Drake embarks on a million-dollar spree of benevolence through Miami in his poignant “God’s Plan” video. The clip opens with a caption reading, “The budget for this video was $996,631.90. We gave it all away. Don’t tell the label.” During his tour of good deeds, the rapper pays for strangers’ …
Read More »Hear Throwback Roots Singer Charley Crockett's Mournful 'I Wanna Cry'
Charley Crockett may have grown up on the Gulf Coast of Texas, but his first appearance on the eclectic Americana-at-sea Cayamo Cruise earlier this month left him with a serious set of sea legs. To restore his equilibrium, he took a trip to the Mississippi Delta and the city of …
Read More »Smashing Pumpkins: 7 Questions We Still Have About 'Reunion' Tour
The Smashing Pumpkins are reportedly days away from announcing a reunion tour – minus the band’s reclusive founding bassist, D’arcy Wretzky. The band said in arecent statementthat Wretzky declined numerous invitations to join the tour. “James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin and William Corgan haven’t played a show with D’arcy Wretzky for …
Read More »Watch Iceage Return With Gripping 'Catch It' Video
Danish rockers Iceage return from a four-year hiatus with new song “Catch It,” the group’s first material since the 2014 LP,Plowing Into the Field of Love. The moody, post-punk cut finds singer Elias Bender Rønnenfelt singing, “Time moves forward quickly / Moves in twenty-four-hour segments / Racing for the soul …
Read More »Trump's Targeting of Muslims Isn't Just Racist – It's Dumb Policy
In April of 2010, ex-FBI agent John Guandolo, who had left the agency months before wide-spread revelations of ethical breaches that included sleeping with confidential sources, held a training session for the Columbus, Ohio police department titled “Understanding the True Nature of the Threat to America.” During the course of …
Read More »Watch 'Deadpool' Introduce Time-Traveling Villain Cable in New Trailer
The sequel to Deadpool unveiled its new trailer Wednesday and gave fans their first (nearly finished) look at the film’s time-traveling villain, Cable. The preview opens on a serious note with Josh Brolin’s half-man, half-machine Cable talking tough and blowing things up. However, Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool interrupts the action in …
Read More »Super Bowl Ad With Martin Luther King Speech Sparks Backlash
Dodge’s Super Bowl ad caught the attention of viewers during the second half of the game Sunday night – but not for the right reasons. The car company’s TV spot for Dodge Ram trucks incorporated one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s powerful last sermons, “The Drum Major Instinct,” and viewers …
Read More »'Bill and Ted' Star: Films Helped Me Cope With Childhood Sexual Trauma
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventurestar Alex Winter recently revealed that he is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse in a new interview with BBC Radio 5 live’s Adrian Chiles. But, the actor-turned-filmmaker said, working on the set of the original 1989 film, and then again for the 1991 sequel Bill …
Read More »See A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Don Q in Festive 'Somebody' Video
Bronx hitmaker A Boogie wit da Hoodie and his label mate Don Q party until a SWAT team arrives in the new video for “Somebody.” The track came out last September on A Boogie wit da Hoodie’s debut album, The Bigger Artist. The majority of the rapper’s new clip is …
Read More »'A Fantastic Woman': Oscar-Nominee Trans Drama's a She-Persisted Triumph
At the core of this indelibly moving film – Chile’s entry in the Oscar race for Best Foreign-Language feature – is a performance of surpassing beauty and tenderness. Daniela Vega is the first openly transgender actress and model in Chile, and her portrayal of Marina Vidal, a trans woman who …
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