In honor of the 20th anniversary of Deftones’ classic White Pony record, the group announced Wednesday that they’ll be releasing an updated version of the project with an alternate remix disc titled Black Stallion. The news comes as the group teases new material slated for September, with singer Chino Moreno saying in a Zoom press conference today […]
Saweetie Drops Too $hort-Sampling Bop “Tap In”
Saweetie & GALXARA’s ‘Sway With Me’ After Nicki Minaj had a monopoly on the female rap game for the best part of a decade, the landscape is rapidly changing. Cardi B was the first real challenger, but not the last. This year alone, Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion have landed number one hits — […]
New Video: Dax Ft. Tech N9ne “Faster” | Rap Radar
Wings for Kings! Dax and Tech N9ne form an alliance on their brolic collaboration. In the action-packed animated video, the two rage through a futuristic city during a revolutionary war. Dax fights off an army of cyborgs, while Tech N9ne beams from a platform on a spacecraft. Get with ’em or get destroyed.
Liz Phair Wrote A Pretty Good Song About Twitter's New Audio Feature
Today, Twitter launched a new feature that allows users to record and send tweets containing their voice. It’s limited to 140 seconds of audio and seems sort of unnecessary (?) but Liz Phair is at least already putting it to good use. This afternoon, she sent out an off-the-cuff recording of a song about Twitter’s […]
The Killers Roll Out “My Own Soul’s Warning”
The Killers’ sixth album, Imploding The Mirage, takes shape with the arrival of “My Own Soul’s Warning.” A rollicking, synth-drenched anthem about seeing the light, the band’s latest single falls somewhere between Hot Fuss and Sam’s Town. Which is obviously a very, very good thing. “I tried going against my own soul’s warning and in […]
Evanescence Cover Bananarama's 'Cruel Summer'
The Karate Kid soundtrack has never sounded so badass. Rockers Evanescence dropped a new cover of Bananarama’s 1983 pop classic “Cruel Summer” last week, in honor of a summer-defining pandemic this year. The rendition of the Karate Kid song, featuring theatrical pipes from lead singer Amy Lee and guitar from Troy McLawhorn, gives the once-uplifting pop […]
Ashnikko – "Cry" (Feat. Grimes)
Ashnikko, the blue-haired London-based rapper who shot to viral TikTok success last year with her breakout hit “Stupid,” has teamed up with Grimes for a new single. “Cry” leans into both artists’ nu-metal side with a chunky guitar riff, Ashnikko smoothly transitioning from rapping into singing. “Bitch, are you tryna make me cry?” she wails […]
New Music: Smokepurpp Ft. Rick Ross “Big Dawg”
Big daw, lil nigga. Smokepurpp is the boss of them all on his much-anticipated collaboration with Rick Ross. Produced by Diego Ave, Smokepurpp enjoys the fruits of labor and his shot-caller status in the game, after The Bawse opens the cut with his lush verse. Smokepurpp’s Florida Jit drops this Friday, June 19.
The White Stripes Perform 'Death Letter' in Rare Early Footage
The 20th anniversary of the White Stripes’ De Stijl is upon us. Third Man Records is putting out a big vault package to mark the occasion, including a hardcover case, an archival booklet filled with previously unseen photos, flyers and more, a white LP and a red LP full of previously unreleased recordings and covers, and a DVD […]
Fiona Apple Worked on Bob Dylan's New Album
As Bob Dylan’s upcoming new album, Rough and Rowdy Ways, is set to release on Friday (June 19), more details have been released about it. But it’s not another song or video. Instead, we find out that Fiona Apple and Blake Mills are some of the musicians who contributed their talents to the new record. […]