Madison Beer on how mental health battles influenced debut album ‘Life Support’

Spike Lee and David Byrne aren’t an obvious pairing. While the former’s oeuvre, for the most part, features unflinching stories about Black life in America, the latter became a hero to white college-educated teens everywhere.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticWhen you watch the filmed version of a show like “Hamilton” or “Springsteen on Broadway,” it can feel like the next best thing to being there. But Spike Lee’s playful and entrancing big-screen version of David Byrne’s “American Utopia” is better than the next best thing — it feels more like a whole new thing.Byrne’s spiky and exuberant 21st-century rock-concert-on-Broadway jamboree, which opened at New York’s Hudson Theatre on Oct.

Suzanne Vega, “An Evening of New York Songs and Stories” (Amanuensis/Cooking Vinyl)Suzanne Vega has had a symbiotic relationship with New York City since moving there as a toddler and the metropolis is a recurring presence in her tunes.Her new live album, “An Evening of New York Songs and Stories,” was recorded last year at Manhattan’s Café Carlyle with a small combo, and its 16 tunes, plus some between-songs chatter, form an intimate appreciation of the city and some of its many roles and

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentNew York and Oslo-based writer/director Mona Fastvold made her directorial debut with “The Sleepwalker,” which unlocked secrets between two sisters and made a splash in 2014 at Sundance. Her ambitious followup “The World to Come” stars Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby as two farmers’ wives in 1856 Upstate New York who fall in love but have no template, no reference points as to how to handle their emotions.

Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons are opening up about their romance.

David Byrne is acknowledging it was a mistake doing a Blackface bit in a performance in 1984.

Samia’s debut album ‘The Baby’ feels like an ideal accompaniment to these strange, discombobulating times. Over eleven sonically diverse and emotionally complex songs, the 23-year-old’s music goes beyond fleeting indie-pop and speaks directly to the soul.Landing somewhere between country story-telling and grunge, Samia’s unique sound comes from an eclectic range of influences.

BTS have performed their record-breaking new single ‘Dynamite’ live for the first time at the MTV VMAs 2020.After picking up the awards for Best Group and Best K-pop earlier in the night, the band gave the debut performance of the English-language song remotely from Seoul.Dressed in retro suits, the seven-piece band’s performance was made to look like they were performing from New York.

Mark David Chapman, the man who killed John Lennon, has been denied parole for the 11th time. The 65-year-old was denied after being interviewed by a parole board on Aug.

Madison Beer has spoken in a new interview about being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.The New York singer/songwriter spoke candidly in an interview with The Face about her diagnosis and her upcoming debut album, ‘Life Support’.Saying that “people think they already have their minds made up about me”, Beer says that she hopes that public perception of her will shift once ‘Life Support’ is released.“Part of me is nervous because I really want people to not take things I say wrong,”

Hamilton Leithauser has announced the release of a new live album, featuring the recordings of his only live performances for 2020.‘Live! at Cafe Carlyle’ is composed of 10 recordings from the five shows Leithauser played during his annual residency at the titular New York venue.Per Setlist FM, it will feature covers of Big Thief‘s ‘Not’, Lana Del Rey‘s ‘The Greatest’ and Randy Newman‘s ‘Miami’.

The Los Angeles mayor is done putting up influencers not taking the coronavirus quarantine seriously.

NEW YORK -- From grappling with big life decisions to a marriage on the brink, a new four-part miniseries tackles relationship struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leslie Odom Jr.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Scotland’s walking charity Paths for All is sharing inspirational stories that encapsulate the physical and mental benefits walking has had on those coping with a variety of challenges during lockdown.The charity hopes the ten moving tales will encourage people to keep walking and convince others to take up walking every day.Inspired by the famous digital photography project, Humans of New York, the campaign brings to life stories of love,