AJR has a huge hit on their collective hands with “Bang!” The trio, which is comprised of brothers Adam, Jack and Ryan, dropped the song at the top of the year and immediately found love at alternative radio. Streaming numbers soon took off (it has accumulated more than 120 million global streams) and it finally […]
Cursive's Tim Kasher Enlists 'Cheers' Mailman John Ratzenberger to Save USPS
The United States Postal Service is in good hands. On Monday, Cursive lead singer Tim Kasher commissioned John Ratzenberger — aka mailman Cliff Clavin on Cheers — to inspire his followers to support the USPS. An important message from none other than Cliff Clavin (@dratzenberger) himself, asking us all to help keep @usps in business!! (thank you for your […]
Dave East Funkmaster Flex Freestyle
From Harlem to the BX. Dave East connects with Funkmaster Flex in the DJ’s latest freestyle series. For this new “Block Work”, he and Flex pull up a chair in front of Ink Studios Tattoo in the Bronx and where the Harlem rapper spits some bars with a roach and a bottle of Hennessy. Dave […]
2 Chainz Announces New Album 'So Help Me God'
2 Chainz has rarely needed anyone’s help since dropping his 2012 debut album. But this time, at least according to his latest album’s title, he might. On Monday, 2 Chainz announced his upcoming sixth studio album, So Help Me God, with a release date of Sept. 25. The Georgia emcee’s latest release comes a year […]
Two Suspects Arrested in 2002 Murder of Run DMC's Jam Master Jay
Two suspects have been arrested in the murder 2002 Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay. SPIN confirmed that federal prosecutors in New York will announce the indictment of two men long been suspected of participating in the killing. The suspects in the killing of Jam Master Jay (born Jason Mizell) are Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan, Jr. According […]
Miley Cyrus Set to Perform at 2020 VMAs
We’ve already seen the “best of both worlds” from Miley Cyrus at MTV’s Video Music Awards. She’s performed a few times, hosted the show in 2015 and now, she’s hitting the stage once again for what is sure to be a performance to remember. Cyrus announced on Twitter Monday that she’ll perform the song live […]
Moor Mother – "Forever Industries"
Moor Mother is on quite a prolific streak. Last October, she released her latest album, Analog Fluids Of Sonic Black Holes. Since then, she’s released not one but two more collections, Who Sent You? with Irreversible Entanglements and True Opera with Mental Jewelry. Along the way, she also guested on a great new Armand Hammer […]
Father John Misty – "To S." & "To R."
A little over two years ago, Josh Tillman released his latest Father John Misty album, the great God’s Favorite Customer. His fourth in six years, it seemed to mark a new reckoning at the same time that it provided a denouement to the arc sketched through his career and music thus far. Perhaps fittingly, he’s […]
Sun Kil Moon's European Tour Postponed Following Sexual Misconduct Accusations
Mark Kozelek, the musician behind Sun Kil Moon and Red House Painters, was accused by three women last week of sexual misconduct; today it was announced that the six November 2020 shows scheduled for the UK, Ireland and Europe have been postponed. The official Sun Kil Moon site simply states: “**November tour rescheduled for 2021. […]
Sugar World – "Kill For Love" (Chromatics Cover)
Sugar World is a new project based out of San Diego and made up of former members of the band Naps. Last year, they put out two songs of their own, “Sad In Heaven” and “We Fell In Love.” This year so far, they’ve stuck to covers. A couple months back, they shared one of […]