The ’90s were nearly two decades ago and music certainly has a new batch of stars dominating streaming services MTV (you know, on the odd occasion they actually play music videos). That doesn’t mean our ’90s faves aren’t still slaying the pop scene though. These artists rose to fame in a time where CDs regularly […]
Kelly Moran – “Vesela”
Composer and pianist Kelly Moran has collaborated with artists like FKA twigs, Oneohtrix Point Never, Kelsey Lu, Yves Tumor, and more. Today, she’s releasing her first solo song in five years, “Vesela,” and announcing an EP of the same title. Vesela is three tracks, mastered by Telefon Tel Aviv’s Joshua Eustis. Consisting of “Vesela,” “Soft […]
Combust – “Dark Corners” (Feat. Rome Streetz) & “NYHC”
Recent bangers from Pain Of Truth and Mindforce have proven, at least to some of us, that old-school fuck-you-up New York hardcore is in a beautiful place right now. Staten Island’s Combust present further evidence. Combust have a big, chugging hard-bounce sound and an extremely fun live show, and they released their full-length debut Another […]
Judge Rules Lyrics Can Be Used In Young Thug’s RICO Trial
When rappers go on trial, prosecutors often use their lyrics against them as evidence of criminal activity. It’s a controversial tactic, one that’s been curtailed by lawmakers in New York and California. The argument is that not everything people say in songs is strictly nonfiction and that talk of breaking the law in rap music […]
Watch Water From Your Eyes Play A Bunch Of Songs On Tom Scharpling’s Best Show
Earlier this year, the freaked-out New York rock experimentalists Water From Your Eyes released Everyone’s Crushed, their first album for Matador Records. (They’ve got a remix album coming out next week.) Water From Your Eyes have moved up from the DIY underground, but they haven’t moved up so far that they’re getting booked on late-night […]
Watch Beyoncé’s Trailer For The Renaissance Concert Film
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film opened in theaters about a month ago, and today, it’s earned about $231 million at the global box office. Right now, it’s the 12th-highest-grossing movie of the year — right above Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts and right below Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One. Shortly before the Taylor […]
Welcome To Rockville Announces 2024 Lineup
The Daytona Beach festival Welcome To Rockville is back and, as they say, bigger than ever. The rock-focused event will expand to five stages this year and include 150 bands on the lineup over four days. This year’s lineup includes Foo Fighters, Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Jelly Roll, Disturbed, Limp Bizkit, Queens of the Stone Age, […]
Stream DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ’s Jittery New Remix Album Destextrinum
Over the summer, the London producer known as DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ released her album Destiny, an overwhelming four-hour joy-bomb of chopped-up samples and shimmery vibes. Since then, she’s released a few more tracks: “(Livin’ In A) Barbie’s Paradise,” “Fine,” “Say What You Mean.” Today, she’s followed all of them with a hectic, chaotic […]
Marika Hackman – “Slime”
After releasing “No Caffeine,” Marika Hackman announced her new album Big Sigh — the follow-up to 2019’s sprawling Any Human Friend — and shared the single “Hanging.” Today, she’s back with “Slime.” “It’s a reflection of the destruction that can be caused when you get together with someone and there are other factors at play,” […]
These 1970s Backstage Photos Of Musicians Will Bring On Serious Nostalgia
If rock’n’roll was born in the 1950s, then the 1970s were like its angsty teenage years. Disco, folk, and punk each resembled extremely different children, but the 1970s loved them all equally. Then funk, metal, and psychedelia emerged as major influencers of the music industry, and it was game on for music pandemonium. But what […]