There’s a particular gravity to watching Eddie Vedder perform on his own. Without the band, without the familiar roar of a Pearl Jam crowd, what’s left isn’t catharsis — it’s intention. Matter of Time understands that, and it’s why the film works. This isn’t just a concert movie, it’s a document about responsibility.
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No Sisig, No Rakenrol, a new creative collective for original Filipino American rock music, debuted its 2025 show this January 3 at the Redwood Bar and Grill in Downtown L.A. The lineup featured four acts: the Mellow Dees, Mrfy’s Law, ZOS!MO, and DemiVoix.
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The Green Day album American Idiot was one of the most influential rock albums that affected our lives in ways too numerous to count. Considering the album structure, it also wasn’t a surprise that it easily converted into a musical that has been a riveting Tony and GRAMMY award-winning success since 2009.
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We interview the frontwoman (Saira played by Sarah Kameela Impey) and lead guitarist (Amina played by Anjana Vasan) of our favorited Muslim women punk band, Lady Parts.
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At long last (though not quite so long if you’re used to British TV), We Are Lady Parts, Nida Manzoor’s bold and riveting show of a punk rock Muslim women band, named “Lady Parts” has returned to Peacock and Channel 4 in the UK.
Continue reading “‘We Are Lady Parts’ Season 2 Masterfully Displays the Life of the Artist”
Nida Manzoor’s We Are Lady Parts debuts its Season 2 trailer, with the season releasing May 30.
Continue reading “‘We Are Lady Parts’ Season 2 Trailer Shows the Band in Their Villain Era”
Nida Manzoor’s masterpiece of a show starring Muslim women of color makes its long-awaited return. Three years after its debut, We Are Lady Parts will return for a second season on Peacock on May 30.
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As both an emo girl and a Star Wars fan for life, it felt only fitting that I come up with a playlist for the newest and most emo droid on the block: B2EMO from Disney+’s series, Andor. Here are twelve songs that B2EMO is definitely rocking out to when Cassian isn’t around.
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It’s all Metallica, all the time! We talk about how we first got into Metallica, our “Desert Island Disks,” and what we consider the best Metallica song. Tell us how wrong we are or if we got it close!
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The rip-roaring show of a Muslim women punk rock band is coming back to our screens and our hearts.
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Who, who amongst us could have predicted that a man who wrote a song about stealing his best friend’s wife would turn out to be an anti-mask asshole? Is it okay to listen to him ruin Robert Johnson songs or do we leave him in the crates forever?
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Nida Manzoor’s We Are Lady Parts, a British series featuring a punk rock band of all Muslim women of color, premiered here in the US on NBC’s Peacock streaming service! It’s a landmark in Muslim representation for so many viewers worldwide, who haven’t been able to see themselves represented on screen like this in such a subversive, yet bold, way like this before.
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We are SO excited to discuss Nida Manzoor’s We Are Lady Parts, a British series featuring a punk rock band of all Muslim women of color, including MENA women, premiering today on Peacock TV! What did we love particularly about this series, and how well does it handle representation? We also discuss the news of the additional Sandman for Netflix, including the Lebanese Razane Jammal, American Eid debuting on Disney+, and much more!
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Get a first look at the cast of We Are Lady Parts, a new series coming to Peacock in June!
Continue reading “Peacock Reveals ‘We Are Lady Parts’ Trailer and Character Posters”
Having a Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee film surrounding their infamous sex tape from the ‘90s was not on my 2021 Bingo card, but here we are.
Continue reading “First Look: Lily James is Unrecognizable as Pamela Anderson for Hulu’s ‘Pam & Tommy’”