Indie rock fans, rejoice: Julia Jacklin has announced 2024 residencies in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Brooklyn. Jacklin will kick off the residency in L.A. on March 19 at Hollywood Forever’s Masonic Lodge. She’ll spread out the three dates, opening for Mitski in Chicago and L.A., before wrapping on April …
Read More »Valerie June Tackles Latter-Day Duran Duran With 'Ordinary World' Cover
Valerie June, an expert at covers, takes on latter-day Duran Duran with her very own rendition of “Ordinary World.” While many artists covering songs tend to stay true to the original, June’s version is more stripped-down, her stark vocals contorting around the rhythm to emphasize the meaning of the Nineties …
Read More »Israeli Attacks Leave Gaza's Doctors With Impossible Choices: 'I Had to Leave Them to Die'
As the Israeli military pounded Gaza City in early November, Dr. Hammam Alloh made his way through the city’s Al Shifa Hospital. Days later, Israel’s assault on the hospital would trap staff and patients inside while reserve fuel ran out. But that day, on his rounds, he watched as his …
Read More »Moms for Liberty Chapter Splits From Group After Rape Allegation
The fallout continues over allegations that Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler sexually assaulted a woman involved in a long-term ménage à trois with he and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler. On Monday, the Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, chapter of Moms for Liberty announced it would be breaking with …
Read More »Jake Johnson Talks His Gonzo Directorial Debut, 'Self Reliance'
When Jake Johnson applied to Tisch, he submitted a play about a gorilla handler at the zoo whose life and marriage fell apart once his beloved gorilla passed away. He describes it as “wacky but funny” and says he’s been trying to recapture its unique tone ever since. With his …
Read More »'Bob Marley: One Love' Trailer: Reggae Icon Searches for Peace for Himself and His People
Peace is hard to come by for Bob Marley in the latest trailer for Bob Marley: One Love. “There’s a war going on,” the reggae icon, portrayed in the film by Kingsley Ben-Adir, acknowledges. “How can I bring peace? I can’t even get peace for myself.” Directed by Reinaldo Marcus …
Read More »Adrianne Lenker Previews New Solo Album With Lovesick Lullaby 'Ruined'
2024 will be Adrianne Lenker‘s year. The singer-songwriter has previewed her new solo album with the lovesick single “Ruined.” The track is sparse, with the lightest of instrumentation to best showcase Lenker’s silky, unwavering vocals: “Can’t get enough of you/You come around I’m ruined.” The accompanying clip, directed by her …
Read More »'Great Photo, Lovely Life': A Filmmaker Bravely Confronts Her Pedophile Grandpa
A monster can be a green, scaly lizard that towers over buildings. Or a bloodsucking fiend in a black cape. Or an equivocating, self-pitying old man who refuses to own up to the lives he has destroyed and hides behind the blinkered assurance that God will forgive him for his …
Read More »Pink's Summer Carnival Tour Will Return to North America in 2024
Pink‘s Summer Carnival tour, which placed the singer in arenas and stadiums worldwide this year in support of her new album Trustfall, will return to North America in 2024. On Tuesday, the singer revealed a slate of new tour dates for which special guest Sheryl Crow will join her on …
Read More »'Poor Things': What If Emma Stone Was Frankenstein But Feminist and Horny?
“I ought to be thy Adam,” says the Creature in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. “But I am rather a fallen angel.” It’s the basis for every mad scientist story: You try to create man and end up with a monster. Fuck around with playing God and see what happens. Poor Things …
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