Charli XCX is pink’d out, and peeling out, in the new music video for her Barbie soundtrack song, “Speed Drive.” The new video, directed by Ramez Silyan, has a simple but appropriate concept: Charli performing and dancing to the song as a hot pink sports car does donuts in an …
Read More »Leonard Bernstein's Children Defend Bradley Cooper's Prosthetic Nose in Biopic
Bradley Cooper‘s Maestro, a biopic about composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre that he co-wrote, directed, and stars in, looks set to become an award season contender once it premieres at the 80th Venice International Film Festival in September. But if it’s recognized for makeup design, you can …
Read More »Talking Heads to Appear Together for First Time in 21 Years
After 21 years of bitter estrangement, Talking Heads have agreed to come together for the first time since their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But don’t get overly excited. They aren’t booking a reunion tour or a headlining slot at Coachella next year. Instead, they will …
Read More »The Chilling Trailer for 'The Other Black Girl' Is an HR Nightmare and a Real Life One, Too
No human resources department could handle the type of workplace nightmare that lurks in the shadows for Nella (Sinclair Daniel) in the first trailer for Hulu‘s thriller series The Other Black Girl. All 10 episodes of the show, adapted from Zakiya Dalila Harris’ best selling novel, will premiere on the …
Read More »Chvrches Tease 10th Anniversary Edition of Debut Album With Previously Unreleased Track
Chvrches will release a 10th anniversary special editionof their debut album,The Bones of What You Believe, onOct. 13thviaGlassnote Records. Along with the announcement, the band has shared a previously unreleased track “Manhattan.” The release will feature the album’s original 12 tracks along with four previously unheard songs and five live …
Read More »What Can Young Thug's RICO Case Tell Us About Donald Trump's?
On Aug. 14, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis formally announced the state of Georgia’s 41-count indictment against former President Donald Trump and 18 others for allegedly attempting to overthrow the 2020 election. Trump, who’s also facing three other indictments in New York, Washington, D.C., and Florida, is the highest-profile …
Read More »'Blue Beetle' Is the Same Old DCEU Superhero Movie — With One Big Difference
There’s a lot that’s familiar in Blue Beetle, the latest from — and one of the last remnants of — a dying cinematic universe. It’s a superhero origin story movie, so you’ve got a good sense of what you’re getting right from the get-go: someone ordinary getting thrown into something …
Read More »See Soul Glo's Raucous Rendition of System of a Down's 'Soil'
Soul Glo serve up a rendition of System of a Down’s “Soil” in the Philadelphia hardcore band’s installment of the “Song That Found Me At The Right Time” series. The series, a partnership between Sounds of Saving and 988 Suicide + Crisis Lifeline, features an artist covering a track that …
Read More »The Crowd Takes the Stage: Tech Trends in Entertainment
Close your eyes and picture the puppet masters of live entertainment. I bet you’re imagining corporate gargoyles in glass towers, not Joe/Jane Fan in the nosebleed seats. But what if we gave those gargoyles a run for their money? There’s a seismic shift rumbling in the belly of live entertainment. …
Read More »Travis Scott Awakens 'Utopia': 'Circus Maximus' Film and Four Music Videos Get YouTube Release
The 19 songs on Travis Scott‘s comeback album Utopia weren’t enough content for him. Nearly a month after its release, the rapper has expanded the world of the album with four new music videos. The visual release, dropped all at once on YouTube, includes “Hyaena,” “Sirens,” “Modern Jam,” and “Delresto …
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