It was six years ago when former Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow told journalists backstage at the Grammys in 2018 that women needed to “step up” for their representation at the show after only men won out in the major categories. Phoebe Bridgers hasn’t forgotten. “I have something to say …
Read More »Boygenius Played Their 'Last Show' for A While
The boys are going out of town — but just for a while. While performing a secret acoustic show in Los Angeles on Thursday, boygenius announced they’re going on hiatus. “This is our last show, and we’re feeling it,” Lucy Dacus told the crowd at the Smell, later noting that …
Read More »Jane Schoenbrun Made Sundance's Hottest Horror Movie About Their Trans Experience
In the fall of 2021, filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun found themselves back in their hometown, walking the streets of Ardsley in Westchester County, New York, with a disposable camera in hand. They’d taken a day trip up from Brooklyn in the hopes of revisiting the places that had once defined their …
Read More »Watch Boygenius Cover Shania Twain's 'You're Still the One'
A banner year for indie rock supergroup boygenius continues with a stripped-back version of Shania Twain’s 1997 hit, “You’re Still The One.” The trio consisting of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus performed the classic single during a recent appearance on BBC Radio 1. On the soulful track, Bridgers …
Read More »Dave Grohl Almost Played on Boygenius' Album but He 'Slept Through' the Session
Once upon a time, Dave Grohl hit snooze instead of joining boygenius in the studio. Phoebe Bridgers (and her bandmates) recently spoke to NME and revealed that the Foo Fighters frontman and the trio had a “missed connection” when they were making The Record. “There was this missed connection where …
Read More »The National, Phoebe Bridgers Escape a Flood of Heartbreak and Hilarity in 'Laugh Track' Video
The National and Phoebe Bridgers are cracking up to stave off falling apart in the new animated music video for their recent collaboration, “Laugh Track.” The video was directed and animated by Bernard Derriman, who recently helmed The Bob’s Burgers Movie. In it, a couple sit down for a grave …
Read More »Boygenius Rocks 'SNL' Stage in Suits, Channeling The Beatles
It was a very musical Saturday Night Live this week, as host Timothée Chalamet celebrated the end of the 118-day actors’ strike by singing a portion of his opening monologue as Willy Wonka and then brought back his obnoxious SoundCloud rapper Smoke Chedda Tha A$$ Getta during a “Rap Roundtable” …
Read More »'SNL': Timothée Chalamet's Troye Sivan Flashes Undies With BoyGenius
During his second stint as host of Saturday Night Live, Timothée Chalamet portrayed a wide range of musicians, from Willy Wonka during his singing monologue to the godawful SoundCloud rapper Smoke Chedda Tha A$$ Getta during a “Rap Roundtable” sketch. And then, seemingly out of nowhere, he popped up in …
Read More »The Grammys Love Boygenius
Always an angel, never a God — except when you receive multiple award nominations. Boygenius, the indie supergroup of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus, earned six nominations for the 2024 Grammys, which will take place on Feb. 4 at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. Their full-length debut, the record, …
Read More »Watch Dave Grohl Join Boygenius for 'Satanist' at Hollywood Bowl
Boygenius headlined the Hollywood Bowl last night and invited Dave Grohl on stage to play drums on “Satanist.” The band — Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker— were dressed as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, while Grohl donned all black and face paint as a demonic …
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