebrating its release in Brooklyn. It goes from 7-10:30 PM at Threes Brewing, and excitingly, it will feature the official launch and first taste of Threes' very own Day of the Dead IPA...
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• Utah lawmaker wants opt-in requirement for porn

  20-05-2016 21:26
  
  A Utah lawmaker plans to introduce bills designed to heavily restrict access to pornography across the predominantly Mormon state
  
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• Ex-Subway pitchman Fogle asks appeals court to cut sentence

  20-05-2016 21:14
  
  An attorney for former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle says his client's more than 15-year prison sentence isn't justified
  
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• Quiet fall, President Sutherland and Jimmy Kimmel's old foil

  20-05-2016 21:11
  
  Cautious fall scheduling, digital bashing and familiarity in concept marks television's week of new schedule presentations
  
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• Fox baseball drama goes to bat this fall; 'Bones' delayed

  20-05-2016 21:00
  
  Just days after unveiling its Fall 2016 schedule, the Fox network is swapping 2 of its shows
  
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• Andrew Bird announces tour & openers (John Grant, Margo Price, Sinkane & more)

  20-05-2016 20:55
  
  Andrew Bird has announced a fall tour and has invited some pretty cool people to open for him.
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• Bill Clinton: Democrats will "be together in the end."

  20-05-2016 20:53
  
  Campaigning for his wife in South Dakota, former president Bill Clinton says that Democrats will "be together in the end."
  
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• Gojira share video for "Silvera" from new LP

  20-05-2016 20:44
  
  Gojira have debuted another track and video from their upcoming new album Magma. The song is called "Silvera," and it seems like a continuation of the chorus-oriented, hooky direction that they showed with the very good lead single "Stranded". But the melodic nature of these songs doesn't require the band to sacrifice its bread and butter, which has always involved grooves that can go from absolutely crushing to spacey and ethereal at the drop of a hat...
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• Sofia Coppola tries her hand at opera in Rome

  20-05-2016 20:35
  
  Oscar-winning film director Sofia Coppola is taking a break from movies to direct a new production of Verdi's "La Traviata" at the Rome Opera House, working alongside fashion designer Valentino who is doing the costumes
  
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• Drake & Future expand tour, add 3 more NYC-area shows

  20-05-2016 20:28
  
  Their tour already included three MSG shows, and now it includes two at Barclays Center and one at Prudential Center (and plenty of other dates).
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• Five Notable Hours of the Week (aka the new Grateful Dead tribute album)

  20-05-2016 20:23
  This is a slower release week, and there's one highly-anticipated release that's five and a half hours long. In lieu of that, today "Five Notable Releases" becomes "Five Notable Hours."
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• Bringing it all back home: Brooklyn Brewery’s plans for the Navy Yard, Williamsburg, and Staten Island

  20-05-2016 19:40
  
  The new beer garden brewing in the Navy Yard–Brooklyn Brewery’s rooftop restaurant and pub, coming in 2018. Rendering: Davis Brody Bond
  These days, it’s hard to navigate a New York City beer blog and not hear frequent mention of the many great craft breweries taking over the city. There’s Other Half, Grimm, Finback, Singlecut, Transmitter—the list, like the road, goes ever on and on. But before this city gave us $8 craft beers, there was a small brewery based out o
  
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• Johnny Ramone's guitar sold at auction to his widow

  20-05-2016 19:28
  
  The custom-made guitar punk rocker Johnny Ramone traded to a friend more than three decades ago is back in the loving arms of his family
  
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• Ex-academy director sentenced for not reporting sex abuse

  20-05-2016 19:16
  
  The former leader of a military-style academy for teenagers in Kentucky has been sentenced to 90 days of home confinement for failing to report sexual child abuse
  
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• Coroner: Vegas 'Mini Kim Kardashian' died of natural causes

  20-05-2016 18:48
  
  The coroner in Las Vegas says a 32-year-old performer known as "Mini Kim Kardashian" died of chronic alcohol abuse
  
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• Kristen Stewart says she's feeling happy in her own skin

  20-05-2016 18:20
  
  Actress Kristen Stewart, starring in a new film at Cannes, says she's feeling happy in her own skin, but that hasn't always been the case
  
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• Flint activist Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha has book deal

  20-05-2016 17:59
  
  The pediatrician who helped reveal the deadly levels of lead in the water of Flint, Michigan, has a book deal
  
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• Chef Eric Ripert recalls uphill climb to culinary greatness

  20-05-2016 17:57
  
  Chef Eric Ripert of Manhattan's Le Bernardin recalls an uphill climb to culinary greatness in an engrossing new memoir that details a difficult youth and the arduous atmosphere in France's top kitchens
  
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• Review Panel with moderator David Cohen

  20-05-2016 17:35
  Friday, June 10, 2016 7:00 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterLeading art critics join in lively debate about current exhibitions around the five boroughs. Presented in association with Artcritical.
  June's Review Panel (and the final for this season) features Christina Kee, Monica de la Torre, Christopher Stackhouse, alongside moderator David Cohen.
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• 2 Eagles of Death Metal concerts cancelled in France

  20-05-2016 17:22
  
  Two French music festivals have cancelled Eagles of Death Metal's concerts this summer in reaction to comments by the band's frontman over the Paris attacks
  
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• Trump seeks to woo Wisconsin conservatives

  20-05-2016 17:11
  
  Donald Trump is reaching out to some conservative critics who helped doom his hopes in Wisconsin, asking them to reconsider backing him this fall
  
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• PODCAST: MEDIA: Brad Lander has strong words for MTA’s F Express plan

  20-05-2016 16:55
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Armand DiphthongBrooklyn PaperFind out what the F is going on!This week on Brooklyn Paper Radio, Gersh and Vince get to the bottom of the latest civil war between the North and South — of Brooklyn — explaining with pinpoint accuracy battle for the soul of the F train, which the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced will soon begin skipping stops in Downtown Brooklyn to speed up rides for those gett
  
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• [►AUDIO, PODCAST] Brad Lander has strong words for MTA’s F Express plan

  20-05-2016 16:55
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Armand DiphthongBrooklyn PaperFind out what the F is going on!This week on Brooklyn Paper Radio, Gersh and Vince get to the bottom of the latest civil war between the North and South — of Brooklyn — explaining with pinpoint accuracy battle for the soul of the F train, which the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced will soon begin skipping stops in Downtown Brooklyn to speed up rides for those gett
  
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• Identical acrobat twins make you see double at 'Paramour'

  20-05-2016 16:42
  
  Andrew and Kevin Atherton are identical twins who soar and spin dozens of feet in the air in a new Cirque du Soleil aerial act that combines muscle and poise, balance and grace
  
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• Entering Hollywood, Kobe Bryant gets advice from Spielberg

  20-05-2016 16:23
  
  Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant has been seeking _ and getting _ advice on his entertainment ventures from Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams and Jerry Bruckheimer
  
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• 'Superfly' Snuka due back in court for competency hearing

  20-05-2016 15:10
  
  Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka is due back in court for day three of a hearing to determine his competency to stand trial on charges he killed his girlfriend in 1983
  
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• Romania's ex-king asking not to pay taxes on his castle

  20-05-2016 14:39
  
  Romania's former King Michael has asked not to pay taxes on his castle in western Romania as he is a war veteran
  
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• Founding Beastie Boys member John Berry dies at 52

  20-05-2016 13:52
  
  Founding Beastie Boys member John Berry IV has died at the age of 52
  
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• Calidore String Quartet wins $100K grand prize in Michigan

  20-05-2016 13:42
  
  The Calidore String Quartet has won the $100,000 grand prize at a new competition to identify and showcase the highest caliber of chamber music ensembles
  
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• Gary Payton unimpressed by Stephen Curry's unanimous MVP

  20-05-2016 13:12
  
  Consider Gary Payton unimpressed by Golden State guard Stephen Curry becoming the NBA's first unanimous MVP
  
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• In highlights of Cannes, a hush falls over the festival

  20-05-2016 12:09
  
  Many of the films at this year's Cannes Film Festival make a virtue of silence
  
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• [RED HOOK] Residents to city: Streetcar can’t be amenity for rich, white yuppies

  20-05-2016 09:40
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperThey don’t want a gravy train.The city must design its $2.5-billion Sunset Park-to-Queens streetcar line to help the borough’s neediest, not rich white yuppies, Brooklynites said at public forum in Red Hook on Tuesday night.
  “I don’t know if the $2-billion dollar investment should just make it easier to go to a brewery or to go get brunch in Williamsburg, and it kind of f
  
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• RED HOOK: Residents to city: Streetcar can’t be amenity for rich, white yuppies

  20-05-2016 09:40
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn DailyThey don’t want a gravy train.The city must design its $2.5-billion Sunset Park-to-Queens streetcar line to help the borough’s neediest, not rich white yuppies, Brooklynites said at public forum in Red Hook on Tuesday night.
  “I don’t know if the $2-billion dollar investment should just make it easier to go to a brewery or to go get brunch in Williamsburg, and it kind of f
  
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• [CHANGING BROOKLYN] Activists: We’ll sue to stop Pier 6 towers after city-state ‘back-room’ deal bombshell

  20-05-2016 09:05
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperCity and state officials went behind the backs of residents and local pols in a failed “back-room” deal to green-light more apartments in Brooklyn Bridge Park, and now activists say their only recourse to stop the controversial development is to sue.The secretive agreement came to light after state development officials pulled out of it at the last minute on Tuesday, citing questionable donations the project’s deve
  
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• CHANGING BROOKLYN: Activists: We’ll sue to stop Pier 6 towers after city-state ‘back-room’ deal bombshell

  20-05-2016 09:05
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperCity and state officials went behind the backs of residents and local pols in a failed “back-room” deal to green-light more apartments in Brooklyn Bridge Park, and now activists say their only recourse to stop the controversial development is to sue.The secretive agreement came to light after state development officials pulled out of it at the last minute on Tuesday, citing questionable donations the project’s deve
  
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• AIDS fundraiser emcee Kevin Spacey mocks Donald Trump

  20-05-2016 07:35
  
  French Riviera AIDS fundraiser emcee Kevin Spacey mocks Donald Trump
  
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• Beltran homers to back Nova in Yankees' 4-1 win over A's

  20-05-2016 07:33
  
  Ivan Nova pitched six innings for his second win since moving into the starting rotation, Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and the New York Yankees held on to beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Thursday night
  
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• Country artists welcome Beyonce to the format

  20-05-2016 06:40
  
  Dierks Bentley, Karen Fairchild and more country artists are welcoming Beyonce's excursion into country music with song "Daddy Lessons" from her new album "Lemonade."
  
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• Costs of celebrity college commencement speakers can add up

  20-05-2016 06:39
  
  While some colleges ask celebrities to deliver commencement speeches for free, others are willing to pay
  
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• Morley Safer, veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent, dies at 84

  20-05-2016 06:27
  Morley Safer, the veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent, has died
  
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• WWE star John Cena to host ESPY Awards

  20-05-2016 06:03
  
  WWE star John Cena will host the ESPY Awards honoring the year's best performances and moments in sports
  
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• Scared stiff! Brookdale brings kids to morgue to show dangers of guns

  20-05-2016 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Tatiana Hernandezfor Brooklyn PaperThis scared-straight program is dead serious.Brookdale Hospital brought 50 kids from Brooklyn high schools to its morgue to scare them away from gunplay on May 18. And the event was right on target, according to one student who said it helped him realize how one wrong move could cause a lifetime of pain.“It was touching,” said New Visions Charter High School student Deshawn
  
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• KENSINGTON: Light-bulb moment! New traffic signal at deadly Kensington intersection

  20-05-2016 06:00
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperThey’re shining a light on road safety — and also Caton Avenue.
  Kensington parents praised the city for installing a new traffic signal outside two local schools on May 18, which they have been demanding since a driver fatally hit a 14-year-old boy there two years ago.“We are so happy to have this new light installed,” said Abby Moscowitz, who is the president of the MS 8
  
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• BENSONHURST: Cache-ing in: Police uncover trove of illegal guns

  20-05-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn DailyYou bet your arsenal this was a big bust.Police recovered more than two dozen firearms and 10,000 rounds of ammunition in a raid on a 19th Avenue apartment just a couple blocks from the 62nd Precinct building on May 18. The cache included 14 rifles, three shotguns, six handguns, two flare guns, a grenade launcher, two tear gas grenades, five pounds of explosive powder, 100 high-capacity magazines, and two Tommy gun magazines.Police
  
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• BAY RIDGE NIGHTS: Bay Ridge is unstuck in time!

  20-05-2016 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn DailyMusic is coming from everywhen!A temporal anomaly is affecting the Ridge this Saturday, with bands performing tunes from every era but our own.But Friday night you can relax at the Greenhouse Café (7717 Third Ave. between 77th and 78th streets) with some classic rock, blues, and folk courtesy the Neighborhood Skells. They go on at 9:30 pm.On Saturday, throw off your internal clock by getting up early and doing your good deed
  
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