Michael Brewer, Whose ‘One Toke’ Was a Big Hit, Is Dead at 80 NYT | Top Stories By: Alex Williams 21 December 2024 at 14:54 The duo Brewer & Shipley reached the Top 10 in 1970 with “One Toke Over the Line,” a ditty about marijuana that ran afoul of Nixon-era censors. © Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesMichael Brewer in about 1970, the year that he and his musical partner, Tom Shipley, had a Top 10 hit with “One Toke Over the Line.”
Mariah Carey’s Holiday Bar in NYC Is All These Fans Want for Christmas NYT | Top Stories By: Alyson Krueger 20 December 2024 at 00:30 A New York City lounge devoted to the singer plays her 1994 holiday hit every 15 minutes. © Graham Dickie/The New York TimesMariah Carey’s holiday bar, a pop-up inside the Virgin Hotels New York, has drawn some of the singer’s biggest fans.
Part-Time Farmers, Part-Time Rock Stars: A Chinese Band’s Unlikely Rise NYT | China By: Vivian Wang 29 October 2024 at 14:45 The band, Varihnaz, has gained fans by offering an alternative to China’s hyper-polished, fast-paced modern life, with songs about pesticides and poultry raising.
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