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Jael Holzman formed Ekko Astral in 2021 with her best friend, guitarist Liam Hughes, and the band eventually expanded to include drummer Miri Tyler, bassist Guinevere Tully, and guitarist Sam Elmore. Dubbing their style – an uncompromising mix of hardcore, noise punk, and no-wave – “mascara mosh pit” music, the Washington, DC-based outfit dropped their

Taylor Swift has released her eleventh album, The Tortured Poets Department. The pop star announced follow-up to 2022’s Midnights while accepting her 13th Grammy. Produced by her frequent collaborators Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, the 17-track LP features Post Malone on the opening track, ‘Fortnight’, and Florence + the Machine on ‘Florida!!!’. Stream it below.

Spiritual Cramp and White Reaper have announced a new split-7″ that will be released on May 17 via Blue Grape Music. Today, we get to hear Spiritual Cramp’s ‘Say Whatever You Mean’, which features White Reaper. Check it out below. “This is a funny song for me,” Spiritual Cramp’s Mike Bingham said in a statement.

The fascinating world of gambling has largely shifted to the online landscape as players migrate to Internet casinos. There is still tremendous interest in brick-and-mortar operators, with established locations such as Las Vegas and Macau thriving. In recent years, we have witnessed a growing interest in new casino destinations all over the world. In the

Vittoria Beltrame, art curator and dealer, announced her latest exhibition, Wood Wide Web, which will open on April 25th at Great Western Studios in London. The exhibition, named after Dr. Suzanne Simard’s concept of interconnected trees and plants, will showcase works by artists Isabella Amram, Keisuke Azuma, Ben Große-Johannböcke, and Natalia Janula. Talking about the exhibition

of Montreal have dropped a new single, ‘Rude Girl on Rotation’, lifted off their new album Lady on the Cusp. It follows lead offering ‘Yung Hearts Bleed Free’. Check it out below. “‘Rude Girl On Rotation’ was inspired, in part, by my impending move from Athens GA to our new home in Vermont,” Kevin Barnes

Drahla is a Leeds-based art-rock outfit formed in 2015 by vocalist and guitarist Luciel Brown, bassist Rob Riggs, and drummer Mike Ainsley. Following 2017’s Third Article EP and their 2019 debut full-length, Useless Coordinates, the band returned earlier this month with their first album in five years, angeltape, which emerged from a turbulent period in the group’s personal and

Mollly Payton has released a new single, ‘Accelerate’, which will appear on her debut album arriving later this year. It comes paired with a music video from director Oscar Keys. Check it out below. “I had dealt with a lot of the heavier parts of what I’ve been through in the last few years, but

Cleaning Up is a British TV series that premiered on ITV in 2019. Five years later, it aired on Netflix, where it has done well and remains the most-watched show on the platform. For now, fans are begging for the second season. Will they be able to watch this drama once again? Today, we will

3 Body Problem is Netflix’s new science fiction series, which has gained huge popularity among viewers and appreciation from critics since its debut. The series comes from the creators of Game Of Thrones. It has become one of the most expensive projects, with an average cost per episode of more than $20 million. Though Netflix

Throughout the week, we update our Best New Songs playlist with the new releases that caught our attention the most, be it a single leading up to the release of an album or a newly unveiled deep cut. And each Monday, we round up the best new songs released over the past week (the eligibility period begins

Fun watches are a big thing in the world of horology. From niche functions and funky dials to boundary-pushing timepieces, innovation is the lifeblood of the watch industry. Subtly sitting among them is the Oris ProPilot X Kermit Edition, a 39mm titanium case watch that Oris created in collaboration with Disney’s Kermit the Frog. In

Camilla Wordie, renowned art director and stylist, is set to captivate audiences with her new exhibition, Eat to Live or Live to Eat, opening on May 8th at Feelium Gallery. Using traditional still life and portraiture to create a new ‘food portrait’, this is a playful exploration of our relationship with food as a universal

Yasujiro Ozu directed some of the most profoundly moving films in cinema history. Despite skepticism during his lifetime that his simple stories about the joys and sorrows of everyday life couldn’t be appreciated outside Japan, he’s been celebrated worldwide. (One need not have grown up in Japanese society to recognize Setsuko Hara’s love for her

With her use of alternative forms and materials, Eva Hesse revolutionized the language of sculpture. With her use of latex, Fiberglas, and industrial plastics, Hesse challenged the hard-edged, manufactured aesthetic of the minimalist movement of her day. Almost half a century after her groundbreaking oeuvre was exhibited for the first time in 1968, it remains

Sweden has produced some of the most significant names in the music world: ABBA, Roxette, Ace of Base, and countless others. Today’s interview is with Darin, perhaps Sweden’s most successful pop artist, with several Grammy wins and eight number-one albums. To talk about his latest track Electric, Darin joined us for a brief chat. Can you

A lone figure hunches over a damp clay tablet in the dimly lit room. With focused concentration, they etch symbols with a sharpened reed, meticulously preserving knowledge for future generations. Imagine a time long ago when people called scribes carefully wrote down stories and knowledge on scrolls made of papyrus. This shows how much humans

Thursday have released their first new song since 2011. It’s called ‘Application for Release From the Dream’, and it arrives 13 years to the day since the release of the post-hardcore band’s last album No Devolución. They debuted it live at a concert in Albany, NY, and it’s also their first single in 25 years

Andrew Bird has announced a new album of jazz standards, Sunday Morning Put-On. Out May 24, it marks the first release from the Andrew Bird Trio, featuring Bird, drummer Ted Poor, and bassist Alan Hampton. Listen to their take on ‘I Fall in Love Too Easily’ and ‘I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face’ below. Sunday

Lionlimb have unveiled a new song, ‘Dream of You’, which features Angel Olsen. It’s latest offering from their upcoming album Limbo, following lead single ‘Hurricane’. Check it out below. “Our new song ‘Dream of You’ featuring the astonishing Angel Olsen is out today. I wrote it about my dog I lost two years ago,” singer-songwriter/producer

Kevin Richard Martin, aka the Bug, and Joseph Kamaru, aka KMRU, have announced a new collaborative album titled under the name KRM & KMRU. Disconnect will be released onJune 14 via Phantom Limb. Listen to the new single ‘Differ’ below. Martin became aware of KMRU “watching the short 2020 documentary Under the Bridge,” according to