When I was touring colleges way back in 2007, a tour guide said something to my group that struck me as both totally right and totally wrong. “Getting into college is like picking out a puppy. It seems stressful at first, but at the end of the day, you get …
Read More »Watch Will Smith's Genie Belt 'Friend Like Me' in New 'Aladdin' Trailer
Disney unveiled an extended look at their new live-action remake of Aladdin, which is set to hit theaters May 24th. The new clip teases director Guy Ritchie’s take on several classic scenes and songs from the original animated film, starting with the palace guards chasing Aladdin through the streets of …
Read More »Watch Ariana Grande, 2 Chainz Team for Luxurious 'Rule the World' Video
Ariana Grande helps 2 Chainz host an opulent soirée in the video for their new collaboration, “Rule the World.” The Sebastian Sdaigui-directed video boasts a 1920s flair as 2 Chainz and Grande perform for a horde of revelers in a swinging club lit by chandeliers dripping with crystals. As the …
Read More »Juice WRLD Proves He's More Than a One-Hit Wonder on 'Death Race for Love'
Juice WRLD‘s “Lucid Dreams” was fraught and wounded, a stinging narrative of betrayal softened, slightly, by a sample of the actual Sting. Streamers gobbled it up — “Lucid Dreams” became the most-streamed single of 2018 not made by Drake — and commuters stuck in traffic enjoyed it too: “Lucid Dreams” …
Read More »Review: Foals' Apocalyptic Epic 'Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Pt. 1'
On their debut Antidotes, produced by TV On The Radio’s Dave Sitek, Foals stepped from their stalls with shifty post-punk grooves, kinetic percussion, and nervous, sulky vibes. By 2013, with Holy Fire, they smoothed and super-sized their sound with production from U2 vets Flood and Alan Moulder. Their latest LP …
Read More »'I'm Here to Change People's Minds': Remembering Kevin Fret, Gay Trapero
When asked how he visualized himself during a radio interview last April, Kevin Fret — Latin trap’s most unapologetically, and perhaps first openly gay artist — conjured a hippodrome: “Once you let horses free from their stables,” said Fret, “It’s difficult to catch them.” Posing the question was DJ Candy …
Read More »What Drives a Man to Kill His Own Family? Inside the Psychology of Family Annihilators
Last year, Chris Watts, a 33-year-old Colorado man, murdered his pregnant wife Shannan and two daughters, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste, and buried their bodies in an oil work site. Although Watts initially denied having any involvement with his wife’s and daughters’ deaths, he later confessed to strangling Shannan and …
Read More »Ben Folds, Violent Femmes Line Up Joint Summer Tour
Ben Folds and Violent Femmes announced a co-headlining summer tour. The 14-date U.S. trek launches July 28th in Uncasville, Connecticut and concludes August 16th in Kansas City, Missouri. An artist pre-sale begins Tuesday, March 5th at 10 a.m. local time. General public tickets for most shows go on sale Friday, …
Read More »The First Time: Climate Activist Greta Thunberg
At just 16 years old, Greta Thunberg has galvanized an international youth movement against Climate Change. The Swedish teenager first staged a “School Strike for Climate” in front of Parliament in August, handing out fliers with messages like “You Grownups don’t give a shit about my future.” She gained international …
Read More »Pharrell Taps Missy Elliott, Janelle Monae, Migos for Debut 'Something In the Water' Fest
Pharrell will launch a new multi-day music festival, Something In the Water, this spring featuring performances from Missy Elliott, Migos, Janelle Monáe, Travis Scott and more. The festival will take place on the beach in the musician’s hometown, Virginia Beach, Virginia, April 26th through 28th. The lineup for Something in …
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