-
![]()
David Byrne Has a Message in the Trump Era: It’s Not All Bad
The Daily Beast talks with rock’s resident public intellectual about his new album, ‘American Utopia,’ and how he wants to lift everyone’s spirits. And no, he’s not being ironic.
-
![]()
Open Up the Pit: The State of Hardcore in a Post-Turnstile World
With a breakout album and crossover appeal, the Baltimore band took hardcore music to places previously thought unimaginable. Does that mean the next wave of punk’s most misanthropic subgenre is ready for the spotlight?
-
![]()
How ‘Nobody’ Turned Bob Odenkirk Into the Next John Wick
As the co-creator of ‘Mr. Show’ and the star of ‘Better Call Saul,’ Odenkirk had made his mark in the comedy and drama worlds. Then he had an idea: What if he tried to take over the action world too?
-
![]()
Stan Lee Celebrates a Marvelous Career in Comics and Film
Stan Lee, legendary comic writer and co-creator of iconic Marvel superheroes such as Spider-Man, X-Men, Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk, is a spry 94 years old, and he’s still trying to outdo himself career-wise.
-
![]()
Catch Albert Hammond, Jr. in L.A., Taking Guitar Lessons
The Strokes guitarist talks to GQ about his latest solo album and life after NYC.
-
![A clothed woman in a bathtub]()
Elisabeth Moss Says She'd Be 'a F*cking Idiot' to Turn Down The Handmaid's Tale
The actress didn't think she'd ever see another role as original as Mad Men's Peggy. Then she got the call for her new show.
-
![A black and white photo of a person in a hat sitting beneath a tree]()
Big Thief’s Big Year
Adrianne Lenker and 2019's defining indie band have a way of drawing you in
-
![A man in glasses with crossed arms in front of a corkboard]()
Chris Gethard Is About to Get Shoved Into the Locker of Success
What happens when comedy's biggest loser finally starts winning?
-
![A man in an orange cap and white button-down shirt raises a tennis racket above him]()
Holding Court with Stephen Malkmus
The indie rock legend teaches Stereogum how to hit a tennis ball
-
![An illustration of a woman with silver hair playing guitar in front of a microphone]()
Everyone Wants to Be Phoebe Bridgers’s Friend
With her new album ‘Punisher,’ indie rock’s brightest star is letting us into her world. Now if only she could get a dog.
-
![An illustration of a dark-haired man in headphones at a computer desk]()
The My Generation: An Oral History Of Myspace Music
Myspace changed the way we discovered music and fell apart after conquering the world.
-
![An illustration of vampire characters from What We Do in the Shadows]()
Reality Bites: How ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Became the Funniest Show on TV
Creator Jemaine Clement, cast, and crew break down the making of the beloved vampire sitcom
-
![A man stands in front of a wall of hexagons]()
Ted Leo Is Like You
One of rock's best songwriters is getting back in the ring. He hopes you still care.
-
![]()
Killer Mike, Rap Superhero, Faces His Greatest Fears on ‘Michael’
The prolific rapper and activist opens up about how losing his mother and grandmother helped inform his deeply personal new album and why electing Black leaders isn’t enough.
-
![A man smokes a cigarette in close up]()
Twenty Questions with David Harbour
The Stranger Things breakout opens up (and hops in the tub) on the eve of his first—and certainly not last—stint as a mainstream leading man
-
![Five men stand together]()
The National Learn to Cope With the Trump Era
The indie-rock darlings talk with The Daily Beast about their urgent, adventurous new album, ‘Sleep Well Beast,’ and how they’ve handled the Trump election.
-
![A woman's photograph repeats five times with different tints]()
It’s Already a Michelle Zauner Summer
The budding multi-hyphenate makes it all look easy, with an acclaimed memoir and a bold new Japanese Breakfast album, ‘Jubilee.’ Is Hollywood next?
