It’s already time to start thinking about SXSW 2024. Austin’s annual industry explosion has revealed its first wave of performers for the music wing of the festivities. Some of the names that stick out on first pass: They Are Gutting A Body Of Water (pictured above rocking our Range Life party this year), Dry Cleaning, […]
gglum – “SPLAT!”
gglum is the dreamy project of London-based singer-songwriter Ella Smoker, who cites influences like Alex G, Phil Elverum, and Adrianne Lenker. After two albums and a handful of singles, including a viral cover of girl in red’s “i wanna be your girlfriend,” she’s signing to Secretly Canadian and sharing the new song “SPLAT!” with a […]
The Haxan Cloak – “N/Y”
In the early ’00s, the UK producer Bobby Krlic started releasing stark, ominous electronic music as the Haxan Cloak. This man really altered some zones. Early Haxan Cloak records came out on labels like Aurora Borealis and Tri Angle, and then Krlic started working with other artists — first with experimental noise-metal due the Body, […]
Yumi Zouma – “be okay”
New Zealand indie-pop greats Yumi Zouma returned last month with the splendid, shoegazy “KPR.” It was the first preview of an upcoming EP, and they’re giving us another taste today. New single “be okay” begins with the pristine clarity that characterized last year’s brilliant Present Tense, but by the chorus the distortion sets in. There’s […]
Offset Funkmaster Flex Freestyle
Offset is in the building. Offset brought his promo run over to New York’s Hot 97 and set off Funkmaster Flex’s show with an exclusive freestyle. Utilizing DaBaby’s “Shake Sumn”, the Atlanta rapper delivered his ballerific raps over Charlie Heat’s knocking instrumental. “If I take all my money out the bank, they go bankrupt/ Told […]
2023 BET Hip Hop Awards
Welcome to Atlanta. BET celebrated this year’s biggest names in Hip Hop with their 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards. The 17th annual ceremony was held October 3 at Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre and was aired Tuesday evening (Oct. 10). Hosted by Fat Joe, Kendrick Lamar was the biggest winner of the evening sweeping […]
The Real Reasons Why Your Favorite Bands Broke Up
Music can define the soundtrack of our lives. Whenever a band comes out with a hit song, sometimes we can relate to what they’re singing about. However, when they break up, can totally devastate their fans. Whether your a fan of pop or rock, this will shine a light on why these bands fell apart. […]
Jay Rock Justin Credible Freestyle
This is Jay everyday. TDE’s Jay Rock brought his talents over to L.A.’s Power 106 with his first freestyle with host Justin Credible. Over JAY-Z, Dr. Dre and Rakim’s “The Watcher 2” instrumental, the Watts lyricist brought his vicious bars over the classic Dre instrumental. “Things still the same for Johnny / Hearing the whispers, […]
Fuming Mouth – “I’ll Find You”
The recent history of Fuming Mouth is a real triumph of the human spirit. In 2021, Mark Whelan, frontman of the Massachusetts hardcore/death metal band, was diagnosed with leukemia. After chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, Whelan is now on the mend. Last year, Fuming Mouth returned at the America’s Hardcore fest. Next month, they’ll […]
Coldplay Countersue Former Manager For $17M, Citing Useless Bespoke Pylons
Back in August, Coldplay’s former manager Dave Holmes — not the MTV guy, or the DJ/composer, or my lifelong concert buddy — sued the band for $12 million worth of unpaid commission from their 10th album, 2021’s Music Of The Spheres, and their still-unreleased 11th LP. (A new Coldplay album is coming soon, I guess. […]