“There’s so many conflicting thoughts going through your brain when you’re going through that situation,” explains Benny The Butcher. “There’s so much pressure.” The veteran rapper is commenting on a powerfully bleak bar from his long-awaited official debut album, Everybody Can’t Go, out today on Def Jam: “Stashing money in the bathroom ceiling, my mom’s […]
TRZTN – “Alina’s Lullaby” (Feat. Karen O)
In 2022, inveterate New York rockers Yeah Yeahs made a grand return with Cool It Down, their first album in nearly a decade. With that out of their systems, the different YYYs have all seemingly gone back to their regular lives. For bandleader Karen O, that means helping out an old friend on a new […]
Alice In Chains Release Jar Of Flies 30th Anniversary Vinyl Embedded With Real Flies
Thursday marked the 30th anniversary of Jar Of Flies, the phenomenal 1994 release that saw Alice In Chains pivot in a softer direction and became the first EP to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. To mark the occasion, AIC released a slate of 30th anniversary merch. There are, of course, […]
Tierra Whack – “Shower Song”
Tierra Whack broke out with her brilliantly weird visual album Whack World almost six years ago. In the time since, she’s released a lot of one-off tracks and a series of genre-themed EPs, Rap?, Pop?, and R&B? Since the last of those came out in late 2021, she’s been keeping a low profile, but she’s […]
Lil Nas X – “Where Do We Go Now”
With his big comeback single “J Christ,” Lil Nas X ruffled feathers but didn’t earn a big-splash chart debut like fellow pop star Ariana Grande, who launched her new album cycle simultaneously. (He was amused to debut at #69.) Where do we go now? To LNX’s next single, “Where Do We Go Now.” Montero teased […]
Ice Spice – “Think U The Shit (Fart)”
Ice Spice, she of Chia Pet fame, broke out in 2022 with “Munch” and had an even bigger year in 2023 with her debut EP Like…?, which landed on our best-of lists for EPs, rap albums, and pop songs. Today, the Bronx rapper is back with a new single that has the very lol-worthy title […]
Wednesday Members Perform With Hotline TNT In DC, Bands Cover Each Other On New Tour Tape
Wednesday and Hotline TNT both put out great records last year and now they’re on a tour together. On Tuesday night at DC’s 9:30 Club, members of Wednesday joined Hotline TNT on stage for some songs. On the tour Hotline TNT have been covering Smashing Pumpkins’ “Quiet”; Lenderman joined them for that on Tuesday. They’ve […]
Edward Norton Replacing Benedict Cumberbatch As Pete Seeger In Bob Dylan Biopic
In May last year, it was announced that Benedict Cumberbatch was cast as Pete Seeger in James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown. However, due to scheduling conflicts, Cumberbatch has dropped off and been replaced by Edward Norton, according to Deadline. Timothée Chalamet will star as young Dylan, and Elle Fanning is set to […]
Justice – “One Night/All Night” (Feat. Tame Impala) & “Generator”
Here’s a big one: For the lead single from their first album in eight years, the French bloghouse heavy-hitters Justice have teamed with Tame Impala. Kevin Parker lends his digital-lysergic vibes to “One Night/All Night,” painting smooth neon falsetto all over the baseline synth-stomp. Eventually Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay steer the track through […]
Mark Knopfler – “Ahead Of The Game”
Guitar legend and former Dire Straits dude Mark Knopfler is about to release a new solo album. One Deep River is dropping in April, preceded today by lead single “Ahead Of The Game.” It’s a dreamy, propulsive spin on the expert-level guitar-pop Knopfler has been kicking out for decades, metropolitan but seasoned with notes of […]