Halfway through Angel Deradoorian’s Find the Sun comes a loose, minimal drum-and-flute jam that goes on for just over nine minutes. Titled “The Illuminator”, it Continue Reading
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About a decade ago, three of us took advantage of MOMA’s free Fridays, wandering through some of the most amazing art that one could see Continue Reading
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Chris Evans has finally broken his silence, just under 72 hours after accidentally posting a photo of what seemed to be his nude, erect penis. Continue Reading
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JK Rowling’s new book has an anti-trans plotline and Twitter users have deemed her dead. #RIPJKRowling began trending on Monday (September 14) as critics and Continue Reading
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Demi Lovato is just excited about her impending nuptials to fiancé Max Ehrich as we are. While speaking to PopCrush Nights hosts Kayla Thomas and Continue Reading
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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Going Virtual, Crowdless for 2020
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be virtual this year, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday (September 14). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Continue Reading
Khamari Shares The Smooth New “That Girl”
Coming off of ‘Jealous’ and ‘The Heat’, Khamari returns with his third single That Girl. Produced by Trackside, it’s led by a finger-picked guitar as Khamari Continue Reading
Thaba's "Warrior" Is Electropop Rooted in South African Pop Traditions
Thaba is a collaboration between South Africa’s Khusi Seremane (singer-songwriter) and American Gabriel Cyr, a producer and musician. However, the project will sadly be a Continue Reading
Mapuche Filmmaker Claudia Huaiquimilla on Indigenous Identity and Filming from the Trenches
Little Claudia Huaiquimilla didn’t expect to be paraded class by class like a museum exhibit in her first national holidays at an all girls Catholic Continue Reading
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The all-male quartet Sea Girls’ debut album Open Up Your Head is a catchy, very listenable record full of mainstream pop-rock anthems in short supply Continue Reading
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Addis Ababa-based quintet Qwanqwa’s initial plans for their third album, the succinctly titled Volume Three, went as awry as everything else this year. Recorded in Continue Reading
Ian Wayne's 'Risking Illness' Delivers a Raw, Melodic Gut-punch
The title of Ian Wayne’s new album, Risking Illness, comes from a song near the end of the album. “Winter’s” – like the rest of Continue Reading
Tikyra Jackson's Empowering "No More Fear" Comes to Video (premiere)
Tikyra Jackson, drummer and backing vocalist for 2020 Grammy nominee Southern Avenue, released her sensational, hook-laden debut single “No More Fear” earlier this year via Continue Reading
Black in the Middle: An Anthology of the Black Midwest (excerpt)
Excepted from Black in the Middle: An Anthology of the Black Midwest, edited by Terrion L. Williamson. Copyright © Belt Publishing. Excerpted by permission of Continue Reading
Barenaked Ladies Took Chances Like Never Before on 'Maroon' (Track by Track)
“Too Little Too Late” Maroon kicks off with one of the best power-pop songs the band ever wrote, “Too Little Too Late”. It has a Continue Reading
Chris Evans’ Brother Scott Jokes About Actor’s Alleged Nude Photo Slip Up
Chris Evans' brother Scott Evans joked about Chris' alleged nude photo leak. Scott poked fun at his brother's apparent nude selfie slip up in a Continue Reading
Chris Hemsworth Hilariously Crashes Weather Report: Watch
The God of Thunder, a.k.a. Chris Hemsworth, is now a weather reporter. The Avengers star, who plays Thor in the MCU, was at a field Continue Reading
Taylor Swift, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds React to ‘The Last Great American Dynasty’ Film Pitch
Taylor Swift, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds responded to a fan's request for the four to create The Last Great American Dynasty movie. Continue Reading