Living in Los Angeles in 2019 means that every couple of weeks you’ll be summoned somewhere only coyotes and executive producers live to hear whatever Kanye West has been learning about in Bible study. This time it’s the Book of Daniel; this time it’s being staged as an opera; this …
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A review of this week’s Watchmen, “This Extraordinary Being,” coming up just as soon as I read Action Comics #1 for the first time… Many of the most distinct and beloved American art forms were invented by black artists who were then quickly eclipsed in the public imagination by their …
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Beck, long considered one of the most prominent musicians associated with the Church of Scientology, has revealed in a new interview that he no longer is a member of the controversial organization. Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald on the day his new album Hyperspace was released, Beck told the …
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Elizabeth Warren helped Desus and Mero thwart an evil ghost and escape a haunted submarine during a visit to an escape room on Desus and Mero Thursday. The trio aptly dubbed their team “Future Presidents of America,” and were tasked with solving puzzles in three different rooms in one hour, …
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Bon Iver unveiled a moving and somewhat mystical new music video for “Naeem,” off their latest (and Grammy-nominated) album, i, i. The clip was directed by AG Rojas and marks Bon Iver’s first official, non-lyrical music video since 2012’s “Beth/Rest.” In a statement, Rojas said, “‘Naeem’ is concerned with the …
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David Byrne gave Tonight Show viewers a glimpse into his American Utopia Broadway residency with a rendition of the Talking Heads’ “Road to Nowhere.” Joined by the cast of American Utopia, Byrne and company transformed The Tonight Show studio into the Hudson Theater stage by delivering the Broadway show’s marching …
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Sophie Allison, aka Soccer Mommy, has released a new song called “Yellow Is the Color of Her Eyes,” alongside a seven-minute short film by Her Smell director Alex Ross Perry. “‘Yellow Is the Color of Her Eyes’ is a song that is really important to me,” Allison explained in a …
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Lil Peep was not pleased when he first received the final mixes of his Goth Angel Sinner EP. “I keep reflecting on this moment on the tour bus when Peep heard the studio edits that I had done with the [British production trio] Invisible Men in London, and he absolutely …
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New York rapper Princess Nokia has a brand new single out, called “Balenciaga.” Over a mid-tempo beat, Nokia flexes her frugal fashion statements in the face of designer clothing: “Is that Chanel or basic as hell/Is that retail or is that resale/I look so fly you can’t even tell/They all …
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Now that Apple has fully launched its three media subscription services — Apple Music in 2015, Apple News+ earlier this spring, and Apple TV+ two weeks ago — public speculation about possible bundled offerings is reaching an all-time high. The tech giant will be ready to deliver its News+, TV+, …
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