In 2018, Bruce Springsteen stood at the bedside of George Theiss. He’d come to say goodbye to his lifelong friend, the guy who’d dated his sister, Virginia, and in 1965 had encouraged him to join his first band, the Castiles. In Springsteen’s 2016 autobiography, Born to Run, he’d described George as “both Elvis and Paul […]
Erika de Casier – “No Butterflies, No Nothing”
Last year, the Copenhagen-based musician Erika de Casier released her debut album Essentials — not the only good album named Essentials to come out last year. It was an intriguing blend of sensual ’90s R&B and icy cool production and it evidently attracted the right ears because de Casier is 4AD’s newest signing. Today, she’s […]
Teyana Taylor Enlists Elton John for 'Lose Each Other' Video
Teyana Taylor’s dream came true when superstar Elton John agreed to play the grand piano in the “Lose Each Other” video, a single from The Album, her No. 1 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop record. “When Teyana Taylor released her debut album, I became a huge fan,” John said in a statement. “She was a guest on my Rocket Hour […]
Arlo Parks – "Green Eyes" (Feat. Clairo)
Arlo Parks — a young pop-leaning London singer-songwriter of Nigerian/Chadian/French lineage — has won herself a lot of famous fans. Their number includes Phoebe Bridgers, who recently duetted with Parks on a cover of Radiohead’s “Fake Plastic Trees,” and Billie Eilish, whose “my future” was another recent Parks cover selection. And the fan club apparently […]
New Video: Lil Yachty Ft. Sada Baby “Not Regular” | Rap Radar
Lil Yachty and Sada Baby aren’t your average cats on their new collaboration. From his Crowding a crib under construction with the crew, the two unorthodox rappers light up and show off their money stacks while trading bars over a sped up beat. Sada Baby’s coming off the release of Nicki Minaj-assisted “Whole Lotta Choppas […]
New Music: Kota The Friend “Dragon”
Enter the dragon. Kota The Friend unleashes some wise words on his brand new single. Over his own jubilant production, Kota details living in the moment and not taking life for granted. In May, Kota The Friend released his latest album, Everything.
Nilüfer Yanya – "Crash"
Nilüfer Yanya released her debut album Miss Universe last year, and we were pretty big fans of it over here. We named it Album Of The Week as well as one of the best albums of 2019; we also ranked her amongst our favorite new artists of the year. It was easy to be excited […]
Lil Yachty & Sada Baby – “Not Regular”
Detroit underground-rap firebreather Sada Baby has been on an unholy tear for years now, and it looks like it’s finally starting to pay off. Sada’s recent track “Whole Lotta Choppas” has been blowing up on TikTok, and Nicki Minaj just jumped on a remix a few days ago. Today, Sada has followed up on that […]
Spencer Davis, 'Gimme Some Lovin' Guitarist, Dies at 81
Spencer Davis, the guitarist best known for his hits ubiquitous late-’60’s hits “I’m a Man” and “Gimme Some Lovin’” with his band the Spencer Davis Group, died in California at the age of 81, the BBC reports. According to his agent Bob Birk, Davis died in the hospital on Oct. 19 while being treated for […]
Lambchop – "Golden Lady" (Stevie Wonder Cover)
Last month, Kurt Wagner announced the latest installment in Lambchop’s idiosyncratic career. After releasing This (is what I wanted to tell you) in the spring of 2019, Wagner figured they should forego any touring in favor of gathering the band to record a covers album where each member selected a song they wanted to interpret […]