Frank Zappa was many things: a counter-cultural icon of the 1960s, a shredding guitar virtuoso, a creator of bracingly cynical and satirical rock music, a Continue Reading
On IDLES' Danceable Relatable Battle Hymns
“…we’re fighting slogans with slogans. We’re trying to unify and you can’t do that by being convoluted and murky. This isn’t an essay in the Continue Reading
The 20 Best Folk Albums of 2020
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We're going to need a bucket and a mop to clean up the mess Cardi B just sparked on Twitter. On Sunday (December 6), nearly nine Continue Reading
Dejhare Drops Her Latest Dance-Pop Banger – “Do What You Gotta Do”
Singer-songwriter Dejhare drops her latest dance-pop single, a sublime banger she simply titled “Do What You Gotta Do.” The track sees Dejhare talk about our Continue Reading
Gwen Stefani Returns to Ska Roots on New Single ‘Let Me Reintroduce Myself’: LISTEN
Gwen Stefani is back with new solo music for the first time since 2016! On Monday (December 7), the 51-year-old music icon dropped "Let Me Continue Reading
Aubrey Plaza Reveals Kristen Stewart Got COVID-19 While Filming Their New Christmas Movie
Kristen Stewart was outed as another celeb who contracted COVID-19 this year. During an interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Aubrey Plaza shared Continue Reading
The 60 Best Albums of 2020
60. Thin Lear – Wooden Cave [EggHunt Records] Queens-based singer-songwriter Matt Longo, who records under the moniker Thin Lear, may only be in his mid-30s, Continue Reading
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Excerpted from Right/Wrong: How Technology Transforms Our Ethics, by Juan Enriquez (footnotes omitted). Copyright © 2020 MIT Press. Excerpted by permission of MIT Press. All Continue Reading
Balanced on the Thin Edge of Democracy, Can We See the Tipping Point?
There is a common notion that incoming President Joe Biden has a responsibility to “heal America”. “It’s time to put aside the partisanship and the Continue Reading
The Mystery of History in Jia Zhangke's 'I Wish I Knew'
Although it’s only this year released in the US through Kino Lorber, Jia Zhangke’s I Wish I Knew (Hai shang chuan qi) was commissioned in Continue Reading
Miley Cyrus Hilariously Answers Fans’ Burning Life Questions Via TikTok
Miley Cyrus joined the fabulous world of TikTok and answered fans' life questions through the comments section. The "Midnight Sky" singer has been commenting on Continue Reading
Morgan Wallen Stars in ‘Saturday Night Live’ Skit That Jokes About Him Previously Breaking COVID-19 Protocols: WATCH
Morgan Wallen debuted on the Saturday Night Live stage just two months after he was disinvited after breaking COVID-19 protocols. On the Saturday (December 5) episode Continue Reading
Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes Collaborate on Christmas Duet for a Great Cause
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello teamed up for a stunning rendition of "The Christmas Song." On Saturday (December 5), the "Wonder" singer and the "My Continue Reading
‘Glee’ Cast Reunites Virtually For Fundraiser in Honor of Naya Rivera
The cast of Glee came together virtually to create a fundraiser in memory of the late Naya Rivera. On Friday (December 4), Glee alum Heather Continue Reading
Demi Lovato Teams Up With All Time Low for ‘Monsters’ Remix: LISTEN
All Time Low have already enjoyed, ahem, monster success from their single "Monster" with special guest blackbear, but the song may be ready for a Continue Reading
Dope Lemon Shares The Nostalgic “Kids Fallin’ In Love”
Angus Stone of Dope Lemon and one part of folk sibling duo Angus & Julia Stone brings some sun to this winter with Kids Fallin’ Continue Reading
Do You Know the Celebrities Behind These 50 Famous Quotes?
In the 1989 movie Dead Poets Society, John Keating, played by Robin Williams, addressed a class of young men at the prep school where he's Continue Reading
Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson Team Up For an Epic Christmas Collab
Mariah Carey collaborated with Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson for a Christmas music video. On Friday (December 4), Carey premiered the music video for her collaboration, Continue Reading
Viggo Mortensen's 'Falling' Binds Art and Life
I recall a creative writing class one autumn evening in 2012, and the tutor offering the advice not to be overly adventurous, instead to tell Continue Reading