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Dare to dream. By Grant Rindner September 26, 2022 Rihanna is seen in Manhattan on August 13, 2022 in New York City.Courtesy of Robert Kamau via GC Images With the announcement that Rihanna will perform at the 2023 Super Bowl, the vibes around the NFL haven’t been this good since Tom Brady’s lost to the

The Go! Team have announced their next album, Get Up Sequences Part Two, which arrives on February 3, 2023 via Memphis Industries. The follow-up to last year’s Get Up Sequences Part One is led by the new single ‘Divebomb’, which you can check out below. “Protest songs have always been a balancing act,” the group’s

Over the course of one sweltering summer in the UK, Singaporean 17-year old Lily, fresh out of high school, is trapped in a confined whirlwind of familial drama with her abusive mother May at the center. Lily is doting and kind, bringing May her favorite drink, spoiled juice, to appease her and prevent another torment

The member of the Chrome Hearts fashion family has been crafting a magnificently macabre musical image, which reaches full form on her debut album. By Grant Rindner September 22, 2022 Jesse Jo Stark.Courtesy of Douglas Bizzaro Nowadays, new artists often try to flood fans with music, attempting to acquire an audience through pure saturation. But

Rihanna has been confirmed as the headlining performer at the 2023 Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show. It will mark Rihanna’s first public performance since she played at the 2018 Grammy Awards with DJ Khaled and Bryson Tiller. Earlier this week, it was rumored that Taylor Swift would be playing this year’s Super Bowl Halftime

The Smashing Pumpkins stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (September 23), performing their latest single ‘Beguiled’. Watch it below. ‘Beguiled’ is the first preview of the band’s upcoming project ATUM, a 33-track, three-act rock opera that acts as the sequel to 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and 2000’s Machina/The

Blonde has brought the NC-17 back to the center of cultural conversation, and could serve as a cue for other filmmakers to push beyond the restrictions of the R rating. By Keith Phipps September 23, 2022 Ana de Armas in Blonde.Courtesy of Netflix. Cinema’s NC-17 rating has been all but defunct for decades, but Blonde,

Pharoah Sanders, the revered American jazz saxophonist, has died at the age of 81. Sanders’ label, Luaka Bop, confirmed the news on Twitter, writing, “He died peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends in Los Angeles earlier this morning. Always and forever the most beautiful human being, may he rest in peace.” A cause of

Toronto’s MorMor has announced his debut album, Semblance, which will arrive on November 4. To accompany the announcement, he’s unveiled the new single ‘Chasing Ghosts’, along with an animated visual by Otto Tang. Check it out and find the album artwork and tracklist below. Talking about the ‘Chasing Ghosts’ video, MorMor said in a statement:

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After all of the controversies, speculation, memes and lukewarm reviews, all eyes are on the box office performance of Olivia Wilde’s new film. By Grant Rindner September 23, 2022 Florence Pugh in Don’t Worry Darling.Courtesy of Merrick Morton for Warner Bros via Everett Collection Several high-profile controversies, dozens of behind-the-scenes articles, and an unceasing wave

Los Angeles singer-songwriter Jackie Cohen has been making records for half a decade, releasing her first solo EP, Tacoma Night Terror, Pt. 1: I’ve Got the Blues, in 2018. A native of the San Fernando Valley, Cohen moved to New York to study literature and creative writing at Marymount Manhattan College, using the poetry she

Anna B Savage has unveiled her new single ‘The Ghost’, which was produced by Mike Lindsay (Lump, Tunng). The song’s accompanying video was directed by Savage, with creative direction from Sophie Hurley-Walker. Check it out below. Speaking about the song in a press release, Savage said: Breakups are strange in that sometimes the easiest method

In the latest episode of Iconic Characters, Pierce Brosnan breaks down his most beloved movie roles. By Florence O’Connor September 22, 2022 Every generation has its own James Bond. For folks who came of age in the ‘90s and early aughts, Pierce Brosnan is more or less indistinguishable from 007. For GQ’s Iconic Characters series,

When Maya Hawke wrote about all kinds of love on her debut album Blush, she had a way of tangling it up in metaphor. “You can’t scare me away,” she sang on ‘River Like You’, “I’ve tamed the moss upon the rocks/ And molded the red clay.” The song stood out in a collection about

Indigo Sparke has shared a video for ‘Hysteria’, the title track and latest single from her forthcoming Aaron Dessner-produced album. It follows previous entries ‘Blue’ and ‘Pressure in My Chest’. Watch and listen below. “This song is about being inside of love, right at the edge of hysteria,” Sparke explained ina statement. “There is often

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Hardy took a break from Venom to win the gold medal at the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open. By Grant Rindner September 21, 2022 Tom Hardy attends the Venom: Let There Be Carnage launch at Cineworld Leicester Square on September 14, 2021 in London, England.Courtesy of Dave J Hogan via Getty Images Tom Hardy still does

Most people find it hard to reconcile mystery and meaning. You can spend hours obsessing over the thing that beguiles you, but often that doesn’t say much about your personal investment in it, the kind of thoughts and feelings it really stirs up – or how these might vary from one person to another. In

Years ago before the advancement of technology, people used to get physical copies of their photos after taking a picture. They would keep these copies as part of their memories and show them to people or even make extra copies for family and friends. This has been changed by technology. Today, photography has been digitized.

Prosecutors have found alternative suspects in the killing of Hae Min Lee, as well as unreliable evidence used against Syed at trial. By Grant Rindner September 20, 2022 Serial podcast subject Adnan Syed walks out the the Baltimore Circuit Court after a judge vacated his murder conviction in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 19, 2022.Courtesy of

TOLEDO is the indie rock duo of Dan Álvarez de Toledo and Jordan Dunn-Pilz, who grew up in Newburyport, Massachusetts and are now based in Brooklyn. Their first two EPs, 2019’s Hotstuff and 2021’s Jockeys of Love, shone through for their heartfelt, emotionally nuanced songwriting and glistening production, both qualities they bring to their debut

isomonstrosity – the new project led by producer Johan Lenox, composer Ellen Reid, and conductor Yuga Cohler – have announced their self-titled debut album with ‘careful what you wish for’, a new single featuring Danny Brown, Johan Lenox, and 645AR. Out November 18 via Brassland, the LP also includes contributions from Kacy Hill, Danny L

Soulside are back with news of their first album in 33 years. The post-hardcore band will issue A Brief Moment in the Sun, the follow-up to 1989’s Hot Bodi-Gram, on November 18 via Dischord. Today’s announcement comes with the release of two new songs, ‘Reconstruction’ and ‘Runner’, which is accompanied by a video from the

Another all-time tennis great is hanging up his racquet. By Grant Rindner September 15, 2022 Federer’s off-court cameo at Wimbledon this year turned out to be his final appearance there. (Photo by Shi Tang/Getty Images)Shi Tang/Getty Images Barely a week after Serena Williams played her final match (supposedly), another tennis all-time great is retiring. Roger

Artists have always used music as an outlet for repressed feelings, which means they often don’t come to light until long after you’ve put pen to paper. Rina Sawayama, though, clearly understands the value of studying your own emotions. As she did on her riveting 2020 debut, the pop singer continues to wear her wildly

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