Is it really real? Rob Markman circles back to last year’s “Fake Chains” with its long-awaited music video. Directed by Bryan Dos Reis and Chris Robinson, the Brooklyn rapper reflects on copping his first chain, the game’s use of phony jewelry, and the fabricated imagery it projects. The Write To Dream genius raps, “I know […]
So Groovy: One-Hit Wonders Of The 1960s
The 1960s was a decade of change socially, politically, and especially musically. The events that happened in the world of music during the 1960s helped to shape music into what it is today. That decade has also gifted us with some of the best hits of all time, even if they’re now considered oldies. While […]
Juice WRLD “Cheese & Dope” Freestyle
Mista Juice don’t play. Juice WRLD gets his Hypnotize Minds on the late rapper’s “Cheese & Dope” freestyle. In the posthumous video, shot by Steve Cannon and Chris Long, Juice flexes his raps over Project Pat’s 2001 classic “Cheese & Dope” while lighting up in a hotel room. “I was back in the Chi, I […]
Angélique Kidjo Receives 2023 Polar Music Prize
Angélique Kidjo received the Polar Music Prize at a ceremony in Stockholm on Tuesday. The award was founded by the late ABBA manager Stig Anderson, in partnership with the Royal Swedish Academy, and is given out annually, typically to one contemporary musician and one classical musician. This year, though, there were three recipients: Kidjo, Estonian […]
It’s Odesza Szn. (Who Are Odesza?)
Odesza are big. You know it. I know it. Even your mom might know it, assuming she spends any time perusing festival lineups. It has become one of life’s universal truths: Name any random big-tent festival, and there’s a solid chance Odesza are headlining it. Seldom have I seen artists include a “Festivals” section as […]
Video: GloRilla “Lick Or Sum”
Shut the fuck up! GloRilla is nasty as she wants to be on her brand new single, “Lick Or Sum”, which arrives alongside its fitting video. Utilizing a sample of Triple Six Mafia’s classic, “Slob On My Knob”, the CMG The Label artist lets her inner freak out in the twerk-filled visual directed by Chris […]
Loraine James – “2003”
Last fall, London producer Loraine James (who also performs as Whatever The Weather) released Building Something Beautiful For Me, a tribute album that “reinterprets, reimagines, and responds” to the late minimalist composer Julius Eastman. Whatever The Weather, meanwhile, released a self-titled album that we named one of the Best Electronic Albums Of 2022. Today, James […]
Amanda Shires & Bobbie Nelson – “Always On My Mind”
Last year, the Texan musician Bobbie Nelson died at the age of 91. Bobbie was Willie Nelson’s older sister, and she was also the longtime pianist for Willie’s band. Before she passed away, Bobbie Nelson recorded Loving You, a collaborative album with the great Texan country-folk singer-songwriter Amanda Shires. That album is coming out next […]
Jeff Rosenstock – “LIKED U BETTER”
Last we heard from Jeff Rosenstock in February, he was joining fellow ska revivalist JER in a ska-reimagining of Vampire Weekend’s “A-Punk.” Last fall, he and Laura Stevenson released their second EP of Neil Young covers. Prior to that, we got 2020’s NO DREAM and its ska reinterpretation SKA DREAM — not to mention the […]
Marci – “KITY”
Marci is Marta Cikojevic, keyboardist for the excellent Montreal indie band TOPS. Last year, Marci relased her self-titled solo debut. Today, she’s followed up that LP with a new song that appears to be a one-off single. “KITY,” Marci’s latest, is a woozy and slightly funky two-minute jam that carries some serious yacht-rock flavor. The […]