Ye is set to bring two major performances to Tampa later this month, but the conversation surrounding the shows has stretched far beyond music. The artist formerly known as Kanye… The post Ye’s Tampa Concerts Draw Intense Debate Ahead of June Shows appeared first on .

A simple basketball conversation quickly turned into a hilarious debate when Richard Jefferson and Andre Iguodala started comparing who collected the better list of poster dunks during their NBA careers.… The post Richard Jefferson and Andre Iguodala Turn Dunk Resume Debate Into Comedy Gold appeared first on .

The champagne may still be flowing in New York, but the Knicks are already staring down the next challenge of their title defense. Fresh off delivering the franchise’s long-awaited championship,… The post Knicks Championship Glow Meets Hard Salary Cap Reality appeared first on .

Last year was huge for Saul Williams. The multi-hyphenate played the role of a preacher in the blockbuster film Sinners. A few months later, he released a collaborative album with Carlos Niño, earning him his first Grammy nomination. Now, he’s announcing its followup, Leaf Life, which features Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja, Kamasi Washington, Moor Mother, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Surya …

As heard on their new track out today, the Raleigh post-punk band RIBS are like a harder, meaner, spacier Hold Steady, mixing classic rock riffs with Mike Wallace’s spoken and shouted narration. After a long and accomplished tenure as a live act, RIBS released their debut album Junk Dynasty Leaderboard last year. They’re putting out their second, COLD RIBS, this …

If you enjoy the playful, gritty greatness of acts like Smirk or Snõõper, you may already be familiar with Mesh, whose 2001 eponymous EP is a beloved, scrappy gem. We haven’t heard from them since, until today. The Philly band is finally announcing their debut LP misleadingly titled No Fun At All, which is out next month. The post Mesh …

During the rollout to his recent album Experimental Rap, JPEGMAFIA definitely got on some of his rap peers’ nerves, but he didn’t piss all of them off. Case in point: JPEGMAFIA is the sole producer of O.Y.N, a new album from the great Houston underground mainstay Maxo Kream. The post Maxo Kream Announces New JPEGMAFIA-Produced Album <em>O.Y.N</em> Feat. Denzel Curry, …

Way back in 2014, k.d. lang reached out to fellow singer-songwriters Neko Case and Laura Veirs to see if they wanted to make an album as a trio. Case and Veirs enthusiastically agreed, so they all started working together in Portland for a couple of years. The three of them became a group known as case/lang/veirs, and they toured together …

The great club and R&B futurist Kelela will release her album new avatar next month, and it’s shaping up to be something special. Actually, I have heard it, so I don’t need to say that it’s “shaping up” to be anything. It’s really, really good. You should be excited. But if you’ve been paying attention to the rollout, you probably …

Kenny Beats has been extremely busy as of late. Earlier this year he contributed production to Thundercat’s Distracted and Fcukers’ Ö, as well as forthcoming releases like Weezer’s Gold Album and Show Me The Body’s Alone Together. Now, he’s fronting a new music collective called Fathers. The post Kenny Beats-Led Collective Fathers Announce Debut Album: Hear “Pearl” appeared first on …