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Joe Otterson

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Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://bancodeprofissionais.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

‘Hair’ set as NBC’s next live musical

"Hair" will be NBC's next live musical, the broadcaster announced Thursday. The announcement comes on the heels of the critically-acclaimed NBC live staging of "Jesus Christ Superstar" on Easter Sunday....
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Dick Wolf’s Chicago trilogy renewed by NBC

"Chicago PD," "Chicago Fire," "Chicago Med," and "Law & Order: SVU" have been renewed at NBC. "Chicago PD" follows the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's Intelligence Unit,...
Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://bancodeprofissionais.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

‘Westworld’ renewed for Season 3 at HBO

"Westworld" has been renewed for a third season at HBO, the premium cabler announced Tuesday. The second season of the series debuted on April 22. The series takes place in...