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Fleetwood Dissects the European Mindset in His Moody, Disturbing Thriller, 'A Young Fair God'
Specializing in the kind of thrillers that explore the interstitial spaces that are moral dilemmas, Hugh Fleetwood has made a career out of consigning characters Continue Reading
Art Feynman Creates Refreshing Worldbeat Pop on 'Half Price at 3:30'
Luke Temple’s second album as Art Feynman, titled Half Price at 3:30, is grounded by the same qualities that made 2017’s Blast Off Through the Continue Reading
The Beths Are Sharp As Ever on 'Jump Rope Gazers'
It feels like several lifetimes ago that I was able to see live music. In reality, it’s only been a little over four months. But Continue Reading
Jessie Ware Returns to Form on 'What's Your Pleasure'
Jessie Ware’s solo career began back in 2012 with her thrilling debut, Devotion. The album was an enormous success, thrusting Ware into the limelight and Continue Reading
The Jayhawks Offer Us Some 'XOXO'
How is this Jayhawks’ release different than all other Jayhawks’ albums? All other Jayhawks’ records primarily featured the work of leader Gary Louris (or if Continue Reading
Steve McDonald Remembers the Earliest Days of Redd Kross
“My brother and I, we went from posing in front of our bedroom mirror with hairbrushes and broomsticks to begging our parents for actual guitars Continue Reading
Netflix Cancels ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,’ Will Conclude With Part 4
Netflix has canceled the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The streaming giant announced the show's conclusion on Wednesday (July 8). The spooky drama will conclude with Continue Reading
Lucy Hale Tearfully Reacts to Abrupt ‘Katy Keene’ Cancellation in Heartbreaking Video
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Are Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Related to George W. Bush?
Kanye West may or may not be actually running for president, but it turns out he already has a surprising connection to the White House. Continue Reading
Bella Hadid Accuses Instagram of ‘Bullying’ Her Dad for Being Palestinian
Bella Hadid slammed Instagram for removing a photo of her Palestinian father's passport, insinuating that the platform is anti-Palestine. The 23-year-old supermodel originally shared a photo Continue Reading
Nazis, Nostalgia, and Critique in Taika Waititi's 'Jojo Rabbit'
Contemporary culture finds itself caught between two antagonistic poles: a fascination with nostalgia and an obsession with the new. Art, music, and literature are at Continue Reading
Why I Did Not Watch 'Hamilton' on Disney+
Why are 12-year-olds running around singing about bastards and whores? And grown people paying up to $2k for tickets to see men in wigs sing Continue Reading
LA Popsters Paper Jackets Deliver a Message We Should Embrace (premiere + interview)
The mascara running down the fabulous face of singer-songwriter Aimee Proal might best represent what she and her fellow members in Los Angeles-based alternative pop-rock Continue Reading
'Dancing After TEN' Graphic Memoir Will Move You
I’m always intrigued when I see two authors listed on a graphic memoir. I know what that usually means for a graphic novel: the first Continue Reading
Punk Rock's WiiRMZ Rage at the Dying of the Light on 'Faster Cheaper'
The joyfully bombastic quartet WiiRMZ hail from the same city that defined (and arguably invented) post-rock in the 1990s with bands such as Slint and Continue Reading
Chris Stamey Paints in "A Brand-New Shade of Blue" (premiere + interview)
A Brand-New Shade of Blue is the new release from Chris Stamey and the Fellow Travelers. Omnivore Recordings release the digital album on 17 July. Continue Reading
Willie Nelson Surveys His World on 'First Rose of Spring'
Willie Nelson completed a trio of mortality-focused albums with last year’s Grammy-winning Ride Me Back Home. These records focused on Nelson’s collaborative songwriting with Buddy Continue Reading
Gábor Lázár Is in Something of a Holding Pattern on 'Source'
The sounds that Hungarian musician Gábor Lázár can pull out of state-of-the-art synths and programming are often fascinating and can result in a highly entertaining Continue Reading
Margo Price Is Rumored to Be the New Stevie Nicks
Margo Price’s admiration for Stevie Nicks is well-known. She and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real have covered the classic Nicks/Tom Petty collaboration “Stop Continue Reading