Julien Baker and Torres have announced a North American tour in support of their upcoming collaborative country album, Send a Prayer My Way. The pair will kick off the trek April 23 at the National in Richmond, Virginia, while the run wraps May 12 at the Admiral in Omaha, Nebraska. …
Read More »Noname's Book Club, Radical Hood Library to Continue Thanks to Fans' Donations
Noname‘s self-titled book club, which sends free books to incarcerated people, will no longer shutter its virtual doors. The rapper made a plea Sunday, to help Noname Book Club survive, after a drop in paid subscribers. Since making the request, she increased her paid subscriber base from 5,900 to 10,000, …
Read More »Drake and PartyNextDoor to Release '$ome $exy $ongs 4 U' on Valentine's Day
Drake won’t be spending Valentine’s Day alone. The rapper shared a teaser trailer on Instagram for an upcoming project set for release on Feb. 14, titled $exy $ongs 4 U. The release is expected to be the collaborative album he teased with his OVO label mate PartyNextDoor in Toronto last …
Read More »Rilo Kiley Added to Kilby Block Party Lineup
It’s official: After weeks of online rumors and intense fan speculation, Rilo Kiley will reunite for Just Like Heaven 2025, playing their first show in nearly two decades. On Monday, Feb. 3, Kilby Block Party confirmed the band will also perform at its 2025 festival. The indie legends will headline …
Read More »'Competent White Men Must Be in Charge,' High-Profile State Dept. Appointee Wrote Last Year
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is not only a second opportunity for the president to fulfill his political wish list, but a second chance for some of the most extreme figures in his first administration to climb the rungs of power. Enter Darren Beattie, a former Trump staffer …
Read More »The Black Keys Plot Return to the Road After Canceling 2024 Arena Trek
The Black Keys have announced a new run of North American dates for the spring leg of their No Rain No Flowers Tour. The trek kicks off May 23 in Durant, Oklahoma at the Grand Theater at the Choctaw Casino and Resort, and wraps June 14 at Stone Pony Summerstage …
Read More »How a TikTok Code Word Is Exposing the Limits of Online Organizing
“Cute winter boots.” “Where to find cute winter boots.” “Have you seen my cute winter boots?” In the weeks following Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the phrase has dominated many For You pages on TikTok. But the expression isn’t about creators shopping for lace-up or nonslip footwear options …
Read More »'Cobra Kai' Season Six Trailer Reveals End of Decades-Long Karate Saga
It’s been about 40 years since the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament in The Karate Kid. In Season Six of Cobra Kai, which released it flashback-filled trailer Monday, longtime rivals Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) set aside their long-standing resentment to take things back to the …
Read More »Trump and Musk Spent the Weekend Making People's Lives Harder
Since inauguration day, President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk have wreaked havoc on the federal government. They sent their destructive policial project into a hyperdrive over the weekend, causing shockwaves both at home and abroad. In a period of about 72 hours, the president announced a trade war with …
Read More »'Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2' Is a Complex Yet Frustrating Medieval Simulator
Imagine The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim if all the magic and flying dragons were taken out. It would lose its fantasy flair and the player would just be a person walking around in an European-influenced setting. With no dragons around, the land is suddenly more peaceful without the fear of …
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