It’s not uncommon to make your career your passion, to want to work on something you feel inspired by and that gets you excited to go to work each day. However, even if you’re in your “dream job,” it’s possible to sometimes feel like you’ve lost that passion. Whether it’s …
Read More »PJ Harvey Sets First U.S. Live Appearance in Six Years
PJ Harvey will make her first U.S. appearance in six years next month when she reads poetry from her recent novel in verse, Orlam, and performs songs from her latest album, this year’s I Inside the Old Year Dying, in Brooklyn. The event, titled “I Inside the Old Year Dying: …
Read More »The NBA's Most Sizzling Beefs of the 2023-24 Season
Beef is the true currency of the NBA. OK, that’s not true. It’s money, like it is everywhere else. But when you read that didn’t it feel right? Everyone involved wants you to think this, to believe that the NBA is a gigantic arena for settling grievances. Stephen A. Smith …
Read More »Massive Attack's Longtime Guitarist Angelo Bruschini Dead From Lung Cancer
Angelo Bruschini, the English guitarist best known for his work with Bristol trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack, has died after a battle with lung cancer. Massive Attack confirmed Bruschini’s death on social media, writing, “RIP Angelo. A singularly brilliant & eccentric talent. Impossible to quantify your contribution to the Massive Attack …
Read More »Sylvester Stallone Reveals Origin Story of the Name 'Rocky Balboa'
Over the past handful of years, Thom Zimny has emerged as one of the most prolific music documentarians around. A former editor on The Wire, Zimny won an Emmy for directing the Netflix film Springsteen on Broadway, reunited with Bruce for Letter to You, chronicled the life of Elvis Presley …
Read More »Is Elvis Presley a Monster in 'Priscilla'? Sofia Coppola Wants You to Judge for Yourself
I n Sofia Coppola’s eighth feature, Priscilla, she shoots tail-finned Cadillacs as lovingly as she does her latest extraordinary lead actress (Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla Presley), capturing the beauty and hidden darkness inside Graceland — and in America writ large. Along the way, Coppola tells her most haunting coming-of-age tale …
Read More »Trump's Lawyers Pull Out All the Stops to Get Jan. 6 Case Tossed
Donald Trump’s legal team has filed a flurry of legal motions attempting to throw a wrench in the Justice Department’s 2020 election interference case against him. The former president’s lawyers submitted four motions to dismiss, in whole or in part, in D.C. court late Monday night. Each one employs a …
Read More »Green Day Can't Save Anyone on Apocalyptic Single 'The American Dream Is Killing Me'
Green Day have been singing about the collapse of the modern world on their albums for years. There’s never been a shortage of source material or inspiration, so they were able to use that same premise to fuel “The American Dream Is Killing Me,” the first official single from their …
Read More »Yet Another Trump Election Lawyer Has Taken a Plea Deal
Jenna Ellis, a member of Donald Trump‘s team of lawyers who helped challenge the results of the 2020 election, has taken a plea deal in Georgia. Ellis on Tuesday pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings in connection with the scheme to overturn President …
Read More »Victoria Monét and Kelly Rowland Have a Lot More in Common Than They Realized
A small room at the top of Hollywood’s historic Paramount Recording Studios is serving as a salon for Victoria Monét as she and a stylist put the finishing touches on her hair. She’s preparing to sit down with Kelly Rowland, and she’s pretty nervous. Meeting a role model can do …
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