There’s a scene toward the beginning of Asif Kapadia’s documentary, Diego Maradona, where Maradona is standing in some dusty locker room, somewhere in Argentina, waiting to be interviewed. It’s the early ‘80s: He hasn’t moved to Europe yet, hasn’t won the World Cup, hasn’t quite become El Diego. But he’s started to score goals, started
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Their fifth and shortest full-length album, BE is somewhat of an oddity in BTS’ discography. Arriving just nine months after the K-pop group’s expansive, genre-hopping opus Map of the Soul: 7, it presents itself as almost the exact opposite product, yet also feels like a postscript to that project. Both efforts from the international superstars engage
Back in October, Malady, a London-based four-piece band, released their exciting debut single ‘London, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down.’ Today, the band premiered a music video to accompany their ear-pleasing track. The music video was directed by Will Reid. Talking about the song Frontman Cobbinah said: “I must’ve heard LCD Soundsystem’s ‘New
i_o, the producer born Garrett Falls Lockhart, has died at the age of 30. According to a statement posted to Lockhart’s verified Twitter account, i_o passed away on Monday, November 23. “This extremely talented spirit taught us that even if nothing matters, you can still lead with love,” the statement reads. “Garrett’s truth and soul
Three of this year’s five nominations are solo performances (Roddy Ricch for “The Box,” Travis Scott for “Highest in the Room,” and Anderson .Paak for “Lockdown”), and all of them feature rappers who both rap and sing. Meanwhile, The Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance nominees are rewarding charismatic, talented newcomers like Megan Thee
Best Global Music Album Antibalas – FU ChroniclesBurna Boy – Twice As TallBebel Gilberto – AgoraAnoushka Shankar – Love LettersTinariwen – Amadjar Field 16: Children’s Best Children’s Music Album Joanie Leeds – All the LadiesAlastair Moock and Friends – Be a Pain: An Album for Young (and Old) LeadersDog on Fleas – I’m an OptimistThe
There is no getting away from it; the popularity of Japanese culture within the country is phenomenal. From animation, video games, and comics, it seems the pop culture of Japan is well and truly part of the American popular culture now. So much so that anime is now one of the top interests of young
H2One CEO and co-founder, Alfred Zaccagnino joined longtime New York Yankees Community Advisor Ray Negron in October 2020 at P.S. 055, in the Bronx, to share the gift of health and wellness with pupils, on behalf of two outstanding Yankees players. Shortstop Gleyber Torres and third baseman Geo Ursula came up with the idea to
This holiday season, whether you choose to gather around the dining room table with your extended family in-person or digitally—one thing is for certain—the aromas of an amazing home-cooked meal will bring back a bit of normalcy this year. Since we all have enough to worry about in 2020, we’ve taken the guesswork out of
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I went to London-town to cheer up my mind,Then on to Paris for the fun I could findI found I could not leave my memories behind,Where could I be without you? My mother, in turn, loved his passion, and how standing still seemed to make the soles of his feet itch. Life with him was
Perfume Genius has shared a new music video for his Set My Heart on Fire Immediately track ‘Some Dream’. The visual was directed by Charles Grant and Hunter Ray Barker and stars Marc LeBlanc as Pigman. “The song is about the sort of dream world I keep myself in, in order to write,” Perfume Genius’ Mike Hadreas said in a statement.
Meet Aviva Reimer, Canada’s Millionaire Matchmaker, and the founder of the prestigious Perfect Fit Elite Lifestyle & Introduction Firm. Aviva Reimer is one of Canada’s preeminent authorities on life transformation, relationship building, and matchmaking. She is highly regarded in her effective techniques on Personal Development, Life Coaching, and Fitness. Aviva’s personal experiences in life and
While it may seem that gaming is a widespread pursuit practised by pretty much everyone, there are certain pockets of society that have no knowledge of Red Dead Redemption or what a Master Chief is! But then there are those who are firmly in the era of Sonic the Hedgehog and retro gaming. If you
Johntá Austin (singer-songwriter, producer): They’ve been talking about [Verzuz] for a couple of years. Alicia Keys (singer-songwriter, married to Swizz Beatz): I was with the kids and I was doing something, and I checked on Swizz. He has this area downstairs where he’ll DJ and hang out and play music, and he’ll work on whatever.
On Friday, Tegan and Sara appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show to perform their new Christmas song ‘Make You Mine This Season’. “This is our first Covid performance which is exciting but also a new furry friend of mine makes an appearance,” the duo wrote on Twitter. Check it out below, along with Clarkson’s own recent
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Following a series of covers including studio renditions of Frank Ocean’s ‘Godspeed’ and Roberta Flack’s ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’, James Blake has now announced a new covers EP. It arrives December 11. “One of the things keeping me going mentally throughout lockdown has been the requests from fans for different covers
The short-sightedness of this approach might be baffling to outsiders who assume the Democratic party puts its all on the line to win. But for the organizers I spoke with on Tuesday, it’s a myopic habit that defines the national party’s political approach in the state—which many described as neglect and disinterest—when it comes to
After revealing the first teaser trailer for her forthcoming directorial debut, Music, Sia has received backlash over casting a neurotypical actress as the autistic lead character. The film revolves around the character of Music, a young girl with nonverbal autism, who finds herself in the care of her older half-sister, the newly sober Zu (Kate
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The term “‘90s sitcom” has become white noise. Thanks in part to the fight to secure streaming rights to all the iconic, nostalgia-inducing titles of yesteryear, it feels like the term has been uttered to the point of semantic satiation. But like all cliches, there was and remains a specific logic behind the catchall. The
When it comes to stories that have lasted throughout the ages, there are few better examples than the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet. The five-act play, written by a giant of English literature William Shakespeare, originally premiered somewhere between 1595 and 1598, yet the story has lived on. In the hearts and minds
Like many young musicians, Dublin-based multi-instrumentalist Ev Carm spent much of his teenage years dreaming about making his first album. But it was only after he left that romanticized vision behind and decided to take a hiatus from consciously working on music that his debut full-length project, Awake, began to take shape – which is
Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa have teamed up for a new song called ‘Prisoner’. It marks the second single from Cyrus’ upcoming new album, Plastic Hearts, and arrives with a music video directed by Cyrus and Alana O’Herlihy. Check it out below. Plastic Hearts, the singer’s seventh studio LP, comes out next Friday, November 27 via
If there was ever a time where we needed to see two warring adversaries come together for the greater good, 2020 is it, and hopefully tonight’s Verzuz between Gucci Mane and Jeezy will be that beacon. The two rappers share a beef that goes back 15 years, involving failed collaborations, diss tracks, slick comments in
Now that Normal People has sold two million copies and Sally Rooney has become a relative literary ubiquity, the inevitable backlash has begun. Part intelligent criticism and part resentment of popularity, one salutary consequence of this tidal turn might be to broaden the canvas of millennial literature. Yes, Rooney’s depictions of student life are often
slowthai has announced his next album: TYRON comes out February 5, 2021, via Method/AWGE/Interscope. It’s set to feature guest appearances from ASAP Rocky, James Blake, Skepta, Dominic Fike, Denzel Curry, Mount Kimbie, and Deb Never. The Northampton rapper has also shared a new track titled ‘nhs’, alongside an accompanying music video. Check it out below,
Staffordshire-born singer-songwriter Alex Jayne has shared a new single called ‘Pictures’. Check it out below, alongside an accompanying Laurie Barraclough-directed video. “’Pictures’ is about breaking free from my own attachment to photographs from the past. And how easy it is to be seduced by nostalgia – to ignore the truth behind a rose-tinted lens,” Jayne