With their breathy, poised delivery and moody sensibilities, Kali Uchis and emerging Ghanaian American singer Amaarae are fitting bedfellows on the latter’s remix of “Sad Girlz Luv Money.” On the original, a cut from Amaarae’s first full-length project, The Angel You Don’t Know, she and Moliy — another artist with …
Read More »Olivia Wilde Teases Florence Pugh, Harry Styles-Led Film 'Don't Worry Darling'
Olivia Wilde has dropped a teaser trailer forDon’t Worry Darling, a hotly anticipated psychological thriller starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles. This is the second feature film Wilde has directed, following up the buzzy teen comedy Booksmart. Wilde debuted the teaser on her Twitter page, revealing that the film will …
Read More »Black Crowes to Play All of 'Shake Your Money Maker' at Two Special Las Vegas Gigs
The Black Crowes will play a pair of special shows at the House of Blues Las Vegas on November 18th and 19th. The two gigs will continue the band’s ongoing 30th-anniversary celebrations for their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker. At both Las Vegas shows, the Black Crowes will play …
Read More »Girls Aloud Singer Sarah Harding Dead at 39
Sarah Harding, a founding member of the platinum-selling British girl group Girls Aloud, has died at the age of 39 following a battle with breast cancer. Harding’s mother Marie announced the singer’s death Sunday on social media, the BBC reports. “It’s with deep heartbreak that today I’m sharing the news …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Feid, 'El Padrino'
On Feid‘s recent single “Fumeteo,” the Colombian singer demonstrated his knack for polished, radio-ready reggaeton — the track was succinct, percussive, and easily chantable. Feid draws from this well again on “El Padrino,” a cut from his new album Inter Shibuya – La Mafia. This one is more leisurely, opening …
Read More »'Sweet Sweet Connie' Hamzy, Immortalized in Grand Funk Railroad Song, Dead at 66
“Sweet Sweet Connie” Hamzy, a famous groupie immortalized in Grand Funk Railroad‘s “We’re an American Band,” died Saturday in her hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. She was 66. Allen Taylor, director for Little Rock’s Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth funeral home, confirmed Hamzy’s death to Rolling Stone.Taylor added that she …
Read More »'Barton Fink' at 30: Why the Coen Brothers' Movie Is a Masterpiece
“It’s strange, but some movies present themselves almost entirely in your head.”—Joel Coen “I’ll show you a life of the mind!”—Charlie Meadows, a.k.a. Karl Mundt, a.k.a. “Madman” Mundt Everyone knows about the telegram. It’s an apocryphal Hollywood story, with the actual letter lost to time. But its recipient Ben Hecht …
Read More »Instagram Apologizes After Banning Pedro Almodóvar Movie Poster Over Nipple Artwork
Instagram apologized for pulling the movie poster for director Pedro Almodóvar’s new film Madres Paralelas after the artwork — which showed a closeup of a lactating nipple — triggered a takedown for violating the social network’s no-nudity guidelines. Madres Paralelas — or Parallel Mothers, its title in the U.S. when …
Read More »Another One: Bonnaroo to Require Covid-19 Vaccine or Negative Test
Manchester, Tennessee’s Bonnaroo just released a statement announcing that it will require attendees to show proof of vaccination or a negative test taken within 72 hours of entering the grounds. This news comes a mere three hours after Summerfest’s announcement. The four-day music festival — which takes place just about …
Read More »Joan Baez, Odetta Albums Focus of New Vinyl Boxset Celebrating Folk Label Vanguard
Vanguard Records is the focus of the next Vinyl Me, Please Anthology series, with the vinyl subscription service highlighting six essential albums from the legendary folk label in a limited edition box set. VMP Anthology: The Story of Vanguard will house reissues of the Weavers’ At Carnegie Hall, Odetta’s My …
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