Liam Gallagher played an intimate show last night at the recently restored London club KOKO, and he ended it with a surprise cover. After a set that mixed Oasis classics with Gallagher’s solo material, he wrapped up the encore with “Are You Experienced?”, the title track and closer from the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s 1967 debut […]
Tube Alloys – “Jubilee”
London’s Tube Alloys play post-punk, but not like some of the more prominent UK bands of recent vintage played post-punk. Their style hearkens back to Wire, Swell Maps, and the Fall — blunt and shouty rather than cerebral and talky, with big choruses that remind me of, I don’t know, “Academy Fight Song”? They have […]
Malaysian Festival Organizer Orders The 1975 To Pay £2 Million In Damages Over Onstage Kiss Or Face Legal Action
A few weeks ago, the 1975 were headlining the first date of Kuala Lampur’s Good Vibes Festival — a name that become more ironic every day — when frontman Matty Healy took it upon himself to criticize Malaysia’s anti-LGBTQ laws and kiss bassist Ross McDonald. As a result, the 1975’s set was cut short, and […]
Arm’s Length – “Up In Smoke”
The young Ontario band Arm’s Length play a hearty, hard-charging brand of emo, the kind you throw your whole self into without any care about what’s cool. When the approach hits, it really hits, as on today’s new single “Up In Smoke.” At less than three minutes, the track feels epic. It begins in a […]
Rap Radar Podcast: Janelle Monae
Janelle back! Photos: Kenya Frank Janelle Monáe embarking on a new journey. And after a five year hiatus from music, the Kansas City native has returned with her most provocative album to date, The Age of Pleasure. Here, Janelle speaks on her latest project, working with Grace Jones, Nia Long, TDE’s Doechii and more! Stream […]
Taylor Swift Announces 1989 (Taylor’s Version) With Five “Insane” Vault Tracks
Some fans at Taylor Swift’s first Eras Tour show at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles last week believed Swift was teasing 1989 as her next re-recorded album. It looks like she was. Wednesday night, at Swift’s final SoFi show (her last Eras Tour date in North America until next fall), she confirmed that 1989 (Taylor’s […]
Steve Lacy On Overexcitable Concertgoers: “This Is How These Kids Are”
You may have noticed that live-music audiences have been acting the fuck out lately. People keep throwing things at pop stars, and those pop stars keep getting hit: Bebe Rexha with a phone, Kid Cudi with bottles, Lady Gaga with a Dr. Simi doll, Kane Brown with a cowboy boot. People have thrown so many […]
Sex Pistols Record Designer Jamie Reid Dead At 76
Jamie Reid, the artist and graphic designer most famous for working with the Sex Pistols, has died. In his work for the Pistols, Reid helped establish the visual language of punk rock. As The Guardian reports, gallerist John Marchant confirmed Reid’s death, making a statement alongside his family and describing Reid as “artist, iconoclast, anarchist, […]
Brady Watt Ft. Conway The Machine, Talib Kweli “Without You”
Never lose it all. Producer and bass player Brady Watt connects with Conway The Machine and Talib Kweli on his new single, “Without You”. Over Brady Watt and Carlos Homs’ glorious production and hook, Conway and Talib get on their smooth mojo vibe. “You know you compliment my style we look good together / You […]
C Dot Castro Ft. Logic “Masked Up”
Act-ac-ayy! C Dot Castro and Logic are back and are acting up on the former’s latest single, “Masked Up”. Over Scorpio Prodz’s production, the D.M.V rappers exchange braggadocios bars with their sped up flows. C Dot raps, “They thought it was over, it’s just the beginning / Down on my luck, I swear nothing was […]