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‘NCIS’ Shocker: Rocky Carroll Tells All on His Unexpected [SPOILER] and Playing Director Vance for Nearly Two Decades

“NCIS” has not been shy about letting some of its tertiary characters die a dramatic death, but when it comes to letting any of the show’s main cast come to a...

‘NCIS’ Hits Episode 500: Showrunner Steven D. Binder on Surviving Cast Turnover and Why He Believes ‘There Will Be Always Be an ‘NCIS,’ Barring...

There’s the Indy 500, and then there’s the NC-500. “NCIS” will air its 500th episode Tuesday night — a rarefied air shared in scripted prime-time television only by “Gunsmoke,” “Lassie,” a...

Noir City Hollywood Carries a Tune: Eddie Muller and Alan K. Rode on the 2026 Fest’s ‘Face the Music!’ Theme, and How Jazz Lent...

For 28 years, the Noir City film festival has been unfolding every spring under the aegis of the American Cinematheque, give or take a couple of early name changes since it...

Sturgill Simpson’s Johnny Blue Skies Album Debuts at No. 3 on Billboard 200, Despite Only Being Released on Vinyl, CD and Cassette

Sturgill Simpson was not about to go gently down the stream with his latest album. “Mutiny After Midnight,” attributed to Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds, has only been released...

Pacific Electric Rises in L.A.: Mumford and Sons’ Ben Lovett on Becoming ‘a Bill Graham Figure’ and Opening the Club He Hopes Will Kickstart...

Taylor Goldsmith, the frontman of Dawes, was addressing the crowd from the stage at the grand opening of Pacific Electric, a brand new venue near downtown L.A., when he made it...

BTS’ ‘Arirang’ Nearly Doubles Harry Styles’ Opening-Day Spotify Numbers to Claim Year’s Top Streaming Bow So Far

BTS‘ “Arirang,” the group’s first studio album in six years, appears to be living up to its commercial promise, based on first-day streaming results on Spotify. The album bowed with a...

Taj Mahal on Resurrecting a Lost Bill Withers Song as Title Track of New Album, ‘Time,’ More Than 60 Releases Into His Career: ‘I’m...

The title of Taj Mahal‘s just-announced album, due out May 1, is “Time,” a simple concept that the blues-folk-soul-reggae artist is better equipped to address than most musicians, in part because...

Lola Young Proves She’s a Bona Fide Rock Star in a Bravura Return to the Stage in L.A.: Concert Review

How many phenomenal young British female singers can one world withstand? It’s hard to imagine a more enjoyable onslaught than the wave that has brought us Olivia Dean, Raye and Sienna...

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