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Handled with less care and empathy, some of Arlo Parks’ attempts at providing comfort in times of crisis might come off as familiar platitudes. Following a string of highly successful EPs and singles, the London singer-songwriter’s hotly-anticipated debut is filled with such affirmations of hope: “Just know it won’t hurt so/ Won’t hurt so much
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SOPHIE, the highly influential avant-garde musician, DJ, and producer, passed away yesterday morning in Athens, Greece following an accidental fall. “Our beautiful Sophie passed away this morning after a terrible accident,” a statement from the artist’s label Future Classic read. “True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally
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Hilton Valentine, founding guitarist of the 60s group the Animals, has died at the age of 77. The band’s label ABKCO confirmed the news with a statement on Friday. “Our deepest sympathies go out to [Valentine]’s family and friends on his passing this morning, at the age of 77,” the label wrote. “A founding member
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Scottish DJ, musician, and producer SOPHIE has died following a sudden accident this morning (January 30). The news was confirmed by a representative for the artist, who wrote in a statement to Mixmag: “It is with profound sadness that I have to inform you that musician and producer SOPHIE passed away this morning around 4am
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With the COVID-19 pandemic still on-going, we’re all spending much more time at home than usual. Fortunately, there’s a wide range of entertainment options on offer. However, if your bills are racking up and you want to cut your spending, expensive subscriptions aren’t so attractive. To keep yourself occupied without blowing your budget, take a
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It does not bother the members of PrettyMuch when people call them a boy band: Brandon Arreaga, Edwin Honoret, Nick Mara, Austin Porter and Zion Kuwonu embrace their place in history. That’s because they haven’t had to check their individual identities at the door. Where Zayn had to leave One Direction before he was allowed
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Norii, a rising San Diegan artist, released her latest single ‘Exocoetidae’ — just yesterday. To talk about the song, and her journey into music, Norii joined us for an email interview. Hi, how are you? Hi, I’m doing well. the “t” on my keyboard is broken, so I have to copy and paste the letter every time I wanna
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Palberta know their way around a hook. This might sound like a strange thing to say about one of the scrappiest and most experimental punk groups around, but knowing your way around a hook means more than just being able to craft it: when the New York City trio covered Bee Gees’ ‘Stayin’ Alive’ all
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Tsuburaya Productions has released an early teaser trailer for Shin Ultraman. Hideaki Anno, creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion and co-director of 2016’s Shin Godzilla, is producing and writing, with Shinji Higuchi (special effects director for Shusuke Kaneko’s ’90s Gamera trilogy) in the director’s chair. Footage in the trailer will surely excite fans of the 1966
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Implicit in all this performative athleticism is, of course, youth and vitality—Rep. Aaron Schock was perhaps a bit too explicit when, as the youngest member of Congress in 2011, he displayed his abs on the cover of Men’s Health. That was in the midst of the House Republican caucus’s obsession with P90X, a “a get-tough
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If you are a fan of a particular book, you cannot stop thinking of it. You start playing slts about it on Bet22, search for news and movies. And these 6 series are books adapted on Netflix.  Cursed A unique interpretation of the legend of King Arthur by a world-renowned graphic novel and comic book
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With Muncie Girls, the indie punk band Lande Hekt formed as a teenager in her hometown of Exeter, the singer-songwriter has been as open about the frustration of living in an unjust world as she has been about the crippling uncertainties that come with growing up. Her lyrics are both direct and relatable, but the
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Roxane Gay: “Hypnotize,” by the Notorious B.I.G. It’s just a great song—great lyric, great beat. You know, I’m a Gen X-er, and so ’90s hip-hop is really my wheelhouse. And so even though I wasn’t necessarily having a great life back then, I still think very fondly of the music. And I know all of
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David Lynch: Francis Bacon makes me happy, the power of his painting. Edward Hopper makes me thrilled. Edward Kienholz’s sculptures make me happy. Alexander Calder’s sculptures make me thrilled with happiness. Vincent van Gogh makes me happy. There’s a bunch, there’s so many great painters and sculptors that are just great. Roxane Gay: The musical
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Continuing their collaborative cover series, Bill Callahan and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy have recruited Ben Chasny a.k.a. Six Organs of Admittance for a cover of ‘Arise, Therefore’. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, real name Will Oldham, released the song under his Palace moniker in 1996, but the new version sees Callahan sing lead vocals. Take a listen below,
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