Rachel Brodsky

A documentary all about claymation — appropriately called Claydream — is currently in the works and will arrive in theaters next month. Directed by Marq Evans, the doc follows the life of Oscar-winning claymation innovator Will Vinton, who created the California Raisins, Domino Pizza’s the Noid, and the M&M characters.  » Read More

Los Angeles multi-instrumentalist / singer-songwriter Louis Cole seemingly always has a project in the works, whether it’s collaborating with Thundercat (he showed up on Thundercat’s 2020 album It Is What It Is, performing on a song called “I Love Louis Cole”) or releasing work under his own name (his most recent solo album was 2020’s LIVE2019).  » Read More

Beyoncé has reportedly removed both Kelis samples from her new song “Energy,” which appears on the just-released Renaissance. “Energy” originally featured samples from Kelis’ 1999 track “Get Along With You” and 2003’s “Milkshake.” Immediately prior to the release of Renaissance, Kelis made it clear that she did not grant permission for the use of either sample,  » Read More

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Maybe you’ve heard, but this longtime weekly column is about to go monthly. While I’m excited to mix up my contributions to this site, I definitely couldn’t let a pop-column pivot take place without a long-overdue tribute to Bad Bunny, who has no doubt enjoyed the most successful year in pop so far.  » Read More

Last night, Drake performed at OVO Presents: All Canadian North Stars 2022 at History in Toronto. During the show, which kicked off Drake’s annual OVO weekend, Drake and fellow Canadian Nelly Furtado teamed up onstage to perform a couple of classics from Furtado’s catalog: “I’m Like A Bird” and 2006’s “Promiscuous” (which originally contained a feature from Timbaland).  » Read More

Last night, Arcade Fire kicked off a new leg of their WE tour at Osheaga Festival in Montreal, where they covered Wolf Parade’s seminal 2005 song “This Heart’s On Fire.” Wolf Parade’s own Dan Boeckner was on lead vocals, as he’s currently filling in for Will Butler, who left the band in May.  » Read More

Rage Against The Machine are currently on their long-awaited 2022 Public Service Announcement Tour. Tonight, the recently reunited group performed in Cleveland at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, where they performed “Born of A Broken Man” for the first time in 14 years. “Born of A Broken Man” was on RATM’s 1999 album The Battle Of Los Angeles.  » Read More

Taylor Swift is having a Hot Sync Summer, with songs like “This Love (Taylor’s Version)” showing up in The Summer I Turned Pretty and “Carolina” in Where The Crawdads Sing. Now, the Rock and Kevin Hart have confirmed that Swift’s “Bad Blood (Taylor’s Version)”  » Read More