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Nandi Rose has announced her next album as Half Waif: the follow-up to 2020’s The Caretaker is called Mythopoetics and it’s out July 9 via ANTI-. The announcement comes with the release of the album’s fourth single, ‘Swimmer’, along with a Kenna Hynes-directed music video. Check it out below and scroll down for the LP’s

Atlanta songwriter Faye Webster has announced a new album: I’m Funny haha arrives on June 25 via Secretly Canadian. Along with the announcement, Webster has also shared a Matt Swinsky–directed video for the new single ‘Cheers’. Check it out below and scroll down for the LP’s cover artwork and tracklist. “This song has always felt like

A conversation about happiness with the two-time Oscar winner. By Chris Heath April 27, 2021 Collage by Simon Abranowicz Towards the end of last year, when Anthony Hopkins was promoting his then-imminent movie The Father, he spoke to GQ from the Los Angeles home where he had been locked down with his wife for the

Babygirl, the Toronto-based duo of Kirsten “Kiki” Frances and Cameron “Bright” Breithaupt, make music that sits at the crossroads between Death Cab for Cutie, Alvvays, and Taylor Swift. It’s their shared admiration for artists operating both within and outside the mainstream – as well as their mutual love for Lil Wayne, whose stylings are admittedly

In our current moment, the music that rises to the top of culture’s echelons is that which finds enough inspiration from other genres to become more than the sum of its parts. This is certainly what American singer, songwriter, and producer Ade has attempted on his debut album, Midnight Pizza. The 10 tracks move swiftly from

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The Kanye West and Travis Scott collaborator talks about his influences and greatest hits for a GQ playlist. By Colin Groundwater April 26, 2021 Illustration by Simon Abranowicz Super-producer Mike Dean is very online. When he’s not making hits, he’s networking with crypto-whales on Clubhouse. Or making NFTs with Shepard Fairey, OBEY 4:22, and appearing

Sandra Bullock stars as Dr. Ryan Stone, an engineer working in space, in this sci-fi thriller directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The intense filming process involved Bullock spending hours every day in isolation, much like her character does in the film. When their space shuttle is hit by flying debris, Stone and her commander Matt Kowalski

Mannequin Pussy have shared a new song called ‘Perfect’, the latest single and title track from the Philadelphia indie punk band’s upcoming EP. Check it out below, alongside an acompanying video. “Last year, I found myself spending more time on my phone than I ever had in my life. Physically separate from other people, I

Fejká, a music director and DJ, has added his touch to the melodious song “Amarcord” by vibraphonist Pascal Schumacher. The rework takes on a more downtempo rhythm with a melancholic vibe, exploring a more atmospherically interesting mood compared to the original. Talking about the rework Fejká said: “I was looking for a specific part that’s

Rap legends and fans alike gathered in Brooklyn Saturday evening for the rapper’s public send-off. By Frazier Tharpe April 25, 2021 NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 24: A group of mourners pay tribute during the Memorial Service Held For Rapper DMX at Barclays Center on April 24, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by

Based on the comic by Charles Forsman, The End Of The F***ing World is a Channel 4 television adaptation, initially conceived as a limited series. After the first season’s success on Netflix, a second season was released to positive reception, even though the story could have been left open-ended at the end of season 1. The show

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The Mars Volta have unveiled Landscape Tantrums, a previously unreleased eight-track collection of “unfinished original recordings” of their 2005 debut De-Loused in the Comatorium. It arrives digitally through Clouds Hill Recordings and is part of the massive 18-LP box set La Realidad de los Sueños, which was limited to 5000 copies and sold out upon

Michelle Zauner gives us the soundtrack to her life with a collection of songs that inspired her new memoir Crying in H Mart. By Will Schube April 23, 2021 Illustration by Simon Abranowicz “Is it bad that it’s…bad?,” Michelle Zauner asks me with a laugh as we walk through a collection of songs that helped

Austin-based singer-songwriter Tyler Dozier, who writes and records under the moniker Lady Dan, grew up in a strict religious household in Dothan, Alabama. Struggling to find a community she felt a strong kinship with, she moved to Birmingham as she was enterig her twenties to attend a Christian ministry school with her then-boyfriend. After getting

Kele has shared a new track from his upcoming solo album The Waves Pt. 1. Check out ‘Nineveh’ below. “With all the time spent at home last year I spent a lot of time thinking about the people that are no longer in my life, people that I have left behind,” the Bloc Party frontman

Having a dinner party with friends followed by a card or board game seems like a distant, idyllic memory. Lockdowns and quarantines have turned Zoom gatherings into the highlight of the week. Thankfully, there are plenty of online games that can fill the void of our once glorious social lives. Our favorite is Cards Against

Looking at the nominees in the acting categories in 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020 tells a story of Hollywood’s approach to diversity and other ensuing changes in the industry. By Keith Phipps April 23, 2021 Denzel Washington and Gina Davis at the 1990 Academy Awards.John T. Barr / Getty Images It’s hard not to view

Whether you like to drive cars or to look at them, we all love a good movie about cars. Hollywood is full of action-packed movies, so choosing the top car movies should be easy right? Well, we’ve made it easy with this list. If you’re looking for a movie to watch with your boyfriend, or

When London Grammar first arrived onto a heavily saturated music scene almost a decade ago, their emotive brand of pop balladry drew comparisons to indie favorites like the xx and Florence and the Machine as much as it caught the attention of mainstream audiences. Marked by Hannah Reid’s dynamic vocal range, the British trio stood

1954’s Gog is interesting artefact of ’50s Americana. To watch it now is to look at a vision of the future from the past, answering science fiction’s most pertinent question: what if? Gog is about an underground electronic brain called NOVAC (Nuclear Operative Variable Automatic Computer). Buried in the desert, the secret facility that hosts NOVAC is developing

Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley recalls the late rapper’s surprise cameo. By Kevin Hall April 22, 2021 In the days following DMX’s passing, stories about encounters with him have abounded, from his music industry peers and random civilians alike. As fans reminisced on their favorite DMX moments and anecdotes about his tendency to pop up

Beach House have contributed original music for Omega Mart, an immersive psychedelic grocery store installation in Las Vegan created by art and entertainment company Meow Wolf. After the exhibit opened in February, Beach House and Meow Wolf have today (April 22) officially released ‘Marin’s Dreams’, a coming-of-age short story that takes place within Meow Wolf’s

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Maxwell Byrn, Australian singer-songwriter better known under the moniker Golden Vessel, has developed numerous mellifluous projects since he entered our radar, most prominently his 2020 album colt which featured such tracks as ‘that’s us’and ‘midwest’ — to name a few. At Our Culture, we are proud to premiere Golden Vessel’s latest song, ‘getforward.’ ‘getforward’ is an intricate ten-minute

The actor’s surprising turn in Nobody wasn’t just about expanding his range. He also drew upon his experience in three dangerous real-life situations for the role. By Scott Meslow April 21, 2021 Bob Odenkirk arrived to the Nobody set on a mission. “I wanted to make it right, and I wanted it to maybe destroy

Ethel Cain is the project of 23-year-old singer-songwriter Hayden Silas Anhedönia, who grew up in a conservative Florida town and currently resides in an old church in rural Indiana. Having left the Southern Baptist community at 16, a few years before she would come out as trans woman, Anhedönia started experimenting with music under the