It was recently announced that the Global Citizen festival would be doing a massive 24-hour livestream called Global Citizen Live on September 25 with performances filmed across six different continents, and now the lineups have been announced for NYC, Lagos,… Read More
Chucky Thompson, who was part of Bad Boy Entertainment’s in-house “Hitmen” production crew and worked on many iconic ’90s tracks, has died. The news broke via Young Guru, who wrote on Instagram, “There is nothing I can write that will… Read More
Erykah Badu is returning to the stage in September, and on her schedule is a big NYC show at the iconic Radio City Music Hall on September 30. Westside Gunn and Questlove (DJ set) open, and tickets are on sale.… Read More
Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet, is taking label Domino Records to UK court over streaming royalties. Music Week reports that Hebden’s claims for damages are over the Four Tet records released by Domino in the ’00s. Other artists have disputed… Read More
The Mountain Goats released Dark In Here in June, and they recently began a tour supporting it, playing their first shows since February of 2020. They’ve now announced a new NYC-area show, at Jersey City’s White Eagle Hall on Saturday,… Read More
After postponing their August 6 show at Stone Pony Summer Stage an hour before doors were set to open, Limp Bizkit have now cancelled the remainder of their August tour, as well. A statement from the band reads: Out of… Read More
Dennis Thomas, original member and saxophonist of funk/soul/disco legends Kool & the Gang, has passed away at age 70. The band broke the sad news in a statement, which reads: On August 7,2021, Dennis Thomas (known as “Dee Tee”), beloved… Read More
This week in rap and R&B, we got a new Pink Siifu album and the first Abstract Mindstate album in 20 years (produced by Kanye West), both of which you can read about in Notable Releases. We also got new… Read More
The Delta variant continues to rise, and it’s of course affecting the entertainment world; it was just revealed that NYC will now require COVID vaccine proof to attend any indoor performances (or movies, dining, etc). Meanwhile, outdoor shows are still… Read More
Boston emo/post-hardcore vets Garrison formed in 1998 and lasted for six years before breaking up in 2004, and they were one of the most underrated bands of the era. Their 1999 debut EP The Bend Before The Break (released on… Read More