Lily Moayeri

On Painted Palms’ second album, Horizons, the duo updates its sound by 20 years; moving from the ’60s pop-psychedelia of its debut full-length, Forever, to the fritter-y synth-pop of the ’80s. And boy, do Painted Palms love their synths.

A sharply defined look at alcoholism in your late 20s with snappy dialogue and wonderfully developed characters.

In between appearances at Coachella, Spiritualized held an unofficial reunion of indie music-loving Gen Xers at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. More than a few roll calls were put out on that generation’s social media outlets and the responses echoed throughout the venue—even reaching Arctic Monkeys…

There are a lot of roadblocks before Sheila gets everything she is working for and none of them are rehashes of those she navigated in Season 1. This is a brand-new hell for Sheila, with enough redemptions along the way to keep you rooting for her.

There is so much unwillingness and discomfort in talking about Cosby. Ruining the public image of him is like putting a giant, ugly, indelible tag over the landscape of our youth.

STRFKR hits cosmic heights—quite literally—on its psychedelic/celestial fourth album, Being No One, Going Nowhere.

Nikki and Jason were first trying to get pregnant without any result, then they were trying to adopt, now they’re trying to be parents.

There are a lot of secrets threaded through Tell Me Lies, the hinting at which is enough to keep you tuning in.

Ramy is determined to do better, grow up and take life seriously. Don’t read that as he has now got it all figured out. He definitely does not, but he’s trying, two steps forward, three steps back.

Most musicians would be considered prolific releasing an album every two years. In 2012, Hans-Peter Lindstrøm released two. The Norwegian producer gave prog rock an electronic twist early in the year with Six Cups of Rebel. Later last year, he went back

Before Weather Alive, Beth Orton’s eighth studio album, the critically acclaimed singer/songwriter—who has three decades of releasing music in her rearview—was thinking, “It probably was time to gracefully bow out.”

FEUD: Capote vs The Swans

The timely The Girls on the Bus is a political drama focused on four women, of different generations, covering the race for the White House on the campaign trail for the Democratic National Convention from varying perspectives for dramatically divergent outlets. The 10-episode series is based on co-creator and writer Amy Chozick’s 2018 memoir about her experience reporting on Hillary Clinton’s campaign for presidency, Chasing Hillary.

Palm Royale

For a destination that has drawn music lovers from across the globe to its mythical musical environment for decades, Camden should get ready for an even bigger influx of fans after Camden.

Queenie

How Music Got Free

Film review: Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge

Academy Award winner Natalie Portman is narcissistic Jewish housewife-turned-amateur investigative reporter Maddie Schwartz and Emmy-nominated Moses Ingram (The Queen’s Gambit, Obi-Wan Kenobi) is Cleo Johnson, self-sacrificing mother of two who is doing what she needs to “step up” as a Black woman in 1960s Baltimore in this gripping noir thriller based on Laura Lippman’s bestselling 2019 novel of the same name.

Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam