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Ken Paxton and the Case of the “Undercover” Operation That Everyone Knows About (or: How to Ruin a Secret Before It Starts)

This has to be a Twilight Zone episode.

Time, Tradition, and the Second Line Four New Records, Four Ways of Carrying Music Forward

New musical musings up now!

Purple Genius: Was Prince Our Modern-Day Mozart? A deep dive into the parallels, differences, and timeless brilliance of two musical icons separated by centuries but united by genius.

Prince and Mozart lived centuries apart, but their genius speaks the same language. My latest Spookie’s Playground post asks: Was Prince our modern-day Mozart?
#Prince #Mozart #MusicHistory #MusicLegends #SpookiesPlayground

The Beastie Boys Walked So Eminem Could Run The White Boy Rap Lineage Nobody Wants to Admit but Everybody Knows is True

The Beastie Boys didn’t just rap—they detonated the idea that white kids could belong in hip-hop without looking like a bad SNL sketch. Without them, Eminem might still be hawking demo tapes in Detroit.
#BeastieBoys #Eminem #HipHopHistory #MusicCulture #RapLegends

Uncle Jam Wants You – When Funk Went to War The Mothership Chronicles Part 8

Uncle Jam Wants You – When Funk Went to War
Part 8 of an 11-part series that was never supposed to happen.

The Mothership Chronicles Part 2 The Mothership Connection – Parliament Ascends, Starchild Returns, and Sir Nose Gets the Bop Gun Treatment

Part two of our series exploring the P-Funk mythology is live at the Playground. We look at The Mothership Connection, where Parliament ascends, Starchild returns, & Sir Nose gets the Bop Gun treatment. Tune in, funk out, and make sure to subscribe. bit.ly/4jXxtYb

Tourist’s Zip Line Video Captures Kashmir Terror Attack A tourist enjoying a zip line ride in a picturesque valley inadvertently captured chaos in the background as militants opened fire below him.

A tourist on a zip line ride in Kashmir inadvertently filmed militants opening fire below him, killing at least two dozen people — an attack that has pushed India-Pakistan tensions to the brink of military confrontation.

Disney Just Crowned a New Princess — And She Wears Fishnets and a Corset The Rocky Horror Picture Show returns in glorious 4K, and the culture warriors will need smelling salts.

Yes!!!! It's happening. The 4K release of the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show! If you're like me, you're shivering in antici...