We didn’t get a lot of new breakout rap stars this year, but one person who did make a big jump to a national audience was Sexyy Red. This past summer, Sexyy Red’s freaky but blasé anthems like “Pound Town” and SkeeYee” went from meme-bait to straight-up crossover hit status, and Sexyy put in a […]
Keane Release The Song They Wrote For Love Actually 20 Years Ago
Love Actually, the cornball ensemble comedy about a bunch of British people falling into and out of love with one another, is now 20 years old. It endures as meme fodder, if nothing else. As it turns out, the British pop balladeers Keane, who were unsigned at the time, wrote a song called “Love Actually” […]
Claire Rousay – “meg”
Claire Rousay has shared a few songs this year, including “i no longer have that glowing thing inside of me,” “Sigh In My Ear,” and “Deceiver,” the latter two with Helena Deland. For Bandcamp Friday, the Los Angeles ambient artist is sharing “meg.” “meg” is different than Rousay’s usual moody material; on Bandcamp, she explains […]
Judge Temporarily Blocks John Oates From Selling Stake In Joint Venture With Daryl Hall
Daryl Hall and John Oates went to court in Nashville today to begin hashing out their dispute over Oates’ plan to sell his stake in their joint venture — a plan that Hall described in legal filings as a “betrayal” strategically timed to maximize harm. As Billboard reports, Chancellor Russell Perkins, the judge overseeing the […]
Paula Cole – “The Replacements & Dinosaur Jr.”
Paula Cole, who took home the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1998 after “Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?” and “I Don’t Want To Wait” were unexpected hits, has announced a new album, Lo, her first full-length of all original songs in nearly a decade. Its lead single is called “The Replacements & […]
Death Cab For Cutie & The Postal Service Add 2024 Leg To Co-Headlining Tour
All throughout the fall, Ben Gibbard’s two bands the Postal Service and Death Cab For Cutie fired up the millennial nostalgia machine, launching a co-headlining tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the former group’s lone album Give Up and Death Cab’s career pinnacle Transatlanticism. This spring, they’re running it back. A new leg of […]
They’ll Both Shorten Your Lifespan: Inside Heavy Metal’s Football Fandom
With the storytelling acumen of an NFL Films production, Erik Rutan recites the time his passions for football and playing metal crashed together harder than a safety hitting a wide receiver over the middle. It was 2004, and the acclaimed guitarist, who has logged stints in Ripping Corpse, Morbid Angel, and Cannibal Corpse, was touring […]
Watch Foo Fighters Play 2007 Deep Cut “Statues” Live For The First Time In Perth
On Sunday night, the Foo Fighters played Abu Dhabi as part of the festivities around the F1 Grand Prix. It’s illegal to use cuss words in public in the United Arab Emirates, so Dave Grohl had to keep a “no cursing” sign on his mic stand as a reminder. After that, it must’ve been a […]
Militarie Gun – “Never Fucked Up Twice” (Feat. Bully) & “Very High (Under The Sun)”
Our 2021 Band To Watch Militarie Gun had a big year with the release of their invigorating debut Life Under The Gun, which packed enough infectious mayhem to be our Album Of The Week. Today, they’re sharing new versions of two tracks from that album with “Very High (Under The Sun)” and “Never Fucked Up […]
Nardo Wick Shares Statement After His Entourage Beat Up A Fan Who Asked For A Photo
Jacksonville rapper Nardo Wick has apologized for an incident that took place after his performance at Club Skye in Tampa on Sunday. A 20-year-old fan went up to the 21-year-old rapper and tried to get a photo with him while he was leaving the venue, prompting members of Wick’s entourage to attack the concertgoer, leaving […]