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A whole host of countries and entities are taking action to oppose Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. By Grant Rindner February 25, 2022 A protester holds a placard during a demonstration against Russia’s military invasion on Ukraine. (Photo by Walid Berrazeg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Courtesy of Walid Berrazeg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images. As Russia’s invasion of

Kanye West and Beach House appeared to have hit the studio together. After releasing 16 tracks off his new album Donda 2, the rapper posted a series of photos on Instagram that show him working alongside Beach House’s Alex Scally and Victoria Legrande. West also tagged the duo’s account, captioning the post with an ocean

Jarvis Cocker’s band, JARV IS…, composed the score for the new BBC series This is Going to Hurt, as BrooklynVegan notes. Based on Adam Kay’s novel of the same name, the show follows a junior obstetrics and gynecology doctor played by Ben Whishaw. JARV IS… also wrote the show’s theme song, which is not on

Reports of the Queen’s demise were greatly exaggerated… by your third-favorite celebrity gossip blog. By Grant Rindner February 25, 2022 Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the start of the Platinum Jubilee at a reception in the Ballroom of Sandringham House, the Queen’s Norfolk residence on February 5, 2022. (Photo by Joe Giddens / POOL /

Back in November, it was announced that Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas had written some music for Turning Red, the new Disney and Pixar film that features a fictional boy band called 4*Town. “We needed our character Mei to be obsessed with something that her mom would not approve of,” director Domee Shi explained

Pittsburgh’s String Machine started out as the solo project of vocalist and guitarist David Beck, who recruited a number of friends to help bring his creative vision to life. Across their first two albums, 2016’s Threads from the Youth Fossil and 2019’s Death of the Neon, Beck’s songwriting evolved, and so did the nature of

Bonnie Raitt has announced her first new album in six years. Just Like That…, the follow-up to 2016’s Dig in Deep, is slated for release on April 22 via Redwing. Today, Raitt has previewed the record with a new single called ‘Made Up Mind’, which you can check out below. Raitt recorded her new album

A list of organizations providing support as war breaks out with Russia. By Grant Rindner February 24, 2022 A person holds a sign that reads “Stop War Help Ukraine” during a “Stand With Ukraine” rally at the Russian Mission on February 24, 2022 in New York City. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images The Russian military invasion of

Alice Glass uses her solo debut as a means of exorcising trauma. That much is evident even if you haven’t followed her story since she left the electronic punk duo Crystal Castles in 2014; three years later, the Canadian artist born Margaret Osborn issued a statement detailing prolonged sexual, physical, and mental abuse at the

Australian art-pop artist Montaigne, who represented her home country at the Eurovision Song Contest last year, has teamed up with David Byrne for a new track called ‘Always Be You’. The single comes paired with a video from directors Nick Ward and Jacinthe Lau. Watch and listen below. Speaking about the collaboration in a press

The rapper unveiled his theoretically forthcoming album at Miami’s LoanDepot Park.  By Grant Rindner February 23, 2022 Kanye attends the Kenzo Fall/Winter 2022/2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week.Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Last night, hearing Kanye West’s upcoming Donda 2 didn’t require a $200 device—all you needed was an internet connection

The popularity of vintage Chanel handbags has greatly increased in recent years. Whether You’re looking for a Chanel WOC, Chanel Fanny Packs, or a Chanel Classic Flap bag, the attention towards these vintage bags is still strong. Even with the presence of new designs every year, these bags remain popular, which shows that vintage Chanel

Craig Whittle first saw Hannah Merrick sing at a university band showcase night; he remembers her playing a song solo, just guitar and vocals, and being blown away by the depth and power of her voice. It wasn’t until years later, when they became co-workers in a bar and she was teaching him how to

Dama Scout have announced their debut album, gen wo lai (come with me), which will be out on April 22 via Hand In Hive. To mark the announcement, the art-rock trio have dropped a new single called ’emails from suzanne’, which follows November’s ‘dan dan bub’. Check out its self-directed video below. The song pays

The comedy veteran’s new Ben Stiller-helmed show Severance is a unique twist on the workplace dramedies we’re used to seeing him in. By Tara Ariano Photography by Adam Powell February 22, 2022 For about as long as work has existed, workers have dreamed about being able to turn off their brains during their shifts. But

Mark Lanegan, the lead vocalist of Screaming Trees and former member of Queens of the Stone Age, has died at 57. “Our beloved friend Mark Lanegan passed away this morning at his home in Killarney, Ireland,” a statement from Lanegan’s official Twitter account reads. “A beloved singer, songwriter, author and musician he was 57 and is survived by

Naima Bock has released a new single called ‘Every Morning’. Following last year’s ’30 Degrees’, her debut single for Sub Pop, the track comes with the announcement of a headline show at London’s The Lexington on May 23. Listen to ‘Every Morning’ below. Bock said of the new track in a statement: I wrote this song

Fifty years after he gave us The Godfather, the iconic director is chasing his grandest project yet—and putting up over $100 million of his own money to prove his best work is still ahead of him. By Zach Baron Photography by Jim Goldberg February 17, 2022 Francis Ford Coppola lives—as he has in one way or another

Hailing from London, deathcrash are a post-rock band comprised of vocalist and guitarist Tiernan Banks, bassist Patrick Fitzgerald, guitarist Matthew Weinberger, and drummer Noah Bennett. After forming in 2019, the group released two EPs and a 7″ that saw them developing a heavy slowcore sound, moving away from the post-punk-adjacent Speedy Wunderground scene they were

It is no secret that physical activity has tremendous benefits ranging from weight management and strengthening the body to lowering the risk of certain illnesses and increasing life expectancy. Despite knowing how advantageous fitness is, many people struggle with finding the motivation to exercise as they cannot find the proper workout to keep them going.

On the cover of Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono, the titular artist’s face appears in a pixelated portrait. She’s instantly recognizable, yet the details of her visage remain obscure. This cover artwork encapsulates Ono’s legacy: a figure deeply entrenched in the history of rock music, yet with a tragically underexplored body of work. Ono’s

The writer-director talks HBO Max’s Peacemaker, bringing out John Cena’s sensitive side, and how he got so good at writing ensembles. By Keith Phipps February 17, 2022 John Cena in Peacemaker.Courtesy of Katie Yu for HBO Max Of all the scuzzy misfit superheroes featured in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker didn’t immediately leap out

Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal talk about The Tipping Point, their first new album in 18 years, and how their friendship has changed as they’ve grown older.  By Al Shipley February 18, 2022 Curt Smith (left) and Roland Orzabal (right) of Tears for Fears.Frank Ockenfels At their peak, Tears For Fears made some of the

Do you and your partner enjoy art? If so, why not try studying it together? In this blog post, we will discuss six ways that you can do this and strengthen your relationship in the process. Simply looking at art in museums, galleries, or online can be a great way to start. This may help

Tom Morello, Serj Tankian, Julien Baker, Cass McCombs, and more have teamed up with the Miraculous Love Kids, a non-profit organization that teaches music to young Afghan girls, to cover Morello’s Nightwatchman song ‘God Help Us All’. The organization was forced to stop its program after the Taliban took over government control in Afghanistan six