The life and career of rapper Nicki Minaj will be the subject of a new documentary series coming to HBO Max in 2021. Nicki made the announcement on her socials, saying "It’s going to give you guys a raw unfiltered… Read More
This week was especially stacked with new heavy music, including records from Fuck The Facts, Tombs, Liturgy, former Kvelertak singer Hjelvik, and Fuming Mouth (all of which you can read about in Notable Releases). Head to Invisible Oranges for even… Read More
It's almost Thanksgiving, the year is coming to a close, and Best of 2020 lists are already starting to come in, but there is still plenty of more music coming out this year. In fact, it feels like there are… Read More
One of the many highlights of Fiona Apple's excellent 2020 album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, is the percussive "Shameika," whose repeated refrain of "Shameika said I had potential" has the resonance and staying power of a schoolyard chant. The song… Read More
The latest addition to Rolling Stone's Musicians on Musicians series, which lets musicians interview each other, features Kevin Parker of Tame Impala in conversation with Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins. Kevin recalls first being introduced to Smashing Pumpkins by his… Read More
The MTA has been threatening a "doomsday" cuts to service that would be necessary if they don't receive aid, and the prospects of financial assistance from the government grow slimmer as the end of the year nears and the Republican-controlled… Read More
Boldy James already released three of the year's best rap albums, and he'll close out this massive year with a fourth, Real Bad Boldy, on December 11 via Real Bad Man Records. As Stereogum points out, it's a collaboration with… Read More
The Bee Gees were one of the biggest hitmakers of the 1970s, a genuine sensation with the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack and a string of massive disco-era hits. But there's much more to brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, including… Read More
In Emily A. Sprague’s indie-folk project Florist—sometimes accompanied by her bandmates, sometimes solo—the Catskill, New York native makes music of startling intimacy. Her last album, the self-explanatory Emily Alone, was as unadorned as a Shaker chair, stripped down to mostly… Read More
Europe – “The Final Countdown” (Sony, 1986) What better way to start the countdown than with “The Final Countdown”? Originally envisioned as the opening music for Europe’s concerts, it opens our very own list rundown. A song, a career, and a… Read More