Dave Grohl and Jack Black Cover Rush’s “The Spirit of Radio”

Another night of Hanukkah has passed, which means Dave Grohl has gifted us with another performance in his annual Hanukkah Sessions: This time, he’s tapped Jack Black for a cover of “The Spirit of Radio” by Rush. As with all the performances throughout the week, it was taped in front of a live audience in Los Angeles at Largo at the Coronet. Watch it below. In a note accompanying the cover’s release, Grohl wrote, “Geddy Lee’s mother was so proud of her son that she put Rush posters up all over their family store and gave away Rush albums to…
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Kendrick Lamar’s “Count Me Out” Video Stars Helen Mirren: Watch

Kendrick Lamar has a therapy session with Helen Mirren in the new music video for “Count Me Out” from his latest album Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers. The song kicks off Volume 2 of the three-part album, opening with a collage of thoughts including, “Session ten, breakthrough.” The new music video does away with that exposition, instead showing Lamar attempting to plumb his thoughts with the help of Mirren’s therapist. The pair discuss a heated run-in with a white woman in a parking lot before growing more serious. “You texted me at 2:00 in the morning: ‘I feel like…
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Get Discounted Tickets During Live Nation’s Festival Weekend

Concert Week just ended, but the savings aren’t over. Live Nation has now announced Festival Weekend, where one-day passes to select festivals go for $99. From Friday, May 19th at 10:00 am ET through Monday, May 22nd at 11:59 pm local time (or while supplies last), the discounted tickets come priced all-in, meaning all fees (beside state tax) are included upfront . The following festivals are participating in Festival Weekend: Participating festivals include the Governors Ball in New York, NY; Roots Picnic in Philadelphia, PA; FORMAT Festival in Bentonville, Arkansas; Sound on Sound in Bridgeport, Connecticut; and Adjacent Festival in…
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Calvin & Hobbes Creator Bill Watterson Returning with New Book

Nearly 30 years after Bill Watterson’s final Calvin and Hobbes comic strips ran in thousands of newspapers, the elusive cartoonist is returning with a new book called The Mysteriesset to be published on October 10th via Andrews McMeel Publishing. Created by Watterson in close collaboration with caricaturist John Kascht, the graphic novel was several years in the making and is described as a “fable for grown-ups.” The synopsis reads as follows: “A long-ago kingdom is afflicted with unexplainable calamities. Hoping to end the torment, the king dispatches his knights to discover the source of the mysterious events. Years later, a…
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Here Are All the Songs

[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for The Last of Us, Season 1 Episode 3, “Long, Long Time.”] HBO’s new series The Last of Us has already premiered to the approval of fans of the video game and viewers who are new to the franchise. Although the thrilling story has just begun, the first episode has established the importance of the soundtrack in setting the mood for the post-apocalyptic world. Created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann (the latter also wrote and directed the video game), The Last of Us stars Pedro Pascal as grizzled survivor Joel and Bella Ramsey…
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