Last year, the avant-garde jazz trumpeter jaimie branch died suddenly at the age of 39. In her lifetime, branch was a prolific collaborator, but she was also known for her solo work and for what she did as one half of the duo Anteloper. Shortly before her death, branch finished work on a solo album […]
Ogbert The Nerd – “Bike Cops”
New Jersey emo band Ogbert The Nerd released their raw, urgent, magnificently catchy debut album I Don’t Hate You in December 2020. It was the kind of record that immediately stokes a hunger for more, but in the two and a half years since, the band has only shared one song, last summer’s “A New […]
Oblivion Access 2023 Brought Heavy, Experimental, And Unclassifiable Music To An Impossibly Hot Austin
The festival featured four nights of music, starting with a smaller Thursday night warm-up confined to just Empire Control Room & Garage and Elysium, and then spreading out across a few other clubs up and down Red River — or, if you wanted to brave the 100-plus degree weather in the daytime, you could also […]
Alienator – “Senseless Violence”
With their 2022 demo, Portland hardcore band Alienator caught the attention of Denver’s essential Convulse Records. Now Convulse is releasing an Alienator 7″. The four-song EP World Of Hate is coming in just a few weeks, and today they’ve shared its opening track. “Senseless Violence” brings a raw edge to straightahead hardcore, spiking it with […]
Video: Gunna “i was just thinking”
Here’s a thought. Gunna gets a few things off his chest in his new music video, “i was just thinking”. Locked inside a box, Young Gunna opens up his troubled past, incarceration, and a moment of clarity regarding Young Thug. “That’s four walls talking to you, telling you you gone / Only I done cried […]
Big Freedia Ft. Lil Wayne, Boyfriend “El Nino”
Turn up! Big Freedia celebrates Juneteenth with the release of his new single, “El Nino” featuring Lil Wayne and Boyfriend. Over Gold Glove and Mannie Fresh’s southern bounce, Freedia, Tunechi and Boyfriend put on for the The Big Easy while weathering through the struggles and difficult times. “I’m bout to go El fuking Nino / […]
Video: J Stone, DJ Drama Ft. Chevy Woods “Get Money”
Money over here. J Stone gets on the paper chase with Chevy Woods in their new music video, “Get Money”. Courtesy of Ronnie Lewis, the L.A. rapper and his All Money No Money out bandits pull a bank heist along with Taylor Gang’s Chevy Woods. “Don’t try me, I’m ready for it / We out […]
Sigur Rós Kick Off Orchestra Tour With Several Live Rarities
This past week, Sigur Rós released a brand-new album, their first in 10 years. ÁTTA is also the first album that Jónsi and bassist Georg Holm recorded with Kjartan Sveinsson since he left the band in 2012. Last night (June 16), joined forces with the London Contemporary Orchestra (part of their 41-piece orchestra tour) for […]
My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields Hid A Thumb Drive Of New Music In His Fender Signature Guitar Pedals
If you’re into guitar pedals, then you might have seen Fender’s recently released (and first-ever) signature fuzz, which is based on what Kevin Shields uses in My Bloody Valentine. This limited release contained only 700 pedals worldwide, and each came with a signed booklet and a fancy cardboard box. (If you want more specs and […]
Video: DDG Ft. NLE Choppa, BIA “I’m Geekin (Remix)”
Remix! DDG takes it to another whole new level with his new “I’m Geekin” remix featuring NLE Choppa and BIA, which arrives with its music video. Directed by Ben Marc, DDG turns up with his macklacious bars from the video set. “I beat the pussy up, she’s so addicted / She holding hands with him […]