The music world has lost another great as The Black Dahlia Murder singer Trevor Strnad has died at the age of 41. The news was delivered by the band on their social media with a statement that reads as follows: “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Trevor Scott Strnad. Beloved […]
The broader points of Harlow’s biography are familiar at this point: He grew up in Louisville. He revealed in a local magazine profile that as a preteen, he asked his mom for advice on how to succeed as a rapper. She had just read Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliersthe pop psychology book famous for its 10,000 hour-rule: […]
Kendrick Lamar has unveiled the cover art for his much-anticipated album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. The image shows Kendrick standing with his back to the camera while holding a child. The Compton rapper dons a barbed crown, white tee, and pair of khakis with a gun in the waistband. A woman is seen […]
Danger Mouse and Black Thought have announced a new collaborative LP, Cheat Codes, with its first single “No Gold Teeth.” The album is out August 12 via BMG. Check out the album art, full track list, and the music video for “No Gold Teeth” below. The new video was directed by Uncanny (aka the United […]
With its self-professed blend of “indie rock for the pop punk kids, pop punk for the indie rock kids,” Snow Ellet’s Suburban Rockstar was one of our favorite EPs of 2021. Now, on the heels of last November’s Quarter-Life Crisis team-up “Cannonball” (not a Breeders cover) and December’s “Boys Don’t Cry” (yes a Cure cover), […]
I love jamming to electronic lo-fi and the latest Harry Styles tracks as I drive down the California coast in my Jeep Cherokee. But my car is old—from 1998, nearly as old as I am—and it’s no real surprise it has an antiquated sound system. (It has an add-on CD player, for goodness’ sake.) That […]
Coldplay had a head full of dreams this week when they announced the details of a low-emission world tour driven by concerns for sustainability. Some of the green interventions are well-meaning, others are just gimmicks, such as a kinetic dance floor that generates electricity from the movement of fans. However, the detail of some of […]
CNN — Wynonna and Ashley Judd are working with CMT and Sandbox Live to honor their mother late mother, Naomi Judd with a televised memorial. The Judd sisters announced on April 30 that they had lost their mother “to the disease of mental illness.” She was 76. CMT announced on Wednesday that in cooperation with […]
If a sign of a genuine New Yorker is running occupational errands throughout the city, then consider Action Bronson to be Uncut Gems‘Howard Ratner. He’s always on the move. When we were first slated to meet up for this interview, I made the mistake of showing up fifteen minutes late, and Bronson was firm with […]
Riot Fest will return to Chicago’s Douglass Park this September 16-18, and the lineup rules. Headliners this year include My Chemical Romance on Friday and Nine Inch Nails on Sunday, both of whom were set to play the fest in recent years but postponed due to COVID. In between on Saturday will be the Original […]