In Singin’ to an Empty Chair, Ratboys find more revelation than reinvention Casey Epstein-Gross | February 6, 2026 Paste Pick: The Chicago band turns therapy’s in‑between spaces into songs that resist neat resolutions, letting emotional maturity bite down instead of smoothing everything over.
Taylor Swift relegates “Opalite” music video to Spotify and Apple Music Drew Gillis | February 6, 2026 YouTube views stopped counting toward Billboard charts last month.
20 years ago, rock and roll overstayed its welcome at the Super Bowl Halftime Show Derrick Rossignol | February 6, 2026 Classic rock Halftime Shows might be dead, but what they initially represented—the NFL changing gears—is still alive and kicking.
House Party helped kick off New Jack Cinema in style Craig D. Lindsey | February 6, 2026 Kid ‘n Play are now in The Criterion Collection as their movie, House Party, solidifies its place in Black film history.
Industry shifts into corporate-thriller mode in “Eyes Without A Face” Emma Fraser | February 6, 2026 All roads lead to Accra.