On Monday (February 1), Tony Bennett's family revealed to AARP that the musician has been battling Alzheimer's Disease for the past few years. Despite the Continue Reading
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Sundance 2021: Siân Heder's CODA Has a Message for You
From the start, it’s abundantly clear that the central mission of Siân Heder’s CODA—one of the opening films of this year’s virtual Sundance Film Festival—is Continue Reading
‘Riverdale’ Star Vanessa Morgan Gives Birth to a Son: Report
Vanessa Morgan reportedly welcomed her first child with estranged husband Michael Kopech. On Saturday (January 30), a source confirmed to E! News that Morgan gave birth. Continue Reading
Armand Hammer Are at the Vanguard of Rap with 'Shrines'
Armand Hammer, a duo composed of rappers Billy Woods and Elucid, are at the vanguard of left-field rap music. In the last decade, they have Continue Reading
Divide and Dissolve Release the Demons on 'Gas Lit'
Sometimes it feels good to have one’s head crunched in the morning. Divide and Dissolve do a great job of releasing the demons—not the ones Continue Reading
Truths Overlap in Jenny Erpenbeck's Memoir of German Reunification, 'Not a Novel'
If you only have time to read one contemporary German writer, it ought to be Jenny Erpenbeck. The author of three novels and several short Continue Reading
Smoking Saved My Life: A Skinny Jewish Kid Comes of Age in the Haze of American Violence
“…Well, I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer The future’s uncertain And the end is always near…” – Jim Morrison, Roadhouse Continue Reading
JoJo Siwa Reacts To Getting ‘Swatted’ Following Intense Police Call Prank
Moments after coming out as part of the LGBTQ+ community, dozens of police officers swarmed JoJo Siwa’s home. On Sunday (January 24), Siwa joined her Continue Reading
A Krautrock Maestro and Folk Singer Team up for a Masterpiece
You’d be forgiven if you never foresaw Detlef Weinrich and Emmanuelle Parrenin teaming up. The former is a Dusseldorf DJ known for his machine-like krautrock Continue Reading
Massimo Pupillo's 'The Black Iron Prison' Runs the Gamut of Modern Composition
Reviewing music built primarily on instrumental ambience and drone is a Rorschach Test. Ambiguous responses may or may not reveal something about the imagery flowing Continue Reading
Most Controversial Grammys Wins and How They’ve Aged
The 2021 Grammy Awards, originally slated for Jan. 31, have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the ceremony tentatively rescheduled for March 14. Continue Reading
Vuillard's 'The War of the Poor' and Historical Storytelling
Éric Vuillard’s The War of the Poor lifts readers from the contemporary battlegrounds of class struggle and deposits us in the frenzy of the 16th Continue Reading
Unknown Neighbour Shares “Million Miles” Single & Video
Following last year’s ‘We Have To Discover’ and ‘Home’, which Unknown Neighbour (Sascha Zemke) spoke out, the indie-folk artist returns with Million Miles. Serving as the opener Continue Reading
JoJo Siwa Just Confirmed She’s Gay
JoJo Siwa has officially come out as gay. On Friday (January 22), the 17-year-old Dance Moms alum shared a Twitter post that confirmed fans' suspicions. "My Continue Reading
Buzzcocks Beat the Bootleggers with 'Late for the Train'
Think about Buzzcocks for a moment. What did they look like? The image that popped into your head was probably from about 1978. Four stick-thin Continue Reading
Chrissy Teigen’s Tooth Fell Out While Eating a Fruit Roll-Up
Chrissy Teigen's tooth fell out while she was eating a Fruit Roll-Up. On Wednesday (January 20), the model shared a video revealing her wayward tooth Continue Reading
Sleaford Mods' 'Spare Ribs' Offers a Rich and Welcome Catharsis
A thumbnail sketch of Britain’s state in 2021 will provide a useful entrée into the quite brilliant new Sleaford Mods album, Spare Ribs. As Cornish Continue Reading
Eric Revis Grooves on 'Slipknots Through a Looking Glass'
Bassist and composer Eric Revis has mainstream credentials through his membership in Branford Marsalis’ longstanding quartet. But his recordings, with a sturdy trio and larger Continue Reading
Lady Gaga’s Inauguration Fashion Statement Draws Comparisons to ‘Hunger Games’ Heroine Katniss Everdeen
For many, the past four years may have felt like the Hunger Games come to life. It was perhaps ironic, then, that inaugural national anthem Continue Reading
Alex Bent + the Emptiness Releases “2sides” Single & Video
Alex Bent + the Emptiness returns with his first new single since his 2019 debut album ‘Baby’ titled 2sides. Made in isolation at The Store, a Continue Reading