Spotify’s popular RapCaviar playlist has evolved into a new docuseries on Hulu called RapCaviar Presents. The seven-episode series will premiere in full on March 30, with looks at Tyler, The Creator plus City Girls, Jack Harlow, Polo G, Roddy Ricch, Coi Leray, and more. (That’s six names, so I’m curious if they’re keeping the subject […]
Barbra Streisand Memoir Coming This Fall
Barbra Streisand has written a memoir. The EGOT’s autobiography is called My Name Is Barbra and will be released Nov. 7. According to publisher Penguin Random House, it will cover the following material: The book is, like Barbra herself, frank, funny, opinionated, and charming. She recounts her early struggles to become an actress, eventually turning […]
Samiam Announce First Album In 12 Years, Share New Song “Crystallized”
Back in the ’90s, the Berkeley punk band Samiam figured out a beefy, melodic sound that was heartfelt and vulnerable but still muscular. Their whole style influenced entire generations of pop-punk, emo, and melodic hardcore bands; it’s hard to picture someone like Saves The Day or Hot Water Music really working without Samiam’s precedent. Samiam […]
Garden Centre – “Shock Site”
Led by Max Levy, the Brighton indie band Garden Centre features members of Porridge Radio and the Tubs, and Frank Ocean has showcased them on his Blonded radio show multiple times. Today they’re announcing their new album Searching For A Stream, which Levy largely wrote during the lockdown phase of the pandemic after he and […]
Shalom – “Soccer Mommy”
Last month, Shalom announced her debut Ryan Hemsworth-produced album Sublimation with “Happenstance,” which landed on our list of the best songs of the week. Today, she’s back with a new single, “Soccer Mommy,” which is indeed named after the Sophie Allison project. “This song is about a time in my life that I used to […]
bdrmm – “It’s Just A Bit Of Blood”
In 2020, UK post-punk/shoegazers bdrmm released their debut LP, . Since then, they’ve shared a handful of singles, and now they’re announcing their signing to Mogwai’s Rock Action. Bdrmm also plan to release their sophomore album, I Don’t Know, in June. Along with the news is a lead single, “It’s Just A Bit Of Blood,” […]
Stream Keep’s Hazy, Dreamy New Album Happy In Here
I promise you: This album doesn’t sound anything like the cover art. I understand that you’re skeptical. I’m skeptical, too. But unless that cover art screams “warm, gooey shoegaze” to you, then we’re looking at a cognitive-dissonance situation. The Richmond band Keep started out as a duo nearly a decade ago, and they gradually picked […]
Tomorrow X Together Ends SZA’s #1 Album Reign With 98% Of Sales On CD
Tomorrow X Together have the first new #1 album of 2023. The K-pop group’s five-song EP The Name Chapter: Temptation debuts atop the Billboard 200 this week with 161,500, almost none of those via streaming. As New York Times points out, 98% of the band’s total comes from CD sales — an anomaly in today’s […]
Here Are The 2023 Grammys Winners
Record Of The Year Abba – “Don’t Shut Me Down”Adele – “Easy On Me”Beyoncé – “Break My Soul”Mary J. Blige – “Good Morning Gorgeous”Brandi Carlile & Lucius – “You And Me On The Rock”Doja Cat – “Woman”* Lizzo – “About Damn Time”Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”Harry Styles – “As […]
Watch Jack Harlow In White Men Can’t Jump Remake Teaser
Around this time last year, we found out that Jack Harlow would be starring in a remake of the 1992 film White Men Can’t Jump. It was directed by the music video director Calmatic, who was behind the recent remake of House Party. A brief teaser trailer for the film has been released, which shows […]