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Behold Owen Wilson’s Happy Little Trees in First Look at Paint
IFC films has today shared the first look at Owen Wilson in Paint, in which the actor is equipped with with sky-high curls, a well-loved palette, and a stunning canvas full of happy little trees. You’re thinking, “this is certainly a Bob Ross biopic.” Alas, the funnyman isn’t playing the late great PBS personality, but a different, fictional public television artist. Paint is an upcoming comedy film hailing from writer-director Brit McAdams, and in a sort of Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood style, it seems to put a satirical twist on Ross’ legacy. Owen’s iteration of the painter is named Carl Nargle, a local favorite public TV personality in Vermont famed for his distinctive perm and encouraging mantras. Ross’ career encountered very few speedbumps; his PBS show The Joy of Painting ...
Bruce Springsteen Defends High Ticket Prices for Upcoming Tour
For the first time, Bruce Springsteen has addressed the controversy surrounding the price of tickets for his upcoming tour with the E Street Band. Springsteen’s working class image took a hit when tickets to the tour soared as high as $5,000, pricing out many longtime fans. Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau previously defended the decision to employ Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing model, which alters the cost of tickets based on demand. Claiming that the vast of majority of ticket sold were in the mid-$200 range, Landau argued, “I believe that in today’s environment, that is a fair price to see someone universally regarded as among the very greatest artists of his generation.” Springsteen made a similar argument in a new interview with Rolling Stone. “What I do is a very simple thing. I tell...
Noah Cyrus on Writing with Ben Gibbard and Living Out Her Legend of Zelda Fantasies
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Noah Cyrus talks her debut album, The Hardest Part, on the latest episode of Kyle Meredith With. Advertisement Related Video The singer-songwriter discusses making an album of goodbyes; telling her story of addiction, mental health, and recovery; and duetting with her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus. Speaking of guests, Noah also digs into what it was like to write and sing with her musical hero, Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard, on “Every Beginning Ends,” as well as having singer LP on the LP. Cyrus also talks about how she was able to live out her The Legend of Zelda dreams with the album’s visual...
††† (Crosses) Release New Song “Sensation”: Stream
††† (Crosses), the duo featuring Deftones singer Chino Moreno and producer / multi-instrumentalist Shaun Lopez, have released a new song, “Sensation.” The track is the latest piece of music to be unveiled off the group’s upcoming EP, PERMANENT.RADIANT, out December 9th via Warner Records. “Sensation” arrives with a brooding music video, which features a recurring protagonist, actress Thais Molon, waking up following a car crash and trying to get a ride in the middle of a massive desert. Molon’s pursuits are paired with grainy live footage of the band in a narrow, dark alley. “Sensation” follows the previously released “Vivien,” which will also appear on the EP. Earlier this year, Crosses also released the stand-alone singles “Initiation” and “Protection.” Advertisement Related Video C...
Sonic the Hedgehog Creator Yuji Naka Arrested for Insider Trading
Yuji Naka, the legendary Sega designer who co-created Sonic the Hedgehog, has been arrested in Japan and charged with insider trading, FNN reports (via Kotaku). Naka, 57, was one of three video game creatives caught in a Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office sweep. Law enforcement officials allege that in 2020, while Naka worked at Dragon Quest developer Square Enix, he bought stock in a studio called Aiming right before it was announced as the home of a new Dragon Quest game, Tact. Naka is accused of buying 10,000 Aiming shares for ¥2.8 million, or about $20,000. Taisuke Sazaki, a veteran of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts games, is accused of buying shares worth around $188,000, and another employee, Fumiaki Suzuki, allegedly purchase...
BABYMETAL Share New Song “Monochrome” Ahead of Upcoming Concept Album: Stream
BABYMETAL have shared the new song “Monochrome,” the second single from their forthcoming concept album, THE OTHER ONE, arriving March 24th. “Monochrome” continues the Japanese band’s push into heavier, more extreme territories. Grinding hi-fi riffs separate melodically sung verses, recalling the sonic contrasts of ’90s/’00s alternative metal such as Evanescence and Korn. While there are still elements of the pop-metal sound of yore, BABYMETAL are clearly embracing a darker prog direction with their latest material. This is also reflected in the ambitious sci-fi concept for the THE OTHER ONE: BABYMETAL were “sealed” from the world after a 10-year journey and were finally recovered within the virtual “METALVERSE” in April 2022 via “THE OTHER ONE restoration project.” Each of the album’s 10 ...
Kings Elliot Shares Origins of New Song “Lost Again” Written for The Callisto Protocol: Exclusive
Origins is our recurring series that gives artists a space to break down everything that went into their latest release. Today, Kings Elliot takes us through “Lost Again,” her new original song for The Callisto Protocol. Fresh off the release of her Bored of the Circus EP, Kings Elliot has returned on Thursday (November 17th) with “Lost Again,” a new original single she wrote as the theme for the upcoming horror game The Callisto Protocol. Featured in the game’s trailer (which was also released today) and a key in-game cutscene, Elliot collaborated with the game’s developers for weeks to achieve the perfect tone for The Callisto Protocol’s take on the survival horror genre. A gamer herself, Elliot describes the opportunity to contribute to the game’s soundtrack as “an absolute dream come t...
“My Biggest Fear”: Chris Hemsworth Reveals Genetic Predisposition for Alzheimer’s
Chris Hemsworth has revealed his genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s disease, telling Vanity Fair that “my biggest fear” had come true. The Thor star received genetic testing for the docuseries, Limitless, which finds him grappling with aging and our bodies’ natural decline. He had planned to read the results on camera, and was surprised when he heard from the series’ consulting physician ahead of time. “They took all my bloodwork and did a bunch of tests and the plan was to on-camera tell me all the results and then talk about how you can improve this and that,” he said. “And Peter Attia, who is the longevity doctor in that episode, and overseeing a lot of the show, called [show creator] Darren [Aronofsky] and said, ‘I don’t want to tell him this on camera. We ...
Scott Dachroeden, Guitar Tech and Photographer for Alice in Chains, Tool and Rob Zombie, Has Died
Scott Dachroeden, a longtime guitar tech and photographer for Alice in Chains among other artists such as Tool and Rob Zombie, has died after a battle with cancer. A GoFundMe page had been set up for Dachroeden earlier this month as he battled stage 4 cancer. Dachroeden was diagnosed after he returned from a summer tour with Alice in Chains, for whom he had been tenured for 14 years. Dachroeden moved to the US from his native Australia over two decades ago with the hopes becoming a concert photographer and working in the music industry. He would find success both as a photographer and guitar tech, working with Alice in Chains, as well as Tool, Rob Zombie, Halestorm, Bush, and many more. Advertisement Related Video “I was the annoying kid with the camera growing up. Everybody knew at least ...
Weyes Blood: And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow
“It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody” starts small: just Natalie Mering’s voice and piano, and a line about feeling alone at a party. Within a verse or so, its scope has widened to encompass something like the human condition itself. Mering’s narrator wonders whether any of her fellow partygoers really know her, whether they can see her for who she truly is. As the arrangement slowly gathers layers of woodwinds and strings, she realizes that her very isolation may hold the key to the connection she seeks. Perhaps everyone feels just as alone and unseen as she does; if so, they can at least be together in their aloneness. “It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody,” like the album it opens, isn’t coy about what it’s trying to convey. When Mering reaches the crux of her revelation, she doesn’t dress it ...
Murky Truths and Murky Waters Collide in the Compelling 1899: Review
The Pitch: Several years ago, German creative/romantic partners Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar made their mark with Netflix’s sci-fi/thriller series Dark. Centered around “A missing child [who] sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations,” it was heavily praised by critics and audiences. Thus, the roughly two-and-a-half-year wait to see what the duo would do next has been tough, to put it mildly. That brings us to their second succinctly-yet-enigmatically-titled show for the streaming service, 1899. This time, “multinational immigrants traveling from the old continent to the new encounter a nightmarish riddle aboard a second ship adrift on the open sea.” Along the way, various truths and connections are discovered ab...
Bradley Cooper to Star in New Bullitt Movie From Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg has tapped Bradley Cooper to star in a new film based on the 1968 action classic Bullitt. According to Variety, the new Bullitt film will follow San Francisco cop Frank Bullitt in an all new adventure, meaning it’s less of a remake and more of a continuation. Beyond Spielberg’s direction, Josh Singer (The Post, Spotlight) is writing the movie’s screenplay, while Spielberg and Cooper are producing alongside Kristie Macosko Krieger. The original Bullitt was directed by Peter Yates and based on Robert L. Fish’s 1963 novel Mute Witness. Steve McQueen originally played the officer, who investigates the death of a mob informant he was supposed to protect. McQueen did his own stunts in the film’s iconic green Mustang, gifting us all with one of...
