Ambrose Akinmusire – on the tender spot of every calloused moment [Blue Note] Ambrose Akinmusire seems particularly mature as an artist and particularly within the Continue Reading
2020 MTV VMAs to Take Place in New York Despite Pandemic
The 2020 MTV VMAs are happening despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the exciting and unexpected news during a press Continue Reading
Kelsea Ballerini Slams ‘Selfish’ Chase Rice for Having Concert During Coronavirus Pandemic
Chase Rice performed a concert at Tennessee's Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary on Saturday night (June 27), and now, he's being called out for it. The country Continue Reading
First Tragedy, Then Farce, Then What?
One of the most often-cited quotations of Karl Marx is a riff on the philosopher G.W.F. Hegel that all world-historical facts and personages appear twice, Continue Reading
HAIM Create Their Best Album with 'Women in Music Pt. III'
“Give me a miracle, I just want out from this / I’ve done my share of helping with your defense,” HAIM sing on “Los Angeles”, Continue Reading
Amnesia Scanner's 'Tearless' Aesthetically Maps the Failing Anthropocene
Amnesia Scanner is the Berlin-based Finnish duo of Ville Haimala, Martti Kalliala, and Oracle, the synthetic voice who is described as “the third, machinic ghost-member”. Continue Reading
How Lasting Is the Legacy of the Live 8 Charity Concert?
The other day, needing something to break up the rotation of my T-shirt wardrobe, I reached for a souvenir I hadn’t worn in years. It’s Continue Reading
Jessie Ware Embraces Her Club Culture Roots on Rapturous 'What's Your Pleasure?'
In a 2013 interview with John Hind of The Guardian, as Jessie Ware was making the publicity rounds in support of her Mercury-nominated debut, the Continue Reading
Paul Weller Dazzles with the Psychedelic and Soulful 'On Sunset'
A well-established rock star isn’t supposed to be doing these kinds of things at the age of 62. Yet here we are. Paul Weller, founding Continue Reading
Counterbalance 22: Jimi Hendrix – 'Electric Ladyland'
Klinger: I’ve said in the past that artists’ big statements tend to garner the most attention. And here we are, Mendelsohn, covering our fifth double Continue Reading
AIDS Play 'The Normal Heart' Is a Guide During COVID-19 and Political Indifference
“Plague! We’re in the middle of a fucking plague! And you behave like this!” – Larry Kramer The action in Larry Kramer’s play The Normal Continue Reading
Animated 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Is a Pop-Art Masterpiece
The previous five articles in my film-by-film analysis of the Marvel Films have covered most of 2018, a year which was an undisputed high-water mark Continue Reading
Track By Track: Holy Hive – Float Back To You
Singer/guitarist Paul Spring and drummer Homer Steinweiss first met in 2005 on a Minnesota farm and soon began working on a long-distance folk project between Continue Reading
JoJo Siwa Responds to Blackface Allegations Regarding Her ‘Nonstop’ Music Video
JoJo Siwa has addressed allegations that blackface was used in her latest music video for “Nonstop.” The 17-year-old internet phenomenon posted a statement on her Continue Reading
5 Seconds of Summer Address Sexual Assault Allegations via Group Statement
5 Seconds of Summer shared a group statement regarding sexual assault allegations against certain members. The band shared a statement on their Twitter account on Friday Continue Reading
TikTok Star Dixie D’Amelio Releases Debut Single ‘Be Happy’: Listen
Dixie D'Amelio, sister to TikTok icon Charli D'Amelio, dropped her first-ever single "Be Happy." The 18-year-old, who's known for her good singing voice on TikTok, Continue Reading
G-Eazy’s New Song Features Rumored Girlfriend Ashley Benson
G-Eazy and Ashley Benson have teamed up for a new song. On Friday (June 26), the 31-year-old rapper released his new project, Everything's Strange Here, Continue Reading
Blackpink’s ‘How You Like That’ Has Already Broken a YouTube Record
Blackpink just made their official comeback with "How You Like That," their first single in over a year. The long-awaited new song dropped Friday (June Continue Reading
Smells Like MTV: Music Video and the Rise of Grunge
The first 10 seconds are iconic: an ashen ambiance, dirty Converse canvas high tops bouncing to the beat, white gym socks, sullen cheerleaders, a modest Continue Reading
15 Landmark Dance Tracks of 1991
The late, great Tony Wilson of Factory Records fame reckoned contemporary music revolutions occurred every 13 years: the Beatles’ first album was released in 1963; Continue Reading