In a few weeks, the awesomely evil Boston band Final Gasp will release Mourning Moon, their first full-length. I can’t wait. Final Gasp’s sound is a beautifully forbidding combination of hardcore, goth, and metal, and they churn like prime Samhain. The band recorded the album with Arthur Rizk, the Cold World/War Hungry/Eternal Champion/Sumerlands guitarist who’s […]
Maxo Kream – “Bonecrusher” (Feat. Key Glock)
Every once in a while, I hit play on a new song, and I know within 10 seconds that I’m going to love it. This is one of those times. Maxo Kream and Key Glock on the same song? And it’s called “Bonecrusher”? And it interpolates Bone Crusher 2003 fighting-in-the-club crunk anthem “Never Scared”? Yeah, […]
PinkPantheress & Stay Kids’ Hyunjin Appear On Troye Sivan’s “Rush” Remix
Troye Sivan has had a big summer. He was one of the best things about The Idol, the Weeknd’s HBO show. (The Idol was not good, and it will not return, but it sure generated a lot of conversation.) In July, Sivan also released his playfully horny dance-pop single “Rush,” and Stereogum’s readers decreed that […]
Metal’s Song Of The Summer
Mean Mistreater’s debut single, “Bleeding The Night,” inspires a specific type of heavy metal feeling. I immediately sensed it when I caught the Austin, Texas, quintet performing a high-octane set of Trad Belt-contending heavy metal sweetened with a sprinkle of midnight malevolence. “This song title explains it all,” Janiece Gonzalez, Mean Mistreater’s singer, writes in […]
Wings Of Desire – “Made Of Love” & “Be Here Now”
The UK indie rock duo Wings Of Desire made an impression with the series of EPs that they released in 2021. The band found a sound that was both revved-up and blissed-out, combining shoegaze textures with Springsteenian bombast. The band quietly followed those EPs with a couple of singles, 2022’s “Choose A Life” and this […]
Rap Radar Podcast: Burna Boy
Burna back. Burna Boy is sitting on top of the world and the charts. After making history as the first African solo artist to sell out an American stadium, Burna released his seventh album, ‘I Told Them…’ Here, Burna speaks on his latest project, RZA, GZA, J.Cole, 21 Savage, Virgil Abloh, sampling, stabbing himself, and […]
Invest Fest 2023
Invest Fest’s second year was a captivating fusion of hip-hop. finance, and investing, uniting legendary artists to share their financial insights, journeys to success, and even their setbacks. VIP Night kicked off with Jermaine Dupri discussing So So Def’s remarkable 30-year legacy alongside Terrence J. The night was further amplified by SYMBA’s performance, culminating in […]
Video: Kash Doll “Ridin’”
Ride or lie. Kash Doll scores big in her new music video, “Ridin”. In the theatrical clip, the Detroit rapper reenacts scenes from the 1996 heist film, Set It Off while lashing out on an unfaithful man. “It’s past midnight where the fuck you been? / Don’t play with me nigga better drop that pin,” […]
Vide: EarthGang “Die Today”
R.I.P. EarthGang is back with their new single, “Die Today” which arrives alongside its epic music video. Opened with a eulogy by Denzel Curry, the Dreamville duo emerges from their coffins at their own funeral and share their take on the world’s reaction to their demise. The clip also features news clips and social media […]
Video: Jack Harlow “Denver”
From Louisville to Denver Jack Harlow takes a moment to reflect in his new music video, “Denver”. From striking views on a mountain top and a drive across the Colorado rocky roads to his hotel and a strip club, the Louisville rapper clears his conscious on life and fame. “I feel all this pressure to […]