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Ruth Radelet, the former frontwoman of Chromatics, has shared her debut solo single, a cover of Elliott Smith’s ‘Twilight’. The singer recorded her rendition of the From a Basement on the Hill track for Stars Rock Kill (Rock Stars), a collection of covers celebrating the 30th anniversary of Kill Rock Stars. Listen to it below. “Growing up

I Am Love is an Italian romantic drama set in Milan around the year 2000. The film follows the wealthy Recchi family, who are textile manufacturers. Tilda Swinton’s Emma Recchi married into the family but is originally from Russia. She misses home greatly and often makes a Russian soup, ukha, for her son Edoardo. This soup recurs throughout

The actor talks about Tom’s shocking decision and the highlights of season three. By Frazier Tharpe December 13, 2021 Matthew Macfadyen in Succession, 2021.Graeme Hunter / Courtesy of HBO It was around episode five or six of Succession season three that it became clear that Matthew Macfadyen, who plays Tom Wambsgans, the beaten-down husband of

Animal Collective have shared a new song called ‘Walker’, taken from their forthcoming album Time Skiffs. The track arrives with an accompanying video directed by Avey Tare and his sister Abby Portner. Watch and listen below. In an interview with Zane Lowe, Panda Bear  (Noah Lennox) explained that ‘Walker’ is a tribute to the late Scott Walker, who passed

Cheekface have shared a new single called ‘Featured Singer’, out today via New Professor Records. Check it out below. Speaking about the new song, the band’s Greg Katz explained in a statement: One day, mid-pandemic, I was thinking about how hard it is for a band to reach people, especially in the middle of the

Last night’s show ended up being less about Larry Hoover and more a testament to the two rap titans’ legacies. By Gerrick D. Kennedy December 10, 2021 Kanye West performs at the Los Angeles Coliseum on December 9.Courtesy of Amazon Prime Video. As Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum’s monumental Olympic cauldron billowed with flames, Kanye West

Billie Eilish pulled double duty in last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, serving as both the host and musical guest. Joined by her brother Finneas and drummer Andrew Marshall, the singer performed the title song to her sophomore album, Happier Than Ever, as well as the track ‘Male Fantasy’. Watch her performances below. Happier Than Ever, the

We live in an age of abundance in everything. And in dancing as well! Schools and studios offer such a wide range of all kinds of directions that the eyes, and maybe the legs, run in different directions. Sometimes it might be challenging to find some time for activities like dancing due to a busy

This is the biggest TV death cliffhanger since Jon Snow. By Grant Rindner December 10, 2021 Jeremy Strong in Succession.Courtesy of Graeme Hunter/HBO. Succession is the internet’s show, and when it hits us with one of the biggest potential plot twists in recent TV history, people will inevitably start to look for any clues about

Michael Nesmith, a member of the 1960s pop group the Monkees, has died. “With Infinite Love we announce that Michael Nesmith has passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, peacefully and of natural causes,” his family said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “We ask that you respect our privacy at this

Sis, the project of multi-instrumentalist Jenny Gillespie Mason, has shared a new song called ‘Wooie’, taken from her upcoming EP Gnani. The track arrives with an accompanying animated video courtesy of Danski Tang. Watch and listen below. “‘Wooie,’ the place where I wanted to reach towards, when the confused, wizened reality of 2021 around me

RZA and Brooklyn rap trio Flatbush Zombies have joined forces for a new song called ‘Plug Addicts’. The track is accompanied by a John Tashiro-directed music video inspired by Quentin Tarantino’s 1992 film Reservoir Dogs. It’s the first of two collaborations between RZA and Flatbush Zombies, who are set to release a track titled ‘Quentin Tarantino’

The series is remembered as a pantheon show for women’s fashion—but its characters also delivered a fascinating, iconic, and lasting vision of menswear. By Max Berlinger December 10, 2021 Photographs Courtesy of HBO; Collage by Gabe Conte Sex and the City was a show about many things—the indiginities of dating in New York, the balm

Earl Sweatshirt has announced a new 10-track project titled SICK!, which is due out January 14 via Tan Cressida/Warner Records. Along with the announcement, he’s also shared a new song, ‘Tabula Rasa’, featuring Armand Hammer. Check out a music video for the track and find the record’s cover art below. SICK! will be the follow-up to Earl

You don’t need us to tell you that 2021 was another strange year. But look to the music that defined the year and you’ll get a better sense of precisely what kind of strange: Whether smashing together different styles to create the most intensely maximalist experience (The Armed), pushing the boundaries of sound design as

The Adam McKay series documents the Showtime Lakers. By Grant Rindner December 9, 2021 John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, and Jason Clarke in Winning Time.Courtesy of Warrick Page/HBO. Dominance in sports isn’t always entertaining, but the Los Angeles Lakers of the ‘80s were magnetic on the court and off. They’re the focus of Winning Time,

Khruangbin and Leon Bridges have announced their second collaborative EP. Texas Moon, a companion piece to last year’s Texas Sun EP, will be out February 18 via Dead Oceans/Night Time Stories Ltd. Lead single ‘B-Side’ arrives with an accompanying visual directed by Philip Andelman and shot in the J. Lorraine Ghost Town in Austin. Check it out below.

The hip-hop legend, who recently turned 50, looks back on his biggest hits, the drama of leaving Death Row and his last days with DMX while looking forward to his next phase: label executive. By Elliott Wilson Photography by Anthony Peterson December 8, 2021 GQ Hype: It’s the big story of right now. In the past

Lady Pills – the project of Boston-based songwriter Ella Boissonnault – has announced a new album: What I Want lands on February 11 via Plastic Miracles. The first single, ‘My Weight’, is out today, and you can check it out below. The follow-up to 2019’s Pink Void, What I Want was written and recorded over

Alice Glass has shared a new song called ‘Fair Game’, the latest offering from her debut solo album Prey//IV.  The track comes with an accompanying video directed by Bryan M. Ferguson. Check it out below. “‘Fair Game’ is spoken from the perspective of the abuser,” Glass said in a statement about the new single. “It’s

Olivia Rodrigo has shared her ‘Tiny Desk (Home) Concert’ for NPR. Recorded in a DMV, the footage sees Rodrigo and her band performing four songs from her debut album Sour: ‘good 4 u’, ‘traitor’, ‘drivers license’, and ‘deja vu’. Watch it below. Earlier this week, Rodrigo announced a world tour that will kick off next

With Don’t Look Up, the filmmaker confronts climate change—and pandemic misinformation, and vampiric tech oligarchs, and the broken media. By Sam Schube December 7, 2021 Emma McIntyre A few hours before I speak with Adam McKay, news breaks that Staples Center, home to the Los Angeles Lakers, has entered into a new naming-rights deal that

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Sally Shapiro have released a new single, ‘Christmas Escape’, the latest offering from their upcoming LP Sad Cities. Give it a listen below. “‘Chrismas Escape’ is a song about escaping from the Christmas stress,” Johan Agebjörn, one half of Sally Shapiro, said in a press release. “Christmas is lovely but the period before it can

The singer/rapper withdrew two nominations today. But his contentious relationship with the awards goes back years. By Grant Rindner December 6, 2021 Drake accepts the Best Rap Song award for “God’s Plan” onstage during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.Courtesy of Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for

Magdalena Bay, the duo of Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin, are set to embark on their first headlining tour next year, supporting their debut album Mercurial World. The North American tour kicks off in Boston on February 17 and concludes in San Fransisco in April. Tickets go on general sale on Friday (December 10) at