As the global pandemic continues, Dave Grohl has slowly been turning an introspective voice for this time — not with his songs, but instead, with his prose. Aside from his reminiscent Instagram account, Dave’s True Stories, he recently did an essay for The Atlantic. And after sharing his own pandemic playlist the magazine, makes us start […]
The Dead Tongues – "Peaceful Ambassador"
For years, Ryan Gustafson has been a Hiss Golden Messenger associate and generally a fixture within a certain circle of North Carolina musicians. But along the way he also returns to the countryside and periodically releases new work under his own project, the Dead Tongues. The last time we heard from the project was in […]
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down – “Pure Cinema”
This Friday, Thao Nguyen is releasing her latest album as Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Temple. She’s shared the title track and “Phenom” from it already, and today she’s back with one final track before the whole album is out. “Pure Cinema” is a song about watching yourself in the past, reflecting on […]
Weezer Give 'Simpsons' Theme Song the Rock Treatment
Weezer’s big appearance on The Simpsons premiered last night (May 10), and it featured a full re-working of the iconic theme song for the animated series. During the end credits of the episode, entitled “The Hateful Eight Year Olds,” Weezer are seen in performing Danny Elfman’s theme music but with more electric guitars and heavy […]
Kurt Cobain's 'MTV Unplugged' Guitar to Be Auctioned Off
If you ever wanted to know what it felt to sound like Kurt Cobain, now’s your chance. Though it definitely won’t be cheap. Cobain’s 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic-electric guitar, which he used on MTV Unplugged, will be auctioned off by Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills on June 19-20. It’s valued at…$1 million. If plunking down a lot of money is […]
Metallica Perform 'The Black Album' in Full on Latest Livestream
Metallica has dug deep and not so deep into their catalog for its #MetallicaMondays livestream. This week’s, however, draws upon a rare moment in the band’s history. Coming from Nickelsdorf in Austria where they performed on June 10, 2012, Metallica celebrated the 20th anniversary of The Black Album. Here, they performed the album in full, which included […]
New Music: Buju Banton Ft. John Legend “Memories”
What shall I do? Buju Banton shares sweet memories on his new single featuring John Legend. The track is lifted from the reggae icon’s forthcoming album. Featuring a silky hook provided by John Legend, the romantic island riddim finds Buju Banton revisiting the good times of a lost love and croons the desires of reuniting. […]
New Video: Casanova Ft. Jay Glo “CoVid 19” | Rap Radar
And the winners are… Casanova brings the street theatrics in his new video featuring rising star Jay Glo. Dubbed after the Coronavirus disease, the clip finds the two rappers posted up on the block, the rooftop and a cemetery, while a young hustler gets chased by goons before a deadly encounter. The collaboration is part […]
New Video: Troy Ave “She Belongs To The Game 2” | Rap Radar
Reported by BSB Live, comes Troy Ave’s new music for his latest track. The 8-minute clip depicts the dating show, The Baghgettor. Here, a group of men try to win the affections of a group of women with their charm and hand bags, but Dope Boy Troy comes away victorious bagging them all. Pun intended.
Slowthai – "ENEMY"
Last year, the English rapper Slowthai released his debut album, Nothing Great About Britain. Since then, he’s teamed up on a handful of tracks by other artists and made headlines for his behavior at awards shows. That behavior has included the time when he held up a fake severed head of Prime Minister Boris Johnson […]