Yes, the band created the template for heavy metal and thrash, but even now, it’s instructive to acknowledge just how unique Black Sabbath were when Continue Reading
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BTS’ New Album Includes a Song About Mental Health Amid the Pandemic
BTS' new album features something we can all relate to: a song about mental health amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday (November 19) evening, the Continue Reading
Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa Get Covered in Cherry Juice for ‘Prisoner’: WATCH
Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa just teamed up for the ultimate girl power anthem, "Prisoner." Lipa and Cyrus teased their collaboration on social media prior Continue Reading
Premiere: Fretland Shares “Could Have Loved You” Video
Seattle-based outfit Fretland continues to add the fabric of their music to the long line of Americana as they prepare to release their sophomore album, Continue Reading
Sam DeRosa Reveals the ‘Beautiful’ Advice She Received From Berklee College Peer Charlie Puth
Sam DeRosa’s success story is a perfect example of why you should never give up on your dreams. The singer/songwriter spent years playing tiny gigs Continue Reading
'The Elephant Man' Lives Within Our Skin
From the circus sideshow to the examination room at the London Hospital to the society page’s headlines, Joseph Merrick—known popularly as the Elephant Man—lived his Continue Reading
Tristan Perich's 'Drift Multiply' Charts a New Course for the Fusion of Composition and Electronics
If you’ve ever had the experience where an artist’s statement ends up being more tantalizing than the work it describes, Tristan Perich’s Drift Multiply flips Continue Reading
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Excerpted from Automation and the Future of Work by Aaron Benanav (footnotes omitted). Copyright 2020 Verso Books. Used with permission of the Verso Books. No Continue Reading
Lana Del Rey Responds to Backlash for Wearing Seemingly Useless Mesh Face Mask
Lana Del Rey has spoken out about wearing what appeared to be an ineffective, mesh face mask to her book signing last month. On Tuesday Continue Reading
The Stooges Kick Against the Pricks All the Way Down Into Their Grave
In 1969, the Stooges were a truth serum, forcing hippiedom to belch up the reality that flowers and hope had become just another guise for Continue Reading
Gwen Stefani’s Engagement Ring Is a Sparkling Stunner: See for Yourself!
Blake Shelton knows how to pick out a ring. Gwen Stefani accidentally flashed her new engagement ring on her Instagram Story while supporting her new Continue Reading
50 of the Oldest Actors Still Working
Age is just a number to these actors, veterans, and experts in their field, and what matters most are talent, perseverance, and grit. They range Continue Reading
Pink Martini's China Forbes Discusses New Songs Created in the Pandemic
Although Pink Martini have always been a band that cast a nostalgic eye backward and the past has never beckoned with such enticing rosy-ness, lead Continue Reading
Between the Grooves: Led Zeppelin – 'Led Zeppelin IV'
Then and now, the mighty Led Zeppelin towers imposingly as one of rock’s elite groups. The source of at minimum four must-own LPs, dozens of Continue Reading
Pete Davidson’s Break Up With Cazzie David Had Her “Screaming In Agony”
Cazzie David looks back on her break up with Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson as a “really pivotal moment" in her life. The 26-year-old Continue Reading
Celebrate People's History Vol. 2: Power to the People!
The ‘people’s history’ approach to thinking about and interpreting the past has gained momentum over the last few decades. From Howard Zinn’s indispensable A People’s Continue Reading
Experimentalist David Grubbs Documents a Live Set with 'October 19, 2017'
6 April 2020, “The Quarantine Concerts”: This is the first time I remember hearing David Grubbs like this, and I was unmoored by the presentation Continue Reading
Selena Gomez To Star as Famed Gay Mountaineer Silvia Vásquez-Lavado in New Biopic
Selena Gomez will star as famous LGBTQ+ mountaineer Silvia Vásquez-Lavado in a new film. On Wednesday (November 11), The Hollywood Reporter announced the upcoming movie, In the Shadow of Continue Reading
49 Military Medals and What They Mean
In 1787, Col. David Humphreys wrote: "Few inventions could be more happily calculated to diffuse the knowledge and preserve the memory of illustrious characters and Continue Reading
Rupert Grint Just Shared the First Photo of His New Baby Girl and It’s the Little Drop of Joy We Needed Today
Rupert Grint and girlfriend Georgia Groome shared the first photo of their newborn baby, announcing her precious name in the process. The Harry Potter alum finally Continue Reading