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Classic lineup of Biohazard opens Divided We Fall tour in New KensingtonVideo
Hardcore legends Biohazard may have had to abbreviate their Divided We Fall tour, but it kicked off in energetic fashion Friday night. The Brooklyn veterans reunited their classic lineup a few years back, and they’re releasing “Divided We Fall” — their first album in 13 years — on Oct. 17....
Lorde rules in her 1st Pittsburgh show at the Petersen Events Center
When it strode onto the scene in 2013, the pop song “Royals” defiantly took over the Billboard Hot 100 and changed the face of that decade’s popular music. New Zealand artist Lorde won two Grammys as a result of the song’s rule, an incredible feat considering she was still in...
Decoding Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’: A guide to her references
NEW YORK — The curtain has been drawn. The stage lights are on. It’s time for “The Life of a Showgirl.” For Taylor Swift’s most dedicated audience, a new album means new opportunities to decode Easter eggs in her lyrics and music videos. The pop superstar’s 12th studio album has...
Q&A: G Flip rides the ’80s wave on new album ‘Dream Ride,’ tour coming to PittsburghVideo
Pop rocker G Flip may have been born in the 1990s, but that hasn’t stopped the Australian from embracing the previous decade on their latest album. G Flip, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, dropped “Dream Ride” on Sept. 5, and the album is awash with vibes from the...
TV Talk: KDKA-TV names station veteran as news director
Almost two months after the departure of news director Shawn Hoder for the top news department job at CBS’s Atlanta affiliate, KDKA-TV named Cathy Noschese its news director. Noschese has worked at KDKA for three decades, rising from production assistant to writer, producer, executive producer, managing editor and most recently...
Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘Life of a Showgirl’ fails to give promised behind-the-scenes look into superstardom
I’m not mad — I’m just disappointed. With the midnight hour came the release of yet another Taylor Swift album. One the megastar previously touted as a record she’s been “wanting to make for a very long time.” “The Life of a Showgirl” promised to encapsulate the gaudiness of life...
Celine tribute show to honor late founder of Act One Theatre School, support breast cancer foundation
Two good causes will be part of the Celebrating Celine concert on Oct. 19, including supporting Glimmer of Hope, a local breast cancer foundation, and honoring the late Karen Cordaro, the beloved founder of Act One Theatre School in Bellevue. Jenene Caramielo, a Celine Dion tribute artist and North Allegheny...
Q&A: Tune-Yards duo on the ‘puzzle’ of turning records into live experiencesVideo
The eclectic pop duo Tune-Yards — comprised of the married couple Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner — have played the majority of their Pittsburgh shows at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale. They’ll add another one to the tally with an Oct. 8 show there in support of a pair of...
How to listen to Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ album
Tonight’s the night Swifties have been waiting for — another Taylor Swift album is about to drop. “The Life of a Showgirl” is Swift’s 12th studio album, with an orange and teal theme, and it will be available at midnight. The new album was announced via a countdown on Swift’s...
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Oct. 3-5
If you’re reeling from the lack of Steelers football this weekend, never fear! There’s so much to do in the city this weekend that you’ll barely remember. Here are just a few ideas of how to fill up your free days. Beer Collectibles Show Especially with so many Oktoberfests, ‘tis...
TV Talk: Western Pa. mansion profiled on HGTV’s ‘Scariest House;’ WPXI reporter exitsVideo
Former Pittsburghers Thom Hutter and Edward Handley weren’t looking to buy a haunted house. Initially, they just wanted to remodel the kitchen of their Observatory Hill home. But when the Greenville Manor, a former funeral home in Greenville, Mercer County, popped up on a Facebook feed for sale two years...
Metal masters Alice Cooper, Judas Priest rock PittsburghVideo
A pair of bands with more than 100 years combined experience showed no signs of slowing down Wednesday night. In a double bill at the Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, shock rocker Alice Cooper and heavy metal pioneers Judas Priest put on a full display of entertaining rock in...
As Peanuts turns 75, Charles Schulz’s comic is more poignant than ever
SANTA ROSA, Calif. − Jeannie Schulz has a wicked sense of humor. The 86-year-old widow of Charles Schulz, creator of Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the not-so-merry Peanuts gang, has become the conservator of his legacy. Schulz is among the owners of Peanuts Worldwide, through which all partnerships...
Stunned ‘Wheel of Fortune’ winner takes biggest prize, has message for her boss
A woman from Connecticut just became the biggest winner in the history of “Wheel of Fortune.” Stamford resident Christina Derevjanik won $1,035,155 on the Ryan Seacrest-hosted game show that aired on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Derevjanik, who works in marketing for a utilities company, first won trips to Montana and Tokyo...
TV Q&A: Why are meteorologists on the move?Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: I have heard several announcements from KDKA-TV and WTAE that the weather forecasters’ schedules are changing. Jeff Verszyla on WTAE is now on weekends, and...
Q&A: Toronzo Cannon still representing Chicago blues despite moveVideo
Veteran Chicago blues guitarist Toronzo Cannon got married this summer and moved to Minnesota about four months ago. “I’m like a cat in a new house,” he said with a laugh. Although he may have relocated to a new state, the southpaw guitarist still plans on repping his hometown. “I...
Top Pittsburgh concerts for October: Lorde, Tate McRae, Sabrina Carpenter and more
A trio of women, all with sold-out arena shows, headline the top Pittsburgh concerts in October. Top concerts Oct. 3: Lorde, The Japanese House, Chanel Beads at Petersen Events Center Lorde, the unconventional pop star from New Zealand, brings her Ultrasound world tour in her first show in Pittsburgh. Known...
Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban separate after 19 years of marriage
LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman and country music star Keith Urban have separated after 19 years of marriage, various news outlets reported on Monday, citing unidentified sources. The celebrity power couple began living apart in early summer, with Urban moving out of the family home in Nashville, Tennessee,...
Bruce Springsteen gets political, brings out ‘weapon of choice’ for surprise performance
NEW YORK − Bruce Springsteen didn’t mince words at the premiere of his new biopic. The outspoken rock icon was on hand Sunday for the New York Film Festival unveiling of “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” a new drama starring Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”) that traces the creation of...
Q&A: Brent Cobb on adding a little more rock to his country with ‘Ain’t Rocked in a While,’ Pittsburgh showVideo
Country singer-songwriter Brent Cobb played a pop-up show last September at the Sheetz in McKees Rocks. And yet it wasn’t his first taste of playing an unconventional venue, and not even the first parking lot he’s played. “You know what? No,” he said with a laugh. “Growing up where I’m...
TV Talk: Green Tree native Zachary Quinto is back in season 2 of ‘Brilliant Minds’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. This fall’s 10 p.m. Monday night broadcast schedule pits a Western Pa. native, Zachary Quinto, starring in NBC’s “Brilliant Minds,” against a Pittsburgh-set series, CBS’s “Watson” (debuting Oct. 13). Both shows are medical dramas. Both...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: The Garment DistrictVideo
The newest video from The Garment District for “Cooling Station” could be considered “a love letter, postcard or elegy to” the old-school casino Circus Circus in Las Vegas, according to Jennifer Baron, who has documented the site in previous trips out west. “I was drawn to documenting the built environment...
Twenty One Pilots put on a spectacle at Star Lake
Fresh off scoring a brand new No. 1 album on Billboard’s charts, rock-rap-pop-duo Twenty One Pilots brought a blowout of a show to The Pavilion at Star Lake on Sunday night. The Columbus, Ohio, pair was nearly literally on fire during the intense two-hour show, which felt like it was...
Bad Bunny tapped to headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show
Bad Bunny is headed to the Super Bowl. The Puerto Rican singer, 31, has been tapped as the headliner for the Super Bowl LX halftime show in 2026. The news was announced Sunday, Sept. 28, during the “Sunday Night Football” game between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. The...
‘One Battle After Another’ opens with $22.4 million
NEW YORK — “One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s widely acclaimed American epic of rebellion and resistance, opened with $22.4 million in ticket sales from NorthAmerican theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Anderson’s ultracontemporary opus signifies a major gamble by Warner Bros. With “One Battle After...
