R.E.M.’s 1981 debut single “Radio Free Europe” is one of the undisputed classics of American underground rock, and its title nods toward a different kind of underground communication. R.E.M. named the song after Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the American radio networks that beamed their braodcasts into Soviet-controlled countries during the Cold War. R.E.M. aren’t an active band anymore, though they’re …

BIA is back and all gas, no brakes with her explosive new single “WE ON GO,” produced by Honorable C.N.O.T.E. After teasing the track during a viral stream with DDG,… The post BIA Delivers Fiery New Single “WE ON GO” appeared first on .

Weird-metal veterans Tool and Primus have been tight with one another since they were both on the Lollapalooza tour in 1993. Last year, Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan’s side projects A Perfect Circle and Puscifer went out on tour with Primus, and the three bands released the split EP Sessanta E.P.P.P. Now, Primus have a new single with Maynard James …

Is it possible that Roc Marciano’s Marcberg has never been on streaming services before now? It definitely doesn’t seem possible, but maybe I’ve just been listening to the version that I downloaded a million years ago. Roc Marciano changed his own career when he released his 2010 solo album Marcberg, and he also changed the direction of underground rap in …

In 2020, Nine Inch Nails were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, an inclusion that would have seemed unthinkable at one point but by then seemed well overdue. It was a sign of the Rock Hall finally, begrudgingly, moving past its All Boomers Everything roots. In the introductory video, Annie Clark talks about NIN mastermind Trent Reznor’s …

The world really misses Takeoff. The youngest member of the Migos was murdered in 2022, and some of us feel his loss acutely whenever the other Migos release new music. It’s obviously terrible that a young artist was gunned down so brutally and randomly. With him gone, you might gain a new appreciation for what he brought to the table …

When I get a hold of Kassi Valazza at her New Orleans apartment, she’s only been home for about 12 hours. She just flew in from Portland, where she lived for most of the past decade, to play a homecoming gig at the famed Laurelthirst Pub. Before that, she was in Australia for three weeks, opening for the folksinger John …

It’s always interesting when Neil Young writes a song about current events. In 2002, for instance, Young released “Let’s Roll” on the album Are You Passionate?. It’s his tribute to the passengers on United 93 — the ones who fought the 9/11 passengers and then died when the plane crashed in a Pennsylvania field. Now, Young’s got a new song …

His name is JALEN. BRUNSON. Big Knickstape. Fresh off receiving the Jerry West Trophy as the league’s top clutch performer, Brunson added another cold-blooded chapter to his résumé Thursday night.… The post SOURCE SPORTS: Brunson Delivers Playoff Dagger, Lifts Knicks Past Pistons with Game-Winning 3 appeared first on .

Benny the Butcher has returned in full force with the release of his latest project, Excelsior, a sharp, self-assured statement from one of hip-hop’s most consistent voices. After a run… The post Benny the Butcher Drops New Project ‘Excelsior,’ Taps Boldy James for Lead Single appeared first on .