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TALK Interview: From TikTok to “Mars”

TALK released his debut single titled “Run Away To Mars” in June after gaining a following on TikTok earlier this year. His voice and persona as an artist are so developed for this to be his first release, and I was immediately intrigued by his style.

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TV/Film Reviews

TV Docuseries Review: “McCartney 3,2,1” on Hulu

Watching this feels as if we are sitting in on a conversation that we’re not supposed to be hearing, giving its audience a real fly-on-the-wall experience. It reflects on Paul’s career with The Beatles, as a solo artist, and how all of the songs came to be.

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Super Soundtrack TV/Film Reviews

Super Soundtrack: ‘Pig’ starring Nicolas Cage (dir. Michael Sarnoski)

The score composed for Pig features perfectly timed swells of music that just amp up the suspense. It fills the space with suspense and vigor, as if it needed more of that. The inflections of violin and string instruments are perfect for this film. The score absolutely matches the intensity Nicolas Cage brings to this film with his performance. Subdued but still brutal, this is honestly some of the best acting yet from Cage.

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Super Soundtrack: ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ on Netflix

In this piece for my “Super Soundtrack” series, I will be breaking down the music featured in Gunpowder Milkshake. Some of these songs might seem like they wouldn’t go together on paper, but they work together so cohesively when they play over the action sequences.

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Interview: ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ Director Navot Papushado on His “Genre Blender” of a Film and Its “Instinctive” Soundtrack

Think about a scene from one of your favorite movies with a song in it. If the scene was powerful enough, you’ll never be able to hear that song again without associating it with that scene in that movie. That’s the power music can have in film.

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Super Soundtrack

Super Soundtrack: “Gossip Girl” (2021) on HBO Max

You might think know the original “Gossip Girl,” but that doesn’t mean you have a clue what’s coming in this new reboot. Brand new characters, new drama, lots of money, and a new Gossip Girl (but the same iconic narration coming from Kristen Bell). As the school year begins for New York’s elite, a new […]

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Interviews

Jake Miller Interview: New Album ‘Silver Lining II’

“I figured it wouldn’t hurt to encourage people to focus on the silver linings rather than the dark clouds, figuratively speaking.”

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Interviews

SmithField Interview: ‘New Town’ EP + Being the First New Male-Female Country Duo to Debut in a Decade

It is officially EP release day for SmithField with their brand new EP, New Town, finally available today. After a year of waiting, they finally get to release this set of songs into the world. The country music genre has not had a new male-female country duo break out in a decade, and SmithField have plans to break the glass ceiling on that front.

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Award Shows

CMT Music Awards 2021: Full List of Winners and Nominees (Updating LIVE)

Nominees were announced on May 13 for the 2021 CMT Music Awards, which is currently being held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. This space will be updated with winners as they are announced tonight. VIDEO OF THE YEARBest video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration). Top five nominees, […]

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Music Videos

Music Video Roundup #1: May 27, 2021

Music Video Roundup is a new semi-weekly series that I’m starting on Music News & Rumors where I roundup all of the biggest and best music videos released over the last week or so. Here’s week #1…