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Yo La Tengo. 2015. credit Dusdin Condren

LISTEN: Yo La Tengo Share Two Tracks from Their Upcoming Album “Stuff Like That There”

The new album was made in the style of the band’s 1990 LP “Fakebook”

June 02, 2015

Sense8 trailer screenshot

Film + TV
WATCH: Eight Different Lives Become One in Set of Trailers for New Netflix Series “Sense8”

The newest project from “The Matrix” creators will be available to stream June 5

June 01, 2015

2015. Beirut press photo by Shawn Brackbill

LISTEN: Beirut Shares Title Track of Newly Announced LP, “No No No”

Fans respond with “Yes Yes Yes!”

June 01, 2015

Christopher Owens 2015. Cred Hannah Hunt.

LISTEN: Christopher Owens Announces, Simultaneously Streams New Album “Chrissybaby Forever”

The album has an official release on June 2, but is available to purchase now via Owens’s Bandcamp

May 27, 2015
Run the Jewels Nod to “Blade Runner” with Incredible “Jewel Runner” Tour Poster

Do Rappers Dream of Electric Sheep?

May 27, 2015

2015. Tanlines’ “Highlights” cover art

Reviews
Tanlines, “Highlights”

At times “Highlights” is lighthearted fun, but overall a much worse F-word comes to mind: fine.

May 27, 2015

Grimes FYF 2014. HEADER VERSION. Credit Breanna Murphy.

Grimes Shares New Album Details in a Series of Tweets to Fans

The followup to “Visions” will have a “surprise” release this October

May 26, 2015

Beach House. 2015. Liz Flyntz.

Beach House Announces “Return to Simplicity” with New Album “Depression Cherry”

The Baltimore duo’s fifth LP will be released August 28 on Sub Pop.

May 26, 2015

Chris Baio. 2015. Credit Katelyn Scarlett Doyle.

LISTEN: Vampire Weekend Bassist Chris Baio Shares Blippy New Single “Brainwash Yyrr Face,” Announces Debut Solo Album

“The Names” will drop September 18 on Glassnote

May 26, 2015

Ducktails. Matt Mondanile. Screenshot. Headbanging in the Mirror.

WATCH: Cruise Through the California Countryside with Ducktails in the New Video for “Headbanging in the Mirror”

The Real Estate member also shares a string of live dates

May 21, 2015

Drinks. Photo by Cara Robbins.

LISTEN: Cate Le Bon and Tim Presley Release First, Quirky Track From Their New Project, DRINKS

The new record “Hermits on Holiday” is set for an August 21 release on Birth Records

May 20, 2015

The Kinks. Credit Chris Walter/Getty Images. ONE TIME USE ONLY.

Film + TV
The Story of The Kinks to Be Detailed in Upcoming Biopic “You Really Got Me”

The brothers Davies will reportedly work on the film’s soundtrack

May 19, 2015

2015. Vaadat Charigim Sinking as a Stone cover art

Reviews
Vaadat Charigim, “Sinking As a Stone”

Urgency and anxiety are the pillars upon which the band’s sophomore LP stands.

May 18, 2015

The Muppets ABC screenshot. trailer.

Film + TV
WATCH: Kermit and Company Discuss Their Upcoming Show in a New Trailer for “The Muppets”

The gang’s all back including Gary, the tooth guy, that blue guy over there…and the rest!

May 14, 2015

Spike Lee attends Tribeca Talks/ESPN Sports Film Festival: The Greatest Catch Ever during the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival at SVA Theater on April 19, 2015 in New York City.

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Photo by Dave Kotinsky.

Film + TV
Spike Lee’s New Film “Chiraq” Will Be Based On an Ancient Greek Comedy [UPDATED]

The film will feature Jennifer Hudson, John Cusack, and Samuel L. Jackson

May 12, 2015

Courtney Barnett. “Dead Fox” screenshot

WATCH: Roadkill and Road Rage in Courtney Barnett’s Animated Video for “Dead Fox”

It’s a world of animated animal road rage, and no one is safe.

May 11, 2015

Martin Freeman in “Captain America: Civil War.” Courtesy of Marvel.

Film + TV
Martin Freeman Leaves Middle-Earth for the MCU, Joins Cast of “Captain America: Civil War”

The Sherlock star will join the Avengers in a currently unknown role.

May 08, 2015

METZ II cover

Reviews
METZ, “II”

This lack of second album ingenuity makes the whole enterprise a bit more exhausting than exhilarating.

May 07, 2015

Oculus Rift screenshot

Art & Culture
Prepare Your Minds: Oculus Rift Headsets Will Be Ready to Ship Early Next Year

The future awaits. And it looks like a big black block on your face.

May 06, 2015

Tanlines 2015. Credit Columbine Goldsmith

Hop On a Call Tomorrow with Tanlines to Hear New Album “Highlights” via Teleconference

The Brooklyn duo also announces a string of “in-person meet-ups”

May 05, 2015
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