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Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood has shared two new songs from his upcoming soundtrack to the Jane Campion-directed film The Power of the Dog. Listen to ‘West’ and ’25 Years’ below. “The main thought I kept returning to was that this film is set in the modern era,” Greenwood said in a statement about The Power of the Dog,
Just ask Larry David and Bernie Sanders: there’s never been a better time to kvetch. By Jason Diamond October 25, 2021 Collage by Simon Abranowicz Perhaps the strangest thing in a year full of strangeness: you can almost set your watch to a Jewish man of a certain age going viral on the Internet. This
Midlake have announced their first new album in over 8 years. FOR THE SAKE OF BETHEL WOODS is out March 18 via ATO. Today, the Texas group have previewed the John Congleton-produced LP with the new single ‘Meanwhile…’, which you can check out below. Midlake’s last album was 2013’s Antiphon, which saw guitarist Eric Pulido taking over
As the second most popular website online, YouTube is impossible to ignore for brands looking to reach a broad audience. Starting a YouTube channel is easy, but the level of competition makes it tricky to actually gain subscribers. It is crucial to get your videos found on the site, but also convince people to watch
Jay Black, frontman of the ’60s rock band Jay and the Americans, has died at the age of 82. Black’s family confirmed that Black passed away on Friday (October 22) due to complications from pneumonia. Black also suffered from dementia. Jay Black was born David Blatt in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Borough Park and earned
Anybody is better than Martin Shkreli. By Grant Rindner October 21, 2021 Raekwon and Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan perform during EMBA Fest 2020 at Oakland Arena on February 21, 2020 in Oakland, California.Courtesy of Tim Mosenfelder for Getty Images. When you buy something secondhand, you can’t control who owned it first. Hopefully, whatever they’re
Brandi Carlile made her debut as musical guest on Saturday Night Live last night (October 23). The Grammy-winning country singer played two tracks from her latest album In These Silent Days, ‘Broken Horses’ and ‘Right on Time’. Watch her performance below. Ahead of her performance, Carlile spoke with Vanity Fair about her desire to play on
The tragic incident occurred on the set of Baldwin’s upcoming western Rust. By Grant Rindner October 22, 2021 Alec Baldwin attends the World Premiere of National Geographic Documentary Films’ ‘The First Wave’ at Hamptons International Film Festival on October 07, 2021 in East Hampton, New York. Courtesy of Mark Sagliocco for Getty Images. A tragic accident
Perhaps a producer with eight Grammy wins and a James Bond theme under his belt doesn’t need to worry about where he’ll go next. Finneas O’Connell, in his debut album Optimist, certainly seems more wrapped up in the hollowness of fame than the promises that glitter behind it. With his phenomenal, genre-defying work for his
Sustainability has been a pivotal topic of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia. This year, MBFW Russia has become the place to drop in unwanted clothes that upcycling designers will use for their upcoming collections. This initiative has marked another great year of progress for the fashion week that profoundly celebrates sustainable fashion. This project will go
Meg Duffy doesn’t reveal much about the song. It’s the first thing we hear about on Fun House, and whether or not it’s the same one, we hear about it again: first it’s “the song,” then “your,” then “a.” It is, quite naturally, a thing of the past: the thing Duffy attempts to dig into
In contrast to the illiterates of Star Wars, Dune’s characters are erudite readers with a sense of history. By Colin Groundwater October 22, 2021 Timothée Chalamet in Dune.Courtesy of Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures At long last, the spice flows. Denis Villeneuve’s Dune hits theaters today, and it does an excellent job exporting the eccentricities
Lawrence’s baby drama this season is sure to give the LawrenceHive and the haters a lot to argue about. By Julian Kimble October 21, 2021 Jay Ellis.Courtesy of Kris Evans. Insecure has taken Jay Ellis on quite the actor’s journey. The friendship between four Black women in Los Angeles is the focus of the HBO
Toro y Moi, the project of Bay Area-based artist Chaz Bear, has signed to Dead Oceans. Along with the news, he’s also announced that a new Toro y Moi album is slated for release in 2022 via the new label. “I’m excited to begin this next chapter with Secretly / Dead Oceans!” Bear said in
The realm of fantasy has always enticed Xenia Rubinos. Ever since her exuberant 2013 debut Magic Trix, the New York singer-songwriter’s dizzying concoction of punk, hip-hop, and jazz seemed to spring from a world of endless possibilities as her storytelling carried a hint of the surreal. Though proud of her Puerto Rican and Cuban heritage,
Intertops Casino has been around far longer than most of the online casinos we have around today.1996 is a long time ago, it was the time people were still attached to traditional casinos. Intertops came to change things with easy navigation, collections of games, a legit licence and of course its large jurisdiction. Although there
Rami Malek’s bad guy is the culmination of Bond’s most complicated relationship. By Michael Idov October 20, 2021 Rami Malek as Lyutsifer Safin in No Time To Die.Courtesy of Danjaq and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer This article contains No Time to Die spoilers. The most lasting, complicated, and fraught relationship in James Bond’s life is not with his
Deerhoof are releasing their new album, Actually, You Can, this Friday (October 22) via Joyful Noise Recordings. Today, they’ve shared one final single from it, ‘Be Unbarred, O Ye Gates of Hell’, which follows previous entries ‘Scarcity Is Manufactured’, ‘Plant Thief’, and ‘Department of Corrections’. Check out the track’s Geoff Hoskinson-directed visual below. “Maya Angelou once said,
Indiana-based produced Jlin has announced a new EP called Embryo, which is set for release on December 10 via Planet Mu. The 4-track project opens with the title track, which Jlin wrote for the Chicago-based ensemble Third Coast Percussion. Third Coast Percussion will share their version of ‘Embryo’ next year, but Jlin’s rendition is out today.
Lauren Spear, who performs under the alias Le Ren, spent her teenage years in Bowen Island/Nex̱wlélex̱m, a small municipality on the Canadian west coast, where she studied bluegrass. After relocating to Montreal as an adult, her musical interests expanded to contemporary folk, country, and rock, and she started sharing her first songs online in the
As legend has it, a few years back, Jeff Bezos demanded that his team at Amazon Studios create a fantasy epic that would put Game of Thrones to shame. Turns out, that kind of thing is even harder to do than it sounds. And more expensive than you can imagine. Inside the epic quest to bring Wheel of
Anjimile has announced his signing to 4AD. Alongside the news, the Texas-born artist has today shared his first single for the London-based independent label, ‘Stranger’. Take a listen below. “‘Stranger’ is something of a confrontation between my past and present selves in relationship to my trans identity,” Anjimile explained in a statement. “I started testosterone
Music is one of the most creative and enjoyable fields. When we think of the music industry, we can typically think of two major pathways, namely performing and teaching. However, the music industry is much more than that. Formerly, there were no music schools and training opportunities for people who wanted to become musicians. People
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia is taking place from the 19th of October until the 23rd of October at the Museum of Moscow. The fashion week will present over seventy designers from Russia and also countries such as Bolivia, Brazil, Germany, Israel, Nigeria and the UK. The following Russian designers will present their collections at Mercedes-Benz