KUSC’s Lara Downes aims to retell the story of American music

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Classical musician Lara Downes. ( Max Barrett) “Sibelius’ Seventh Symphony” can be a tongue-twister, especially if you’re reading those words on air. But Lara Downes, the new evening host on the Los Angeles classical music […]

Belfast’s Jude Hill: ‘All the celebrities at the Oscars, they were shaking with nerves!’ | Movies

Hey Jude … Director Kenneth Branagh and Jude Hill on the set of Belfast.

Amid all the scandals and controversies dogging Hollywood and the Oscars, a seemingly endless din of accusation and recrimination, talking to Jude Hill feels like a restorative balm. Instead of solemn critique, he reminds you […]

Concord Originals, Outfest Fusion Competition; ‘This Man’ Cast – Briefs – Deadline

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EXCLUSIVE: Concord Originals has partnered with Outfest Fusion to launch a one-of-a-kind short film financing and IP licensing initiative, in support of up-and-coming LGBTQIA+ filmmakers of color. Sylvester Fantasy Archives During Outfest Los Angeles in […]

“Sony Didn’t Believe In The Movie, Because Two Black Actors Don’t Sell Overseas”

Michael Bay On 'Bad Boys': "Sony Didn't Believe In The Movie, Because Two Black Actors Don't Sell Overseas"

Michael Bay On ‘Bad Boys’: “Sony Didn’t Believe In The Movie, Because Two Black Actors Don’t Sell Overseas” – Deets Inside ( Photo Credit – Michael Bay / IMDb; Poster from Bad Boys ) Filmmaker […]

McDonald’s Is Using Classical Music To Control Drunk Customers And It’s Apparently Working

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Shutterstock Without looking at the figures I’d be willing to bet that drunk people account for a massive portion of McDonald’s overall revenue. I can’t tell you the last time I ate McDonald’s let alone […]

New Music Round-Up 11/1/19: Gang Starr, Tame Impala, Pinegrove, Vince Staples, Cold War Kids and more

New Music Round-Up 11/1/19: Gang Starr, Tame Impala, Pinegrove, Vince Staples, Cold War Kids and more

Welcome to the BroBible New Music Round-Up, where we’re writing this week’s Round-Up in a Batman mask because we’re determined to get our money’s worth with this damn thing. For more follow me on Twitter:  […]

Billie Eilish Tributes Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins In Stormy Grammys Performance

Billie Eilish Tributes Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins In Stormy Grammys Performance

By Alex Gonzalez Billie Eilish is taking the 64th Grammy Awards by storm — literally. On top of her nominations this evening, Eilish delivered a captivating performance of the title track from her sophomore album […]

Leon Bridges and Laura Lee Can’t Stop Talking About Texas

Leon Bridges and Laura Lee Can’t Stop Talking About Texas

Photo Courtesy Khruangbin and Leon Bridges. What is Texas Music? For Fort Worth-based singer Leon Bridges, it’s a mix of smooth, soulful vocals and laid-back, bluesy rhythms. Just south of Bridges’ hometown, the Houston-born trio […]

Review: Lang Lang and Yuja Wang at Disney Hall ⁠— the piano recital made modern

Lang Lang and Yuja Wang are surely our two most popular and trend-setting classical pianists. They gave almost back-to-back recitals at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday and Wednesday nights, respectively, and drew expectably large, […]

Jerry Cantrell Rocks NYC with Alice in Chains Classics and Solo Standouts

Jerry Cantrell and His Solo Band

Setting the Stage: Jerry Cantrell is a rock icon. As the architect of many of Alice in Chains’ classic songs, he played a major part in creating the soundtrack to the early ’90s alternative revolution. […]

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga review – a feast of fan nostalgia | Games

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

If you brought up children in the 2010s, the Lego video games were probably as big a part of your family downtime as Pixar and Peppa Pig. From the original Lego Star Wars in 2005 […]