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It was difficult for me to take The Darkness seriously when they burst onto the scene in 2003. They seemed like a hard rock parody, more exaggerated than the bands they were referencing. With their frontman, Justin Hawkins in garishly printed full-body catsuits hitting sky-high falsettos, it felt like an elaborate act, a performance of
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After two failed attempts as a music festival, Fyre Fest is now being being reimagined as a streaming service. Documentarian Shawn Rech has purchased some of the brand’s IP (including two Fyre Festival trademarks) with plans to spearhead an operation to transform Fyre into a new music-focused subscription video-on-demand platform. Rech co-founded the true crime
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[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for The Last of Us, Season 2 Episode 2, “Through the Valley.”] Lately, it feels like Pedro Pascal’s been dying a lot on screen. That’s not a totally accurate statement on two levels. For one, characters like Fink the Fox from 2024’s The Wild Robot and The Mandalorian from
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Dave Grohl made a surprise appearance during weekend two of Coachella, joining Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic to perform renditions of Foo Fighters’ “The Sky Is a Neighborhood” and “Everlong.” The set also featured guest appearances from Cynthia Erivo, who covered Prince’s “Purple Rain,” Laufey, Natasha Bedingfield, and Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso. In
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After several days of uncharacteristic public drama, the Who have rehired drummer Zak Starkey, who was let go earlier this week following a 29-year-stint filling the late Keith Moon’s shoes. Starkey, 59, is the son of Beatles great Ringo Starr. In a post on the Who’s web site, guitarist Pete Townshend says, “News flash! Who
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Ryan Coogler has confirmed his long-rumored The X-Files reboot is still happening. Not only that, it’s “immediately next” on his slate of upcoming projects. While appearing on a recent episode of Last Podcast on the Left, the director said he was “fired up” to get to work on the series once he’s done promoting his new
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With a five-octave vocal range and a penchant for unfiltered storytelling, Gianna Ernst is no stranger to pushing boundaries. But with her latest release, “Dress,” the rising artist peels back a new layer of vulnerability—one steeped in quiet heartbreak, raw realization, and sonic experimentation that sets this track apart from her earlier work. “Dress” wasn’t
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Lana Del Rey has unveiled her new song, “Bluebird,” giving another preview of her upcoming 10th studio album. Stream it below. “Bluebird” follows the country ballad “Henry, come on,” which dropped just last week. Shortly after the release of the latter single, Del Rey shared a social media video revealing the album has been pushed
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On the heels of his Coachella debut, 2hollis has announced he’s hitting the road this fall. The singer/rapper/producer will play shows across North America, including two dates in New York City, to promote his fourth album star, which features recent Consequence Song of the Week pick “you.” Get 2hollis Tickets Here The tour officially kicks off on September
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With heat above 100 degrees on opening day of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival this past weekend in Indio, California, it was inevitable that Alex Rodriguez would see a lot of extra customers in the Record Safari store he curates annually at the festival. The shop’s powerful air conditioning keeps everything nice and cool,
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Fans of golf and/or hockey and/or Adam Sandler should mark their calendars for April 27th and 30th, as Universal Pictures has announced plans to re-release the seminal 1996 film Happy Gilmore in theaters. Happy Gilmore was Sandler’s second major starring role following 1995’s Billy Madison (no offense meant to 1994’s Airheads, it’s just that that
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It’s been nearly a year since Post Malone released his sixth album, F-1 Trillion, marking his first official foray into country music. Now, in a new interview, Posty revealed he has no plans to step away from the genre — and that another country album is coming “very, very soon.” Malone revealed that he has
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Curren$y is standing in the TSA line at the New Orleans airport on his way to Los Angeles, where he’s scheduled for a photo shoot. His latest album, Never Catch Us, has just arrived and, par for the course, is a master class in lyricism, highlighted by his native Nawlins drawl and nonchalant delivery. Produced
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Beth Gibbons, the Portishead vocalist and trip-hop pioneer, performed her Bristol band’s hit “Glory Box” at Coachella 2025 Saturday night. Watch the clip below. Gibbons performed 10 songs at the Gobi Tent, most of them being from her debut solo album Lives Outgrown. Before closing her set with “Reaching Out,” Gibbons sang “Glory Box” in
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Charli XCX brought all her charisma, chaos, and club kid energy to her set at Coachella 2025, lighting up the main stage during Saturday night’s festivities. While BRAT summer has long since ended (or has it?), the set proved that the attention-grabbing album still has plenty of runway; the Grammy winner played a number of
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Coachella 2025 continues today, Saturday, April 12th, and nearly all of day’s sets will be streamed online via YouTube and Coachella’s app. Saturday’s livestream schedule includes Charli XCX, Green Day, Travis Scott, The Misfits, Beth Gibbons, Weezer, Japanese Breakfast, Clairo, ENHYPEN, T-Pain, 2hollis, Jimmy Eat World, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Viagra Boys, HorsegiirL, and more. Coachella’s
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** Mariah Carey‘s 2005 album The Emancipation of Mimi will be reborn in a 20th anniversary edition on May 30 through Def Jam/UMe. The five-LP, 45-song boxed set includes the original album, select tracks from its contemporary Ultra Platinum Edition, remixes, collaborations, instrumentals and edits. Kaytranada‘s remix of “Don’t Forget About Us” is out now.
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The Pitch: It’s 1932 in rural Mississippi, and twin brothers Stack and Smoke (Michael B. Jordan) have returned to their hometown with a whole bunch of liquor and money. Their goal: To set up a juke joint where the saints and sinners alike can eat, drink, and dance the night away. Unfortunately for Stack, Smoke,
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British pop icon Robbie Williams has been open about his battle with an eating disorder and body dysmorphia for years. Now, the “Millennium” singer is revealing that the disease worsened last year to the point that he wound up with scurvy. “I’d stopped eating and I wasn’t getting nutrients,” Williams, who recently detailed his life
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Green Day were the opening band on the second half of the 1994 Lollapalooza tour, but according to frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, if it was up to the traveling festival’s founder Perry Farrell, the punk trio would never have been booked for the historic summer run. The revelation comes courtesy of the newly released book
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