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News Flashes 08.11.22: Spotify’s Ticket Selling Site, Australia Honors Olivia Newton-John, and the Hamilton Knock-Off


— Today we talk about Spotify’s potential ticket selling website, a state memorial for Olivia Newton-John in Australia, and a church in Texas attempting to perform Hamilton. — Spotify Tries Something New Spotify is experimenting with a concert ticket website. Since this is only a test, purchasing options are limited right now. As of yesterday, you can buy tickets for shows in the United States for: TOKiMONSTA, Limbeck, Annie DiRusso, Crows, Dirty Honey, Four Year Strong, and Osees. They have a feature on their app that will direct you to other third party sites for tickets but they have yet… Read more »

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AAPI Representation in Hollywood


Last year a report from USC brought to light that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders make up less than 6% of speaking roles in the entertainment industry and 4% of lead roles. The study looked at 13,000 popular films and found that of the 4% with AAPI leads, only 6 were women, 0 were women over 40, 0 were in the LGBTQ+ community, and 14 were Dwayne Johnson. The numbers for people behind the camera were incredibly low as well. Every year, for one month, we tell people in the AAPI community they are important. We tell them we want… Read more »

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News Flashes 04.18.22: Thor Teaser Trailer, Remembering Tim Feerick, Coachella Recap, and Fuckin’ Whatever’s New Single


Today we talk about the new Thor teaser trailer, the passing of Dance Gavin Dance’s Tim Feerick, a recap of the first weekend of Coachella, and Fuckin’ Whatever’s new single. Thor: Love and Thunder Teaser The Marvel news never ends and we’re not mad about it. The first teaser trailer for Thor’s upcoming film Thor: Love and Thunder dropped this morning and it’s exactly how we wanted to start the week. From what we can gather from the teaser, Thor seems to want to put his superhero days behind him and go on a quest to figure out who he… Read more »

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News Flashes 03.22.22: Big Bang’s Return, Lollapalooza Lineup, and Disney’s Response to Don’t Say Gay


Today we talk about the return of Big Bang, Lollapalooza’s 2022 lineup, and Disney’s response to “Don’t Say Gay” backlash. Big Bang’s Big Announcement K-pop fans are losing their minds because it looks like Big Bang is finally making a comeback after four long years. The last time they released new music was in 2018, and they went on hiatus due to the pandemic and South Korea’s mandatory military service mandate. In February of this year, Big Bang teased there would be new music soon but we now have a date. Members G-Dragon, T.O.P, and Taeyang all posted a teaser… Read more »

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News Flashes 02.17.22: Stranger Things Returns, Dave Grohl Goes Metal, and Jake Gyllenhaal Responds to All Too Well


Today we talk about the newest Stranger Things announcement, Dave Grohl’s latest project, and Jake Gyllenhaal addressing All Too Well. Stranger Things is on its Way Back We are finally getting what we’ve been waiting for: Netflix announced that Stranger Things 4 is hitting the streaming service on May 27th. The season will be broken up into two installments and the second half will drop on July 1st. The Duffer Brothers released a letter to the fans, which you can read below, and revealed they filmed this season for two years and the runtime will be nearly twice as long… Read more »

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