D’Angelo officially released his meditative new song, “Unshaken,” which appears on the soundtrack of Rockstar video game Red Dead Redemption 2. The track, now available on streaming services, marks the soul singer’s first release since his third LP, 2014’s Black Messiah. The vocalist explores his lower register throughout, crooning bleak …
Read More »'Punk Lust': How Sexuality Fueled a Musical Revolution
Richard Hell is known for many things — his short-lived stint in Television, his success with the Voidoids,his long career as a downtown poet. But maybe best of all, he’s known as the handsome lothario of the 1970s NYC punk scene. Yet when cultural historian Carlo McCormick asked Hell about …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Is Grammys' Biggest Snub
Here lies Taylor Swift‘s reputation — or at least the final nail in the coffin of herReputation era. Since its release last November, Swift’s sixth album has kept a deserved hold on the pop narrative of the last year, but on Friday, the album and its singles were all suspiciously …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Releases 'The Roxy 1975' Live Album
The newest chapter of Bruce Springsteen‘s ongoing live download series spotlights a show he played at The Roxy in West Hollywood, California on October 18th, 1975. Born To Run had come out a little less than two months before the show and the hype around the album was reaching a …
Read More »Spiritualized Plot 2019 North American Tour
Spiritualized will embark on a 2019 North American tour next spring in support of their latest album, And Nothing Hurt. The band will get things underway March 22nd with a set at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee. The tour will then criss-cross the United States over the next …
Read More »Jazz Is Dance Music Again
Makaya McCraven’s set at New York’s (Le) Poisson Rouge on Sunday touched on a universe of musical styles. Driving funk, hypnotic reggae, loping odd-time vamps, hectic Afrobeat-esque workouts and more all found their way into the mix as the Chicago drummer and his 11-piece all-star band — featuring a roll …
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