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BC Metal Explorers Anciients Go Through the Gauntlet and Reemerge Stronger Than Ever
PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2024
All bands go through hardships: broken vans and instruments, arguments, creative differences, losing members, gaining members, getting...
Warren Ellis and Nick Cave's Bad Seeds Fearlessly Search for Something "Different to Anything That's Come Before"
PUBLISHED Aug 28, 2024
For the casual listener, Nick Cave seems easily categorized: he's moody, brooding and opaque. All the qualities that have earned the dozens...
The Cast of 'Blink Twice' Evoke a "Sexy and Somehow Culty" Vision of Wealth
PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2024
A summer release calls for star power. Zoë Kravitz's directorial debut has a star-studded cast while taking advantage of its release window...
illuminati hotties' Grammy-Winning Production Skills "Create a Universe" in a Spare Bedroom
PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2024
Sarah Tudzin has been in demand over the last few years — and not just because of her cultishly beloved indie rock albums under the name il...
LEATHERS Discusses Her Croc-Stealing, Life-Rescuing "Angel Dog" Mary
PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2024
LEATHERS' debut album, 'Ultraviolet,' is full of thumping, gothic synthpop bangers — but it ends on a moment of touching reflection, with a...
Joan Chen on Progress Hollywood Made to Get to 'Dìdi (弟弟)'
PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2024
When Joan Chen moved to California from Shanghai, she had just won Best Actress at the Hundred Flowers Awards (at the time considered to be...
Toronto's Lexxicon Joyfully Brings Queer Pride to Dancehall
PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2024
Lexxicon wants to leave as big a mark on dancehall as the genre has had on him. The Toronto musician may very well pull that off with...
'Alien: Romulus' Director Fede Álvarez Is Sick of Hollywood's Obsession with Opening Weekends
PUBLISHED Aug 15, 2024
"The [focus on] opening weekend is more based on the fact that most movies are terrible and they think you can hopefully fool people into...