Baltimore’s Pinkshift understand that paranoia is the general vibe of 2025. They’ve returned with new single “Evil Eye,” their first release of the year, which encapsulates our current reality where anything said within an iPhone’s reach is being recorded and generated for ad content or as evidence to minimize our freedoms. “I think they’re watching in every direction/ Close your …

Fest, the simply named punk gathering that takes place annually in Gainesville, has revealed its initial lineup for 2025. Taking place Oct. 24-26, it’s called Fest 23 because this is the 23rd time they’ve done it. That’s kind of confusing for a festival in 2025, but I get it. Though more bands will be announced on June 6, the list …

For much of her career the gifted UK rapper Inflo has been working with a single collaborator, producer Inflo. Simz and Inflo met at St. Mary’s Youth Club when they were both kids, and Inflo has been essentially the sole producer of Simz’ last three albums, including the Mercury Prize-winning 2021 breakout Sometimes I Might Be Introvert. That relationship has …

Yes, I know, weird, confusing, ha ha ha. We already did all the jokes last time. To recap: It turns out that there’s a Dublin power-pop band called the Number Ones, and they existed before I started writing a Stereogum column called The Number Ones. Up until very recently, those two things didn’t really overlap. The Number Ones, the band, …

Terrence Howard has never been shy about speaking his truth — and now, the Oscar-nominated actor is preparing to take that honesty to the next level with a brand-new podcast aimed… The post Terrence Howard Launching Explosive Podcast to Expose Hollywood’s Dark Side appeared first on .

Bryan Garris and Isaac Hale are the co-leaders of Knocked Loose, and you’d have to imagine that would keep them plenty busy, especially since Hale also has side projects like Inclination. But every once in a while, Garris and Hale still make time to make some noise with xWeaponx, a straightforwardly brutal metallic hardcore band with a militant straight-edge theme. …

Westside Gunn loves pro wrestling. We know this. Before the Buffalo rap fixture got famous, he was sampling wrestling promos and putting old WWF photos on his mixtape covers. WSG and his brother Conway The Machine used to call themselves Hall and Nash. Now that, Westside Gunn is more of an insider, I see him sitting ringside on TV all …

Doechii has released the highly anticipated official video for her hit single “Anxiety,” which has already become a viral sensation since its release last month via Top Dawg Entertainment and… The post WATCH: Doechii Official Video for Breakout Single “Anxiety” appeared first on .

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 …