Before he became one of the greatest filmmakers on the planet. David Fincher was a hotshot music-video director. Fincher’s music-video era overlapped slightly with the rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but Fincher never directed a Chili Peppers video. He never even cast Flea in one of his movies, and Flea shows up in auteur directors’ movies all the …

It would take all day to list all the disconcerting developments in the United States since Donald Trump became president again three months ago, but here’s one of them: Any criticism of Israel has been branded as not just “antisemitic” but a form of pro-Hamas terrorist activity. International students who’ve expressed solidarity with Palestine are getting whisked away in unmarked …

The name “Black Flag” isn’t exactly sacrosanct anymore. The pioneering hardcore band never had a stable lineup, but they still made a tremendous underground impact in the ’80s, and you still see their bars tattooed on lots and lots of people. Guitarist Greg Ginn was the band’s driving force and only permanent member. That’s also the case with the new-fangled …

Adrianne Lenker’s new live album is a quiet behemoth. Live At Revolution Hall, the Big Thief leader’s new release out today, includes a staggering 43 tracks, including five previously unreleased songs plus tunes from Lenker’s solo records and the Big Thief catalog. The fidelity of those recordings varies from track to track, and they left in a bunch of little …

Bon Iver songs have landed on a number of movie soundtracks, but Justin Vernon has never actually appeared in a feature film himself — unless you count a Taylor Swift concert film. Turns out there was a period of time where Vernon very briefly considered acting. He’s been doing a bunch of press surrounding his new album SABLE, fABLE, and …

It’s Haim time, people. The ball is rolling. The hype is rising. Southern California’s leading sister trio have spent the early months of this year releasing great new singles with artwork parodying famous paparazzi shots. They’ve got another one out today along with the title of their new album, just hours after debuting even more new music at the first …

We’ve Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc.

BET+ and Sony Music Vision have announced that the highly anticipated concert film, USHER: RENDEZVOUS IN PARIS, will begin streaming exclusively on BET+ starting May 8th. The film captures the… The post ‘USHER: RENDEZVOUS IN PARIS’ Concert Film Slated for BET+ Premiere appeared first on .

You might’ve heard that Weezer have a mockumentary movie in the works. Last week news broke that Keanu Reeves would star as its de facto antagonist; the actor’s band Dogstar played a gig with Weezer way back in 1992. Now we have confirmation that the cast includes another actor who once shared a bill with Weezer, and that actor is …

London art-rockers Legss have been releasing music since 2019, and they’ve built up a certain amount of critical buzz through a series of EPs, the most recent of which is 2023’s Fester. Today, they’ve got an eerie and anxious new single called “Gloss.” Frontman Ned Green sleepily murmurs and the band builds up to a roar behind him. It starts …