The timing of HBO Max‘s Station Eleven is either unfortunate or spectacular, depending how you look at it. The 10-part adaptation of Emily St. John Mandel’s acclaimed novel, about the aftermath of a flu pandemic that wipes out most of humanity, arrives while we are still fretting about the impact …
Read More »Tierra Whack's New 3-Song EP 'Rap?' Is a Distillation of Her Competitive Spirit
Tierra Whack rhymes like she’s a Mensa member from around the way, with a knack for turning each bar into a veritable game of the dozens. No surprise, seeing that the 26-year-old, who went to an arts academy, made her bones battling on North Philly blocks. Her new EP, Rap? …
Read More »Good 4 Us: Olivia Rodrigo, Phoebe Bridgers Share 'Austin City Limits' Bill
Olivia Rodrigo has yet to tour in support of her hit debut Sour, but she’s sprinkled in some performancesthroughout the year, including iHeart RadioFest and the American Music Awards. Now, the pop star will appear on an upcoming episode of Austin City Limits, premiering on Dec. 4. Rodrigo opened her …
Read More »Joaquin Phoenix Has Adventures in Babysitting in 'C'mon C'mon'
Maybe the simplest way to describe Mike Mills’s new film C’mon C’mon is as an adventure in babysitting. Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) is a radio producer who’s undertaken an ambitious project to travel the country interviewing young people about the future and their feelings about it — about climate change, animal …
Read More »Adele's Incredible 'I Drink Wine' Was Originally 15 Minutes Long
Early on Adele‘s new album 30, she highlights voice memos from her son, Angelo, where he’s asking her some big questions about life. On “I Drink Wine,” it’s her turn. In posing those questions, Adele has written one of the best songs of her already-storied career, a gorgeous power ballad …
Read More »What If 'Mare of Easttown,' but Jeremy Renner? Let's Call It 'Mayor of Kingstown'
The first thing you need to know about the new Paramount+ drama Mayor of Kingstown is that it is not a spinoff, reboot, or in any other way tied to Mare of Easttown, despite the two shows having sound-alike names. It’s the most confusing bit of series nomenclature since NCIS …
Read More »Rolling Loud Says DaBaby Has 'Grown' Up, Preps Tour for Embattled Rapper
The live music brand Rolling Loud — best known for its festivals in Miami, New York, and California — is sponsoring DaBaby’s next tour after the rapper returned to the Rolling Loud Stage in New York last week as a guest of 50 Cent. Their support comes following the rapper’s …
Read More »Moneybagg Yo Savors His Success
The scorching Atlanta sun is in full effect as Moneybagg Yo‘s car pulls into a Starbucks parking lot. The plan is to grab a quick coffee here before heading to a nearby studio, where he’s working on some new tracks for a deluxe reissue of his hit album A Gangsta’s …
Read More »Summer Walker Taps Cardi B, SZA, Lil Durk and More for New Album 'Still Over It'
UPDATE (11/2):Summer Walker has released the full track list for her upcoming second album, Still Over It. The 20-track project will boast a handful of guests including SZA, Lil Durk, Pharrell Williams and the Neptunes, Omarion, Ari Lennox and JT from City Girls, who appeared on the first single, “Ex …
Read More »Slew of GOP-Led States Sue Biden Admin. Over Covid Vaccine Rule
At least 19 states — all but one of which are led by a Republican governor — have filed suit against the Biden administration’s forthcoming enforcement of a vaccine mandate for federal contractors. The majority of the states brought suits on Friday. There are now at least four pending lawsuits …
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