“Enola Gay”, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s (OMD’s) wonderfully indulgent synthpop classic named after the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, has just turned Continue Reading
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Susan Alcorn's 'Pedernal' Is a Chamber Jazz/Americana Blend
By now, creative music fans know Susan Alcorn for her feat in bringing the pedal steel guitar to New York’s downtown music scene, with guitarist Continue Reading
'Queer Legacies: Stories from Chicago's LGBTQ Archives'
One of the exciting aspects of the explosion in queer studies in recent decades has been the growing body of work on place-based queer histories. Continue Reading
Elvis Costello Gets Dark and Brooding on 'Hey Clockface'
When Elvis Costello crashed into the consciousness of rock fans in 1977 with his debut album, My Aim Is True, he seemed like the bastard Continue Reading
Is Christian Petzold's 'Undine' Myth or Therapeutic Dialogue?
Christian Petzold’s lengthy collaboration with actress Nina Hoss, from Wolfsburg (2003) to Phoenix (2014), saw the pair become inseparable. With the back-to-back films of Transit Continue Reading
Pretend It's a City Proves Once Again, You Can't Argue with Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz is an exceptionally gifted user of words who admits she is only motivated to leave her bookish isolation and open her big mouth Continue Reading
Demi Lovato Debuts Pink Bowl Cut Hairstyle (PHOTO)
I am confident that Demi Lovato can pull off any hairstyle… pun intended. On Sunday (January 10), the 28-year-old pop star shared a photo of Continue Reading
Playboi Carti Creates a Whole Lotta Music on 'Whole Lotta Red'
“They Can’t Understand Me/I’m Talking Hieroglyphics” Playboi Carti has run quite a fascinating trajectory. He rose to prominence as the beloved young upstart affiliated with Continue Reading
Jack Name's 'Magic Touch' Evokes Sober Moments of Memoirs
Jack Name’s past work was exceptionally epic and wild. On Name’s first two albums, 2014’s Light Snow and 2015’s Weird Moons, songs were long, pitch-shifted, Continue Reading
Winnie Churchill Shares “Winnie’s Room” Video
Toronto-born, St. Johns-based multidisciplinary Winnie Churchill follows up his debut album ‘I’ with ‘Us’ where he deftly expresses his vulnerability and reflects on his identity. Continue Reading
Twitter Reacts to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Reported Divorce
Social media exploded after the alleged divorce filing of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. On Tuesday (January 5), it was reported that the husband and Continue Reading
Man Got So Drunk He Legally Changed His Name to ‘Celine Dion’
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
People Are Texting Their Exes Because of Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift inadvertently created a viral TikTok challenge through one of her new songs. TikTok and other social media platforms have created the "Hometown Hunni Challenge" Continue Reading
50 Most Covered Songs of All Time
If you agree with the old proverb that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then cover songs serve as tributes to their original artists. Continue Reading
Chrissy Teigen Reveals She Still Has a ‘Bump’ and Will ‘Never’ Be Pregnant Again
Chrissy Teigen revealed her "bump" two months after the loss of her son, Jack. On Wednesday (December 23), the host shared a mirror selfie of her Continue Reading
Kelly Clarkson Recalls Being ‘So High’ After the Dentist That She Forgot Her Own Music
Kelly Clarkson shared a hilarious story of a visit to the dentist that caused her to forget her own songs. The "Underneath the Tree" singer swapped Continue Reading
Renwick Ends Year With The Selfish “c u when i c u”
It was only last month when Renwick was exploring growth on the little bopper ‘Quiet Voices’. Now to cap off the year, he slows it Continue Reading
Katy Perry Releases Surprise EP: Listen to ‘Cosmic Energy’
Katy Perry dropped a surprise EP, Cosmic Energy, just in time for a rare celestial event. On Friday (December 18), the American Idol judge dropped a special new Continue Reading
Warren Read's 'One Simple Thing' Is Hardly So Simple
In his new novel, One Simple Thing, Warren Read follows Anne Lamott’s precept in Bird by Bird, the renowned guide to writing (and life): a Continue Reading
Author Gabriel Bump Advises Young Writers to 'Embrace the Sluggishness'
Gabriel Bump’s Everywhere You Don’t Belong, a sharply-observed work of fiction, signals the arrival of a new literary talent with the ability to paint a Continue Reading