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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 4 Review: More Mediocre Than Magical
The Pitch: When we last saw the titular character in Amy Sherman-Palladino’s Amazon Prime comedy, things were looking quite bad for her. Despite killing at The Apollo, Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) has been fired from Shy Baldwin’s tour, thanks to some jokes that alluded a bit too closely to his status as a closeted gay man. This left her abandoned on the tarmac with Susie (Alex Borstein), who, unbeknownst to Midge, had lost all of Midge’s hard-earned money thanks to a combination of gambling problems and general managerial irresponsibility. Meet Me on the West Side: Season 4 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel picks up shortly after these events in a familiar setting — Midge, onstage, cigarette in hand, seemingly killing at a club in The Village. The cliffhanger of Season 3 seemed to ...
Future Islands Debut New Song “King of Sweden” on Colbert: Watch
Future Islands have shared a new song called “King of Sweden.” The song was debuted last night on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. It’s their first new song since the release of As Long As You Are in 2020. Find the song, the Colbert performance, and the band’s forthcoming tour dates below. Read about Future Islands in Pitchfork’s list of “The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Future Islands: 03-23 Manchester, England – Academy 1 *03-24 Manchester, England – Academy 1 *03-25 London, England – Alexandra Palace *03-27 Belfast, Northern Ireland – Ulster Hall *03-28 Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street *03-29 Dublin, Ireland ̵...
Tomberlin Announces New Album and Tour, Shares Video for New Song “Happy Accident”: Watch
Tomberlin: 04-20 Paris, France – L’Archipel ^04-21 Utrecht, Netherlands – Kromme Haring ^04-22 Dortmund, Germany – Kino Im U ^04-25 Berlin, Germany – Prachtwerk ^04-26 Leipzig, Germany – Horns Erben ^04-27 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique ^04-28 Margate, England – Caves ^04-29 Nottingham, England – Rough Trade ^05-01 Leeds, England – Brudenell Social Club ^05-02 Manchester, England – Yes (Basement) ^05-03 Edinburgh, Scotland – Voodoo Rooms ^05-04 Birmingham, England – Cuban Embassy ^05-05 London, England – St Matthias Church ^05-06 Cardiff, Wales – Clwb for Bach ^05-07 Brighton, England – Kmedia Studio ^05-08 Dublin, Ireland – The Grand Social ^05-13 Somerville, MA – Crystal Ballroom at Somer...
Paul Morley’s Biography of Factory Records’ Tony Wilson Gets U.S. Release
A new biography of Factory Records boss Tony Wilson will get its U.S. release on April 5, via Faber Books. Written by Paul Morley, the seminal post-punk scribe, the book is titled, in full: From Manchester With Love: The Life and Opinions of Tony Wilson* aka Anthony H. Wilson. Wilson’s decorated career began in culture broadcasting in the early 1970s. Radicalized by punk, he gave Sex Pistols their TV debut, managed A Certain Ratio and the Durutti Column, and co-founded Factory Records, the iconic Manchester label whose maiden release was Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures. After Ian Curtis’ death, Wilson, Joy Division manager Rob Gretton, and successor band New Order joined forces to found the Haçienda nightclub, which revolutionized British nightlife and became the cradle of the Madchester ...
Watch Spoon Perform “The Hardest Cut” on Kimmel
Spoon were the musical guests on last night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! The band performed “The Hardest Cut,” a track from the new album Lucifer on the Sofa. Watch it happen below. Plus, find unaired performances of “Wild,” “Small Stakes,” and “Inside Out.” Prior to the album’s release, Spoon shared multiple singles from the album including “The Hardest Cut,” “Wild,” and “My Babe.” The band will soon head across the U.S. on a spring tour that kicks off this April. Learn more about Spoon’s new album in Pitchfork’s interview “How Spoon Beat the Devil.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Don’t Call It a Comeback (Yet): How 2022 Could Determine the CD’s Fate
Two years ago, the long-running New England comic book and music retail chain Newbury Comics made an unexpected change: They created more space for CDs. “It was right before the pandemic started, after the 2019 holidays,” Newbury Comics senior buyer Larry Mansdorf tells Billboard on the decision to increase their in-store square footage dedicated to CD space. At that point, U.S. CD sales were steadily plummeting — as they had been for a decade and a half — but Mansdorf saw clear evidence of growing interest in compact discs. “We reacted to the previous 18 months’ worth of sales data to see what people were responding to,” says Mansdorf. Newbury began a process of increasing their CD inventory by 13% across their 30 locations, making sure stores that were primarily selling vinyl records fea...
BMG Goes ‘Boom Boom,’ Acquires John Lee Hooker Music Assets
BMG and its partner FujiPacific Music have acquired the music publishing catalog of John Lee Hooker, the companies announced on Wednesday. In addition, BMG alone has purchased his recorded masters royalties and some of the late blues master’s recorded masters spanning from 1980’s Alone Vol. 1 through 2020’s Black Night Is Falling. Terms of the deals with Hooker’s estate remain undisclosed, but the publishing catalog includes such classic tunes as “Boom Boom,” “One Scotch, One Beer” and “Boogie Chillen’.” BMG says that while some of the Hooker rights will still remain with third parties, the German company will now take the lead role in promoting the artist’s catalog. “As the longtime managers of the John Lee Hooker Estate, JAM, Inc. was happy to help the Estate and BMG conclude this transa...
Eddie Vedder Postpones Solo Shows Due to COVID-19 Cases in Camp
Eddie Vedder was forced to postpone two California dates on his solo tour this week after discovering positive COVID-19 cases in his touring team. Vedder made the announcement on Monday (Feb. 14), writing on Facebook that shows scheduled for Tuesday (Feb. 15) at the Magnolia in San Diego and the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday (Feb. 17) were being postponed until later this month. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “We have been following Covid protocols but still had a positive test in our touring party. The appropriate response is to postpone the next two shows. Everyone, please take care,” Vedder wrote. The rescheduled dates for the show are, respectively, Feb. 25 for the L.A. show and Feb. 27 for the San Diego gig. Previously purchased tickets will be valid for the n...
Splice Staffer Christina Lee Remembered After New York Murder: ‘Our Hearts Are Broken’
Christina Yuna Lee, a senior creative producer at Splice, was found dead in her Lower Manhattan apartment on Sunday after she was fatally stabbed by a stranger who followed her from the street, up six flights of stairs and into her home. As news spread of the horrific event, friends and co-workers took to social media to remember the 35-year-old. “Over the weekend out beloved Christina Lee was senselessly murdered in her home. Our hearts are broken,” said Splice in a company statement, posted to its social media channels. “Always dedicated to making beautiful and inclusive artwork, Christina is irreplaceable. As we start to process this tragedy, we ask that you remember Christina Lee as the magical person she was, always filled with joy. We wish peace upon her family in their grief.” A gra...
Azealia Banks Flames Up Kanye West’s Ex Julia Fox, Twitter Is Astonished
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Azealia Banks is known more for her razor-sharp tongue and wit more than music these days and when she decides to use her powers for destruction, it typically causes fireworks online. The latest missive from the talented Bronx rapper occurred when she shared a text message exchange and fight between her and Ye aka Kanye West‘s ex Julia Fox, which has Twitter talking. From what we can determine, it appears that Fox, 32 was running around saying Banks, 30, was a “junkie” after sharing a text message exchange between the pair when they were friendly. In the exchange, it looks like Banks was asking Fox if she knew anyone who sold a particular type of drug and promised she’d look around. For some reason, things went left wh...
Samlarry ft Dotman & Portable – Oshara
Don’t miss this brand new single from Samlarry titled “Oshara”. Making an entry today is new music from Nigerian singer Samlarry titled “Oshara“, alongside Dotman & Portable. The new record “Oshara” is an impressive piece of good music with excellent delivery. It is Samlarry’s first single for the year which he dedicates to his fans. Listen, enjoy and share Samlarry ft Dotman & Portable – “Oshara” below.
Mr M & Revelation – Yahweh (Live)
You don’t want to miss this new praise song by Mr M & Revelation – Yahweh (Live). Nigerian gospel powerhouse music group Mr M & Revelation drops a new paise song which they entitled “Yahweh,” with also a live video. The song title “Yahweh” is a Hebrew name of God used in the Holy Bible. This song is a great praise song to our Almighty God and it arrives after the music group single’s It Is Possible. Listen, enjoy Mr M & Revelation – “Yahweh (Live)” below & share. [embedded content] Download
