Yearly Archives: 2026

Freddy is a certified Ella Fella, and his country music dreams are coming true. The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off this past week, and so far, I’d say it’s been nothing short of awesome. Of course, you have your anti-American haters (sadly that includes some Americans too), who live in their miserable social media bubbles and can’t help but complain about the US hosting every chance they get, but for anyone who’s actually got outside and touched some grass […]

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The Red Clay Strays’ Grateful and The Del Fuegos’ Boston, Mass. are both band records in the practical sense. The appeal starts with a singer, but it depends on the group around him: guitars that answer instead of crowd, rhythm sections that keep the songs moving, and arrangements that sound built from stage time. Grateful was released in 2026 and produced by Dave Cobb, while Boston, Mass. was The Del Fuegos’ second album, released in 1985 on Slash Records. 

Maybe there’s a Chili’s near MSG he can watch the game from. Tonight is game 5 of the NBA Finals, with the San Antonio Spurs hoping to avoid elimination and force a game 6, while the New York Knicks are hoping to take home the trophy and win their first NBA championship since 1973. There are plenty of celebrities in attendance for what could be the last NBA game of the season, including Sydney Sweeney, Timothée Chalamet, Ben Stiller, Patrick […]

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Aldon Smith, a former first-round pick and premier edge rusher, has died, according to the San Francisco 49ers. He was 36. “We are devastated by the sudden and tragic passing of Aldon Smith,” the 49ers said in a statement, via

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The American Airlines flight was around 30 minutes into its journey to North Carolina when the lightning struck it, forcing a U-turn to take place.

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Riley Green’s top songs include heartbreaking ballads, rowdy honky-tonkers and at least one bedroom smash. Continue reading…

The man had his pastry stolen by a seagull before he allegedly took part in the harrowing attack. Police are now looking for him.

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The tragic death of a two-year-old toddler in 2016 led to a drastic response from Florida’s FWC. Now, over 400 alligators have been removed.

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The country singer was most well known in his local Baton Rouge community. He was renowned for blending swamp-pop and country.

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Yeah, that’ll get you canned pretty quick. Of course these days Eric Church has a pretty sweet gig, making music that he loves, playing for crowds of adoring fans, and selling out arenas and amphitheaters around the country. But well before he was the country music legend that he is today, Church found himself in a situation that most of us find ourselves in at some point in life… working a terrible job just to scrape up some money. And […]

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