System of a Down surprised just about everyone when they unleashed two new songs last week, their first in 15 years. Despite the recent political back-and-forth between singer Serj Tankian and drummer John Dolmayan, the group agreed on one thing: to raise awareness for what’s going on in Armenia and Artsakh in their ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan and Turkey. The songs, “Protect the […]
Annabel Jones Returns With Synth-Pop Gem “Spiritual Violence”
Annabel Jones first popped up on my radar way back in 2014 with the still-magnificent “Magnetic.” That nabbed the Brit a major label record deal and she duly released an EP called Libelle in 2016. It turned out to be an uneasy fit. Annabel’s taste and aesthetic essentially leans alt, while the machinations of big […]
Britney Spears Released Vinyl Single “Swimming In The Stars”
Britney’s ‘Mood Ring’ Remixes This is not a drill! Britney Spears has just released a new single called “Swimming In The Stars.” Originally recorded for Glory, the dreamy mid-tempo ballad is part of Urban Outfitters’ S11ngles Day. What is that exactly? The clothing/music retailer is releasing 11 limited edition vinyl singles by 11 different artists […]
Public Enemy Roll Back the Years With Beastie Boys, Run-DMC in 'Public Enemy Number Won' Video
Public Enemy recently released their first album with Def Jam in a number of years with What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? They also recently teamed up with George Clinton and Cypress Hill to release the animated video for “Grid,” and now they’ve done the same thing for “Public Enemy Number Won.” Featuring […]
Teenage Fanclub Shares 'Home,' First New Music in Four Years
Classic Scottish alt rockers Teenage Fanclub announced the release of Endless Arcade, their first LP since 2016’s Here, with the premiere single, “Home.” Endless Arcade will drop on March 5, 2021. “I think of an endless arcade as a city that you can wander through, with a sense of mystery, an imaginary one that goes on […]
Ticketmaster Preps Plans to Verify Vaccination Status | SPIN
Live music — at least the way we remember going to gigs in the “before” time — might be even closer to coming back than initially thought. After Pfizer announced that early results for a new COVID-19 vaccine presented a 90% efficacy rate during its first set of trials earlier this week, Ticketmaster began working […]
Gabriela Is Rapidly Moving Forward With Her Debut Single “Grow Up”
Gabriela announced her debut single release titled “Grow Up” – a captivating dizzying quality for you to listen to. The brilliant production shows off how adept she is at flitting between genres, hopping on moody, woozy R&B, the ’90s pop, acoustic devotionals in just a span of a single song.“Grow Up” is a call for […]
Paul McCartney 'Wishes' He Was More Like 'Legendary' Bob Dylan
In a cover story in the UK magazine Uncut, Paul McCartney admitted “Sometimes I wish I was a bit more like Bob Dylan…He’s legendary… and doesn’t give a shit!” McCartney, however, admits, “I’m not like that.” NME reports that during an interview centered on the making of his new solo album, McCartney III, the Beatles bassist said, “I […]
New Video: Courtney Bell Ft. Boogie “Lion’s Den” | Rap Radar
Courtney Bell has the heart of a lion on his fearless new single featuring Boogie. In the powerful music video directed by Diego Cruz, Courtney Bell stands his ground while perched on a cop car, while Boogie detains the police officer in the back of the cruiser. The Pay Cash-produced track is off Courtney Bell’s […]
New Video: Sheek Louch Ft. Tony Moxberg “G-Code” | Rap Radar
Sheek Louch lives by the “G-Code” in his Beast Mode 4‘s new video featuring Tony Moxberg. Inside an abandoned constructional building full of graffiti, Donny G runs down his written rules for the streets, while D-Block affiliate Tony Moxberg reps his gang with his gritty cameo.