Tame Impala’s third album, the true game-changer Currents, came out 10 years ago today. We revisited the record with some words on the internet, and now so has Kevin Parker, the man who made it.
Tame Impala’s third album, the true game-changer Currents, came out 10 years ago today. We revisited the record with some words on the internet, and now so has Kevin Parker, the man who made it.
In the past three weeks, Bob Vylan have gone from being relative unknowns to one of the most talked-about musical acts of the moment. On the off-chance that the British punk-rap duo is still unknown to you, a lot of that attention stemmed from their Glastonbury set last month, where vocalist Bobby Vylan led the crowd in a “death to …
Belinda has a viral hit on her hands, but she’s practically not getting much from it in terms of royalties. The Spanish-Mexican pop icon recently opened up about securing the rights to sample Disney’s The Aristocats in her song “Heterocromía.” “Heterocromía” is one of the songs on Belinda’s comeback album Indómita. Since its release last The post WATCH: Belinda Isn’t …
Everything’s coming up Eminem. There have been many times over the years when Marshall Mathers was inescapable. This summer is one of those times, but not for the usual reasons like hit songs or controversial lyrics.
Five years ago, a stressed-out pandemic-summer world got a brief reprieve in the form of Alfredo, the excellent collaborative album from underground rap greats Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist. The two made for an ideal pairing, just like Gibbs and Madlib before them. Alfredo appeared on tons of year-end lists and got a surprise Best Rap Album Grammy nomination. And …
Nine Inch Nails bandmates Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross do a whole lot of film-score work, but they usually do it under their own names, not the name of their band. In that respect, the upcoming Reznor/Ross score for the legacy sequel Tron: Ares is different. That soundtrack is actually credited to Nine Inch Nails, and Disney made a big …
Wu-Tang Clan have just a couple nights left of what they say will be their final tour. The eight surviving members of the iconic rap crew — RZA, GZA, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon, U-God, Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa, and Method Man — had their hometown show at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night with openers Run The Jewels, and they made it …
Atlanta rapper Destroy Lonely, part of Playboi Carti’s Opium label and crew, is known for wild, physical live shows. Last weekend, Destroy Lonely performed at Beach Please, a massive annual rap festival in Romania, and he reportedly encouraged a 15-year-old fan to dive off the stage. That fan was hospitalized in intensive care after landing chest-first on a metal barricade.
At first, Kevin Parker seemed to have emerged from another era. On Tame Impala’s earliest recordings, Parker expertly evoked the sound of soaring ‘60s psychedelic rock. He leaned into a vintage aesthetic and somehow made it feel fresh — fresher, even, than some of the more forward-thinking music that was being served up by their psychedelic peers at the time. …
After making a big splash at Coachella and coming to Brazil back in the spring, Lady Gaga launched her global Mayhem Ball tour at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Wednesday night. The career-spanning set had a little bit of everything for Little Monsters, including the live debut of “LoveDrug,” several songs performed in full for the first time, and a …
Earlier this week, the Los Angeles hardcore band Zulu performed in São Paolo without …