Even decades after Bobby Bowden retired from coaching the hometown Seminoles, Black boys in Tallahassee are growing up quickly. At 16, Tallahassee’s own Luh Tyler dropped “Law & Order,” a track so smooth that it should play over Deion Sanders highlights. In a voice that is high in pitch but rich in timbre, Tyler raps, […]
Sacramento R&B Fest Sol Blume Announces 2023 Lineup Headlined By Brent Faiyaz & Kehlani
R&B/soul/hip-hop fest Sol Blume is set to return for a fourth year on April 29-30 at Discovery Park near Downtown Sacramento. Headlining the fest this year will be Kehlani and Brent Faiyaz, and additional performers include Ella Mai, Nao, Sabrina Claudio, Mariah The Scientist, Amber Mark, LaRussell, Rini, Mereba, Isaiah Rashad, Joey Bada$$, Teyana Taylor, […]
Stream Fleshwater’s Gorgeously Heavy Debut Album We’re Not Here To Be Loved
In 2020, two members of Vein.fm, singer Anthony DiDio and drummer Matt Wood, got together to start a new band that sounded nothing like Vein. On their excellent demo, the side project Fleshwater leaned into heavy and melodic stuff, coming up with their own take on the metallic shoegaze that’s been so awesomely dominant lately. […]
Video: Lola Brooke “Dummy Ummy”
Team 80 Productions artist Lola Brooke brings the noise on her new single, “Dummy Ummy”. Produced by Willy Propane, Sean John, and T May K, the rising Brooklyn native flexes her sassy bars and cocky flow throughout the bossy anthem. The clip centers Lola in the streets perched on top of a trailer truck and […]
Mitski Returns From a Three-Year Absence With 'Working for the Knife' –
After a three-year absence, Mitski is back. She just dropped her newest single “Working for the Knife” and it’s as strong as you’d expect. “It’s about going from being a kid with a dream, to a grown up with a job,” Mitski said of the song in a statement. “And feeling that somewhere […]
DreamDoll “Tryouts”
Let’s go. DreamDoll is holding trials on her brand new single, “Tryouts” and it certainly makes the cut. On the flamboyant track, the Bronx bombshell unleashes her sassy flow and raunchy requests including a ménage with Bardi and Nicki. Teyana can get it too.
Sam Smith Drops Festive Single “The Lighthouse Keeper”
Album Review: Sam Smith’s ‘Love Goes’ There’s no rule that Christmas music has to be jolly. In fact, some of the most-loved seasonal offerings are downers. (Think The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl’s “Fairytale Of New York” and Joni Mitchell’s “The River”). Sam Smith’s “The Lighthouse Keeper” definitely falls into the latter category. “Build yourself a […]
Live Review: Kylie Minogue’s Dazzling ‘INFINITE DISCO’
Album Review: Kylie’s ‘DISCO’ As the old saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention. When the touring industry ground to a halt due to the outbreak of COVID-19, artists and labels scrambled to come up with an alternative. After a few embarrassing “Zoom Hangs,” someone came up with the idea of a virtual concert. […]
Stream London Duo Girlhood's Brisk And Exultant Self-Titled Debut
Girlhood are a London duo digging into a range of artful and exultant pop sounds from just before and after Y2K. Thanks to the 20-year nostalgia cycle, that’s an increasingly popular reference point, especially among Girlhood’s fellow Britons, but Tessa Cavanna and Christian Pinchbeck conjure something special from the era’s convergence of R&B and electronica. […]
New Music: Buddy Ft. Tinashe “Glitch”
Oh yeah, that’s right. Buddy brings his expensive habits on his boastful cut featuring Tinashe. Accompanied by Tinashe’s sassy hook, the Compton rapper shows no rules when it comes to spending while flossing money bags, cash cars, and clothes. Whoa!