News Watch the Weeknd’s Supernatural Video for Starboy Track “Die for You” Celebrating the 5th anniversary of the song’s parent album, the video is a playful pastiche of Stranger Things and E.T. By Jazz Monroe November 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Weeknd (Leon Bennett/WireImage) Facebook Twitter The Weeknd has marked the 5th anniversary of Starboy
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Jared Leto is a proud method actor who often goes to bizarre and uncomfortable lengths to portray a particular role. In preparing for Requiem for a Dream, Leto lived on the streets with a group of heroin addicts and went as far as to shoot up water. He gained nearly 70 pounds in order to
News Planes Mistaken for Stars’ Gared O’Donnell Dead at 44 The post-hardcore singer passed away following a battle with esophageal cancer By Allison Hussey and Nina Corcoran November 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter Planes Mistaken for Stars, photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Gared O’Donnell, singer and guitarist for the influential post-hardcore band Planes Mistaken
The Pitch: In January of 1969, the Beatles, wearing by internal tensions and alienated through years of not touring together, attempted to do the impossible: get back together to craft not only a new album but to record it live in concert, without any overdubs or studio tricks. Not only that, they wanted to film a
News Ryuichi Sakamoto Shares New Arrangement of Yellow Magic Orchestra’s “Tong Poo”: Listen Created at Junya Watanabe’s request for the designer’s Spring/Summer 2022 collection By Matthew Ismael Ruiz November 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter Ryuichi Sakamoto, February 2018 (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Ryuichi Sakamoto has shared a new arrangement of Yellow Magic Orchestra’s “Tong
Here’s some Office trivia for you: Ryan Howard is a real person. The character played by B.J. Novak in the beloved Scranton, PA-set sitcom was named after the baseball player who played for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Baronsbefore spending over a decade in the majors with the Philadelphia Phillies. Now, the real Ryan Howard is headed
News Kojey Radical Announces Debut Album Reason To Smile The UK rapper’s first LP is due out next spring By Matthew Ismael Ruiz November 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kojey Radical performs at South Facing Festival in London, England, August 6, 2021. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage) Facebook Twitter Kojey Radical has announced his debut LP Reason
Thanks to a new rule change, Marilyn Manson and DaBaby each have the opportunity to take home their first Grammy next year. They are both nominated for appearing on Kanye West’s latest effort, Donda, which received a nod for Album of the Year. Prior to an amendment announced by The Recording Academy in late May,
News Bloc Party Announce New Album Alpha Games, Share New Song: Listen “Traps” is the first single from the band’s sixth studio album, due out next spring By Matthew Ismael Ruiz November 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Bloc Party, photo by Wunmi Onibudo Facebook Twitter Bloc Party have announced their new album Alpha Games with a
Before the year even started, Jurassic World: Dominion was postponed to 2022, but fans don’t have to wait any longer to get a glimpse at the latest Jurassic Park installment. Today, Universal Pictures released a five-minute prologue video that sets up the events of the dinosaur sequel. Directed by Colin Trevorrow, who helmed the franchise’s original
As The Simonetta Lein Show debuts its 4th season, the show welcomes the only Diamond-Selling dancehall & reggae artist in music history, the living legend that is Shaggy. With millions of albums sold, eight singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and two Grammy awards, Shaggy is THE pioneering reggae & dancehall icon. As he is a top 3 most streamed
Sophisticated and alluring, the new release, “Love The Lie” from Megan Graney is a wonderful sonic escape. Graney sets fire to a sultry, jazz/pop track, bringing along music that brightens her tones and tenor. Now based in Los Angeles, her work is often focused on mental health and positive living. While “Love The Lie” is
News Grouper Announces 2022 European Tour In support of her latest LP Shade By Matthew Ismael Ruiz November 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Grouper (Photo by Garrett Grove) Facebook Twitter Grouper has announced a run of 2022 tour dates in Europe in support of her new LP Shade. The tour kicks off on April 10 in
Everyone knows the key to a pop hit is keeping it short and sweet — unless you’re Taylor Swift. Today, the long-awaited, recently released 10-minute version of fan-favorite Swift track “All Too Well” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, setting the record for the longest song ever to do so. The original
In songs like “Brown Suitcase,” Frank Jurgens is so much more than a singer; he’s a vocalist who can own the energy of the room even when he’s coming to us from within the four walls of a recording studio. His charisma is one of the focal points to be found in his new self-titled
Jacob Kinniburgh’s one man project Content debuts with a five-song self-titled EP. When we say “one man”, let’s be clear – Kinniburgh is the project’s songwriting engine, but several musicians make their presence felt on this release. The Australian singer/songwriter purports to be far from content, but it’s difficult for me to imagine he isn’t
Elsewhere is earnest, if nothing else. There’s nothing disingenuous about the band’s music or songwriting, no feeling that the band thinks their better or smarter than their fans – it’s obvious that the Boston based trio is eager to share a sense of community with their audience. It never feels forced. The lack of anything
News Taylor Swift Sets New Record for Longest No. 1 Song With “All Too Well (10-Minute Version)” With Red (Taylor’s Version), she’s the first artist to have three simultaneous debuts atop the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 By Allison Hussey November 22, 2021 Facebook Twitter Taylor Swift (Photo by Mary Ellen Matthews) Facebook Twitter Taylor
The Weeknd’s acting career is really taking off. Today HBO officially ordered The Idol, the drama he co-created with Sam Levinson (Euphoria, Malcolm & Marie) and Reza Fahim, to series. The Idol is set in a world The Weeknd knows well: the music industry. The singer otherwise known as Abel Tesfaye will star in the
If you’ve lately been feeling like there isn’t much guitar-born glory in popular music anymore, you’re certainly not alone. There’s been a lot fewer strings and a lot more synthetics in the pop lexicon in the past few years especially, but if you’re jonesing for something organic and rich with unfiltered harmonies of the more