Mach-Hommy, enigmatic pillar of underground rap, is based in New Jersey, but he’s always proudly trumpeted his Haitian heritage. Since releasing his big 2021 albums Pray For Haiti and Balens Cho (Hot Candles), Mach-Hommy has been back to quietly cranking out records like Notorious Dump Legends, Vol. 2, a collaboration with Tha God Fahim that […]
Dehd – “Dog Days”
Dehd are releasing their latest album, Poetry, at the end of the week. They’ve shared “Mood Ring,” “Light On,” and “Alien” from it so far, and today they’re back with one final single, “Dog Days.” The band’s Jacob Balla shared this on the song: This song is a celebration for the messiness of life and […]
Watch Weezer Cover Hole And Play Live Rarities In Santa Ana
This fall, Weezer are bringing celebrating the Blue Album by playing it in full on tour. Earlier this week, though, the indie-rock royalty reflected on other moments in their career by performing a bunch of rarities, plus a cover of Hole’s “Celebrity Skin.” At a pop-up show at The Observatory in Santa Ana on Monday, […]
Charlie Puth Finally Responds To Taylor Swift Lyrical Shoutout
Last month, Taylor Swift released her latest album The Tortured Poets Department, which contained a lot of namechecks. Patti Smith, The Starting Line, and American Pie’s Alyson Hannigan reacted to their references, and now so has Charlie Puth. Puth’s namecheck is probably the most flattering on the LP: “You smoked then ate seven bars of […]
Bad History Month – “flight”
Bad History Month, the longstanding and oft-morphing Philly indie band that used to be based in Boston and called Fat History Month, have been on a low-key prolific run lately. Last year they gave us the True Delusion EP and the full-length God Is Luck. The To Be Free EP followed this past winter, and […]
Bryce Dessner – “Lullaby For Jacques Et Brune”
The two twin Dessner brothers are always up to something. These days, Aaron continues to work with the biggest pop star in decades, while Bryce continues to operate in the classical and film-score zones, at least when they’re not too bush with their band. Bryce’s soundtracking work recently led him to collaborate with Bruce Springsteen, […]
Justice’s Xavier de Rosnay Explains “Embarrassing” Viral Video Of Him Singing “Under The Bridge” To Anthony Kiedis
Justice released their new album Hyperdrama one week ago. To promote the record, they gave an interview to NME, which led to some reflections on Justice’s 2008 documentary Across The Universe — specifically an “embarrassing” scene involving Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis. In the interview, Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé say they […]
Stream Ted Leo’s Shake The Sheets Demos
On October 2004, Ted Leo and his band the Pharmacists followed their classic Hearts Of Oak with Shake The Sheets, which might be an even better album. Next month, Leo and the Pharmacists will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Shake The Sheets with a tour where they’ll play the LP in full every night. Today, […]
Hard Chiller – “Clouds”
Joey Vannucchi is currently rolling out the new From Indian Lakes album Head Void, which has thus far yielded such promising singles as “The Flow,” “The Lines,” and “The Wilderness.” But Vannucchi is not limiting himself to one exciting new record. He’s also formed a new band called Hard Chiller with Steve Choi of RX […]
Kendrick Lamar Shares New Drake Diss Track “6:16 In LA”
Kendrick wasn’t done. Earlier this week, Kendrick Lamar, currently embroiled in an extremely newsworthy rap feud with longtime rival Drake, released his furious six-minute attack “Euphoria.” That song is currently on streaming services and doing big numbers, and Kendrick didn’t wait for a Drake response to unleash another volley. Today, Kendrick posted a new volley […]