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Dr. Strange circa 1960 / illustration by Steve Ditko

Film + TV
Benedict Cumberbatch Tapped to Play Marvel’s Doctor Strange [UPDATED]

Updated December 4, 3:00 p.m. : Marvel has finally confirmed that Cumberbatch will play Doctor Strange in the Phase 3…

December 04, 2014

2014. Moon Duo press photo by Claudia Kershaw-Rae

LISTEN: Moon Duo Announces New Album, Share Raw Single, “Animal”

For Moon Duo’s third full-length release, Shadows of the Sun, the band claims that they were working in a “rest…

December 04, 2014

2014. Sleater-Kinney Reddit AMA proof photo

LISTEN: Sleater-Kinney Premieres New Track “Surface Envy” in Reddit AMA

Between the twentieth anniversary box set Start Together, the announcement of a new LP No Cities to Love, and details of…

December 03, 2014

2014. “Togetherness” trailer on HBO

Film + TV
WATCH: The New HBO Mumblecore Show “Togetherness” Has a Trailer

Though HBO might not seem like the most natural landing place for the hyper-realistic, low-budget mumblecore genre, with past films like…

December 03, 2014

Diamond Rugs gatefold from “Cosmetics”

Bar Band Supergroup Diamond Rugs Announce New Album, “Cosmetics”

The boozy bar band Diamond Rugs, which features members from Deer Tick, Black Lips, Dead Confederate, and, um, Los Lobos…

December 02, 2014

Teen Daze / 2014 / credit: Landon Speers

LISTEN: Teen Daze’s Dreamy, Slow-Burning New Single, “Reykjavik, January 2015”

Off of forthcoming EP “A World Away.”

December 02, 2014

PJ Harvey / 2011 / by Seamus Murphy

Art & Culture
PJ Harvey Readies Book of Poetry for 2015, Shares Clip of Her Reading “The Guest Room”

Following the release of 2011’s Let England Shake, PJ Harvey travelled extensively around the world with photographer and filmmaker Seamus…

December 02, 2014

Screenshot from Title Fight’s “Chlorine” video

WATCH: Title Fight Steps Into the Great Beyond in Video for “Chlorine”

Over the last three years, the Kingston, Pennsylvania, band Title Fight have made a name for themselves as standouts in the Northeastern…

December 01, 2014

Bob Odenkirk in a teaser for “Better Call Saul”

Film + TV
WATCH: New Teaser for “Better Call Saul” Brings Mike and Saul Back Together Again

Now that it’s been over a year since the final episode of Breaking Bad, you may be starting to get…

December 01, 2014

Photo of Chernobyl disaster from drone-view

Art & Culture
WATCH: Haunting Drone Footage Captures The Remains of Pripyat, Twenty-Eight Years Later

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster decimated the town of Pripyat, Ukraine, in 1986, but few people have been able to truly…

December 01, 2014

30th Independent Spirit Awards logo

Film + TV
Kicking Off Movie Awards Season, The Spirit Awards Announce 2015 Nominations

After all the buzz around this year’s independent films, the Spirit Awards have announced their nominations for the best ones of…

November 25, 2014

Screenshot from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver / Presidential turkey pardoning

Film + TV
WATCH: John Oliver Breaks Down the Stupidity of the Presidential Turkey Pardoning on “Last Week Tonight”

While Last Week Tonight is unfortunately on hiatus until February, “like a psychotic ex” the show is uploading pre-taped web-exclusive…

November 24, 2014

Screenshot from The Decemberists’ music video “Make You Better”

WATCH: The Decemberists Unearth ’70s Bootleg Video for “Make You Better”

On January 20, The Decemberists have a new album coming out via Capitol Records called What a Terrible World, What…

November 24, 2014

Game of Thrones Episode 1, 2014, Telltale Trailer

Art & CultureFilm + TV
WATCH: Telltale Reveals Its Trailer for the New “Game of Thrones” Video Game

A show as epic as Game of Thrones needs an equally epic video game, and who better to bring it to…

November 21, 2014

DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist . 2014 / photo: Derick Daily

PlaylistStaff Picks
PLAYLIST: DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist List Their Afrika Bambaataa–Inspired Mix

The duo are on the Renegades of Rhythm tour now, exclusively playing records from Afrika Bambaataa’s extensive, curatorial collection.

November 20, 2014

2014. Ghostface Killah, “The Battlefield” screenshot

LISTEN: Ghostface Killah Releases Stomping New Track “The Battlefield” From Forthcoming Concept Album About a “Hip-Hop Superhero”

Following the infectiously smooth introduction of “Love Don’t Live Here No More,” Ghostface Killah has released a second single off of…

November 19, 2014
Film + TV
WATCH: Life Through The Lens of Sebastião Salgado in Trailer for “The Salt of the Earth”

For career photographers like Sebastião Salgado, being able to blend in is a prerequisite of the job. Somewhat ironically, however, excelling…

November 18, 2014

2014. Belle and Sebastian, “The Party Line” video screenshot

WATCH: Belle and Sebastian Hit the Dance Floor for “The Party Line” Video

Ah, the game of romantic courtship. Is there nothing more intoxicating, infuriating, and confusing all at the same time? Leave…

November 18, 2014

Alternative, icy Interstellar banner

Film + TV
AMC Introduces Unlimited “Interstellar” Ticket

In response to the absolutely insane demand to see (and re-see) Christopher Nolan’s dimension-shifting, Neil deGrasse Tyson-approved Interstellar, AMC and…

November 17, 2014
Art & Culture
Uber and Spotify Team Up To Soundtrack Your Ride

Uber and Spotify have joined forces to help make your drive time more convenient and hopefully more entertaining: the ride-sharing…

November 17, 2014
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