When “Bipp” by SOPHIE first appeared on the scene around 2013, it was controversial for some pretty specious reasons. Certain segments of the dance community, Continue Reading
Sophie, Trailblazing Musician and Producer, Dead at 34
Grammy-nominated producer and musician Sophie has died at age 34. Sophie’s management confirmed to The Guardian that the artist died on Saturday (January 30) in Continue Reading
Ashley Tisdale Reflects on Nose Job Scrutiny
Ashley Tisdale recently spoke out about her experience undergoing plastic surgery and the judgment she dealt with from the media. On Thursday (January 28), the Continue Reading
Halsey Would Have Toured While Pregnant If Not for COVID-19
Halsey revealed that she would have been on tour while pregnant if not for the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday (January 29), the "You Should Be Continue Reading
Blue Canopy Announces EP & Shares “Motovun” Single & Video
Portland-based multi-instrumentalist Alex Schiff aka Blue Canopy, formerly of Modern Rivals, has announced the follow up to his 2020 debut EP ‘Mild Anxiety’. Motovun is the first Continue Reading
Selena Gomez Releases Spanish-Language Single ‘Baila Conmigo’: Lyrics + English Translation
Selena Gomez's "Baila Conmigo," which in English means "Dance With Me," is a humid dance anthem. On Friday (January 29), the "Rare" singer premiered her Continue Reading
Joshua Bassett Gets Vulnerable on ‘Only a Matter of Time’: LISTEN
Joshua Bassett's "Only a Matter of Time" is a vulnerable pop song about the new reality of dealing with assumptions and allegations from strangers online. On Continue Reading
The Weeknd Says His Three Grammys Are Meaningless Now
The Weeknd says his Grammy Awards no longer matter to him. On Thursday (January 28), The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, spoke to Billboard to promote his Continue Reading
Billie Eilish Almost Signed a Record Deal With This Famous Oscar-Winning Rocker
Billie Eilish and her brother/producer Finneas almost signed a record deal with Jared Leto. On Tuesday (January 26), the 30 Seconds to Mars frontman stopped Continue Reading
The Notwist's 'Vertigo Days' Is Disorienting Even As It Elevates
German indie rock band the Notwist have not released an album of new material since 2015. Although they have been around for more than 20 Continue Reading
'Odd Woman Out' Is a Comedy Sketch-Like Memoir About What's-Her-Name
Not everyone who works in Hollywood is famous, but some actors who work consistently across the decades achieve a level of face or voice recognition Continue Reading
The Notwist's 'Vertigo Steps' Is Disorienting Even As It Elevates
German indie rock band the Notwist have not released an album of new material since 2015. Although they have been around for more than 20 Continue Reading
The 10 Best Songs of The Band
10. “King Harvest (Has Surely Come)” (The Band, 1969) An anthem for the working class, this song tells the woebegone tale of a poor country farmer, Continue Reading
Between the Grooves: Green Day – 'American Idiot'
Before 2004, few people would classify Green Day’s music as particularly sophisticated, intellectual, or thematically mature. Sure, “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life),” with its Continue Reading
The Interior Poetry in Bresson's 'Mouchette'
Mouchette (1967), one of French master Robert Bresson’s many essential films, begins and ends with conspicuous absences. The opening credits roll over an image of Continue Reading
Jazz? Soul? A Bit of Both and Lots of Good Vibes on 'I Told You So'
James Oscar Smith, popularly known as Jimmy Smith, died in 2005 and is buried just outside Philadelphia under a headstone that proclaims him to be Continue Reading
Eve Adams Releases Jazz-Folk Album “Metal Bird”
Singer-songwriter Eve Adams weaves dark folk-noir tales with her spellbinding jazz-folk like last year’s ‘Candy Colored Doom’ or her 2017 debut ‘In Hell’ which featured 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
Electropop's Douglas Creates a Stunning World on "Cigarettes"
Douglas is one Amy Douglas White, an American electropop artist raised in Spain who picked up the landscape’s bright vista and infused it into her Continue Reading
Between the Grooves: Green Day – 'Dookie'
Green Day’s Dookie was the best rock album of 1994. Scores of critics admitted that, yes, this 14-track album full of speedy pop-punk tunes about Continue Reading