Rambunctious rockers the Mae Shi haven’t released a record since 2007’s HLLLYH, the California art punk collective’s most linear and acclaimed album. Following that, the group went on an extended hiatus so the members could focus on other musical projects, reforming only for a handful of one-off shows in the time since. The Mae Shi…
As usual, we heard a wide-ranging variety of music this past month. What stands out in the best releases is the thoughtfulness, whether in the programming of the selected works or the interpretation of them. Anna Lapwood’s (pictured) Firedove was meant to keep listeners guessing and engaged. The Lost Tapes of Sviatoslav Richter demonstrate in…
Image Credit: Getty Images Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart was rushed to a hospital and going into cardiac arrest, and fans are worried if they lost him or if he’s still alive. According to his son and fellow minister Donnie Swaggart, “he never regained consciousness,” and remains in critical condition. “Without a miracle, his time is short,” Donnie…
This could be a significant hiring for X, and the future development of the app. Today, app designer Nikita Bier has announced that he is joining X as head of product, which will see Bier bring his expertise to the app, and could spark all-new growth opportunities. Bier is the creator of two previously viral…
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INFLUENCED BY: “My influences are Kendrick Lamar, André 3000, Meek Mill, Future and Sade. I think Kendrick Lamar is at a level of his career that I don’t think there’s any artist from the West Coast that isn’t influenced by him directly because he’s done so much. He’s covered so much ground. His whole career…
In the ongoing Battle of Los Angeles, even the foot soldiers of protest need an occasional break from the fierce urgency of now. And after a few hours of photographing demonstrators on the street during the city’s sprawling “No Kings” protest on June 14, I stepped into the ancient Redwood Bar a couple of blocks…
Beyoncé fans are coming for Gavin Adcock, who fired up controversy during a recent concert when he took aim at the 35-time Grammy winner and her chart-topping album Cowboy Carter at a recent show. “There’s only three people in front of me on the Apple Music country charts,” Adcock told the crowd. “And one of…
“Right before the breakdown hit, I would go: ‘Your dick smells like his asshole,’” says Heidi Shepherd, smiling warmly in her Miami hotel room. Later this afternoon she’s embarking on a Caribbean cruise, but for now she’s reminiscing about Mom and Dad first coming to see her perform. When her folks turned up to that…
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NEED TO KNOW A 5-year-old boy died from an allergic reaction after eating a biscuit which he had brought in from home at his school, an inquest has heard Benedict Blythe, who attended Barnack Primary School in Lincolnshire, died in December 2021 The little boy, who also had asthma, was allergic to milk, eggs, and…
