NBC’s Peacock streaming service has dropped the first trailer for thePunky Brewster revival series, where Punky (Soleil Moon Frye) returns as a single mom. The 10-episode sitcom premieres February 25th only on Peacock. Taking place nearly four decades after the events of the original show, Punky is now a newly …
Read More »Marilyn Manson Dropped by Record Label, Booking Agent After Abuse Allegations
UPDATE (2/2):Marilyn Manson‘s longtime booking agent, CAA, has dropped the musician from their roster after multiple allegations against him of physical and sexual abuse, per Variety. The agency also represents Evan Rachel Wood, the actress and Manson’s ex-girlfriend who accused the musician of abuse on Monday. **** Marilyn Manson’s record …
Read More »Epidemiologist Warns a Covid-19 'Hurricane Is Coming' With New Variant
Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm issued dire warnings about the potential spread of the new, more contagious Covid-19 variants, saying that they could produce a surge of cases in the United States to levels “we have not seen yet in this country.” Dr. Osterholm, who is director of the Center for Infectious …
Read More »David Bowie's 'Brilliant Live Adventures' Series Continues With 1997 Festival Gig
David Bowie’s “Brilliant Live Adventures” series — a six-part release focusing on the late icon’s Nineties concerts — continues February 12th with its fourth installment, Look at the Moon! (Live Phoenix Festival 97). The latest release features Bowie’s performance at the Phoenix Festival in Long Marston, England, on July 20th, …
Read More »Langhorne Slim Works Through America's Anxiety and Addiction Problem on Liberating New Album
Sean Scolnick still remembers the doctor’s reaction when he asked for a refill of tranquilizers. The Americana singer-songwriter who performs under the name Langhorne Slim was on a solo tour of Europe when his prescription pills to combat anxiety ran out. The doctor was dismayed by how quickly Slim burned …
Read More »Tune-Yards Preview New Album With 'Hold Yourself.'
Tune-Yards have announced their fifth studio album Sketchy., out March 26th via 4AD. Ahead of the release, the duo shared the video for the new single “Hold Yourself.” Directed by Basa Studio, the clip features trippy animation that suits the synth-heavy track. “Parents they made us/They tried to raise us,” …
Read More »Netflix's 'Bling Empire' Is a Celebration of Culture — Clad in Couture
There’s a throwaway scene a couple episodes into Netflix’s new reality series, Bling Empire, where three of the cast members meet up to confer about recent events, while shopping for soup ingredients at a Chinese health food store. As the guys work their way through bins of deer antlers, sea …
Read More »Forgiving Student Debt Alone Won't Fix the Crisis
Joe Biden says he supports canceling $10,000 in federal student debt through legislation, while congressional progressives like Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) say they want five times that amount wiped out right away, by executive order. The New York Times says the $10K-versus-$50K debate will be “one of the first tests …
Read More »Valerie June Previews New Album 'The Moon and Stars' With Slow-Burning 'Call Me a Fool'
Four years after her breakout 2017 album The Order of Time, singer-songwriter Valerie June will be releasing her latest studio album The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers on March 12th. Recorded in Los Angeles and Miami with producer Jack Splash, June’s forthcoming project finds the singer brightening and building …
Read More »D.O.A. Punk's Pivot to Politics Highlights New Documentary 'Something Better Change'
The story of how Joey “Shithead” Keithley — frontman of the Canadian hardcore legends D.O.A. — pivoted from punk to politics is the focus of the upcoming documentary Something Better Change. After four decades at the helm of the influential Vancouver punk band, Keithley entered the politics arena in 2018 …
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