What It Is, the new album from multi-instrumentalist, producer, and Quantic collaborator Sly5thAve, represents a triumph of musicianship over genre conventions. Sylvester Uzoma Onyejiaka II’s second LP is sleek, polished, and luscious, a gentle display of finesse that pulls from… Read More
"Novation Digital Music Systems Ltd. is a British musical equipment manufacturer, founded in 1992 by Ian Jannaway and Mark Thompson as Novation Electronic Music Systems. Today the company specializes in MIDI controllers with and without keyboards, both analog and virtual… Read More
A lot can happen in 18 months. Careers can blossom and die. Governments can rise and fall. Entire genres of music can emerge and dwindle in just one and a half trips around the sun. So why are we so… Read More
Much like life, time is precious for the North Carolina-based string-band quartet known as Mipso, especially in the age of a deadly virus that has left much of the world feeling helpless and hopeless. Maybe that’s why, instead of exploring… Read More
Guitar icon and Van Halen co-founder Eddie Van Halen has died after a long battle with throat cancer, reports TMZ. He was 65. According to TMZ, he died Tuesday at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica. He'd been fighting cancer… Read More
On Friday, October 9, comedian Mike Epps brings a block party to living rooms with his "Mike Epps Hip Hop Party." The virtual concert, which he hosts, is set to feature performances previously untold tales by hip hop legends, including… Read More
Mariah Carey knows how to make a moment, darling – and how to properly honor a legacy. The Elusive Chanteuse is utterly unstoppable in 2020, generously blessing the Lambily in this time of need with the #MC30 celebration, including a… Read More
Renegade Breakdown is the title of Marie Davidson’s latest album, and renegade is an apt term with which to describe the Montreal musician’s approach to her craft. Her previous albums – masterpieces of minimalist electronics – established her reputation on… Read More
For many artists, providing vocals to Nick Cave while dishing out life advice would come at the end of a lengthy career where there’s nothing to lose. However, for Martha Skye Murphy, it wasn’t the twilight of a career but… Read More
In 1988, right in the thick of what has since been canonized as hip-hop’s golden age, the trailblazing rap outfit Public Enemy issued one of the all-time musical reckonings America has ever received with sophomore album It Takes a Nation… Read More