A$AP Ferg Releases FLOOR SEATS EPAugust 16, 2019A$AP Ferg released today his highly anticipated new project, Floor Seats EP, via A$AP Worldwide/ Polo Grounds Music/ RCA Records. Featuring already released tracks like 'Floor Seats,' 'WAM Feat. MadeinTYO,' 'Wigs feat. Asian Doll,' and Pups Feat. A$AP Rocky.'
American Theatre Wing and 1812 Productions Documentary Receives Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award NominationAugust 16, 2019In the Field; Conceiving Satire: The Making of This Is The Week That Is, a special documentary commissioned by American Theatre Wing to document the creative process behind 1812 Productions' hit political satire This Is The Week That Is has been nominated for a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award for Arts Program/Special. Filmed over the course of three months in 2018, In the Field; Conceiving Satire: The Making of This Is The Week That Is followed the cast and creative team of This Is The Week That Is from their initial roundtable conversations through a fully realized production, exploring the show's history and the role of theatre and comedy in American politics.
Amason Release GALAXY I TodayAugust 16, 2019Today, Swedish supergroup Amason release their sophomore album Galaxy I. It is the first installment of a double album being released in two parts, with Galaxy II coming in Spring of 2020. Amason – comprising the combined talents of acclaimed Swedish musicians Amanda Bergman, Pontus Winnberg, Petter Winnberg, Gustav Ejstes andNils Törnqvist – released their lauded debut album Sky City in 2015. It garnered worldwide acclaim and received the Swedish Grammis (GRAMMY equivalent) for Album Of The Year.
HBO Limited Series MRS. FLETCHER Starring Kathryn Hahn to Debut This OctoberAugust 16, 2019Starring Kathryn Hahn (Emmy(R) nominee for 'Transparent'; HBO's forthcoming 'I Know This Much Is True') in the title role, MRS. FLETCHER, a seven-episode limited series debuting SUNDAY, OCT. 27 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Tom Perrotta. The series is a dual coming-of-age story chronicling the personal and sexual journeys of an empty-nest mother and her college freshman son, who both embrace their newfound freedom with mixed results.
Magma To Release New Album ZESS On Limited Edition Gold Colored VinylAugust 16, 2019Magma's critically acclaimed newest album Zëss is a 38-minute musical work by Christian Vander. Composed in 1970, Zëss had long been plagued by its incompleteness, its recording was deferred for years. Four decades after its first draft, the work has finally been recorded in an orchestral version that gives it both its true dreamlike dimension and its transcending power. The first public performance took place in Bourges in 1979. It is the last piece in a series of unfinished compositions from the 1970s. During the last 15 years, they finished and released all these different pieces. Zëss is described as a work that touches the philosophical domain by its treatment of the idea of nothingness and its evocation of the theme of time.
Better Lost Than Stupid Announce Debut AlbumAugust 16, 2019'Wild Slide' is the debut album from techno supergroup, Better Lost Than Stupid, aka 3 of the world's finest producers and DJs - Martin Buttrich, Davide Squillace, and Matthias Tanzmann. Released on 13 September by Skint/BMG, the 11 track album follows a slew of singles - 'Back From The Desert', 'The Sky Is Too Low', and 'Inside' – which have won praise from the likes of Mixmag, Dancing Astronaut, RA, Radio 1 (Pete Tong and Danny Howard), Marco Carola, Dubfire, Nicole Moudaber, Kolsch, Joris Voorn, Claptone, Eats Everything, Adam Beyer, and many more.
RATINGS: NBC Tops Demos; CBS Wins Total Viewers on ThursdayAugust 16, 2019NBC (3.736 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #1) was the top adults 18-49 draw on another NFL-fueled Thursday with its lineup of 'The Wall' (4.159 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T2), 'Ellen's Game of Games' (3.901 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T2) and 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' (3.149 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5).
Afrojack and DubVision Release 'Back to Life'August 16, 2019When DubVision and Afrojack started creating 'New Memories' for fans worldwide with their very first collab, it was only a matter of time before the two top acts would mingle again. And today is that day, because the Dutchmen joined forces for a second time to emerge with a track that illuminates and inspires like a beacon of hope: 'Back To Life'.
BAM Presents PURPOSE AND PASSION: THE CINEMA OF JOHN SINGLETONAugust 16, 2019From Friday, September 13 through Friday, September 20, BAM presents Purpose and Passion: The Cinema of John Singleton, a career retrospective dedicated to the trailblazing late director. 'The sudden, shocking death of John Singleton at the age of just 51 in April 2019 robbed the world of a trailblazing, influential and, arguably, somewhat underrated chronicler of Black life on film,' says series programmer Ashley Clark. 'This is both a full retrospective of the late director's characteristically muscular, thought-provoking cinematic output, and a chance to pay tribute to a singular talent.'
Showtime Releases First Two Episodes of ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA Ahead of PremiereAugust 16, 2019Today, Showtime released the first two episodes of its new dark comedy series ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, starring Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominee Kirsten Dunst (Fargo), online for free sampling. Set in a small Orlando-adjacent town in 1992, the series is a story about the cult of free enterprise and one women's RELENTLESS PURSUIT of the American Dream.
VIDEO: Alex Daddario, Tyler Hoechin, Sunita Mani and Laverne Cox Star in Trailer for CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?August 16, 2019Based on the best-selling novel by Sophie Kinsella, CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? tells the story of New York City marketing manager Emma (Alexandra Daddario), who is stuck in a rut in her professional and romantic life. On her flight home from a botched client meeting, the plane hits turbulence and Emma confesses all of her secrets to the stranger sitting next to her…at least she thought he was a stranger, until she later meets Jack (Tyler Hoechlin), her company's handsome CEO, who now knows every humiliating detail about her. Suddenly, Emma's life is hilariously and embarrassingly turned upside down as she navigates whether telling the truth is the answer to finding love.
Def Leppard Kicks Off Headlining Las Vegas Residency At Planet HollywoodAugust 16, 2019Wednesday evening, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees & legendary British rock 'n' roll icons Def Leppard launched their exclusive headlining residency show, Def Leppard Hits Vegas: The Sin City Residency, to a sold-out crowd at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
Off With Their Heads New Album BE GOOD Out NowAugust 16, 2019Off With Their Heads' fifth studio album, Be Good is available now. Produced by frontman Ryan Young, the album was recorded at Minneapolis studio The Hideaway with additional recording done at Pachyderm Studios, a mid-century mansion where Nirvana recorded In Utero.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Release INFEST THE RATS' NEST TodayAugust 16, 2019Australia's King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have released their fifteenth studio album -- the thrash metal-worshipping Infest The Rats' Nest -- today via ATO Records. Earlier this week, the septet released a video game revealing their latest single 'Mars For The Rich.'. King Gizzard also began their massive headline world tour this week with a night at Los Angeles' Greek Theatre. The band will continue on through much of the U.S. and Canada in the coming weeks before storming through Europe this October. See below for the full list of currently-announced tour dates.
The Murder Capital Releases Debut Album WHEN I HAVE FEARSAugust 16, 2019Today, Dublin's The Murder Capital have released their much-anticipated debut album When I Have Fears. Produced by Flood (PJ Harvey, New Order, Foals) the album features all four singles from the band so far, 'Feeling Fades', 'Green & Blue', 'Don't Cling To Life' and 'More Is Less'. When I Have Fears is available on all formats, including limited edition gatefold marbled rust LP, black LP, as part of a limited bundle (limited edition gatefold marbled rust LP, t-shirt, pin & journal), CD and as a digital download here.
MICKEY MOUSE MIXED-UP ADVENTURES Will Debut on Disney Junior This OctoberAugust 16, 2019Disney Junior's 'Mickey and the Roadster Racers' featuring Disney's #1 star, Mickey Mouse, and his pals, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Daisy and Pluto, will premiere its third season with the new title, 'Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures,' and an updated version of the fan-favorite 'Hot Dog!' song, on MONDAY, OCT. 14 on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and DisneyNOW. That same day, a new series of shorts, 'Hot Diggity-Dog Tales' starring Mickey and 'mouse's best friend' Pluto will also debut on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and DisneyNOW.