From the desk of Mr. Smith. As the hip-hop community continue to voice their support for George Floyd, Uncle L plays his part with an a cappella rhyme. Donning a dark skully and a Black Lives Matter hoodie, Jack The Ripper addresses the police killing of George Floyd, and the ongoing police brutality, racism and […]
Julie Bergan Goes “Commando” On New Banger
After establishing herself as one of the biggest pop stars in Norway, Julie Bergan is ready to take the next step with “Commando.” A fiery club banger about asserting your independence, the 26-year-old’s latest is jam-packed with hooks and attitude. “You think you’re acting like a man, you’re playing dirty,” she begins the song. “You […]
Josef Bansuelo, Former 7Seconds Bassist, Dies
Josef Bansuelo, who played bass in famed hardcore band 7Seconds for a brief period, has died. The band confirmed the news on their Facebook page. Bansuelo performed with the band on their New Wind and Praise album and EP respectively in 1986 and 1987, replacing Steve You. Per singer Kevin Seconds, the cause of death was cancer. “I just […]
10-Year-Old Plays Rage Against The Machine in Solidarity With BLM
Musicians from across the country are doing their part to protest police brutality and racism this week and, in the process, they’re inspiring a lot of young people to do the same. Multi-instrumentalist Nandi Bushell, the 10-year-old, one-kid band, posted an electrifying cover of Rage Against the Machine’s “Guerrilla Radio” on Monday in support of […]
Bandcamp to Donate All Sales to NAACP Legal Defense Fund on Juneteenth
Bandcamp announced that it will be donating 100% of its sales on Juneteenth to the NAACP. In the announcement by Bandcamp CEO Ethan Diamond, the company said it will honor the date by repeating this practice every year. Juneteenth, which is June 19, is recognized as the date of the emancipation of the last remaining enslaved […]
Terrace Martin – "PIG FEET" (Feat. Denzel Curry, Daylyt, Kamasi Washington, & G Perico)
Terrace Martin has teamed up with Denzel Curry, Daylyt, Kamasi Washington, and G Perico for a new track called “PIG FEET” that was recorded in reaction to George Floyd’s murder and the protests that have happened across the country over the last few days over police brutality. “Someone asked, how do I feel? I told […]
Conway The Machine – "Front Lines"
Griselda crew member Conway The Machine is prepping a new album called From King To A God — he teased a tracklist for it featuring Drake and 2 Chainz a couple days ago — and today he’s releasing a new song called “Front Lines” that was inspired by the protests following George Floyd’s murder that […]
Record Store Day Shares New List of Exclusive Releases
Record Store Day has just announced 2020’s “RSD Drops,” its annual collection of vinyl which will be released on three separate days this year — Aug. 29, Sept. 26 and Oct. 24. While the event regularly takes place in April, organizers wanted vinyl collectors to be mindful of social-distancing regulations. And with previously unreleased tracks from […]
Fiona Apple Joins Black Lives Matter Protests
Like many around the U.S., Fiona Apple joined the protests against racism and police brutality over the weekend. Carrying a sign with “COPS: DON’T BE WHITE CHAUVINISTS ARREST THE OTHER THREE!!!,” Apple, who also made sure to wear a mask, walked with protestors in Santa Monica. Zelda Hallman, a filmmaker and Apple’s housemate, posted a […]
Bent Arcana – "The Gate"
Oh Sees leader John Dwyer has yet another new project. The one’s called Bent Arcana and Dwyer ran down the group’s many members on a new Bandcamp page — one of them is TV On The Radio’s Kyp Malone. Their debut album, also called Bent Arcana, is coming out in August. “This is the first […]