Jesse Malin had a shit year in 2018. His father, former guitarist, and producer all died. So his new album Sunset Kids, his first in four years, could have been a major bummer. Instead, it’s a celebration of survival that finds the New York City hardcore troubadour reflecting on life’s …
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Between Two Ferns, the irreverent online talk show hosted by Zach Galifianakis, is now getting a movie. The trailer for Between Two Ferns: The Movie arrived on Tuesday, announcing that the film will premiere on Netflix on September 20th. Galifianakis stars as himself, the sardonic host of Between Two Ferns which, …
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Some artists have been reluctant to embrace the rise of streaming music culture, but Bon Iver is not one of these. Justin Vernon has partnered with Spotify to create an immersive online platform called “Viisualiizer” to augment the listening experience of his new album i,i. The stand-alone website brings a …
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Matthew McConaughey has landed a surprising new role as the actor has signed on as a faculty professor at the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication. The Oscar-winning actor will start in the Fall 2019 term with the Department of Radio-Television-Film. McConaughey — who graduated with a …
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Sacha Baron Cohen takes a compelling dramatic turn as an Israeli secret agent grappling with consequences of going deep undercover in the new trailer for The Spy, which arrives on Netflix September 6th. The new limited series is based on the real-life story of former Mossad agent, Eli Cohen, who …
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Meek Mill pleaded guilty to a single gun charge from 2007, as prosecutors decided to drop all other charges against him. The decision ends a tumultuous, 12-year legal battle, NBC 10 in Philadelphia reports. Mill was back in court Tuesday after the Pennsylvania Superior Court threw out his 2008 conviction …
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Goodbye, summer movie season; hello, biopics, prestige dramas and oh-so-much-more-humbler character-driven fare. A popular PBS period piece spins off into theaters; an even more popular page-turner gets the awards-friendly adaptation treatment; and a space epic gives us a 2001 for the father-issue crowd. Plus there’s a killer clown on the …
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In spite of an experience with a Shetland pony her dad gave her at 5 years old, country icon Tanya Tucker would most likely list horses as her favorite mode of transportation. “He bucked me off so many times and tried to kill me so many times,” she told the …
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As the sole album Jeff Buckley completed during his brief lifetime, Grace offers a tantalizing look at the unfulfilled promise of one of the Nineties’ most striking talents. Showcasing the singer-songwriter’s technical virtuosity and soaring multi-octave range, the tracks brim with the fervent energy of a musical polyglot who seemed …
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First Aid Kit paid tribute to the late David Berman with a gut-wrenching cover of Silver Jews‘ “Random Rules.” The Swedish folk duo also released an original song “Strange Beauty” in honor of Berman, who died by suicide at the age of 52 earlier this month. Singer Klara Söderberg takes …
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