Joni Mitchell recently played her first proper headlining show in decades, and now she’s getting ready to release a new box set. The third volume in Mitchell’s Archives series, the new box The Asylum Years: 1972-1975, covers the period that Mitchell recorded For The Roses, Court And Spark, and The Hissing Of Summer Lawns. Pretty […]
Dreamwell – “Blighttown Type Beat”
The Rhode Island screamo crew Dreamwell are ramping up to new album In My Saddest Dreams, I Am Beside You. They shared “Obelisk Of Hands” in July, followed today by the blistering “Blighttown Type Beat.” It’s a hard, fast, ugly song about some of humanity’s darker tendencies. Vocalist KZ Staska elaborates: The song tells the […]
Overmono – “Blow Out”
Just as this summer was getting going, Overmono, the duo of Welsh dance-producer brothers Tom and Ed Russell, released Good Lies, an excellent debut album that went tripping all the way across rave history. They also put a very handsome dog on their album cover, and we should commend them for that. Now, Overmono have […]
Rap Radar Podcast: Giggs
Ladies and gentlemen, Giggs. Giggs isn’t here to play games. After taking a three year hiatus, the UK legend is back with his aptly titled album, Zero Tolerance. And with a new lease on his career, Giggs is taking full advantage of his opportunity with guest stars like Diddy, 21 Savage, and Jadakiss. Here, Gigg […]
Bry Webb – “Thunder Bay”
Just a couple weeks ago we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Constantines’ astounding sophomore album Shine A Light. Today the Cons’ frontman Bry Webb is back with news of his first solo album in nine years. Run With Me is coming in November, and lead single “Thunder Bay” is great despite sounding almost nothing […]
Hot Boys Rapper B.G. Released After A Decade In Prison
B.G., a founding member of the ’90s rap group Hot Boys, was released from prison on Tuesday after more than a decade, as Billboard reports. The rapper, real name Christopher Dorsey, was arrested in November 2009 during a traffic stop; in 2012, he was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for gun possession and […]
Cam’Ron “Go & Get It”
Killa! Cam’Ron is still getting money on his brand new single, “Go & Get It”. Over a knocking instrumental, Killa Cam references non-stop grind and his stunting mentality. “Baby girl I missed the right / This right here, my wrist is light / We can go out and get a bite or we can stay […]
Empty Country – “David”
This fall, former Cymbals Eat Guitars leader Joseph D’Agostino is coming back with the second album from his new project Cymbals Eat Guitars. Empty Country II is fully immersed in the sound of ancestral American indie rock, and D’Agostino recorded it at R.E.M. producer Mitch Easter’s studio in North Carolina. We’ve already posted the singles […]
Video: GloRilla, Gloss Up, Slimeroni Ft. K Carbon, Aleza, Tay Keith “Wrong One”
Set it off, Glo. CMG’s GloRilla calls on her female troops for her brand new single, “Wrong One”, produced by Tay Keith. In the Ben Marc and GloRilla-directed clip, Glo, Gloss Up, Slimeroni, K Carbon, and Aleza sound off on the fellas as they cruise to a particular man’s residence and terrorize the pad before […]
Civic – “Hourglass”
At the top of the year, the Australian band Civic released their second album, Taken By Force, and they’re about to head out on a North American tour for the first time. To celebrate, they’re sharing a new one-off single called “Hourglass.” “Off the back of Taken By Force we wanted to create something new, […]