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Transcript: An Interview With Blood Cultures

This is a transcript of our interview with Blood Cultures. Listen to it on Crossroads Cafe, and read more about it here. POPDUST: Welcome to Crossroads Cafe. I’m your host, Eden. Today’s episode is an interview with Blood Cultures, whose new album, LUNO, is an innovative and brave expedition into the farthest reaches of multimedia […]

Crossroads Cafe: Blood Cultures Talks Rebirth, Ascension, and Their New Album “LUNO”

If some of the images in Blood Cultures’s music videos look familiar, perhaps it’s because they’re drawn directly from the collective unconscious. Carl Jung defined the collective unconscious as a deeply buried part of the subconscious mind that is not shaped by experience, but rather is shared by all humans. According to Jung, the collective […]

Remembering Cameron Boyce

Everyone who knew Cameron Boyce during his life described him as unfailingly kind. The actor died unexpectedly on July 6, 2019 after suffering a seizure in his sleep. Since then, co-stars, friends, and fans alike have grieved his loss. At just nine years old, Boyce made his acting debut in a Panic! at the Disco […]

Andrew Yang Should Not Become New York’s Mayor

“Times Square,” said Andrew Yang in a recent interview with Ziwe. “What’s not to like?” As a New Yorker who once walked through the hellscape that is the Times Square subway station twice a day, I find that question not only abhorrent but stunningly tone-deaf. Sure, Times Square has its kitschy appeal and the subway […]

Indie Roundup: Five New Albums to Stream Now

Here’s what to listen to this weekend.

Fans Think “The OA” Might Be Returning IRL

At the end of the second season of The OA, the series’ protagonist falls from a great height. Then the lights go up. We see that she’s in a film studio. Concerned crew members rush around the lead actress, calling her by her actual, real-life name — Brit. She is pulled into an ambulance. Just […]

Interview: How Palberta Channeled Their Live Energy In the Pandemic

The experimental post-punk band talk to Popdust about their latest album, Palberta5000.

Meet the TikTok Star Behind the Viral Trend “Laxed (Siren Beat),” Jawsh 685

If you’d asked Jawsh 685 about TikTok a year ago, the producer behind smash Jason Derulo collaboration “Savage Love (Laxed –Siren Beat)” would have scoffed. As far as the 18-year-old was concerned, the app was a “cringe” place to post dance videos and hardly the platform that would propel the music and culture of a […]

Yes, Ariana Grande Wore a Ponytail to Her Wedding

The pop star finally shared some photos from her intimate, at-home wedding ceremony.

I Rewatched Original James Bond Films, and Oh My God He Is Literally a Sex Offender

Even by the standards of the 1960s, James Bond was a rapist.