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The Big Score sounds like a title from the golden age of sleazy paperbacks, or maybe a high-octane, low-budget action flick. In fact, it was both, and I suspect K.J. Parker either knew this or didn’t care in choosing it for the latest novella set in his hilari­ously corrupt version of Renaissance Europe, which has shown a remarkable consistency over the years, with its endless cast of scurrilous alchemists, rogues, scoundrels, liars, cowards, and double-crossers. We’ve grown familiar with ...

Two Ronnie James Dio-era Black Sabbath records get the reissue treatment, and packed with extras.

Charles Blow, the New York Times columnist and author of the provocative new book, "The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto," is tired of begging others for justice and is urging Black Americans to empower themselves by moving en masse to Southern states. Blow candidly told me during our "Salon ...

, released as individual two-CD and two-LP sets. Both titles will feature live material and additional mixes of songs - some new and others coming to CD for the first time. At the time of Dio’s entry into Sabbath in 1979, the band was in shambles. Ozzy Osbourne quit while recording Never Say Die! and was replaced by Dave Walker, who also had short stints as the singer in Fleetwood Mac and Savoy Brown. Writing and rehearsals of new music and even a performance on the BBC took place, but the u...

To celebrate Black History Month, I dedicate a column this week to a brilliantly prescient account of the present and future political climate in the United

Tony Iommi: Heaven and Hell With Rob Halford ‘Won’t Happen Now’ The Black Sabbath spinoff band released the album The Devil You Know in 2009 and seemed set for a bright future until singer Dio’s death the following year. Drummer Vinny Appice recently said the idea of continuing with Halford had come up at the time, and he even suggested it again more recently. While its unclear whether Iommi is ruling it out permanently, the guitarist told Loudwire that “Rob must have mentioned ...

And, coming soon, a book on the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic — from Lawrence Wright, author of the prescient pandemic novel "The End of October" and "The Looming Tower," on Al-Qaeda and 9/11.

Leah Fleming: This is Georgia Today. Im Leah Fleming, in for Steve Fennessy. Over the last few months, weve seen a seismic shift in Georgia as the state helped Democrats capture the White House and the U.S. Senate. A majority of those in Georgia who voted for Joe Biden were Black and the state elected its first African-American U.S. senator. According to Census data analyzed by the Pew Research Center, the states eligible voter population grew by about two million over a nearly 20-year period...

Population shifts mean more political might for relatively fewer people.

Judas Priests Rob Halford has fronted Black Sabbath a total of three times — twice in 1992 and once more in 2004. According to drummer Vinny Appice, there was the potential for the Metal God to link up with Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and himself on a more permanent basis as the singer lobbied to work together following the death of Ronnie James Dio in May of 2010. As a guest on the "Rock Fantasy" Internet show, Appice discussed the instances in which Halford sung for Black Sabbath. The first ...