Image used with permission by copyright holderListed as a “Band to Watch” by influential music blog, StereoGum, New York City based band, The Midnight Hollow, is led by singer and multi instrumentalist Spencer Draeger, with Andrew Segreti on drums. Full line up for live shows is Matt Liebowitz on bass, Vahak “V” Janbazian on percussion and Katie Lee Campo on keyboards. The band has gained a lot of attention locally, and quickly, from their hypnotic shows, unpredictable stage presence and tendency to focus on keeping sets half improv and loose.
In 2013, the band officially released their first song “Downstairs” for a compilation on French based label, Zappruder Records. In June of 2014, they released a surreal 60s psychedelic cult classic style video for “Her Morning Glow.” The Midnight Hollow recently self released their first EP in summer of 2014 with a second one set to release in Winter.
‘The Brutalist’ is the first big winner of the 2025 Oscar season
The Brutalist is an epic about a man building a massive building in the aftermath of World War II
The 2025 Oscar season is starting to take shape, filled with movies that are all hoping to become awards season favorites. The Brutalist, Brady Corbett's historical epic, just got a big boost in that regard when it was awarded best film at the New York Film Critics' Circle Awards.
The movie also won for best actor for Adrien Brody's lead performance, suggesting that it was one of the strongest movies of the year with the critics group. The NYFCC is the oldest critics group in America, and while their tastes can sometimes be more high-brow than the Academy, the group has been a reliable bellwether for the Oscars for years. Since the Academy expanded its list of Best Picture nominees, there have only been two instances where the NYFCC winner didn't secure a nomination (Carol in 2015 and First Cow in 2020).
The news comes just three months after the show aired its season 3 finale.
Bel-Air, the more dramatic retelling of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air hasn't lasted quite as long as the original series, but after its third season it's getting closer. Now, Variety is reporting that Peacock's Bel-Air has been renewed for a fourth and final season at Peacock. The news comes about three months after the show's season 3 finale aired.
Like the original sitcom, this show follows a teenager named Will who moves from an impoverished neighborhood in West Philadelphia to live with his aunt and uncle in the posh Los Angeles neighborhood of Bel-Air. The show was originally inspired by a viral video that imagined what the series might look like as a more straightforward drama. The series stars Jabari Banks, Adrian Holmes, Cassandra Freeman, Olly Sholotan, Akira Akbar, Coco Jones, Jimmy Akingbola, Jordan L. Jones, and Simone Joy Jones.
Taylor Swift is named Spotify’s most streamed artist again in 2024
Swift has long been one of the most popular artist on the planet.
Spotify's Wrapped feature brings joy and horror to users every year as they realize exactly what they spent the year listening to. In addition to that individual data, though, the music streaming service also provides a more global picture of how its users behave every year, and this year, Taylor Swift once again reined supreme.
Variety is reporting that Swift was the service's most streamed artist for the second year in a row, thanks largely to her album "The Tortured Poets Department," which was the year's most streamed album. Swift's music generated 26.6 billion streams on the platform this year. Just behind Swift were the Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Drake and Billie Eilish.
