Ed Sheeran‘s new album No.6 Collaborations Projecthas arrived and with it a music video for “Antisocial,” his joint track with Travis Scott. The slightly bonkers clip, directed by Dave Meyers and written by Matt Walton, sees Sheeran embodying numerous characters, with numerous wigs. Movie references abound, including a particularly horrifying …
Read More »Fiona Apple Pledges Two Years of 'Criminal' Royalties to Refugees
Fiona Apple is donating the 2019 and 2020 earnings from TV and movie placements of her song “Criminal” to the While They Wait fund, which assists refugees with basic necessities, immigration fees and legal services. “After months and months of reading the news about how my country is treating refugees, …
Read More »Ian McKellen Keeps Dark Secrets From Helen Mirren in 'The Good Liar' Trailer
Ian McKellan and Helen Mirren star for the first time together in The Good Liar, which released its first official trailer on Wednesday. The film is out November 15th. The film, based on the popular and acclaimed novel by Nicholas Searle, tells the story of con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen), …
Read More »'The Quiet One' Review: Bill Wyman Doc Goes Wide, Not Deep
Ever since he was a lad, Bill Perks Jr. was a chronic collector. Photos, books, records, flotsam and jetsam from the bombed neighborhoods of Blitz-era Britain — the skinny kid had a knack for squirreling stuff away that had sentimental value to him. He also started keeping a journal at …
Read More »Shaggy: How I Wrote This
Reggae and dancehall mainstay Shaggy offers an in-depth look at his new song, “You.” He describes it as the anti-“It Wasn’t Me,” in the latest installment of Rolling Stone‘s “How I Wrote This.” The track features 19-year-old Canadian singer Alexander Stewart, who joins Shaggy for a performance of “You” at …
Read More »Veronica Mars Gets Called Back to Neptune in Season 4 Trailer
The full-length trailer for Hulu‘s Veronica Mars Season 4 has arrived. The cult show returns with eight episodes on the streaming platform on July 26th. The new season sees Veronica returning to the seaside town of Neptune just as a series of bombings decimate the party-goers there for spring break. With …
Read More »See Judas Priest's Rob Halford Kick Cell Phone Out of Fan's Hand
Update:Judas Priest have commented on Rob Halford‘s cell-phone kick. “The facts are we love our fans and you can film us all you like and watch our show on your phone rather than in the flesh,” the wrote on Twitter. “However, if you physically interfere with the Metal God’s performance …
Read More »'The New Negroes': How a Very Black Show Came to an Ultra White Space
Two black men walk into a bar. “It was a dark and stormy night,” Open Mike Eagle says in an old-timey British accent, setting the stage. “A man with a double-breasted blazer and a smoking pipe walks in,” Baron Vaughn says, picking up his friend’s story. Then the punchline arrives. …
Read More »Watch Leslie Jones and Seth Meyers Hilariously React to 'Game of Thrones'
Saturday Night Live star Leslie Jones has some strong opinions about Game of Thrones. In a recurring feature called “Game of Jones,” Seth Meyers invites Jones to watch and react to episodes of the HBO show, which the pair are continuing for the eighth and final season. In a new …
Read More »'Ramy' Review: Hulu's Second-Generation-Blues Dramedy Is a Triumph
Meet Ramy Hassan. He’s 27 years old and lives in Rutherford, New Jersey, with his parents and his younger sister; he was going to get a place of his own, but then the start-up he worked at went belly-up. Now he schleps for his uncle in New York’s diamond district …
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