Halsey will officially step into the acting world in the upcoming series The Player’s Table, based on Jessica Goodman’s YA thriller They Wish They Were Us (via Deadline). Sydney Sweeney (Sharp Objects, The Handmaid’s Tale, Euphoria) will star in the show, which revolves around an elite Long Island prep school …
Read More »Jason Isbell, Indigo Girls Lead New Drive-In Concert Series
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and Indigo Girls are among the next round of performers announced for Live Nation’s Live From the Drive-In concert series. The outdoor, socially distanced shows will be spread across two weekends beginning October 16th at Lot A of Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta, Georgia. …
Read More »'Mulan' Remake Is Shrewd But Not Sharp
Disney’s long-awaited, live-action remake of Mulan is full of legends. There’s the historic warrior Hua Mulan herself, of course, the hero of Chinese folklore immortalized in the 6th-century poem “The Ballad of Mulan,” who disguised herself as a man to go into battle in her father’s stead. Her story was …
Read More »'The Batman' Production 'Temporarily Paused' After Robert Pattinson Tests Positive for Covid-19
Just weeks after The Batman debuted its first footage, a member of the production has tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing work on the 2021 blockbuster to halt. According toNew York Times, lead actor Robert Pattinson is the person who tested positive per “two people with knowledge of the production.” …
Read More »Brooklyn High School Students Fight for Justice in 'Grand Army' Trailer
Netflix has released the first look at Grand Army, an upcoming young adult drama that debuts October 16th on the streaming platform. Set at the fictional Grand Army High, the largest public high school in Brooklyn, the show follows five high school students as they struggle with the challenges of growing …
Read More »Mitch McConnell Eats President Trump in John Cameron Mitchell's Bonkers New Video
John Cameron Mitchell has released “New American Dream,” the wacky title track to his new benefit album out on Friday. Directed by Matthew Zanfagna, the video opens with Mitchell laying on the grass swaddled in an American flag. Later, hilarious animation shows Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell eating President Trump. …
Read More »Watch DaBaby's Fiery Nod to Police Brutality Protests at the 2020 VMAs
DaBaby made his Video Music Awards debut Sunday with a medley performance of some of his recent hits, with references to both the Covid-19 pandemic and protests against police brutality. Performing on a virtual stage via greenscreen, DaBaby got in formation with a group of masked dancers to perform part …
Read More »Kelly Lee Owens Finds the Techno Soul in a Radiohead Classic
Twenty years ago this fall, Radiohead shocked the world by renouncing rock & roll — or at least making its traditional sounds and aims secondary to those of the heady techno music that Thom Yorke and his bandmates were listening to more and more of as the 20th century crashed …
Read More »Billie Eilish, Barbra Streisand Items to Be Auctioned Off for Covid-19 Charity
Julien’s Auctions has announced an exclusive charity auction for MusiCares’ Covid-19 relief fund. The collection at auction on September 9th will include a wide range of items from notable musicians and celebrities, with proceeds going toward struggling artists and crew members in the music community. Auction highlights include an animal …
Read More »John Lennon's Killer Mark David Chapman Denied Parole for 11th Time
Mark David Chapman, the man who gunned down John Lennon outside of his Manhattan apartment in 1980, was denied parole for an 11th time, New York state corrections officers announced on Wednesday. After the Board of Parole interviewed the 65-year-old on August 19th, Chapman will spend at least another two …
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