Oliver Laxe’s brilliant Fire Will Come (currently streaming online in virtual cinemas) opens with an unease that lingers long after the images that inspired it — crowded, quiet, as natural as they are unearthly — have passed us by. A sublime harbinger of the subtle violences to come. Without preface …
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Elton John has more hits than just about any other artist in the history of the recording industry. Enduring favorites like “Your Song,” “I’m Still Standing,” and “Tiny Dancer” have been in heavy rotation on rock radio for decades, and they’ve also served as the backbone of his live show …
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Matt Graham admits he knew little about — and didn’t even like — country music before he signed the country trio Midland in 2014. Graham had just left Scooter Braun Projects to start his own management company, BRND MGMT, and reshape his reputation as a “teen-pop guy” after working with …
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Crowded House have dropped their first new music in more than a decade with their new single, “Whatever You Want.” The accompanying video stars Mac DeMarco. In the endearingly goofy Nina Ljeti-directed clip, DeMarco awakens on his couch half-dressed, contemplating the night before. It appears he is suffering from a …
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Brandy, Erykah Badu, Teyana Taylor and H.E.R. joined forces for an empowering cypher during the BET Hip Hop Awards 2020 on Tuesday. They freestyled over Brandy’s 1994 gem, “I Wanna Be Down.” With Badu behind the decks, Teyana Taylor was up first, slickly setting the mood. “The tone is what …
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Pete Rock looked to James Brown when making his new “Say It Again” video. The hip-hop producer told Complex that he took inspiration from the funk legend’s “Say It Again, I’m Black and I’m Proud.” The clip shows the hip-hop producer playing records, hitting the studio with a rotating crew …
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Donald Trump is gifted at marketing stodgy, old-line Republican policies as though they’re bold, transgressive, and new. Think of it as policy laundering. And nowhere has this deception been executed to more damaging effect than in Trump’s handling of the economy. As a candidate, Trump positioned himself as a different …
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Toni Braxton has released a cinematic new video for “Gotta Move On,” which features guitar and a guest appearance from H.E.R. Mike Ho directed the video (he also helmed the visual for Braxton’s previous single “Dance”), in which the R&B legend’s performance of the song is paired with the story …
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Dolly Parton is an angel attempting to save a town in Christmas on the Square, a new musical out on November 22nd via Netflix. The trailer features Regina Fuller (Christine Baranski), a Scrooge-type woman who tries to evict the residents of her hometown and sell the land to a mall …
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For years, conspiracy theorists have baselessly tried to link Democrats to sex trafficking, a tactic straight out of Russian-style disinformation campaigns, which frequently tar political opponents as sexual deviants. Republicans have also been eager to dig up dirt about the Bidens, specifically Hunter Biden, the 50-year-old chaotic fail-son of former …
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