Jimmy Fallon apologized back in May for his blackface impersonation of fellow comedian and Saturday Night LIve cast member Chris Rock on the 2000 season of SNL, writing on Twitter, "I made a terrible decision to do an impersonation of Chris Rock… Read More
Last year, Thom Yorke had electronic artist and composer Clark remix his track "Not the News" and now he's returned the favor. Yorke has remixed Clark's "Isolation Theme" from the composer's score for thriller Daniel Isn't Real. "I took Clark’s… Read More
Excepted from Democratizing Our Data: A Manifesto, by Julia Lane (footnotes omitted). Copyright © MIT Press. Excerpted by permission of MIT Press. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from… Read More
Southwest London’s the Motive concoct catchy, indie-pop earworms that possess breezy melodies, jangly guitars, and hooky riffs. They’ve already racked up more than 600,000 Spotify streams and have found support from BBC Introducing. The Motive released several singles, including “Rush”… Read More
“You are an unusual man, Mr. Asher,” the cop beside him said. “Crazy or not, whatever it is that has gone wrong with you, you are one of a kind.”– Philip K. Dick, Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said. “I’ve… Read More
Tom Aspaul, Judy Garland and generations of queers know: there’s no place like home. You know and love the British singer-songwriter already for his work for a bunch of favorites over the years: Kylie Minogue (“Feels So Good”), AlunaGeorge (“Mediator”),… Read More
Gonerfest, the Memphis festival put on by Goner Records, usually goes down in September, but is not happening as an in-person event this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. They are, however, holding a virtual edition from September 25-27 with exclusive live performances, film screenings,… Read More
“I go by the name of…you already know.” CL is back. Well. Almost. After half a month of teasing nonstop lyrics, photos and videos in usual K-pop campaign fashion, the 29-year-old Baddest Female™ and 2NE1 leader returned on Monday (September… Read More
“Too Little Too Late” Maroon kicks off with one of the best power-pop songs the band ever wrote, “Too Little Too Late”. It has a simple but catchy guitar riff, a powerful lead vocal from Steven Page, and a strong… Read More
Addis Ababa-based quintet Qwanqwa’s initial plans for their third album, the succinctly titled Volume Three, went as awry as everything else this year. Recorded in 2017 with a slightly different lineup than today’s Qwanqwa, the group planned to release Volume… Read More