Contemporary jazz great Kamasi Washington wrote and recorded the score for Becoming, Netflix’s new documentary about Michelle Obama based on her bestselling book of the same name. “Working with Kamasi Washington on the musical score for Becoming was a dream come true,” says director Nadia Hallgren. “Not only is Kamasi a masterful musician, he also […]
ZHU & Tinashe – "ONLY"
The electronic producer ZHU stays steadily working, but we haven’t checked in on him since two years ago, when he teamed up with Tame Impala on “My Life,” which later got a video starring Willow Smith. Today he’s got a new collaboration with Tinashe out, so we’ve tuned back in. “ONLY” is a dark electronic […]
Kohti Tuhoa Release New EP 'Ela Totuudesta': Stream
The Finnish band Kohti Tuhoa make frantic, unforgiving punk rock, and their feral political broadsides are consistently rousing even if they’re singing in Finnish. Those of us who don’t speak Finnish still get the speed, the apocalyptic rage, and the general vibe of the thing. Last year, the band released a furious album called Ihmisen […]
Stream Dave Sitek & Daniel Ledinsky's Debut Neverly Boys Album
Dave Sitek will probably always be known as the formidable sonic architect behind TV On The Radio, but he’s had his hand in a whole bunch of other projects over the years. Back in 2017, he formed a new band called the Neverly Boys with fellow producer and songwriter Daniel Ledinsky. And three years later, […]
Neil Young's 'Homegrown' Announces Release Date
Fans have been waiting for Neil Young’s “lost” album, Homegrown, to see the light of day. And it looks like their wishes have come true. Young has announced that Homegrown, which he recorded from 1974 to 1975, will be dropping on June 19 via Reprise. He also released a track from the record called “Try.” […]
New Music: REASON Ft. ScHoolBoy Q “Pop Shit”
REASON holds the block down on his new track featuring ScHoolboy Q. Over an eerie chopped beat by Kal Banx, the two TDE members solidify their status in the streets and brings it to any competitor who foolishly stands in their way. The pop off follows REASON’s previous drops including the playful “Might Not Make […]
New Music: Tory Lanez “Temperature’s Rising”
Too hot to hold. Bodies are calling for Tory Lanez on his brand new single. Over Super Miles’s steamy production, the Toronto artist belts his sexual desires all over the bedroom banger. Last month, he partied ways with Interscope and released his final project on the label, The New Toronto 3, and promises more new […]
New Music: Casanova “Stress”
Whoosah! Casanova leaves all his worries behind for his care-free drop, “Stress”. Assisted by TnTXD and Yung Tago’s sped up soul sample, the Brooklyn rapper laments on the pressures from the street and providing for his family. This marks his first solo record since last year’s Behind The Scars. Last week, he released his “CoVid […]
Iggy Pop Joins Maurizo Cattelan's 'Bedtime Stories'
Iggy Pop, David Byrne and other artists are collaborating on a new art project by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. Titled Bedtime Stories, the digital art project asks each collaborator to read from their favorite book — whether it’s “a sentence, passage, chapter, or more.” Some contributors have read their favorite passages while others have shared something […]
Conway The Machine & Big Ghost LTD Release Collaborative EP 'No One Mourns The Wicked': Stream
The members of the diamond-hard Buffalo rap crew Griselda have been busy lately. Last month, Westside Gunn rose up to something like stardom with his much-feted Pray For Paris album. At the end of March, Westside Gunn’s brother Conway The Machine teamed up with the Alchemist to release the collaborative EP LULU. And now, a […]