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Film Review: King Richard
The origin story of two tennis superstars through the lens of their quirky father.
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The origin story of two tennis superstars through the lens of their quirky father.
Images via Facebook, NME, and Variety Today we’re showing some love to a couple of our favorites, Meet Me @ The Altar and BTS. Plus, Mike Richards takes a step back from Jeopardy! Bye-bye, Mikey. — — Saving Pop-Punk? The NYT Says They’re Only Warming Up For too long, people have said that pop-punk is on the decline. However, the young artists we love have something else to say about that. One of our favorite bands, Meet Me @ The Altar continues to be on the rise, giving pop-punk a fresh take. The band is made up of three women… Read more »
The bittersweet life of a New York musician.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about Richard Marx.
Here’s your first look at your next mystery drama obsession. Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington have shared the first photo from their upcoming series Little Fires Everywhere. Based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller of the same name, Little Fires Everywhere tells the story of the Richardson family, whose seemingly perfect suburban lives get turned upside down when they begin renting an apartment to artist Mia Warren and her teenage daughter Pearl. As the two families begin to intertwine the secrets unravel and the story explores the connections between art and identity, between family and doing what it takes to protect… Read more »
Bursting with defiant energy and a pulsing bassline, Vienna Vienna has unleashed “God Save The Queens”—an electrifying anthem of queer celebration and unapologetic self-expression. A perfectly timed act of rebellion, the track shimmers with glitter-drenched instrumentation and bold lyricism, turning history into a rallying cry. Vienna Vienna delivers the powerhouse refrain, “God Save the Queens/And all the in-betweens,” seamlessly weaving in nods to Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Abraham Lincoln, Princess Diana, Little Richard, and Marsha P. Johnson. Read more: 18 Artist Predictions for Warped Tour 2025 “JOY!! DO YOU HEAR ME??? JOY!!!! There are too many sad stories about us… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the history of rock ‘n’ roll and Cinnamon Babe’s song “Rock ‘N’ Roll is Black”.
New York – Jerry Wexler is the classic record business guy. For more than three decades, Wexler, as co-owner of Atlantic Records and later senior VP at Warner Bros. Records, signed and worked with scores of vocalists and instrumentalists, and produced some of the greatest rock and soul records ever made. Now 86 and long retired, Wexler is still applauded as an insightful producer, crafty deal-maker and promoter, divining rod of hit songs and occasional writer of songs and liner notes. “He is one of my greatest heroes,” Sire Records founder Seymour Stein says. “Jerry is a consummate record man… Read more »
The Blasters’ singer and guitarist Phil Alvin speaks like the band plays: short, fast and furious. “My father was very upset when I quit school,” he said, trying at breakneck speed to make his words catch up with his thoughts. “He took the neck of my guitar and screwed it to the dustpan. Then he scooped the dog crap with it, and left it in the garage. Every time I turned on the light on, I’d have to walk past it.” But Phil ignored his father’s exhortations, and with the help of his younger brother Dave, formed one of the… Read more »
