Pussy Riot will release their debut mixtape, Matriarchy Now, on Aug. 5 via Neon Gold Records. The Russian protest art collective previewed the release with a new single, “Plastic,” which features ILoveMakonnen. The pop-laden song arrives alongside a music video directed by Haley Bowman that sees the musicians formed of …
Read More »The Weeknd 'Crushed & Heartbroken' After He's Forced to Postpone Toronto Tour Opener
Despite the Weeknd being more than ready to kick off the first night of his tour in his hometown of Toronto, the powerlines had other plans for him. Just hours before he was set to take the stage on Friday,Live Nation and Toronto’s Rogers Centre announced the postponement of his …
Read More »Warren Ellis on His Odd-Couple Relationship With Nick Cave and the Power of Vulnerability
Warren Ellis didn’t know what to do with himself at first when Covid shut the world down. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, the group he joined in the late Nineties, had just released a new album, Ghosteen, in late 2019 and were hoping to go on tour. But as …
Read More »Burna Boy Guides Us Through His Triumphs and Struggles on 'Love, Damini'
Burna Boy makes deeply soulful songs that brim with a karma-clearing vivacity. The Nigerian native’s lucid bops feel like swagged-out libations to the ancestors: his songs convey a dutiful sense of history that blends seamlessly with the chill day-party vibes. And while the content in his songs is in many …
Read More »See the Killers Debut New Song 'Boy' Live at Madrid's Mad Cool Festival
Less than a year after the Killers released their latest album Pressure Machine, the band is already plotting new music. The band debuted their new track “Boy” during their set at Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival on Thursday. The group intended to premiere the song during an Instagram Live stream of …
Read More »Meet the Veteran Producer Behind Dozens of K-Pop's Biggest Hits
It begins with a crystalline, whistling melody. It’s sweetly seductive as it crests and dips, beckoning you closer. All of a sudden, NCT 127’s “Favorite (Vampire)” plummets into a quirky, hip-trap groove, where the rappers spit about a dangerous love that hurts so good. But this stark departure from its …
Read More »Brent Faiyaz Believes We Are Living In a 'Wasteland.' He Makes It Sound Damn Good
“I would like to apologize in advance for the person I’m gonna become once this album drops,” reads a billboard in New York’s Times Square. Plastered at the bottom is the single word Wasteland —the title to Brent Fayiaz’s long-awaited new album. If you think the statement on the billboard …
Read More »Margo Price, Mavis Staples, and Adia Victoria Release an Anthem for Human Rights
Margo Price is joined by Mavis Staples and Adia Victora for a rousing call to action in the new collaboration “Fight to Make It.” Released on Friday, the track’s sales on Bandcamp will benefit Noise for Now and its mission of supporting grassroots organizations working for reproductive justice. A lively …
Read More »Gunna Denied Bond Again as Judge Rules He Could Still Pose Threat to Witnesses
Gunna was denied bond a second time and will remain in custody until he faces RICO Act violation charges in court next year. As 11 Alive News in Atlanta reports, a judge in Fulton County upheld a previous decision from May denying the rapper — real name Sergio Kitchens — …
Read More »Matty Healy Is Doing Some Strange Self-Reflection on the 1975's 'Part of the Band'
Can someone check in on Matty Healy? On Thursday, the 1975 released the single “Part of the Band,” a strange song backed by violins and a soft melody and follows the group’s frontman as he reflects on imaginary handjobs, a bad relationship with a dude, and whether or not he’s …
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