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Joe Cocker has passed away, Sony Music confirms. He was most famous for his inimitable gravelly, soulful voice. The singer succumbed to small…

Yes indeed-y, it’s a bold statement that this Willett baby rye is among the best to come from the river of…

If you haven’t seen (or, ugh, even heard of) this dystopian masterpiece, you can hardly be blamed. In addition to…

In all honesty, writing a brief, succinct, and informative rundown of why Game of Thrones was some of the best…

On The War on Drugs’ third longplayer, frontman Adam Granduciel is a travelin’ man. Whether escaping some domestic restraint for…

A look back on some of the defining moments in music history, played on the Stratocaster.

In The Evil Within, the latest game from Resident Evil designer/creator Shinji Mikami, police detective Sebastian Castellanos investigates a brutal mass murder…

There’s no hotter rap duo on the planet right now than Jamie and Mike, and this second Run The Jewels…

Bryan Lee O’Malley is most famous for his six-volume set about slacker superhero Scott Pilgrim, and it’s been four long…

Like an uninhibited toast at the end of the night, St. Vincent is bookending her long and fruitful 2014 with a mesmerizing…

Two stars, somewhat removed from the A-list place at the table they had enjoyed for most of the past two…

The best way I could describe Lese Majesty, and what makes Shabazz Palaces so special, is a line from their…

I wouldn’t have guessed that Calgary would have a gut-busting restaurant, bar, and bakery scene. This has more to do…

2014 was the year of Ty Segall. Between his excellent production work on albums like White Fence’s For The Recently…

We will likely look back at Obvious Child as Jenny Slate’s coming-out party, a perfect blend of “did she really…

In anticipation of the final installment (God willing) of The Hobbit, Martin Freeman hosted Saturday Night Live over the weekend, helpfully…

This morning—at 1:08 a.m. on Adult Swim, to be precise—Panda Bear premiered the music video for “Boys Latin,” the catchy…

The Babadook may be the scariest film of 2014—but it’s something so much more terrifying than that. Because at the…

Full disclosure: I haven’t seen too many non-comedy TV shows, so this was by far the weirdest and most captivating…

Future Islands are far from a new act, but their standout fourth LP (and debut for 4AD)—aptly titled Singles—is arguably the…