The Mexican singer Girl Ultra has been making liquid-cool R&B for a lot of her career, but her latest track “Punk” represents an exciting sonic turn: She teams up with the indie band Little Jesus from Mexico City and launches into a stewing overcast alt-rock track that’s quiet, intense, and …
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Pusha T has released new single and video “Diet Coke.” Produced by Kanye West and 88-Keys with West cowriting, the song is expected to appear on the rapper’s follow-up album to 2018’s Daytona. On the track, Pusha T playfully alludes to the coke you find on the streets, rather than …
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Thirty-nine years after joining Metallica, guitarist Kirk Hammett will put out his first solo release, Portals, on April 23. The all-instrumental, four-song EP will be available digitally and on CD and “ocean blue” vinyl for Record Store Day. “This music was created with what I describe as an ‘audio-cinematic’ approach,” …
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As many creative minds will tell you, creativity isn’t something that is just “always on.” Rather, creativity comes in waves, ebbing and flowing each day in what can often seem like random intervals. When you run a business that relies on innovation, however, it can be difficult to wait for …
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Rauw Alejandro is a fisherman lost at sea — and in his own mind — in the music video for his latest single “Caprichoso.” His first release of the year, the track will appear on the Puerto Rican star’s forthcoming EP Trap Cake Vol. 2. Directed by LateMilk, the video …
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The artists who hand out little gold men every year at the Oscars announced their nominations for the 2022 Academy Awards, and the results were the typical mishmash of predictable choices, pleasant surprises, and disturbing omissions. For every unexpectedly cool decision made by the Academy — A hat trick for …
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Spoon have released a new song, “My Babe,” from their upcoming album, Lucifer on the Sofa, set to arrive Feb. 11 via Matador Records. “My Babe” begins as a practically wistful ballad, but the song follows its plucky lead acoustic riff to a far punchier place that feels perfect for …
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The Power of the Dog, Dune, and West Side Story are among the leaders of this year’s Oscar nominees, which were announced Tuesday morning, Feb. 8 All three films will vie for Best Picture, where they’ll be up against Belfast, Coda, Don’t Look Up, Drive My Car, Licorice Pizza, and …
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The Minneapolis Police Department’s national scandals are so numerous they’re starting to overlap. The killing of Amir Locke during a no-knock raid last week has — yet again — brought the department’s violent tactics under scrutiny. And some of the same officers who were involved in that raid are linked …
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Iggy Pop, frontman of groundbreaking rock outfit the Stooges and long considered a forefather of punk, has been named a recipient of the 2022 Polar Music Prize. “I was aware of the very fine range of people that have gotten the Polar Music Prize,” Pop said in a video statement. …
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