Korn return this fall with their new album The Nothing, the act’s first LP in three years. Jonathan Davis and company also unveiled the album’s first single, “You’ll Never Me Find.” The Nothing, due out September 13th, finds Korn reuniting with producer Nick Raskulinecz, who also worked with the band …
Read More »How Women Are Dominating TV Right Now — And Changing It for the Better
The story of the year in television so far was told in the closing shot of Broad City. As Ilana descended into the subway and out of our lives, the camera followed a new pair of friends, then another and another, each of different ethnicities and gender identities, all with …
Read More »Trump Says He Will Delay Mass Immigration Raids Two Weeks, Per Democrats' Request
President Donald Trump declared Saturday afternoon that he would delay by two weeks Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids scheduled for Sunday, citing Democrats’ request for more time to work out a solution with Republicans in Congress. The raids were intended to round up undocumented immigrants for deportation in major …
Read More »Trump Ordered a Military Strike Against Iran … Then Called It Off at the Last Minute
War with Iran has felt inevitable for weeks. Now it seems like it could begin any day. The New York Times reported late Thursday night that President Trump ordered a military attack against the Middle Eastern nation, only to call it off. The order came in response to the downing …
Read More »Lil Nas X Had Never Heard 'Nevermind' Before Making the Nirvana-Sampling 'Panini'
Thanks to the Billy Ray Cyus-featuring, Nine Inch Nails-sampling “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X has established himself as a genre-bending phenomenon. The country-rap track has dominated the charts for much of the spring and summer, and on his follow-up to the unexpected smash he further celebrates the glory of …
Read More »The Hold Steady Prep First LP in Five Years, 'Thrashing Thru the Passion'
The Hold Steady will release their seventh LP, Thrashing Thru the Passion, on August 16th. The album, which follows 2014’s Teeth Dreams, compiles five new songs with five others issued digitally over the past three years. The Brooklyn sextet previewed the record with opener “Denver Haircut,” a signature surge of …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Yoshi Flower, 'Coffee'
If you’re in need for a smooth summer soundtrack, Yoshi Flower’s hazy and tender Peer Pleasure is the perfect album for just that. The song “Coffee” is the most pop selection from the eclectic collection, offering a subtle jolt of musical caffeination without losing its smooth sensibility. On the track, the singer …
Read More »Gary Busey to Play the Role of God in Off-Broadway Musical
Gary Busey, an award-winning actor whose inimitable ramblings could be construed as gospel, will play the role of God in an upcoming Off-Broadway musical. In Only Human, Busey will play “the Boss,” as he’s referred to in the musical, which put a clever spin on a biblical tale. “Before they …
Read More »Bernie Sanders on Democratic Socialism, Elizabeth Warren and the Media
If it seems like Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is fighting for his political life amid a series of negative articles, it might be because he always is. The Sanders campaign is grounded in a principle that an absence of controversy would be the real indication of trouble. It’s not a …
Read More »Taffy Brodesser-Akner Investigates Suburban Malaise in Her Excellent Debut Novel 'Fleishman Is In Trouble'
Rating: Four out of fFve stars Libby Epstein, the narrator of Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s enthralling debut novel, Fleishman Is In Trouble, is a magazine writer turned suburban mom obsessed with the work of Archer Sylvan, a legendary Tom Wolfe-esque journalist who picked one side of a story and argued passionately for …
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