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If you need a bit of affirmation to push you through your Monday, look no further than Superchunk's I Hate Music. The latest from the power-pop pioneers proves (much like Soundgarden's King Animal) that no one out there can do what they do, the way that they do it. The lead single off I Hate Music (if you don't count Soundcloud preview "FOH"), the driving "Me & You & Jackie Mitoo," has a music video and it's awesome. Read More »
Even though Prince has been a vocal opponent of the Internet throughout his career, the Purple One has been winning over the series of tubes we all call home in the last week. He proved that he likely belongs on Weird Twitter with his MS Paint aping artwork and numbered tweets last week and this week he's releasing a single called "Breakfast Can Wait" with Dave Chappelle's pancake-cooking imitation on the covert- effectively beating the collective photoshop wizards at their own game. Read More »
The Weeknd finally got back on a track with his biggest booster, Drake. "Live For", the latest track off Kiss Land finds Abel and Mr. Graham enjoy being sad, being together and being sad together. Over a slow, Japanese string arrangement, The Weeknd once again lays his soul bare (Spoiler: he's despondent) before he lets loose a refrain that comes off as vocal dubstep/trap wobble, a high-speed belting of "This the sh*t that I live for" laid end to end. Read More »
Guns N' Roses have leaked a bit of new music on to the Interwebs. While there's no telling if "Going Down" is from a new album that is in the works, one thing is for certain: GNR are distancing themselves from the disappointing post-50 cock rock of Chinese Democracy. Read More »
Action Bronson has been in the news a lot lately for wild antics both planned and unplanned. There was performance of "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" at a nursing home, there was his appearance in an old Kotex tampon commercial. What hasn't gotten as much ink is Bronson's budding career as a cover musician. Read More »
It's been a busy year for the Pixies. Longtime bassist and band cornerstone Kim Deal left to work on solo music and was replaced by another Kim, Kim Shattuck. They released their first bit of music in quite a while in "Bagboy" and are set to replace Motorhead at RiotFest Chicago. Read More »
It may seem like Lady Gaga's "Applause" (rushed into release after a low-quality mp3 leaked onto the Internet) is getting trounced by Katy Perry's "Roar" on the charts. But the ARTPOP diva took to Twitter to let her loyal army of Little Monsters know it's all in their heads. Read More »
Chief Keef turned 18 today, which means if he keeps on his current path, he might do actual time. Potential prison bid aside, Keith Cozart celebrated his 18th birthday by giving to his fans. Keef dropped Bang: Part 2, a surprising mixtape composed of almost entirely new material (with the exception of "Morgan Tracy" and "Ain't Done Turnin' Up." Read More »
Childish Gambino has debuted a new short film called "Clapping For The Wrong Reasons." The nearly 30-minute-long clip features Danielle Fischel (Topanga from Boy Meets World) Abella Anderson, Flying Lotus, Chance the Rapper and Trinidad Jame$ and may serve as a preview for his upcoming album. Read More »
The rap world and Internet alike have been driving themselves crazy over Kendrick Lamar's "Control" verse. Everyone from Lupe Fiasco to Wale all the way down to JR Writer (who is still alive) have weighed in on the track. But what do the men behind the best rap album of the year (so far) have to say about it? Killer Mike and El-P weighed in on the diss track and (rightfully) said it's nothing special. Read More »
Sad times, y'all. Robin Thicke, T.I. and Pharrell are preemptively suing the copyright holders of Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up" and Funkadelic's "Sexy Ways", claiming that the defendants continue to claim that Thicke's "Blurred Lines" copied the tracks. Read More »
The path back toward some sense of actress normalcy continues for Lindsay Lohan. The scandal-prone starlet is set to appear alongside Danny McBride's screw-up baseball pitcher Kenny Powers on HBO's Eastbound and Down. Read More »
Def Jam magnate Russell Simmons recently started a YouTube channel called All Def Digital intended to show comedy sketches and music videos geared toward a black audience. However, one of his first posts, "Harriet Tubman Sex Tape", already has the channel in hot water. Simmons pulled the clip-, which depicts Tubman filming a sex tape with her slave owner and then using it as blackmail- and issued an apology on Global Grind after a public outcry. Read More »
