Aside from leading his funk group El Michels Affair, Leon Michels is a pretty prolific producer who recently worked on Clairo’s new album Charm. Saturday night at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre, El Michels Affair also opened for Freddie Gibbs and Madlib. The duo brought out Clairo at a show earlier this year to do her […]
The Baseball Project – “Oh Oh Ohtani”
The Baseball Project brings together a veritable all-star team of indie rock veterans: R.E.M. members Peter Buck and Mike Mills, Minus 5/Young Fresh Fellows dude Scott McCaughey, the Dream Syndicate’s Steve Wynn, and Linda Pitmon, who plays in Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3 and Filthy Friends (Buck’s band with Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney). Their […]
Scarab – “Tetanus” & “Untitled”
The former Year Of The Knife frontman Tyler Mullen now leads the frantic, concussive Philadelphia hardcore band Scarab, which also features members of groups like Simulakra, Seed Of Pain, and Envision. Scarab have reportedly been having crazy live shows for a couple of years, and they’ve released a great demo and an even better EP […]
Tommy Richman Says He’s “Not A Hip Hop Artist,” Sparks Instant Backlash
In response, DJ Hed, the California rap DJ who opened Kendrick Lamar’s Pop Out concert, tweeted, “Glad I got the PSA before I did my radio mix. I now have 2 open slots. What should I play ? (From an artist proud to be Hip-Hop)” He added, “NO ONE is bigger than the culture.” Glad […]
Opening The Gates With Blood Incantation
“We like when metal bands make non-metal records,” Riedl adds. “When I was a teenager getting into extreme, underground, black and death metal, I loved bands like Corrupted, who would do a second disc of entirely ambient music on their two-hour album. Or a band like Ulver, who goes acoustic immediately, and then comes back […]
Garth Brooks Sued For Sexual Assault By His Former Makeup Artist
Garth Brooks has been accused of sexual assault and battery in a new lawsuit. According to CNN, the country superstar is being sued by a “Jane Roe” who allegedly worked as his hairstylist and makeup artist. The complaint was filed today (Oct. 3) in California. It claims that Brooks raped her during a work trip […]
Tylan’s “Won’t Get It…” Captures the Heart of Modern R&B
R&B has always been a genre that finds its power in vulnerability and storytelling, and Tylan, the emerging artist from Washington, D.C., is embracing this tradition while carving out a space of his own. With influences like Usher, Brent Faiyaz, and Drake, Tylan blends the emotional depth of classic R&B with contemporary stylings, creating music […]
Springsteen Endorses Harris, Calls Trump “The Most Dangerous Candidate For President In My Lifetime”
Last month, Kamala Harris received an endorsement from pop superstar Taylor Swift. Today, the presidential candidate got support from New Jersey legend Bruce Springsteen in a new Instagram post. In a video, The Boss sits at an old-timey diner and gives a succinct speech saying Harris and her VP candidate Tim Walz are “committed to […]
John Boyega To Star In Otis Redding Biopic
Otis Redding is getting a biopic, and John Boyega will be its star. Director Channing Godfrey Peoples will direct the music-based flick, titled Otis & Zelma, and will portray the “eternal love story” between the late soul legend and his widow, played by Danielle Deadwyler. Before a 1967 plane crash cut his life short at […]
Kelly Lee Owens – “Ballad (In The End)”
We’ve been getting all kinds of advance tracks from Kelly Lee Owens’ new album Dreamstate,“Love You Got,” “Sunshine,” and “Higher” among them. Today we get a fourth. “Ballad (In The End)” lives up to its name as well as the album title Dreamstate, emphasizing shapeless atmospherics in the absence of a beat. Co-written and co-produced […]