For years — decades, even — U2 have been trying to rawk. Dudes are legends — well past their prime, with nothing to prove. Bono and bros could satisfy most of the old heads with a facsimile of their post-post-punk arena rock anthems from the ’80s, or maybe an album that aims for the sophisticated […]
Album: Yo Gotti, CMG The Label ‘Gangsta Art 2’
The saga continues. Yo Gotti and his CMG The Label return with the second installment of their Gangsta Art compilation album series. Clocking in at 18 tracks, the project is lead by Moneybagg Yo’s “Big Dawg” with Sexxy Red. GloRilla, who makes a few appearances throughout, opens up the set with “Overstood”, shines on “Pop […]
Album: Rome Streetz ‘Noise Kandy 5’
That’s all folks. After three years, Rome Streetz returns to his Noise Kandy series with its fifth and final installment, Noise Kandy 5. For his latest effort, the Queens-bred rapper from Griselda links with Joey Bada$$ for the first single, “Fire At Your Idle Mind“. Guests include Curren$y, Boldy James, Rigz, Conductor Williams, Evidence, and […]
Album: Jorja Smith ‘Falling Or Flying’
Welcome back. After five years, Jorja Smith touches down with her sophomore album, Falling Or Flying. On the much-anticipated project, the English singer introduces her second studio album with “Try Me“, “Little Things“, “Go Go Go“, and the most recent title-track, “Falling Or Flying“. Other tracks include “She Feels”, “Broken Is The Man”, “Too Many […]
Peter Gabriel – “This Is Home”
Peter Gabriel still hasn’t released his long-awaited new album i/o, but he’s released a large percentage of it in the form of singles. The latest to emerge is “This Is Home,” which he’s been playing on tour this year. It’s a love song, with production choices Gabriel describes as “less radio-friendly but more Gabriel,” and […]
Steph Curry Is Producing A Mac Dre Documentary
Steph Curry, arguably the greatest shooter in the history of the National Basketball Association, has been getting busy in the music world during the break between seasons — pretending to rap in a Tobe Nwigwe video, singing the “Misery Business bridge onstage with Paramore. Now, Curry is producing a documentary about one of the greatest […]
Kevin Abstract Debuts New Rock Album At First Solo Show In Six Years
Kevin Abstract, former leader of the defunct LA-based rap crew Brockhampton, has apparently made a rock album. Brockhampton released their final LP The Family last year. Last night, Abstract played a solo show in the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Abstract announced that show only a few days earlier; it was his first solo […]
Artist To Watch: Bobby TooTact
Harlem rapper Bobby TooTact doesn’t like Eric Adams, New York’s mayor and top cop, as a person or a mayor. When given the chance, TooTact is willing to shout this out, to absolutely everyone and absolutely nobody, outside his housing project on St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem. Here, in this recreational alley behind the building […]
Ice Spice Addresses Matty Healy’s Podcast Comments For The First Time
Earlier this year, the 1975 frontman Matty Healy was a guest on the podcast The Adam Friedland Show, and he mentioned attempting to slide into the DMs of Ice Spice, the fast-rising Bronx rap star. Friedland and his co-host Nick Mullen went on to make a bunch of racist jokes while attempting to guess Ice […]
Epic Games Selling Bandcamp A Year After Acquiring It
Last year, Epic Games, the video game company behind Fortnite, acquired Bandcamp, the much-loved music store and streaming/editorial platform. Bandcamp users freaked out, and the indie label Topshelf claimed that Bandcamp asked them not to stop supporting Bandcamp employees’ attempts to unionize. But Bandcamp employees still unionized, and as a passive consumer, Bandcamp never changed. […]