Month: October 2021

It’s quite clear that the availability of Warner Bros. theatrical slate on HBO Max day-and-date this year has impacted the studio’s U.S. box office results. This has either led to a film seeing a big drop in weekend 2 at the B.O. after a solid first weekend or in the case of New Line’s Sopranos prequel
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News Radiohead’s Discography Is Now on Bandcamp All nine of the band’s studio albums, a live collection, a remix album, reissues, and more are now available on Bandcamp By Matthew Strauss October 21, 2021 Facebook Twitter Radiohead’s Phil Selway, Colin Greenwood, Thom Yorke, Ed O’Brien, and Jonny Greenwood, March 1997 (Bob Berg/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter
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Over the past two decades, director Wes Anderson has cemented himself as one of our most unique filmmakers. 2021 marks the release of his tenth film, The French Dispatch, as well as the 25th anniversary of his debut feature, Bottle Rocket. Through his signature stilted dialogue, symmetrical, stationary camerawork, pastel-colored sets, and commitment to casting
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Kendrick Lamar may be getting closer to dropping new music. Fans are speculating that the Compton rapper’s return is imminent after Spotify updated his desktop profile pic to display a new black-and-white photo. K-Dot is seen wearing a hoodie with the word “Volunteer” on it while looking down and striking a pensive pose. According to
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H.E.R. hits The Late Show With Stephen Colbert “For Anyone”. While in New York for her ongoing tour, H.E.R. served as the musical guest on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night (Oct. 20). On a dimmed lit stage surrounded by red lights at a piano, Gabriella Wilson gave a sultry and intimate
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David Crosby celebrated a milestone birthday in August, and he’s not pleased about it. “Eighty is not happy,” he says, while allowing that probably 50 of those years could be counted as a bonus round thanks to his past substance-abuse issues. He’s made good use of the extra time, especially during the past decade. The two-time Rock &
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[Photo via YouTube] Brooklyn-based punk group Surfbort have shared an original Halloween-inspired song just in time for Oct. 31. “Happy Happy Halloween” is a fun-loving punk-rock offering, as vocalist Dani Miller name-drops Siouxsie And The Banshees, Bauhaus and Christian Death. Read more: How Surfbort are championing love and acceptance on ‘Keep On Truckin’’ The band
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Mastodon have released “Sickle and Peace,” the latest single from their forthcoming album, Hushed and Grim. Putting this as politely as I know how: I do not care for not-heavy Mastodon, and other than the chorus, this is not-heavy Mastodon. It’s very much the same way I feel about not-heavy Opeth. To each their own!
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Stephen Wrench’s long journey through the wild and wooly world of popular music and rock ‘n’ roll has seen him wear several hats. He has enjoyed success as a musician and singer, tour manager, songwriter, and promoting other artists. It has been a while since listeners heard from Wrench the songwriter and musician, but his new single “Plow”
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Lifetime has ordered a new film titled Single Black Female, directed by Shari Carpenter. Actress/singer Amber Riley will star in the thriller opposite Raven Goodwin (The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel), with a special appearance from K. Michelle. Single Black Female, which will premiere in winter 2022, follows Monica (played by Goodwin) who is determined to move
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Well, that went about as well as expected. It was time for one of our coveted Kevin-centric hours, and Chicago PD Season 9 Episode 5 felt like a mishmash of an Atwater greatest hits installment. We had Black versus Blue struggles for Kevin, an anti-cop love interest he’s lying to, a genuine attempt to save a young Black
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News Bloodshot Records Co-Founder Walks Away From Label The label is not shutting down and the catalog will remain available despite Rob Miller’s departure, which follows fellow co-founder Nan Warshaw’s 2019 resignation By Matthew Ismael Ruiz and Matthew Strauss October 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Graphic courtesy of Bloodshot Records Facebook Twitter Rob Miller, co-founder of
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R. Kelly was on suicide watch following his conviction on racketeering charges. In the first court hearing since a Brooklyn federal jury found the R&B singer guilty, Kelly’s attorney Steve Greenberg said the U.S. Bureau of Prisons placed his client on suicide watch but that has since been lifted. According to the Chicago Tribune, monitoring
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