At the end of this week we’ll hear Bando Stone & The New World, the soundtrack to Donald Glover’s movie of the same name, billed as his final album as Childish Gambino. Earlier this month we heard the album’s rocked-out single “Lithonia,” and a few days later he previewed the album at a special event […]
Band To Watch: Combat
I gotta admit, as a 44-year old, it’s kinda mind-blowing to think about an 11-year old listening to Dan Deacon. Whenever I see people in their early teens at Pitchfork Festival, I wonder if I should feel bad that they’re being exposed to cool music from the jump and missing out on formative experiences of […]
Australian Senator Says “Tenacious D Must Be Deported Immediately” After Kyle Gass’ Trump Assassination Remark In Sydney
As you may have heard, Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt Saturday, when a gunman’s bullet grazed his ear during a campaign rally in Butler, PA. The incident led to an expected explosion of discourse, including lots of statements condemning the shooter from both sides of the political aisle and an inevitable flood of memes […]
The Sphere Won’t Get Beyoncé, Announces Anyma As First Non-Rock Show
The Sphere has announced its first non-rock performance, and it won’t be by Beyoncé. Despite persistent reports that the global megastar has been in talks for a residency at the MSG company’s high-tech Vegas venue, the New York Post reports that negotiations have ended after MSG refused Bey’s request for the Sphere to close for […]
Stream Assistert Sjølmord’s Feral New Self-Titled EP
Meet Assistert Sjølmord, a Norwegian hardcore band whose name translates to Assisted Suicide. They released their self-titled debut EP on Friday, and it’s seven tracks of gritty, feral greatness. The Oslo crew is without breaks on Assistert Sjølmord, which follows their 2021 demo. The longest song on the EP is a minute and 31 seconds, […]
LL Cool J Announces New Album, Explains Why Jay-Z Ridiculed Him During A ‘90s Rap Battle
On Friday, LL Cool J announced his new album The FORCE, produced by A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip and featuring Nas, Eminem, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, Saweetie, Snoop Dogg, and more. To celebrate, the rap icon went on Charlamagne Tha God’s Out Of Context series, where he addressed the longstanding rumor that Jay-Z […]
Watch Harry Styles Join Stevie Nicks For Two Songs In London
Stevie Nicks performed tonight at BST Hyde Park in London. The former Fleetwood Mac member is a very public Harry Styles fan, and wouldn’t you know it, he showed up at the gig to perform two songs with Nicks. First Styles strapped on a guitar and helped out with “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around,” the […]
Watch Beabadoobee Cover The La’s “There She Goes”
Premature Evaluation: Johnny Blue Skies Passage Du Desir
One of the album’s highlights, and probably a top 10 song penned by Simpson himself, is the sprawling, desolate “Jupiter’s Faerie.” The song begins with sparse instrumentation as Simpson mundanely describes looking up an old friend. As the rest of Johnny Blue Skies join in, they echo the narrator’s heart wrenching discovery that his friend […]
The Story Behind Every Song On Jake Xerxes Fussell’s New Album When I’m Called
When I’m Called is Jake Xerxes Fussell’s fifth album, but it exists in a stream of musical consciousness that began practically with his birth. Raised by folklorist parents in Columbus, Georgia, the singer and guitarist was inculcated in a social circle that included luminaries like George Mitchell and Art Rosenbaum, the latter of whom took […]