Iconic '80s comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High is getting a Criterion Collection edition on May 11. The film launched the careers of Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Nicolas Cage, Eric Stoltz, Anthony Edwards and Forest Whitaker, not… Read More
Maya Bouldry-Morrison has spent most of the past two years holed up in her New Hampshire log cabin, exploring the ritualistic nature of club music—the way it can lift you into heightened states of being, for example, or serve as… Read More
Similarities between the apartheid system in South Africa (from 1948 to the early 1990s), and the “Jim Crow” era in America, (late 19th and early 20th centuries), are so blatant as to often make them indistinguishable. Under both systems, interracial… Read More
The 2021 virtual SXSW Film Festival is coming up, running March 16-20 and they've just announced the lineup of programming. They've put together a pretty robust slate of films, with 75 features including 57 World Premieres, 53 films from first-time… Read More
The Flaming Lips have added two more space bubble shows at Oklahoma City's The Criterion, happening March 19 & 20. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 12 at 10 AM CST. Like with their other space bubble shows, there are… Read More
The 2021 nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have been announced, including both Jay-Z and the Foo Fighters, who have been nominated in their first year of eligibility. If Foo Fighters get in, it'll be the second… Read More
So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we'd call "indie," and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. In… Read More
New York governor Andrew Cuomo has detailed NY PopsUp, "a nation-leading initiative to accelerate the revival of the arts: the creative energy that defines NY," that will feature over 300 pop-up arts events across New York state, beginning February 20… Read More
Pre-order Neil Young's 'The Times' EP on vinyl in the BrooklynVegan shop. One of the things we looked forward to during pandemic lockdown in 2020 was Neil Young's "Fireside Sessions" series, where he performed songs on acoustic guitar and piano… Read More
Indoor dining was set to return to NYC on Valentines Day, but in Monday's (2/8) COVID briefing, Governor Andrew Cuomo said restaurants could begin allowing indoor service two days earlier than expected, starting on Friday, February 12. Capacity will be… Read More