It’s been over a year since Tugboat Captain released ‘Be Strong, Smoke Less’, but the London-based outfit now returns with No Plans (For This Year). Continue Reading
Petition to Block Paris Jackson’s Jesus Role in Film Reaches 270K+ Signatures
Paris Jackson is set to play the role of Jesus in an upcoming film… and some people are not happy about it. The upcoming film, Habit, Continue Reading
‘High School Musical’ Director Kenny Ortega Confirms Ryan Evans Was Gay and ‘Probably Going to Come Out in College’
High School Musical director Kenny Ortega revealed that fan-favorite character Ryan Evans was gay, as well as explained why the character's sexuality wasn't made more apparent Continue Reading
Kellyanne Conway’s Teen Daughter Is an Anti-Trump, Pro-BLM TikTok Star
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway's 15-year-old daughter, Claudia Conway, is now a viral TikTok star after sharing her political views on the platform—views that happen to Continue Reading
Harvey Weinstein Survivors Win $19 Million Settlement In Court
Harvey Weinstein may be serving jail time, but his case certainly isn't closed yet. A group of women who sued Weinstein for sexual harassment, sexual Continue Reading
Vilde Explores Death On Fourth Album “Atopia”
Vilde is the musical project of Thomas Savage which he started in 2016. It’s since been his goal to release an album every year for Continue Reading
90 Years on 'Olivia' Remains a Classic of Lesbian Literature
What is it about tragic, doomed romances that makes them such irresistible reading? Especially in this day and age? We know, at long last, that Continue Reading
Indie Rocker Alpha Cat Presents 'Live at Vox Pop' (album stream)
Alpha Cat (Elizabeth McCullough) releases Live at Vox Pop, Brooklyn, NY – July 21, 2005 3 July as a $2 download with all proceeds being Continue Reading
A Lesson from the Avengers for Our Time of COVID-19
Like so many, I’ve burned my fair share of quarantine hours sitting in front of my television, offsetting those bleak news reports about the coronavirus Continue Reading
Between the Grooves of Nirvana's 'Nevermind'
1. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” It’s conventional music industry practice for record labels trying to break an up-and-coming band to release what’s termed a “base-building” Continue Reading
Deeper Graves Arrives via 'Open Roads' (album stream)
Deeper Graves is the new solo project of Jeff Wilson (Chrome Waves, ex-Nachtmystium) and the debut Deeper Graves album, Open Roads, arrives 3 July via Continue Reading
The 50 Best Albums of 2020 So Far
Ambrose Akinmusire – on the tender spot of every calloused moment [Blue Note] Ambrose Akinmusire seems particularly mature as an artist and particularly within the Continue Reading
2020 MTV VMAs to Take Place in New York Despite Pandemic
The 2020 MTV VMAs are happening despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the exciting and unexpected news during a press Continue Reading
Kelsea Ballerini Slams ‘Selfish’ Chase Rice for Having Concert During Coronavirus Pandemic
Chase Rice performed a concert at Tennessee's Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary on Saturday night (June 27), and now, he's being called out for it. The country Continue Reading
First Tragedy, Then Farce, Then What?
One of the most often-cited quotations of Karl Marx is a riff on the philosopher G.W.F. Hegel that all world-historical facts and personages appear twice, Continue Reading
HAIM Create Their Best Album with 'Women in Music Pt. III'
“Give me a miracle, I just want out from this / I’ve done my share of helping with your defense,” HAIM sing on “Los Angeles”, Continue Reading
Amnesia Scanner's 'Tearless' Aesthetically Maps the Failing Anthropocene
Amnesia Scanner is the Berlin-based Finnish duo of Ville Haimala, Martti Kalliala, and Oracle, the synthetic voice who is described as “the third, machinic ghost-member”. Continue Reading
How Lasting Is the Legacy of the Live 8 Charity Concert?
The other day, needing something to break up the rotation of my T-shirt wardrobe, I reached for a souvenir I hadn’t worn in years. It’s Continue Reading
Jessie Ware Embraces Her Club Culture Roots on Rapturous 'What's Your Pleasure?'
In a 2013 interview with John Hind of The Guardian, as Jessie Ware was making the publicity rounds in support of her Mercury-nominated debut, the Continue Reading
Paul Weller Dazzles with the Psychedelic and Soulful 'On Sunset'
A well-established rock star isn’t supposed to be doing these kinds of things at the age of 62. Yet here we are. Paul Weller, founding Continue Reading