The Beatles are going solo all over again. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and John Lennon will each be the subject of their own solo films directed by Sam Mendes, who is taking a microscopic approach to the usually overarching music biopic narrative. The films, according to a statement …
Read More »Old 97's Celebrate Survival in New Song 'Where the Road Goes' With Peter Buck
Rhett Miller bums a ride in the back of a pickup and receives the signs of his past and future in the video for “Where the Road Goes,” the Old 97’s’ new song that celebrates the band’s more than 30 years of longevity. While Miller sings about various highs and …
Read More »MGMT and Christine and the Queens' 'Dancing in Babylon' Is a Ballad of Love, War, and Sandwiches
All’s fair in love, war, and sandwiches in MGMT’s “Dancing in Babylon,” the indie duo’s new song with Chris of Christine and the Queens. The new track— set to appear on Loss of Life, out Feb. 23 via Mom + Pop — is, at its core, a tender piano ballad, …
Read More »Young, Black, and Done With Biden: The Issues That Could Decide the Election
T roy, Michigan, is quintessential suburbia: strip malls, banks with drive-thrus, and jewelry stores. Though just 30 minutes outside of Detroit, Troy feels a world away from the Motor City, with its blocks of boarded-up houses and abandoned stores. The disparate environments speak to the systemic inequality that brought me …
Read More »Twitter Temporarily Suspends Alexei Navalny's Widow Amid Putin Criticism
The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was temporarily suspended from X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday after announcing she would continue her dead husband’s fight against Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian government. Since Navalny’s death on Friday, Yulia Navalnaya has led a public campaign to pressure the Russian government for the …
Read More »Lil Durk Performs 'All My Life' With 20 Elementary and High School Students in Pittsburgh
For 20 students at Pittsburgh Faison and Pittsburgh Westinghouse in Pennsylvania, a school field trip didn’t mean an excursion to the zoo or a museum. Instead, the crew of elementary and high school students took a trip to PPG Paints Arena on Saturday evening to sing with Lil Durk in …
Read More »'Constellation': In Space, No One Can Hear You Snore
The new Apple TV+ drama Constellation has atmosphere to spare. What it lacks is a story to live up to its creepy vibe. Created by British TV vet Peter Harness, Constellation stars Noomi Rapace as Jo, a Swedish astronaut engaged in a long mission on the International Space Station. An …
Read More »Kneecap Want to Piss Off the World — And Unite It
The Rutz is like any great pub in Belfast, or anywhere in Ireland for that matter: kind of dingy, people stumbling out of the bathrooms, wiping powder off their faces, traditional Irish music playing loud on the speakers. “It’s one of those places where you never go for one pint …
Read More »Michael Keaton Says Filming 'Beetlejuice' Sequel Was 'the Most Exciting Thing'
Michael Keaton recently wrapped production on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton‘s 1988 supernatural comedy. In a new interview with People, the actor called the experience “the most fun I’ve had on set in a long time.” “On one hand, you’d go, ‘Well, of course it’s the most …
Read More »Jon Stewart Takes Aim at Tucker Carlson's Putin Interview: 'You're Such a Dick'
Tucker Carlson recently visited Russia to interview the country’s president/dictator Vladimir Putin and Jon Stewart has some thoughts. The Daily Show host addressed the Carlson incident after explaining the backlash he received about his show last week from Democrats. “It was never my intention to say out loud what I …
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