Finneas has joined forces with Until the Ribbon Breaks for a reimagining of “What They’ll Say About Us.” Inspired by Black Lives Matter and actor Nick Cordero’s death from Covid-19 complications, the video features footage from protests, a quote from James Baldwin (“I can’t believe what you say, because I …
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Carnage would be a broad subject for any artist, especially anyone who has devoted an album solely to the art of the murder ballad. But this is Nick Cave, and in true Bad Seed fashion, there’s a twist: The crime scene here is spiritual rather than corporeal. Carnage, a collaboration …
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“You hear Georgia when I open my mouth/don’t make no difference what I’m talking about,” Charlie Starr sings in the very first line of Blackberry Smoke‘s new song “You Hear Georgia,” laying bare the focus of the group’s new album — an ode to their home state also titled You …
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Pussy Riot have released a new song, “Toxic,” featuring Dorian Electra and produced by 100 Gecs’ Dylan Brady. The song finds the Russian punk outfit melding their style with Electra and Brady’s hyper-pop acumen, with the track fluctuating between blistering rave beats and a completely blown-out chorus. “Come here mansplain …
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Bartees Strange and his band performed an NPR Tiny Desk concert in the basement of his studio in Falls Church, Virginia — not too far from both his and NPR’s home base in Washington, D.C. The indie artist played several songs from his debut album Live Forever, released last year; …
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Amazon Prime Video has released a new trailer for the upcoming TV adaptation of Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley’s comic book series, Invincible. The hour-long, adult animated show is centered around 17-year-old Mark Grayson (voiced by Steven Yeun), who’s struggling to grow up in the shadow of his …
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A legion of fighters from around the world gather for the ultimate tournament in the new, very gruesome red band trailer for Mortal Kombat, set to arrive on theaters and HBO Max April 23rd. The latest film adaptation of the video game franchise is centered around a new character, an …
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The new film Judas and the Black Messiah tells the story of the FBI’s infiltration of the Black Panther movement in the United States. Directed by Shaka King, the movie is set to the backdrop of what is now acknowledged to be the 1969 assassination of Black Panther leader Fred …
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Jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders and electronic producer Floating Points (a.k.a. Sam Shepherd) have announced a new album, Promises, out March 26th via Luaka Bop. The album marks the first that Sanders, 80, has recorded in over a decade. Sanders and Floating Points recorded the nine-part project with the London Symphony …
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New Orleans R&B singer Dawn Richard has announced Second Line, her first album since signing to her new label Merge Records. The LP is due out on April 30th and Richard describes the project as “a movement to bring pioneering Black women in electronic music to the forefront.” “You never …
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