Netflix has released a new trailer for Season Two of The Umbrella Academy, which features a new song from My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way, who created the comic the Netflix show is based on. Season Two of The Umbrella Academy finds the group of sibling heroes transported to Dallas, Texas, …
Read More »The Recording Academy Partners With Color of Change on New Diversity Initiatives
As the music industry continues to explore ways of addressing longstanding racial inequality, the Recording Academy is partnering with civil rights nonprofit Color of Change for a series of new initiatives, atop a $1 million donation to the organization, the two organizations announced on Tuesday. Color of Change will work …
Read More »Bassnectar 'Stepping Back' From Music After Sexual Misconduct Allegations Surface
EDM star Bassnectar announced he is “stepping back” from his music career after numerous accusations of sexual misconduct against him surfaced on social media. The producer, real name Lorin Ashton, also promised to step down from the Be Interactive initiative following the allegations. “I am stepping back from my career …
Read More »Lin-Manuel Miranda to Lead 'Hamilton' Watch Party With Original Cast
Lin-Manuel Miranda and other members of the original Broadway cast of Hamilton will host an online watch party of the filmed version of the smash musical to mark its arrival on Disney+ Friday, July 3rd. A pre-show will start at 6:30 p.m. ET and the watch party will get underway …
Read More »House Democrats Have a Climate Plan, And It's Pretty Damn Good
This article was originally published by Grist and is republished here as part of an ongoing collaboration. On Tuesday, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis released a report that it has been working on since January 2019. With Republicans in control of the Senate and President Trump in …
Read More »Modern English Putter Around the House and Perform 'I Melt With You' in New Video
British New Wave stalwarts Modern English have shared a charming at-home rendition of their signature song, ”I Melt With You.” The performance finds the band in fine form as they breeze through the 1982 hit from their respective homes. Adding a little something special to the performance, though, the members …
Read More »Ava DuVernay to Helm Series on Colin Kaepernick's High School Years
All-star athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick‘s high school years will come to life in a new television series, Colin in Black and White, from Emmy Award-winning showrunner and filmmaker Ava DuVernay. The six-episode limited series, produced by Netflix, will focus on Kaepernick’s formative adolescent years as a black teenager, shaping …
Read More »'In My Room' With Trixie Mattel
Trixie Mattel performs a trio of songs from her 2020 album Barbara in the latest installment of Rolling Stone‘s ‘In My Room,’ a series in which artists perform from home while in quarantine. Explaining that she’s in the office at her Los Angeles home, the famed drag entertainer performs against …
Read More »Utopia Ain't All It's Cracked Up to Be in New 'Brave New World' Trailer
Peacock has shared a new trailer for its adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s 1932 sci-fi classic, Brave New World, which is set to premiere alongside the launch of the new NBCUniversal streaming service, July 15th. The show stars Alden Ehrenreich as John the Savage, the young man taken from the Savage …
Read More »Giancarlo Esposito to Host New 'Breaking Bad,' 'Better Call Saul'-Inspired Docuseries
Giancarlo Esposito will host a new digital docuseries, The Broken and the Bad, that will delve into famous moments from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, and tie them to similar real-world stories. The web series will premiere July 9th to coincide with a week of special Breaking Bad and …
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