At the end of last February, just before the world shut down, Bad Bunny stopped by the Rolling Stone offices to play some tracks from his new album, YHLQMDLG. The music was jubilant and daring, pushing reggaeton in radical, genre-defying new directions. Even the title, an acronym for Yo Hago …
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See Bob Odenkirk Break Really Bad in First 'Nobody' Trailer
Bob Odenkirk plays a suburban dad who breaks really, really bad in the first trailer for Nobody, a John Wick-esque action film that plants the Better Call Saul star in Keanu Reeves’ ass-kicking boots. In the movie, due out in theaters exclusively February 26th (pandemic pending), Odenkirk plays a mild-mannered …
Read More »Roberto Benigni Brings a Puppet to Life in Trailer for New Live-Action 'Pinocchio'
Acclaimed Italian filmmaker Matteo Garrone has released the new trailer for his upcoming live-action adaptation of the classic children’s story, Pinocchio, which is set to open in theaters on December 25th. The film stars Oscar-winning actor Roberto Benigni as Geppetto, the woodcarver whose puppet magically comes to life and dreams …
Read More »See X Bid a Lighthearted Farewell to 2020 in Animated 'Goodbye Year, Goodbye' Video
The band X are closing out 2020 with a farewell anthem, “Goodbye Year, Goodbye,” which appeared on this past spring’s Alphabetland. “Goodbye year, goodbye,” singer Exene Cervenka and vocalist-bassist John Doe harmonize in their unique way, “Please don’t make us cry.” The animation crew behind Tiny Concert, which recently made …
Read More »How Midsize American Cities Can Leverage 'Brain Gain' From Larger Cities Post-Pandemic
2020 has served as a significant inflection point in America, mostly due to the coronavirus pandemic that has plagued the country since early spring. We will all look back on the incredible challenges we’ve had to overcome individually and as a society: the immense hurt from losing hundreds of thousands …
Read More »'Crock of Gold' Review: The Eternal Lost Weekend of Shane MacGowan
Shane MacGowan does not look well. Then again, the former lead singer of the Pogues and one of our greatest living songwriters has not looked well for quite some time. The notion that he’s permanently, tipsily teetering on the edge of this mortal coil has been a part of MacGowan’s …
Read More »Lenny Kravitz on Love, Anger, and Music
After the pandemic began spreading in early March, Lenny Kravitz left his Paris home and decamped to his retreat in Eleuthera, a small island in the Bahamas. Rather than touring the world and promoting his new memoir, Kravitz has been living the simple life, growing his own food and using …
Read More »Death Cab for Cutie Detail 'The Georgia EP' Benefiting Voter Turnout Efforts in Senate Runoffs
Death Cab for Cutie will release a new covers EP, The Georgia EP, this Friday, December 4th, with all net proceeds benefiting Stacey Abrams’ voter’s rights organization Fair Fight Action, ahead of the state’s two crucial Senate runoff elections. The five-track project will feature covers of songs by famous Georgia …
Read More »Pharrell Launches New Podcast, Podcast Network 'OTHERtone'
Pharrell Williams is launching a new podcast company, OTHERtoneMedia, and will spearhead the network’s first show, OTHERtonewith Pharrell, Scott, and Fam-Lay, which is set to premiere December 7th, with new episodes available every Monday. OTHERtone is spun-off from Pharrell’s Beats 1 Radio show, which he co-hosted with Scott Vener — …
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