The Denver band FAIM play hardcore punk so fervent and impassioned that you can practically see the beads of sweat forming on the wall of some concrete basement somewhere. They’re a politically driven, hard-left band, the kind of band who sampled James Baldwin speeches, and that stuff does not come off as an affectation. Instead, […]
Punk Supergroup Be Well Release Debut Album 'The Weight And The Cost': Stream
The legendary Boston hardcore band Bane broke up four years ago, but they’ve been enjoying a surge of nostalgia and renewed interest lately. Earlier this summer, the great videographer Sunny Singh posted a video of Bane’s full two-hour farewell show on his Hate5Six video channel, and within the genre, it’s been one of the events […]
Amber Mark – "Thong Song" (Sisqo Cover)
For the past few months, dance-adjacent R&B singer and Artist To Watch Amber Mark has been sharing new self-recorded covers and originals as part of her COVERED-19 quarantine series. These have included “Waiting (Demo),” “1984,” and a cover of Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box.” And now, for the series’ final installment, she’s chosen an unexpected cover: Sisqo’s […]
Mark Lanegan and Earth's Dylan Carlson Cover Galaxie 500's "Summertime"
Screaming Trees alum Mark Lanegan and Earth singer/guitarist Dylan Carlson dropped their take on “Summertime” as part of the ongoing Galaxie 500 series, a video project of 20 bands covering songs from the short-lived but influential trio that formed in the late ’80s. The initial plan was a concert of Galaxie 500 covers in conjunction with Record […]
Chief Keef & Mike Will Made-It Announce Collaborative Album, Share Single "Bang Bang": Listen
Last week, the Chicago rapper Chief Keef turned 25. That is insane. Keith Cozart has been one of the most influential figures in rap music for nearly a decade, and it’s hard to even picture how the present-day musical landscape would sound without him. And yet the man has only been old enough to rent […]
CHAI & Hinds – “United Girls Rock’n’roll Club”
The eccentric Tokyo DIY-pop group CHAI and the poppy Madrid garage-rock group Hinds have joined forces for a new collaborative single. “‘UNITED GIRLS ROCK’N’ROLL CLUB’ is a song that screams GIRL POWER!” CHAI and Hinds say in a press release. “You might be from different countries, different languages, but at the end of the day, […]
New Music: Chief Keef, Mike WiLL Made-It “Bang Bang”
Bang Bang! Chief Keef brings back his signature adlib on his new single featuring Mike WiLL Made-It. Over the super-producer’s bouncy instrumental, Sosa brings the smoke with his gritty talk and his aggressive threats. Bang bang. This is the first single off the pair’s upcoming collaborative album.
New Music: Iggy Azalea Ft. Tinashe “DLNW”
Dance Like Nobody’s Watching! Once Iggy Azalea starts dancing, there is no stopping her on her new single featuring Tinashe. On the carefree record, Iggy boogies and twerks unapologetically, while Tinashe leaves all her worries behind. All eyes on them. “DLNW” is the first official single off her Iggy Azalea’s upcoming album, IA3.
Coheed And Cambria Made A “Jessie’s Girl” Sequel With Rick Springfield
In 1981, Rick Springfield, the Australian actor and musician Rick Springfield had moved on from his ’70s teen-idol days. Springfield’s acting career was doing just fine — he’d joined the cast of the massively popular soap opera General Hospital — but his music career seemed to be over. But then Springfield wrote “Jessie’s Girl,” a […]
New Music: Mariah Carey Ft. Lauryn Hill “Save The Day”
Mimi meets L Boogie. Mariah Carey saves the day with her newly release collaboration featuring vocals by Lauryn Hill. Produced by Jermaine Dupri, Mariah uplifts the spirits on the unreleased track, which samples Lauryn Hill’s epic bridge on the Fugees’ 1996 remake of “Killing Me Softly”. The track is just one of the 15 songs […]