EXCLUSIVE: Solstice Studios is temporarily taking their Mark Wahlberg drama Joe Bell off the calendar in plans for a theatrical release later this year. The decision, I hear, comes due to the continued depressed state of the domestic box office during the pandemic; this despite this morning’s great news that No. 1 movie chain AMC is
Zack Snyder has revealed why he stepped down from Justice League in 2017. As it turns out, the director’s fragile emotional state wasn’t the only reason why he decided to leave the project. Principal production on the highly anticipated movie stared in April 2016 and ran through October. It was allegedly plagued with the studio
Netflix is bringing the love in February 2021. Leading the charge is Sam Levinson’s highly anticipated black and white drama Malcolm & Marie. Starring John David Washington and Zendaya, the film was the first feature to be written and filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also bringing the hugs and kisses is Maggie Friedman’s new drama
Mariah Carey’s ‘GTFO’ should have been a Grammy-winning #1 hit. If you thought Mariah Carey’s MC30 celebrations were over, think again. Last year, Mimi marked the 30th anniversary of her debut album by rolling out The Rarities — a compilation of rare and unreleased material — and a series of remix EPs. Today (January 22),
The Witcher: Blood Origin has found its lead in British actress Jodie Turner-Smith. Blood Origin will be a six-part, live-action limited series and a prequel to the hit Netflix series The Witcher. Set in an elven world 1200 years before the world of The Witcher, Blood Origin will tell a story lost to time –
Banging like a Benzi. Dave East lets his whips do the talking on his new drop, “Mercedes Talk”. Directed by Street Heat Films’ WillC, Dave East pulls up on a brisk night in NYC with a couple of coupes and gets in his bag. He raps along to AraabMuzik’s boisterous beat, sips malt liquor on
Notes on this week’s new releases: There are three songs of the week this week. The first is Royal & The Serpent‘s Choke which despite being too short manages to pack Really Quite A Lot into 137 seconds. Royal & The Serpent’s Get A Grip EP is out today — it includes previous (v good)
I had to give this new Pupil Slicer video a look based on that band name alone. Just when it seems as if metal band names and song subject matter can’t possibly get any more gory after how ever many decades, along come these London-based noise-makers to give me the heebie-jeebies. Shit, I recoil when
It is a line AC/DC are obviously pleased with: they’ve wheeled it out more than once. The gag runs that, during some or other promotional campaign, some upstart critic accused them of having made the same album 11 times. AC/DC retort to the effect that this is an outrageous, ignorant and insupportable calumny: they have,
Lil Uzi Vert wants to work with Amanda Bynes. Taking to Twitter on Monday (Jan. 25), Baby Pluto shared his desire to collaborate with the former Nickelodeon star. “I wanna work with Amanda Bynes,” he tweeted. “SHE BETTER HIT THAT AMANDA PLEASEEEEEEE 🤓 on my shit !” I wanna work with Amanda Bynes . SHE
A rare Marvin Gaye instrumental album has been made available as a standalone LP for the very first time – listen to it below. Recorded during the summer of 1971, ‘Funky Nation: The Detroit Instrumentals’ is the result of some downtime Gaye had after refusing to tour in support of his game-changing classic album, ‘What’s
Source: Al Pereira / Getty We are only one battle into the 2021 and it seems Verzuz is about to level up. The founders are aiming to bring some late greats to their platform— 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. . Last week, Ashanti and Keyshia Cole finally faced off. Even though the event didn’t live up to
Alex Van Halen celebrated the “strange chemistry” Van Halen had with David Lee Roth and compared the strengths of the original singer with his replacement, Sammy Hagar. In an interview with Modern Drummer, newly published but conducted before the death of Eddie Van Halen, Alex was asked how important it was to have a producer in the
Justin Timberlake and Ant Clemons’ 2021 inauguration collaboration has a moving backstory. On Wednesday (January 20), the “Filthy” singer and newcomer Clemons delivered the debut live performance of their song, “Better Days,” originally released in 2020. The performance was aired during the inaugural “Celebrating America” special in honor of President Joe Biden. The pair performed
Notes on this week’s new releases: Mae Muller‘s new one Dependent is the week’s best new song — it sounds brilliant and has a great twist on the “treat me a like a lady” trope. Her new EP No One Else, Not Even You, is also out today. Commas in titles are generally to be
[Photo via YouTube] FEVER 333 are back with another powerful visual for their new EP WRONG GENERATION. This time, however, Jason Aalon Butler was joined by Travis Barker for the explosive new video for “WRONG GENERATION.” Along with Butler and Barker’s intensity radiating throughout the video, FEVER 333 also incorporated a major nod to Blur
If, after suffering hardship, you’ve become particularly attuned to the everyday miracles of earth and sky, awed by the wonder of existence, then you’re already intimate with the hopeful air of We Will Always Love You. Drenched in mechanised shimmer and kinetic beats, The Avalanches’ third studio effort is at its core a beatific vision
Ben Howard has teased a return to music with a showing on BBC Radio 1 tomorrow (January 26). The singer-songwriter, whose last album was 2018’s ‘Noonday Dream’, posted a looping clip of him jumping between screens on Instagram today (January 25) with the caption: “What A Day. tomorrow 6pm. BBC Radio 1.” Some fans could
The rock community has seen several significant losses in 2021. We take a look at the musicians, actors, producers and others who have died below. The year started with the death of Merseybeat pioneer Gerry Marsden on Jan. 3. Gerry and the Pacemakers were widely considered the Beatles‘ top local rivals in the early days. Another artist from the
Janelle Monáe’s upcoming horror film Antebellum has confirmed its UK release date. Read More: Janelle Monáe – ‘Dirty Computer’ Review Lionsgate, the company behind the film release, last year revealed that the upcoming horror movie will by-pass cinemas and head straight to digital release as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues. The film had a US release