NMF Roundup: Skrillex and Hikaru Utada take on Kingdom Hearts III, Zeds Dead and Delta Heavy team up, Gorgon City unveil Lick Shot + more

It’s most important day of this week: New Music Friday. With the overwhelming number of tunes hitting the airwaves now, Dancing Astronaut has you covered with the latest edition of The Hot 25. Skrillex along with Hikaru Utada kick off some of their most prominent of NMF releases with the heavenly “Face My Fears” from Kingdom Hearts III. Also leading
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Regional books: “Bitterroot,” “Polly Pry” and more

Bitterroot.  From Susan Devan Harness (University of Nebraska) When she was two, Susan Devan Harness, a Salish Indian, was first adopted by a white coupleof Her birth mom was an alcoholic who didn’t even bother to show up at a societal services hearing, so Susan was taken away.  The thought was that she would become
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Happy Birthday Janis Joplin: Performing Live Spotify Playlist

Janis Joplin was born in Port Arthur, Texas on this day in 1943. Indisputably one of the most recognizable and emulated voices in recent history, Joplin was the quintessential blues-rock singer that place an unparalleled precedent of raw talent and passionate musicality. Her career had been cut all-too brief when Joplin died a heroin overdose
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Celebs, athletes give “Dragon Ball” pop culture super status

LOS ANGELES — “Dragon Ball” might be a Japanese-born anime, but the show has turned into a major pop culture influencer for ages. Rappers sprinkle references within their rhymes, athletes station the character’s super powers when making big plays and the franchise’s star actually made a towering look at November’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. That
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