As if Rodarte wasn't fancy enough. After the success of the LA-founded fashion house's stunning costumes for Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan (which they didn't get full credit for, but still) and their couture installation at LACMA, the Los Angeles Philharmonic has tapped them to design the costumes for their latest production, Don Giovanni. Naturally, designer sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy are doing it big for the gig. 

After a series of contract disputes, Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward has announced, via an incredibly long public letter posted on his website, that he will not join his old bandmates as the do their middle-aged rocker reunion thing at dates in May, June and August. The band was slated to play a series of shows as well as to record their first album with this line-up since 1978.

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It’s safe to say that Matt D’Elia’s debut feature, American Animal, is unlike anything else making its way into theaters this spring. American Animal exists in a world that’s part absurdist art film, part cinematic homage, part psychological chamber dramedy, and part existential meditation—all illuminated in a shroud of pink. The premise is simple: a terminally ill man and his roommate host a couple of ladies over for a night of mild debauchery, and chaos ensues. But it’s in the way in which D’Elia has crafted the psychological dynamic of the film and the aesthetic language that elevates it to something unique, honest, funny, and utterly refreshing. D’Elia, taking on the role of writer, director, producer, and actor, plays Jimmy with a fervor and intensity that’s at first jarring but ultimately fascinating. Jimmy is an outrageous human whose brain-wiring may appear to be entirely insane but, when broken down, he is just living out the fantasies we all suppress. American Animal’s mix of bizarre humor and dire seriousness forces you into the world of its characters but with enough detachment to question your own sanity. We caught up with the talented Matt D’Elia to talk about the inception of Jimmy, the visual language of the film, and the seduction of fear.

Detroit patron saint of crate-diggers J Dilla left way too soon, but in addition to his legacy, he left behind a whole lot of material. On May 25th (June 12th outside the US), Dillatroit, a new EP featuring a dozen previously unreleased Dilla tracks, will be released on Mahogani Music. Mahogani Music, a normally house-focused label putting out the release, has posted a sample, and as expected, it sounds promising.

The music world is still reeling from the loss of Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys, and fans in the group's hometown of New York will be celebrating his life with a giant party in Union Square this weekend. What's surprising, however, is that the state Senate is also getting involved.

The chromosomally-named trio consisting of Jamie, Oliver and Romy are back on tour together for the first time since 2010, and the follow-up to their mad-hyped 2009 debut is on the way. At a string of shows in London this week, the band has been premiering some new as-yet-unnamed tracks. Fans looking for the hypnotic, intimate sound of the last record will not be disappointed. "Why would you just leave us alone / When we could have been close, close, close?" goes one.

On this day 22 years ago, the master of Muppets and brightest hallmark of childhood for many of us, Jim Henson, passed away after a sudden illness. His creations—Sesame Street, The Muppets, Fraggle Rock and the perennially creepy The Dark Crystal—all live on in perpetuity.

A little over a year ago Justin Warner opened up Do or Dine, a funky restaurant in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn with some former Modern employees that focused on the concept of food and what could be done with flavors, textures, and presentation. Warner and partner George McNeesedreamed up interesting dishes like marshmallow fluff with wasabi on pork, deviled eggs with red wine-soaked octopus, or their famous foie gras and jelly doughnuts. Now, Warner is making his debut on the Food Network as part of Team Alton (Brown) in the show Food Network Star. The first episode aired last Sunday, and, spoiler alert—Warner was not eliminated. I caught up with him to dish the dirt, find out if it’s changed his restaurant, and got a little sneak peek at the rest of the show.

British indie pop duo Summer Camp has charmed us single they released the track “Veronica Sawyer” on last year’s Young EP. Any electro-pop band that can evoke Winona Ryder’s character from Heathers can’t be half bad, right?