There are lots of reasons to be excited about Spike Lee’s upcoming movie. Lee’s new film Highest 2 Lowest reunites Lee with his old collaborator Denzel Washington, and it’s a remake of the Akira Kurosawa classic High & Low. Also, Highest 2 Lowest promises to be a fascinating test for the acting careers of two New York rappers, A$AP Rocky …

In 2023, the London metal trio Pupil Slicer released the frantic, shape-shifting album Blossom and became a Stereogum Band To Watch. They’ve been quiet since then, but now Pupil Slicer are back with their first new songs in a couple of years. “Heather” and “Black Scrawl,” released as a two-song single, have the same majestic gleam as Pupil Slicer’s past …

Portland rockers Alien Boy are a few days away from releasing You Wanna Fade?, the new LP that they recorded with Deafheaven/Jeff Rosenstock producer Jack Shirley. We’ve already posted the early singles “Changes” and “Pictures Of You.” Now, with just a few days before the LP arrives, Alien Boy have shared the raggedly tuneful new song “I Broke My World.” …

Would I be as devoted to left-of-center sounds as I am today without Brainfeeder? While it’s impossible to say for sure, I doubt it. Flying Lotus’ skunky, grotesque label spent the 2010s emphasizing the gray area between jazz, hip-hop, and electronic experimentation. It uplifted a sphere of woozy California weirdos delivering what, at the time, was truly mind-boggling material. Artists …

LA trance-rockers HEALTH and ghostly singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe are both prolific collaborators, and they both make swirling, gothed-out music. They were probably always fated to get together and make something, and that has now come to pass. Wolfe just released her album She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She last year, and HEALTH recently dropped team-up singles with …

Never underestimate American’s appetite for hard-rock theatricality. Swedish cape-swishers Ghost have been around for well over a decade, and they’ve truly tapped into a market hungry for dry ice and candelabras. A week and a half ago, Ghost released their new LP SKELETÁ. As of right now, that LP is the band’s first #1 hit in America, and it’s broken …

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music.

The Indiana Pacers outlasted the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-112 in a back-and-forth Game 1, closing with a decisive 20-10 run behind Tyrese Haliburton’s elite playmaking and Andrew Nembhard’s clutch shooting. Haliburton… The post SOURCE SPORTS: Pacers Surge Late to Top Cavaliers in Game 1 Thriller Behind Haliburton and Nembhard appeared first on .

On the biggest stage of his nine-year NBA career, Buddy Hield delivered a Game 7 performance for the ages, pouring in a playoff career-high 33 points and tying the NBA… The post SOURCE SPORTS: Buddy Hield Ties Game 7 Record With Nine Threes, Powers Warriors Past Rockets and Into West Semis appeared first on .

On May 5, 1998, Rawkus Records released Lyricist Lounge, Volume One, a groundbreaking double-disc compilation that amplified the raw lyricism and creative depth of underground hip-hop at the time. Inspired… The post Today In Hip Hop History: Rawkus Records Released The ‘Lyricist Lounge Volume One’ Album 27 Years Ago appeared first on .