We’re getting a lot of returning favorites this August, with new seasons of Better Call Saul, Insecure, The Sinner and Mr. Mercedes all hitting the airwaves — and all coming back strong. Meanwhile, cable lights up with an offbeat, Afrocentric late-night show, an unusual drama about a surfer joining a …
Read More »'Slender Man': Watch Horror Villain Meme Terrorize Teens in New Trailer
A cadre of teens invoke the wrath of Slender Man in the chilling new trailer. The horror filmis based on the infamous creepypasta meme, which inspired an actual attempted murder. Slender Man hits theaters August 10th. The clip centers around a group of girls in a small Massachusetts town, who …
Read More »Demi Lovato 'Awake and With Family' After Alleged Overdose
A representative for Demi Lovato said the singer “is awake and with her family” afterbeing hospitalized Tuesday for an alleged overdose. “Demi is awake and with her family who want to express thanks to everyone for the love, prayers and support,” a rep said in a statement to Rolling Stone. …
Read More »Inside 03 Greedo's Last Days of Freedom
It’s Saturday night everywhere in Los Angeles except the recording suite hidden along a deserted stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard. The clock is inching toward quitting time — 2 a.m. — and 03 Greedo has been grinding since early evening. Exhaustion and overindulgence have slowly but surely picked off person …
Read More »Radiohead's Summer 2018 U.S. Tour Is a Career-Capping Triumph
Radiohead‘s summer U.S. tour seems designed to prove a few self-evident truths. For one thing, In Rainbows remains their hands-down best album, though all votes for Kid A will be counted and “There There” is their peak song. For another thing: They’ve remembered how much fun it is to be …
Read More »The Prince Estate's Big Plans: Inside the Upcoming Purple Reign
One Monday in April 2016, Tyka Nelson received a call from her brother, Prince. Tyka worked for Prince in the last four or five years of his life, and he would routinely bounce ideas off her for projects he wanted to get off the ground. That day, he was in …
Read More »Lil Uzi Vert, Juice WRLD Mend Broken Hearts With 'Grand Theft Auto' on New Song
Lil Uzi Vert and Chicago rapper Juice WRLD wallow with video games and drugs on “Wasted.” The new track has a heavy trap beat, though its hook has a distinctly sing-song lilt. Juice WRLD croons about drowning his heartbreak in games of Grand Theft Auto, as well as other substances: “Wasted, …
Read More »Review: Future's 'Beast Mode 2' Evokes the Golden Age of Trap
Last weekend, just as Future’s latest mixtape BEASTMODE 2 hit streaming services, the Atlanta iconoclast unleashed a Twitter complaint demanding recognition for his impact on a generation of singing rappers. “Enough of these lil niggas running round like I ain’t make y’all,” he charged. “I gracefully gave u a style …
Read More »'Impeach 45': A Brief History of Walmart's Botched Attempts at Being Political
Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, is once again taking heat for selling politically-charged clothes. This week, supporters of President Donald Trump unleashed their anger on Twitter, creating a #BoycottWalmart hashtag against the company for marketing “Impeach 45” T-shirts and baby onesies on its website. The apparel was made by a …
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