The log line for Moby’s new memoir, Then It Fell Apart, describes it as “a classic about the banality of fame. It is shocking, riotously entertaining, extreme, and unforgiving.” It’s also rooted in fallacies. So says Natalie Portman, whose past relationship with Moby is described in detail. “I was surprised

BTS are currently on a rampage across the United States. The k-pop phenomenon recently wrapped up the American leg of their “World Tour: Love Yourself: Speak Yourself” and have been on a television hot streak in the last month, appearing everywhere from Saturday Night Live to Colbert to Good Morning America. On Tuesday night,

After eight seasons, the epic television saga that is HBO’s Game of Thrones has finally wrapped following this Sunday’s debatably underwhelming finale, which capped off a six-episode run marred by heavy fan criticism. Now, our watch has ended — that is, until the three successor series currently in development make it to air.

Laces up, kids. A little over a year ago, it was reported that New Line Cinema was interested in finally adapting Stephen King’s 1979 dystopian novel, The Long Walk. In fact, they even had a screenwriter in James Vanderbilt (Zodiac, The Rundown), who called it a passion project. Now, they’ve

Long before Americans became enamored by Beto O’Rourke, his refreshing approach to politics, and his connection to The Mars Volta, he was a little known Congressman who just so happened to know quite a lot about punk and hardcore. Now, a punk rock playlist O’Rourke made for a friend all

Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor staged a solo show on Sunday night (May 19th) in Garden Grove, California, playing an entire set of cover songs, including the David Bowie classic “Moonage Daydream”. Taylor, who recently underwent double knee surgery and performed Friday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live with

Scuzzy Los Angeles rockers Goon have announced their debut album, Heaven Is Humming. Due out July 19th via Partisan Records, the full-length follows a pair of well-received EPs, 2016’s Dusk of Punk and 2017’s Happy Omen. The 11 tracks on the record were written while the band’s primary force, singer/songwriter/guitarist Kenny

One minute you’re watching Foo Fighters play in front of 40,000 people at Mapfre Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, and the next minute you’re a few miles away at Ace of Cups bar watching hardcore veterans Refused and punk rockers The Distillers tear up an intimate venue. That’s what happened this

Jake Black, a.k.a. The Very Reverend D.Wayne Love, co-founder of Alabama 3 and composer of The Sopranos’ iconic theme song, has died. “Early this afternoon, on a beautiful summer’s day, our friend, comrade and spiritual teacher, Jake Black AKA The Very Reverend D.Wayne Love, passed over to the higher ground,”

New York death metal legends Immolation have announced an expansive North American outing, dubbed the “The Last Atonement Tour”. In a truly infernal pairing, the band will be supported by rising Denver death metal act Blood Incantation, sharing the road for more than a month. See the full itinerary below.

Download | Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Podchaser | RSS “Hello, baby!” Dream Warriors, come over to our lunch table and meet Alice Johnson, a lonely bookworm whose fantastical daydreams just may be the only saving grace for us sleep-deprived kids in Springwood, Ohio. Join Editor-in-Chief Michael Roffman, senior writer Justin Gerber, contributing writer McKenzie

The following review is part of our coverage of the 2019 Chicago Critics Film Festival. The Pitch: Hoo, boy. Allison Williams is Charlotte, a former world-class cellist who gave up on international superstardom to take care of her sick mother. After her mom dies, Charlotte meets up with her former

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Cardi B has canceled two US concerts this week due to recent surgery complications. The Harlem-bred rapper been forced to axe her show at El Paso’s County Coliseum on Tuesday night, as well as a Friday night set as part of 92Q Spring Bling Festival in Baltimore. Her El Paso

Sunday evening’s series finale to Game of Thrones offered a true water cooler moment for everyone across the world. Sadly, the people of China were mum on Monday morning. According to The Wall Street Journal, the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China prevented HBO from airing the

A random, but delectable slice of Nirvana history has just been sold for nearly $23,000. Shortly before taking the stage at Washington, DC’s historic 9:30 Club on April 23rd, 1990, frontman Kurt Cobain chowed down on some pizza. Afterward, he used his paper plate to jot down a setlist for

After two long years, the wait is nearly over. Netflix has announced that The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance will bow on August 30th. To drum up hype, the streaming giant has shared a collection of photos that preview the 10-episode prequel series to Frank Oz and Jim Henson’s 1982 cult classic.

Moby’s new memoir, Then It Fell Apart, is loaded with revelations about his peak-fame days surrounding the release of 1999’s Play. Amidst this era of living the life of a debaucherous mega-celebrity, there were tales that range from fascinating (like his friendship with David Bowie) to the disturbing (like that time

Hopscotch Music Festival has revealed its 2019 lineup. Celebrating its 10 years, the self-described experimental and underground festival returns to venues throughout downtown Raleigh, North Carolina between September 5th and 7th, 2019. The lineup is highlighted by Sleater-Kinney’s first confirmed live appearance in two years, plus one of the first

After 12 years of Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio, this year marked the debut of the Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, which took place at Mapfre Stadium over the course of three days (May 17th-19th). Heading into the fest, it looked like Friday may suffer from severe

Ezra Furman has announced a new album, Twelve Nudes. Serving as the follow-up to last year’s Transangelic Exodus, the 11-track effort is due out August 30th Via Bella Union. Described in a press release as Furman’s “‘spiritually queer’ punk record,” Twelve Nudes was recorded in Oakland during the fall of 2018.

Thanks to Stranger Things, a retro soda beverage is being resurrected. New Coke, the much-maligned Coca-Cola product from 1985, will return to shelves starting this Thursday to coincide with the upcoming third season of the Netflix hit series. As the new season is set during Summer 1985, the inclusion of

George R.R. Martin has spoken. On Monday night, the Game of Thrones creator published an expansive essay on his trusty go-to blog in which he waxed nostalgic on the conception of the show, praised showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, and yet also teased how his final two books may

Last week brought the first trailer for Black Mirror’s long-awaited fifth season. Now, ahead of its June 5th premiere, Netflix has unveiled additional details, including titles, plot synopses, and individual trailers for each of the season’s three episodes. The first episode, “Smithereens”, stars Andrew Scott as “a cab driver with

Audiences got an initial look at Quentin Tarantino’s highly anticipated Once Upon a Time in Hollywood when the first trailer dropped a few months ago. That preview was all about setting the atmosphere for the auteur filmmaker’s ninth movie, but the latest preview does more to paint the plot. The story

Origins, a recurring feature, encourages artists to analyze the various inspirations behind their latest release. Chicago indie outfit Scotland Yard Gospel Choir called it quits in the late aughts shortly after a major tour van accident left band members with multiple serious injuries. But the demise of SYGC eventually led

Note: Spoilers ahead. With the molten steel of the Iron Throne still cooling, fans are still burning over the final season of Game of Thrones. But even those so dissatisfied that they’re asking for HBO to try again probably wouldn’t want much changed to the story of Sansa Stark. The character went

With Game of Thrones airing its final episode this past Sunday, the music from the beloved HBO show lives on with a new arrangement of the track “The Rains of Castamere” featuring System of a Down singer Serj Tankian. The song appears on the Season 8 soundtrack to Game of

The Internet guitarist Steve Lacy is just a few days out from the release of his proper debut album, Apollo XXI. Fans got a taste of the LP with last month’s single, “N Side”; the indie R&B songwriter has now broken off a second preview in “Outro Freestyle”. Though only 90 seconds

Alabama be Alabama. After stripping women the right of control over their own bodies, Alabama is now waging a war against the PBS animated children’s series Arthur. On its Season 22 premiere, Arthur and his friends attend the wedding of their third grade teacher, Mr. Ratburn, who marries his husband, Patrick. The

If you ask us, there’s no such thing as too much Carly Rae Jepsen. But that’s the premise of the

Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran unveiled their collaborative single, “I Don’t Care”, last week. The two pop stars are back today with

Earlier in the week, The Who kicked off their “Movin’ On Tour” in New York City. During the performance, Roger Daltrey made

We’ve been obsessed with Hatchie lately, and now it looks like she’s obsessed, too. Hatchie shared a brand new single called

Next month marks the arrival of Let’s Rock, the first new Black Keys album in five years. In anticipation, the

55 years after The Beatles’ landmark performance, the Ed Sullivan Theatre welcomed a massively popular mop-topped boyband of a new generation. The

Alice in Chains have just unveiled a video for the title track to last year’s Rainier Fog album, and it’s

After not doing any press around Reputation, Taylor Swift is sure keeping herself in the spotlight on this latest cycle. Since

This Friday, The National will return with their new album, I Am Easy to Find. The indie greats have already

It’s been raining for what feels like weeks here in New York, but that hasn’t dampened the BTS Army’s spirit.

After teasing it for months, breakout rapper Duckwrth has finally released his new The Falling Man EP. It’s available to stream

The Raconteurs are set to return on June 21st with their first album in 11 years, Help Us Stranger. In

Over the past few years, slowthai has released a number of EPs and singles. Now, the British grime rapper has

Morrissey has shared another piece of his upcoming covers album, California Son. After covering “Morning Starship” with Ed Droste and

Interpol are back with a new EP, A Fine Mess. Stream the whole thing below via Apple Music and Spotify. The

When The Hives announced their first North American tour in six years — a co-headlining trek with Refused, no less

Chance the Rapper has a few chores to tend to before dropping his new album in July. Tonight, he’s dropped

Today, DJ Khaled has released his eleventh studio album Father of Asahd. As we’ve come to expect from the super producer, the

In today’s news that no one asked for, Lana Del Rey has covered Sublime. As she teased earlier this month,

Bruce Springsteen may be one of the greatest rockers of the ’70s and ’80s, but he’s taking it back even

The romantic comedy is back in full force, and Netflix has been a major contributor to the recent genre boom.

Download | Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play |  Stitcher  |  RSS “You always were the clumsy one, old hoss.”

Warner Bros. has found its new Batman. According to Variety, Robert Pattinson has been cast to play the Caped Crusader

The Pitch: Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne) knows precisely the film she wants to make, even if she hasn’t completely worked out

While it’s unlikely that the upcoming Elton John biopic Rocketman will perform better at the box office than Bohemian Rhapsody,

“I want to play a game.” So does Chris Rock, as The Hollywood Reporter confirms that the blockbuster comedian is teaming up

The Pitch: John Wick (Keanu Reeves) was last seen running through the park with his dog, moments from becoming a

With two upcoming feature films in development — one about jazz singer Peggy Lee and another about the attorney who

It’s Miller Time! When Jason Reitman first announced that he’d be returning to the Ghostbusters franchise back in January, every

Pandora has a new citizen. As Variety reports, Flight of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement has joined the cast of James Cameron’s

Feature Artwork by​ Cap Blackard When Stephen King published his first novel, Carrie, on April 5, 1974, the New England

The Twilight Zone was one of the greatest case studies for the wide-reaching scope of science fiction. Rod Serling’s seminal

Since launching it back in the fall, Nick Cave has been actively interacting with fans via his online public forum,

In 1986, after years of work in animation, various other below-the-line contributions, and a pair of short films by his

This feature originally ran in April 2015. We’re revisiting in time for an extremely early Opening Day. With Opening Day

Welcome to Dissected, where we disassemble a band’s catalog, a director’s filmography, or some other critical pop-culture collection in the abstract.

A forlorn man wants to erase the memory of his ex-lover, and the pseudo-scientific process is depicted through him traversing

This feature originally ran in April 2015 and will be periodically updated and re-published with the latest Marvel releases. Welcome

(Editor’s Note: On the 35th anniversary of the iconic rockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, we are honored to have Marty

This article is being revisited in honor of This Is Spinal Tap turning 35 this weekend. I’d argue that it’s

The Lowdown: Over the course of two decades, The National have expertly captured the modern American condition, a portrait of

The Lowdown: Ten years after their last album, 2009’s Liebe ist für alle da, and 25 years into their career,

The Lowdown: Much can be said about which pop stars have gained the most streams, recruited the best producers and

The Lowdown: Maybe it’s because Alex Lahey makes guitar-driven indie-pop marbled with observational wit and an occasionally sardonic delivery. Maybe

The Lowdown: Hailing from Boston, Abnormality have risen over the years to become a prominent name in death metal. Their

The Lowdown: Over the past six years, Mac DeMarco has encountered a meteoric rise to fame that few expected, especially

The Lowdown: There’s something kind of magical about NPR’s Tiny Desk series. For music admirers, it’s a chance to watch

The Cure’s eighth studio album, Disintegration, turned 30 this week, and it’s safe to say there’s a consensus that this

The Lowdown: The 2018 death of Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan triggered an international outpouring of grief as fans around the

The Lowdown: Most times when an irritated audience member feels the need to get their much-needed opinion out there, they’ll

Setting the Stage: “What you are witnessing is 100 years of hard rock and heavy metal,” Uriah Heep singer Bernie

Setting the Stage: BTS has taken the world by storm since their inception in 2013, continuously wowing audiences all over

This article is presented by StubHub The Who have officially embarked on their “Moving On! Tour”, a 29-city outing where

Punk reunions haven’t seen a shortage as of late, in part thanks to The Distillers, who reunited last year for

With frontman Mick Jagger on the mend following successful heart surgery, The Rolling Stones have rescheduled their “No Filter” North

The Summer Slaughter tour, billed as the “most extreme tour of the year,” has announced its 2019 lineup and tour

Woodstock 50 isn’t dead — yet. Today, a judge in New York Supreme Court ruled that Woodstock’s chief financial backer,

Wilco are the latest band to make the Hard Rock Hotel in Riviera Maya, Mexico the home of their very

Experimental post-rock outfit Godspeed You! Black Emperor will return to the road in August for an 18-date North American tour.

The Cure will celebrate their 40th anniversary by staging their very own festival in the US later this year. The

Upwards of 800,000 of people may have signed a petition calling on HBO to remake Game of Thrones’ final season,

David Letterman returned to TV last year via his Netflix talk show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. The first

It’s been said that it costs HBO upwards of $10 million to make a single episode of Game of Thrones.

In the post-scene credits of Rick and Morty’s season 3 finale, our beloved Mr. Poopybutthole made a quick cameo, apologizing for

Black Mirror is set to return to Netflix on June 5th. The upcoming fifth season of the sci-fi anthology consists

It’s not just Disney films that suggest we should all be one happy family — it’s now the company itself,

**Spoilers ahead for Game of Thrones** Love it or hate it, but most fans agree that HBO’s Game of Thrones

The Pitch: The prelude to the final battle simmers at Dragonstone. Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) bears the weight of her

On Monday night, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon will host two major figures in the gay community: Mayor Pete Buttigieg

Earlier in the week, ABC announced that it had renewed Fresh Off the Boat for its sixth season. While most television