Albums: MTV Unplugged: 10,000 Maniacs
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10000-maniacs-mtv-unplugged/
Javier Bardem slams 'toxic masculinity' portrayed in Cannes entry 'The Beloved'
Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem denounced the aggressive masculinity at the heart of his new Cannes Film Festival competition entry "The Beloved" on Sunday, calling it a destructive force he hopes growing awareness can help end.
Albums: MTV Unplugged: 10,000 Maniacs
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10000-maniacs-mtv-unplugged/
The Beloved review – Javier Bardem turns in a career-scariest performance
Cannes film festival: This tremendously alarming drama from Rodrigo Sorogoyen is a meditation on male auteurs entirely without sentimentality
John Sterling, beloved voice of Yankees for 36 seasons, dies at 87
Broadcaster called 5,420 regular-season games
Native New Yorker won 12 Emmys for his work
Original Blair Witch team added to reboot after voicing outrage
A new reboot of the 1999 horror hit will feature two of the original stars and the directing team as executive producers
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/30/original-blair-witch-project-team-reboot
The Death of Afrika Bambaataa and the Afterlife of Hip-Hop
One of the originators of the genre now haunts it.
Dave Mason, co-founder of Traffic who had a star-studded solo career, dies aged 79
British singer and guitarist wrote and performed Traffic classics including Feelin’ Alright? before platinum-selling solo albums and work with Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac and more
Modest Mouse Announce New Album An Eraser and a Maze
It’s the band's first independent release in nearly 30 years
https://pitchfork.com/news/modest-mouse-album-an-eraser-and-a-maze/
‘She wanted to disappear in silence’: the magical life and mysterious death of married musician duo Irena and Vojtěch Havlovi
Blending minimalism, ambient and folk music in the former Czechoslovakia, the couple made pilgrim-like tours around Europe, beguiling everyone they met. Fans including the National’s Bryce Dessner explain their allure

Blending minimalism, ambient and folk music in the former Czechoslovakia, the couple made pilgrim-like tours around Europe, beguiling everyone they met. Fans including the National’s Bryce Dessner explain their allure
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‘We feel this incredible tension at all times’: what happened to small-town USA when extremists moved in
In his new book, Michael Edison Hayden captures the bitter saga between the founders of far-right publication VDare and the residents of a West Virginia town
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/apr/11/strange-people-on-the-hill-michael-edison-hayden