Today is 4/20 (happy 4/20 to all those who celebrate!), and Steve Earle’s 1988 marijuana grower ballad “Copperhead Road” has been named an official state song of Tennessee — where weed happens to still be illegal. Irony, folks. Anyway, Earle visited the statehouse in downtown Nashville today to receive the honor and perform “Copperhead Road” […]
Das Koolies – “Best Mindfuck Yet” (Feat. Rhys Ifans)
In 2020, four former members of Super Furry Animals — Huw Bunford, Cian Ciarán, Dafydd Ieuan, and Guto Pryce — launched a new band called Das Koolies. In March, they shared a new EP called The Condemned. This week, the Cardiff band has announced a full-length album, DK.01, will be arriving September 22. “Made with […]
M83 Will Refund Attendees Of Austin Concert Canceled After One Song
Last Friday at the Austin music venue Stubb’s Bar-B-Q, M83 walked offstage during “Oceans Niagara” — approximately one song into the setlist. According to social media reports, the venue later said the show was being canceled due to “illness.” However, M83 have still not acknowledged this show, and reps have not respond to inquiries from […]
YSL Lawyer Arrested For Carrying Unlabeled Prescription Medication In Courthouse
The court case surrounding Young Thug and other alleged members of the Young Slime Life crew is still ongoing in Atlanta. On Thursday afternoon, the Fulton County sheriff’s department arrested Anastassios Manettas, an attorney representing one of the defendants, after security guards discovered he had been carrying unlabeled prescription drugs into the courthouse, as WSB-TV […]
Video: NLE Choppa “Lock In”
Focused up, paper up. NLE Choppa is locked in from across the pond in his new music video, “Lock In”. Directed by Evan Aparicio, the Memphis rapper his the streets of London, attends a few press runs, and hits the studio. “Rode for you like hubcaps, that’s no cap, I’m speaking fact, he raps as […]
ACLU Files Amicus Brief In Support Of Afroman
Last August, police raided the southern Ohio home of Afroman, the rapper born Joseph Foreman, known for his novelty hit “Because I Got High.” Afroman’s wife filmed the raid, which was also captured on his security cameras. He then used images from the raid on merchandise and in music videos. In March, some of the […]
Watch The Trailer For The White Men Can’t Jump Reboot With Jack Harlow
You just heard it from Beavis and Butt-Head: Jack Harlow sucks. And yet … the rapper turned actor will have his first major film role in a reboot of the 1992 film White Men Can’t Jump, which will premiere on Hulu next month. It got a quick teaser just before the Super Bowl, but today […]
Upper Wilds – “Jupiter” & “10’9″”
The Brooklyn trio Upper Wilds — which includes producer Dan Friel in its ranks — have announced a new album, Jupiter, the third in a series of LPs named after planets, which started with Mars in 2018 and continued with Venus two years later. The band — which also includes drummer Jeff Ottenbacher and bassist […]
Video: E-40 “Front Row 40”
You can’t sit with us. You can catch E-40 front and center at just about every Bay area in his new video, “Front Row 40”. From Levi’s Stadium to the Chase Center, and even right behind the homeplate of Oracle Park, the Vallejo O.G. bigs up his home teams and spreads love for his fellow […]
E-40 – “Front Row 40”
If you’re even a casual fan of the NBA, then you’re probably used to seeing Bay Area rap pioneer E-40 sitting courtside while the Golden State Warriors win championship after championship. On Saturday night, E-40 was ejected from his courtside seat during the first game of the Kings and Warriors’ round-one series in Sacramento. In […]