New York City’s Jay Elle opens his latest studio release with its title song “Ease Up (Into Love)”. His fluid guitar playing sets an eloquent and mellow melodic tone for the song seconds in and the production captures the ensemble performance with the right fidelity and punch. Elle wears a well-deserved reputation for one of
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As expressive as the lead vocal from rapper Hassa is, the beats that adorn the backdrop of the new single “Aajah” are an essential component in the melodic tour de force that this debut release is, but they’re not the only reason why I would highly recommend hip-hop connoisseurs take an extra-special look at this
The Chordaes’ new EP What We Breathe In has been lauded by critics as one of the best records of its kind to have debuted in the last couple of years, and there is perhaps no song that encapsulates its inviting sound as much as its title track does. “What We Breathe In,” the latest single from
Frank Ocean has dropped a new song. This one is called “In My Room.” Hear it below. Last month, Frank Ocean shared “DHL,” his first original song since 2017. He also previewed a Justice remix of a song called “Dear April” and Sango’s remix of a track titled “Cayendo.” Frank Ocean last released Blonde—Pitchfork’s No.
Rage Against the Machine are reuniting, according to Rolling Stone, Forbes and Consequence of Sound. The band, who last played together in 2011, will play handful of U.S. shows in spring 2020, capped by a headlining slot at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, according to a post on unverified social media accounts. Find
Earlier today (November 1), Democratic Presidential hopeful Andrew Yang hosted Yangapalooza!—a campaign rally in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, where he was joined by Rivers Cuomo. Cuomo took to the outdoor stage at Des Moines’ Brenton Skating Plaza to perform a handful of Weezer hits as well as some familiar covers, according to a Pitchfork reporter.
Earl Sweatshirt just released a new album last night called Feet of Clay, which arrived after being announced 12 hours earlier. In case that wasn’t enough, today he’s shared a new video for the album track “EAST.” It was shot and edited in the same style as the video for “Easter Sunday 97,” Earl’s collaboration
Future and Gunna have surprise released a new remix of their track “Hot,” courtesy of Travis Scott. Take a listen to the new remix below. “Hot” first arrived in August on Young Thug’s new album So Much Fun. Young Thug and Gunna performed “Hot” with the Temple University Diamond Marching Band on The Tonight Show
UK pop singer Dua Lipa has shared her new single “Don’t Start Now.” The track is produced by Ian Kirkpatrick. Listen below. “I chose to put this song out first so I could close one chapter of my life and start another,” Dua Lipa said in a statement. “Into a new era with a new
Here’s a Halloween surprise: Earl Sweatshirt is releasing a new project tonight. It’s called Feet of Clay and it arrives at midnight via Warner Records in partnership with Earl’s label Tan Cressida. “FOC is a collection of observations and feelings recorded during the death throes of a crumbling empire,” Earl said in a statement. Earl’s
FKA twigs performed “Cellophane” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. She was joined by Kelly Moran on piano. The song is set to appear on new album MAGDALENE, which is out November 8. Watch the performance below. Twigs released her debut full-length album, LP1, in 2014 and her M3LL155X EP in 2015. This year,
Real Estate have shared a new song, posting video from a live performance at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall last week on Twitter. Watch it below. The band recently wrapped up a headlining tour with a show in Austin, Texas, during which they’ve been performing an unannounced new album in full. Earlier this year, Real Estate’s 2014
L.A.-based producer and DJ PBDY is releasing his debut album Careworn on November 15 via Brainfeeder. Today, he’s shared “Tears or Rain,” a new song on the album that features Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring. Have a listen below. PBDY’s new album also features Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Tortoise’s Jeff Parker, Anika, Salami Rose Joe Louis,
Carly Rae Jepsen and Enrique Iglesias both appear on a new remix of Y2K and bbno$’s viral hit “Lalala.” Check it out below. “The Lalala Remix is truly wild to me,” Y2K said in a statement. “We went from uploading a song online with no support, to having Carly Rae Jepsen & Enrique Iglesias come
One year ago, Open Mike Eagle wrestled for the first time ever in Louisville, Kentucky. He won his Ohio Valley Wrestling match against Shiloh Jonze with help from wrestling icon Mick Foley (aka Cactus Jack, Mankind, and Dude Love). Today, Mike has announced a new six-part documentary series called Clap Back: When Keeping It Real
Kesha appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (October 28), where she and Big Freedia performed the new single “Raising Hell.” The song is taken from Kesha’s forthcoming studio album High Road—out January 10, 2020. Check out the performance below. Kesha’s last album Rainbow was released in 2017. Earlier this year, the singer released a
Rick Genest (L), better known as ‘Zombie Boy’, and Lady Gaga in her ‘Born This Way’ music video in 2011. (Screen capture via YouTube) Canadian officials have ruled that the death of Rick ‘Zombie Boy’ Genest, a model known for his head-to-toe skeletal tattoos, died of “accidental death”, rather than suicide as first suspected. In
On Friday, Kanye West delivered a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which was taped in New York all week. Kanye made his appearance at the Oculus in Manhattan, where he performed his new Jesus Is King track “Closed on Sunday.” Watch it happen below. It was his second appearance on the show in two straight