HBO shared the first full trailer for Watchmen, their upcoming series inspired by the legendary graphic novel, during San Diego Comic Con Saturday. The network previously unveiled a teaser clip from the Damon Lindelof-led series. “There are people that believe is fair and good. It’s all lollipops and rainbows. We …
Read More »To the Moon and Back: Brian Eno on Revisiting 'Apollo'
Brian Eno strongly believes he saw the flight path overhead of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to travelinto space, when he was 12. “I was very excited by it,” he recalls now. But within a few years he lost his interest in space travel. By the time Neil Armstrong …
Read More »Brandi Carlile Calls Out NRA, Music Industry Men in New Song 'Cowgirls'
Brandi Carlile calls out the male-dominated music business and the National Rifle Association in the as-yet-unreleased song “Cowgirls,” which she dedicated to “the boys in the country-music industry” in her live debut of the tune. With the acoustic, mid-tempo song’s finger-pointing lyrics Carlile asserts, “I don’t believe in wealth and …
Read More »Why Bad Bunny Wants Puerto Rican Youth to Take the Streets
This summer has seen Bad Bunny hopping from country to country on his long-awaited European tour — which would have included appearances at Barcelona’s annual Sónar festival and Lollapalooza Paris. But late Monday night, while on a break in Ibiza, the Latin trap star tweeted that he was putting the …
Read More »Ed Sheeran's Ambitious, Ludicrously Star-Studded 'No.6 Collaborations Project'
In 2011, a few months before his career exploded and he took the mantle as the world’s most successful busker, Ed Sheeran put out an EP calledNo.5 Collaborations Project, a series of duets with established artists from the UK’s grime scene. Eight years, three multi-platinum albums (Plus,Multiply, andDivide), and hundreds …
Read More »Flashback: See Linda Ronstadt, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Rip Through Hank Williams Classic
Happy 73rd birthday to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Linda Ronstadt, born July 15th, 1946, in Tucson, Arizona. In addition to her mid-Seventies dominance as rock’s premier female artist, Ronstadt also delivered impassioned performances of country songs throughout, and beyond, that era, with crossover hits including the Everly …
Read More »Alessandro Nivola Calls 'Sopranos' Prequel Role an 'Absolute Joy'
The star of the upcoming Sopranos prequel film, Alessandro Nivola, said playing Tony Soprano’s mentor, Dickie Moltisanti, was “an absolute joy” and praised creator David Chase for giving him “the role of a lifetime,” in an interview with EW. Nivola’s character, Dickie, loomed large over the original HBO series, though …
Read More »M83 Detail New Album 'DSVII'
M83 have announced a new album, DSVII. The sequel to 2007’s ambient album, Digital Shades Vol. 1, the new LP will be released on September 20th via Mute and is available for pre-order. The album, which follows 2016’s Junk, is primarily influenced by video game music. “It felt so refreshing …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Jeromes Dream, 'Drone Before Parlor Violence'
There’s nothing dated about “Drone Before Parlor Violence,” a recently released track by the arty Connecticut hardcore outfit Jeromes Dream. The song’s blend of clenched aggression and airy melody sounds perfectly at home today, in an era where bands like Deafheaven and Torche have effectively razed any remaining barriers between …
Read More »Jeffrey Epstein: Unsealed Indictment Alleges Sexual Exploitation, Abuse of 'Dozens of Minor Girls'
Tues., July 9, 2019, 9:35 a.m.: This story has been updated. Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire financier connected to Donald Trump and Bill Clinton who was arrested last Saturday, has been indicted and charged with sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy, according to court documents unsealed on Monday. Federal prosecutors allege …
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