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Harry Melling plays a young Edgar Allen Poe in The Pale Blue Eye.Courtesy of Scott Garfield for Netflix. With Buster Scruggs, Queen’s Gambit, and now his turn as Edgar Allan Poe in The Pale Blue Eye, Melling has emerged as an actor to watch. By Jake Kring-Schreifels January 26, 2023  Netflix’s The Pale Blue Eye—director Scott Cooper’s frostbitten 1830

Parannoul, a one-man shoegaze project from Seoul, has released a new album titled After the Magic. It’s available to stream now, with physical copies arriving in April via Topshelf. Check it out below. “This album is not what you expected, but what I always wanted,” Parannoul wrote in a statemet. “I’m always afraid when what

Last year, I realised why most parodies don’t work for me. As I see it, it’s an unfortunate truth that the majority of those who work in parody absolutely hate whatever they’re parodying. To me, that’s not really parody – it’s just shouting about how much you dislike something and passing it off as art.

Photographs: Everett Collection; Collage: Gabe Conte The author, out with his first novel since 2010, has a way of knowing where things are going—a quality that’s made his books look less sensational than broadly predictive. By Jason Diamond January 27, 2023 Up until this week, it had been over a decade since Bret Easton Ellis

“Somebody stop me,” Samia begs as she walks into the middle of the party, overcome by the sudden urge to write a poem. The Nashville-via-NYC singer-songwriter’s striking 2020 debut The Baby was praised for its unflinchingly honest and confessional style of writing, but Samia knows how easily those same qualities can be perceived as excruciating – and

In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on January 27, 2023: Sam Smith, Gloria Gloria, Sam Smith’s fourth studio album, has arrived. Featuring the singles ‘Love Me More’, ‘Unholy’, and ‘Gimme’, the LP was recorded between Los Angeles, London, and Jamaica. In a statement, Smith

The anticipated fourth season will begin on HBO on March 26. By Grant Rindner January 26, 2023 Matthew Macfadyen in season 4 of Succession.Courtesy of HBO. “It’s a tightrope walk on a straight razor.” This statement from Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) in the new trailer for Succession’s highly anticipated fourth season, effectively sums up the whole appeal

Western Haunts have announced a new album, The Bottle, which is set for release on March 3. It finds the Seattle band teaming up with Los Angeles-based producer Erik Blood, who has worked with the likes of Shabazz Palaces, Tacocat, and the Moondoggies. The LP’s title track is out today, marking the group’s first new

Katie Gately has announced the follow-up to her 2020 album Loom. It’s titled Fawn / Brute, and it comes out March 31 via Houndstooth. Check out its two title tracks, ‘Fawn’ and ‘Brute’, and find the album artwork and tracklist below. “‘Fawn’ is an attempt to capture the delirium and mania of new parenthood,” Gately

Weapons sparked a studio bidding war that netted Cregger an alleged eight figure payday—plus a rare amount of creative control. By Grant Rindner January 25, 2023 Bill Skarsgard in Barbarian.Courtesy of 20th Century Studios via Everett Collection Zach Cregger scored one of 2022’s breakout hits with the bitingly funny, socially attuned horror movie Barbarian, and clearly the

Fever Ray has shared ‘Kandy’, the latest single from their upcoming album Radical Romantics. Karin Dreijer wrote and produced the track with their brother and Knife bandmate, Olof Dreijer, and the siblings also co-star in the accompanying video from director Martin Falck. Check out the clip, which pays homage to the visual for the Knife’s

Let’s get the obvious out of the way first: One Day is a tight record. It’s Fucked Up’s shortest full-length to date, a significant milestone for a band that has made the occasional compact statement but is mostly known for continuously expanding its horizons. Though they’ve kept busy in the past few years – embracing bold concepts

The most important thing you can take care of in your life is yourself, so it’s super important to make sure you feel and look your best. While we appreciate beauty just as much as the next person does, we also appreciate the importance of wholesome wellness, which is why today, we have compiled a

And 8 other takeaways, snubs and surprises from the list of nominees for the 95th Academy Awards. By Keith Phipps January 24, 2023 Ke Huy Quan is now officially Oscar-nominated for his role in Everything Everywhere All At Once.Courtesy of Allyson Riggs for A24 via Everett Collection It’s time to argue about movies again. This

Dave Matthews Band have announced a new album, Walk Around the Moon, which will be released on May 19 via RCA. To accompany the announcement, they’ve shared the lead single ‘Madman’s Eyes’, which you can check out below. Dave Matthews Band worked on the follow-up to 2018’s Come Tomorrow with producer Rob Evans and executive

Fran is the project of singer-songwriter Maria Jacobson, who learned how to play guitar while working as an actor at a summer theater in rural Indiana. After moving to a small city in Mexico to teach English, she eventually returned home to Chicago and assembled a band to perform the songs she had been privately

Kali Uchis has announced that her new album, Red Moon in Venus, will be released on March 3 via Geffen Records. Check out the LP’s cover artwork below, along with the singer’s newly announced tour dates. Of the new album, Uchis said in a statement: “Love is the message. Red Moon in Venus is a

Drake, Oliver El-Khatib and more explain how last weekend’s Apollo shows were just one phase in curating the best radio show out. By Edwin STATS Houghton Photography by Flo Ngala January 23, 2023 Drake’s OVO / Sound 42 crew: Oliver El-Khatib, Nyan, Teo Nio, Kid Masterpiece, Noel Cadastre, Drew Ferguson, G0home Roger, Mr. Morgan, Geoff

John Cale’s name may be tied to his unparalleled legacy – both on his own and as one of the founding members of the Velvet Underground – but his restless curiosity as a musician prevents him from moving anywhere but forward. “If you go and end up in a corner that you feel uncomfortable in,

Beck and Phoenix have announced a co-headlining tour that will take them across the United States this August and September. The 20-date trek, dubbed the Summer Odyssey Tour, will include support from Weyes Blood, Japanese Breakfast, Jenny Lewis, and Sir Chloe. Tickets go on sale through Ticketmaster this Friday, January 27 at 10am local time.

As the head of a nonprofit organization, you’re well aware there are various fundraising strategies you may employ. You are always rethinking your tactics and looking for new ways to advance your cause. It is crucial to utilize up-to-date fundraising technologies in order to efficiently manage operations, engage with donors, and raise awareness about your

The indie songwriter caught up with GQ about his new album, recording with Lil Yachty, and kicking nicotine cold turkey on a cross-country drive.  By Colin Groundwater January 19, 2023 Photograph by Kiera McNally; Collage by Gabe Conte Around this time last year, Mac DeMarco started off on what can properly be called a Great

Sam Smith was the musical guest on last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, where they performed ‘Gloria’ and ‘Unholy’ with Kim Petras. Watch it happen below. ‘Unholy’ marked the first song by openly nonbinary and trans artists to top the Billboard Hot 100, as well as the first single by both Smith and Petras

The somber, contemplative “Same Problems” is the beginning of “a new era” leading to his album, Don’t Be Dumb. By Grant Rindner January 19, 2023 A$AP Rocky performs during the Amazon Music Live Concert Series on December 08, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Courtesy of Jerritt Clark via Getty Images These last few years have seen

In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on January 20, 2023: John Cale, MERCY John Cale has returned with MERCY, his first collection of original material in a decade. Out today via Double Six/Domino, the album features the advance singles ‘Night Crawling’, ‘Story of Blood’,

It was a key plot device in Avatar: The Way of Water. So we turned to a renowned ocean ecologist for answers.   By Gabriella Paiella January 20, 2023 Lo’ak and Payakan in Avatar: The Way of Water.Photographs: Everett Collection, Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte James Cameron spent $250 million and nine years making Avatar: The Way of Water,