Chuck D is one of the all-time great rap voices, and that comes down entirely to the Golden Age classics that he made with his group Public Enemy. Public Enemy are still going, and they returned to their old label Def Jam to release the album What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? in 2020. Outside of the …

Nicole Lawrence is a soulful country-rock singer-songwriter from Los Angeles known for her mastery of guitar and pedal steel. She’s been a band member for artists including Jenny Lewis, Coldplay, Devendra Banhart, King Tuff, and Mary Timony. Lawrence’s debut album Time In Love, due out next month, is produced by Timony, the indie rock veteran of Helium/Ex Hex fame (whose …

I saw Sinners last night, and it fucking rips. Master director Ryan Coogler’s first-ever fully original film, a vampire story where Coogler’s regular collaborator Michael B. Jordan plays two twin-brother roles, has been a hugely anticipated event for a long time, and I can say that it lived up to all my expectations. (I took my kids, which might not …

French hardcore duo Birds In Row and Franco-American techno duo Maelstrom & Louisahhh have teamed up for a new quartet dubbed Pain Magazine. Both groups released albums not too long ago — Birds In Row dropped Gris Klein in 2022 and Maelstrom & Louisahhh shared Sustained Resistance in 2023. But, a “let’s fuck around and find out” studio session turned …

Widely regarded as the “Patron Saint” of 4/20, Snoop Dogg has announced the launch of an annual 420 merchandise collection in collaboration with Bravado, the world’s leading merchandise and brand… The post Snoop Dogg Launches Annual 4/20 Merch Drop with Bravado, Celebrating Cannabis Culture and Death Row Legacy appeared first on .

On this day in 1971, Fred Scruggs Jr.—known to the Hip Hop world as Fredro Starr of the iconic group Onyx—was born. From fronting one of the most high-energy rap… The post Happy 54th Birthday To Onyx’s Fredro Starr! appeared first on .

Matt Berninger’s second solo album Get Sunk is out at the end of May, and lead single “Bonnet Of Pins” stirred up a lot of excitement among National fans (including us). The next single is good as well. “Breaking Into Acting” pairs Berninger with Meg Duffy, aka Hand Habits, whose vocals intermingle beautifully with his as they sing about the …

It appears that the classic incarnation of Faith No More is… no more. The great Bay Area alt-metal band started in the early ’80s and recorded their first two albums with singer Chuck Mosely, who passed away in 2017. When they kicked Mosely out of the band in 1989, they recruited Mike Patton, a fresh-faced 20-year-old who led the bugged-out …

Drake’s camp has issued a pointed response following Universal Music Group’s reaction to the amended complaint filed in the rapper’s defamation lawsuit earlier this week. In a statement released Tuesday… The post Drake’s Team Responds To UMG’s Statement Regarding His Amended Complaint appeared first on .