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1991. Sonic the Hedgehog game intro screenshot

Art & CultureFilm + TV
They’re Making a “Sonic the Hedgehog” Movie

*“Casino Night Zone” music plays*

February 10, 2016
Events
Hey, You: Enter Ernie Ball’s PLAY FLOODfest Contest for a Chance to Perform in Austin, Texas

A collaboration with Ernie Ball, the PLAY FLOODfest contest will select one performer for an all-expense-paid trip, in addition to numerous other prizes.

February 10, 2016

After winning the Oscar® for Adapted Screenplay for work on “The Social Network,” Aaron Sorkin poses backstage for the media…

Art & Culture
Aaron Sorkin Is Adapting “To Kill a Mockingbird” for Broadway

It’s slated to open in the 2017–2018 season.

February 10, 2016

2016. Broad City season three trailer screenshot

Film + TV
WATCH: Put On Your Dog Hoodie and Saddle Up for the “Broad City” Season Three Trailer

“Yas, yas, yas, yas, yas.”

February 10, 2016
Film + TV
Production Jedi Rick Rubin Has Enlisted Flying Lotus and Others for “Star Wars Headspace” Sample Album

You can hear four of the tracks now.

February 09, 2016

2016. Curb your Enthusiasm Season four episode two screenshot birthday party

Art & Culture
Sorry, Larry David: “Happy Birthday” Is Now in the Public Domain

A judge has ruled that a wishy-washy claim to the song’s ownership is invalid.

February 09, 2016

2016. Fuller House trailer.

Film + TV
WATCH: The Full Trailer for “Fuller House” Is Drenched in “Full House” Nostalgia

“Damn, we all still look good.”

February 09, 2016

2016. Film School uncredited press photo

PREMIERE: Film School Dives Into a Field of Wah in the New Track “Give Up”

The LA-via-SF-via-NY post-punk group has reunited their classic lineup for the first time in a decade to release “June,” a new EP which is out February 12.

February 09, 2016

2016. “Jason Bourne” trailer

Film + TV
WATCH: Matt Damon and His Muscles Are Back in First Trailer for “Jason Bourne”

“I remember everything.”

February 08, 2016

2016. The Lobster screenshot trailer

Film + TV
WATCH: Find Love or Kiss It Goodbye in the Trailer for “The Lobster”

Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz star in the dystopian dramedy finally seeing release on March 11.

February 08, 2016

Baio at LA’s El Rey / photo by Heather Hawke

Events
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Baio at El Rey Theatre (2/4/2016)

The Vampire Weekend bassist classes up the joint.

February 08, 2016

John Goodman in “10 Cloverfield Lane”

Film + TV
WATCH: John Goodman is Here to Help in “10 Cloverfield Lane” Teaser

The thirty mysterious seconds aired last night during the Super Bowl.

February 08, 2016
Iceland Airwaves Announces Initial 2016 Lineup

PJ Harvey, Julia Holter, more to head to Reykjavik this November.

February 08, 2016

Missy Elliott, Jason Schwartzman, and Alec Baldwin in the Amazon Echo Super Bowl ad

LISTEN: Missy Elliott Gets Psyched with “Pep Rally”

Get your score on.

February 08, 2016

2016. Andrew Bird press photo by Rueben Cox

LISTEN: Andrew Bird Announces New Album, Unveils Lead Single “Capsized”

“Are You Serious” is out on April 1 via Loma Vista.

February 05, 2016

Maurice White of Earth, Wind and Fire performing “Shining Star” (Photo by M. Caulfield/WireImage)

RIP: Maurice White (1941–2016)

The Earth, Wind & Fire bandleader was seventy-four years old.

February 05, 2016

2015. Harry May-Kline photographed at the Varnish. cred Bailey Pennick

Art & Culture
Drinks With Harry: One of Los Angeles’ Finest Bartenders Shares His Top Five Concoctions

The bartender at The Varnish in Los Angeles, California, shares four favorite cocktails and a hangover cure.

February 05, 2016

CHICAGO – JUNE 27: Dave Mirra, of Greenville, North Carolina, performs on his way to 1st place during the BMX Park Final of the Nike 6.0 BMX Open on June 27, 2009 at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Art & Culture
RIP: Dave Mirra (1974–2016)

The legend of extreme sports—who was to BMX what Tony Hawk was to skateboarding—was found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound.

February 05, 2016

2015. Sound Board dec

Staff Picks
Sound Board: The Week’s Best Tracks

Our picks for the best tracks out there for the week of February 1–5, 2015. Headphone-tested, FLOOD-approved.

February 05, 2016
LISTEN: Deftones to Drop “Gore” on April 8, Share “Prayers/Triangles”

And throw a little shade Kanye’s way in the process.

February 05, 2016
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