Bassiani is one of the greatest nightclubs in the world. Find your way through a pitch-black maze of underground stairs and corridors, and you’ll arrive at a 21st-century techno mecca, and a potent symbol of political rupture in post-Soviet Georgia. In just a few years, Bassiani has become a catalyst for progressive politics in a […]
Glasgow has become a hotbed for punk protest in recent years, a strong sense of community spirit key to the rejuvenation of the scene. Well, thanks to the likes of Idles, punk’s got positive – NME picks up their favourite Glaswegian punks raising hell with a smile.
Broken Social Scene have a new EP, 'Let’s Try the After - Vol. 1', coming out February 15. They’ve shared its lead single 'All I Want' (hear it on YouTube). Pitchfork...
Lady Gaga is the second Oscar nominee, ever, to be nominated both for best song and in an acting category in the same year (Mary J. Blige was first). 'Shallow', her duet with Bradley Cooper is up for best song against 'All the Stars', Kendrick Lamar and SZA's contribution to the 'Black Panther' soundtrack, Diane Warren's 'I'll […]
Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, The Band’s Robbie Robertson, jazz vocal icon Mildred Bailey – are just a few of many Native Americans whose heritage was largely hidden, even as they shaped musical history. A new documentary 'Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World', tries to change that. Guardian...
A diverse array of artists honored the memory of Chris Cornell at the I Am The Highway tribute concert in Los Angeles last week. Members of Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple Of The Dog, Foo Fighters, Metallica, Pearl Jam, Jane’s Addiction, Melvins, Queens Of The Stone Age, Black Sabbath and others took park. Rolling Stone...
"With well over five million tracks released in the past 60-odd years of rock ‘n’ roll – and with rap and Britpop making ‘sampling’ from the past a legitimate artistic endeavour – it’s almost impossible to come up with something that has no similarity whatsoever to anything that’s gone before" - Mark Beaumont asks in […]
While on stage in Chicago, Erykah Badu told her fans she was “puttin’ up a prayer right now” for R. Kelly. The veteran singer also told of her hopes that, someday, Kelly sees “the light of day and comes forward". “But what if one of the people that was assaulted by R. Kelly grows up to be […]
"It’s an album made after she thought she had let music go for a while, until it crept back in as a reliable constant while she started acting and scoring films, studied for a degree in psychology, embraced a fulfilling relationship, and became a parent. A lesser artist would find a cheap fulfillment narrative in […]
The Matthew Herbert Brexit Big Band's new album 'The State Between Us' features over 1,000 musicians across Europe, and it’s set to be released on March 29—the day the U.K. is scheduled to leave the European Union. Herbert created the new record using “the sounds of World War II planes in flight, the dismantling of a […]
A new video has surfaced proving that Kelly definitely knew Aaliyah was only 15 at the time of their marriage. The clip is taken from a 1994 documentary and unequivocally sees Kelly acknowledging Aaliyah’s age (watch it here). “Right now I’m producing a very talented lady — a young lady,” Kelly narrates in one of the scenes, […]
In recent weeks, passengers at New York’s JFK airport have reported hearing TSA agents blast explicit, uncensored versions of rap songs over the loudspeakers. 'Sicko Mode' by Travis Scott and Drake, as well as 'Lift Yourself' by Kanye West have been heard. Other tracks from Beastie Boys and Ludacris have also apparently been in rotation. […]
After a video of congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dancing to Phoenix' 'Lisztomania' in college surfaced on the Internet last week, the 2009 song had a 192 percent increase in on-demand streams (audio and video combined) in the U.S. in the week ending Jan. 10 (watch the video here). It jumped from 1.07 million streams in the […]
Rapper Vic Mensa's pseudo punk-band 93PUNX released a cover of the Cranberries’ 'Zombie', on the anniversary of Dolores O’Riordan’s death (listen to it on Stereogum). Maybe a wee bit grandiose and glam for a 1990s alt-rock band. Her surviving bandmates are back as well with the lead single 'All Over Now' from their final album […]
Namibian artist Max Siedentopf has set up a sound installation Toto forever in the coastal Namib Desert to play the song 'Africa' by Toto on loop. He has chosen an undisclosed spot in the 55-million-year-old Namib desert to set up six speakers attached to an MP3 player with the single track on it. Mr Siedentopf […]
Rihanna claims her father, Ronald Fenty, and his business partner have falsely suggested that she is connected to their firm, Fenty Entertainment. Their conduct has misled the public and hurt her Fenty brand, the name of her beauty business. Mr Fenty, with whom Rihanna has said she has a difficult relationship, started the firm in […]
'Shallow', performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in 'A Star is Born', was named best song at the 2019 Critics' Choice Awards. 'Shallow' also won best original song at the 2019 Golden Globes on Jan. 6. (Billboard). Lady Gaga took home the award for best actress that same night, in a tie with Glenn Close […]
Outkast's Big Boi and Travis Scott have been confirmed to join Maroon 5 at their upcoming Super Bowl halftime show. Scott only agreed to perform at the sporting event on the condition that the NFL make a donation to a social justice cause, which they did, to social justice accelerator Dream Corps. Numerous stars refused […]
R Kelly's daughter Buku Abi, real name Joann Kelly, posted on Instagram saying she was "devastated" by the recent accusations in the documentary 'Surviving R Kelly'. The 20-year-old said she hasn't seen or spoken to him in years, calling him a "monster" and a "terrible" father (BBC). Guardian emphasizes how this docu-series is a watershed […]
A very nice article on Stereogum in their segment Breaks With Tradition, where they broke into segments Led Zeppelin's 'When The Levee Breaks', with John Bonham's drumming being the focal point. BWT examines a certain song that’s been frequently sampled and how that song has been used through the years.
Missy Elliott is one of the six artists in the 2019 class officially inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In addition to being the first female rapper included in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Missy is only the third rapper to be inducted. All Hip Hop...
Robbie Williams is “blasting Black Sabbath music” at his neighbour, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, over a home extension row, a letter signed 'Jonny' to their London council has said. It also states the singer has played Pink Floyd and Deep Purple songs at high volume, knowing “this upsets” the Led Zeppelin star. The correspondent […]
Last year there were 16.8 million vinyl albums sold in USA, up 14.6 percent from 2017., marking the 13th consecutive year of growth for the format. 16.8 million is also a new yearly high for vinyl album sales since Nielsen Music began tracking sales in 1991. Ten biggest selling vinyls were 'Guardians of the Galaxy' […]
Twenty years ago a new movement blending eastern sounds with electro and drum’n’bass arrived to give a generation of young British Asians a vibrant new voice. Guardian questions why did it fade away so quickly?
For 20 years R Kelly has faced numerous accusations of sexual misconduct - with many of the stories alleging he preyed on teenage girls. But the singer has never been convicted and denies any wrongdoing, and nothing really happened, until US channel Lifetime released a six-part documentary called 'Surviving R Kelly' - which has been […]
In an interview for American GQ, Frank Ocean explained why he decided to open his Instagram account for the public: "I feel like there was dissonance between how I was seen by the audience and where I was actually, so that contributed to the decision to make my Instagram public, for sure. But there's also […]
The Queen biopic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' will give moviegoers an opportunity to rock out with the film - it will be released as a sing-along in more than 750 theaters in North America on Friday (Jan. 11). “We are delighted to give audiences the opportunity to see this outstanding Golden Globe-winning film featuring Rami Malek’s amazing Golden […]
The movie 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile' about serial killer Ted Bundy, starring Metallica's James Hetfield will premiere at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Hetfield portrays Officer Bob Hayward, the first police officer who arrested Bundy. The fest will be held between Jan. 24 an Feb. 3. 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile' also stars Zac […]
Super Bowl’s half-time slot this year has become more about politics than music - musicians are deciding not to perform on the show next month in support of Colin Kaepernick, the star quarterback who refused to stand for the national anthem in protest at police brutality against racial minorities. The fact that the Super Bowl […]
Lady Gaga has apologised for working with R Kelly on duet 'Do What U Want' and said she intends to remove the song from download and streaming services. Kelly has been accused by numerous women of violent and controlling behaviour, including keeping them, some while under the age of consent, in what’s been described as […]
