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Song of the Week: The Smile Embrace Dramatic Balladry on “Free In the Knowledge”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, The Smile unleash a devastating, melancholy rumination on living with the consequences of the world around us. It’s as if Thom Yorke decided about a decade ago to commit himself to releasing some of the most devastating music of his career — which is kind of like a Carolina Reaper deciding to be spicier, or the Mariana Trench deciding that it’s not quite deep enough. There’s “Dawn Chorus” from his 2019 solo record ANIMA, “Unmade” from the Suspiria soundtrack, and pretty much everything off of Radiohead’s ...
Kerry Washington Cast in The Simpsons as Bart’s New Teacher
Bart Simpson has had a revolving door of burnout substitute teachers since the 2013 retirement of the beloved Ms. Krabappel, but now, The Simpsons has finally found an adequate permanent replacement. The sitcom has cast Kerry Washington as Rayshelle Peyton, Bart’s new teacher (via Entertainment Weekly). Washington’s Ms. Peyton is a kind, competent educator and a complete departure from the jaded Ms. Krabappel (voiced by the late Marcia Wallace). While Ms. Krabappel served as Bart’s foil more than his role model, Ms. Peyton takes a different approach to education — by actually teaching. “She’s a little too honest, in a very, very sweet, quirky way,” Simpsons co-executive producer Carolyn Omine told EW. “She has a very ambitious project, and she seems like she’s going to be able to at l...
Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation Launches Free Virtual Screening Room for Restored Films
There’s a new way to watch classic films and it’s all thanks to Martin Scorsese’s nonprofit The Film Foundation, which is launching a new virtual screening room to show restored movies for free to the public. The online room will hold its first screening on May 9th of the 1945 romance I Know Where I’m Going! starring Dame Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey. Following its premiere event, The Film Foundation will then screen a new film on the second Monday of every month, with the month’s selection available for just 24 hours. Additional films on the curated schedule include Fellini’s iconic 1954 drama La Strada, 1974’s Kummatty, the 1961 Western One-Eyed Jacks directed by Marlon Brando, a double feature of film noir classics Detour and The Chase, the 1952 version of Moulin Rouge by John Huston,...
Scott Weiland’s Son Noah on Comparisons to His Father: “People Want to See Me Be a Statistic”
A year and a half ago, Suspect208 looked like they might just be the next big thing. The young band was fronted by Noah Weiland (son of late Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland), and also featured London Hudson (son of Slash) on drums, Tye Trujillo (son of Metallica’s Robert Trujillo) on bass, and Niko Tsangaris on guitar. Unfortunately, it all fell apart for the group just months after getting off the ground. After showing promise in late 2020 with their first two singles, “Long Awaited” and “All Black,” the band announced in early 2021 that they had parted ways with Noah, citing his “dark path of drug use.” They attempted to continue with new singer Cody Houston, but eventually broke up completely soon thereafter. In a new interview with iHeartRadio, Noah opened up about his ouster ...
Snoop Dogg Is Now a Playable Operator in ‘Call of Duty: Vanguard’ and ‘Warzone’
In addition to being a rapper, esports aficionado and entrepreneur, Snoop Dogg is now a Call of Duty operator. Players can play as Snoop Dogg in Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone with the new Tracer Pack: Snoop Dogg Operator Bundle. As an operator, Snoop Dogg will have his own biography, voice lines and progression path. He belongs to the Executioners task force and even has a preferred weapon, the PPSH-41, which players can unlock for free once they reach Military Rank 51 in Vanguard and Warzone. Like other Operators, Snoop Dogg comes with four challenges to help players earn Operator XP. His progression path features several XP and PPSH-41 Weapon XP rewards and is packed with two Sprays, two Operator Quips, a Calling Card, a Sticker, an Emblem, a Weapon Charm, a Vanguard-exclusive Killc...
Neko Case Shares Video for New Song “Oh, Shadowless”: Watch
Neko Case: 04-28 Portsmouth, NH – The Music Hall ~04-29 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Ballroom ~05-28 Woodstock, NY – Levon Helm Studios ~05-29 Woodstock, NY – Levon Helm Studios ~06-01 Austin, TX – Paramount Theatre +06-02 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger +06-03 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater +06-04 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall +06-07 Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s #06-08 San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay #06-10 Los Angeles, CA – Theatre at the Ace Hotel #06-11 San Luis Obispo, CA – Fremont Theater #06-12 Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre #06-13 Grass Valley, CA – The Center for the Arts #06-15 Vancouver, British Columbia – Vogue Theatre %06-16 Seattle, WA – Woodland...
The Armed Remix a Song by Michael C. Hall’s Band: Listen
Detroit collective the Armed have released a remix of “Ketamine” by Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum—the band fronted by Dexter and Six Feet Under actor Michael C. Hall. The group also includes former Wallflowers drummer Peter Yanowitz and keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen, who has played with Blondie. Listen to the Armed’s rendition of “Ketamine” below. “‘Ultrapop’ is more than a critically-acclaimed, game-changing, genre-defining album,” the Armed’s Dan Greene said in a statement, referring to the group’s 2021 record. “It is a language. It is a tool set. It is its own vernacular. This adaptation of ‘Ketamine’ is an exercise in translation. And in the spirit of the dialect, the result is all things, at once. It is delicate and earnest. It is exhilarating. Terrifying. It is excessive and ru...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Guitarist Nick Zinner to Release 41 Strings on Vinyl
Nick Zinner, guitarist for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, is releasing his large-scale instrumental suite 41 Strings digitally and on vinyl for the first time. The piece’s four movements follow those of the seasons. It arrives on July 1 via Chaikin Records, an imprint run by Zinner’s Yeah Yeah Yeahs bandmate Brian Chase. Listen to “Fall” from the project below. (via Rolling Stone). Zinner premiered 41 Strings in New York in 2011, a commission for the 41st anniversary of Earth Day. He’s performed the piece publicly just three times since then. The album version was record in May 2011 at Water Music in Hoboken, New Jersey. Performers on the 41 Strings album include guitarists Aku Orraca-Tetteh, David Pajo, Siebren Versteeg, Nick Zinner, and Joshua Zucker, as well as bassist Andy Macleod, drummer Brian...
Brian Eno, Big Thief, Coldplay, and More Contribute to Earth Day Charity Compilation
The foundation EarthPercent, an initiative founded by Brian Eno that provides ways for the music industry to support organizations addressing the climate crisis, is celebrating Earth Day by raising money for charity through new, unreleased, and otherwise previously unheard music donated by over 100 artists. The roster includes Eno, Big Thief, Coldplay, Hot Chip, the Weather Station, Nile Rodgers, and many more. Check out the full list of participating artists and purchase tracks at Bandcamp. Funds raised by the new releases, which will be available for the next three weeks only via Bandcamp, will go toward EarthPercent-supported initiatives in the form of grants later this year. The foundation’s areas of work include greening the music industry, energy transition, climate justice, legal an...
The Going Merry and Other Ships From ‘One Piece’ Live-Action Adaptation Surfaces
Highly anticipated by fans of the manga/anime source material, shooting on Netflix‘s One Piece live-action adaptation is now underway. Thanks to Twitter user @OP_Netflix_Fan, we now have a first look at the Straw Hat Pirates’ first full-sized ship, The Going Merry, along with other ships and places from the show. The real-life version of the ship faithfully replicates its jib and a central steer rudder orientation, complete with its signature sheep figurehead. Other ships photographed on set include The Red Force used by Shanks and the Red Hair Pirates, and the beloved Baratie ocean-going restaurant. Images also show Loguetown, Windmill Village and Gol D. Roger’s execution platform. From the imagery, it appears that the One Piece live-action adaptation has developed an accurate yet realist...
Amazon Is Adapting ‘It Takes Two’ Into a Film With Dwayne Johnson Potentially Joining Cast
Amazon is reportedly adapting Hazelight Studios‘ recent hit It Takes Two into a film and Dwayne Johnson is potentially involved in the cast. According to new reports from Deadline, Amazon will be partnering with Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions banner to create a movie based on the popular two-player co-op game, which won Game of the Year at the Game Awards in 2021. Sonic the Hedgehog producer dj2 Entertainment will also be participating, with the film’s writers Pat Casey and Josh Miller handling the screenplay adaptation. The outlet also suggests that the upcoming film will follow closely with the original storyline of It Takes Two, which centers around May and Cody, a married couple struggling with their marriage. As they contemplate divorce, the two find their minds magi...
Sony Pictures Announces ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse,’ ‘Madame Web’ and ‘Equalizer 3’ Release Dates
For those looking forward to the sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse, Sony Pictures recently revealed that the wait for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will be longer. Originally set to release October 7 this year, the studio announced ahead of its CinemaCon presentation that the animated film will now be arriving June 2, 2023. The delay also means that Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part II will also be shifted back to March 29, 2024. Both highly anticipated films will be hitting theaters in premium large formats and IMAX with some expected extensive rollouts. The Spider-Man spinoff Madame Web directed by S.J. Clarkson, starring Sydney Sweeney and Dakota Johnson is also delayed until July 7, 2023. While Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua’s The Equalizer 3 is now...
