As the year comes to a close, it’s time to assess some of the releases we’ve received that would make great gifts for your loved ones, related ones or your one and only. We picked through the pile and came up with a diversified selection we believe tinkles the eyes and ears of even the most discriminating music lover. Here’s five to think about…. ~~ Bold As Love The Jimi Hendrix Experience Looking for a box set? Expanded to five LPs or four CDs (depending on your preferred format), stuffed with extra studio and live tracks, the aforementioned booklet, plus a Blu-ray disc comprising updated stereo, mono, and Atmos mixes, Bold As Love captures the Jimi Hendrix Experience as a tight-fisted power trio cooperative at the peak of their powers. Read more… ~~ What Happened To Your Hair? Got a reader on your list? What Happened To Your Hair? is the story of Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, sons of rock pioneer Rick Nelson, and how they find peace with the weight of their family’s legacy and their place in it. Read more… ~~ Live BEAT Who’s up for a live album? You can’t beat the Live (or is it Neon Heat Disease?) album by…BEAT. Calling BEAT a “creative reinterpretation” of 80s-era King Crimson is arguably misleading. If you listen closely to this quartet, you’d swear it was the real, original thing. Read more… ~~ Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII Pink Floyd Surely, there’s a movie buff you’d like to gift. Pink Floyd made a movie called Pink Floyd At Pompeii. What no one seemed to acknowledge at the time what that this was the ultimate cinematic record encompassing everything to love about Pink Floyd. That it planted the seeds for The Dark Side Of The Moon becomes obvious the minute the first pool of boiling mud flashes across the screen. Read more… ~~ Look Up Ringo Starr We all want to hear new music from our favorite Vintage Rock artists. Here’s one anyone on your list will love. And it comes from none other than Ringo Starr. With the buzz of the new breed of country music stars coming out of Nashville, and a wave of non-country music personalities embracing country music, having one of the living Beatles on board makes complete sense. Starr has tossed his ten-gallon Stetson into the ring with a country record of his own called Look Up. Read more…

Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of acclaimed filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, photographer and producer Michele Singer Reiner, was arrested late Sunday and booked on suspicion of murder following the discovery of both his parents' bodies in their Brentwood home.

After a horrific Hanukkah attack by a father and son Islamist duo, woke Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claimed the real problem is “right-wing extremist groups.” he never bothered to mention that jihadists committed the terror attack, killing fifteen people, including children. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee lashed out at Albanese’s statement. He agreed […] The post Australian PM Responds to Islamic Attack: Real Threat Is the Right-Wing appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

One of the most essential things in life is to resist the temptation to think or act like a traitor. Perhaps the next most important thing in life is learning how to avoid being violated by a traitor. Yet many of us don’t have anti-traitor armor. In personal and public life, traitors tear at friends, […] The post Personal and Political Anti-Traitor Armor appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Actress Jenny McCarthy says the shock of Charlie Kirk’s assassination jolted her into a deeper search for faith, ultimately leading her to embrace Christianity in a way she never had before. During a recent episode of Culture Apothecary with Turning Point USA podcast host Alex Clark, McCarthy discussed how Kirk’s tragic murder brought her closer to God and made her evaluate her relationship with Jesus. The former Playboy model said God used the horrible event for good, in her case. “I was so broken…when he was shot, I prayed and prayed and prayed, and then I was calling every doctor I possibly could, saying, ‘Tell me that this wound is something that could be healed…’ It was such a dark day… With every horrible thing, if you find the good, it can help you move forward. Look at the mass awakening. Look at how many people came closer to God, even including myself,” McCarthy told Clark. Christmas Sale – Get 40% off New DailyWire+ Annual Memberships The reality show judge said she was raised Catholic, but added that Kirk’s assassination served as a pivotal moment in her spiritual journey. “I have a very deep relationship with God. You know, some people have to work really hard to hear Him. I’ve got a direct line. I mean, Jesus is my homie. I’ve always been a follower of Christ, but when [Charlie Kirk] passed, I completely surrendered. I am so devoted. I started Bible study immediately… [husband Donnie Wahlberg and I] just have become devout since Charlie’s passing.” The actress went on to say that Kirk’s memorial felt like a “mass awakening.” She said, “I feel like Charlie knew exactly what he was doing. And I know he knew the sacrifice he was making.” “He changed the world. He saved the world. I mean, imagine having that as your legacy… You brought all those people closer to Christ,” McCarthy added. “What a gift.”

The mother of Naveed Akram, who, along with his father, allegedly killed more than a dozen people at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, insisted her son was a “good boy.” Footage shows Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, Sajid, calmly leaving a rented home in Campsie late Sunday afternoon, climbing into a silver hatchback, and driving toward Bondi Beach. Less than 90 minutes later, police say the pair opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens more in a targeted attack on Jews. The footage contradicts what Akram had told his family earlier that day. According to his mother, Verena, the men were supposedly enjoying a wholesome fishing trip, complete with swimming, scuba diving, and dinner plans. Instead, investigators allege, the father-son duo were holed up in a short-term rental preparing for mass murder. One of the Bondi Beach, Australia t*rrorists who kiIIed 10 people has been identified as Naveed Akram. The result of mass migration. The Australian Government imported t*rrorists. They allowed their citizens to be slaughtered. pic.twitter.com/JzyaB1erNS — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 14, 2025 Sajid was shot dead by police at the scene. Naveed was also shot and remains in critical condition, though authorities say he is likely to survive. Police later recovered multiple weapons, an Islamic State flag, and improvised explosive devices. Federal authorities are now investigating the men’s recent trip to the Philippines, a known hub for Islamist extremist groups. Christmas Sale – Get 40% off New DailyWire+ Annual Memberships Akram’s mother praised him, saying, “He doesn’t have a firearm. He doesn’t even go out. He doesn’t mix around with friends,” claiming her son did not drink, smoke, or “go to bad places.” “Anyone would wish to have a son like my son … he’s a good boy,” she insisted. That statement came as police cordoned off the family home and confirmed that her “good boy” allegedly helped carry out one of the deadliest attacks in Australian history. Akram, an unemployed bricklayer laid off two months earlier, reportedly studied Koranic teachings and had traveled overseas shortly before the attack. His father, a fruiterer who migrated to Australia in the late 1990s, had returned from multiple trips abroad in recent years. Sajid “arrived in 1998 on a student visa, transferred in 2001 to a partner visa and after trips overseas has been on resident return visas, which occurred three times,” Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke revealed. Authorities continue to investigate potential links to terrorism and ideological motivations. Meanwhile, Jewish families are burying their dead while the alleged murderer’s mother refuses to acknowledge her son’s evil.

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