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Sarah Paulson will play notorious cult leader Gwen Shamblin in new HBO Max collection
Known for her many show-stopping character roles in American Horror Story, these of which we beforehand ranked, Sarah Paulson is ready to tackle yet one more large position when she portrays Gwen Shamblin, the cult leader and founding father of the Weigh Down Workshop. In September 2021, HBO Max unleashed the docuseries The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin, exposing the darkish and disturbing historical past behind the Remnant Fellowship Church. Now, Paulson will tackle Shamblin’s charismatic disposition and big-haired cult leader ambitions. Watch the docuseries trailer beneath for a preview of what Paulson’s getting herself into. —Anissa Sanchez
Get a style of the Smashing Pumpkins’ 33-track rock opera with their bold new single “Beguiled”
The Smashing Pumpkins have launched “Beguiled” forward of their upcoming three-act rock opera, Atum. “Beguiled” is only one of 33 tracks on the brand new report, which additionally function a companion piece to the band’s basic idea albums Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995) and Machina/The Machines Of God (2020). With one thing as bold as a rock opera, the Pumpkins are certain to present an epic sonic journey with their twelfth studio album, and “Beguiled” showcases a more prog-metal-inspired sound that is a hanging however welcome deviation from their alt-rock roots. Fans can witness the reside debut of “Beguiled” this Friday, Sept. 23, because the band are set to carry out on The Tonight Showing Starring Jimmy Fallon. —Alessandro DeCaro
Sudan Archives makes her TV debut with a visionary efficiency
Earlier this month, Sudan Archives unveiled her masterful new album Natural Brown Prom Queen. Now, she’s making her late-night TV debut on Stephen Colbert’s Late Show with “Selfish Soul.” In the music video, Archives flexes by taking part in a violin the wrong way up, and she raises the ante together with her visionary efficiency, which incorporates a trio of backup singers, a bassist and Archives ripping on her stringed instrument, all clad in black. Witness her magic beneath. —Neville Hardman
White Lung are giving us one last album, Premonition
While we’re gutted to study that White Lung’s long-awaited fifth studio album Premonition will likely be their final, the band appear prepared to exit with a bang. Sharing two new singles, “Date Night” and “Tomorrow,” White Lung have reemerged as energized as ever with their signature mix of blast beats, angular guitar riffs and Mish Barber-Way’s dynamic vocal fashion. Additionally, the band have shared visually stimulating and summary movies for each singles, which had been directed by shut buddy and visible collaborator Justin Gradin. Premonition, which arrives Dec. 2, finds the band rejecting and making peace with the concept of nihilism whereas additionally shedding gentle on the occasions which have transpired not solely inside society during the last 5 years but additionally inside their private lives, together with the start of Barber-Way’s two youngsters. —Alessandro DeCaro
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