Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and has a handful of public screenings through Sept. 14, needs a subtitle, like “Why Elvis Was The King?”. The Elvis busts, Elvis impersonators, velvet Elvis, Elvis weddings, gaudy Graceland interior décor, later-life health struggles, pill dependency, […]
BABYMETAL came out of Tokyo in 2010 as an audacious mutation of Japanese pop and muscular heavy metal. With a very young Su-metal singing up front, and two other females dancing beside her, the band was both a curiosity and a genuine sensation, with songs that were both crushing and playful. By 2012, BABYMETAL had […]
You just released Magickal. So many great collabs. The opening track with Jem Cooke sets the tone. We recorded face to face on this record in Mark Ralph’s studio in London and she’s a proper professional. I like to think that the album will stand the test of time. It’s not going to be something […]
Smack dab in the middle of the final decade before the millennium—when some truly believed the world would end—chaos and catastrophe marked a year of strong attempts towards peace and world change. The O.J. Simpson murder trial began in January, 1995. The Oklahoma City Bombing took the lives of 168 people in April. The Srebrenica […]
“Sorry, I was thinking about something else.” These are the first words you hear on the Beths’ latest, Straight Line Was A Lie, apologizing for the opening track’s false start. At first, it feels like a cute, self-deprecating peek behind the curtain from the celebrated New Zealand band, but upon reflection, it’s actually a fitting […]
In the middle of a rainstorm in Miami, Mau y Ricky are finding shelter in the place where they feel most at home—the recording studio. After nearly a decade of penning multi-platinum hits for themselves and other artists, the Latin superstars are opening a new door to more creative control with their EP La Llave, […]
Dominique Fils-Aimé’s music makes indoors feel like outdoors—capturing the fresh, natural, rejuvenating version of being in nature. The singer-songwriter sits cross-legged on a blue couch, a slouchy sweater casually slipped off her shoulder, revealing a tank top underneath. An array of plants has unintentionally arranged itself into a halo behind her head. Her hair is […]
Netflix syndrome. Most of us suffer from it, even if we’ve never heard of it. It’s the phenomenon of spending massive amounts of time scrolling through online content, trying to choose what you want to watch. But rather than making a decision, you become frustrated and overwhelmed, settling on watching something you don’t really want […]
DENM still remembers hearing Sublime on the radio as a kindergartner. The SoCal native, born Mac Montgomery in 1990, grew up with songs like “Santeria,” “What I Got,” and “Garden Grove” serving as the soundtrack to his life. Just 6 years old when lead singer Bradley Nowell died of an accidental drug overdose, DENM didn’t […]
When people talk about “video games as art” or “video games for people who don’t play video games,” they’re usually referring to high-concept titles that involve little gameplay while focusing on an emotional narrative and well-developed characters. We Are OFK is just that in a lot of ways, except it’s all focused around the origin […]