On this day in 2021, the Hip Hop world lost one of its most creative minds when Gregory Jacobs, better known as Shock G of Digital Underground, passed away in… The post Today In Hip Hop History: The Source Magazine Remembers Digital Underground’s Shock G Five Years Later appeared first on .

It’s happening: Boards Of Canada finally have a new album coming out. Today the Scottish IDM legends announced that Inferno, their follow-up to 2013’s Tomorrow’s Harvest, will arrive in just over a month. As of now, there’s no full single out yet, but you can hear a snippet of what’s to come in a 42-second trailer released today. The post Boards …

Last year, the Scandinavian experimental pop duo Smerz released Big city life, one of our favorite albums of 2025. A few months ago, they dropped Big city life EDITS, a remix compilation that featured appearances from people like Clairo, Erika de Casier, They Are Gutting A Body Of Water, Elias Rønnenfelt, Fousheé, and MIKE. Right… The post Smerz Announce New …

We’re coming up on five years since the War On Drugs released their major-label debut I Don’t Live Here Anymore, our favorite album of 2021. Despite some teasers indicating new music is well underway, the fan base is growing impatient. So it’s with great pleasure that I pass along news that the sixth Drugs studio album is nearing competion. The …

Rock ‘n’ roll lifer Lenny Kaye has done a great many things in his 79 years on this planet. Kaye is best-known as the longtime guitarist for the Patti Smith group, and that’s enough right there. Kaye has played with Smith for more than 50 years, and his work with her has impacted many generations… The post Lenny Kaye Announces …

Dave Mason, the UK musician best known for his time with the classic rock institution Traffic, has passed away. According to the social media announcement, Mason died peacefully in his sleep at home in Gardnerville, Nevada on Sunday. No cause of death has been reported. Mason was 79. The post Traffic’s Dave Mason Dead At 79 appeared first on Stereogum.

Traditional Noise will go down as one of the most staggeringly beautiful collections of music this year. The album, out today, is billed as April + VISTA’s full-length debut. But because the DC duo has been releasing music for close to a decade, it also works as a culmination of everything they’ve been building toward. These 11 tracks will reward …

The Tubs! They’re one of the best bands going, and they just signed to one of the finest labels in indie rock. After two albums for the late, great Chicago institution Trouble In Mind, the London janglers have linked up with Merge Records. Along with the announcement, the Band To Watch alums are sharing a… The post The Tubs Announce …

A widely circulated video showing a police stop of a Black man during a routine walk has ignited renewed debate over the boundaries of lawful searches and racial bias in… The post Viral Police Street Stop Ignites New Debate Over Policing Standards and Civil Rights appeared first on .

The legal battle over the tragic death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez reached a somber milestone on Monday as prosecutors detailed a gruesome series of events involving David Burke. The 21-year-old… The post Justice for Celeste: Dark Details Emerge in Capital Murder Case appeared first on .