In honor of the 10th anniversary of 2010’s InnerSpeaker Memories, Tame Impala has released a short film documenting the making of the seminal album. The footage was captured during the recording of the album at Australia’s Wave House Studioby Matt Sav. In the 15-minute film, the footage showcases band frontman …
Read More »Princess Nokia Pays Homage to Jennifer Lopez in 'It's Not My Fault' Video
It’s been quite a week for Nineties nostalgia. Following Beabadoobee’s throwback video for “Last Day on Earth,” Princess Nokia pays homage to Jennifer Lopez in “It’s Not My Fault.” The video is a direct nod to Lopez’s 1999 video for “If You Had My Love,” where Mid90s actor Olan Prenatt …
Read More »Flashback: Dana Carvey's George H.W. Bush Advises Will Ferrell's George W. Bush on 'SNL'
A hysterical clip of Dana Carvey debuting his President Joe Biden impression on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert went viral earlier this week. “I do him at the town hall when he’s like the gentle father to the country,” Carvey said, “and he looks like the alien when he …
Read More »Liz Phair, Snail Mail's Lindsey Jordan, Mary Timony Appear on Matador's New Podcast
Matador Records has announced Revisionist History, a new podcast featuring the label’s artists and collaborators in conversation. Linked to the catalog reissue series of the same name, the podcast celebrates album anniversaries with artists discussing each other’s processes and careers. The first episode features Liz Phair, Snail Mail‘s Lindsey Jordan, …
Read More »John Prine Live LP Featuring Roger Waters, Jim James Planned for Fall
John Prine‘s all-star show at the 2017 Newport Folk Festival will be released on vinyl in October. The late songwriter’s set features guest spots from Roger Waters, Jim James, Justin Vernon, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff and Lucius. The festival announced the double-LP, John Prine and Friends, on social media, writing, …
Read More »The Last, Best Chance on Climate
B arbara Boxer was in Greenland in July 2007, watching chunks of ice slide off glaciers into the rising ocean. She had brought Republican senators there with her, hoping a first-person confrontation with climate change would persuade them to take action. And as the newly calved icebergs flowed past, the …
Read More »'Midland: The Sonic Ranch': Fate and Fights Tell Country Band's Origin Story
There is a scene in Midland: The Sonic Ranch, a new documentary about the unexpected formation and success of the country music trio Midland, in which future bandmates Mark Wystrach and Cameron Duddy argue about the proper emphasis of the word “although” in a song lyric. “Make ‘although’ two words,” …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion, 'Folklore,' and 'Watermelon Sugar' See Big Post-Grammys Sales Boost
The March 14th Grammys telecast, which Rolling Stone declared the best Grammys ever, was full of show-stopping performances, surprising wins, and broken records. Many artists had huge nights, with Megan Thee Stallion taking home three awards (including Best New Artist), Taylor Swift breaking the record for the most Album of …
Read More »Sam Smith Gets Emotional on 'Kids Again' on 'Corden'
Sam Smith appeared on The Late Late Show With James Corden to offer an emotional rendition of their track “Kids Again.” The song comes off Smith’s recent third LP Love Goes. Smith was joined by a full band and three back-up singers for the performance, with vibrant purple lights illuminating …
Read More »Watch Doja Cat Bring a Very Laser-Packed 'Say So' to the 2021 Grammy Awards
Doja Cat donned an alien cyborg outfit for her performance of a remixed “Say So” at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night. Doja Cat and her dancers themed themselves after aliens coming down from another planet, surrounded by blue laser lights. (Doja’s dancers also, appropriately, wore cat ears …
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