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When John Frusciante joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers at age 18, replacing the band’s late co-founder Hillel Slovak, he intimately knew the musical situation he was entering. And as a major fan of the band’s heavy funk-rock style, he slotted seamlessly into that mold for two major LPs, 1989’s Mother’s Milk and their multiplatinum 1991 breakthrough, Blood Sugar Sex Magik.

Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong declared he was “renouncing” his U.S. citizenship during a recent concert in the U.K. "Fuck America," Armstrong said his during band’s Hella Mega tour headlining set in London. "I'm fucking renouncing my citizenship. I'm fucking coming here." "There's just too much...

The new Thor movie, the fourth in the Marvel franchise and the second in a row directed by Taika Waititi, premiered in Los Angeles tonight. That meant that for the first time critics were allowed to tweet their reactions to the movie, which follows Chris Hemsworth’s Thor back into outer space for an encounter with Christian Bale’s Gorr the God-Butcher and a reunion with Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster, who now also possesses the power of Thor (and his old magic hammer, Mjolnir).

After news broke of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe Vs. Wade early on Friday morning, protests started popping up all across the country. One protest in Cedar Rapids took a dangerous turn on Friday evening. A few hours after the decision went public, various pro-choice organizers started to...

Living in the middle of nowhere entirely by yourself might creep some people out, but for Monowi, Nebraska's only resident, 85-year-old Elsie Eiler, it's been a way of life since 2004--when the town's only OTHER resident, her husband Rudy, passed away. I kid you not, Eiler is the single, solitary...

In 1977, the year of Elvis Presley's death, Dr. George Nichopoulos, his primary physician, prescribed the legendary artist thousands of doses of various drugs. In Elvis, a new 2022 film that theatrically follows Presley's complicated rise to fame, "Dr. Nick," as he was known, appears a totally willing participant in Presley's spiraling physical condition.

Ozzy Osbourne offered extended comment on his forthcoming album Patient Number 9 after its haunting title track emerged on Friday (June 24). The rocker shared a new interview where he touched on his recent difficulties — including contracting COVID-19 this spring — among discussion about the album. That...

Is a beefalo burger the future of red meat? Well, if you ask some people they say yes, it should be at least. If you can’t tell by its name, a beefalo is a cross between cattle and bison. It creates meat that is lean like a bison but is much easier to raise. Bison can be difficult to raise on a farm because they are wild animals.

This has to have been one of the weirdest calls this police department has ever received. I mean, can you imagine? It probably went something like this... 'Uh, yeah, we need your help. We can't get this guy out of the shower.' Police: 'How long's he been in there?' Caller: 'You wouldn't believe it if I told you.'

It's summer and that means travel, right? For many of us, maybe a mid-summer staycation is in the cards. A chance to get away, without getting away. If that's you, then ahem (uses TV pitchman voice) have I got an amazing and historic place for you!. Located at 845 1st...

This story starts off pretty depressing but one family and this Cedar Rapids community are trying to help give it a positive ending. Last Tuesday, a house on 4th Avenue SE caught on fire and left a home completely destroyed. Thankfully the mom, dad, and newborn baby were able to...

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, and when life gives you broken ribs, well ... you serve up some ribs and beer to your audience. At least that's what Tommy Lee did during Motley Crue's stop at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Wednesday night (June 22). As with...

It’s no secret fertilizer prices have been high. Just in the last year, farmers have watched fertilizer prices skyrocket 200 to even 300 percent. With the skyrocketing prices also came soaring profits for fertilizer producers. That’s why Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller requested a study that looked into these...

On the United State's National Day of Prayer on May 5, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds addressed a crowd at the state capital regarding abortion. She said she was hopeful that the U.S. Supreme Court is ready to 'undo its fatal mistake, ' according to the Des Moines Register. She added this:

This weekend will kick off another year of fun and festivities at the Sturgis Falls Celebration!. It actually all started out as a celebration of the Cedar Falls Bicentennial Celebration and has grown into a huge community event over the years. There is a WHOLE lot going on in Cedar Falls this weekend to celebrate, so here's all of the details to help you keep track of it all!

You may think it's a bit early to start talking about the NFL but I would disagree. All NFL teams will be in training camp by July 26, which is only 1 month away. One of my first interviews for this job was back in January when the NFL playoffs were in full swing.

In a landmark decision on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court is overturning Roe v. Wade, the decades-old ruling which legalized abortion nationwide. The decision came while the high court was considering a case out of Mississippi where the state attempted to ban abortion after 15 weeks. Conservative Justice Samuel Alito...

AJ Green is arguably the greatest player to come through the UNI basketball program. As of last night when he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks, he'll have every opportunity to show the rest of the NBA just how talented he is. The Cedar Falls native inked his name onto a two-way contract -- we'll first see him in a Bucks uniform in the NBA Summer League.

Eight women from a small group in the Phoenix area had to be rescued from their hike after they began suffering from heat-related illness yesterday afternoon. The group started hiking the Echo Canyon Trail of Camelback Mountain around 7:00am for a retreat. Officials say the group of women varied in age and point of origin, with women from Alabama, Tennessee, and California.

Despite being born and raised here in Eastern Iowa I'm always amazed when I find out about a place that I had no idea existed. I was completely unaware that a nature preserve right here in Eastern Iowa features a mysterious circle of stone structures. How did they get there? Where did they come from?