Outkast were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame last night. André 3000 and Big Boi’s fellow Atlantan Donald Glover honored the hip-hop duo in an induction speech highlighting their contributions to Southern hip-hop — and reminding us all that Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is now the highest-selling rap album of all time — […]
Indigo De Souza Played Pitchfork Fest In A Shirt Featuring Their 6.6 Review Of Her Album
Indigo De Souza released her new latest album Precipice back in July, and some drama ensued shortly thereafter. Stereogum contributor Grace Robins-Somerville reviewed it for Pitchfork and gave it a 6.6, which is by no means a terrible score in Pitchfork terms, but apparently not the glowing co-sign De Souza was hoping for: After the […]
Grace Ives Shares New Songs “Avalanche,” “Dance With Me,” & “My Mans”
A little more than three years ago, the Brooklyn-based DIY pop artist Grace Ives released Janky Star, the very cool sophomore LP that she co-produced with Justin Raisen. Since then, Ives has evidently been having a tough time, going through some serious life business. Now, she’s doing better and living in Los Angeles. Today, she […]
Kehlani Scores First Top 10 Hit With “Folded”, Shares New Song “Out The Window”
Rap music has had a famously difficult time on the Billboard Hot 100 in recent weeks. (After two weeks with no rap songs in the top 40, the drought finally ended this week, with Megan Thee Stallion’s “Lover Girl” coming in hot at #38.) But R&B is a different story. In the past few months, […]
Album Of The Year Grammy Nominees Include Kendrick Lamar, Clipse
This year’s Grammy nominations are in, so we know who’s facing off for the all-important Album Of The Year trophy. One might argue that this year’s slate of nominees isn’t quite as packed as what we got last year, but we’re still looking at some very big stars who might finally get their long-overdue recognition […]
Twin Peaks Tease Reunion
We made Chicago rockers Twin Peaks a Band To Watch back in 2014, when they were a bunch of precocious teenagers. They went on to become one of the most consistently rewarding bands of their era, kicking out a rich discography and helping to foster the scene that yielded artists like Sharp Pins/Lifeguard’s Kai Slater […]
