Maya Hawke knows everything and nothing at all on her latest single, “Missing Out,” set to appear on her newly-announced album Chaos Angel, out May 31. The song arrives alongside a music video directed by Alex Ross Perry, in which the singer-songwriter’s face is superimposed on the faces of characters …
Read More »Seven Signs You and Your Business Partner May Not Be Compatible After All
Regardless of whether you’re best friends, family members, industry colleagues or anything else, two people always enter into a business partnership hoping to leverage each other’s strengths and build a successful business together. However, real life may not always play out so smoothly. If your business isn’t doing as well …
Read More »The West African Collective Les Amazones d'Afrique Has a Radical Feminist Message You Need to Hear
Les Amazones d’Afrique began in 2017 as a sisterly supergroup of singers from the West African region of Mali. Founded by Mamani Keïta, Mariam Doumbia (of Amadou and Mariam), and Oumou Sangare, and convened by French music-industry veteran Valerie Malot, the collective came together through a shared musical vision, as …
Read More »Todd Snider Re-Recorded All of His Albums and Is Releasing Them for Free
Todd Snider hunkered down during the first year or so of the pandemic, and like some musicians suddenly knocked off the road, he took to online music-making —but with a unique twist. Starting in October 2020, Snider devoted each Sunday to playing and live-streaming the entirety of one of his …
Read More »Lana Del Rey Trades Chemtrails for 'Blue Skies' on Irving Berlin Cover
Lana Del Rey, she of the country club Chemtrails, has finally discovered “Blue Skies” — at least in the form of songwriter Irving Berlin’s 98-year-old standard. Of course, since it’s Del Rey, “blue” is a double-entendre, and there’s a sadness in her voice that she can’t quite shake. Where Ella …
Read More »Snarls Preview New Album With Deliciously Poppy 'Heavy Drinker'
Columbus indie pop band Snarls have returned with the new single “Heavy Drinker.” The track harks back to the band’s previous work — a deliciously fun recipe of harmonies, party stomper hooks, and cheeky guitar distortion. “It encapsulates everything we love about our band with a fresh take,” Snarls said. …
Read More »Bryan Cranston Says He Was Once Wanted for Murdering a Chef
Bryan Cranston casually recounted the time he was briefly a suspect in a murder case during his appearance on Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Dinner’s On Me podcast. Cranston was prompted to share the tale — which he previously wrote about in his 2016 memoir — after Ferguson noted that recent guest …
Read More »Sex, Cocaine, and Antisemitism: California Judge Hit With Monster Complaint
A California judge has been accused of bizarre sexual behavior, using cocaine, and demeaning a colleague as a “Jewboy” in a sweeping complaint filed by the state’s Commission on Judicial Performance. Greg Kreis is an elected judge from Northern California, having served on Humboldt County Superior Court since 2017. (He …
Read More »Cynthia Erivo Is the Reason You Need to See 'Drift'
There is a moment in Drift, the character study from filmmaker Anthony Chen, that you know is inevitable. (It’s now playing in New York, opens in L.A. on Feb. 16, and goes wide on Feb. 23.) You spend so much of this carefully constructed film’s running time bracing for it, …
Read More »Trump's Valentine's Day Love Letter to Melania Is a Fundraising Email
It’s Valentine’s Day and love money is on Donald Trump’s mind. The former president penned a “love letter” to his Valentine, his wife and former First Lady Melania Trump … in the form of a fundraising email to prospective donors. “Dear Melania, I LOVE YOU!” it read. Even after every …
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