Jordan Olds, host of Two Minutes to Late Night, dropped an explosive new cover. But unlike his previous collaborations, Olds took a step down from this one and handed the space over to musicians of color, who covered Rage Against the Machine’s 1992 protest song “Killing in the Name.” “Frick you, I won’t do what […]
Tupac Love Letters, Notorious B.I.G. Crown Up for Auction
Tupac Shakur’s teenage love letters and Notorious B.I.G.‘s “King of New York” crown from a 1997 Rap Pages magazine cover story are among the items Sotheby’s is offering up at its first-ever auction to focus on the history and legacy of hip hop. The signed crown was worn by Biggie in his last-ever photo shoot, three […]
Van Morrison Calls Concert Limits 'Pseudo-Science'
Van Morrison isn’t pleased with the idea of social distancing at concerts and even as has gone as far as calling the whole concept “pseudo-science.” Titled “Save Live Music,” the 74-year-old Northern Irish singer posted a statement on his website strongly encouraging the rest of the music industry to push for “full capacity audiences going forward.” […]
Thundercat – “Dragonball Durag (Remix)” (Feat. Guapdad 4000 & Smino)
Thundercat released his new album It Is What It Is, one of the best albums of the year so far, back in March. Early single “Dragonball Durag,” a liquid funk groove with a video featuring HAIM, Kali Uchis, and Quinta Brunson, was one of its highlights. And now the song has a great new remix […]
Loma – "Half Silences"
When Cross Record’s Emily Cross and Dan Duszynski teamed up with Shearwater’s Jonathan Meiburg to form Loma, it seemed like it might be one-off endeavor. But then last month we got news that they’d be following their 2017 debut with a new album, Don’t Shy Away. Along with the announcement, they shared a stunning new […]
Samia – "Triptych"
Samia’s debut album The Baby is out this Friday. She probably could have broadened her audience significantly by calling it DaBaby instead and counting on people finding it when they are searching for “Rockstar” or what have you. Nonetheless, it’s a record worth hearing, a thoughtful, dynamic, poppy collection of straightforward indie tracks. We’ve heard […]
New Music: Big Sean Ft. Nipsey Hussle “Deep Reverence”
Fuck rap. Hot off the announcement of the release date for his album Detroit 2, Big Sean unleashes his long-awaited track featuring the late Nipsey Hussle. Produced by Hit-Boy and G. Ry, Sean Don shares his moment of clarity and bigs up the late rapper. Neighborhood Nipsey solidifies his legendary status and drops gems for the […]
Stream Mouthing's Terrifyingly Frantic Debut EP
Mouthing are a Houston band whose songs are short, horrifically intense outbursts bridging screamo, grindcore, crust, noise-rock, and probably several other subgenres that approximate the sound of a small village being eaten by demons. Their self-titled debut EP is out today, a co-release between the The Ghost Is Clear and the increasingly vital British Columbia […]
Big Sean – “Deep Reverence” (Feat. Nipsey Hussle)
Big Sean never seems to go away, but it’s been a while since he released an album. The last time we heard at length from Sean was in 2017, when he dropped both the LP I Decided. and Double Or Nothing, the collaborative mixtape with Metro Boomin. Big Sean now says that he’ll release his […]
Fenne Lily – "Solipsism"
Back in June, the Bristol songwriter Fenne Lily announced her sophomore album, BREACH. So far we’ve heard advance singles “Alapathy” and “Berlin,” and today she’s back with another one. Lily’s latest is called “Solipsism.” Here’s what she had to say about it: A lot of situations make me uncomfortable — some parties, most dates, every […]