Joni Mitchell has dug deep into the vaults for a massive archive series. She’ll kick it off with Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967),out October 30th. The five-disc Early Years box set contains six hours of unreleased home, live and radio recordings and features 29 unreleased songs. …
Read More »'Cuties' Review: A Coming-of-Age Movie Caught in the Culture Wars
Here’s what Cuties, the debut feature from French-Senegalese filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré, is: the story of an 11-year-old named Amy (Fathia Youssouf) who’s stuck watching her family fall apart and is trying to find a place for herself in the world. Here’s what it is not: a salacious bit of pedo-bait …
Read More »WhoHeem's 'Lets Link' Debuts on the RS 100 After Exploding on TikTok
WhoHeem is the latest artist to go from unknown to ubiquitous in an astonishingly short time period thanks in part to the widespread adoption of his song “Lets Link” on TikTok. This trajectory has become increasingly common in the music industry over the last 20 months, helping Sub Urban, Benee, …
Read More »Kanye West Has Spent Nearly $7 Million on Self-Funded Presidential Campaign
Kanye West’s presidential bid has cost the rapper nearly $7 million, a recent filing to the Federal Election Commission reveals. While West’s Birthday Party initially missed an FEC deadline, his self-funded campaign has since made its spending public, with West himself loaning $6.8 million to cover expenses from July 15th …
Read More »Usher Announces Las Vegas Residency for July 2021
Usher has announced a headlining Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, opening Friday, July 16th, 2021. Produced by Live Nation and Caesars Entertainment, the residency will host Usher in the 4,300-seat venue with a show that spans his two-decade career, featuring old hits as well as more …
Read More »See Billie Eilish Discuss Designing Logo Version for 2028 Olympics
Los Angeles will host the Olympic and Paralympic games in 2028 and the event organizers commissioned a variety of athletes and artists, including Billie Eilish, associated with the city to design logo versions for the upcoming events. In a video discussing her design, Eilish shares the inspiration behind her logo …
Read More »Andrea Riseborough Is a Badass Corporate Assassin in 'Possessor' Trailer
Andrea Riseborough stars as a long-distance corporate assassin in the sci-fi horror filmPossessor, out October 9th. Written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg (son of filmmaker David Cronenberg), the trailer features Riseborough as Tasya Vos, who uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s bodies to execute high-profile targets. She …
Read More »Birdthrower Finds Peace Among Nature in 'Pray' Video
Birdthrower — a.k.a. Robert O. Leaver — has shared a tranquil video for “Pray.” The track is off his self-titled LP, released last year via Ben Harper‘s new label, Mad Bunny. Directed by Larry Fessenden, the video features sequences of the night sky as stars illuminate trees and move in …
Read More »Grandaddy Announce 20th Anniversary 'Sophtware Slump' Reissue
Grandaddy will reissue their beloved 2000 LP The Sophtware Slump this fall with a 20th anniversary edition that features the original album, a collection of rarities and a newly recorded rendition of the album that frontman Jason Lytle recorded solo on a wooden piano. The 4LP The Sophtware Slump 20th …
Read More »NBA, Players Form Social Justice Coalition as Playoffs to Resume After Strike
Following a strike during the NBA playoffs in protest of the Jacob Blake shooting, the league and its players announced the forming of a social justice coalition that will work together on issues like expanding voter access and advocating for criminal justice reform. In a subsequent statement, the NBA announced …
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