Drake and Bad Bunny party and play dominoes in the video for “Mia,” a highly anticipated collaboration that came out on Thursday. This is the sound of two stars in cruise control: The instrumental consists of one airy synth and a squeaky vocal sample; a steady kick-drum ensures that DJs …
Read More »Lynyrd Skynyrd: Court Rules That 'Plane Crash' Film Can Be Released
Lynyrd Skynyrd‘s surviving members cannot prevent the release of the film Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan, New York overturned a permanent injunction that previously halted the movie, which depicts …
Read More »The 'Party Rock Anthem' Meme Will Enrich Your Life
Here’s an actually fun thing: Enterprising jokers have been mashing up the dance sequence from LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem” video with songs that share the same beats per minute (bpm). The meme seems have begun with Twitter user @Josejusejo, who set LMFAO dancing to the theme from the anime series …
Read More »'Better Call Saul': Showrunner Peter Gould Breaks Down Season 4
It’s the end of Better Call Saul Season Four. I recapped the finale, “Winner,” and I spoke with Saul co-creator Peter Gould (who ran the show on his own this year, while Vince Gilligan mostly focused on development) about the season, with full spoilers coming up just as soon as …
Read More »'The Deuce' Recap: Dreams Deferred
A review of “All You’ll Be Eating Is Cannibals,” this week’s episode of The Deuce, coming up just as soon as I get you a Whitman Sampler and a puppy… “There is nothing about me that belongs to me. It all belongs to him!” -Lori Midway through “All You’ll Be …
Read More »Hear Lil Pump, Lil Uzi Vert Collide on Blistering 'Multi Millionaire'
Lil Uzi Vert and Lil Pump merge their irrepressible energy on “Multi Millionaire.”It’s standard fare for Lil Pump: A battering beat from Danny Wolf, who also co-produced the rapper’s early hit “Flex Like Ouu,” a sub-three-minute run-time, and repetitive chanting of the title phrase. Blink and you might miss Lil …
Read More »The Mysteries of Thomas Abban
Thomas Abban grew up in Wales and moved to Minneapolis when he was 12. Around that time, he began getting serious about guitar, which he’d already been playing for three or four years. He immersed himself in the blues — Blind Willie Johnson, who preached gospel on Texas street corners …
Read More »Review: Mudhoney's Wild. Loose 'Digital Garbage'
Not much changes in Mudhoney’s world, and that’s a good thing. Three decades after they helped kick-start grunge with their lumbering, gritty guitar riffs and frontman Mark Arm’s sardonic snarls, they simply sound like a better, defter, maybe even snottier version of their younger selves on their 10th album. They …
Read More »Border Patrol Was Only Authorized to Keep Kids for 72 Hours; They Kept One for 600
The inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security has released a special review of the Trump administration’s “Zero Tolerance Policy” that separated more than 2,600 migrant children from their parents earlier this year. The report — “Initial Observations Regarding Family Separation Issues Under the Zero Tolerance Policy” — is …
Read More »Comedy Cellar Owner on Why He Didn't Ban Louis C.K.
In August, Louis C.K. performed at New York’s Comedy Cellar in his first set since admitting to sexual misconduct and harassment of female coworkers, stirring up controversy and debate about whether he deserves a comeback. This weekend, C.K. returned to the Cellar on Sunday night for another surprise set, the …
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