Kate Stables’ folk-rock band This Is The Kit are returning next month with the new album Off Off On, the follow-up to 2017’s Moonshine Freeze, which they recorded with Bonny Light Horseman/Muzz’s Josh Kaufman. “We were on the same page about a lot of musical ideas, as well as doing things I wouldn’t do musically,” says […]
Mr. Eazi & Major Lazer – "Oh My Gawd" (Feat. Nicki Minaj & K4MO)
Major Lazer are ramping up to the release of their fourth LP, Lazerism. Back in May the Diplo-led crew started teasing “Oh My Gawd,” a new collaboration with Afrobeats sensation Mr. Eazi also featuring rap and pop superstar Nicki Minaj and Eazi’s fellow Nigerian K4MO. It was supposed to drop in July, but it’s been […]
New Video: Stefflon Don “Move” | Rap Radar
The bite of the Don. Stefflon Don is certainly making all the right moves on her new single produced by Troyton. In the Remi Laudat-directed clip, the British rapper dazzles with her fellow ladies at an eatery while showcasing her raw lyrics. There, Steff twerks by the bar, runs a game of Dominoes, and continues […]
New Video: Usher “Bad Habits” | Rap Radar
Don’t get caught slipping. Usher confesses his wrongdoings in the video to his new single. On the tender track, a vulnerable Ursh admits his vices of lies and infidelity. Along with the song, the accompanying visual finds the R&B singer dancing in a lite warehouse and enjoying the company of a mistress before his lady […]
Pearl Jam to Release 1992 'MTV Unplugged' Sessions
Pearl Jam’s iconic 1992 MTV Unplugged session, previously only a special 2019 Record Store Day release, will be available on vinyl and, for the first time, on CD as well. The live session lands on the band’s 30th anniversary — Pearl Jam formed in 1990 from the ashes of Mother Love Bone, a band featuring […]
New Video: Locksmith “Quarantine” | Rap Radar
Let the truth unfold. Like the rest of us, Locksmith’s on lockdown, and he uses his time wisely on his new track. Over Decap’s bouncing keys, the Bay Area lyricist walks across the city and weighs in on society during the current times of quarantine. Stay inside.
Hear Joni Mitchell's First Known Recording, "House Of The Rising Sun"
Joni Mitchell is opening her vault for the first time with the Joni Mitchell Archives, a new series of box sets to be released over the course of the next few years. Each one will be a deep dive into a different era of her career with a wealth of unreleased material, and naturally, the […]
Shame – "Alphabet"
Back in the beginning of 2018, the British post-punk group Shame released their debut album Songs Of Praise. They soon accrued a fervent following and a whole lot of attention for their intense live shows. They’ve also now been silent for a while, not releasing so much as a standalone single since Songs Of Praise. […]
Phoebe Bridgers Takes 'Tiny Desk' to the Oval Office
Ever wonder what it would look like to have a female president in the White House? Well, Phoebe Bridgers gave us a great idea with her performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk At-Home concert. Bridgers swapped her iconic skeleton onesie for a suit and played her set positioned in front of the iconic Resolute desk. Meanwhile, […]
Elvis Costello – “Hey Clockface / How Can You Face Me Now?”
A month before the pandemic hit and turned the world upside down, Elvis Costello went to Helsinki and recorded several songs, playing all of the instruments himself. Over the past few months, he’s shared “No Flag,” “Hetty O’Hara Confidential,” and “We Are All Cowards Now.” And now we know that they’re all part of a […]