In December, we featured upcoming London neo-soul artist Kianja’s single “I Get By” on the PopMatters Picks playlist. It’s an upbeat piano-driven number born of fierce determination to succeed and overcoming life’s barriers. That track displayed Kianja’s tremendous vocal power… Read More
Neil Young has shared his thoughts on last week's Trump-incited riots on the U.S. Capitol. "Sadness and compassion hit me last night as I watched fellow Americans telling their stories," Neil writes in a post on his website. He says Donald Trump… Read More
Shortly after sharing the title track of her new album, Chemtrails Over the Country Club, earlier today, Lana Del Rey spoke with Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1's Future Sounds with Annie Mac, as Stereogum points out. They covered a… Read More
Chicago musician AZITA, who returned from a long hibernation in 2020 with new single "Shooting Birds Out of the Sky," will release Glen Echo on March 5 via Drag City. It's her first album in eight years and marks the first time… Read More
“I got my driver’s license last week, just like we always talked about…” Meet Olivia Rodrigo: she’s currently got the No. 1 song on Spotify’s Global Top 50 and iTunes, and Taylor Swift is proudly shouting her out on social… Read More
Back in 2019, Shin Guard took the world of screamo/post-hardcore by storm with two of the year's best albums, 2020 and the Death of Spring split with For Your Health. That made the anticipation very high when the band started… Read More
George C. Wolfe’s direction of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, like Denzel Washington’s direction of 2016’s Fences, adheres to the theatricality of August Wilson’s script, propelled by minimal set variations and the characters’ maximal backstories and dialog. The film’s focus is… Read More
Independent label Mexican Summer has cuts ties with Ariel Pink after Ariel confirmed he was at the Capitol during the pro-Trump riot on Wednesday (1/6). "Due to recent events, Mexican Summer and its staff have decided to end our working… Read More
The first week of 2021 is a wrap, and there's already plenty of cool hip hop, including the new Jazmine Sullivan and Griselda albums, both of which you can read about in Notable Releases. Also check out our list of… Read More
Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay confirmed that he was definitely not among the terrorists who stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday (1/6), but the same can't be said for Jon Schaffer, leader of Tampa metal band Iced Earth. Blabbermouth identified him… Read More