Month: October 2024

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Yankees advance to ALCS after defeating Royals; Guardians stay alive with Game 4 win vs. Tigers

A bag of baseballs before a Major League Baseball game. July 04^ 2022 - Atlanta^ GA^ USA

The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Thursday night in Game 4 on their ALDS, and will now advance to the AL Championship Series.

Yankees ace pitcher Gerrit Cole limited the Royals to one run on six hits and no walks over seven innings of work, striking out four of 26 batters he faced in 87 pitches. Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres and designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton each recorded a pair of hits and drove in a run, with Juan Soto adding a run as well.  

The Yankees will face the winner of the ALDS series between the Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers in the ALCS, which is set to begin on Monday, Oct. 14 at Yankee Stadium.

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The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-4 in Game 4 of the ALDS on Thursday night at Comerica Park in Detroit, tying the series up 2-2.

The Guardians rallied in the seventh inning with pinch hitter David Fry blasting a home run to left center field to give the Guardians a 4-3 lead.  While the Tigers got base runners in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings, the Guardians added a run in the ninth and were able to hold on to the lead to force Game 5.

The Tigers will face the Guardians at home for Game 5, set for Saturday at 4:38 p.m. in Cleveland.

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Rafael Nadal announces his retirement from tennis

Rafael Nadal of Spain against Alex de Minaur in the Men's Singles Round of 64 match during Day Five of the Mutua Madrid Open at La Caja Magica on April 27^ 2024 in Madrid^ Spain.

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement at the age of 38.

Nadal shared that he would play his final match in November’s Davis Cup, posting a video in Spanish, as well as thanking his fans in 12 different languages: “Hello everyone, I’m here to let you know that I am retiring from professional tennis. The reality is that it has been some difficult years, these last two especially. I don’t think I have been able to play without limitations. It is obviously a difficult decision, one that has taken me some time to make. But, in this life, everything has a beginning and an end. And I think it’s the appropriate time to put an end to a career that has been long and much more successful than I could have ever imagined. I am very excited that my last tournament will be the final of the Davis Cup and representing my country.”

Nadal is best known for his dominance on Europe’s clay courts, as well as his on-court rivalry with Roger Federer (Federer announced his retirement when he was 41 at the end of the 2022 season). However, the Spaniard has recently been plagued with injuries over the past few years and, and has barely played for the past two seasons — so news of his retirement was expected.

Nadal is a 22-time Grand Slam winner, holding a record 14 titles from the French Open, and two from both Wimbledon and the Australian Open. His most recent two Slams arrived in 2022, pushing him ahead of Federer for the then-record of 20 Grand Slam titles for a man. Both Federer and Nadal have since been surpassed in Grand Slams by Novak Djokovic, who reached 24 Grand Slam titles after winning last year’s U.S. Open.

Nadal married Maria Francisca Perello, in 2019, and the couple share one child, son Rafael Nadal Jr., who was born in Mallorca, Spain, in 2022.

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Hear Gwen Stefani’s song “Somebody Else’s” from first solo album in seven years, ‘Bouquet’

Gwen Stefani performs with her band No Doubt at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. New Orleans^ LA - May 1^ 2015

Gwen Stefani will release her fifth solo album ‘Bouquet’ on November 15 – her first album in seven years.

Stefani posted on social media: “my fifth studio album, ‘Bouquet’, will be in full bloom on November 15th 💐 pre-order ‘Bouquet’ available NOW exclusively on my online store, including a limited edition sky blue vinyl. the first single, ‘Somebody Else’s,’ will be available everywhere ♡︎

🧡 gx”

Stefani also dropped the new single “Somebody Else’s,” which she recorded backed by a full live band at Smoakstack Studios with award-winning producer Scott Hendricks.  The album also features the previously released “Purple Irises” with husband Blake Shelton.

The ten-track album will arrive digitally, on CD, and vinyl. A limited edition sky blue vinyl with alternate cover art will be available exclusively via her website.

Pre-order/pre-save Bouquet here.

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Country Daypop

Hear Gwen Stefani’s song “Somebody Else’s” from first solo album in seven years, ‘Bouquet’

Gwen Stefani performs with her band No Doubt at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. New Orleans^ LA - May 1^ 2015

Gwen Stefani will release her fifth solo album ‘Bouquet’ on November 15 – her first album in seven years.

Stefani posted on social media: “my fifth studio album, ‘Bouquet’, will be in full bloom on November 15th 💐 pre-order ‘Bouquet’ available NOW exclusively on my online store, including a limited edition sky blue vinyl. the first single, ‘Somebody Else’s,’ will be available everywhere ♡︎

🧡 gx”

Stefani also dropped the new single “Somebody Else’s,” which she recorded backed by a full live band at Smoakstack Studios with award-winning producer Scott Hendricks.  The album also features the previously released “Purple Irises” with husband Blake Shelton.

The ten-track album will arrive digitally, on CD, and vinyl. A limited edition sky blue vinyl with alternate cover art will be available exclusively via her website.

Pre-order/pre-save Bouquet here.

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Entertainment Daypop

Charlie Hunnam to play serial killer Ed Gein in Season 3 of Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monster’

Charlie Hunnam attend the 'The Lost City of Z' premiere during the 67th Film Festival Berlin at Zoo Palast on February 14^ 2017 in Berlin^ Germany.

Charlie Hunnam is the latest star of the next installment of Ryan Murphy’s Monster series. The ‘Sons of Anarchy’ actor, 44, is set to play the role of serial killer Ed Gein – often referred to as “the Butcher of Plainfield” – in the third season of the Netflix anthology series.  Netflix announced Hunnam’s casting on social media, as well as plans to start production next month. No other casting or premiere date have been announced yet.

Each season of the Monster franchise tackles a different true-crime story, with the first season debuting in 2022 regarding serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Season 2 just premiered last month, and focused on the infamous Menendez brothers, who were convicted of killing their parents in 1989, with the case becoming a media sensation in the 1990s when it went to trial.

According to Variety, Gein — who was from Wisconsin — became popular in the 1950s after he was found to have killed multiple people and dug up graves near his home. He then used the corpses to make household items and clothing. Convicted of murdering two women and suspected of killing seven others, Gein died in a psychiatric facility in 1984 at age 77.  He is also said to have inspired numerous horror movie villains including Norman Bates, Buffalo Bill and Leatherface.

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See Cate Blanchett in the trailer for ‘Disclaimer’ on Apple TV+

Cate Blanchett arrives for the BAFTA Tea Party on January 14^ 2023 in Beverly Hills^ CA

Apple TV+ will premiere the new limited series Disclaimer, featuring Cate Blanchett. The psychological thriller is based on the Renée Knight novel, with the seven-part television adaptation written and directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón (Y tu mamá también, Gravity).

Blanchett stars as Catherine Ravenscroft, an acclaimed journalist “who built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel from an unknown author, she is horrified to realize she is now the main character in a story that exposes her deepest secrets and threatens to destroy her family.  As Catherine races to uncover the writer’s true identity, she is forced to confront her past before it destroys her life and her relationships with her husband Robert (Sacha Baron Cohen) and son Nicholas (Kodi Smit-McPhee).”

The streaming service dropped a trailer for Disclaimer, which shows Catherine (Blanchett) try to keep her “deadly secret” as flashbacks show glimpses of a romantic tryst from her past. Meanwhile, the author of the book appears to be a grieving father (Kevin Kline).  Louis Partridge, Lesley Manville, Leila George and Hoyeon also star.

Disclaimer will have a two-episode premiere Oct. 11, followed by new episodes every Friday. See the trailer: HERE.

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Rock Daypop

Green Day release classic ‘Dookie’ tracks on random household objects for ‘Dookie Demastered’

Mike Dirnt^ Billie Joe Armstrong^ Tre Cool pose on stage during ABC Good Morning America rock group Green Day concert in Central Park in New York on July 26^ 2024

Green Day’s iconic 1994 album Dookie is being celebrated in a very unusual way. Three decades since Green Day dropped their third studio album, the band is dropping Dookie Demastered,  in collaboration with BRAIN, in which each of the project’s 15 tracks have been incorporated into a series of random household objects.

A press release announcing the news reads: “Instead of smoothing out its edges and tweaking its dynamic ranges, this version of Dookie has been met­icu­lously mangled to fit on formats with uncom­promis­ing­ly low fidelity. The listening experience is unparalleled, sacrificing not only sonic quality, but also convenience, and occasionally entire verses. It’s Dookie, the way it was never meant to be heard.”

Items used on the Dookie Demastered tracks include a Teddy Ruxpin doll, a doorbell, a toothbrush and even an answering machine. The first-of-its-kind “demastered” version of the 1994 album is available in 15 different formats, each more unconventional and purposefully low-quality than the last.

Fans can “play” all 15 formats at a dedicated website, and even enter a drawing for a chance to buy the one-of-a-kind recordings in a drawing that ends on Friday (Oct. 11) at 11 a.m. ET. Per the website, “those deeply familiar with the originals may experience existential disquietude. Extended listening has been known to provoke rage-nausea in audiophiles.

Green Day have been celebrating the Dookie anniversary, as well as the 20th anniversary of American Idiot, on their Saviors stadium tour, which will hit Corona Capital stadium in Mexico City on Nov. 15.

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Weezer to debut live movie ‘Weezer’s Voyage to the Blue Planet: The Concert Film’

Rivers Cuomo of Weezer preforming at Pine Knob Music Theater. Clarkston^ MI - June 18 2023

Weezer have announced a concert film shot during their ongoing 2024 tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut, aka The Blue Album.

Titled Weezer’s Voyage to the Blue Planet: The Concert Film, it was captured at Boston’s TD Garden on September 10th and will livestream at Moment.co on October 13th and 14th.

The band posted on social media:  “One small step for man, one giant leap for Weezerkind 🚀 On October 13th + 14th, we’re bringing you a very special concert film of The Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour (shot at the Boston show). For all of you that couldn’t make it out to the tour, now’s your chance to come celebrate 30 years of the Blue Album with us! Grab your popcorn 🍿 and your early bird tickets on @momentworld ’til 12pm PT tomorrow, and see you on October 13th + 14th http://moment.co/weezer”

Weezer are also celebrating the Blue Album’s 30th anniversary with an expansive reissue featuring 36 unreleased tracks. Pre-orders are ongoing ahead of its release on November 1st.

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Pop Daypop

Shaboozey shares official music video for “Highway”

Close up portrait of an anonymous performer/ silhouette with dreadlocks^ back to camera^ watching a concert on stage with music^ retro light effect^ flashlight and spotlight in a festival.

Shaboozey has dropped the official music video for “Highway,” the new single off his album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going, released earlier this year.

Shaboozey’s breakthrough song “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is now quadruple platinum by the RIAA and is currently the longest reigning No. 1 track of 2024. The track has also reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay Charts and Mediabase/Country Aircheck, and he made history as the first artist to ever have a single break the top 10 across all four charts — Country Airplay, Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay, and Rhythmic Airplay, and the second ever single by a black artist to top both the Billboard Hot 100 and Country Songs Charts.

Shaboozey is also currently on the road with his Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going headlining tour; and he will join Jelly Roll as one of the opening acts on Jelly’s Beautifully Broken Tour. 

Take a look at the video for ‘Highway’ – here.

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Country Daypop

Shaboozey shares official music video for “Highway”

Close up portrait of an anonymous performer/ silhouette with dreadlocks^ back to camera^ watching a concert on stage with music^ retro light effect^ flashlight and spotlight in a festival.

Shaboozey has dropped the official music video for “Highway,” the new single off his album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going, released earlier this year.

Shaboozey’s breakthrough song “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is now quadruple platinum by the RIAA and is currently the longest reigning No. 1 track of 2024. The track has also reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay Charts and Mediabase/Country Aircheck, and he made history as the first artist to ever have a single break the top 10 across all four charts — Country Airplay, Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay, and Rhythmic Airplay, and the second ever single by a black artist to top both the Billboard Hot 100 and Country Songs Charts.

Shaboozey is also currently on the road with his Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going headlining tour; and he will join Jelly Roll as one of the opening acts on Jelly’s Beautifully Broken Tour. 

Take a look at the video for ‘Highway’ – here.

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