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Dej Loaf –“Beef N Broccoli”
Dej Loaf just dropped her stellar All Jokes Aside mixtape this past spring, but since then she's come with a nice string of one-offs. She continues that streak with the smooth, contemplative ballad...
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Watch The Questlove-Approved Lemon Twigs Play Fallon
Long Island brother duo the Lemon Twigs are set to release their album, Do Hollywood, next month. They have retro-leaning sensibilities that bode well for '70s singer-songwriter type ballads, but they...
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Amoeba Music In Berkeley Will Now Sell Weed
Amoeba Records' Berkeley location announced last year that they were looking to convert their jazz section into a marijuana dispensary (how fitting). They were denied the permit to do so last fall, but...
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Watch Bobby Brown Fight With Bell Biv DeVoe In A Scene From BET’s New Edition...
New Edition is arguably the original boy band though they were rooted in the R&B tradition. And like the many boy bands that would come after them, they were not immune to infighting. Michael...
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Watch De La Soul And Estelle Breeze Through “Memory Of” On Fallon
Legacy rap trio De La Soul dropped their crowdfunded album And The Anonymous Nobody almost exactly a month ago. It's a varied album that defies the stereotype that you can't teach an old dog new...
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Chance The Rapper To Perform At White House Christmas Tree Lighting Concert
President Obama obviously has love for Chicago, and no one seems to love Chicago more than Chance The Rapper, so their connection is a no-brainer. Earlier this year, the POTUS already met with Lil...
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Jess Williamson –“See You In A Dream”
Jess Williamson is set to drop her sophomore album, Heart Song, later this fall. That was an easy sentence to write, but it wasn't so easy for Williamson to arrive with her album at the ready. After...
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I Have A Tribe –“After We Meet”
I Have A Tribe is the project of Dublin singer-songwriter Patrick O'Laoghaire. O'Laoghaire uses his velvety tenor for beautifully evocative balladry founded in vivid imagery and storytelling. He's set...
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Gallant – “Skipping Stones” (Feat. Jhené Aiko) Video
Powerful crooner Gallant's Ology is one of the most gorgeous and decadent R&B albums of the year. One of the standout tracks was the Jhené Aiko feature "Skipping Stones," was was originally born...
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Super Unison –“Broken”
Oakland punk trio Super Unison are very fittingly named after a song by San Diego post-hardcore ragers Drive Like Jehu. They introduced themselves on their blistering self-titled EP with eight minutes...
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Juicy J –“Ballin” (Feat. Kanye West)
Three 6 Mafia wild man Juicy J has already dropped two mixtapes this year: Lit In Ceylon and #MUSTBENICE. The latter dropped less than two weeks ago, but he's already set to follow it up with his...
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Captain Murphy –“Crowned”
Adult Swim and Flying Lotus go way back like Flo Rida's hairline. The Cartoon Network subset was actually pretty influential in launching Steven Ellison's career after they took a chance and featured...
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From Indian Lakes –“Blank Tapes”
From Indian Lakes is the project of California native Joey Vannucchi. He's set to drop his fourth full-length album and followup to 2014's Absent Sounds called Everything Feels Better Now in two weeks....
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Parcels –“Myenemy”
Young Australian funk-pop quintet Parcels make some incessantly groovy tunes. They've only released a pair of tracks this year, "Anotherclock" and "Herefore," but both of them were irresistibly sleek...
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Juicy J –“Ballin” (Feat. Kanye West) Video
Yesterday, Juicy J dropped the Kanye West-assisted second single, "Ballin," from his upcoming full-length, Rubba Band Business: The Album. The video debuted at a viewing event held in Los Angeles this...
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Spiritualized Announce Ladies And Gentlemen Anniversary Show, New Album Next...
It's hard to rank Spiritualized's albums because they've been plugging away making solid music for so long. But arguably their best album, Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space is turning 20...
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Jay Z Announces Film & TV Deal With The Weinstein Company
Jay Z probably said it best himself: "I'm not a businessman. I'm a business, man." Mr. Carter has just inked yet another deal, this time with perennial Oscar contender The Weinstein Company. Jay signed...
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Stream Opeth Sorceress
Beloved Swedish prog-metal stalwarts Opeth are set to drop their latest effort, Sorceress, tomorrow. We've already heard the title track, "Will O The Wisp," and "The Wilde Flowers." Those tracks have...
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Cameron Avery –“C’est Toi” Video
Cameron Avery has spent the last half decade touring with Tame Impala, but he's also been working on solo material. He's recently signed with Anti-, and he's set to drop a new LP next spring. Today,...
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Tacocat –“The Internet” Video
Seattle punks Tacocat combined two things that would blow up on the internet when they formed eight years ago. It was probably just a coincidence, but if you've heard their latest album Lost Time you...
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