No matter how senseless the plots of his movies, Jaume Collet-Serra can direct the hell out of them – andThe Commuter is no exception. The Spanish filmmaker, who wickedly used Blake Lively as shark bait in The Shallows, keeps the tension on such a high burner that you won’t realize …

Car Seat Headrest will release a re-recorded, reimagined version of his 2011 Bandcamp LP, Twin Fantasy, on February 16th via Matador. In a statement about the project, singer-songwriter Will Toledo described the original, lo-fi album as “never a finished work,” adding, “It wasn’t until last year that I figured out …

Roger Waters, Peter Gabriel, Tom Morello and Brian Eno were among the musicians, actors and artists to sign an open letter supporting Lorde after the Melodrama singer canceled her Israel concert. The open letter, published in the Guardian, came to the defense of Lorde after a prominent rabbi called the …

TheGolden Globe Awardswill likely kick off the awards season with some controversy given the call for change within Hollywood’s power structures. ComedianSeth Meyerswill host the event. He recentlytold Peoplethat his monologue won’t shy away from hot topics. “As far as talking about anything in the news right now, it seems …

Sonja Farak is in the grip of a rubbed-raw depression that hasn’t responded to medication. It’s been like this forever, or at least since girlhood. She attempted suicide in high school and was hospitalized in college, but somehow soldiered through to graduate with high distinction from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. …

As 2017 winds to a close this weekend, so does President Trump’s first calendar year inside the White House. For alt-country songwriter James McMurtry, the time is ripe for reflection. . .and perhaps some scathing sociopolitical commentary, too. A stunningly fiery folksong, McMurtry’s “State of the Union” spins the story …

Pam Warren, the DJ known as Pam the Funkstress in the Oakland hip-hop duo the Coup, died Friday at the age of 51. Warren also served as Prince‘s personal DJ during the final months of the music legend’s life. Bay Area radio station KBLX confirmed Warren’s death, with the San …

Director Ridley Scott is a real magician. He sure as hell pulls a rabbit out of a hat in All the Money in the World, a fact-based kidnap thriller that seemed on the road to becoming the first cinema casualty of the sexual misconduct era. There was Scott, ready to …

Randy Newman discussed his natural mode of shuffling, getting dressed by Lorne Michaels and rejected by Frank Sinatra on The Tonight Show Monday. Host Jimmy Fallon joined Newman at the piano for a quick interview, allowing the musician to provide some musical accompaniment as he discussed the shuffling rhythms that …

The Roots‘ Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter sat down with Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon Friday to discuss the rapper’s epic, viral 10-minute freestyle. “One step closer to behind the desk,” Trotter joked as he made his way from the Roots‘ house band perch to the guest chairs to talk about …