Deadwood fans, your long wait is almost over. Writer David Milch’s acclaimed HBO Western that was canceled on a cliffhanger more than a decade ago will at last return with a movie in 2019 (and sooner than you think — we’re told a premiere is planned for spring). The entire core cast are back, led by Ian McShane as the ruthless bar owner Al Swearengen and Timothy Olyphant as hard-nosed lawman Seth Bullock. The […]
It’s the season for year-end lists, but one of 2018’s biggest albums is missing from nearly every major publication’s ranking: The soundtrack to Red Dead Redemption 2. Less than two weeks after the blockbuster video game’s release, Rockstar Games was estimated to have shipped 17 million copies to stores around the world. The company declined to provide more updates on the game’s sales numbers, but that initially reported total easily exceeds the […]
Paul McCartney was wrapping up his touring calendar for the year at London’s O2 Arena on Sunday evening when he introduced a couple of unexpected guests: An old bandmate and an old rival. "We’ve got a little surprise for you," McCartney told the crowd of 20,000, according to multiple reports. "It’s a surprise for us, actually – it only happened today." An extra drum kit was rolled onstage, and fellow former […]
Netflix has had a banner year in 2018 when it comes to original content. The nation’s favorite source of streaming entertainment added hundreds upon hundreds of hot third-party titles to its catalog this year, adding more and more value as the months flew by. Of course, original content continues to be Netflix’s main draw and the service did not disappoint in 2018. In fact, it might’ve been Netflix’s best year […]
Connect shares the same fate as iTunes Ping Apple is giving up on its second attempt to create something of a social network within its music app. The company has informed artists that effective today, they can no longer post content to the Connect section of Apple Music. This page on Apple.com confirms the change, saying that “Connect posts from artists are no longer supported.” Credit to 9to5Macfor reporting the development. When it […]
Including records by Aphex Twin, RAMZi, Mr. Fingers, and more. Whether you prefer buying beats on Bandcamp or raving in the woods—or you’re equally down with both—this was a great year for electronic music. House music continued to evolve, the UK workhorse genre jungle popped up in excellent ways, drum machine apps had a breakthrough, and disco vibes permeated techno. Overall, the weirdos got weirder and the drums got deeper. […]
The track is rumored to have been dropped from "Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight." When Travis Scott released Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, his potential to become a megastar was starting to show. His career would ascend to new heights with Astroworld but Birds was necessary along the way. While a few songs from his 2016 sessions have come to the light, "The Curse" is a new one. According to Hypebeast, the leaked song was originally […]
Every year, in the hours after the nominees for the Grammy Awards are announced, howls of outrage can be heard across the globe. “He/She was/They were robbed!” “Who is he/she/they?” “This is BS!” The ranks of the disgruntled are endless. While the winners are a whole other conversation, it’s fair to say that the Grammys’ list of nominees has become increasingly and impressively diverse in recent years, at least when one considers […]
Next Friday, December 14 Bruce Springsteen will issue the soundtrack for his Springsteen On Broadway concert film via Columbia Records. Springsteen shared a clip featuring a portion of “Growin’ Up” from the album. The soundtrack comes out one day before Bruce plays his 236th and final Springsteen On Broadway show at New York City’s Walter Kerr Theatre. Netflix unveils the Thom Zimmy-directed concert film on Sunday, December 16. Springsteen On Broadway is a one-man show featuring a mix of […]
