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“Elvis” – Watch Austin Butler as Elvis Presley in the First Trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s Biopic

Tom Hanks Also Stars in the Movie Due Out June 24 via Warner Bros.

Feb 17, 2022

Australian director Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet, The Great Gatsby) has long been working on an Elvis Presley biopic, with the project first announced way back in 2014. The eventual movie, simply titled Elvis, is finally coming out on June 24 via Warner Bros. and now the very first trailer has been shared. Austin Butler stars as Presley, with Tom Hanks as his manager Colonel Tom Parker. More

Dec 15, 2021

For our final episode of the year, we spent time with Yola, a masterful, Grammy-nominated songwriter and artist, whose album Stand for Myself embodies all that we love More

Jul 30, 2021

Yola has released a new album, Stand For Myself, today via Easy Eye Sound. Now that it’s out you can stream the whole thing here. Also, yesterday we posted our review of the album and today we ran our Self-Portrait interview Yola. More

Jul 21, 2021

Yola is releasing a new album, Stand For Myself, on July 30 via Easy Eye Sound. Last night she was the musical guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where she gave a rousing and spirited performance of the album’s title track, joined by Late Show bandleader Jon Batiste on piano (as well as her excellent backing band). More

Yola Shares Video for New Song “Starlight”

Stand For Myself Due Out July 30 via Easy Eye Sound

Jul 01, 2021

Yola is releasing a new album, Stand For Myself, on July 30 via Easy Eye Sound. Now she’s shared its third single, “Starlight,” via a video for it. “Starlight” is about sex positivity. More

Yola Shares Video for New Song “Stand For Myself”

Stand For Myself Due Out July 30 via Easy Eye Sound

May 27, 2021

Yola has shared a video for her newest single, “Stand For Myself.” The song is the title track to her upcoming new album, Stand For Myself, which is due out July 30 via Easy Eye Sound. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Kero Kero Bonito, Wolf Alice, Gruff Rhys, John Grant, and More

Plus UV-TV, CHVRCHES, Iceage, Pom Pom Squad, Yola, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Apr 23, 2021

Welcome to the 15th Songs of the Week of 2021.The big Under the Radar news was that on Wednesday we announced our new print issue. The issue features Japanese Breakfast and HAIM on the two covers and is another edition of The Protest Issue, which examines the intersection of music and politics and features musicians photographed with protest signs of their own making. More

Yola Announces New Album, Shares Video For New Single “Diamond Studded Shoes”

Stand For Myself Due Out July 30 via Easy Eye Sound

Apr 22, 2021

Symphonic soul and classic pop artist Yola has announced her new album, Stand For Myself, as well as shared a video for the first single off the album “Diamond Studded Shoes.” More



Interviews

Self-Portrait: Yola

Retaining Her Voice

Jul 30, 2021

For our recurring Self-Portrait feature, we ask musicians to take a self-portrait photo (or paint/draw a self-portrait) and write a list of personal things about themselves, things that their fans might not already know about them. This Self-Portrait is by Yola. More


Reviews

Jul 29, 2021

Upon the release of her critically-acclaimed 2019 solo debut Walk Through Fire, refreshingly imaginative, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Yola had been present, in some form or another, for nearly two decades. More