Alf Clausen, the Emmy-winning composer who scored more than 560 episodes of The Simpsons across 27 years, was fired from the show in 2017. In 2019, he sued Fox for wrongful termination over his firing from the show. In the complaint, he alleged that his age and disability were factors in his firing. Clausen has now dropped the lawsuit, Variety reports. In August 2020, a judge dismissed Clausen’s age discrimination portion of the lawsuit but allowed for his disability discrimination claim to proceed. Clausen’s attorney Ebby Bakhtiar told Variety that the lawsuit was dropped as it “appeared likely” that the justices would rule against him. “We caught a very, very conservative panel,” Bakhtiar said. “I think he got screwed.”
Leon Vynehall has announced his installment of the Fabric Presents mix series. It’s out March 25 via Fabric on 2xLP, CD, and digital platforms. It includes an introduction from Wesley Joseph and exclusives from Skee Mask, Or:la, Gaunt, Avon Blume, and Ehua. Listen to the new song “Sugar Slip (The Lick),” and find the full tracklist, below. “The output of fabric’s label holds a special place for me. During my teens into early twenties the musical landscape I was exposed to broadened, and my taste diversified greatly; going to shows, making music, and swapping new finds with friends. fabric had a huge part to play in shaping what I heard and was exposed to via their mix & compilation series. The first two I heard were Swayzak’s fabric 11, and James Murphy & Pat Mahoney’s FABRICLIVE 3...
Jawbreaker have expanded their upcoming tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their fourth and final album, Dear You. The emo punk luminaries have scheduled additional shows in Portland, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City, while announcing new dates in Minneapolis, Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston, the Washington, DC metro area, and Nashville. Along with the expanding the tour’s itinerary, Jawbreaker have also recruited a few more acts to join them on the road. Notably, The Lemonheads will open several dates, playing their beloved album It’s A Shame About Ray in full. Lucero and Dillinger Four will take turns providing support. Advertisement Related Video As previously reported, Built to Spill, Descendents, Best Coast, Jawbox, Smoking Popes, and The Linda Lindas will also open for Jaw...
Peter Dinklage isn’t happy about Disney’s forthcoming live-action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,. During a recent visit on Marc Maron’s WTF Podcast, the Game of Thrones star voiced his frustrations with the remake, calling Snow White a “fucking backwards story about dwarfs.” While Disney has yet to announce their plans for the dwarfs in the film, many fans were excited to find out that West Side Story breakout Rachel Zegler — who is part Colombian — had been cast as the lead princess. For some, casting a person of color in the role marked a major step for inclusivity. But to Dinklage, the story remains deeply flawed and marginalizing at its core. “There’s a lot of hypocrisy going on,” Dinklage said. “Literally no offense to anyone, but I was a little taken aback ...
Slim Jxmmi, one-half of the chart-topping duo Rae Sremmurd, has been arrested for battery after allegedly attacking his girlfriend and mother of his child. According to the Miami Dade Department of Corrections, Slim Jxmmi, who was born Aaquil Brown, was arrested Tuesday morning and taken to Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami. Under remarks, law enforcement officials noted, “Domestic Violence.” TMZ spoke to the arresting officers, reporting that Brown became angry when his girlfriend asked questions about a woman he was following on Twitter. He allegedly left their home, but returned a short time later smelling of alcohol. The purported victim said that when she attempted to move their sleeping child to bed, Brown grabbed her hair and ripped the extensions out of ...
Tove Lo has returned with a new song called “How Long,” which appears on the upcoming Euphoria soundtrack. Listen to the song below. Synthesizers snake around “How Long,” which builds from a cool, detached verse to a wary, impassioned chorus. “Try to play it cool/ I like you/ Have me in your hand/ Just like that,” Tove Lo sings at first, over a steady beat. Soon enough, however, she tips her hand. “How long have you loved another while I’m dreaming of us together?” goes her fervent interrogation, as keys bubble. Tove Lo’s edgy electro-pop fits Euphoria’s dingy aesthetic on its own, but “How Long” get a proper needle drop on the show’s next episode, premiering Sunday (January 30th). The artist gushed about contributing to the drama’s soundtrack in a statement. “‘How Long’ is ...
RZA has reportedly filed a lawsuit against several bootleggers for the unauthorized use of the Wu-Tang Clan logo. According to documents obtained by AllHipHop, the de facto Wu-Tang Clan leader is accusing defendants that “are believed to be operating out of China or other foreign jurisdictions with lax trademark enforcement” for trademark infringement, counterfeiting and false designation of origin. RZA wants to bar the bootleggers from further selling “reproductions, counterfeit copies or colorable imitations of Wu-Tang products,” and he has reached out to ecommerce websites like Amazon, eBay and AliExpress to remove the ads that promote the bootleggers. “Many Defendants also deceive unknowing consumers by using the Wu-Tang Clan Trademarks without authorization within the content, text, a...
John Krasinski and Steve Carell are set to reunite for the first time since The Office in the upcoming film, IF. Billed as Krasinki’s next directorial project, Deadline reports that IF is “based on Krasinski’s original idea about a child’s journey to rediscover their imagination.” The A Quiet Place filmmaker will also write and produce the film via his company Sunday Night, while Ryan Reynolds, Alan Kim, Cailey Fleming and Louis Gossett Jr. are part of the cast. Also serving as producers are Allyson Seeger and Andrew Form, and Reynolds via Maximum Effort, along with George Dewey executive producing. Krasinki and Carell’s last project together was the famed TV series The Office. Although Carell left the show in the seventh season, he did return for the series finale to serve as Dwight ...
As the release of The Batman is around the corner, director Matt Reeves has revealed his inspirations for the film and his choice to cast Robert Pattinson as the titular Dark Knight. When Reeves was called to take on the monster film, Ben Affleck was still cast as the Caped Crusader in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In a recent interview, Reeves said, “Ben [Affleck] had been working on a version of the script and I said, ‘Here’s the thing: I respect that the DC Universe has become an extended universe and all the movies were kind of connected. But another Batman film, it shouldn’t have to carry the weight of connecting the characters from all those other movies. I didn’t want them in there.” Reeves was very careful with not wanting to just “reboot Batman,” saying that “It’s been done ...
Neil Young is asking Spotify to choose between him or Joe Rogan. Addressed in a letter to his label, Young commented, “They can have Rogan or Young. Not both. I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform. I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them. Spotify has a responsibility to mitigate the spread of misinformation on its platform, though the company presently has no misinformation policy. Please act on this immediately today and keep me informed of the time schedule.” This is all in response to Rogan’s stance on the vaccine and the ongoing pandemic. While Rogan has gone on record to state that he is not against vaccine...
Although fans are looking forward to seeing Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson suit up as Black Adam, the actor already has another exciting project in the works involving a major video game title. Speaking to Men’s Journal for his Black Adam training, Johnson revealed that he is currently working on a film adaptation of “one of the biggest, most badass games” ever. “I can’t tell you which game in particular we’re doing, but there will be an announcement this year,” he said. “We’re going to bring one of the biggest, most badass games to the screen—one that I’ve played for years. I’m really excited to bring it to fans around the world. Of course we’re going to do right by our gamer friends—but really we’re just going to make a great movie.” Elsewhere in the interview, Johnson explained the differenc...
Electronic Arts and Lucasfilm Games on Tuesday announced that a multitude of new Star Wars titles are currently being developed via Respawn Entertainment. Respawn’s founder, Vince Zampella, will oversee the production of three new games in the franchise. Stig Asmussen is slated to helm the upcoming installment in the Star Wars Jedi series, and Peter Hirschmann will take the reigns on a new Star Wars first-person shooter game. “Working with Lucasfilm Games on a new FPS in the Star Wars galaxy is a dream come true for me, as this is a story I have always wanted to tell,” said Hirschmann in a statement. Meanwhile, Greg Foertsch, video game developer Firaxis’ previous art director, will lead a new strategy game that will be built in partnership with Bit React...