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Conan O’Brien Rocked Newport w/ Friends Jack White, Dawes, Mavis

Conan O’Brien Rocked Newport w/ Friends Jack White, Dawes, Mavis

While it's a damn shame Conan O'Brien was robbed from his rightful place as the heir of the Tonight Show, as Johnny Carson intended, what he's done after that putsch has been inspirational.

Conan could have pouted, burned bridges, sworn revenge and any number of things but instead he has explored a variety of other creative endeavors including a lovely podcast called Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend.

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Punk Legends X Are Winding It Down With Final Tour & Album

Punk Legends X Are Winding It Down With Final Tour & Album

Los Angeles' X are going to call it a career very soon. But being punk rockers they probably won't do it in the traditional way, so if you hear they are playing in your town you should probably see Exene, John Doe, Billy Zoom and DJ Bonebrake while you can.

The legendary band has been playing on borrowed time in a way since 2015 when Zoom was diagnosed with an aggressive pancreatic cancer. Now 76 years-old, the guitarist is still rocking, albeit seated when performing, thanks to a successful regiment of chemo which has made him cancer-free, he says.

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