Born under wide-open American skies, Zach Day ‘s music is steeped in the rich earth of the blues and the raw honesty of country storytelling. Raised on the riffs of Stevie Ray Vaughan and the […]
Zach Bryan: Zach Bryan
Four songs into his very ambitious, very serious self-titled album, Zach Bryan anticipates some criticism. “Do you ever get tired of singin’ songs/Like all your pain is just another fuckin’ singalong?” he asks in “East […]
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If you often find yourself looking for some quality chillhop, you know where you’ll never be disappointed – Inner Ocean Records has you covered. Bursting from the collective genius of some of the most promising […]
Stephen Colbert to Host Virtual 'Bloomsday' Event Celebrating James Joyce's 'Ulysses'
Stephen Colbert will host a virtual marathon reading of James Joyce’s masterpiece Ulysses, hosted by the New York venue Symphony Space. The event will take place June 16th, which is known as “Bloomsday,” as Ulysses […]
Sam Barber Is in Go-Mode
Sam Barber Is in Go-Mode He’s opened shows for Bruce Springsteen and Ed Sheeran, has been compared to one of his heroes, Zach Bryan, and somehow made it out of a town of roughly 200 […]
Maggie Rogers’ Vulnerable Folk-Pop Is Worthy of a ‘90s Rom-Com
Lana Del Rey, Maggie Rogers, boygenius Team for All Things Go Festival Maggie Rogers – Don’t Forget MeCapitol Records It would have been easy for Maggie Rogers to embrace the fully-formed pop star trap that […]
Beirut: Hadsel
The note of surprise on Hadsel, Beirut’s sixth studio LP, is not so much that Zach Condon has recorded an album on a remote Norwegian island with free access to a church organ, it’s that […]
How Ziwe Got Tender on Her Own Terms in Her First Book
Ziwe Fumudoh is not performing at BKLYN Clay, but glimpses of the eponymous character she took from buzzy Instagram Lives to a late-night premium cable show emerge as soon as she arrives. She’s direct, clear […]
Meta Is Using Snoop Dogg, Paris Hilton, and Tom Brady to Get You to Like AI
Meta is going all in on the AI rush, revealing more than two dozen different chat bots with “personalities” loosely based on celebrities like Snoop Dogg and Kendall Jenner. The announcement, made Wednesday at Meta […]
Colin Kaepernick Asks to Lead Jets’ Practice Squad
Colin Kaepernick, who hasn’t been on an NFL roster since 2017, has formally requested that he join the New York Jets practice squad after their loss of quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a torn Achilles in […]
Hella: Hold Your Horse Is (Deluxe Reissue)
Has there ever been a genre name that sounded more eager to be shoved into a locker than math rock? Even the bands who spearheaded the sound—Polvo, Don Caballero, Ruins—distanced themselves from the term, rejecting […]
Streamy Awards 2023: The Complete Winners List
The Streamy Awards, which celebrates the achievements and successes of online media, returned to Los Angeles this year on Sunday, Aug. 27. While the award show began in 2009 to recognize web series, it’s now […]
Three White Men Charged With Assaulting Black Boat Captain in Alabama Riverfront Brawl
Three white men have been charged with assaulting a Black riverboat captain in Montgomery, Alabama over the weekend. The attack sparked a fight that was captured on video and shared widely on social media. Montgomery […]
Keith Lee, Dylan Mulvaney, Hasan Abi Among Nominees for Streamy Awards 2023
Some of the internet’s top personalities, including MrBeast, Keith Lee, Dylan Mulvaney, and more, will compete for major awards at the 2023 Streamy Awards. Announced Monday, July 24, this year’s Streamy nominees have been recognized […]
Pilgrims Are Flocking to This Psychedelic Temple
U pstate New York has been the birthplace of many Great Awakenings. In the 1820s, religious fervor so swept the region it became known as “the burned-over district.” In the 1960s, Timothy Leary’s commune in […]
She Used TikTok to Keep Her Missing Sister’s Name in the News. Now, She Wants to Save Other Women
Megan Kingsbury and her sister Madeline used to spend hours together, taking long walks, relaxing by the lake, or trying out new coffee shops in the towns where they lived, a few hours apart, in […]
How Cocaine Turned Me Bisexual
Zachary Zane has never shied away from discussing his own sexual exploits in (extremely) graphic detail, but it’s not just for the shock value. The Men’s Health sex advice columnist is on a mission to de-stigmatize sex for everyone, regardless […]