Bassist and composer Charles Mingus used to be a figure of controversy for ten different reasons, some political, some personal, and—though this all seems silly Continue Reading
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Scorsese's 'World Cinema Project No. 3' Has a Filtered Gaze
I can’t help but marvel that one of the United States’ most prominent unofficial film ambassadors had once broken his directorial chops working for B Continue Reading
Harry Styles and Other ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Stars Quarantine After Crew Member Tests Positive for COVID-19
Welcome to PopCrush's Daily Break! Here's a breakdown of today's hottest pop culture and lifestyle stories as heard on PopCrush Nights, airing across the country. Continue Reading
Jenny Hval's 'Girls Against God' Is Pure Audacity
‘I hate God.’ As far as opening lines for a novel, that of Jenny Hval’s Girls Against God (translated by Marjam Idriss) certainly sounds explicit. Continue Reading
1981's 'Deceit' Is This Heat's Defining Statement and a Chilling Document of the Nuclear Age
Deceit, despite its jokey title, is not a happy album. I recall my father saying to me once that he couldn’t express how it felt Continue Reading
20 Hilarious Election TikToks That Will Help Ease Your 2020 Voting Anxiety
TikTok is bringing laughs during a time when we all need it: the 2020 presidential election. While most people are on the edge of their Continue Reading
Amanda Knox Criticized After Tweeting the ‘Next Four Years Can’t Be as Bad’ as Her Experience in Italy
Everyone thinks they're a comedian, but some jokes just don't land. Amanda Knox, who, though later acquitted, was infamously accused of murdering her roommate during Continue Reading
New Voice In The Old Industry: Young R&B Artist Gabriela Releases Debut Single “Grow Up”
One of the most critically acclaimed releases of the past few weeks is McAllen, TX-born and raised, currently Nashville, TN-based r&b singer-songwriter Gabriela’s “Grow Up.” Continue Reading
Yann Brassard Released An Extra Groovy Single Without Any Instrumentals But His Mouth – “Overnight”
Following his previous pop releases – two French tracks, “Mission Commando” and “Dangereuse”, Yann Brassard is now back with a brand new release in English, Continue Reading
LÉON's 'Apart' Is Her Most Directly Personal Work
“I know I’m better off solo / Shouldn’t have to be this hard,” sings LÉON on her second album Apart, the follow-up to her 2019 Continue Reading
Postcolonial Re-imaginings in Mambèty's 'Touki Bouki'
The French New Wave finally made its way to Africa in the late 1960s, thanks in part to the French postcolonial presence on the African Continue Reading
Celebrities Hit Up the Polls and Ballot Boxes To Vote: See Their 2020 Election Selfies (PHOTOS)
The 2020 presidential election has everyone using their voice—and yes, that means celebrities are taking to social media to proudly share their "I voted" selfies. Continue Reading
Lizzo Dressed Up as the Fly That Landed on Mike Pence’s Head for Halloween
Lizzo won Halloween 2020 with her creative, politically charged costume. On Saturday (October 31), the "Cuz I Love You" hit-maker revealed her Halloween costume via Continue Reading
Kim Kardashian-West and Her Family Dress Up as Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin and His Zoo for Halloween
Kim Kardashian-West dressed up her clan as the stars of Netflix's Tiger King. On Friday (October 30), the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star shared behind Continue Reading
'Long Hot Summers' Is a Lavish, Long-Overdue Boxed Set from the Style Council
In 1982, Paul Weller committed what many fans considered an unforgivable sin. The Jam, the influential mod pop-punk trio he’d led as singer, guitarist, and Continue Reading
The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: 80-61
80. Drive-By Truckers – Decoration Day [New West] Decoration Day came on the heels of 2001’s Southern Rock Opera, a loose concept album about growing up in Continue Reading
Matthew Murphy's Post-Wombats Project Sounds a Lot Like the Wombats (And It's a Good Thing)
“I think self-depreciation is important in music; there is such an art to saying something really serious in a humorous way. I think Jarvis Cocker Continue Reading
The Return of the Rentals After Six Years Away
Matt Sharp, frontman, songwriter, and only permanent member of the Rentals, doesn’t release music very often. Q36 is the band’s fourth album over 25 years Continue Reading
John Hollenbeck Completes a Trilogy with 'Songs You Like a Lot'
In 2013 and 2015, drummer/composer/arranger John Hollenbeck released Songs I Like a Lot and Songs We Like a Lot, collaborations with the Frankfurt Radio Big Continue Reading
Johnny Nash Refused to Remember His Place
Of all the versions of “I Can See Clearly Now” that have been circulating since Johnny Nash died on 6 October, my favorite is the Continue Reading