With Dylan and Joker, the costumes had a lot to live up to

A sketch of Joker dressed all in white for "Joker: Folie a Deux."

When you’ve designed Madonna’s clothes for multiple tours, films and videos, styled Lenny Kravitz and Justin Timberlake, and costumed thousands of Broadway, film and opera performers, you aren’t likely to be intimidated by dressing a […]

A 70 Year Legacy of Music

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In the mid-2000s, the Newport Festivals were surviving, but public interest had plateaued. They were esteemed festivals, sure, but there could only be so many legendary sets by Seeger and Baez and Dylan (who returned […]

Sue Kim, Malala Yousafzai Team For ‘The Last Of The Sea Women’

'The Last of the Sea Women'

One of this year’s acclaimed Oscar-contending documentaries goes below the waves with a remarkable community of women free divers off the coast of South Korea. They’re formally known as “haenyeo,” but sometimes referred to as […]

Swedish Oscar Contender ‘The Last Journey’ Celebrates Ordinary Hero

Directors Fredrik Wikingsson (left) and Filip Hammar in 'The Last Journey'

A great documentary can make you fall in love with a real person you had never encountered before viewing a film. Such is the case, for me, with Lars Hammar, the protagonist of the Oscar-contending […]

Atomic Junction: A Band And One St. Louis Ad Man’s Quest For Rock ‘N Roll Glory

Aaron Perlut of Atomic Junction

via Aaron Perlut Aaron Perlut, frontman of Atomic Junction, thrives on defying expectations. This is a gentleman who once wore an Alf costume and Borat-esque mankini to help market his friend’s beard balm company—completely unsolicited. […]

New Book Celebrates Jim Marshall’s Photos and Stories of the Grateful Dead’s Formative Years, 1966-1977

New Book Celebrates Jim Marshall's Photos and Stories of the Grateful Dead's Formative Years, 1966-1977

Photo Credit: Jim Marshall San Francisco publisher Chronicle Books has announced the forthcoming release of a new page-turner for fans and followers of the popular Bay Area stalwarts who originated as The Warlocks. The book […]

5 Bob Dylan movies to watch before ‘A Complete Unknown’

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(Anuj Shrestha / For The Times) Plenty of musicians achieve big-screen immortality thanks to Oscar-acclaimed biopics, but unlike Elton John, James Brown, Judy Garland, Elvis Presley or Johnny Cash, Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan has […]

Bob Dylan Offers His Blessing for Biopic, ‘A Complete Unknown’

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Photo Credit: Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown” / Searchlight Pictures Bob Dylan praises Timothee Chalamet in his first public acknowledgement of the upcoming biopic about his early years as a folk […]

Bob Dylan Offers Stamp of Approval for A Complete Unknown

Bob Dylan Offers Stamp of Approval for A Complete Unknown

Bob Dylan has offered his thoughts on the upcoming film A Complete Unknown, which hits theaters this Christmas, taking to Twitter to express his excitement for the biopic and Oscar-nominated actor Timothée Chalamet’s starring role. […]

Marshall Brickman, Woody Allen’s Oscar-winning co-writer, dies aged 85 | Movies

The Tarriers album cover

Marshall Brickman, the Oscar-winning screenwriter who wrote some of Woody Allen ’s best films, the Broadway musical Jersey Boys and a number of Johnny Carson’s most beloved sketches, has died aged 85. Brickman died Friday […]

What’s the importance of a supergroup these days? The Hard Quartet really aren’t worried about it

What's the importance of a supergroup these days? The Hard Quartet really aren't worried about it

Sitting around a North Hollywood rehearsal studio on a recent Wednesday evening, the members of the Hard Quartet are taking a break from prepping for the first concert by this indie-rock supergroup by recounting the […]

Vic Flick, Guitarist on the James Bond Theme, Dies at 87

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Vic Flick, the legendary guitarist and composer who played the James Bond theme and later worked with stars such as Paul McCartney, has died. His family announced his passing on November 18th via Facebook, following […]

George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners Announce New Instrumental Album

George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners Announce New Instrumental Album

Photo Credit: Steve Rapport Distinguished New Orleans bassist George Porter Jr. will release his latest set of new music, an instrumental album, Porter’s Pocket, on February 7, 2025. The music collection will arrive via Color […]