Skrillex, Fred Again and Four Tet’s Frenzied Madison Square Garden Rave Opens a New Chapter for EDM: Concert Review

Emily Longeretta Young Hollywood is ready for Oscars week. On Wednesday night, some of the biggest young stars in the industry celebrated at Vanity Fair and TikTok’s Vanities: A Night for Young Hollywood at Mes Amis. The star-studded evening was co-hosted by Halle Bailey, Julia Garner and Paul Mescal, the latter of which is nominated for his performance in “Aftersun” at this weekend’s Academy Awards. Garner, who walked the red carpet with husband Mark Foster, was excited to be out and about during one of the biggest weeks of the year. “This is for the young, new talent that’s in the industry right now. It’s such an honor to be here — it’s nice to be out of the house outside of this bubble we’ve all been living in,” she told Variety. “Not via zoom!”

Searchlight Pictures has set a July 14th release date for the ensemble musical comedy Theater Camp, which it acquired out of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival for around $8M with a theatrical guarantee.

confirmed the news of his death. Shortly after WWII, when Americans feared the impacts of nuclear testing and radiation, Gordon created mutated monster movies that wreaked havoc on the world.

J. Kim Murphy Bert I. Gordon, an American filmmaker whose low-budget creature features brought super-sized monsters to drive-in cinemas in the mid-20th century, died Wednesday in Los Angeles after collapsing at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 100. Gordon’s death was confirmed to the New York Times by his daughter, Patricia. In Atomic Age America, Gordon’s science-fiction B movies manifested the country’s nuclear anxieties as eye-popping apocalypse spectacles. Mostly working under shooting schedules that could total to two weeks and change at most, Gordon produced, directed and wrote more than 25 features over a career spanning six decades, including striking titles like “Village of the Giants” (1965), “How to Succeed With Sex” (1970) and “Empire of the Ants” (1977). His films “Necromancy” (1972)” and “The Food of the Gods” (1976) featured Orson Welles and Ida Lupino, respectively.

Bert I. Gordon, who was given the nickname “Mr. B.I.G.” by Famous Monsters of Filmland editor Forrest J. Ackerman not just because it matched his initials but also because it matched the director’s favorite big-screen subject — giant monsters — died today. He was 100. His daughter Patricia Gordon confirmed the filmmaker’s death to the New York Times.

UPDATED with plan for broader-access stream. Prime Video will make its upcoming exclusive coverage of the first NFL game to be played on Black Friday free for all viewers, not just Prime members.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Flix Brewhouse, a luxury cinema chain, is opening a new theater in north central Texas. The exhibition company had hoped to construct a new facility in 2020, but those blueprints were derailed as COVID sent the movie theater and shopping center industries into disarray. But now that the circuit’s balance sheet has leveled from pandemic closures, Flix Brewhouse has resumed plans to expand its footprint. Founded in Round Rock, Texas, in 2011, the company currently has nine locations. For its newest venue, the theater chain signed a 15-year lease with Shops at Broad in Mansfield, Texas, to complete and open a 40,000-square-foot luxury theater this fall.

SZA headlined New York’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday night (March 4) and was joined onstage by Phoebe Bridgers and Cardi B.SZA is mid-way through her North American arena tour in support of her new album ‘SOS’ and was joined by a couple of special guests at the first of her New York dates.Early in the set, SZA was joined onstage by Phoebe Bridgers to perform ‘Ghost In The Machine’ live for the first time. For the next song, SZA then brought out Cardi B for the live debut of their collab ‘I Do’ before Cardi performed part of her Glorilla team-up ‘Tomorrow 2’.Taking to social media, SZA called Bridgers “a king amongst ants” and said Cardi B was a “superstar.”“I can’t believe she came through for me.

SZA made a huge splash with her hits-filled, nautically themed “SOS” tour concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday would be a conceptually on-message but drastically understated statement: She performed 32 songs on a wildly elaborate seaside-themed stage that included a giant fake fishing boat, a dinghy that soared above the crowd and a lighthouse, brought out two fellow queens — rapper Cardi B and indie-rock titan Phoebe Bridgers, within 10 minutes of each other, no less — and played a crowd-pleasing, nearly two-hour-long set that had the audience out of their seats and singing along for virtually the entire show. The concert had a loose shipwreck storyline (“SOS,” get it?) — beginning with her sitting on a diving board like she is on the cover of “SOS,” progressing to a dockside, the boat, the dinghy, an aquarium and concluding back on the diving board — that was accompanied by scenes of a beautiful ocean, a star-filled sky and Pixar-like underwater imagery on the giant video screens on the stage. The show was so visually dazzling that it concluded with a giant cinematic “The End” on the screens and — in a classy, generous move that every major concert should employ from now on — actual closing credits, from the bandmembers to the dancers and choreographers to the technicians and truck drivers.

SZA headlined New York’s Madison Square Gardens on Saturday night (March 4) and was joined onstage by Phoebe Bridgers and Cardi B.SZA is mid-way through her North American arena tour in support of her new album ‘SOS’ and was joined by a couple of special guests at the first of her New York dates.Early in the set, SZA was joined onstage by Phoebe Bridgers to perform ‘Ghost In The Machine’ live for the first time. For the next song, SZA then brought out Cardi B for the live debut of their collab ‘I Do’ before Cardi performed part of her Glorilla team-up ‘Tomorrow 2’.Taking to social media, SZA called Bridgers “a king amongst ants” and said Cardi B was a “superstar.”“I can’t believe she came through for me.

Fred Again.. has released a new track featuring a verse from The Streets‘ Mike Skinner and original vocals from singer Dermot Kennedy. Listen to ‘Mike (Desert Island Duvet)’ below.The new release is a club-reworking of ‘Berwyn (All That I Got Is You)’ from Fred Again..’s album ‘Actual Life 3’, updated with Skinner and Kennedy’s contributions.

Boygenius, Fred Again.. and Primal Scream are set to headline Connect Festival 2023 – see the line-up so far below.The three-day event is due to take place at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland between August 25-27.

Just passing through town. Riverdale has made a name for itself with plenty of wild story lines, chaotic plot twists and surprising A-list guest stars.

Rockband Kiss have announced the final dates of their last tour — two back-to-back shows at Madison Square Garden in New York at the end of 2023. The final leg of the 17-date North American tour, “End of the Road Countdown: The Final 50 Shows” will start in October in Texas, moving to California, Washington, Canada, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois and Maryland before closing out on Dec. 1 and 2.“Kiss was born in New York City.

The ever-touring rock band KISS announced today that the road will end where it began: New York City. The iconic rockers, including original members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, will play their final show ever this December at Madison Square Garden.

An Ayrshire Paralympian has cooked his way to the grand final of Next Level Chef.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, Music Universal Music Group is home to dozens of labels spanning every genre, from pop to hip-hop, rock to R&B, country to Latin and niche styles like Christian, classical and Jazz. To run one of these companies is to associate with top talent — household names like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Drake and Lady Gaga — and the pressure to perform is equally massive. Which makes a label like Verve, which launched in the 1950s with the music of Ella Fitzgerald — and whose current roster includes left-of-center signings like Tank and the Bangas, Kurt Vile and Arooj Aftab — a sort of refuge in the giant commercial enterprise that is the world’s biggest music company. But Verve’s value to UMG is significant, and this is not lost on Sir Lucian Grainge, its chairman and CEO, who has given the label the leeway to invest in traditional artist development. What does that mean? For some familiar context: it’s letting an artist like Bruce Springsteen put out two albums achieving less-than-stellar sales so that he can reach a “Born to Run,” his third and career-launching release. Verve has its own success stories that follow this trajectory, like Jon Batiste, the former Stephen Colbert bandleader and master musician from New Orleans, whose “We Are” won album of the year at the 2022 Grammys.

Thania Garcia Skrillex surprised fans on Saturday night by dropping “Don’t Get Too Close” (via Owsla/Atlantic), which arrived less than 24 hours after his LP “Quest for Fire.” The new set includes features from Yung Lean, Bladee, Chief Keef, Justin Bieber, PinkPantheress, Trippie Redd, Bibi Bourelly, Kid Cudi, and more. The announcement came during the producer-DJ’s massive Madison Square Garden rave on Saturday night with Fred Again and Four Tet. According to a press release, bootleg CDs of the album were handed out at the event that will not be available anywhere else. The show, and his back-to-back full-length releases, mark the conclusion of a jam-packed week of activity for Skrillex that kicked off with a Valentine’s Day pop-up in New York’s Good Room and concluded with a massive MSG pre-party in the middle of Times Square for the Lot Radio on Feb. 17.

Kate Hudson cozies up to good friend and designer Zac Posen as they arrive for opening night of The Wanderer’s held at The Laura Pels Theatre on Thursday night (February 16) in New York City.

Marc Anthony and Nadia Ferreira look happy and like they’re celebrating. The couple was spotted in Miami for the first time since they shared they were expecting a baby, and were all smiles.Marc Anthony is having a baby! Here’s a look at his childrenMarc Anthony and Maluma will perform at the 2023 PREMIO LO NUESTROAnthony and Ferreira were photographed getting inside a black car, with both of them laughing and smiling. Ferreira was wearing a black dress, matching flats and a light blue jacket.