L7 broke through with their power-packed sophomore album, Smell the Magic, 30 years ago. Now Sub Pop is reissuing that influential alt-grunge record on Sept. 18, marking its first appearance on vinyl. You can hear a remastered version of “Shove” below. The reissue comes in a special “Loser” edition, which, according to a press release, is […]
A Certain Ratio – "Yo Yo Gi"
At the end of June, the arty English post-punk vets A Certain Ratio announced a new album called ACR Loco. Following last year’s career-spanning retrospective ACR:BOX, it’s their first collection of new music in 12 years. So far we’ve heard the airy “Always In Love,” and today the group’s back with another preview of the […]
Magik Markers Announce New Album '2020': Hear "CDROM"
Last month, Magik Markers, the psychedelic noise-rock trio from New England, returned from a long hiatus with their EP Isolated From Exterior Time: 2020. It was their first new release in six years. But as it turned out, that was just the beginning. Today, Magik Markers have announced that they’ve got a whole new album, […]
Jamila Woods – “SULA (Paperback)”
Every song on Jamila Woods’ last album, last year’s great LEGACY! LEGACY!, was inspired by a different iconic artist of color: “Zora,” “Eartha,” “Baldwin.” Today, the soulful Chicago R&B singer and poet is back with her first new song since then, “SULA (Paperback),” named after Toni Morrison’s 1973 novel Sula. As Woods explains: It’s the […]
David Bowie's 1999 Paris Live Album Set for Release
David Bowie’s archival drops will continue with the upcoming digital release of Something in the Air (Live Paris 99). Recorded on Oct. 14, 1999 in Paris’ Elysée Montmartre, the new installment includes rarities like “Can’t Help Thinking About Me,” which he issued in 1966 but hadn’t performed in more than three decades. It also includes […]
Conway The Machine Announces New Album 'From King To A GOD', Shares Method Man Collaboration "Lemon": Listen
All this year, the Buffalo rap crew Griselda has been on an absolute tear. Consider the work of the relentlessly cold Conway The Machine. Thus far this year, Conway has released the Alchemist-produced EP LULU, teamed up with producer Big Ghost LTD for the EP No One Mourns The Wicked, and come out with the […]
Dear Nora – "Time Is Now (Autumn Version)"
A couple years ago, Katy Davidson revived their Dear Nora project for a brand-new album, Skulls Example, their first in 12 years, which landed on our Best Albums Of 2018 list. The last thing that Dear Nora put out before disbanding back in 2007 was a 50-plus song collection called Three States: Rarities 1997-2007, which […]
Palehound – "Southern Belle" (Elliott Smith Cover)
Last year, Palehound, Ellen Kempner’s DIY indie rock project, released the album Black Friday, and it was great. Since then, Palehound have come out with the singles “See A Light” and “Your Boyfriend’s Gun,” and they’ve also released a series of covers: Yo La Tengo on the “Your Boyfriend’s Gun” B-side, Karen Dalton on Polyvinyl’s […]
Beyonce, Wiz Khalifa Producer Detail Arrested on Suspicion of Sexual Assault
Noel Fisher, the Grammy-winning producer known as Detail who has worked with the likes of Wiz Khalifa, Lil Wayne and Beyoncé, was arrested in Los Angeles by the Sheriff’s Department’s Major Crimes Bureau on Aug. 5. He faces 15 sexual assault charges and five additional felony assault charges. According to a statement by the Department, […]
New Video: Trippie Redd “Dreamer” | Rap Radar
Can’t keep drifting away. Off the heels of a break up, Trippie Redd lets his imagination run wild in the latest music video off his upcoming album, Pegasus. Over Yeezo Beats acoustic production, Trippie belts lost love in auto-tune with hopes of finding his way. The clip finds him in a series of scenes including […]