Gearing up to reissue of her entire catalogue, PJ Harvey shared a demo of “Down By the Water” from To Bring You My Love, which will be reissued on September 11th via Beggars Archive/Too Pure Records. The demo sounds extremely similar to the album version, down to the ominous guitar and …
Read More »Pepe the Frog Creator Tries to Reclaim Meme in 'Feels Good Man' Doc Trailer
The creator of Pepe the Frog — the comic character that became an alt-right-troll meme — attempts to reclaim his creation in the new trailer for Feels Good Man, a documentary about cartoonist Matt Furie and the unintentional evolution of his anthropomorphized amphibian. In the trailer for the Sundance award-winning …
Read More »'Glee' Cast Mourn Death of Actress Naya Rivera
Friends, colleagues and former costars of Naya Rivera are mourning her death after the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office recovered her body on California’s Lake Piru Monday following a six-day search. The 33-year-old actress and singer, best known for her role as Santana Lopez onGlee, is believed to have drowned while …
Read More »Watch Nick Cave's Haunting Trailer for 'Idiot Prayer' Concert Film
Nick Cave has shared a new trailer for Idiot Prayer: Alone at Alexandria Palace, a live solo performance filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic that’s set to premiere July 23rd. The clip, released Monday, offers a glimpse at Cave’s isolated set at the iconic London venue. It also features him reading …
Read More »Lin-Manuel Miranda on 'Hamilton,' Freestyle Love Supreme and What Comes Next
Lin-Manuel Miranda is currently living in the past. Or maybe it’s that, at this particular moment in time, the past just seems to keep catching up with him, tapping him on the shoulder, nudging him in the ribs. The 40-year-old playwright/actor/director/producer has spent the previous week watching Hamilton — the …
Read More »'The Far Side' Cartoonist Shares First New Comics in 25 Years
Seven months after Gary Larson teased the return of The Far Side, the cartoonist has delivered his first new comics in 25 years. Earlier this week, a section called “New Stuff” appeared on Larson’s recently relaunched website, the New York Times reported. Contained within were three new single-panel comics from …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Dave Hause, 'Your Ghost'
When Dave Hause and his brother and collaborator Tim decided to write “Your Ghost” in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, they knew they had to get it just right. Two white guys from Philly writing about racial injustice and police brutality could land with a thud. So …
Read More »Police Unions Wield Massive Power in American Politics — For Now
When he was fired, arrested, and charged with the murder of George Floyd, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin belonged to a union. Officer Brett Hankison still enjoys union membership, despite being terminated by the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department over the killing of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor. Unlike other public sector unions …
Read More »Charlie Daniels, Southern Rock Pioneer and Fiddle Great, Dead at 83
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Charlie Daniels, who played bass and guitar on Bob Dylan’s 1969 Nashville Skyline LP and would go on to pioneer the burgeoning Southern rock movement with his namesake Charlie Daniels Band, died Monday at 83. His publicist confirmed Daniels’ death from a hemorrhagic stroke to Rolling Stone. …
Read More »Hear David Gilmour's First New Song in Five Years 'Yes, I Have Ghosts'
David Gilmour is finally giving a wide release to his first new song in five years, “Yes, I Have Ghosts.” Previously, the former Pink Floyd frontman released the tune via the audiobook edition of his wife and long-time collaborator Polly Samson’s novel, A Theatre for Dreamers. Over a waltzing acoustic …
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