Nobody in hardcore makes goon music more primal and insane than San Jose marauders Sunami. Sunami’s whole deal is that they push tough-guy beatdown music way past its logical extreme, taking it into the realm of joyous cartoon violence. With that style, Sunami have become full-on cult heroes over the past few years. The band […]
Stream Spice’s Excellent New Post-Hardcore Album Viv
For many years, Ross Farrar has been the lead singer for the ever-evolving California punk institution Ceremony. Right now, Farrar is playing to massive crowds every night on the extremely sold-out Turnstile tour, but he’s also got other things going on. A few years ago, Farrar started another band, Spice, which also includes Ceremony drummer […]
Lou Barlow And Company – “Only Fading” & “Sacrifice”
Indie rock lifer Lou Barlow is in a whole mess of active bands: Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, the newly reunited Folk Implosion. Barlow also makes solo music; he released the album Reason To Live last year. Today, Barlow has come out with a new two-song single, but it’s not exactly a solo record. Instead, it’s the […]
Stream Boldy James & Real Bad Man’s Tough New Album Killing Nothing
The hard, weathered Detroit underground rap veteran Boldy James has made some of the best records, in any genre, of the past few years, and he never stops working. One of the four studio albums that Boldy released in 2020 was Real Bad Man, a full-length team up with the LA collective Real Bad Man, […]
Stream Harry Styles’ New Album Harry’s House & Listen To Our Podcast About It
One of the year’s most anticipated pop albums is out today. Harry Styles has returned with Harry’s House, his funky, folky, synthetic-organic dispatch from domesticity. Styles only shared one song from the album ahead of time, the squiggly synth-pop #1 smash “As It Was.” That song is not a total outlier on Harry’s House, but […]
Video: Jim Jones, DJ Drama Ft. Lyrivelli, Ditta “Ven Aqui”
Get over here! Jim Jones pulls up with Lyrivelli and Ditta in his new music video, “Ven Aqui” Directed by Shula The Don, Will C, and Jim Jones, the flashy visual finds the trio mobbing through the the streets of New York City and taking the fun into a gentlemen’s club. The track is off […]
Video: Rick Hyde Ft. Rome Streetz “Poza”
Stigma is coming. Black Soprano Family’s Rick Hyde has announced his upcoming Stigma EP gets things moving with his new drop featuring Rome Streetz and produced by The Alchemist. Anchored by The Alchemist’s eerie production, the Daily Gems-directed video finds Rick Hyde and Rome Streetz trading gritty bars from a studio session and the projects. […]
Logic Ft. DJ Premier “Vinyl Days”
Vinyl Days are upon us. Logic reunites with DJ Premier for the title-track of his forthcoming album, Vinyl Days. The two previously collaborated in 2015 for PRhyme’s “Mode“. Coasting over 6ix’s violins and hard drums, Bobby Bullet brings an overload of his keen bars, before DJ Premier closes the track with his signature scratches. Logic […]
Tory Lanez “It Doesn’t Matter”
Thot boy shit. Hot off his “Shot Clock Violations“, Tory Lanez rings off on the thotties for his Fargo Friday release. On the unapologetic tune, the Toronto rapper and singer references the toxic energy from that hoe over there.
Spiral Stairs – “Pressure Drop”
Scott Kannberg is back with a new Spiral Stairs album, the successor to 2019’s We Wanna Be Hyp-No-Tized. It’s called Medley Attack!! and it’s out in July. (That name is a reference to the Talking Heads’ working title for Remain In Light, Melody Attack.) Apparently, it may also be the last Spiral Stairs outing. Medley […]