Nineteen years ago, I covered a terrible New York music festival called Amsterjam. The theme of the fests was mash-ups, an online phenomenon that was already running out of steam in 2005. When the mash-up became a corporate-backed music fest, that meant we got the rare treat of
Nothing could have prepared me for f(x)’s “NU ABO” at 13. The cover showed a young woman blindfolded, the title melting off the right side. The music video cast five young women in a tiny stage, changing outfits and dancing less in the cutesy pointing of Girls’ Generation’s
Lover track, an Eras Tour mainstay for its first year, was among the sacrifices when setlist was shuffled to incorporate Tortured Poets Department songs
“Look at my childhood home on Zillow/ Call my home phone from 10 years ago/ With no answer; well no shit, dude.” That’s a great line from Toledo emo/indie-pop band Equipment’s new single “tequila redbull.” It’s immediately followed by another: “I’m so sick of being the broke
Indie rapper R.A.P. Ferreira is facing some shocking allegations from his ex-girlfriend, who claims he sexually assaulted her and physically abused her children.
Have you seen Show Me The Body’s touring plans? Last week, the New York cult heroes announced plans for their Corpus Grows tour across North America, and it looks fucking sick. SMTB are plenty great onstage on their own, and they’ve always been very sharp about choosing
In the earliest days of this year, the Canadian poet and singer Mustafa threw a concert called Artists For Aid in New Jersey benefitting those suffering in Gaza and Sudan. Thursday, he staged a second Artists For Aid show at Troxy in London. Performers included Earl Sweatshirt,
Well, here’s something curious. A couple of weeks ago, Justin Timberlake was arrested in the Hamptons for driving while intoxicated. The story went mega-viral, and many of the pieces of trivia associated with it — the mugshot, the perp walk, the reportedly very funny
Over the past year-plus, Julian Casablancas and his non-Strokes band the Voidz have released a bunch of tracks: “ Prophecy Of The Dragon ,” “ American Way ,” “ Flexorcist ,” “ All The Same .” Yesterday, they announced plans to release Like All Before You , their first album
Royce Da 5'9" has set the record straight on the idea that Eminem dissed JAY-Z on his latest single 'Tobey,' from his upcoming album 'The Death of Slim Shady.'
Kendrick Lamar keeps rubbing it in. “ Not Like Us ,” the decisive blow in his feud against Drake , already shot straight to #1 and went down in history as one of the best diss tracks of all time. He performed it five times in a row to close out the Pop Out , the concert he
The nonagenarian Red Headed Stranger missed a few dates of the Outlaw Music Festival, per doctor's orders, but he recovered well enough for an appearance in Camden, New Jersey
Kendrick Lamar released the official music video for his hit diss track "Not Like Us," just hours after teasing a series of photos that seemed to taunt Drake.
In a recent interview, the country-roots duo discussed what it felt like to encounter a harmful symbol in their dressing room as one of the few artists of color at a music festival
Kodak Black has spoken about his new relationship with his single 'Super Gremlin,' admitting that he 'hates' the song after getting sober and won't perform it.
Ice Spice and Central Cee have continued to fuel rumors that the duo are dating after being spotted in Cee's hometown of London going on a shopping trip.
Armor, from Tallahassee, play fast, raw hardcore with brutish vocals and the agility to make heavy music absolutely fly. They’ve released a trio of demos and tour tapes over the past half-decade, but until now their only official release was 2019’s Some Kind Of War EP. Today
Playboi Carti has spent four years finishing his highly anticipated forthcoming album, according to one of his most trusted producers, Cardo Got Wings.
Mariah The Scientist's nightclub battery case is heading to jury trial after the rapper entered a not guilty plea over the incident from earlier this year.
Birdman and his brother Slim have had a street named after them in New Orleans as they are set to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Cash Money Records.