Victor Kossakovsky’s Gunda is, in the barest sense, a film about a short period in the life of a pig. Gunda, the pig in question, is a Norwegian sow with disarmingly expressive eyes and, at the start of the movie, a fresh litter of squeaking piglets trampling over each other …
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Ever since the dawn of Jack White, artists who hunger to reassert the power of rock in a rockless age have tended to sound like reactionary young coots. But Greta Van Fleet — three brothers and a drummer from Frankenmouth, Michigan — set themselves apart by playing Seventies classic rock …
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In the spring of 1991, Alice in Chains were the biggest Seattle band. Soundgarden had released their major-label debut, Louder than Love, a year and a half earlier; Nirvana and Mudhoney had both released sludgy, well-received albums on Sub Pop Records; Mookie Blaylock had yet to play a show under …
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Jenny Lewis and Serengeti have released another new song, “GLTR,” from their ongoing quarantine collaboration series. “GLTR” is centered around a thick bass line and gets built out with dreamy synths and increasingly dance-y drums. In a sing-song verse, Serengeti muses about social media engagement — “How’s your Instagram these …
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NBC has announced Roll Up Your Sleeves, an hour-long special in partnership with Walgreens and Civic Nation’s Made to Save Initiative that aims to educate viewers on the Covid-19 vaccine. Ciara and Russell Wilson will host the special, which airs Sunday, April 18th at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT. The all-star event will …
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Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names.Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. (Check out last week’s best songs.) …
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Miguel released his new EP Art Dealer Chic Vol. 4 on Friday, and with it the new video for the track “So I Lie.” The stylish visual finds Miguel, who directed the clip, slow-motion cruising on a motorcycle near Los Angeles and singing “So I Lie” along a coastline at …
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Anne Beatts, one of the original writers on Saturday Night Live, has died at the age of 74. Former SNL cast member Laraine Newman first tweeted news of Beatts’ death Wednesday, “Our Anne- an OG SNL writer passed away yesterday.” Film producer and Beatts’ friend Rona Edwards confirmed the writer’s …
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Rod Wave performed his song “Tombstone” on The Tonight Show, appearing with a keyboardist and backup singers from a Florida porch. The song comes off the singer’s new album SoulFly, which dropped in March. The well-produced performance features Wave on a porch alongside a body of water, accompanied by three …
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Apple TV+ has released a trailer for its upcoming thriller The Mosquito Coast, set to premiere April 30th. The show is based on Paul Theroux’s 1981 novel of the same name, and it actually stars the author’s nephew, Justin Theroux. Theroux plays Allie Fox, an idealist and inventor who suddenly …
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