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Stream the trailer for David Byrne’s film “Contemporary Color”

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Ten of the country’s elite color guard teams—the flag-flipping, sequin-studded crème de la crème of the “sport of the arts”—sync steps with musical luminaries from David Byrne, St. Vincent, Nelly Furtado, Devonté Hynes, Zola Jesus, Ad-Rock, tUnE-yArDs, and Ira Glass for a bacchanalia of beats, saber-spinning, and glitter cannons.

About the acquisition, filmmakers Bill Ross and Turner Ross said, “We’re excitedly ready to ramble with the O-Scope crew once again. CONTEMPORARY COLOR is a wild one and requires the kind of distinctive approach that they bring.”

O-Scope’s Dan Berger said, “CONTEMPORARY COLOR is an otherworldly blend of athleticism, grace, spirit, and art captured in an unbelievably electric and creative way. Watching CC isn’t just watching a film, it is experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime performance that is so much more than the sum of its set list.”

David Byrne said, “The teams and the musicians created this glorious, inspiring thing that runs counter to much of what is happening in the world right now – and the Ross brothers were the ones to feel that and capture it. We need an antidote, and here it is. The world is better than we think it is.”

Listen to Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused Mixtape

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Slash gives his first interview since starting reformed Guns N’Roses tour: “It’s all cool”

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Hands up if you didn’t think Guns N’ Roses would last this long into 2016. That’s what age, money, management and curfews will do for you. Slash has given his first interview since the Guns N’ Roses reunion kicked off with a handful of dates in April. The guitarist talked to Aerosmtih drummer Joey Kramer on Boston’s WZLX, and it sounds like things are going great between him and his old bandmates so far.

According to Slash, “Everybody’s playing great — playing nice,” he told Kramer. “Everybody’s getting along and everybody’s playing great, and the shows have been awesome. We all were pretty positive that that would never happen, so it’s still sort of blowing our minds. It seems so surreal to me, you know. But everybody’s really getting along great and I think everybody’s come a long way, and it’s all cool.”

That Time Arsenio Hall Didn’t Back Down From Gay-Rights Protesters Live On His Talk Show

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Back when Arsenio Hall was hosting his own TV show, several gay rights protesters appeared on the show. Arsenio had no time for this sort of anger and stood his ground.

Blondie’s Debbie Harry and James White & The Blacks Cover Chic And James Brown

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This will make you feel good, huh! Here’s Blondie’s Debbie Harry guesting onstage with James White and the Blacks at the Hurrah’s nightclub in New York City in 1980.

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Courtney Love’s audition tape for the Alex Cox film, Sid and Nancy

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In 1985, Courtney Love submitted an audition tape for the role of Nancy Spungen in the Sid Vicious biopic Sid and Nancy (1986), and was given a minor supporting role by director Alex Cox. She wanted the role Nancy Spungen, but it went to Chloe Webb instead.

Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed’s Three Rules Of A Happy, Fulfilling Life

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Lou Reed talks about ‘NYC Man’ (his retrospective album), Andy Warhol, while Laurie Anderson talk about their amazing relationship.

None of us can be Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson; every couple is happy, or unhappy, in their own way. But what, in the grand tradition of mining celebrity couple’s lives for advice, can we learn from them? I guess the overall message—as Anderson herself suggested in her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame acceptance speech for Reed (above, in shaky audience video)—is this: keep it simple. Kansas State English Professor Philip Nel points out Anderson’s “wise… thoughtful” words on the subject of living well, delivered in her speech at the 8:55 mark:

I’m reminded also of the three rules we came up with, rules to live by. And I’m just going to tell you what they are because they come in really handy. Because things happen so fast, it’s always good to have a few, like, watchwords to fall back on.

And the first one is: One. Don’t be afraid of anyone. Now, can you imagine living your life afraid of no one? Two. Get a really good bullshit detector. And three. Three is be really, really tender. And with those three things, you don’t need anything else.

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