music films

Devo documentary explores ‘Whip It’, band’s misunderstood legacy

August 24, 2025 Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK — You know the band Devo, right? The guys with the funny red plastic hats and jumpsuits? The New Wave musicians behind the silly “Whip It” video? They had that odd, spiky ’80s […]

The Stream: Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Michelle Williams on FX, Kevin Bacon hunts demons

April 4, 2025 The Associated Press

Michelle Williams starring in the FX dramedy “Dying for Sex” and Elton John and Brandi Carlile teaming up for the album “Who Believes In Angels?” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases are […]

The stream: ‘Wicked’ at home, Selena Gomez in love, Ellen Pompeo out of scrubs

March 21, 2025 The Associated Press

“Wicked” landing on Peacock for home sing-alongs and Ellen Pompeo starring in her first big role since stepping back from ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases are some of […]

Garth Hudson, master instrumentalist, last surviving member of The Band, dead at 87

January 30, 2025 Hillel Italie

NEW YORK — Garth Hudson, The Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to such rock standards as “Up on Cripple […]

‘A Complete Unknown’ electric in more ways than one

January 6, 2025 Mark Kennedy

“A Complete Unknown” certainly lives up to its title. You are hardly closer to understanding the soul of Bob Dylan after watching more than two hours of this moody look at America’s most enigmatic troubadour. […]