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Former The Smiths guitarist and co-songwriter Johnny Marr has been quite active since that famous band dissolved in 1987. With a new late-80s influenced record Fever Dreams, Marr spread 16 tracks across four 'parts,' which work better collected together than as separate chunks. Here are the highlight moments to get you into Fever Dreams.

Put the bad reviews in context here: for fans of Avril Lavigne's prime era that has been forsaken for so long now, her 2022 release Love Sux is an absolute delight. While not every song is a winner, about two-thirds of the album is spot-on Avril, with driving guitars and hooky, righteous anthems about love and heartbreak. Here are the songs to check out, and the ones to avoid.

It's understandable if you've never heard of the Australian rock band Gang of Youths, who have slowly been transitioning from local fame to worldwide success. If you need something to listen to, there's no better album to get into Gang of Youths than their 2022 release Angel In Realtime, a well-crafted album that marks their second #1 on the Australian charts and first to chart outside of their home country. Lead vocalist of the quintet David Le'aupepe has a striking connection to the record, which will linger in one's ear for long after the album is finished.

Watcher slipped under the radar a bit earlier this summer, and while it's definitely not the best horror film of the year, it ranks above the other recent indie horror releases like The Twin and Men. The streaming options for Watcher are not the most convenient yet, but since the film premiered in early June, more availability should be coming very soon. Here's what you need to know about Watcher.

Cha Cha Real Smooth went to streaming for the first time in June 2022, a few months after building hype following its memorable Sundance showing. This feature is from lesser-known indie star Cooper Raiff, who caught attentions at the film festival South By Southwest by writing, directing, and starring in his debut feature-length film, Shithouse (also known as Freshman Year). With Cha Cha Real Smooth, Raiff returns to those same positions again, and the reviews are positive once more. Here's what's going on with Raiff's sophomore feature.

Fans of Tisha Campbell remember her first appearance at the age of six in an episode of the PBS show “The Big Blue Marble” back in 1974. A gifted child, she won numerous talent shows and made it to classic children’s programs such as Kids Are People Too, Unicorn Tales, and even Captain Kangaroo. She performed in the film adaptation of the musical Little Shop of Horrors at the age of 17, playing the character Chiffon, who is part of a “hip” Greek Chorus.The actress eventually moved to Hollywood (after graduating from the Arts High School in Newark) where she starred in the musical comedy-drama series, Rags to Riches. The show only lasted two seasons but she was able to make her portrayal of her character, Marva, memorable. She would continue with the musical-comedy direction and soon be cast as Jane Toussaint in the Spike Lee film School Daze.

The number one streamer, Netflix, has just brought us two new reasons to get excited. They’ve given the green light on yet another season of Squid Game and a real game show based on it.

In a Hollywood Reporter exclusive report, they revealed that 'Wonder Man' is in the works for Marvel Cinematic Universe + Disney. The movie will be filmed in 2023, which means it could hit the silver screen by 2024- and fans are living it already. The film's director, Destin Daniel Cretton, has teamed up with Andrew Guest to produce a live-action series featuring the long-running Marvel character.Guest will head write the series, while Cretton exec produces and possibly even directs an episode or more. The two are working together through their overall deal with Marvel Studios signed late last year.'Wonder Man' is one of the first superheroes to emerge in American comics. He's also a founding member and beloved character at Marvel, appearing regularly ever since his debut appearance alongside 'The Avengers' in comic book number 9. Also known as Mr. Muscles and Hal Canutt, Simon Williams (Wonder Man's alter ego) gained his superhuman powers due to chemical and radiation treatments with 'ionic' energy by Baron Zemo. In 'Avengers: The Children's Crusade' comic book number 3, Captain America describes Wonder Man as having 'Sentry-level' strength that is beyond the likes of Thor or Steve Rogers, thanks to these potent cocktails administered during an early age when he had no natural defense against empowerment - something which would change everything for him.

Electronic producer Diplo is always one you can count on to latch onto whatever trend is going around. Sure enough, as soon as 'Old Town Road' become one of the most streamed songs of 2019, Diplo comes out with a country album in 2020. Here's what critics had to say about the remarkably bad Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil.

Every now and then, an artist comes along that truly surprises their listeners. Kid Cudi did it with his confusing alt-rock lo-fi record Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven, Metallica did it with the downtuned ugly sound of St. Anger, and classic artists like David Bowie and Bob Dylan did it countless times. Now, seasoned musician Sasami Ashworth follows an unassuming indie rock debut with an interesting mix of influences. To name a few, she quotes her sophomore record Squeeze as being inspired by Fleetwood Mac, Sheryl Crow, and... System of a Down. Needless to say, the results were a bit shocking.

While there are many great debut album every year, some are in the category of 'interesting while still needing to hone their songwriting.' The new band Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard fits directly in this category, drawing from vintage influences of the '70s and the '70s-influenced indie rock bands from the '90s. Here's the lowdown on Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard's debut album, Backhand Deals.

The Innocents, released for VOD and limited in theaters on May 13th, 2022, was one of only a few horror movies this year to break serious ground into great review territory. This Norwegian film currently holds a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, where critics considered it 'chilling' and 'powerful.' Here's everything you need to know about The Innocents.

It's looking like you can rent Men around July 19th, following the typical mode of about two months after the theatrical release. The provocative marketing of this film definitely got lots of people in the theater, regardless of its critical and audience divisiveness. So now the question remains: is this film really worth watching? Let's find out!

Though Destroyer's 2020 album, Have We Met, received slightly better reviews than their newest album and features a charismatic portrait of Dan Bejar on its cover, this album was similarly not a major highlight in this artist's career. Though the music itself is far from bad, something is not quite right with the whole affair. Let's take a deeper look at why Destroyer's recent output just does not quite cut it.

New London jazz giants Binker Golding (tenor saxophone) and Moses Boyd (drums) have been around as a duo since 2014, but have been quiet for the last few years after quickly releasing three albums. Now, the group is back and more exciting and boundary-pushing than ever. Catch up now on the amazing free jazz exploits of Binker & Moses on their 2022 record Feeding the Machine.