Artist, DJ and producer Tim Bergling, a.k.a. Avicii , died this afternoon in Oman, according to a statement from his rep. He was 28. “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii,” the statement reads. “He was found dead in Muscat, Oman this Friday afternoon local time, April 20th. The family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their need for privacy in this difficult time. No further statements will be given.” He had retired from live performing in 2016, citin…
From Ashes to New ,the future of Rock ,on air by #American Road Radio. --Video lyrics by late release -- Single by late release : "Crazy" From Lancaster , Pennsylvania to New World. Lancaster, Pennsylvania is one of a hundred similar American towns; in fact, there are places just like it all over the world: post-industrial but still largely working class, and generally offering bleak prospects for the kids who grow up there. Suburban boredom, broken families, substance abuse, limited opportunity –…
From Ashes to New ,the future of Rock ,on air by #American Road Radio. Single by late release : "Crazy" From Lancaster , Pennsylvania to New Lancaster, Pennsylvania is one of a hundred similar American towns; in fact, there are places just like it all over the world: post-industrial but still largely working class, and generally offering bleak prospects for the kids who grow up there. Suburban boredom, broken families, substance abuse, limited opportunity – this is an environment in which authentic, compelling c…
Caffeine can send the heart racing, but for some people coffee may help prevent abnormal heartbeats, Australian researchers report. Many doctors advise patients with abnormal heart rhythms ("arrhythmias") to avoid caffeine. But, for most heart patients, coffee and tea are safe and may sometimes reduce the frequency of arrhythmias, the researchers said. "Although coffee increases your heart rate, it does not make it abnormal," explained senior researcher Dr. Peter Kistler. He is director of electrophysiolog…
Heavy winds have caused a Southern California town to become deluged with tumbleweeds. Invasion of Tumbleweeds in Victorville In Victorville, Calif., tumbleweeds accumulated so much, entire driveways and front sides of homes were covered in the dry, detached diaspores. "Normally you get a few flying down the street or whatnot, but never this many that will stack up even this much," Victorville resident Tanya Speight told KABC-TV, referring to the hill of tumbleweeds in front of her home. "And this is mild com…
Jason Aldean, Chris Stapleton and Miranda Lambert were the big winners at the 53rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony in Las Vegas Sunday night. AMERICAN ROAD RADIO : GET A RUN ! Reba McEntire hosted the gala, which aired live on CBS. Aldean won the evening's top honor of Entertainer of the Year, while Stapleton was named Male Vocalist of the Year and took home the Album of the Year prize for From a Room: Volume 1. Aldean won the evening's…
At least five people were wounded Saturday in shootings across Chicago, including two 17-year-old boys who were shot together on the West Side. The most recent reported shooting wounded two men in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side. The men, both 32, were sitting in a parked vehicle at 8:26 p.m. in the 7100 block of South Vernon when someone fired shots, according to Chicago Police. One of the men was shot in the face, while the other suffered gunshot wounds to his head, arm and shoulder, police said. They were…
A North Carolina restaurant is offering select customers the chance to eat a tarantula burger topped by a giant oven-roasted spider. Bull City Burger and Brewery announced its sixth annual Exotic Meat Month, which brought such animals as alligators, iguanas, pythons, turtles and insects to the menu, features a special tarantula challenge. The restaurant said customers can enter their names in a "tarantula raffle" to be one of the lucky few to take the "tarantula challenge." Custome…
Massachusetts’ top court on Friday rejected Exxon Mobil Corp’s bid to block the state’s attorney general from obtaining records to investigate whether the company for decades concealed its knowledge of the role fossil fuels play in climate change. Attorney General Maura Healey The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Attorney General Maura Healey had jurisdiction to seek records to probe whether the oil company’s marketing or sale of fossil fuel products violated the state’s consumer protection law. Re…
A fugitive Blooming Prairie, Minn., woman now faces second-degree murder charges in the shooting death of her husband. Lois Riess Charges against Lois Riess are pending at the Dodge County Attorney's Office and authorities issued a warrant for Riess' arrest, said Dodge County Sheriff Scott Rose. Law enforcement from multiple jurisdictions have been looking for Riess since her husband, David Riess, was found shot to death on the couple's farm property on March 23. Authorities this week found the white 2…
#Health:Too many shadows on the causes of maternal mortality in Texas. In the wake of a study that found the state overcounted the number of Texas women who died from pregnancy complications in 2012, state legislators are cautiously moving forward. They expressed a mixture of surprise, relief, frustration and piqued curiosity after an Obstetrics & Gynecology medical journal study published Monday revealed that a new state methodology for counting and confirming maternal deaths reduced the count of Texas mothers who died in 201…
California could vote on separating into 3 states in November A venture capitalist billionaire said he received enough signatures to get a measure on California's November ballot that asks voters if they want to split California into three states. Tim Draper, the chairman of Cal 3, the organization pushing the measure, said they've obtained more than 600,000 signatures -- nearly twice the number needed to get on a state ballot -- and will present them to the California Secretary of State for verification. …
An ice cream truck driver told police in Virginia that a boy pointed a gun at him and robbed him. The Daily Press reports that the 30-year-old Portsmouth man told police that he was approached by a group of five or six boys while he was in the truck Sunday. One of the boys asked for ice cream while the others stayed back. The driver says he handed over the ice cream and the boy pointed the weapon at him and demanded money. The man gave the boy money and the group ran away. RUN TO ROCK ! Newport News po…
Going through the checkout at the shops I got talking with the girl behind the cash register who proceeded to tell me that Good Friday was her favourite day of the year. She said that her family all gets together and at night they throw a seafood feast. Seafood being her favourite food, I can understand why she might think as much. She went on to ask if I did anything similar and when I proceeded to tell her that we eat fish and chips for dinner like her family - but that we fast the day leading up to it and do the same on Ash Wedn…
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