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Library Happenings 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday, Thursday StoryTime: Join Ms. Amy for StoryTime on the NPL Facebook page! Toddler and preschool StoryTime videos are released weekly, and previous videos are available for on-demand viewing. On Tuesdays, join Ms. Sharon on Facebook for a Spanish-language StoryTime: “Hora de cuentos con Sharon.” Reading Rescue Club: On the First Tuesday of every month, school-aged children or their grown-ups can pick up a free Reading Rescue Packet, inspired by the boo...

Machine Gun Kelly has shared a teaser trailer for his forthcoming 'Tickets To My Downfall' musical 'Downfalls High', due out this month.

Next Best Thing | January 6, 2021 Wichita’s NEA Big Read kicks off this Saturday with a live celebration at 2:30 p.m. on KPTS Channel 8. Usually held in October, last year’s program was pushed back to January 9 through February 21 of this year. The selection is Circe by Madeline Miller — a novel that focuses on the lesser known Greek goddess.   Wichita Public Library has several virtual events planned, and many participating organizations are hosting events that embody Greek themes. A c...

Liam Gallagher calls for Oasis reunion in New Year message to Noel "2021 is our year" Liam and Noel Gallagher. CREDIT: Dave Hogan/Getty Images Liam Gallagher has called for an Oasis reunion in a New Year message to brother and former bandmate Noel. The Brit pop giants famously split in 2009 when ongoing tensions between Liam and Noel reached their climax during a festival show in Paris. Advertisement Liam told NME during his Big Read interview in February last year that an Oasis reunion is...

She told The Guardian: “The vocal production on the Billie Eilish album is absolutely phenomenal – that is an advancement in pop music. Advertisement Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches Credit: Getty “Iain [Cook] and Martin [Doherty] like to be across what is happening for production stuff.” She continued. “We want to be aware of it because there’s just awesome pop music and you can learn something from it. Learn the production tricks but don’t learn the other parts: I think that was t...

Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry CREDIT: Burak Cingi/Redferns Lauren Mayberry has given some hints at what to expect from Chvrches’ next album, which is due to arrive in spring 2021. The record will be the band’s fourth, following 2018’s ‘Love Is Dead’ and their 2019 collaborative single with Marshmello, ‘Here With Me’. Speaking to the Guardian, Mayberry said that the new album had “definitely got the Chvrches DNA” but that the songs on it couldn’t “slot into any of the first ...

Amber Coffman has covered Dolly Parton. Credit: Getty Images. Former Dirty Projectors member Amber Coffman has shared a cover of Dolly Parton‘s 1970s Christmas song ‘Hard Candy Christmas’. The song, originally written by Carol Hall, was popularised by its use in the 1978 musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and Parton released her version four years later as part of the film adaptation of the play. “Earlier this month I decided I didn’t want to wait another year to record Ha...

Talking Heads, Salt-N-Pepa and more to receive Lifetime Achievement Grammys Other honourees include Selena and Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five David Byrne of Talking Heads and Salt-N-Pepa. CREDIT: Getty Images Talking Heads and Salt-N-Pepa are among those set to receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at next year’s Grammys. The Recording Academy announced its 2021 Special Merit Awards early this morning (December 22). Other Lifetime Achievement honourees include: Grandmaster Flash & The Fur...

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“Listening to Nine Inch Nails’ music — which is so often called “industrial” — I actually hear a lot of funk,” he said in his induction speech. “Just listen to ‘Closer,’ and the foundation could be Stevie Wonder or George Clinton, but on top of that is a focused and relentless process of emotional destruction which paints a portrait of pain, pressure, and dissatisfaction.” Advertisement Elsewhere, the icon’s ‘Raw Power’ trousers have gone up for sale. The metallic,...