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PEOPLE & ARTS Friday 7 February 2020

This cover image released by Rhino Records shows "Perdita" by President Donald Trump pauses as he speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington,
the Stone Temple Pilots. Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020.
Associated Press Associated Press
Review: Stone Broadcasters stick with Trump

Temple Pilots unplug during acquittal victory talk

for terrific 'Perdida' By DAVID BAUDER individually thanked sup- wouldn't speak publicly

AP Media Writer porters in the audience — about whether pulling
By MARK KENNEDY not making stripped-down NEW YORK (AP) — After including suggesting GOP away from Trump was a
AP Entertainment Writer covers of their hits (they've President Donald Trump Rep. Steve Scalise has got- consideration. But in at
What a strange trip it's been done that), but 10 brand spoke live for more than an ten better looking since be- least two network news-
for fans of Stone Temple new songs using no or very hour Thursday about his im- ing shot — and apologized rooms, there was a strong
Pilots. Two decades ago, little juice. There are cel- peachment acquittal, one to no one except his family, thought that out of fairness,
they gave us the grunge los, violins, alto sax and television network anchor for having to endure his im- the president deserved the
masterpiece "Plush." Now something called a Marxo- apologized to viewers for peachment. chance to be heard after
they are offering folk songs phone, a fretless zither. a presidential obscenity, There was little ques- several weeks where the
with flute solos. Acoustic songs are more while another said it was tion that a president's first impeachment hearings
That's not a knock, just a delicate than electricity-fu- like watching someone on speech after a Senate trial and trial were broadcast,
gentle warning. Bands eled ones and there's more a therapist's couch. and acquittal was news- said people familiar with
evolve and the Pilots have pressure on singer Jeff Gutt, Yet there's no indication worthy enough for broad- the decisions who did not
moved so beyond their son- who has taken over from that anyone in the control casters to break into regu- want to be identified while
ic beginnings that they've original frontman Scott rooms at ABC, CBS and lar programming. discussing confidential
followed their muse into a Weiland. But these 10 songs NBC considered pulling the Yet it wasn't a prepared conversations.
completely different genre. show off the musicianship plug on him. address, and as it went on A former NBC News execu-
They deserve credit — and of the band and its mem- During his time at a White complaints grew on social tive said Thursday's broad-
listeners."Perdida" finds ber's versatility, sounding House podium, Trump de- media from viewers who casts illustrated the unique
the band in an acoustic organically acoustic, not nounced his political op- had seen enough. difficulties of dealing with
frame of mind. No, they're reverse-engineered. q ponents with vulgarities, Network executives Trump.q

Rolling Stones returning to

North America for 15-city tour

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Carolina; Tampa, Florida; The Stones' tour through
Rolling Stones are returning and Vancouver, British Co- North America last year
to some North American lumbia. was postponed after Mick
cities where they haven't The band will also perform Jagger had heart surgery,
played in years. in Minneapolis; Dallas; De- but the band rescheduled
The band announced troit; Pittsburgh; Nashville, those dates and returned
Thursday that it will kick off Tennessee; and Buffalo, triumphantly to the road
a 15-city leg of its No Filter New York. The shows will with a show in Chicago.
tour in San Diego on May end July 9 with a concert Another of the resched-
8. Other cities where the in Atlanta. uled shows featured the
band will play that it hasn't Tickets will go on sale at announcement that NASA
performed in recently in- 10 a.m. local time on Feb. had named a tiny tum- his Aug. 22, 2019 file photo shows, from left, Ron Wood, Mick
clude Cleveland; St. Louis; 14. Additional details have bling stone spotted on the Jagger, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
Austin, Texas; Louisville, been posted at the band's Martian surface after the performing in Pasadena, Calif.
Kentucky; Charlotte, North website, rollingstones.com. band.q Associated Press