Madi Diaz has enlisted singer-actress Lennon Stella for the blissful duet “One Less Question.” Written by Diaz, Stella, and Kate York, the serene track is overflowing with melody, as Diaz and Stella trade verses across an acoustic guitar that softly builds. “Are we flesh and bone?/Are we just a dream?” …
Read More »Lost Robert Hunter Manuscript Chronicling Birth of the Grateful Dead to Be Released
It’s a good day for Deadheads: Robert Hunter‘s lost manuscript is headed for publication. The Grateful Dead lyricist — who penned gems like “Ripple,” “Box of Rain,” “Uncle John’s Band,” “Eyes of the World,” “Dark Star,” and more — died in 2019. Five years later, Hachette Books will release The …
Read More »'The Sympathizer' Turns a Bestseller Adaptation Into a TV Tour de Force
In the opening seconds of HBO‘s adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s bestselling novel The Sympathizer, the pay cable giant’s familiar logo is transformed so that, instead of evoking a television set turning on, it becomes part of a reel of 8mm film. The miniseries, about a North Vietnamese double agent …
Read More »AI-Music Arms Race: Meet Udio, the <em>Other</em> ChatGPT for Music
Just last year, many experts believed an AI model capable of generating complete, high-fidelity songs from text prompts wouldn’t arrive anytime soon,but now, an arms race is on between competing music-making models that do just that.Suno‘s v3 model, released to the public just weeks ago, was a remarkable breakthrough, particularly …
Read More »Amy Winehouse's 'Tears Dry on Their Own' Video Rereleased With Unseen Footage
Ahead of the release of the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black in the U.K. this weekend, the singer’s “Tears Dry on Their Own” has been re-uploaded onto YouTube with a visual featuring previously unseen footage from the single’s original music video shoot. Like the recently rereleased video for “In …
Read More »Trump Allies Try to Convince Supreme Court He'd Never Order Hit on Rival
As the Supreme Court gets ready to hear oral arguments in Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case, his allies are working to tamp down any concerns the justices might have about one of the more absurd and disconcerting arguments offered by any Trump lawyer ever: that a president would have to …
Read More »'Fallout': How to Succeed in the Postapocalypse Without Really Trying
When The Last of Us debuted early in 2023, I began my rave review by saying, “Among the many compliments I can give HBO’s The Last of Us is that it eventually made me forget that it’s based on a video game.” Some gamers took this as both a backhanded …
Read More »Liam Gallagher and John Squire Bring 'I'm a Wheel' to 'The Tonight Show'
The recently-formed duo of Liam Gallagher and John Squire are in New York this week for their first and only show in North America on their tour, a headlining gig at Brooklyn Paramount on April 11. But before they take over a stage of their own, the pair are warming …
Read More »John Oates on Life After Hall & Oates: 'I'm Trying to Rediscover Who I Am as an Individual'
For the majority of John Oates’ professional career, solo work was a means to keep busy and creatively fulfilled between the Daryl Hall & John Oates projects that took up most of his time. But now that the duo has hopelessly fractured after more than 50 years of partnership, Oates …
Read More »How to Watch 'Fallout' Online
Quick Answer: Fallout is a Prime Video exclusive, so you’ll need a Prime Video subscription to watch the new series. Get a one-month free trial here. Get 30-Day Prime Video Free trial Grab your Pip-Boy and open the vault door: Fallout is here. Taking place in the namesake video game …
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