Like just about every other festival, Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals were forced to cancel their 2020 editions because of coronavirus. They’ve been quiet about their plans for this summer so far, but in a new message on social media,… Read More
Montreal’s Paupière will release their second album, Sade Sati, on May 7 via Lisbon Lux Reords. Since we last heard from them, they’ve compacted slightly from a trio to a duo, comprised of visual artist Julia Daigle and Pierre-Luc Bégin… Read More
We’ve begun to see music festivals, including Governors Ball, Life is Beautiful, Furnace Fest, Punk Rock Bowling, and others, plot their return for late summer or fall of 2021, but it seems like that won’t be the case for Coachella.… Read More
Actress Alexa Nikolas (Zoey 101) accused her ex-husband, Michael Milosh of Rhye, of sexual abuse, assault, and grooming in a lengthy series of posts on her Instagram. “This is an open letter about an older male ephebophile musician that groomed… Read More
Canadian singer, composer and producer Lydia Ainsworth has announced a new album, Sparkles & Debris, due out May 21 via Zombie Cat. It’s the follow-up to 2019’s Phantom Forest, and about it, she says, “Longing seems to be a major… Read More
Last year, North London’s Sorry — Asha Lorenz and Louis O’Bryen, in addition to drummer Lincoln Barrett, multi-instrumentality Campbell Baum, and Marco Pini on electronics — released their intricate and sonically compelling debut album, 925. In the time since then, it’s been relatively… Read More
Earlier this month, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak released the first song by their new collaborative project Silk Sonic, the vintage soul-inspired “Leave The Door Open,” and they made the debut performance of it at the 2021 Grammy awards. Watch… Read More
The 2021 Grammy Awards is a wrap. As always, most of the awards were handed out during the pre-show Premiere Ceremony, which streamed live on the Grammys' website and YouTube channel. The main awards ceremony aired live from Los Angeles… Read More
The 2021 Grammy Awards is a wrap. As always, most of the awards were handed out during the pre-show Premiere Ceremony, which streamed live on the Grammys’ website and YouTube channel. The main awards ceremony aired live from Los Angeles… Read More
UK soul/R&B singer Jorja Smith hasn’t released an album since her very good 2018 debut LP Lost & Found, but she’s been busy. Last year, she contributed to Roc Nation’s social justice benefit comp and Blue Note Records’ Blue Note… Read More