The sad news just broke that underground rap veteran The Gift of Gab (real name Timothy J. Parker) of Blackalicious died this past Friday (6/18) at age 50, following a seven-year-long battle with kidney failure. “It is with heavy hearts… Read More
HBO Max has added the first two seasons of The Chris Rock Show to its streaming lineup. If you don’t remember (it was a while ago), Rock hosted his own late night talk show on HBO for five seasons from… Read More
Welcome to the first Indie Basement of Summer. This week: John Grant gets personal on his Cate Le Bon produced fifth album, Boy from Michigan; SAULT drop another great one on us; NYC dreampop act Lighting Bug glow warmly on their… Read More
Skatune Network, the ska covers project of Jeremy Hunter (who also plays in We Are The Union and makes original solo material as JER), has released a pop covers album called burn the billboard featuring a ton of cool guests… Read More
Hurry, the indie pop project of Matt Scottoline (previously of Everyone Everywhere), have returned with their new album Fake Ideas, out today on Lame-O Records (order yours). It’s an album that pulls from ’90s indie rock, power pop, Britpop, and… Read More
Lightning Bug have been around for nearly a decade, making ethereal dreampop informed by many of the usual influences but powered by Audrey Kang’s excellent songwriting and clear, soothing vocals. With a new lineup adding extra juice, the band signed to… Read More
Unknown Mortal Orchestra are back with their first single in three years. “Weekend Run” rides a distinctly late-’70s wave, pulling from smooth soul and yacht-rock, still with that signature UMO sound, a song for 9-to-5’ers everywhere who can’t wait for… Read More
This is one of the busiest release weeks of the year so far (a good problem to have!), so I’m just gonna skip the intro talk and get right to the 12 (!) albums I highlight this week. And those… Read More
This is one of the busiest release weeks of the year so far (a good problem to have!), so I’m just gonna skip the intro talk and get right to the 12 (!) albums I highlight this week. And those… Read More
Tyler, the Creator and the now-defunct Odd Future set out to change the world of rap music with their rowdy live shows and early mixtapes like Tyler’s macabre Bastard, and they were successful, but Tyler actually made his best album… Read More