Only a month after his massive 49-track septuple album 7G, producer and PC Music head honcho A. G. Cook is already getting ready to follow it up with a new, slightly more bite-sized LP called Apple. “Apple is my own take on Personal Computer Music,” Cook explains in a statement. “I’ve always been interested in […]
Beastie Boys to Release New Greatest Hits Compilation Album
They’ve released a retrospective photo book and film, so it makes perfect sense that the Beastie Boys are prepping a musical accompaniment to it. Ad-rock and Mike D. will be releasing Beastie Boys Music, a 20-song greatest hits compilation, as the third release in the group’s trilogy of 2020 creations. The collection will feature all of the […]
Nick Cave to Release 'Idiot Prayer' Album
Following the success of his streamed performance at London’s Alexandra Palace in July, Nick Cave’s Idiot Prayer – Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace is going be screened globally in theaters on Nov. 5. Two weeks after that debut, the music from the show will be released in a double album featuring all 22 songs […]
Hot Snakes – “Not In Time”
Anytime the convulsive Californian rock rippers Hot Snakes are in action, it’s good news. In 2000, Rick Froberg and John Reis formed Hot Snakes out of the ashes of their old band Drive Like Jehu. The band released three albums before breaking up in 2005. But two years ago, the reunited Hot Snakes released a […]
Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner & Crying's Ryan Galloway Team Up On New Surprise EP
Some people spend lockdown doing absolutely nothing (me) and others spend it doing this. Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner and Crying’s Ryan Galloway started sending tracks back-and-forth to each other earlier this summer, and as Rolling Stone points out, today they’re releasing some of the fruits of those efforts: a four-song EP called pop songs 2020 […]
Devendra Banhart – “Franklin’s Tower” (Grateful Dead Cover)
In July, Devendra Banhart released Vast Ovoid, an EP of outtakes from his 2019 album Ma. He recently announced OLA: Devendra Banhart plays songs in the order they were written, a series of live concerts streaming every Wednesday. And now he’s back with an Amazon Original cover of the Grateful Dead’s “Franklin’s Tower” in honor […]
New Video: DaBaby Ft. Quavo “Pick Up” | Rap Radar
Let’s go. DaBaby and Quavo take it back in time and above and beyond for their new video directed by Reel Goats. In the whimsical clip, DaBaby is warped into his phone where he is transported into prehistoric times and also recreates a scene from Friday. Inside a room full of phones, he links with […]
New Music: Grafh Ft. Ray Emmanuel, Mysonne, Sly Pyper “Killing Kings”
No justice, no peace. Grafh protects Black kings at all costs on his powerful new single. Produced by Blacknailz and anchored by Sly Pyper’s hook, Grafh, Mysonne and young rapper Ray Emmanuel address the senseless and innocent killings in the Black community. The track follows Grafh’s previous release “Customer” featuring Jim Jones. Both are set […]
New Video: Gunna Ft. Lil Baby “Blindfold” | Rap Radar
Can’t you see. Gunna and Lil Baby’s only got their eyes on fame in their new music video. The collaboration is taken from Gunna’s Wunna album. In the clip, the two are blindfolded while trying to make their way out the trenches. At times, they’re tied together, and cruise in their Lambo trucks before flexing […]
New Video: Joyner Lucas Ft. Ashanti “Fall Slowly” | Rap Radar
Hold it to the end. Joyner Lucas shares the highs and lows of a relationship in his new video co-starring Ashanti. The collaboration is off Lucas’ Evolution EP dropping September 18. In the love-hate visual, the couple goes through their ups and downs of intimate moments, fun times, and heated arguments. Their toxic relationship soon […]