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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticBob Neuwirth, a recording artist and mainstay of the New York City folk scene in the 1960s, and a collaborator with Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, John Cale and Peter Case, among others, died in Santa Monica Wednesday night at age 82. The cause of death was heart failure.“On Wednesday evening in Santa Monica, Bob Neuwirth’s big heart gave out,” said his longtime partner, entertainment executive Paula Batson, in a statement. “He was 82 years old and would have been 83 in June.

In a move that should come as no surprise, The CW has picked up shows from “Supernatural” alums Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, in executive producer roles, and Arrowverse boss Greg Berlanti.For those who’ve been waiting to hear, “The Winchesters” (Ackles), “Walker” prequel “Walker: Independence” (Padalecki) and “Gotham Knights” are moving forward as series for the 2022-2023 broadcast season. Here’s a logline for “The Winchesters”: “Before Sam and Dean, there was John and Mary. Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester (Ackles), ‘The Winchesters’ is the epic, untold love story of how John met Mary and how they put it all on the line to not only save their love, but the entire world.”Executive producers on the show are Jensen Ackles and Danneel Ackles (via Chaos Machine and WBTV deal).

The CW has ordered to series all three of its pilots — DC Comics-based Gotham Knights, Walker: Independence and The Winchesters.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A man who stars on a TV show called “The Bear Whisperer” has been accused of illegally killing a black bear in Alaska's Kenai Fjords National Park and lying about where it was killed.The U.S. Attorney's Office filed misdemeanor charges last Friday against Harvey Neil Anthony of Maine and Nature Productions Inc.

The coronavirus infection rates have continued to fall in nine boroughs of Greater Manchester, but have seen a rise of seven per cent in one local authority area, according to the latest data data.

The coronavirus infection rate has gone up in one area of Greater Manchester, as the weekly rates continue to plummet across the other nine areas. However, the infection rate across the region remains below the national average.

A seven year manhunt is finally over after baby-faced murder suspect David Ungi was found and arrested in Spain.

A derelict eyesore in Ashton is set to be turned into a Lidl - making it the borough’s seventh store. Plans for the new food store and parking for 77 cars has been approved for a site on Princess Road by Wigan Council recently.

Eugenio Derbez looks just as confused as fans are about what’s happening to him in the new trailer for his Hulu movie, The Valet.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticMandolin, one of the most celebrated livestream platforms to have come to the forefront in the last two years, is looking to keep the concert streaming boom going with the launch of its Venue and Promoter Network. The newly announced initiative is aimed at providing artists’ camps access to a list of dozens of U.S.

Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's biopic, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor Austin Butler made it clear he hoped Priscilla Presley and Lisa Marie would be happy with his performance. Just a few weeks ago, The King's ex-wife admitted she was "very nervous" about the film, saying she didn't think anyone could fill the star shoes of the star who died in 1977 at just 42. Since then, Baz invited her and Memphis Mafia member Jerry Schilling to a private screening of the film when in Australia.

Acting stars Christopher Eccleston and Matthew McNulty are among five big names to back a new independent cinema coming to Leigh. Built by community volunteers, Leigh Film Factory is set to become a reality in the next few months as Leigh Film Society implement their long-term vision at Spinners Mill after a two year delay as a result of the Covid pandemic.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticThe Beach Boys got around to making their Stagecoach Festival debut Sunday, teaming up with the country duo LoCash on four songs to cap the latter act’s early-evening main stage fest. LoCash had a distinct advantage on any other Stagecoach artists who might ever have been tempted to ask the touring Beach Boys to charter a Palm Springs flight: They actually named their new single “Beach Boys.” Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and three members of their touring band first came out midway into LoCasg’s performance to add their harmonies to the new single — the recorded version of which they also harmonize on.

TMZ, said Cole Goldberg was taken into custody and charged with first-degree attempted murder after an argument got out of hand aboard a boat in West Palm Beach, Fla., on April 24.Witnesses told police that Caroline and Cole were on a boat when he aggressively grabbed her and prevented her from getting away. The struggle continued for 20 minutes until she apparently began punching his Cole's arm to free herself from his grip.Caroline, the report states, ended up jumping in the water to escape Cole and swim to a nearby boat, but he reportedly jumped in after her and allegedly tried to push her under. "Witnesses also claimed Cole grabbed Caroline by the throat with both hands, attempting to strangle her while holding her under the water in a rage," TMZ said. Bystanders supposedly screamed for Cole to stop, and several eventually jumped in the water to help rescue Caroline.

One Greater Manchester borough continues to have a Coronavirus infection rate above the national average. Despite this, cases have still fallen across the region.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticFace the facts: you are never, ever getting that Taylor Swift exclusive Record Store Day release that is coming out today. Fifty million Swift fans can’t be wrong, and about a tenth of them seem bent on landing the 10,000 copies of a 7-inch single of “The Lakes” that is going on sale at indie retailers today as part of the annual holiday for music geeks.

Record Store Day 2022.As part of RSD’s 15th anniversary, hundreds of exclusive physical releases – including vinyl, CD and cassette – were made available at over 260 participating indie retailers nationwide.Fans can get their hands on special records from the likes of Blur, Taylor Swift, Elvis, U2, Bring Me The Horizon, Sam Fender and Blondie.Many celebrated managing to bag ‘The Lakes’ 7″ by Swift, who is the global ambassador of Record Store Day 2022.“Still can’t believe this happened but I’m so glad to have another addition to my Taylor Swift collection, especially one of my favourite tracks for my first RSD!” one customer wrote on Twitter.Another Swift fan shared a picture of their clear vinyl of ‘The Lakes’, captioning it: “Three hours later and she’s finally mine.”Elsewhere, a third Twitter used said: “SO SO HAPPY !!!!!! I GOT IT!! after waking up at 4am for record store day I now own ‘The Lakes’ on vinyl and it is so beautiful.” You can see those tweets below.Three hours later and she’s finally mine

This weekend marks a celebration of both the 15th anniversary of the annual Record Store Day and the very special 10th anniversary of our very own Official Record Store Chart.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Criticare a few artists who’ve been flagship artists for Record Store Day in its 15 years of existence — among them, the Grateful Dead, Dave Matthews Band and David Bowie, all of whom have had multiple exclusive LP releases for RSD — but maybe none have seemed quite so synonymous with the day as jazz piano great Bill Evans. And Resonance Records, the archival label that has been behind the wave of live Evans releases, is doubling down on the legend this weekend with twin titles, “Morning Glory” and “Inner Spirit,” both recorded in Buenos Aires in the 1970s but never officially released until now.As with all the previous Resonance Evans titles before them, this pair of double-LPs is not likely to last a full day in stock at most of the indie music shops that have ordered it.