In one sense, the Tubs are not a new band. All four members of the London-based Welsh rock group were in Joanna Gruesome, the incendiary noise-pop act that has since splintered into a sprawling network of interconnected projects. But anyone expecting a reprise of Joanna Gruesome’s distortion-blanketed indie should look elsewhere — say, to Ex-Vöid, […]
“Free-Ass Motherfucker” Janelle Monáe Receives Critics Choice Award
Janelle Monáe, who has recently been more focused more on movies than music, received the seventh annual #SeeHer Award at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night. Monáe, who was nominated but did not win in the Best Supporting Actress category for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, talked about identity during their speech. “I’m […]
Kelly Monrow Gets Candid In New Music Video For “Wounds”
Texas-native singer-songwriter Kelly Monrow welcomes the year with a new release. The multi-disciplinary artist opens up her heart and shares an uncut version of herself in the recently shared music video for “Wounds,” which follows other Scars of Venus songs such as “Wake Up,” “Ain’t Mine,” “Jagged Heart” and “The Woman.” “Wounds” is a Southern […]
Westkust Announce Breakup
The Swedish band Westkust have broken up. The group, which shared members with fellow indie-poppers Makthaverskan, released two full-lengths in their decade together, 2015’s Last Forever and 2019’s self-titled album. But they recently shared a post to their Instagram stating that they are no more: “Hello, so its been a while since we gave any […]
Video: Uncle Murda “Rap Up 2022”
Shit crazy! Uncle Murda rings in the new year with the latest installment of his annual Rap Up series. Produced by Great John Music, the Brooklyn rapper carries on tradition by summing up 2022 from Young Thug’s RICO case to Tory Lanez’ guilty verdict, and more. “Tory Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion’s trial’s like a […]
Sky Ferreira Addresses New Music Holdup: “This Is Beyond Fucked Up”
Getting new music from Sky Ferreira has long been a complex and complicated venture. Since the release of 2013’s amazing debut LP, Night Time, My Time, Ferreira has been in start-stop mode around when we can expect a follow-up album. In 2015, she appeared to tease a sophomore album Masochism. Then in 2019, Ferreira seemed […]
Watch Billy Joel Pay Tribute To Jeff Beck With Two Covers At MSG
Billy Joel paid tribute to Jeff Beck on Friday night at his monthly Madison Square Garden show in New York. Joel performed two songs: “People Get Ready,” originally penned by Curtis Mayfield and recorded by Beck and Rod Stewart for Beck’s 1985 album Flash, and “Going Down,” a song written by Don Nix that the […]
Shut Up, Dude: This Week’s Best Comments
It was festival announcement week and we did our annual breakdown of the Coachella poster. It’s a lineup that looks pretty good to me, though I will not be going! This week we also got lineups for Bonnaroo, BottleRock, Boston Calling, Sonic Temple, In Between Days, BeachLife, NOLA Jazz Fest, and Tied Down Detroit. Next […]
Swizz Beatz Ft. Jadakiss “Hustle, Repeat”
With season 3 of the Godfather Of Harlem premiering on Sunday (Jan. 15), Swizz Beatz and Jadakiss kick off the soundtrack with “Hustle, Repeat”. Co-produced by Avenue Beatz and Swizz Beats, Jada brings his wicked flow and his street-oriented bars. “I was ready for war, I got my cream up,” raps Kiss. “They couldn’t do […]
New Orleans Jazz Fest 2023 Lineup Has Dead & Co., Ed Sheeran, Lizzo, & Tons Of Legends
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, a cultural institution that goes back decades, has just announced the lineup of its 2023 festival, and it’s sort of overwhelming. The festival stretches over two weekends this spring — 4/28-30 and 5/4-7 — and an absolutely baffling array of big-name artists will play over those two weekends. […]