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Wavves are back with their first album of new material in four years. Spun is out June 6th via Ghost Ramp, the band’s label, plus they’re hitting the road this summer to tour North America. As a preview, they’ve shared the album’s latest single, “Goner,” which was produced by Travis Barker. Listen below.

Spun is Wavves’ eighth record, following 2021’s Hideaway, and will also feature the February single “So Long,” though no other details about the tracklist have been released yet. The new album brings frontman Nathan Williams back together with bandmates Stephen Pope, Ross Traver, and Alex Gates.

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The music video for “Goner” was filmed at Wavves’ LA wildfire benefit show back in early March. “I had this song I had been sitting on, always revisited it and tried to record it a bunch of times but it was never just right,...

Model Amber Rose recently endorsed former President Donald Trump in his upcoming election.

On Tuesday, Rose took to Instagram to post a photo of herself with Donald and Melania Trump at a black-tie event, captioning it “Trump 2024 .”

Rose is a staunch advocate for women’s rights and organized a SlutWalk in 2015, which is a nonprofit event aimed at raising awareness about gender inequality, victim-blaming and rape culture. As a bisexual woman, Rose has also been a vocal supporter of the LGBTQ community.

This endorsement is to the surprise of many, as in the past, Rose has criticized Trump for his remarks about women. This contradiction between Rose’s words and actions has sparked frustration from fans and public figures.

Film director Nathan Williams commented on her post, “Unfollow with quickness. He is against everything I thought you stood for. Bye, girl.”

Another commenter said, “I thought you’re a feminist?...

Dylann Roof’s mass murder of nine black churchgoers in 2015 left behind many loved ones, some of whom have begun speaking out following a jury’s decision Tuesday that Roof should die for his racially-motivated crimes.

Roof’s sentencing “sends a strong message” about the intolerance for hate crimes, Malcolm Graham told the Associated Press. Graham’s sister, Cynthia Hurd, was killed in the 2015 attack.

There is “no room in a civilized society for hatred, racism and discrimination,” Graham told the AP.

A second of Hurd’s brothers, Melvin Graham (pictured above), agreed: “Today we had justice for my sister,...

Stars: Anna Margaret Hollyman, Laura Lemar-Goldsborough, Chris Doubeck, Nathan Williams | Written and Directed by Zach Clark

Christmas is meant to be about family and happiness, to some it’s even about religion. When tragedy strikes though and Christmas is looming it can be a strange and ominous date where you want to be happy, but your emotions just don’t want to comply with the festive mood. White Reindeer is a movie that takes the subject and looks at one woman’s struggle to fight loss and find a way to bring a place for herself and the changes in her life during the festive season.

Just as Suzanne Barrington (Anna Margaret Hollyman) appears to have everything she ever wanted it all gets ripped away with the murder of her husband Jeff (Nathan Williams). When she discovers he was having an affair with an exotic dancer she tracks the woman down and befriends her.

Title: White Reindeer Director: Zach Clark Starring: Anna Margaret Hollyman, Laura Lemar-Goldsborough, Lydia Johnson, Joe Swanberg, Nathan Williams, Chris Doubek Writer-director Zach Clark’s “White Reindeer” is a curious and frustrating film. Anchored by a compelling lead performance from Anna Margaret Hollyman, and tossing off little riffs of dry wit and allegory here and there, it’s a very particular and peculiar indie offering. Unfortunately, its originality is undone by false-note narrative beats and a muddled if not outright phony moral theme or purpose, resulting in a work that is definitely distinctive yet far from singular. Set in present-day suburban Virginia, the film centers around Suzanne Barrington (Hollyman), a real estate agent who enjoys a nice [ Read More ]

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Black Christmas: Clark’s Nostalgia Tinged Nightmare of Christmas Tradition

Even those unfamiliar with previous films directed by Zach Clark (Modern Love is Automatic; Vacation!) will be on high alert in the opening credits of his latest slice of indie fresh, White Reindeer, as we languidly witness our protagonist embark on a zany shopping spree of unnecessary Christmas items in an unremarkable mall amidst all the earmarks of the season. And soon after the tattered opening credits, a running self-destruct mechanism begins with the announcement that it’s currently 24 days before Christmas. Deliberately dark in its examination of the reinforcing power of traditions such as nationally observed holidays and other socially sanctioned existences (i.e. marriage), Clark’s biggest surprise is how warmly humanistic it is despite its framing as a sometimes grotesque parody of Midwestern milquetoast ideals.

Suzanne Barrington (Anna Margaret Hollyman) is a real estate agent in...

It takes a lot of balls -- and not the shiny and colorful kind that typically decorate Christmas trees -- to make an independent, low-budget Christmas film. Not only are holiday films a niche market, but they tend to cater to broad mainstream audiences. Subjects like the unexpected loss of a loved one and the resulting depression are not really all that Christmas-y in nature; then again, neither are sexual fetishes, strip clubs and swinger parties. Zach Clark's White Reindeer offers all of that and much more, in what is probably about as far from a typical holiday film as one could possibly get. Clark cleverly sets up White Reindeer like a generic, formula-driven Hollywood comedy. Jeff (Nathan Williams) is a weatherman who has just landed a dream job in Hawaii. Being that his wife Suzanne (Anna Margaret Hollyman) is a hardcore Christmas fanatic, it is a bit surprising...