A few months ago, Win Butler subtly shared that Arcade Fire was at work on their first studio album since 2017’s Everything Now. In announcing his new solo album today (July 14), Will Butler revealed that the band was at work, but circumstances, primarily COVID-19, threw a wrench into those plans. “Arcade Fire was recording. Well, we […]
Breakout Star beabadoobee Is Back With ’90s-Evoking Bop “Care”
Powfu’s ‘death bed’ Video 20-year-old beabadoobee ranks as one of 2020’s breakout stars thanks to the viral success of “Coffee,” a song Powfu later transformed into “death bed (coffee for your head).” She now follows it up with an instantly hummable bop called “Care,” which evokes the ’90s in the best possible way. “I don’t […]
Gracie Abrams Drops Excellent Debut Project ‘Minor’
Gracie Drops ‘I Miss You, I’m Sorry’ After releasing a steady stream of very good singles (“21,” “Long Sleeves” and “I miss you, I’m sorry”), Gracie Abrams has released her debut project. Minor is comprised of those three gems and four new songs including a focus track called “Friend.” Essentially a parting shot, the newcomer’s […]
New Music: French Montana Ft. Tory Lanez “Cold”
Whip it up, back it up. French Montana brings climate change in the video to his latest single featuring Tory Lanez. In the frigid but hot clip, Montana and Tory parade around of eye-candy on a tundra setting with snow fall and turn up the heat in the jungle.
New Music: Problem Ft. Freddie Gibbs, Snoop Dogg “Don’t Be Mad At Me (Remix)
Still mad? Problem links with Freddie Gibbs and Snoop Dogg for a remix to his Coffee & Kush, Vol. 1 hit. On this revamped version, Tiger Gibbs comes in full swing with his opening verse, Snoop follows up with an apologetic verse for his queen, while Problem maintains his laid back flow for the closure. […]
beabadoobee – "Care"
Bea Kristi’s beabadoobee project has become very popular in a short amount of time. She released two EPs last year, Space Cadet and Loveworm, both filled with shining and slick ’90s-indebted pop songs. She’s part of a new strain of guitar music that has some industry muscle behind it — she’s already had a TikTok […]
Maroon 5 Bassist Mickey Madden to Take Leave of Absence After Domestic Violence Arrest
Longtime Maroon 5 bassist Mickey Madden is taking a leave of absence from the pop-rock outfit after being arrested for a felony charge of intimate partner violence (which is a form of domestic violence) on June 27. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department information center, Madden was released after posting $50,000 bail. “I […]
Jim E-Stack – "Note To Self" (Feat. Empress Of)
Jim E-Stack has been putting in the work over the last decade, bouncing around between different cities — he’s called San Francisco, New Orleans, New York, and now Los Angeles home — and building up a résumé that includes credits with HAIM, Bon Iver, Charli XCX, Rostam, and more. He put out two one-off tracks […]
Bikini Kill to Return to the Road in 2021
After seeing their lengthy reunion tour wiped out by COVID-19, Bikini Kill have revealed when they’ll be hitting the road in 2021. They’ll be starting out with a quick run in Europe, beginning on May 27 with a date in Belgium before concluding that run with a date in Berlin on June 10. Kathleen Hanna […]
Karen O Teams Up With Napa Winery for Charity
Karen O has teamed up with Napa Valley winery Ashes & Diamonds to create 18 hand-painted magnum bottles of rosé. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer admitted that she hasn’t been making any new music during the pandemic and has pushed that creative energy towards painting wine labels. “I had been yearning to just sit at […]