Big cheeks. 42 Dugg’s rolling in Big 4s in the latest music video off his Young & Turn 2 (Deluxe). In the short clip featuring a cameo from Yo Gotti, the young rapper flexes his bands at a strip club and at the car dealership. Turn up.
LAUREL Embraces Synth-Pop On “Scream Drive Faster”
LAUREL first popped up on my radar in 2016 with the bleak chamber-pop of “San Fransisco.” Since then, the Brit has continued to haunt/charm (in equal measure) on her Park EP and excellent debut album, Dogviolet. Given her affinity for shadowy, stripped-back soundscapes, the 26-year-old’s latest single comes as something of a surprise. LAUREL embraces […]
Neil Young Says He's Spending $20,000 to Remove Facebook and Google From Website
A week after filing a lawsuit against President Donald Trump for copyright infringement, Neil Young is addressing a potential problem. On Tuesday, an email (which was obtained by SPIN) was sent to Neil Young Archives members detailing Young’s decision to disengage Google and Facebook from his website. “Facebook knowingly allows untruths and lies in its […]
Tori Kelly Rolls Out Summery, Feel-Good Bop “Unbothered”
JoJo & Tori Cover ‘When You Believe’ Tori Kelly’s 5-track Solitude EP, which she recorded at home during quarantine, is shaping up to be mood-lifting gem. The Grammy winner introduced us to the project with a stunning cover of Drake’s “Time Flies” and now ups the ante with a summery, feel-good bop called “Unbothered.” Produced […]
IDLES Team With Michel Gondry for 'Model Village' Video
IDLES and Michel Gondry? You better believe it. Gondry, in case you forgot, has directed both videos (Daft Punk, Radiohead, The White Stripes) and films (including the mind-bending, Oscar-winning Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). So it’s fitting that he’d team up with the British rockers to produce a surreal clip for their latest single, “Model […]
New Music: Reks Ft. Pharoahe Monch “The Complex”
Need help. Reks and Pharoahe Monch sound off on PTSD on their new collaboration. Produced by Statik Selektah, the Lawrence, Massachusetts lyricist and the Queens wordsmith weigh in on the political powers controlling psychiatric disorders and traumatic events. The track will be featured on Reks’ forthcoming, T.H.I.N.G.S. which drops September 11. They discuss more on […]
Michel Gondry Directed IDLES' New "Model Village" Video
IDLES, the extremely popular British rock band with big reply-guy energy, are ramping up to the release of their new album Ultra Mono. They’ve already shared three songs from the LP — “Mr. Motivator,” “Grounds,” and “A Hymn” — and today they share a fourth, complete with a video by legendary director Michel Gondry. Gondry, […]
Chelsea Peretti Shares New Coffee-Themed EP Featuring Kathleen Hanna, Wale, Nick Kroll
Actress-comedian-singer Chelsea Peretti dropped five new songs today on the Phosphorescent Panic EP, which features Wale, Kathleen Hanna, Money Mark, Nick Kroll, Reggie Watts, Kate Berlant and Kid Mero. It joins the previously released Foam & Flotsam EP for a 10-song preview the full-length, coffee-themed album, due in Fall. Along with the single “JAVADAWGS,” other caffeinated […]
New Video: Black Eyed Peas “Action” | Rap Radar
Don’t trust the screen. The Black Eyed Peas bring all the action for their Indian-influenced music video. Re-imaged and directed by, will.i.am, Pasha Shapiro, and Ernst Weber, the action-packed thriller finds the trio reenacting scenes from Indian classic films from 2003’s Koops to 2015’s Ambala. The clip ends with a message regarding social media and […]
Slow Pulp – "Falling Apart"
Last year, Slow Pulp impressed us with their ability to take the aesthetics and moods of shoegaze and bring it into a poppier songwriting mold. We named them a Band To Watch, and their EP Big Day was one of the best of the year. So it was exciting news when, last month, they announced […]