A new documentary, The Orange Years, will chronicle the rise of Nickelodeon and how the networked reshaped children’s television and effectively helped raise a generation of kids. The film will be available on on-demand services on November 17th. The new trailer forThe Orange Years opens with one of the network’s …
Read More »Smashing Pumpkins Drop New Songs 'Confessions of a Dopamine Addict,' 'Wrath'
Smashing Pumpkins have dropped two new songs from their upcoming double album, Cyr. Produced by frontman Billy Corgan, “Confessions of a Dopamine Addict” and “Wrath” follow the previously released title track and “The Colour of Love.” The two new singles arrive ahead of the band’s new five-part animated series, In …
Read More »'Utopia': U.S. Version of Cult Brit Conspiracy Thriller Is a Paradise Permanently Lost
A strange virus is causing fatalities throughout Middle America. A group of folks who’ve been chatting online for some time think there’s some bigger, deep-state conspiracy behind it all; they’ve found a series of documents that they believe possess clues as to the nefarious forces behind not just this pandemic, …
Read More »Kanye West and His Manager Will Submit Official Demands to Labels 'Really Soon'
Kanye West has been flooding Twitter for the last week with a sprawling rant against record companies and modern music deals, demanding that artists are given control over their own masters — and peppering photos of his home furniture and quotes from the Bible into the tweetstorm as well. Some …
Read More »Sad13 Drops Sad Stop-Motion Video for 'Ruby Wand'
Ahead of the release of her new album Haunted Painting on Friday, Sad13‘s Sadie Dupuis has shared a stop-motion video for “Ruby Wand.” Directed by Benjamin Stillerman, the video features a woman sitting in her kitchen, tossing ruby wands into the trash as she selects the Tower tarot card. Her …
Read More »Roddy Ricch's Year of Thinking Outside 'The Box'
First-round Grammy voting gets underway on September 30th and runs through October 12th. For our 2021 Grammy preview issue, we asked a series of likely contenders for next year’s awards to reflect on their past experiences at the ceremony, look ahead to the future, and discuss the albums and singles …
Read More »Weezer and Fall Out Boy Face Off Over Strippers From Hell, Bad Restaurants on 'Family Feud'
Weezer and Fall Out Boy squared off in a game of Celebrity Family Feud that aired Sunday night, September 20th. Because both alt-rock powerhouses are quartets, each had to bring in an extra member, with Weezer tapping producer, songwriter and regular collaborator Suzy Shinn, while Fall Out Boy enlisted comedian …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'BTS Universe Story,' 'The Mandalorian,' 'Emily in Paris' and More
American Murder: The Family Next Door The new Netflix crime documentary examines the Watts family murder when Chris Watts killed his wife Shanann and their two young daughters in 2018. The film is made with a haunting twist: some of its narratives is told by Shanann herself, though old vlog …
Read More »Tears for Fears Preview 'Seeds of Love' Box Set With Unreleased Track
Tears for Fears have shared a previously unreleased version of their song “Standing on the Corner of the Third World,” taken off of the upcoming Super Deluxe box set edition of their album Seeds of Love. This Townhouse Live Jam Session version of the song was recorded in 1988, and …
Read More »Toronto 2020: Nomads, Lovers and the Art of the Remote Film Festival
It started with a trip to the press office to pick up your badge, now conveniently located in the far corner of your living room. On the way out, you run into some fellow critics and ask about what they’re excited to see, although one seems preoccupied with a bird …
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