Netflix has released the preview for their summer 2021 movie slate, with new movies premiering each week on the streaming platform between late April and August. The schedule kicks off withThings Heard & Seen (April 29th), the Berman/Pulcini horror film starring Amanda Seyfried; and The Mitchells vs. the Machines (April …
Read More »Biden Announces Aid to India as Country Copes With Pandemic Surge
As India is in the midst of a massive Covid-19 outbreak, President Biden announced that the United States will be sending aid in the form of supplies to manufacture the vaccine, funding for vaccine manufacturers and medical equipment. “Just as India sent assistance to the United States as our hospitals …
Read More »Wolfgang Van Halen Drops Latest Mammoth WVH Track 'Feel'
Wolfgang Van Halen’s solo project Mammoth WVH has released a new song, “Feel,” from the band’s upcoming self-titled debut, out June 11th via EX1 Records/ Explorer1 Music Group. “Feel” is a breakneck rocker filled with jagged riffs, rumbling bass, and pounding drums, while Van Halen’s vocals take the song into …
Read More »Billie Joe Armstrong Remembers Meeting Mike Dirnt in Clip From Audible Original
Billie Joe Armstrong recalls the first time he met Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt in an excerpt from his new Audible Original, Billie Joe Armstrong: Welcome to My Panic, out Thursday, April 22nd. Armstrong and Dirnt met in the fifth grade, and Armstrong says music — Ozzy Osbourne in particular …
Read More »How Trans Kids Landed in the Crossfire of the Culture Wars — and the Damage It Could Do
Imagine that you’re a parent, and your kid has a health concern — any health concern. You do your research, look into doctors, and find the best specialist for your kid. You make an appointment, and when the doctor walks in, they tell you, “I know how to make your …
Read More »Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, Noel Gallagher Sign Letter Urging Streaming Revenue Reforms
Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, Noel Gallagher, and other British and U.K.-based musicians have signed an open letter to England’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling on him to embrace reforms that would improve streaming revenues for artists, performers, and songwriters. The letter is backed by the Musicians’ Union and the Ivors …
Read More »Bob Weir Teams Up With Bert Keely to Cover John Lennon's 'Imagine'
Bob Weir and the Flying Other Brothers’ Bert Keely joined together for a cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine.” The duo recorded the Lennon classic following the death of Richard Newton, their friend and Dean of UC Berkeley’s School of Electrical Engineering. The delicate rendition features Weir on vocals and guitar …
Read More »Evanescence Demolish Walls in New 'Better Without You' Video
Evanescence have released a new video for their recent single, “Better Without You,” which appears on the rock outfit’s new album, The Bitter Truth. Directed by Eric D. Howell, the “Better Without You” clip is an epic spectacle befitting the mighty track. Interspersed with footage of Evanescence performing the cut, …
Read More »Justice's Gaspard Augé Releases Debut Solo Single 'Force Majeure'
Gaspar Augé, of the French electronic duo Justice, has released his debut solo single “Force Majeure.” The song arrived on Thursday with a minute-long teaser video directed by Filip Nilsson, which shows several men in suits creating drum cymbals at the Bosphorus cymbal factory in Turkey. “We have made cymbals …
Read More »Bodycam Footage Shows Chicago Police Shooting 13-Year-Old Boy With His Hands Up
Body camera footage released Thursday, April 15th, showed that 13-year-old Adam Toledo had his hands up and did not appear to be holding a firearm when a Chicago police officer shot him in the chest and killed him. The video appears to contradict claims made by a prosecutor last week …
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