In May last year, it was announced that Benedict Cumberbatch was cast as Pete Seeger in James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown. However, due to scheduling conflicts, Cumberbatch has dropped off and been replaced by Edward Norton, according to Deadline. Timothée Chalamet will star as young Dylan, and Elle Fanning is set to […]
Justice – “One Night/All Night” (Feat. Tame Impala) & “Generator”
Here’s a big one: For the lead single from their first album in eight years, the French bloghouse heavy-hitters Justice have teamed with Tame Impala. Kevin Parker lends his digital-lysergic vibes to “One Night/All Night,” painting smooth neon falsetto all over the baseline synth-stomp. Eventually Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay steer the track through […]
Mark Knopfler – “Ahead Of The Game”
Guitar legend and former Dire Straits dude Mark Knopfler is about to release a new solo album. One Deep River is dropping in April, preceded today by lead single “Ahead Of The Game.” It’s a dreamy, propulsive spin on the expert-level guitar-pop Knopfler has been kicking out for decades, metropolitan but seasoned with notes of […]
Sammy Hagar Learns His Real Biological Surname On Finding Your Roots
Sammy Hagar appeared on the latest episode of Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s PBS series Finding Your Roots. The musician made many discoveries about his heritage, the most shocking one being that he cannot be traced back to any Hagars, meaning that’s not his biological surname. The Red Rocker was told his surname is actually Belcher, […]
Converse Announces Limited-Edition Turnstile Sneakers
With 2021’s Glow On, Turnstile became something larger than a band. Now the arena-rocking hardcore heroes are getting their own limited edition Converse sneakers. As Sneaker Bar Detroit reports, there are two shoes in the line, both named after Turnstile songs, both Turnstile-branded all the way down to the inserts and laces. The Turnstile x […]
Travis Scott Shares ‘I KNOW ?’ Music Video: Watch
Travis Scott keeps pushing his latest album Utopia as he drops the music video for the track ‘I KNOW’. This has been one of the fan favorites ever since the album dropped where fans were happy to hear his natural voice with only little auto-tune. The music video stars model and actor, Emily Ratajkowski and […]
We’ve Got A File On You: Future Islands’ Samuel T. Herring
We’ve Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc. As Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring once sang, seasons change. “Seasons (Waiting On You)” — and the band’s viral performance of the song on […]
Xzibit Appears In SNL’s Cut-For-Time Pimp My Ride Short Starring Jacob Elordi
Xzibit made an appearance in a Saturday Night Live cut-for-time sketch parodying Pimp My Ride, the MTV television show that the rapper hosted in the 2000s. Jacob Elordi, the host of this past weekend’s episode, plays a 30 Rock janitor who gets his van pimped out by the Please Don’t Destroy guys. Xzibit sends a […]
Smith Taylor – “Down Bad Bad”
NYC-based Cleveland native Smith Taylor boasts of a vast array of influences, “from the hood to the woods and everywhere in between.” In the case of new single “Down Bad Bad,” that translates into slo-mo psychedelic soul, warm and organic, on which Taylor’s falsetto almost seems to be in conversation with the lead guitar. “I […]
The Soft Moon’s Luis Vasquez Has Died
Luis Vasquez, the California musician who recorded as the Soft Moon, has died. As Brooklyn Vegan points out, The Soft Moon’s social-media accounts shared the news of his passing this morning: “It is with great sadness that we announce our dear friend, Luis Vasquez has passed away.” Vasquez’s age and cause of death have not […]