Smashing Pumpkins’ double album CYR was released last Friday. Billy Corgan has been making the interview rounds, but last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the band played the title track for the first time in a “live” setting. By live, we mean a socially-distanced performance where Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlain and Jeff Schroeder join forces […]
New Music: Vic Mensa “Breathe (Freestyle)” | Rap Radar
After making his return with this V Tape, Vic Mensa tries his hand over a Fabolous classic. Taking to a bridge on a gloomy day, the Chicago MC flexes his witty wordplay over the Just Blaze instrumental.
New Video: 42 Dugg “Free Me” | Rap Radar
42 Dugg celebrates his 26th trip around the sun with his new single, “Free Me”. After sharing his “Free Woo” and “Free Merey“, the Detroit rapper takes his talents to Miami where he celebrates he’s born day. He rides through the city, jet skis on the waters, and caps off the day with a Bday […]
Justin Townes Earle's Estate Reveals Cause of Death
Justin Townes Earle died in August at the age of 38. A few days after his death, a Metro Nashville Police Department spokesperson told SPIN that the cause of death was “likely related to a drug overdose.” In a statement shared on Townes Earle’s social media accounts, his estate confirmed that the singer-songwriter died from an overdose. […]
Reason Bless The Booth Freestyle | Rap Radar
Reason visits AudioMack with an exclusive verse for the music streaming services’ new Bless The Booth freestyle series. Shot by Sageenglish, the TDE artist steps up to the mic with an introspective rap referencing his come up, his city, Nipsey, and more over a beat by Nabeyin. In October, the Carson, CA native released his […]
New Video: French Montana “You Deserve An Oscar” | Rap Radar
French Montana takes his balling to new heights in his CB5‘s new video. From his animation in Times Square to soaring the skies in his hot air balloon, Montana’ questions the game’s authenticity while flying in his private jet, cruising in his Bugatti, and stunting with his crew.
'Literally Nobody' Wants to Buy Nick Cave's Pornographic Wallpaper
If you want to buy some wallpaper of Nick Cave’s drawings of naked women, it sounds like you could honestly say that you’re the only person who has it. The singer-songwriter (who’s usually accompanied by the Bad Seeds, although apparently not as bad as his commercial choice of wallpaper drawings) mentioned to Financial Times that he hasn’t […]
New Music: Boldy James, Real Bad Man “On Ten”
Boldy James is the street’s top 10 dead or alive on his new single produced by Real Bad Man. After getting it popping with a “Thousand Pills“, the Griselda MC from Detroit boasts his legendary status in the streets over Read Bad Man’s nostalgic beat mixed with a soul sample. Boldy James and Real Bad […]
Trent Reznor, Dua Lipa and The Killers Dig Deep in 'Song Exploder' Season Two Trailer
The second season Song Exploder, the Netflix series based on the podcast of the same name, premieres globally on Dec. 15 and just dropped its first trailer. In it, one of the most powerful moments is when Trent Reznor is seen listening to the classic Nine Nails song “Hurt” and reflecting, “I felt alone. That’s me not […]
The Strokes Battle Robots on ‘The Adults Are Talking’ Video
The Strokes are not very good at sports, at least not in their new music video for “The Adults Are Talking.” The video is directed by Roman Coppola, who previously worked with the band on several clips from 2001’s Is This It. In an intense game of baseball, the band is losing by 56 runs, which […]