“What began as a niche guitar developed for Californian country has become a musical universal wrench: from metal to jazz, from pop to grindcore”: The evolution of the Fender Telecaster – the original solid-body electric guitar that started it all

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(Image credit: Future) It seems strange to say, but a literal lifetime has passed since the Fender Telecaster (initially named the Broadcaster) debuted at the 1950 NAMM Show. Remarkably, its relevance has only grown during the seven decades that have passed since then. Perhaps that’s because the Telecaster’s simplicity hasContinue Reading

Mixtape Interview: “Where do you set your fantasy stories? You set them in places like California.”

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Mixtape boldly asks its players to make memories to good music, mixing its coming-of-age story with a head-banging soundtrack filled with the likes of Devo, The Smashing Pumpkins, and The Jesus and Mary Chain. It’s the sophomore release from Beethoven & Dinosaur, an Australian developer known for The Artful Escape…ReadContinue Reading

Rita Wilson on Her ‘Sound of a Woman’ Album, Growing Up a Music Lover in L.A. and the Advice From Nora Ephron and Bruce Springsteen That Kickstarted Her Second Act

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Rita Wilson is hardly the first Hollywood actress who’s complained of a dearth of interesting parts for women, or to have met that by realizing that she might have to proactively create challenging roles for herself. What sets her further apart is that she’s taken to creating these parts inContinue Reading

No Doubt’s Tony Kanal on Las Vegas Sphere Residency, Why They Haven’t Toured in Years and Whether New Music Is in the Works

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It was mere hours before No Doubt kicked off its residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere when the emotional weight of the moment struck bassist Tony Kanal. “I had a good cry at soundcheck,” he tells Variety of the group’s Wednesday night performance, the first of 18 shows at the state-of-the-artContinue Reading

Adrien Brody & Rachel Zegler To Lead Karim Aïnouz’s ‘Last Dance’ With Ben Platt Co-Starring & Writing Original Music & ‘Evita’ Star Zegler Singing; FilmNation Launching For Cannes Market

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EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar winner Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) and Golden Globe winner Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) have been set to star in Brazilian filmmaker and Cannes habitué Karim Aïnouz’s (Firebrand) father-daughter story Last Dance. Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen) will co-star and write original music forContinue Reading

Tony Award Nominations 2026: See the Full List Here

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Best Featured Actress in a Play Betsy Aidem, LiberationMarylouise Burke, The BalustersAya Cash, GiantLaurie Metcalf, Arthur Miller’s Death of a SalesmanJune Squibb, Marjorie Prime Best Featured Actor in a Play Christopher Abbott, Arthur Miller’s Death of a SalesmanDanny Burstein, Marjorie PrimeBrandon J. Dirden, Waiting for GodotAlden Ehrenreich, Becky ShawRuben Santiago-Hudson,Continue Reading