A film about a male teacher getting it on with his female student ought to touch a nerve in the era of #MeToo. But Submission – despite valiant performances from Stanley Tucci and Addison Timlin as the parties involved – lacks the spark it needs to spring to life. Tucci …
Read More »Republican Pundit Mike Huckabee Named to CMA Foundation Board
UPDATE 2:Following a backlash from some members of the country music industry, conservative pundit and former governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee has resigned from the CMA Foundation’s board of directors. “The CMA Foundation has accepted former Governor Mike Huckabee’s resignation from its Board of Directors, effective immediately,” the CMA told …
Read More »Bon Iver's Manager on Decision to Enter Wisconsin Congressional Campaign
Bon Iver‘s longtime manager, Kyle Frenette, discussed his recently-announced congressional campaign, how his background in the music industry prepares him for Washington in an interview with Pitchfork.Frenette joins a growing list of Democrats vying to defeat Republican incumbent, Sean Duffy, who’s represented Wisconsin’s Seventh since 2011. The Democratic primary will …
Read More »Metallica Set North American Arena Leg of WorldWired Tour
Metallica‘s WorldWired Tour will return to North America in September for a fall/winter arena jaunt in support of the heavy metal legends’ latest LP Hardwired… to Self-Destruct. The 34-date trek finds Metallica heading to cities the band didn’t visit during their 25-date North American stadium tour in 2017, including some …
Read More »Parquet Courts Detail New Danger Mouse-Produced LP 'Wide Awake!'
Indie rock outfit Parquet Courts unveiled a two-part garage rock song, “Almost Had to Start a Fight/In And Out of Patience.” It comes from their upcoming Danger Mouse-produced album, Wide Awake!, out May 18th via Rough Trade. Over fast drums and guitars, singer Andrew Savage and the rest of Parquet …
Read More »Ice Boat Racers: Meet the Frozen Lake Warriors
It’s Wednesday at 1:15 p.m., and we’re frantically refreshing a web page for an event update, 15 minutes later than recently promised and four days later than originally planned. It’s not details on a surprise concert or music festival – instead, we are looking for the location of this year’s …
Read More »Charts: Kendrick Lamar-Curated 'Black Panther' Opens at Number One
Black Panther finished atop both the box office and the Billboard 200 as the Marvel blockbuster’s Kendrick Lamar-curated soundtrack debuted at Number One on the album charts. Black Panther: The Album – featuring new tracks by Lamar, Jay Rock, the Weeknd, Future, Vince Staples and more – sold 154,000 total …
Read More »Why Is Everyone Picking on Justin Timberlake?
It’s a weird time to be Justin Timberlake. His just-released album,Man of the Woods, hit number one, and he played music’s most coveted gig at the Super Bowl – without incident, this time. He’s about to go on what will no doubt be a highly successful arena tour. But a …
Read More »See Chris Young's Mournful Tribute to Daryle Singletary
At his Monday night show in San Antonio, Texas, Chris Young paid tribute to country singer Daryle Singletary by performing one of the Georgia native’s biggest hits, “I Let Her Lie.” “I love Daryle Singletary, he wrote this,” Young says to rapturous applause at the beginning of the song, a …
Read More »Smashing Pumpkins Explain D'arcy Absence Ahead of Rumored Reunion
Two days before the Smashing Pumpkins are rumored to announce the long-awaited reunion of three-quarters of their classic lineup, the band issued a statement explaining why the fourth key member won’t be taking part. “In reuniting The Smashing Pumpkins, the band’s dedication remains to its fans and its music. To …
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