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2015. Lil B appearance on SportsNation screenshot

Art & Culture
WATCH: Spice Up Your Life with Lil B and His Based Appearance on “SportsNation”

For you can see that he is a forgiving King.

June 16, 2015

2015. Natalie Prass Bird of Prey video screenshot

WATCH: Fan the Rainbow Flames with Natalie Prass in the “Bird of Prey” Video

Her self-titled debut is out now on Spacebomb

June 16, 2015
Art & CultureFilm + TV
Lucasfilm Wants All of Your Mind for Upcoming “Star Wars” Virtual Reality Experience

First step is finding a way to make the VR helmets not look dorky as hell, guys.

June 15, 2015

2015. Donald Cumming Out Calls Only cover

Reviews
Donald Cumming, “Out Calls Only”

Sorry, New York: looks like your savior is still lost in transit.

June 15, 2015

2015. Jamaal Wilkes photo by Varon Panganiban

Art & Culture
The Silk Road: Breaking Down the DNA of a Champion with Jamaal Wilkes

From the “Wizard of Westwood” to “Showtime,” the NBA Hall of Famer looks back.

June 11, 2015

2015. Neil Young and the Promise of the Real Wolf Moon video screenshot

WATCH: Hang Out with Neil Young + Promise of the Real in Laid-Back “Wolf Moon” Video

“The Monsanto Years” is out June 29 via Reprise

June 10, 2015

2015. FFS Piss Off video screenshot

WATCH: FFS Challenge You to Mortal Kombat in Video for “Piss Off”

Round 1… Fight!

June 10, 2015

2015. Apple Music logo

Art & Culture
OP-ED: Apple Music Is Boring

But pretty undeniable, too.

June 10, 2015

International cover of Jonathan Franzen’s Purity

Art & Culture
READ: “The Republic of Bad Taste,” An Excerpt from Jonathan Franzen’s Upcoming Fifth Novel “Purity”

Don’t worry: even he doesn’t really like the title.

June 09, 2015

CONS EP Vol. 3 screenshot from YouTube video of Old Boy by J Mascis and Kim Gordon

LISTEN: Kim Gordon and J Mascis Team Up for the Blistering “Slow Boy”

The song is part of Converse’s “CONS EP VOL. 3”

June 08, 2015

1996. Poster from Independence Day

Film + TV
More Details Emerge from Upcoming Documentary Feature “Independence Day 2”

Fighter-Pilot-in-Chief/President of the United States Bill Pullman is indeed returning.

June 08, 2015

2015. Gateway Drugs Head video screenshot

WATCH: Say Yes to Gateway Drugs and the Vicious Video for “Head”

“Magick Spells” is out now via Cobraside

June 08, 2015

2015. Chelsea Wolfe press photo by Shaina Hedlund

LISTEN: Chelsea Wolfe Enters the Void with the Dark and Doomy “Carrion Flowers”

The LA-based experimental songstress’s fifth LP “Abyss” is out August 7 via Sargent House.

June 03, 2015

FIDLAR 2015 40 Oz On Repeat music video screenshot

WATCH: FIDLAR Is Alive, and So Is the Dream of the ’90s (and ’00s) in the Video for “40oz. On Repeat”

The band’s overdue (and simultaneously unexpected) second album “Too” is out September 4 via Mom + Pop Music.

June 02, 2015

2015. Damaged Bug Cold Hot Plumbs cover art

Reviews
Damaged Bug, “Cold Hot Plumbs”

John Dwyer knows what you’re thinking. He knows why you’d be skeptical of Damaged Bug—a synthesizer-based side-project that seems like an obvious landing place for shilling B-level stuff not quite good enough for Thee Oh Sees.

June 01, 2015

2015. Bouquet Over Mountains video screenshot 2

WATCH: Bouquet Premieres Projected Video for “Over Mountains”

The LA group’s debut EP “In A Dream” is out now via Ulrike/Folktale Records.

May 28, 2015

2015. Who Is Gil Scott-Heron? screenshot

Film + TV
Find Out the Answer to “Who Is Gil Scott-Heron?”

The documentary about the legendary spoken word musician was made by the same duo behind the Nick Cave pseudo-docu-drama “20,000 Days on Earth.”

May 27, 2015

2015. Dheepan trailer screenshot

Film + TV
WATCH: There’s More Than Meets the Eye in the Trailer for This Year’s Palme d’Or Winner “Dheepan”

Led by Joel and Ethan Coen, the Cannes jury selected Jacques Audiard’s refugee drama to win top honors.

May 26, 2015

CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 19: Director of photography Roger Deakins and director Denis Villeneuve attends the ‘Sicario’ Photocall during the…

Film + TV
More Human Than Human: Roger Deakins Signs On for Denis Villeneuve’s “Blade Runner” Sequel

Oh, and Ryan Gosling is probably gonna star.

May 21, 2015

2015. Talk In Tongues Alone with A Friend cover art high res

Reviews
Talk in Tongues, “Alone with a Friend”

Comparisons are one thing, however, and quality is another, and in listening to the newly born LA quartet’s debut, it’s true that the band has a certain amount of inherent talent, but are also still feeling out the finer details of its sound

May 21, 2015
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