Slide guitar virtuoso Ry Cooder and blues musician Taj Mahal started their careers together. They formed the Rising Sons and signed to Columbia in 1965 but disbanded a year later, and the group’s sole album didn’t end up seeing the light of day until 1992. But now, the two icons are reuniting after nearly 60 […]
NOBRO – “Bye Bye Baby”
An album title like Live Your Truth Shred Some Gnar tells you a lot about a band. It suggests loud, catchy, extremely fun rock ‘n’ roll, which is exactly what NOBRO are serving up. The Montreal quartet spent last fall trickling out singles leading up to today’s announcement of their latest EP, which, yes, is […]
Stream Steve Gunn’s Surprise New Nakama EP
Last August, Steve Gunn returned with his latest album, Other You. He’s taking that new music on the road in the spring, but first he’s back with something else. Today, Gunn has surprise released an EP called Nakama, which works as a sort of extension or addendum for Other You, featuring remixes and remakes of […]
Japanese Breakfast – “Nobody Sees Me Like You Do” (Yoko Ono Cover)
Japanese Breakfast leader Michelle Zauner had an insanely busy 2021: A great album, a bestselling memoir that’s being adapted into a film, a video-game soundtrack, a couple of big Grammy nominations. It doesn’t look like she’s about to slow down anytime soon, either. Today, Japanese Breakfast have shared a new song. It’s a lovely, stripped-down […]
Your Old Droog & Tha God Fahim – “Wall St With Briefcase”
Together or separately, New York’s Your Old Droog and Atlanta’s Tha God Fahim are two of the most prolific artists on the entire rap underground. Fahim and Droog have made a lot of songs together over the years, and they kicked their partnership into another gear last year. In 2021, Droog and Fahim both released […]
Warpaint – “Champion”
Warpaint back, baby! It’s been nearly six years since the shimmery, harmony-rich Los Angeles quartet released Heads Up, their last album. The band has never fully gone away. Last year, for instance, Warpaint released a couple of one-offs, covering Gang Of Four on a tribute album and writing a new song for an HBO show. […]
Video: Method Man Ft. Iron Mic “The Last 2 Minutes”
Meth Lab season is upon us. Method Man clocks in with another two minutes of heat in the video for his recent collaboration featuring battle rapper Iron Mic. As the feds move in on his meth lab location, the Iron Lung and the Iron Mic trade gritty bars full over an eerie beat at a […]
Earl Sweatshirt “2010” The Tonight Show
Ear brings the remedy to late-night TV. Coming off the heels of the release of his album Sick!, Earl returned to the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (Jan. 24). Back by his DJ and a projected screen full of animation from his album’s theme, Earl gave a live rendition of his come up […]
Video: Gucci Mane Ft. Lil Durk “Rumors”
1017 and OTF connect. Gucci Mane and Lil Durk reunite on their new collaboration “Rumors”. Directed by Jerry Productions, Guwop and Durkio bring their menacing raps over a Tay Keith-production while mobbing with their crews at an Atlanta convenient store.
Video: Denzel Curry “Walkin”
Bang bang. After a brief hiatus, Denzel Curry’s “Walkin” to the first single off his forthcoming album, Melt My Eyez, See Your Future. Produced by Kal Banx, Denzel details his journey through life’s struggles and perseverance. Along with the release, the sci-fi western video trails the rapper through a post-apocalyptic desert before his confrontation with […]