Boulevards, the project of Jamil Rashad, is paying tribute to his roots in his forthcoming Electric Cowboy: Born in Carolina Mud, out on February 11, 2022. “I was born in the North Carolina mud,” Rashad said in a statement. “That’s where I have my roots. I’ve lived in Los Angeles and New York, but I […]
The indie-pop duo Diet Cig have announced a January 2022 tour. Diet Cig—Alex Luciano and Noah Bowman—will kick off the run of shows in Pittsburgh, PA at the Andy Warhol Museum, then hit Lakewood and Columbia, Ohio, Chicago, and finish up in Minneapolis, MN at the 7th St. Entry. Tickets go on sale on October […]
Lana Del Rey just dropped the video for the title track from her upcoming record, Blue Banisters, which is out this Friday. [embedded content][embedded content] Making for a wholesome home video, “Blue Banisters” begins mirroring its opening lyrics, “There’s a picture on the wall / Of me on a John Deere.” Maintaining her remarkable sultry […]
Parquet Courts channel the Animals as a punk band on their new song “Homo Sapien.” [embedded content][embedded content] Off their upcoming Sympathy for Life, out October 22, “Homo Sapien” shoots off like a bullet, as lead singer Andrew Savage gives a near monotone, humor-filled rant on human evolution. “The spice we died to trade / […]
R&B princess Summer Walker is in need of some quality girl time in her new video for “Ex For A Reason.” The first single from her sophomore album Still Over It features City Girls rapper JT and the music video takes us back to the dreaded month of March 2020. [embedded content][embedded content] Walker picks up her […]
Next April, the granddaddy of all American music festivals, Coachella, is set to return. The festival usually announces its lineup at some point during the first week of January (usually on Tuesday night), but, on Wednesday, Coachella‘s official Twitter account revealed that the reunited Swedish House Mafia will be performing. See it yourself. ⚫️⚫️⚫️ pic.twitter.com/ovK0xEu7Ln […]
The controversy that surrounds the album Let It Be down the years makes it the most intriguing release by The Beatles. Many observers consider it ill-conceived, a slapdash affair and a sad ending to a great legacy. It is doubtful any band (of any longevity) had as much influence as The Beatles in their seven-year […]
Even just a handful of years ago, the Yakuza series was viewed as a “big in Japan” IP that hadn’t quite crossed over into the rest of the world yet. Something about the contemporary Japanese setting, complex characters, and often wild storylines just didn’t work for the Western crowd. But (as we mentioned in our […]
Animal Collective are back. The group announced their first new album in five years, titled Time Skiffs, and shared a video for the first single “Prester John.” The colorfully cloudy “Prester John” video is reminiscent of the infamous Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd light shows. With pitter-pattering percussions, a bumping bassline, and swirlingly smooth vocals, Animal […]
Jeff Tweedy is releasing a deluxe edition of his record from last year, Love Is The King/Live Is The King out digitally on December 10 via dBpm Records. Additionally, Tweedy announced a slew of shows taking place this winter. The expanded package features all 11 original Love Is The King tracks, a bonus disc with live versions […]