As the Santa Barbara Film Festival wraps up its 41st edition, the jury has selected this year’s winning films. During a ceremony Saturday at El Encanto, SBIFF announced the winners of the 2026 ...

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood and film director Paul Thomas Anderson requested Monday that the "Melania" documentary remove a song they asserted was used without Greenwood's permission. A statement from ...

Did a beloved Wheel of Fortune star return to the stage? The game show showed off its unofficial mascot on social media, and fans think they know who it is. “Walking in a Wheel Winter Wonderland with ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA — The Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation is honored to be included on the 2026 Giving List, recognizing ...

Actor Hanna Schygulla (“Barnum,” ″Casanova”) is 82. Actor Gary Sandy (“WKRP In Cincinnati”) is 80. Actor CCH Pounder is 73. Guitarist Robin Campbell of UB40 is 71. Singer Steve Wariner is 71. Actor ...

Another song list! This one is a personal favorite of mine, because it means I get to spend a lot of time with artists I like covering other artist’s songs. Last December, Paste crowned Merce Lemon’s ...

Taylor Swift is taking her time to consider the music that best defines her prolific songwriting catalog—but she is starting to narrow it down. During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen ...

Taylor Swift revealed a surprising favorite song from her discography while on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Asked what her five favorite songs were, she said, “Somewhere in this list, I think ...

The publication shared the list earlier this week and it features a total of 50 tracks broken up into two categories. The first category, rounded up by writer Jon Caramanica, has "Caramel" from Sleep ...

Stream this list on Apple Music and Spotify. See The FADER's 50 best albums of 2025. As the opening track to their debut album, “Real Life” feels like ear’s way of saying “hello world.” It begins ...

Listen to 48 tracks that broke new artists, blew apart genres and revived beloved sounds. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica On the one hand, living in an environment in which sounds ...