The last we heard from Marika Hackman was just over a year ago, with her great album Any Human Friend. Now she’s back with a covers album, the result of work she embarked upon during the extended quarantine earlier this year. It’s called, appropriately, Covers, and Hackman recorded it between her home and her parents’ […]
Madonna Will Direct Her Upcoming Biopic With Diablo Cody Co-Writing
It’s official. Madonna’s biopic isn’t just an Instagram illusion. The pop legend, who has shared photos and even an Instagram Live session with Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody, will be directing her own biopic. She’s also co-writing it with Cody as well. The currently untitled film will delve deep into her five-decade career and will go […]
New Video: Berner “The Quiet Don” | Rap Radar
Berner is making gangster moves, but he does so quietly in the latest video off his upcoming Russ Bufalino: The Quiet Don (September 16). Accompanied with archive footage of the mafia, the Bay Area creeps through the night on his speed boat, mans his cannabis plant, and mans his fort with a security cam.
Future Islands – "Moonlight"
Next month, Future Islands are releasing a new album, As Long As You Are, their follow-up to 2017’s The Far Field. We’ve heard the Jenn Wasner-featuring “For Sure” and “Thrill” from it so far, and today the Baltimore band are sharing another one, “Moonlight,” a low-key and emotional shimmer that reflects on a relationship at […]
Tyler, the Creator Has a New Ice Cream Flavor
A year after collaborating with Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams on a green-and-white ice cream called Snowflake, Tyler, the Creator is getting another flavor. Billed as Pluto Bleu, the blood orange, and tropical blueberry-flavored will go on sale on Thursday (Sept. 16) through Jeni’s website and Tyler’s Golf le Fleur site. If waiting for ice cream to be delivered […]
slowthai – "Feel Away" (Feat. James Blake & Mount Kimbie)
Last year, the British rapper slowthai released his debut album Nothing Great About Britain, and he became a star pretty much right away. The album was acclaimed, and earned him a nomination for a Mercury Prize. This year, slowthai has been popping up just about everywhere — with Gorillaz, trying to get himself cancelled at […]
Jeff Rosenstock Shares New Songs On '2020 DUMP' Collection
A few months ago, Jeff Rosenstock surprise released a whole new album, NO DREAM — one of the best albums of 2020 so far — and he’s not done yet. Rosenstock has just uploaded a handful of new songs to his Bandcamp in a collection called 2020 DUMP, which he says will be updated with […]
Watch Brandi Carlile's Chilling Cover of Tears for Fears' 'Mad World'
In a year full of malaise, a number of your favorite musicians have performed covers that have taken on an extra meaning. Brandi Carlile’s cover of Tears for Fears’ “Mad World” is the latest and is top-notch. Shared on her social media platforms, Carlile’s chilling take of the synthpop tune (one that she’s been performing […]
Death Valley Girls – "Under The Spell Of Joy"
We’ve been enjoying the lead-up to Death Valley Girls’ new album Under The Spell Of Joy, which so far has constituted a pair of great psychedelic garage rock tracks called “The Universe” and “Hold My Hand.” Today we hear the title track, which makes ample use of the children’s choir Death Valley Girls deploy throughout […]
SALEM – "CAPULETS"
For a few years now, witch house connoisseurs SALEM have been teasing a return. As far back as 2016, they were talking about new music that they were working on, and in 2018 they launched a fashion collaboration with Supreme. Back in May, they emerged with a new 40-minute mix for NTS Radio called Stay […]