The Avett Brothers performed their new song “Tell the Truth” on Monday on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Scott Avett took lead on the mid-tempo electronic, piano ballad, with his brother Seth joining in unison during the song’s chorus. “Tell the truth to yourself,” Scott sings, “and the rest …
Read More »Watch Sturgill Simpson's Fiery 'Fastest Horse in Town' in Brooklyn
Sturgill Simpson played an intimate show at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 6th, part of a brief small-venue tour he’s leading as a benefit for the Special Forces Foundation. During the show, Simpson played his newly released LP Sound & Fury start to finish, including a scorching 10-minute …
Read More »Dave Free Leaves Top Dawg Entertainment
Dave Free is no longer working with Top Dawg Entertainment — the label known for elevating the careers of Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Schoolboy Q — according to two insiders with knowledge of the move who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Sources said Free has been working on his …
Read More »'The Good Place' Recap: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
A review of this week’s The Good Place, “A Girl From Arizona, Part Two,” coming up just as soon as I leave H&M wearing more underpants than I had on when I came in… In my review of last week’s episode, I noted that it must have begun life as …
Read More »Eddie Murphy's Back — Front-and-Center and Full Force — in 'Dolemite Is My Name'
In Dolemite Is My Name, Eddie Murphy lets fly with all the comic and dramatic ammo in his acting arsenal. No more lobbing softballs in such family-friendly blockbusters as Dr. Dolittle and Daddy Day Care. Murphy, 58, is raw again, reason enough to be delirious. Dolemite gives Murphy his best …
Read More »Hear Carly Rae Jepsen Cover No Doubt's Classic Song 'Don't Speak'
Carly Rae Jepsen has released a cover of No Doubt‘s 1995 hit “Don’t Speak.” The singer recorded the song at Electric Lady Studios in New York City along with a rendition of her own single “Want You in My Room,” which comes off her latest album Dedicated,for the Spotify Singles …
Read More »Hear Chvrches' Hopeful New Song 'Death Stranding'
Chvrches are back with a new song “Death Stranding,” named after and inspired by the video game Death Stranding. The song is the lead single off an upcoming LP titled Death Stranding: Timefall, full of songs inspired by the highly anticipated PlayStation 4 game. On the stunning new song, Chvrches …
Read More »Future 25: Holly Herndon, Artist and Inventor of Spawn
Holly Herndon is not interested in creating her own replacement. The composer-musician saw the rise of machine intelligence in music as major labels and tech companies, hungry for cheap production, began pushing AI songwriters. But rather than fight it, Herndon decided to raise a robot bandmate herself. Herndon, who completed …
Read More »A Majority of Americans Now Support the Impeachment Probe
For the first time, a majority of Americans—55 percent—now support an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, according to a CBS News poll released Sunday. And, two-thirds of Americans believe Trump’s actions in asking Ukraine‘s president to dig up dirt on political rival Joe Biden and his son constitute a …
Read More »Why Everyone Is Freaking Out About 'Joker'
Every six months or so, there’s a movie that everyone has formed a strong opinion about long before it’s actually released in theaters. This fall, it’sJoker,the Warner Bros. film starring Joaquin Phoenix as the iconic Batman villain.Jokerdoesn’t officially come out until October 7th, meaning most of the people talking about …
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