The superhero film genre is on a decline, and so is American empire | Arts and Culture
Last week, Warner Bros Pictures released a new reboot of the Superman film series. The movie soared to the top of the box office and…
Why much of Mexico is banning pop songs about drug traffickers
MEXICO CITY — In a packed nightclub in Mexico City, hundreds of young people sang along as a band played a popular song narrating the life of…
Seven can’t-miss newcomers keeping the spirit of jazz going
Herbie Hancock, who at 85 years young is one of the elder statesmen and authorities of jazz, says jazz is a spirit. Though traditions of…
Liked Chappell Roan’s ‘The Giver’? 8 tracks to expand your queer country taste
“Do they know that chaps are gay?”Chappell Roan playfully posed that question to the host of Apple Music’s “Today’s Country” radio show, Kelleigh Bannen. Following…
Cynthia, a print música Mexicana magazine, for Zoomers
It was a highly stylized photo of DannyLux looking like a space matador that caught my attention.I was mindlessly scrolling through Instagram at some point…
Jamaican reggae star, ‘Rocking Dolly’ singer Cocoa Tea dead at 65
Reggae singer and Jamaican national icon Cocoa Tea has died. He was 65.The singer, born Calvin George Scott, died Tuesday of cardiac arrest in Fort…
L.A.’s KFM Karaoke Country Revue is a hootenanny with a queer twist
“I’m gay so I can’t do the guitar solo,” quips Sam Buck. A grin plays across his face as the unmistakable jangle of Tim McGraw’s…
Could ‘Wicked’ turbocharge the Broadway movie adaptation genre?
It’s not easy to defy gravity as a musical movie, particularly one that’s been adapted from a Broadway play.But with the record-breaking premiere of Universal…
Liam Neeson eyes action-film retirement: ‘It has to stop’
With a decade-plus with action films as his calling card, Liam Neeson says he may be aging out of the genre — but he has…
Fuerza Regida talks about Mexican music’s place in the Grammy race
Jesús Ortiz Paz, singer of the San Bernardino-born música Mexicana band Fuerza Regida, is relentless about winning every possible fan. From throwing album-release beach parties…
Luke Bryan talks Beyoncé’s CMA Awards snub, ‘Cowboy Carter’
Luke Bryan is venturing a guess at why Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” was snubbed by the Country Music Assn. Awards.Despite the album debuting at No. 1…
Maggie Smith death: Her talent never dimmed across 7 decades
A day I have been dreading is now upon us: Dame Maggie Smith has died. She was 89, of course, and spent much of her…
Southern California is a hotbed for rising música Mexicana acts
Southern California isn’t just the biggest U.S. market for música Mexicana; it also has contributed greatly to the genre by serving as the birthplace or…
Stagecoach 2025: Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll and Luke Combs will headline
Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll and Luke Combs will headline 2025’s Stagecoach country music festival, organizers announced Thursday, bringing together three superstar acts who each followed…