ENTERTAINMENT

This band is somewhat of an acquired taste, but the rabid fans of Wilco singer/songwriter Jeff Tweedy go crazy for his music. If you need an easy entry point into this unique band, there’s no better time than to dive in with their new album, Cruel Country, coming out very soon! Judging by the pre-release information, this is shaping up to be a treat for newcomers and returning fans alike.

Looking for a romance-themed film outside of the typical group of choices? Here are some great streaming options featuring different takes on the movie staple of love.

This week’s popular music films for streaming, all collected for your viewing pleasure! This is a good mix of classics and new musicals and music-oriented features.

In recent memory, Cats is the last of those rare films that everyone could so easily and gleefully ridicule for its shortcomings and misfires. While its unintentionally haunting animation and shockingly bad direction made Cats something of an enjoyable pilgrimage for theater-goers who loved movies of the “so bad they’re good” variety, the other side of the bad movie spectrum is not nearly as widely covered.

After two albums worth of getting back to basics and cutting to the emotional core of the Korn sound, the maligned Californian nu-metal band delivered another set of top-notch work with 2022's Requiem. By now, the cringe-inducing inclusions of hip-hop and funk are set aside for real songwriting without forgoing a near-constant blast of heaviness in the process. With Requiem, singer Jonathan Davis and his cohorts seem keenly aware of their unique position in the minds of fans (and especially haters), so they never need to address either side anymore. They continue self-discovery in a typically harrowing fashion, but here it's all with the aim to 'start the healing.'

This week only, U.S. concert fanatics are in for a major treat. On concert promoter Live Nation’s website, anyone can get tickets for dozens of bands for only $25, with no fees or taxes. Anyone looking for the prime opportunity to get cheap concert tickets should look no further, as this is easily the best deal one could ask for in each calendar year. Here are some of the enticing tours that might lure some people in.

It’s officially on the books: Post Malone’s new album, Twelve Carat Toothache, will be released on June 3rd, 2022. Another released through UMG’s Mercury and Republic Records, this new record is proving to be a unique one from pre-release information and from Post Malone’s admission. Here’s everything to know about Twelve Carat Toothache.

John Wick: Chapter 4 is currently in post-production, meaning a release date is on the horizon! The rollout of this new movie is slated for wide theatrical release on March 24, 2023, after a nearly two-year delay.

Who would’ve thought that Logan Paul, a famous YouTuber, and Floyd Mayweather, a legendary boxer, would have an interaction?The match happened on June 6, 2021, at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Originally it was supposed to be on February 20, 2021, however, it was postponed.Perhaps unsurprisingly, the whole thing was Logan Paul’s idea. He apparently asked Mayweather whether he was interested in the match or not. The latter was pretty straightforward about his answer.He told the speaker when he was on Disruptive Entrepreneur Podcast that he can guarantee himself $35 million in the fight, but that he also liked the idea of fighting someone for the sake of entertainment. “Why not?' Mayweather replied. 'It's something new, something I don't bother doing; it's something that people are interested in seeing.'

Before I discuss the fight between Jake Paul and Ben Askren, I just want to say: what is up with YouTubers challenging professional and/or retired boxers or MMA fighters?Because right now, we have another YouTuber who dared a retired MMA fighter to fight with in the ring. It’s not Logan Paul though, but his younger brother, Jake Paul, who called out Ben Askren to have a match with him.The match happened on April 17, 2021, at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.Unlike Logan Paul and Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition match, their match is a professional match. It started when Jake called out several fighters to step into the ring and fight him during his match with former NBA player, Nate Robinson. Among the several fighters he dared are Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Dillon Danis, Jorge Masvidal, and Ben Askren.

The beloved animated comedy series Bob’s Burgers has been a constant staple of Fox’s animation Sundays since 2011. This amazing showcase of the voice talents of H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, and Kristen Schaal, who voice the Belcher family of Bob, Linda, Tina, Gene, and Louise, is currently airing trailers for the first full-length Bob’s Burgers feature film. To celebrate this milestone, here is a smorgasbord of episodes to highlight the long-running show’s comfortable appeal through all 12 seasons.

Brooklyn-based indie rock band Big Thief gave the world two stellar 2019 albums which showcased the two extremes of the band. Determined to outdo themselves, the group led by singer/songwriter Adrianne Lenker used four separate recording sessions to cull the material for Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You. Originally the length of four albums, only 20 songs remain with a remarkable 80 minutes of music.

As the iconic scribe of teenage pop psychology for the 1980s, John Hughes became a cult classic filmmaker as well as a commercially viable hitmaker. Though he drifted into children’s films in the latter part of his career, his films remain a viable part of every subsequent generation.

Mel Gibson’s critically acclaimed directorial features are equal parts successful, controversial, and gruesomely adults-only. With an interesting list of films under his belt (as well as a largely well-known acting career), Gibson has become a cult favorite beyond the individual success of his movies. Though he doesn’t have anything officially on the books, here are all the rumored projects of the past decade or so of Gibson’s career to satiate the mega-fans.

Diana Gabaldon's infamous historical fantasy novels are still being published, so the Outlander adaptation from Starz is still on the way. Season 6, based on book #6 in the series (A Breath of Snow and Ashes), aired its eighth episode and finale on May 1st, 2022, and the show once again received positive reviews. If you’re still hanging on to Outlander, chances are you will definitely want to stick around for a double-length follow-up season coming soon!