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Genevieve Artadi Announces New Album Dizzy Strange Summer, Shares “Living Like I Know I’m Gonna Die”: Stream
One half of the jazz-funk project Knower, Genevieve Artadi dropped her solo debut, genevieve lalala, back in 2015. Five years later, she’s announced her sophomore album under her own name, the serendipitously named Dizzy Strange Summer. Due out July 17th via Brainfeeder, the 16-track LP is being previewed today with the lead single, “Living Like I Know I’m Gonna Die”. Though not what’s become known as a “quarantine album,” Dizzy Strange Summer does reflect the world’s current state in both its title and themes. The collection’s 16 songs were written while Artadi was experiencing a personal upheaval, not unlike many of us are going through now. “I was pretty lost,” she said in a press release. “But enjoying feeling lost.” Helping the psychedelic jazz artist find her way on the LP were ...
Loren Bouchard’s Central Park Struggles to Hit the Right Notes for Apple TV: Review
The Pitch: Apple TV+ has been searching for a big show to serve as its first hit, since unveiling the streaming service last November. Could it be Central Park, a half-hour animated musical comedy from the creator of Bob’s Burgers and featuring a massive voice cast including Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Stanley Tucci, Daveed Diggs, and Leslie Odom, Jr.? The streaming service’s metaphorical fingers are tightly crossed. Breaking Into Song: Any fan of the Fox animated sitcom Bob’s Burgers knows that the show isn’t shy about having its characters break into song, or about having music be an overall major part of its wacky hijinks in a seaside town where the eponymous restaurant resides. The Belcher family is very, very weird: there’s burger chef Bob, his gleeful wife Linda, his boy-obsessed teenage...
Betty White Is “Doing Very Well” and Staying Safe During Coronavirus Pandemic
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to stretch on and the number of deaths surpass 100,000, it’s natural to fear for the health of those close to you — and those not so close to you. Betty White celebrated her 98th birthday in January, and fans have been wondering how the veteran actress has been holding up amidst the spread of COVID-19. Thankfully, her representative has passed along a message from White to assure everyone that she’s “doing very well” and is staying safe. In an email statement to Today, a rep said White is “being very safe during these very trying times.” That means nobody is permitted access to The Golden Girls star except for “those who must” and people who were already a part of her regular day-to-day activities at home. Those lucky enough to get face time with ...
Carl Cox Performs Nostalgic Two-Hour 90s Rave Special
Carl Cox‘s livestream series “Cabin Fever” took another 90s twist for its tenth episode. Last week, the iconic producer promised if his ninth episode, also a 90s-themed event, was well received, then he’d be back with with another full hour of old-school house music. Listeners got even more than they bargained for, though, as Cox returned with a two-hour throwback event, which was orchestrated by the expert tastemaker on three vinyl decks. Cox completed the setup by performing against a backdrop of 1990s rave footage. As one of house music’s most timeless tastemakers, Cox was well equipped as always with the deep cuts that seemingly transported his dedicated fans back in time. For some, the event was nostalgic as they recalled seeing Cox himself du...
What’s Coming to Hulu in June 2020
June 2020 will see Hulu add a number of notable new films and TV shows. A few major highlights include Elisabeth Moss’ Shirley Jackson biopic Shirley, Tom Hanks’ Mr. Rogers biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and Florida’s biopic Crawl. Viewers may also want to leave space in their queue for the series premiere of ABC’s The Best of the Bachelor, some much-needed Capitol Hill porn in Dave and The American President, in addition to last year’s genre candy in Charlie’s Angels and Child’s Play. Check out the full list below and start stocking up on that chip dip. To help round out your streaming sessions, be sure to read our guides outlining everything that’s hitting Amazon, Netflix and Disney Plus. What’s Coming to Hulu June 2020 Available June 1st Celebrity Family Feud: Season 6 Prem...
Spotify Lifts 10,000-Song Cap on Libraries
In a new Community blog post, Spotify announced that it was lifting the 10,000 item cap on users’ online libraries. The policy change will roll out over the coming days. This has been one of the platform’s most popular requests since at least 2014, proving that when the community demands the same thing for six years running, Spotify partially listens. That’s “partially”, because these unlimited saves come with a few caveats. To start, it only applies to the online library; users are still restricted to 10,000 offline downloads. Furthermore, playlists remain capped at 10,000 songs, so the super-user dream of putting an entire library into a single massive playlist remains just that — a dream. Still, for most Spotify obsessives, this will be a relief. Now digital users can enjoy accumulating...
Shinedown Cancel Summer Tour After Singer Previously Hoped to Stick With Timeline
Shinedown singer Brent Smith recently made headlines when he said that the band was “not afraid” to play for fans amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, he insisted that Shinedown were “not backing off” their summer “Deep Dive Tour”, but now the band has officially canceled the outing. In an interview with Jose Mangin for Zippo Live earlier this month, Smith said, “You can’t stay inside forever … if you shelter at home for too long, it’s going to deplete your immune system.” He continued, “Don’t be paralyzed by fear. You can’t allow that to happen, because then this invisible virus, however you wanna put it, then it begins to win.” Regarding the U.S. summer tour, Smith added, “As of right now, that’s all a go. So we’re not backing off of that rescheduled timeline.” While the singer did...
Doctor Strange Director Scott Derrickson to Helm Labyrinth Sequel
Labyrinth, Scott Derrickson (photo by Gage Skidmore), and Maggie Levin (photo via artist) Not long at after the passing of David Bowie, a sequel to his movie Labyrinth entered development. The project has since seen a number of creative talents attached, and now reports have emerged of a new team tackling the fantasy follow-up. Deadline has it that Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange) is now set to direct from a script by Maggie Levin (Hulu’s Into the Dark). TriStar Pictures and The Jim Henson Company’s VP of feature film production Blanca Lisa are still behind the sequel to Henson’s 1986 cult classic. The Jim Henson Company’s Lisa Henson and Brian Henson are producing and executive producing, respectively. Derrickson will also serve as EP alongside his frequent collaborator C....
Father/Son Reunion: Will Teen Mom OG‘s Tyler Ever Let Butch In His Life Again?
Teen Mom OG‘s Butch was not present at the birth of his granddaughter Vaeda — and Catelynn and Tyler were unsure if the grandfather (who has struggled with addiction his whole life) would spend time with their youngest girl once she arrived. Sadly, one year later, a meeting between grandfather and granddaughter has yet to happen. During tonight’s episode, Vaeda turned single digits surrounded by family and friends — but sans Butch. Before the milestone, Ty revealed that Butch — who “slipped back into his old ways” after his last treatment stint — was back in Michigan after living in Texas. In fact, before the party, Butch re-established contact with his son, and Tyler contemplated inviting him to the celebration. Tyler contacted the rehab fac...
Young M.A “Savage Mode,” Big Boi “Tremendous Damage” & More | Daily Visuals 5.26.20
It’s been a few years since Young M.A burst onto the rap scene and had the whole hood going “OOOUUU,” and though she’s fallen back since then she’s looking to make summer 2020 one for her books. With her surprise EP Red Flu making its way through the community, the Brooklyn hitter comes through with the visuals to “Savage Mode” in which she styles like crazy in the most thorough of boroughs with her ice drippin, Rolls rolling, and Henney pouring. Down South, Big Boi digs in the crates and pulls out some new/old visuals for his 2012 cut “Tremendous Damage” which features the OG ATLien taking in some natural surroundings while showcasing pictures from yesteryear. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Gunna, 4Tyme and China Mac, and more. YOUNG M.A – “SAVAGE MODE” [embedded ...
Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande & More Speak Out After George Floyd Death
National outrage is growing after a video of a Minnesota officer allegedly suffocating a Black man by kneeling on his neck surfaced on the Internet Monday night (May 25). The unarmed man, named George Floyd, told officers repeatedly that he could not breathe, and was ignored. Floyd went to Hennepin County Medical Center after falling unconscious. He died shortly after. On Tuesday, the four officers involved in the incident were fired. “This is the right call,” tweeted Mayor Jacob Frey in response to the action taken. A number of celebrities have joined the cry for justice on social media, condemning the Minnesota police for firing the officers only after national outrage, and asking for the ceaseless racism in the United States to stop. See their posts ...
Grammy Watch: Summer Walker, Doja Cat & More Likely Nominees for Best New Artist
Roddy Ricch has a good chance of landing Grammy nominations for both record and album of the year. His smash “The Box” headed the Billboard Hot 100 for 11 weeks, longer than any other single this year. His album Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial led the Billboard 200 for four weeks. But you can scratch Ricch off your list of likely Grammy candidates for best new artist. He won a Grammy last year (best rap performance for his featured role on Nipsey Hussle‘s “Racks in the Middle”), which makes him ineligible. Several other artists who might have had a good shot at best new artist nods are also probably going to be ruled ineligible when the Grammy Screening Committee meets (either in-person or by Zoom) this fall. Megan Thee Stallion had released ...
