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American singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams has been capturing hearts with her relatable lyrics and raw emotional vulnerability and this year may have been her best year ever. She toured with Olivia Rodrigo, opened for Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour, and even received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 66th Grammy Awards! On this episode of  Consequence UNCUT,   Gracie Abrams talks with Associate...

Creating a sequel to the Oscar-winning  Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was no small feat. However, the directorial trio of Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K.Thompson created a synergy that is already having audiences beg for more. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is simply the most visually stunning and action-packed superhero film of the year -- if not in years -- while also man...

Nate Bargatze has been a respected standup comedian for years, but he's never had a year like 2023 -- which is why Consequence is naming him our Comedian of the Year . With his relatable, clean humor mining everyday situations for laugh, Bargatze broke records with both his new Amazon Prime Video special Hello World and his "Be Funny Tour," which smashed attendance records at Bridgesto...

James Ford  made a name for himself by refusing to be pinned down and this year is no exception. In addition to the release of his first solo LP,  The Hum , Ford produced Jessie Ware’s  That! Feels Good! , Geese’s  3D Country , Depeche Mode’s  Memento Mori , the self-titled debut from Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall’s The WAEVE, and Blur’s first album in eight years,  The Ballad of Darren . N...

Blondshell burst onto the indie rock scene and captured our sardonic hearts with her self-titled debut, and that's why she's Consequence 's 2023 Rookie of the Year . We caught up with the artist aka Sabrina Teitelbaum in the middle of her tour with Liz Phair. Calling in froma Minneapolis hotel room, Blondshell spoke with Associate Editor Paolo Ragusa about her grungy songwriting, toxic...

The  Zac Brown Band have captured their deep-seated passion for the stage and the open road on their new live album, From the Road, Vol. 1: Covers . Their third live collection, the LP showcases the unexpected twists, surprises, and spontaneous guest appearances that make their shows so unforgettable. On this episode of Consequence UNCUT, frontman Zac Brown talks with Associate Editor Paolo Ragusa...

Celebrated New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian Taika Waititi is known for his quirky, heartwarming, and often absurd comedic sensibilities. His films, such as "What We Do in the Shadows," "Hunt for the Wilderpeople," and "Thor: Ragnarok," have garnered critical acclaim and commercial success. Waititi's unique blend of humor, heart, and creativity has made him one...

For many, their first taste of Brooklyn rapper  Lola Brooke  came with 2021’s in-your-face banger  “Don’t Play with It.”  The track’s skittering trap beat, aggressive flow, and sheer confidence made it a favorite both in the scene and online, sparking somewhat of a  viral trend . In the two years since, Lola has hunkered down, developed herself as an artist, and dropped some great one-off tracks a...

Paul Wall  is best known for emerging from the breakout Houston scene with his verse on Mike Jones’ hit “Still Tippin’” and his own “Sittin’ Sidewayz,” while Termanology cut his teeth on the East Coast after being discovered by DJ Premier. On paper, they couldn’t come from more different backgrounds. With their recently released second collaborative album,  Start Finish Repeat , however, the duo h...

Spend time on the internet and you’ll soon hear some variation on “the grind never stops.” But after nearly 50 years in the music industry,  Jimmy Iovine , now 70, begs to differ: “Maybe there’s one person in their 80s or 90s that could be as effective and is in it as much as somebody who’s 40 or even 50, but I don’t want to be that person,” he says, “I want to experiment. I want to do a lot of th...

It is TV Theme Songs Week at Consequence , where we have been ranking and deep-diving into your favorite TV themes.  One iconic theme is “Tossed Salad and Scramble Eggs” from Frasier, and with the show freshly rebooted for a sequel series on Paramount+, it was also time for a fresh take on the song. To learn more about this and the current state of TV theme songs, Liz Shannon Miller spoke to compo...

In this episode of Consequence Uncut, Senior Entertainment Editor Liz Shannon Miller sits down with Allen Hughes to talk about his new FX Docuseries Dear Mama , a five-part documentary miniseries about the life of Tupac Shakur’s mother, Afeni Shakur. As one half of the filmmaking duo the Hughes Borthers alongside his twin brother Albert, Allen Hughes is an acclaimed director, screenwriter, and pro...

Genesis Owusu is a genre-bending Ghanaian-Australian artist who is taking the world by storm with his eclectic music and thought-provoking lyrics. In this episode of  Consequence Uncut,  Editorial Coordinator Jonah Kruger sits down with Genesis to talk about his sophomore album, STRUGGLER. He dives into the concept album’s influences, ranging from Albert Camus to Kafka, and his collaboration with...

As part of Consequence 's Hip-Hop 50 Celebration , we're presenting a special Consequence UNCUT episode featuring Cypress Hill's Sen Dog. Recorded as part of our Crate Digging series, this interview finds Sen Dog speaking with Features Editor and long-time Cypress Hill fan Wren Graves about the 10 essential hip-hop albums that capture Sen Dog's love of the genre and, ultimately, in...

Bethany Cosentino , best known as one half of the indie rock duo  Best Coast , is back with her debut solo album  Natural Disaster   on July 28th. And boy, is it a nugget. In this episode of  Consequence Uncut,  Associate Editor Paolo Ragusa sits down with Cosentino to talk about the the album’s personal and political notes. They discuss everything from the inspiration behind the songs to the chal...

For our first-ever episode of Consequence Uncut , we're presenting an unfiltered discussion with Queens of the Stone Age 's Josh Homme  about the band's latest album In Times New Roman… Homme sits with Associate Editor Paolo Ragusa for the conversation, diving into how he's "addicted to risking it all" and "obsessed with wanting it to feel real" when it comes to wri...

Album of the Week is a weekly series on Consequence of Sound that features an in-depth discussion on the week's most topical release between host Dedrick Hendrix and various staff writers. The latest episode covers Karen O and Danger Mouse's collaborative studio album, Lux Prima, as reviewed by senior staff writer Wren Graves. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/pr...

On the latest installment of Track By Track, News Editor Ben Kaye talks to frontman Yannis Philippakis, who breaks down Foals' first of two studio albums in 2019, Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost - Part 1. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Album of the Week is a weekly series on Consequence of Sound that features an in-depth discussion on the week's most topical release between host Dedrick Hendrix and various staff writers. The latest episode covers Dido's comeback 15th studio album, Still On My Mind, as reviewed by senior staff writer Wren Graves. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Adverti...

Album of the Week is a weekly series on Consequence of Sound that features an in-depth discussion on the week's most topical release between host Dedrick Hendrix and various staff writers. The latest episode covers Weezer's 13th self-titled studio album, aka The Black Album, as reviewed by staff writer Lindsay Teske. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Adve...

On the latest installment of Track By Track, host Tyler Clark talks to Julia Jacklin, who breaks down her sophomore studio album, Crushing. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Album of the Week is a weekly series on Consequence of Sound that features an in-depth discussion on the week's most topical release between host Dedrick Hendrix and various staff writers. The latest episode dials back the clock to 1984 for the 35th anniversary of The Smiths' self-titled debut, as reviewed by staff writer Libby Cudmore. For information regarding your data privacy, visit ac...

Album of the Week is a weekly series on Consequence of Sound that features an in-depth discussion on the week's most topical release between host Dedrick Hendrix and various staff writers. The latest episode covers LCD Soundsystem's third live album, Electric Lady Sessions, as reviewed by senior staff writer Tyler Clark. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy...

Album of the Week is a weekly series on Consequence of Sound that features an in-depth discussion on the week's most topical release between host Dedrick Hendrix and various staff writers. The latest episode dials back the clock to 1994 for the 25th anniversary of Green Day's Dookie, as reviewed by staff writer Kayleigh Hughes. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/p...

FIDLAR's Zac Carper and Elvis Kuehn break down the band's third studio album, Almost Free. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy