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A treasured scene for me: a late-middle-aged Bill Murray, in Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation, showing up at Scarlett Johansson’s hotel room door in an inappropriately youthful orange camouflage T-shirt, only for Johansson to burst out laughing. Murray retreats to the bathroom, turns the shirt inside out. And into the Tokyo night they go, undaunted.

There’s an elemental beauty to Loma’s sophomore album, Don’t Shy Away, that reveals itself slowly but surely. After all, that’s the way it goes with most things in nature, a word that also happens to have been used as a fitting tag for the album – it’s not one you usually see alongside ‘alternative’ and

As far as job opportunities go, the art world is one of the most exciting and dynamic fields out there. The range of jobs that people in the art world find themselves working is endless, and each job offers a completely unique experience. However, the common thread uniting all these creative minds is a passion

Actress has unveiled a new short film to accompany his new album Karma & Desire. The visual of the same name was shot, edited, and produced by director Lee Bootee and features appearances from Yves Tumor, Sampha, Zsela, Aura T-09, and Actress himself. A press release describes the 17-minute film as “a love story — or the story

As Oneohtrix Point Never, Daniel Lopatin has cut a striking figure through the last decade of electronic music. The 38-year-old’s career began in the underground noise scene, when he released synth-laden new age abstractions, and has taken him down fascinating paths not often traveled by avant-garde musicians, like touring with Soundgarden and Nine Inch Nails,

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Art is, of course, beautiful to look at. Whether you love contemporary paintings or something more traditional, or whether you prefer sculpture or murals or any other type of art, there is something extraordinary about it that can speak to a person’s emotions and really allow for true personalities to shine through. Yet there are

Tenacious D have enlisted an all-star cast of guests for a cover of the Rocky Horror Picture Show theme ‘Time Warp’. Phoebe Bridgers, Karen O, King Princess, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, Sarah Silverman, Peaches, King Princess, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ezra Miller, Susan Sarandon, Eric Andre, John waters, and more join Jack

Three years ago, when Bryan Washington started sporadically tapping out the earliest draft of Memorial on his phone’s Notes app — while waiting for dinner to simmer, or between teaching ESL classes— he envisioned the self-proclaimed “queer traumedy” as a short story with limited appeal. After all, there wasn’t exactly a robust market for a

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In case the near–identical album covers weren’t already a dead giveaway, clipping.’s new record is clearly cut from the same cloth as last year’s excellent There Existed an Addiction to Blood. Releasing an album inspired by all things horror right before Halloween might sound like an obvious strategic move, but Visions of Bodies Being Burned

Throughout the week, we update our Best New Songs playlist with the new releases that caught our attention the most, be it a single leading up to the release of an album or a newly unveiled deep cut. And each Monday, we round up the best new songs released over the past week (the eligibility period begins

I’ve been lucky enough to win a championship at five or six other places. And they feel really similar. They really do, except for it’s just such a big stage and you just gotta kind of treat them all the same, you know? That’s like me saying I won a junior high writing contest and

Hobbies and passions can lead to some life-changing careers. A passion for music can lead to some exciting, world traveling careers. But there are other lucrative options too. Event planning can combine some pretty big passions—music, organization, people, and certainly a passion for completing a project. Event planning has become more popular in recent years.

Neil Frances ‘On the Lookout’ feat. Raffaella Jordan Feller and Marc Gilfry, the duo behind Neil Frances, have released their latest single featuring Raffaella named ‘On the Lookout.’ The song focuses on the theme of celebrity obsession and the popularity of unhealthy comments on social media. Vocally Raffaella delivers an ear-pleasing performance that goes well

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Administering the oath to new Americans, a pinnacle of the immigrant experience, is one of the great civic functions the government performs on behalf of the citizenry. In August, Donald Trump found a way to demean this precious ceremony for a handful of new citizens when he staged a naturalization event on White House grounds

Trying to make the best fashion choices for the future is so important, and there are a lot of ideas you need to keep in mind moving forward. Try to make the most of the decisions that are going to allow you to improve your fashion choices and improve your life as a result right

Pearla and Elijah Wolf have teamed up for a cover of Joanna Newsom’s ‘On A Good Day’. All proceeds from sales of the track, which is available via Bandcamp, will be donated to the racial justice organization Color of Change. Hear the Brooklyn artists’ rendition of ‘On A Good Day’ below. “When the pandemic began,

Kim Petras has shared a new Halloween song called ‘Party Till I Die’. Listen to it below. The German pop singer has been releasing music themed for the holiday since 2018, when she dropped her Turn Off The Light, Vol. 1 EP. A year later, she followed it up with a full-length record. Now, Petras has

The overall mood of the final presidential debate was one of relative restraint. The final diss track mix-tapes from Donald Trump and Joe Biden featured mostly recycled beats: Hunter Biden, Putin, fracking, and most of all, the sputtering and confused response to Coronavirus. Despite the presence of Kid Rock in the audience, the vibe was

A study discovered that about 70% of British adults prefer pop music to any other genre. However, regardless of your preferred genre of music, you can agree that music plays a significant role in our lives. It is especially important during festive occasions, so if you’re looking forward to throwing a special party soon but don’t know

Sigur Rós have announced a new album called Odin’s Raven Magic. The project, an orchestral work the band premiered at the Reykjavik Arts Festival in 2002, arrives December 4 via Krunk/Warner Classics. Below, listen to the first single ‘Dvergmál’, and scroll down for the LP’s tracklist. The album, which follows 2013’s Kveikur, finds the band

Tigers Jaw have announced a new album called I Won’t Care How You Remember Me. The Pennsylvania-based outfit’s sixth full-length LP is out March 5 via Hopeless Records. Tigers Jaw have also shared the first single, ‘Cat’s Cradle’, along with a music video directed by Drew Horen and Lauren H. Adams. Check it out below, and scroll down for

Welcome back to Fit Diaries, where GQ asks our favorite style lords to document a week through their outfits. Up next: LANY’s lead vocalist, Paul Klein. Paul Klein would be the first to tell you that he idolizes Ralph Lauren. He’s obsessed with the legendary American designer: his ability to transcend “cool,” to exist beyond

Phoebe Green has announced her debut EP: I Can’t Cry For You arrives December 3 via Chess Club Records. The 22-year-old Manchester artist has also shared a new single called ‘Golden Girl’ alongside an accompanying music video by Harvey Frost & Rory Chapman. Check it out below, and scroll down for the EP’s cover artwork

Starfish aliens, a planet hurtling towards Earth, and mankind divided on what to do; this is 1956’s Warning from Space. This poignant sci-fi spectacular delivers on striking images and engaging ideas. While its characters are thin, the film’s vast scope negates this as a problem.   Flying saucers have been spotted all over the world; and strange

Liturgy have announced their fifth studio album, Origin of the Alimonies. It’s described as a “cosmogonical opera-album” and it arrives November 20 via Hunter Hunt-Hendrix’s label YLYLCYN. Liturgy have also shared the first preview from the 7-track LP called ‘Lonely OIOION’. Check it out below, along with an album trailer and announcement video. Origin of

The authenticity of American politicians can be measured by any number of fuzzy metrics. Perhaps you’ve heard the most famous one, “He seems like a guy I could grab a beer with.” There’s no particular way to measure the beerosity of a public figure, but you know it in your gut. The beer represents a

Aaron Taos, the musician behind the beloved song ‘Control, has joined together with Alice Gray, a rising name in the world of music, to release their new single ‘Summer’s Gone.’ The song is an ode to summer love and is driven by a catchy, ear-pleasing production that pulls you in with its warm, shiny vibe—accompanied