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People often say art imitates life, but the inverse is also true. In On Writing, the novelist Stephen King said, “Life isn’t a support system for art. It’s the other way around.” However, the singer-songwriter Charli XCX might disagree. In a 2026 Rolling Stone interview, Charli XCX described feeling “creatively drained and not ready to


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Flashing Echo: The Jamaican Upsetter Singles 1973 Chapter 2 Lee Scratch Perry Doctor Bird 14 August 2026 Lee “Scratch” Perry’s fame and legendary status derive mostly from events that happened after he opened his Black Ark studio in late 1973. These events include the destruction of Black Ark in 1979, which Perry claimed occurred deliberately
Photo Credit: Rielle Oase What happens when fashion meets free jazz and Afrofuturism? For House of Aama, the answer is a moody, retro take on vibrant prints, patterns, and textures. [SEE ALSO: How House of Aama Is Weaving Black History Into Modern Luxury] Mother-daughter design duo Rebecca Henry and Akua Shabaka brought that vision to
Photo Credit: Rielle Oase Bach Mai is known for adding drama to his designs, and his presentation at The Bomb Fashion Show’s Los Angeles debut was no exception. There were sweeping folds, sculpted waists, and enough volume for the slay the runway or a red carpet. [SEE ALSO: How Bach Mai Is Redefining American Glamour]
Get ready to dive into Wild Pink’ssixth longplayer,Still Coming Down, which clocks in at just under 33 minutes. The notably concise record findsfrontmanJohn Ross trimming the fat in favor of swaggering rock and roll. After the songwriter’s battle with cancer and being a father for the first time, he learned there was plenty of meaning
Indie horror fans are in for a wild ride tonight as the long-running horror podcast Without Your Head welcomes Troma Entertainment icon Will Keenan for a massive live broadcast celebration. The special event kicks off tonight, Thursday, October 22, at 9:00 PM ET. Keenan, a definitive face of late-90s underground cinema, is best known for
Fashion Bomb Daily was on the scene at the Culture Coldest Icon Awards in Atlanta, an evening dedicated to honoring the icons shaping culture. Founded by stylist and creative director Kim Blackwell, the awards celebrate trailblazers across fashion, music, sports, and entertainment whose influence extends far beyond their industries, recognizing the people who set trends,
In 1994, Lambchop began contributing to the great American songbook with rambling, Robert Altman-esque sound stories that document America using the artistic materials of Americana: country, soul, gospel, musical theatre, among others. Armed with a revolving cast of collaborators, the only remaining original member, main songwriter, and frontman, Kurt Wagner, voices his characters in a
Singer Jack Avery won a five-year restraining order and sole physical custody of his seven-year-old daughter on Wednesday after testifying that he was “very scared” of the girl’s mother, TikTok influencer Gabriela “Gabbie” Gonzalez, who is charged with conspiring to hire a hit man on the dark web to kill him. “I’m overwhelmed and happy
Leave it to country’s current record holder to tackle one of Dolly Parton’s most famous (and frequently covered) songs. During Wednesday night’s CMAPresents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration ofDollyParton, Ella Langley offered her take on the 1974 hit “Jolene,” which the star first performed at her Auburn, Alabama, concert shortly after Parton’s death.
John Anderson, the beloved hitmaker known for his deep country warble, died on Wednesday at the age of 71. The country great had more than 20 studio albums to his name and throughout his career released a slew of country Number Ones including “Wild and lue,” “Swingin’,” and “Straight Tequila Night.” Many of the artists
The country music icon, who died in August, originally recorded “Butterfly” for Brown’s 2025 album, Love & Fear Dolly Parton’s voice filled Belmont University’s Fisher Center for the Performing Artson Wednesday, where a packed audience had gathered for a tribute concert to the country legend. During Zac Brown’s performance in honor of Parton, the singer
John Anderson, a Country Music Hall of Fame member known for his distinct, idiosyncratic singing style, died Wednesday. He was 71. A rep for Anderson confirmed his death to Rolling Stone. A post on the singer’s social media announcing his death called Anderson a “gifted country-music singer whose voice and songs touched countless lives.” A
Carrie Underwood delivered the title song of Wednesday night’s live TV special CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton. The country music star closed out the ABC broadcast with a soaring performance of Parton’s 1974 ballad, joined near the end by some of the evening’s other performers. The singer appeared
It’s late July, and the Terrapin Roadshow is back at the Forest Meadows Amphitheatre in San Rafael, California for the second straight summer. The scenic location is only about a mile away from the former Terrapin Crossroads, a club and restaurant that now lives in legend. “TXR”, as it became known in shorthand, was where
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ICE CREAM MAN Available On 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD TODAY! Synopsis: From director Eli Roth, a mysterious ice cream man rolls into an idyllic town serving kids sweet treats that trigger a strange and deadly madness. Soon, the kids embark on an increasingly unhinged kill spree, sending the town spiraling into chaos and revealing
You are quickly earning a reputation as a major new “scream queen” in the industry. What drew you to the horror genre, and how does “surfing” these dark, suspenseful worlds compare to your roots in Italian TV and radio hosting? A: Aaaaaaah -I’m just starting this exciting interview with a scream- lol. That said, I
A sissy haunts country music, a boy whose father named him Sue. Queer country singers Patrick Haggerty and Andrew Sa are “Sue’s” of a fashion, as they make clear in their albums, Lavender Country (1973) and American Rough (2026). In the 1969 song, “A Boy Named Sue”, the character Sue’s only feminine attribute is his
October has a body count, and this year the release calendar is doing most of the work. Crawlers lands in theaters on October 16, a spider infestation nightmare from director Ángel Gómez Hernández that traps Matilda Lutz’s building manager inside a quarantined apartment block, and our own coverage of the Roadside Attractions and Saban Films
There’s a moment every bed-watcher knows. You’re four episodes in, warm and settled, and your arm goes numb. You switch hands. Your wrist files a complaint. You wedge the tablet against a pillow, and the pillow slowly betrays you: the screen tilts back a degree at a time until everyone on it looks like they’re
The ‘Green Room’ and ‘Rebel Ridge’ filmmaker returns with a gritty, high-stakes chase movie set inside a haunted house attraction. A24 has officially released the first trailer and poster for SLAYGROUND, the highly anticipated new thriller from acclaimed writer and director Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room, Blue Ruin, Rebel Ridge). Previously developed under the working title
Exclusive Interview Turns out, Cat Valentine (Ariana Grande) wasn’t the only member of the originalVictoriousgang that Robbie Shapiro (Matt Bennett) thought was “swell.” In the newVictorious spinoff,Hollywood Arts, Trina Vega (Daniella Monet) returns to her performing arts high school as a substitute teacher after over a decade of less-than-satisfactory acting gigs and subpar dates. There,
Independent Film Company proudly announces the November 20th release date of BEST PANCAKES IN THE COUNTY. The action thriller is written and directed by Ken Sanzel (Kill Chain, Blunt Force Trauma) and stars Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage (Longlegs, Face/Off), Justin Long (Weapons, Barbarian) and Shelley Hennig (Unfriended, Ouija). Set over the course of one


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One thing about working for a book-centered company is that your to-be-read pile will reach an astronomical height. It was, unsurprisingly, already pretty hefty, but day after day of reading about the latest and greatest releases from my colleagues has me stacking and stacking. In other words, I have been influenced! Specifically, I have been
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