Way back in 2019, Pharrell Williams launched his Something In The Water festival in his Virginia Beach hometown. Thus far, that’s been the only Something In The Water fest in Virginia Beach. The pandemic kept the fest from happening for a couple of years, and last year, Pharrell pulled the festival from Virginia Beach, citing […]
OK Cool – “nissanweekends”
Chicago indie duo Bridget Stiebris and Haley Blomquist — otherwise known as OK Cool — are planning to release an eight-song EP called fawn at the end of April. Last month, along with the EP news, OK Cool shared lead single “normal c,” and now we get to hear the distortion-heavy, charmingly offbeat “nissanweekends,” which […]
Everything But The Girl – “Run A Red Light”
Everything But A Girl’s comeback album Fuse has thus far yielded the aerodynamic bangers “Nothing Left To Lose” and “Caution To The Wind.” Today they’ve given us something slightly different. New single “Run A Red Light” is an electronic ballad laced with piano, or maybe a piano ballad laced with electronics? Watch director Charlie Di […]
Lana Del Rey – “The Grants”
Next week, Lana Del Rey is releasing a new album, Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. So far, she’s shared the title track and “A&W” — the latter topped our best songs of the week list. Today, she’s back with another single, the album’s opening track “The Grants,” the title reference […]
Boston’s Cakeswagg Delves Into The 1920s In “Big Plays” Video
One of the OGs of Boston’s Hip Hop community, aka Cakeswagg, picked up steam with her latest banger “Big Plays.” The blazing hit arrived with a music video inspired by the 1920’s, which the artist describes as a rebirth of a new era, “ I felt like that was a time in history where a […]
Incendiary – “Bite The Hook”
Many years ago, the Long Island band Incendiary figured something out. Incendiary have been one of the biggest, most exciting bands in the hardcore sphere for a very long time, and hardcore bands don’t tend to last. But Incendiary discovered a way to keep themselves going: They became a part-time operation. Incendiary don’t release music […]
Drugdealer – “Lip Service”
Drugdealer delivered just about the smoothest ’70s pop-rock pastiche imaginable with last year’s great Hiding In Plain Sight. Today they’ve followed up the album with another retro delight, a new single called “Lip Service.” The song begins with essentially a primitive version of the Cars’ “Just What I Needed” intro before segueing into some soulful […]
These Musicians Sure Know How To Slap The Bass
Every member of a band has a role to play that makes the group sound like one fluid system. Whether its the drums keeping the beat, the singer belting out lyrics, or the guitarist playing the melody, every piece is crucial. One of these necessary elements is the bass. Either electric or acoustic, the bass […]
Drake Announces Arena Tour With 21 Savage
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Drake has done a bunch of one-off sets and surprise performances, but he hasn’t mounted a full-on tour since 2018, when he and the Migos went off on their Aubrey And The Three Migos tour. Today, Drake has announced a return to to the road. Drake’s next tour is […]
Watch Chvrches Perform “Over” Live For The First Time In A São Paulo Stadium
Last month, Chvrches released the new one-off single “Over.” The group recorded the track with the Weeknd producer Oskar Holter, and it’s their first release for Island/EMI, their new label home. On Friday night, Chvrches gave “Over” its first-ever live performance, and they did it on about the biggest stage that they could’ve possibly envisioned, […]