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Once Upon a Time in Shaolin
Wu-Tang Clan’s one-of-a-kind album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, has been in the news a lot lately. First, in late May, it was announced that it would be played publicly at an exhibition at Australia’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA). The exhibition runs from June 15-24.
Refused Cancel Reunion Show After Frontman Has Heart Attack
Refused have canceled a show in Sweden billed as their last festival date ever, so that frontman Dennis Lyxzén can recover from what he called “a massive heart attack.” “It’s was extremely painful and wildly scary,” he wrote on Instagram. “Thanks the the wonderful doctors and nurses at the Uppsala hospital I’m still around to fight another day. Under the circumstances I feel ok. Sore and tired and really shook up. I real really hate cancelling show but the doctor said no rock for a couple of weeks.”
Nubya Garcia Announces New Album Odyssey, Shares Song: Listen
Nubya Garcia has announced a new album. Odyssey, the follow-up to her 2020 debut, Source, arrives September 20 on Concord Jazz, with contributors including Esperanza Spalding, Richie Seivwright, and Georgia Anne Muldrow. Listen to a single, “The Seer,” below. “The Seer,” Garcia said in press materials, is about...
MIKE Taps Earl Sweatshirt, Sideshow, and More for 2024 Young World Festival
MIKE is bringing back his Young World festival for its fourth edition. The one-day event, made in collaboration with Central Park SummerStage and Supreme, takes place on Saturday, July 13, at Herbert Von King Park in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Festivities kick off at 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
Animal Collective’s Avey Tare and Panda Bear Share New Song “Vampire Tongues”: Listen
Avey Tare has a new song, “Vampire Tongues,” and it features one of his Animal Collective bandmates, Noah “Panda Bear” Lennox. The other two members of Animal Collective—Geologist and Deakin—are not on the single, but you can still listen to it below!. “Right now...
Bonnaroo 2024 Hulu Livestream Schedule & Details Announced
The 2024 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival begins today (Thursday, June 13) in Manchester, Tennessee, and the festival has announced details of its Hulu livestream. Pretty Lights is one of the Thursday headliners, and he has two sets on the livestream. Other acts who will be broadcast across the weekend include Post Malone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, T-Pain, Brittany Howard, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Faye Webster, Gwar, Chappell Roan, and Joey Bada$$. See the livestream details below, and tune in at Hulu.
Born in the Wild
Tems was born in candlelight. “There was no electricity when my mom gave birth to me,” she told NPR. “It was night in my life for so long that, like, I just thought it was never coming.” Twenty-eight years later, the Grammy-winning Nigerian artist finds herself in the glare of the global spotlight. Born in the Wild revisits the shadows with clarity and confidence. In her earlier EPs, the Afro-fusion singer revealed her spellbinding prowess; with her debut full-length, she re-asserts herself as an imaginative producer and the author of her own lore.
Eight Pointed Star
Marina Allen wields familiarity like a weapon. The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter’s clear, quietly powerful voice sometimes recalls Carole King, sometimes Julia Holter, sometimes Maggie Rogers; her lush, Laurel Canyon-referencing production fits squarely within the ’70s folk-rock revival that’s been going on in Los Angeles for the better part of the last decade, epitomized by artists like Weyes Blood, Hand Habits, and Sam Burton. But for all the softness telegraphed in her music, Allen’s third album Eight Pointed Star is spiky and hard to pin down, its familiar environment camouflaging lyrics that can be vivid and fantastical.
Riot Fest 2024 Lineup: Pavement, Beck, Fall Out Boy, Slayer, and More
Riot Fest, the longtime Chicago music festival that focuses on punk and rock, is moving to Bridgeview, Illinois, and has unveiled its 2024 lineup. Pavement, Beck, Fall Out Boy, and Slayer will headline. The festival takes place at SeatGeek Stadium from September 20-22. Check out the poster below. The 2024...
Pitchfork Music Festival 2024 After-Shows Announced
Pitchfork Music Festival returns to Chicago next month, and, while there are plenty of incredible acts to catch during the three-day event, there are also official after-shows to catch each night. The concerts begin on Thursday, July 18, and take place each night at venues around the city. Performers include Angry Blackmen, Doss, L’Rain, and Kara Jackson. Get all the details on the after-shows below. Revolution Brewing, Illinois’ largest independent craft brewery, is the official sponsor of the 2024 after-shows.
Listen to Gaptoothv4mp’s “Charge You Up!”: The Ones
Hailing from Ypsilanti, Michigan (known to me as the hometown of BabyTron), Gaptoothv4mp has a SoundCloud page that could brighten your worst day. Every line in her bubbly, warehouse-rave rap feels like it should be followed by a double pink heart emoji, even when she’s a little lovelorn, like on personal favorite “Fairytale Boy.” Her latest single “Charge You Up!” is just as good: a hyper, clubby dance song with sped-up vocals and lyrics that suggest she’s bored at home and dying to go explore the world. “Feel like I’m trapped in a cage, so I just go around it,” she hiccups. It would be melancholic if it didn’t sound like the audio equivalent of an Aliyah’s Interlude outfit.
Spirit of the Beehive Announce Tour and Album, Share Video for New Song: Watch
Spirit of the Beehive have announced their first new album in three years. You’ll Have to Lose Something is out August 23 via Saddle Creek. Lead single “Let the Virgin Drive” samples Japanese City pop, and it comes with a Daniel Patrick Brennan–directed music video about trying to cure your loneliness through any means possible. Check it out below.
Toro y Moi Announces New Album Hole Erth, Shares “Tuesday” Video: Watch
Chaz Bear is back again with a new Toro y Moi album. Hole Erth, the follow-up to 2022’s Mahal, is out September 6 via Dead Oceans. Watch the video for lead single “Tuesday” below. “I hope you enjoy this suburban anthem,” Bear said of his new music...
Enchanting, Texas-Born Rapper Signed to Gucci Mane’s Label, Dies at 26
Enchanting, the Fort Worth, Texas, rapper who was signed to Gucci Mane’s Atlantic Records imprint, the New 1017, died on Tuesday, June 11, according to public records from the Dallas County medical examiner. The musician, born Channing Nicole Larry, was 26 years old. A cause of death has not been revealed.
Françoise Hardy, French Pop Icon, Dies at 80
Françoise Hardy, the icon of French pop who rose to fame in the 1960s yé-yé scene before branching further afield, has died after a long battle with illness, BBC News reports. “Maman est partie” (meaning, in English, “mum is gone”), her son, Thomas Dutronc, wrote on Instagram. Hardy was 80 years old.
Timeless
Time was, producers could keep secrets. Samples and drum kits were subjects of intense speculation, while draconian copyright laws pushed crate-diggers deep into obscure backlists. Equipment was expensive and quickly outdated; studio time cost $200 an hour. But Kaytranada arrived in the era of demystified production, with advanced engineering tools and infinite audio libraries mere clicks away. In developing his signature sound, he focused less on discrete elements—his peers could replicate those anyway—than their intricate arrangement. On his 2016 breakthrough, 99.9%, the tempos, syncopation, and layering techniques were Kaytranada’s own, even when the instrumentals and melodies came from elsewhere.
Lived Here for a While
It’s rough out there for lots of indie rock bands, but Austin’s Good Looks have really been through the shit. The day after they released their 2022 debut, Bummer Year, guitarist Jake Ames was nearly killed in a hit-and-run. The band put off touring while he slowly recovered, and when they did finally hit the road, their van caught fire and they lost everything: gear, instruments, laptops, merch, personal effects, everything. A less committed group might have taken either of these tragedies as a sign from the universe, but to their credit Good Looks are a foolhardy lot. While they don’t address those trials on their follow-up, Lived Here for a While, they play like their lives depend on it.
Xaviersobased
Nobody combines serrated rap and goofy hi-jinks like Xaviersobased. In “Pediatrician,” Xavier flashes back to his kiddie days watching Noggin at the doc’s office, wearing KidRobot clothing and a SpongeBob wallet in hand, while producer mag blasts some Satan-with-IBS low-end in the “terror bass” style. The surreal combo of cute youthful references and aggro intensity is bizarrely addictive. Adorned with just enough pretty keys and airy cymbals, it throws you into a blissed trance. While January’s Keep It Goin Xav felt like a triumphant celebration of the scene surrounding his collective 1c34, with 2 goes solo and injects this kind of dazed-yet-hyper rap with a new level of screwy psychedelia.
Martin Shkreli Sued for Copying and Playing Wu-Tang Clan Album Without Permission
PleasrDAO, the digital art collective that owns the one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, has sued the album’s previous owner, disgraced former pharmaceutical executive, Martin Shkreli, for copying the album and playing it for online audiences without permission. In its lawsuit—filed on June 10 in...
Victoria Monét Shares New “Alright” Video: Watch
Victoria Monét has shared the music video for her Kaytranada-produced Jaguar II song “Alright.” She worked on the visual with director Dave Meyers and choreographer Sean Bankhead, the latter of whom also choreographed the “On My Mama” video. Watch the new clip below. In a...
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