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 […]
Infant Island Announce Rarities Album To Benefit Richmond Community Bail Fund
The Fredericksburg, Virginia screamo monsters Infant Island have been absolutely on fire lately. In the past two months, they’ve released two convulsive and brilliant records, the EP Sepulcher and the album Beneath. Also, singer/guitarist Alexander Rudenshiold has unveiled another new band called Mattachine and shared their own ferocious first song “Sisyphus.” Somehow, though, Infant Island […]
Alex Alexander Exposes Raw Talent And Vivid Inspiration On New EP Helpless
Swedish singer-songwriter and skilled musician Alex Alexander released his latest body of work, a strikingly fun latin-inspired EP titled Helpless, once again displaying the wide range of his artistic abilities and raw talent to his enormous following base and beyond. The Swedish pop star, who also happens to be an ambassador for multiple music brands, […]
Run The Jewels – “A Few Words For The Firing Squad (Radiation)”
This weekend, Run The Jewels will release RTJ4, their hotly anticipated fourth album. The lead-up to the album release has been chaotic. RTJ have been forced to postpone their planned tour with Rage Against The Machine and cancel all the high-profile festival sets that they were going to do. And that was before the events […]
Lorde Urges Others to Support the Black Lives Matter
Lorde joined the many musicians who have spoken out against racism but also opened up about striking the balance of being an ally while making sure that it isn’t just “performative activism.” “One of the things I find most frustrating about social media is performative activism, predominantly by white celebrities (like me),” she said in […]