When the Tragically Hip played their final show on Aug. 20, 2016, at the sold-out Rogers K-Rock Centre in the group’s native Kingston, Ontario, bassist Gord Sinclair stood onstage in awe of the moment — wondering what the future held for the larger-than-life Canadian rock band. “There was a deep …
Read More »Freddie Gibbs Is Winning the Fight
Every step Freddie Gibbs takes is historic. Few artists can match the kind of career the 40-year-old rapper has charted for himself. He’s gone from a fledgling label signee to an indie darling and major label success in the span of a decade. “I’ve had the most unique career path …
Read More »How Coolio Took the Nineties on a Fantastic Voyage
Goodbye to the late great Coolio, one of the Nineties’ top hitmakers, and one of the best-loved voices in West Coast hip-hop or anywhere in Nineties music. The Compton-raised MC died way too young on Wednesday night, at the age of 59. Coolio blew up in the summer of 1994 …
Read More »Solange Debuts Original Score for New York City Ballet
What might we think of the overworked denizens of Wall Street if their uniform of choice were bedazzled and bulbous suits that doubled as tutus? “Play Time,” a new piece from choreographer Gianna Reisen, which premiered last night at the New York City Ballet’s 10th annual Fall Fashion Gala, imagines …
Read More »Kailand Morris Is Building an Empire With Nothing To Prove and Everything To Gain
K ailand Morris doesn’t look like the stereotype of someone who’s touched every facet of the fashion industry. When we meet at Le Crocodile, a brasserie in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the 21-year-old designer is just in from Paris Fashion Week; dressed in a brandless white button-up, pressed grey AMI slacks, and …
Read More »Is 'Karma' Real? Inside The Mystery of Taylor Swift's 'Lost' Album
Is Karma real? That’s a question investigative Swifties have been trying to answer for years now. Across numerous breakdown videos and Twitter threads, Taylor Swift’s Easter egg-loving fans have been piecing together the mystery of a “lost” album in Swift’s discography. Various clues suggest that the album might have been …
Read More »'Now, Guitars Are Everything': Kid Harpoon on Making 'Harry's House' and Changing the Sound of Pop
Producer/songwriter Kid Harpoon, a.k.a. Tom Hull, has had a wildly successful 2022 so far, co-producing and co-writing every track on Harry Styles‘ Harry’s House (including the Number One hit “As It Was”), as well as doing the same for Maggie Rogers‘ rock-influenced second album, Surrender. On top of that, he …
Read More »'I'm Stronger Than I Think': Kid Cudi's Tenth Album Marks a New Era
Earlier this year, Kid Cudi‘s debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi became available on streaming platforms—just a few days shy of its 14th anniversary. “I think it was a great reminder for people. It’s a celebration for what me, Plain Pat, Emile, and Dot Da Genius created early on,” Cudi …
Read More »Cardi B Gets Down With GloRilla on 'Tomorrow 2'
After a scorching summer with her good-time hit “F.N.F. (Let’s Go),” Memphis rapper GloRilla is taking on the fall with Cardi B by her side. The duo have teamed up on “Tomorrow 2,” a remix of a GloRilla track from July’s Gangsta Art, a compilation album by her label, CMG. …
Read More »The Five New Names to Know in Michigan Rap
GMO STAX Sounds Like: The hunger and drive of a first-round draft pick rapping earnestly about life in the fast lane For Fans of: Tee Grizzley, G Herbo, and adolescent Lil Wayne Why You Should Pay Attention: For an artist so young, GMO Stax has several lifetimes of experience behind …
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