E very human on Earth is ingesting nearly 2,000 particles of plastic a week. These tiny pieces enter our unwitting bodies from tap water, food, and even the air, according to an alarming academic study sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature, dosing us with five grams of plastics, …
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Tobin Sprout’s new song is kind of a downer — in the best possible way. When Sprout was a songwriter for Guided by Voices, his simple writing stood in contrast to frontman Robert Pollard’s bombast. That same distinctive style is on full display on “The Man I Used to Know,” …
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The president opened his response to a looming pandemic with a lie about a vaccine. The United States is “rapidly developing” a remedy to COVID-19, or the coronavirus, President Trump said, seeming more desperate to stop the plummeting stock market than any new or current cases. He said it would …
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Green Day are among a growing list of artists who are canceling tour dates in Asia amid concerns about the coronavirus. On Thursday, both Green Day and BTS announced nixed dates from their previously planned jaunts through the region. “We have unfortunately made the difficult decision to postpone our upcoming …
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On any given day, according to Spotify‘s CEO Daniel Ek, around 40,000 new tracks are uploaded to the music-streaming service — be it from major labels, independent outlets, unknown new artists going the DIY route, or a madcap mix of all. The deluge drives artists to try anything to make …
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The Dream Syndicate will release their third studio album in four years this spring with The Universe Inside, the Paisley Underground pioneers’ exploration of krautrock and electric jazz. Ahead of The Universe Inside’s April 10th arrival, the band shared first “single” “The Regulator” and its video, a 20-minute “psychedelic journey …
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Perfume Genius has announced his fifth studio album Set My Heart on Fire Immediately, out May 15th via Matador Records. The Seattle-based artist, also known as Mike Hadreas, shared the first single from the LP, “Describe,” on Tuesday, with an accompanying video directed by Hadreas and featuring choreographer Kate Wallich’s …
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Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of a felony sex crime and rape, three years after several bombshell reports exposed his history of alleged sexual assault and kickstarted the #MeToo movement, the New York Times reports. He is due to be sentenced on March 11. The guilty verdicts covered just two …
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With the season five premiere of Better Call Saul this Sunday, you might be looking back at Breaking Bad fondly. AMC has you covered. Earlier this week, they quietly dropped a Bad short titled “Snow Globe,” featuring the eerily chipper drug dealer/manufacturer Todd (Jesse Plemons) and the voice of fancy …
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Niall Horan takes on the role of meteorologist in a cheeky new video announcing the track list for his upcoming album, Heartbreak Weather, which arrives on March 13th via Capitol. In the retro-tipped visual, the singer sports a burgundy suit and pink turtleneck, channeling Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy character in …
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