These days, a lot of DIY bands are exploring the place where the tectonic plates of screamo, black metal, and post-rock all rub up against one another, producing some huge and impressive musical earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. If you’re into bands like Deafheaven and Envy and Infant Island, then you owe it to yourself to […]
Dev Hynes, Porches, & Lydia Ainsworth Remix Girlpool's "Like I'm Winning It"
Earlier this year, Girlpool released the one-off single “Like I’m Winning It,” which brought the band’s sound in a moodier, dancey direction. It sounded primed for a remix, and today the band has shared an EPs worth of three different ones. Dev Hynes, Porches, and Lydia Ainsworth all provided their own versions of the track. […]
JPEGMAFIA – “Last Dance!”
Last year, the Baltimore rap expressionist JPEGMAFIA released his frantic, jagged album All My Heroes Are Cornballs. Since then, Peggy has been releasing a steady string of one-off singles that have shifted his sound in a more melodic direction, singing through Auto-Tune without losing his fundamental unpredictable weirdness. In recent months, he’s released tracks like […]
Lady Gaga Makes a Splash With 'Chromatica' Medley in VMAs Performance
Meteorologists may have predicted a mostly sunny Sunday in New York City, but nobody could’ve prepared them for the storm that was coming. To win over Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande made an absolute splash with their debut performance of the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit and seven-time VMA-nominated […]
Miley Cyrus Brings Out Disco Ball For 'Midnight Sky' VMAs Performance
Miley Cyrus is one of the few artists who can allude to herself in performances. During her Sunday debut performance of “Midnight Sky” at the VMAs, Cyrus splashed the stage with colored lights and brought out a wrecking ball — well… disco ball — and rode it as a flashback to her infamous past life […]
The Weeknd Opens Up VMAs With 'Blinding Lights'
The Weeknd just took MTV back to the days when it would play music videos more frequently. The Toronto singer’s Sunday night, New York City rooftop performance of his chart-topping single “Blinding Lights” kicked off a night of socially distant awards. The ’80s-inspired cut off his retro After Hours record has seen some mega-performances before, […]
Machine Gun Kelly Wins Best Alternative at MTV Video Music Awards
When this year’s VMAs were first announced, one of the biggest surprises was the inclusion of the Best Alternative category for the first time in 22 years. However, the biggest surprise was that the winner was…yep, you read correctly above — Machine Gun Kelly. The Cleveland-bred rapper’s video for “Bloody Valentine,” which starred his girlfriend […]
MTV VMAs: Here are All of the Winners
Updated at 10:08 pm EST This year’s MTV Video Music Awards was unlike any other due to COVID-19. The night was full of performances from across New York City and it is one of the first socially-distanced awards shows. Heading into the night, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande were tied for the most nominations. Lady […]
New Video: Young M.A. “Quarantine Party” | Rap Radar
Party over here. Young M.A is the life of a “Quarantine Party” in her Red Flu EP’s new music video. With plenty of Hennessy to go around, Young M.A hosts a party with some of her finest ladies. Cheers.
Watch IDLES Cover the Beatles, the Strokes and More
IDLES have never been afraid to do things their own way, and the British rockers’ unique spin on classics by bands like the Beatles and the Strokes is a perfect example. The two videos, along with a handful of others, were filmed while the group was recording at the legendary Abbey Road and provide a […]