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On a Monday morning in late August, Michael Imperioli sits cross-legged in front of ruby red drapes not unlike theater curtains, about to teach 400 people from all over the world how to breathe. “This is very beautiful, thank you,” he says, after listing the various far-flung places—Indonesia, Italy, Buenos Aires, Brooklyn—from which viewers are

Yes, you read that right – Scottish alt-rock titans Biffy Clyro have covered Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s hit single, ‘WAP’. The band debuted their take on the song during a recent performance at BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. You can watch their cover below. Of course, frontman Simon Neil tweaks the original’s raunchy lyrics,

FINNEAS has shared a new song called ‘What They’ll Say About Us’. It arrives with an accompanying music video directed by Sam Bennett and centering on a close-up of FINNEAS. Watch it below. According to a press release, the new track was written during quarantine. “I wrote this song in June after spending the day

For the Sake of Vicious, a collaboration between Canadian genre-benders Gabriel Carrer (The Demolisher, 2015) and Reese Eveneshen (Defective, 2017), is a brutally violent, riotously entertaining and utterly unpredictable exploration of vigilante justice and social power dynamics – albeit one with an ambiguous message. Our Culture reviews the film here for its selection as part

Worry Club is the musical project of Chase Walsh, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Chicago. Having picked up the guitar at the age of five, Walsh soon taught himself how to play drums, piano, bass, and violin and dove headfirst into the world of self-producing. He released his first EP as Worry Club

Daniel Avery has released a new song called ‘Lone Swordsman’, dedicated to the late DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall, who died in February at the age of 56. All proceeds from the song’s Bandcamp sales will be directed to Amnesty International in Weatherall’s memory. Listen to the track below. “I was in my studio the

Something of a “reverse-exorcism” movie directly descended from the likes of Rosemary’s Baby (1968) and The Devil Rides Out (1968), Anything for Jackson – a Canadian production from director Justin Dyck and writer Keith Cooper – is a contemporary satanic shocker to stand with Ti West’s The House of the Devil (2009). Our Culture reviews

He seemed to know that history was always a footstep away, closer and stealthier than we’d expect. Boseman’s particular skill as an actor was to make distant existences lost to the hazy fog of yesterday feel electric and alive in the now. One complication about taking on a role like Jackie Robinson is the fact

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Girlpool have released a new EP via Anti- featuring three remixes of ‘Like I’m Winning It’, a one-off single they put out earlier this year. Dev Hynes, Porches, and Lydia Ainsworth all provided their own versions of the track. Listen to all three remixes below. “It’s really cool to hear our song realized differently by artists

Like many DIY artists, it wasn’t long before Bartees Strange started trying to recreate the magic he heard in other people’s music. Inspired by the flourishing emo and hardcore scenes of the Midwest and the Deep South, he began producing songs for friends in a small studio equipped with a Tascam 388, his family’s computer,

BTS gave their first English language single ‘Dynamite’ its live debut last night (August 30) at the MTV VMAs 2020. Marking their first-ever appearance at the VMAs, the K-pop superstars performed in front of a green screened backdrop depicting different New York locations, including the Brooklyn Bridge, Times Square, the Empire State Building. Towards the

Leonard Cohen‘s estate is “exploring legal options” following the unauthorised use of ‘Hallelujah’ during the Republican National Convention on Thursday night. The hit song was featured twice: first, after Donald Trump’s acceptance speech for the Republican nomination, where Tori Kelly’s recorded cover version played during a fireworks display, followed by a live operatic version performed

That’s not to say that she hasn’t been able to do a lot over the last six months; the raising of $1 million is a testament to that, after all. Now she and her staff find themselves in the enviable—though still challenging—position of juggling a lot. They’re hiring personnel, making plans for their new building,

Throughout her debut album, The Baby, Samia delivers songs that brim with personality. The New York-based singer-songwriter captures the complicated process of coming-of-age with a unique mix of assurance and vulnerability, painting scenes that can be at once intimate and surreal as they unpack the emotional weight of a particular moment or place. The album

Björk has postponed her upcoming Björk Orkestral concert series, in which the Icelandic artist will play four livestreamed unplugged shows in front of an actual audience at Reykjavík’s Harpa Hall. Originally set to take place on August 9, 15, and 23, the performances were then postponed to late August and early September due to increasing

The Flaming Lips have released a new track called ‘Mother Please Don’t Be Sad’, taken from the psych rock outift’s upcoming album, American Head. Check it out below, alongside a video directed by George Salisbury. The song tells the story of a near-death experience, as frontman Wayne Coyne recalls being held at gunpoint as a

I listen to his last record, Singularity, quite regularly, [particularly] the song “Feel First Life.” Especially if you’re going through some kind of grief, and you have a sense of loss—this track in particular has helped me move through those moments. And it’s also facilitated a lot of really inspiring conversation. There have been moments

India Shawn has unveiled a new song featuring Anderson .Paak titled ‘Movin’ On’. Produced by D’Mile, it arrives with an accompanying music video directed by .Paak, marking his directorial debut. Check it out below. In a press release, Shawn explained that the track is about “moving away from a toxic situation.” She continued: “‘Movin’ On’ is

Bryan Devendorf, the drummer of the National, has surprise released his debut solo album, Royal Green. He co-produced it in Brooklyn along with Nate Martinez, with contributions from bandmates/collaborators Aaron Dessner and multinstrumentalist Josh Kaufman. You can stream the album below, and check out the video for ‘Breaking the River’, directed by Owen Cummings. Containing

Neal is still the heavy favorite. The latest poll from Jewish Insider has him up 49-40 percent. He has spent $4 million on the race, with another $2.75 million on hand. His base of support is in older, more reliable voters—many of whom are comfortable with the status quo, think taking corporate PAC money is

Kinships Fall Firstly on our Sound Selection, we have Fall by Kinships, a relatively new duo in the world of music having released their first song Splitting Hairs earlier this year. Fall follows up on their debut with a mellifluous production which incorporates soft ear-pleasing female and male vocals within a climbing-like progression that ends softly, leaving us in hope for more

FKA twigs has unveiled a new video for her song ‘Sad Day’, from her 2019 album MAGDALENE. Directed by Hiro Murai, known for his collaborations with Donald Glover on Atlanta and Guava Island, it marks the filmmaker’s first music video since Childish Gambino’s ‘This is America’. The six-minute visual sees twigs engaging in an epic sword battle

Ty Dolla $ign and Nicki Minaj have joined forces once again for a new song called ‘Expensive’. It’s presumably taken from Ty’s upcoming album, Dream House. Check it out below. The two artists have teamed up before, first on Jason Derulo’s 2017 song ‘Swalla’ and later on Megan Thee Stallion’s 2019 hit ‘Hot Girl Summer’,

If this were a one- or two-game boycott by the players and then they returned to action, how do you think this would be remembered? I think it would be remembered as symbolic, and from a collective bargaining position down the road, it would be a tell for the owners to realize that these guys

Brutalist, a talented Melbourne-based duo composed of Lucianblomkamp and John Hassell, have published their latest creation Movements. The track follows Brutalist’s last track South Street, which was an introduction for their upcoming EP Michael J Fox. The EP is due to be released on the 18th of September. Chatting about the new song Hassell stated “Movements came

Barcelona indie rock outfit Mourn have announced a new album: Self-Worth comes out October 30 via Captured Tracks. The band, now a trio following the departure of their drummer Antonio Postius last year, have also unveiled a new song titled ‘This Feeling is Disgusting’. Check it out below, and scroll down for the album’s cover artwork

Those paying attention to the gaming industry right now may have noticed a crucial detail about the next generation. Or, rather a key detail that is currently missing. Neither Microsoft nor Sony have deemed it necessary to announce a price for their new next-gen consoles. Understandably, this has some people worried that the cost of

After the Los Angeles Clippers waxed the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of their first-round series, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers had very little to say about basketball. Earlier that day it was revealed that Jacob Blake, a Black man shot multiple times on Sunday by police in Wisconsin while his three children watched, will