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Jamie xx. Tree of codes ballet. Screenshot.

Art & Culture

WATCH: Jamie xx-Scored Ballet “Tree of Codes” Premieres at Manchester International Festival

Videos of the performance have already surfaced online.

July 07, 2015

Run the Jewels Beats 1 WRTJ logo.

Killer Mike and El-P to Host Weekly Radio Show on Apple Music’s Beats 1

It’s about time.

July 06, 2015

Courtney Barnett (cropped for header). SXSW 2015. photo by Jasmine Safaeian

LISTEN: Courtney Barnett Chats with Kim Deal on The Talkhouse Podcast

The two discuss “cringey” lyrics, drinking, artistic OCD, and more in the hour-plus-long episode.

July 02, 2015

Film + TV

WATCH: Michael B. Jordan Enters the Ring as Apollo’s Son in Trailer for “Rocky” Spinoff “Creed”

Sylvester Stallone will reprise his role as Rocky Balboa

July 01, 2015

London O’Connor Nobody Hangs Out Anymore Album Art

Reviews

London O’Connor, “O∆”

The twenty-four-year-old’s debut album—which, he’ll be quick to remind you, he wrote, produced, and recorded on his own—is the result of an escapist-turned-artist with nothing but a laptop and a Wi-Fi connection.

July 01, 2015

Film + TV

WATCH: Billy Eichner Gets Cranky in Trailer for Hulu’s Amy Poehler-Produced “Difficult People”

Prepare to cringe.

June 30, 2015

Naytronix press 2015. Photo by Ginger Fierstein

LISTEN: tUnE-yArDs Bassist Naytronix Shares New Track “Mister Divine,” Announces Sophomore LP

The solo artists trades the dance floor stylings of his first LP for a more ethereal, psychedelic follow up

June 30, 2015

Son Lux video screenshot. “You Don’t Know Me”

WATCH: Son Lux Gets Creepy, Culty, and Colorful in New Video for “You Don’t Know Me”

The music video stars Tatiana Maslany (“Orphan Black”) as a detached lover with something to hide.

June 29, 2015

Masterminds screenshot. Kristen Wiig. Zach Galifianakis.

Film + TV

WATCH: Zach Galifianakis and Kristen Wiig Are Incompetent Crooks in New “Masterminds” Trailer

The heist comedy hits the big screen on August 19

June 24, 2015

Film + TV

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to Star in Adaptation of “Rampage” Arcade Game

American cities beware!

June 24, 2015

Reviews

Leon Bridges, “Coming Home”

“Coming Home” definitely stands on the shoulders of giants, but Leon Bridges’s musical prowess stands on its own.

June 24, 2015

LISTEN: Dam-Funk Announces First Solo Album in Six Years, Shares Funk-laden Single “We Continue”

Invite the Light will drop September 4 on Stones Throw

June 23, 2015

Breaking: Leon Bridges

The soulful southern crooner talks about his discovery, influences, upbringing, and the making of his instantly classic debut album “Coming Home”

June 22, 2015

Jacco Gardner / 2015 / photo by Nick Helderman

Breaking: Jacco Gardner

The whimsical Dutch artist talks with us about his favorite films, the darkness of the human imagination, and the way the makers of Barbie shaped his new LP.

June 18, 2015