Saturday night, identical twin punk duo the Garden hosted and headlined a mini festival called Vada Vada at the Shrine in Los Angeles. The lineup also featured both Garden members’ side projects, as well as a few of their musical friends. Mac DeMarco did not play Vada Vada, but he’s been friends with the Garden […]
Premature Evaluation: Kendrick Lamar GNX
Rap music is miraculous. You could be staring down what promises to be a lazy Friday afternoon, the week before a holiday, and then you could glance at your computer and realize that the world has changed. The album that you’ve been waiting on, the one that you didn’t want to presume to expect, could […]
BossMan Dlow – “The Biggest Pt. 2”
In addition to being one of our 40 Best New Artists Of 2024, West Palm Beach rapper Bossman Dlow (Devante McCreary) has spent the last year circling the zeitgeist with a TikTok viral song (“Get In With Me”), a March mixtape (Mr Beat The Road), and a ton of collabs: Ciara’s “Run It Up,” Luh […]
Bonus & Red Sun’s Unnecessary Riffness Split Is Gonna Be Great
Back in April, I tweeted, “the two best new emo bands of 2024 are bonus and red sun.” I am not one to toot my own horn [citation needed], but I think I called it. The two young emo bands are from far-flung locales — south Florida and Oklahoma City, respectively — but they have […]
Kvelertak Guitarist Shares Debut Solo Single As King Hüsky
Since 2007, Vidar Landa has been one of the guitarists and songwriters in Kvelertak, the phenomenal Norwegian band blending black metal with arena-scale classic rock. Today, Landa has unveiled his new solo project. It does not sound like Kvelertak. “Running,” Landa’s first single under the name King Hüsky, is a pretty little power-pop tune with […]
De La Soul Denounce “Unauthorized” Book About The Group, Are Exploring Legal Options
On Tuesday (Nov. 19), author Marcus J. Moore published his new book High And Rising: A Book About De La Soul on Dey Street Books. Today, the legendary hip-hop group took to social media to denounce the “unauthorized” book, saying they’re “exploring all of our legal options.” “Friends and De La Family. We’ve been receiving […]
Kesha Sparks Backlash For Speculated Use Of AI For “Delusional” Artwork
A couple of months ago, Tears For Fears were called out for AI-generated artwork for their new album Songs For A Nervous Planet. Now, Kesha is the latest artist to catch heat for that very issue. The pop star — who has been riding the high of “Joyride,” her first song since being freed from […]
Oklou – “choke enough”
Oklou has collaborated with A. G. Cook, Flume, Sega Bodega, and more. Today, the French vocalist, producer, and composer is announcing her debut album choke enough arriving in February. To build anticipation, she’s unveiling the bubbly, surreal title track. “This title track is important enough to have been chosen as the title track,” she explains. […]
Miley Cyrus Responds To Lawsuit Over “Flowers” Similarity To Bruno Mars Hit
Miley Cyrus was sued in September by Tempo Music Investments, a company that claims to have an ownership stake in the 2013 Bruno Mars chart-topper “When I Was Your Man.” The company claims that Cyrus’s 2023 mega-hit “Flowers” — which returned her to the top of the charts, won the Grammy for Record Of The […]
21 Thoughts On The Coachella 2025 Poster
It’s noise. It’s all noise. You can get lost in it. When you tune in, you might catch a few quick shards of something familiar and comforting. You might be like: “Oh, huh, Blonde Redhead, that’s cool. Did one of their songs blow up on TikTok or something?” Most of the time, though, it’s sheer […]