Paul “Pablo” Wilson left Snow Patrol after nearly two decades in the band last year — but he waited to announce it. Now, as he wants to move on with a metal-leaning project he’s calling Above as Below, he’s making sense of how the world has perceived the way he …
Read More »Elton John, Missy Elliott, New Edition to Perform at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be streamed live on Disney+ from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on November 3, and an edited version will broadcast on January 1, 2024, on ABC. This follows several years where HBO was the home of the ceremony. The Hall of Fame …
Read More »Wilco Reboot With a Cool New Producer on 'Cousin'
Jeff Tweedy writes so well about his own music-making, there sometimes seems little worth adding: see his bestselling books (the annotated playlist World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music is due November) and his Starship Casual Substack (NB: the July 4 riff …
Read More »Inside Sam Bankman-Fried's Bahamas Penthouse, Before It All Came Crashing Down
The inside of the $40 million Bahamas penthouse where Sam Bankman-Fried lived was like a cross between a luxury dorm room and a jury-rigged trading floor. The curved marble living room was rimmed with computer desks, each supporting various configurations of conjoined monitors. Kitschy beach-themed decor lined the built-in display …
Read More »'Reservation Dogs' Creator: Our Series Finale Is Just the Beginning
This post contains spoilers for the series finale of Reservation Dogs, which we recapped here. The finale is now streaming on Hulu. Why? This seems to be the most pressing question for Reservation Dogs co-creator Sterlin Harjo. The Indigenous teen comedy just finished its third and final season, having only …
Read More »L'Rain Molds Past and Present Into an Aching Portrayal of Prolonged Heartache on 'r(EMOTE)'
L’Rain’s Taja Cheek keeps everything she records: a voice note she made a couple days ago, a demo she recorded back in high school, it doesn’t matter. It could be mediocre, mortifying, or just kind of good; regardless, it’s saved somewhere — because one day, it might be brilliant. “I …
Read More »Fake Trump Electors Cite Brainwashing in Plea to Judge
Attorneys for two Michigan GOP operatives charged with participating in a “fake electors” scheme to undermine the results of the 2020 election are arguing that prosecutors’ statements calling them “brainwashed” should be grounds for dismissal of the charges against them. Mari-Ann Henry and Clifford Frost, two of 16 individuals indicted …
Read More »Big Suits, Lost Tapes, and Dancing Heads: Inside A24's Incredible 'Stop Making Sense' Restoration
Let’s say you’re a band — a famous and well-regarded one — and you are deep into a tour that’s ambitious, theatrical, and almost triples the number of musicians you normally have onstage. Once upon a time, you played stark post-punk songs and Al Green covers at CBGB. Now your …
Read More »Did These Researchers Just Solve One of the Mysteries of Getting High?
The cannabis world can be an uncertain place. Often, a lack of understanding comes from a dearth of clinical research into cannabis studies. But many countries around the globe have increased cannabis analysis in recent years —and now, there’s hope that the U.S. will soon enough increase its research frequency, …
Read More »Lorde Digs Through Her Teenage Archives for Emotional 'Pure Heroine' Anniversary Reflection
Ten years ago, Lorde shook up the pop world with her sharp and brooding debut Pure Heroine. Now 26, the pop star took a moment to deeply reflect on making the album that changed her life and the experience of becoming the most famous teen in the world. Lorde sent …
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