A few years ago, Jessica Pratt attended a screening of Opening Night, the 1977 cult classic film from director John Cassavetes. A gut-wrenching portrayal of the psychological nightmares that can go into sharing art with the world, the movie went on to become a source of inspiration as she wrote …
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A potent new version of a country classic, an unearthed Eighties demo and the indie return of a promising young talent make up the songs you need to hear this week. Tucker Beathard, “Leave Me Alone” The son of hit songwriter Casey Beathard keeps the family business alive with “Leave …
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Listen to this week’s YouTube Music playlist here. Mike Will Made-It featuring Pharrell and Kendrick Lamar, “The Mantra” Sounds like: A great way to cap off an excellent year for film soundtracks Perfect for: Boxing the son of your father’s nemesis Kendrick Lamar is quickly becoming the king of blockbuster …
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Douglas Rain, the Canadian actor who provided the voice to the HAL 9000 computer in Stanley Kubrick‘s classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, died Sunday at the age of 90. The Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada, which Rain co-founded in 1952, announced the actor’s death Sunday, adding that Rain died of …
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Since the #MeToo movement started gathering momentum in Hollywood last year, there have been questions about whether the reckoning would come for other industries — whether this moment was a real sea change or just more Hollywood showmanship. But an international walk-out by Google employees Thursday morning to protest the …
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Usher is not, contrary to rumors emerging on social media, operating a secret Twitter account for the purpose of defending his latest album. “Just to be clear…Usher is definitely NOT behind this account and Usher does NOT have a burner account @lala20548756,” a representative for the R&B star tells Rolling …
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Veteran actor Richard Kind dove into the convoluted world of memes and YouTube stardom in his first assignment as “Senior Youth Correspondent” forThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert. In a pre-taped segment, Kind explored VidCon, an annual gathering of YouTube stars and social media influencers. His report got off to …
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Kacey Musgraves was the musical guest on Tuesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, playing a pair of songs from her acclaimed 2018 album Golden Hour for an enthusiastic crowd on the show’s outdoor stage. First up was “Love Is a Wild Thing,” a starry-eyed tune of romance that Musgraves wrote …
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Thom Yorke has offered up a chilling new preview of his upcoming Suspiria score in the form of “Has Ended.” The Radiohead singer layers his own voice to create an angelic but anguished chorus over an ominous, military-like beat on the latest soundtrack cut, which meshes the atmospherics of David …
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If Ray Benson isn’t onstage, he can likely be found on his bus, talking music with one of his bandmates in Asleep at the Wheel, big fat joint in hand. Tonight, he’s sharing that joint with singer and fiddler Katie Shore, a prominent part of the Western-swing group’s latest LP, …
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