We live in an era dominated by fake news, when NBA players andpop-punk guitarists feel comfortable sharing their beliefs about UFOs and faked moon landings, and when a not-insignificant number of people that JFK Jr. is still alive and disguised as a slightly overweight, bearded man from Pittsburgh. So it’s …
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Writer-director Lulu Wang draws on her own life to create the story of a Chinese family who come together to celebrate a wedding that’s closer to a funeral. Awkwafina, the rapper-comic and laugh-delivering dynamo of Crazy Rich Asians and Ocean’s 8, dials down to give a sublime and finely textured …
Read More »Madonna Explains How Lisbon Shaped New LP in 'World of Madame X' Clip
Madonna gives fans an inside look in how Lisbon, Portugal shaped her new album in the documentary short World of Madame X, which is streaming now on Prime Video. “Here in Lisbon, this is where my record was born,” Madonna says in Amazon Music’s three-minute preview for the short film. …
Read More »Watch Daniel Craig Probe Family Murder Plot in 'Knives Out' Trailer
Daniel Craig plays a suave Southern inspector trying to solve the murder of an acclaimed crime novelist in the new trailer for Rian Johnson’s Knives Out. The film is set to open November 27th. In the film, Craig stars as Detective Benoit Blanc, who’s brought in after the writer Harlan …
Read More »Gary Duncan, Quicksilver Messenger Service Guitarist, Dead at 72
Gary Duncan, guitarist and vocalist of the influential San Francisco psychedelic rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service, has died at the age of 72. Quicksilver Messenger Service bassist David Freiberg confirmed Duncan’s death to Rolling Stone. Duncan’s ex-wife, Shelley Duncan Haslouer, said that Duncan had a “severe fall and hit his …
Read More »Watch the Specials Perform, Discuss Career on 'CBS This Morning'
Following the release of their long-awaited eighth studio album Encore in February, the Specials delivered a three-song performance on Saturday’s edition of CBS This Morning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jrHfvlaUMQ The British ska-punk icons ran through renditions of their latest album’s “Vote for Me” and “Blam Blam Fever,” which is a cover by The …
Read More »Daniel Caesar Returns With Surprise Album 'Case Study 01'
Daniel Caesar, the balladeer whose serene R&B tracks have been streamed hundreds of millions of times even though he is not signed to a major label, released a new album without warning on Thursday at midnight. Case Study 01includes contributions from Pharrell Williams and John Mayer. It marks Caesar’s first …
Read More »Watch Incubus Revive Classic Smash 'Drive' on 'Colbert'
Alt-rock stalwarts Incubus performed their early 2000s smash “Drive” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday. The group breezed easily through their seminal song, with guitarist Mike Einziger strumming the tune’s campfire-ready acoustic guitar melody and offering some soft harmonies for Brandon Boyd as he sang the memorable “Drive” …
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Nestled somewhere in the Evil Doll Hall of Fame between Chuckie and The Twilight Zone‘s Talky Tina, the Conjuring franchise’s resident Satanic toy has enough industry juice to have knocked out three spin-off movies — not bad for a scene-stealing porcelain figure originally used as a supernatural conduit by a …
Read More »The First Time: Halsey
Halsey describes the evolution of her artistry, the first time she dyed her hair and how she played Brand New and Taking Back Sunday records to death in the latest installment of “The First Time.” The singer traces her stage name back to 2015, when she was returning home from …
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