After nearly two decades of financial troubles, casting issues and myriad other delays for Terry Gilliam‘s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, the film’s first trailerhas arrived. Gilliam’s infamously “cursed” take on Miguel de Cervantes’ epic novel, Don Quixote, stars Adam Driver as a marketing executive, Toby, who meets a …
Read More »'Elvis Presley: The Searcher' Pulls Back the Veil on the King
The Elvis Presley stories repeated most often these days are rarely flattering. Some emphasize his lethal appetite for fatty foods and prescription painkillers; others dwell on bizarre anecdotes like his meeting with Richard Nixon, where he warned the president that the Beatles had an “anti-American spirit.” The overall picture in …
Read More »How a New Anti-Trump Art Installation Made Its Way to a Trump Hotel
On Friday night, President Trump sat behind bars inside a room in the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan. He was caged and handcuffed but blustery and defiant, sitting in a grease-stained pile of empty McDonald’s containers as a few rats – real, sourced from Brooklyn – nibbled on his shoes. …
Read More »CMJ: Judge Rules Owner to Pay Former Employees Over Half-Million Dollars
Adam Klein, owner of now-defunct music events and media company CMJ, must pay a group of former employees over $500,000. On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Forrest ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, who filed a collective action lawsuit against Klein, CMJ Holdings and Abaculi Media in 2016, including …
Read More »Kaskade, Marshmello to Headline Electric Zoo 2018
Kaskade and Marshmello will be among the big-name DJs and electronic music producers performing at this year’s Electric Zoo festival on Randall’s Island in New York City. The initial lineup also includes the “Fk a Genre” producer Mija, Dutch arena-dance star Martin Garrix, dubstep pioneer 12th Planet, the dance chart …
Read More »Erykah Badu, Miguel, Janelle Monae Top Afropunk Brooklyn Lineup
Erykah Badu, Miguel, Janelle Monáe are among the headlining acts for the 2018 Afropunk Festival in Brooklyn. The festival will be held August 25th and 26th at Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene. Other artists set to perform include Tyler, the Creator, the Internet, Jaden Smith, Willow Smith, Denzel Curry, …
Read More »'The Walking Dead' Recap: Over the Hilltop
Can we go back in time and make The Walking Dead all about Maggie? Nothing against Rick – well, nothing much, anyway – but aside from the many times that he’s been too wracked with self-doubt to function, his story arc from the beginning to now has basically seen him …
Read More »How the Fortunes of Five L.A. Immigrants Have Changed Since Trump Took Office
For a few hours almost every month, the West Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center is transformed into a courtroom. A giant American flag hangs above the stage at the center of the hall. “All rise,” says a clerk, and between 3,000 and 5,000 applicants for citizenship rise from …
Read More »Watch Speedy Ortiz Fail Happiness Class in 'Lean In When I Suffer' Video
Indie rock outfit Speedy Ortiz take a detour in their pursuit of happiness in the new video for “Lean In When I Suffer.” The track will appear on the group’s upcoming LP, Twerp Verse, out April 27th via Carpark. The video opens on singer-guitarist Sadie Dupuis, despondent and dressed outrageously, …
Read More »How Blockbuster Soundtracks Are Launching New Artists to Stardom
When theBlack Panther soundtrack debuted at Number One in February, it was another triumph for executive producer Kendrick Lamar – the fourth consecutive album he has steered to the top of the charts. But the soundtrack also quietly gave the Bay Area rap group SOB x RBE their first Hot …
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