Stevie Nicks slumped against a microphone stand, steadying herself with both sparkly gloved hands, and bowed her head for 10 or 12 seconds as the final chords of “Landslide” rang out through Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium […]
In a recent interview with GQ, Hong Kong star Donnie Yen noted that Caine, his character in the upcoming action blockbuster “John Wick: Chapter 4,” had originally been given a more common Chinese name. The […]
Manzanita album artwork There’s a single track title on Shana Cleveland’s dazzlingly good third solo album that tells a thousand stories. The song is called Sheriff of the Salton Sea, and it captures the mood […]
Warner Bros. Justin and Micah give their impressions of Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut and the next installment in the ‘Creed’ franchise Justin and Micah return to review their viewing experience of Creed III. Hosts: […]
There are plenty of things that can make traveling a lot more stressful than it has to be, whether it’s lost luggage, delayed or canceled flights, or just deciding what to pack in the first […]
If you don’t count the years when he worked as a drummer, a “tummler” and a teenage comic in the Catskills, Mel Brooks began his show business career in television, writing for Sid Caesar at […]
Since her 2015 debut Bird Under Water, Pakistani American singer Arooj Aftab has honed the delicate cadence of her voice in increasingly minimal settings. On that album, she embellished yearning Urdu poetry with traditional instrumentation […]
Here’s a sobering thought for anyone old enough to recall the early 00s first-hand: Cracker Island arrives 22 years on from Gorillaz’s debut single, Clint Eastwood. Founded by Damon Albarn, an alt-rock star apparently dabbling […]
Brad Mehldau, as inquisitive a philosopher as he is a tirelessly curious jazz-piano virtuoso, believes that an alluring strangeness is key to an artwork’s longevity. A longtime Beatles fan, he hears that quality in the […]
The magic of United Artists’ first two Creed films lied in the way they opened up, updated, and revitalized the Rocky franchise — all while feeling true to and deeply reverent of the original Stallone […]
The beguiling Andie MacDowell, a leading lady in films such as “Groundhog Day” and “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” has taken on more supporting roles in recent years, from “Ready or Not” and “Magic Mike […]
“Jesus Revolution” is a dull, sanitized version of the 1960s and ’70s evangelical Christian movement in Southern California, starring Kelsey Grammer and directed by Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle. Share This Article
Rachel Unthank is a folk-singing veteran whose family band, the Unthanks, have always been collaborative, political and quietly experimental, recording LPs of the songs of Anohni, Robert Wyatt and Molly Drake, as well as works […]
In the horror movie Huesera, Valeria (Natalia Solián) wants to be a mother. She shows her devotion to this idea by making a pilgrimage to a shrine for Our Lady of Guadalupe to pray that […]
Welcome back to the quietest loud band – or the loudest quiet band – in the world. Their 17th studio album is so quintessentially Yo La Tengoish: Ira Kaplan’s squalling guitars and murmured vocals and […]
The art critic Walter Pater once said that all art constantly aspires to the condition of music. You could also argue that all musical instruments ultimately aspire to the condition of the human voice. We […]
In 2007, Paramore released their breakthrough hit, Misery Business. It’s a song the band have a complicated relationship with. A few years ago, singer Hayley Williams began offering caveats about it – “I haven’t related […]
’80 For Brady.’ Photo Courtesy of Paramount Pictures. In “80 For Brady,” veteran actresses Sally Field, Rita Moreno, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin are tackling their love for NFL star Tom Brady. The movie was […]
Eden McCoy and Evan Hofer. Photo Credit: Brad Everett Young On Sunday, February 5th, actors Eden McCoy and Evan Hofer of “General Hospital” participated in a virtual fan event, which was well-received by fans. An […]
The voice of 69-year-old Guadeloupean singer Moïse Polobi is a uniquely powerful presence. Deep, laden with heavy vibrato and rasping through yearning melody, his delivery has been honed through a lifetime spent with groups singing […]