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Inside Amy Amy Schumer / Football Town Nights

Film + TV
WATCH: This “Football Town Nights” Sketch From “Inside Amy Schumer” Last Night Is Brilliant

“How do I get through to you boys that football isn’t about rape? It’s about violently dominating anyone that stands between you and what you want!”

April 22, 2015

Avengers weird B-roll Marvel

Film + TV
WATCH: This Bizarre Collection of Random Unfinished “Avengers: Age of Ultron” Footage Is Amazing

I have no idea where this came from or who the uploader is, but this collection of Avengers: Age of Ultron…

April 17, 2015

Crowd / Coachella 2015 Weekend 1 / photo by Max Sweeney. One time use only per Goldenvoice

Events
Coachella 2015, Weekend 1: Like The Deserts Miss The Rain

Coachella opens its doors, featuring craft beer, interactive art installations, and Drake.

April 15, 2015

Veep cover header / photo by Myles Pettengill

Digital CoverFilm + TV
VEEP: Off the Record with All the President’s Men

“People said how authentic the show is…which is terrifying. I don’t disbelieve that… It’s not out of thin air; a lot of stuff is based on occurrences and people and incidents that have happened. You look at the show and you go, ‘And I live here, too?’”

April 10, 2015

Eels performing for “Eels: Royal Albert Hall”

WATCH: Eels Impart The Simple Magic of Falling in Love with Royal Albert Hall Performance of “I Like The Way This Is Going”

When we first heard about the momentous, upcoming Eels live concert film from the band’s 2014 appearance at London’s Royal…

April 10, 2015

TRue Detective season 2 teaser screenshot

Film + TV
WATCH: The Only Thing Worth Fighting For: First Trailer for “True Detective” Season Two

The first look at the Los Angeles–set second season of the HBO crime gothic.

April 09, 2015

Frank Ocean Tumblr announcement header

Frank Ocean Announces New Record

Plus a companion print magazine.

April 07, 2015

Late Night with Seth Meyers . Jon Snow dinner party. Kit Harrington. Game of Thrones.

Film + TV
WATCH: Jon Snow Is The Worst Dinner Guest

“I never knew my mother, I’m a bastard… The brussels sprouts are amazing. What’s this? Pancetta?”

April 07, 2015

Tame Impala “‘Cause I’m A Man” single artwork header

LISTEN: Tame Impala Release Another Single “‘Cause I’m A Man,” Announce New Record Details

The band’s third is titled “Currents” and coming sometime this year.

April 05, 2015

Obits / credit: Alexis Fleisig

Obits Really Called It Quits on April Fool’s Day

This day really is the worst.

April 02, 2015

Helen Mirren RED trailer

Film + TV
The No-Brainer Casting Decision of This Modern Age: Let Helen Mirren Be in the Next “Fast & Furious” Film

“I keep putting it out there, and they never ask me.”

March 31, 2015

Run The Jewels “Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck)” / photo by Dinesh Bangara

WATCH: Run The Jewels featuring Zack de la Rocha, “Close Your Eyes (and Count To Fuck)” Video

Presented without comment.

March 26, 2015

Harper Lee “Go Set A Watchman” header

Art & Culture
More Details for Harper Lee’s “Go Set A Watchman” Released

Including the cover, official synopsis, release date, and preorder.

March 25, 2015

Algiers, “Irony. Utility. Pretext” video header

WATCH: Algiers Make Prophetical, Post-Apocalyptic Debut in “Irony. Utility. Pretext.” Video

The trio will release their self-titled debut on June 2 via Matador

March 24, 2015

Daughn Gibson / 2015 / photo by Sarah Cass

LISTEN: Daughn Gibson Releases Swift New Track “Shatter You Through,” Announces New Record

For anyone partial to the baritone brooding of Pennsylvania musician Daughn Gibson, this new one might come as a bit…

March 12, 2015

“Blurred Lines” music video

Hey Hey Hey! Jury Finds Robin Thicke and Pharrell Plagiarized Marvin Gaye On “Blurred Lines” [UPDATED]

Duo got to give it—$7.3 million—up to the Gaye estate.

March 10, 2015

Turbo Fruits music video for “Don’t Let Me Break Your Heart Again” / directed by Nick Krause

WATCH: Turbo Fruits Go Wild In Video For “Don’t Let Me Break Your Heart Again”

“Aside from being in sweaty costumes in 100 degree weather for nine hours, it was one of the most fun videos we’ve ever made.”

March 10, 2015

2015. Will Butler, “Policy” album art

Reviews
Will Butler, “Policy”

In a lengthy letter of intent announcing the record, Butler called out a number of influences on “Policy” (Violent Femmes, included), but at the end of his debut’s eight tracks, there’s a startling revelation: I like this music best, baby.

March 10, 2015

Godspeed You Black Emperor promo 2010; photo by Yannick Grandmont

LISTEN: Godspeed You! Black Emperor Release Seven-Minute “Excerpt” from New Record

Track is titled “Peasantry or ‘Light Inside Of Light!,'” off of “Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress”

February 27, 2015

Under The Skin poster crop

Film + TVReviews
The Pervasive, Iconic Beauty of the Screen and Score of “Under the Skin”

Jonathan Glazer’s foreboding 2014 sci-fi masterpiece finds its emotional and intellectual equal in Mica Levi’s unnerving score.

February 19, 2015
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