DJ Premier Did DJ Premier Just Recruit Nas to Tease a New Gang Starr Album?okayplayer.com On Tuesday, September 17th, DJ Premier sent out a cryptic tweet. I WONDER WHAT PEOPLE WOULD SAY IF I RELEASED A NEW… On Wednesday we got a hint about …
Bob Dylan My Father Was Left Out of Martin Scorsese's Bob Dylan MovieVICE - Julien LevyThis summer, Netflix released The Rolling Thunder Revue: A Film by Martin Scorsese, a major production critics described as, variously, "simply brilliant," "a little too much of a good (indulgent) thing,"
Music Hear Danny Brown’s Fast-Talking New Track ‘Best Life’Rolling Stone - Emily Zemler Danny Brown has dropped “Best Life,” another track off his upcoming album uknowhatimsayin¿, which drops October 4th via Warp Records. The new song was …
Music Stream Sampa The Great’s debut album The ReturnThe FADER - Sajae Elder Rapper Sampa The Great has toured the world with the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Thundercat, Noname, Ibeyi and more, but with her debut album The Return, …
Trent Reznor N.E.R.D announce ‘In Search Of…’ deluxe reissue including a new Trent Reznor remixNME - Sofiana Ramli It includes both “electronic” and “rock” versions of the LP N.E.R.D are releasing a deluxe reissue of their 2001 debut album ‘In Search Of…’. The …
Rock Music The Most Expensive Rock And Metal Albums Of All Timekerrang.com You can’t put a price on creativity… or can you? You can’t put a price on creativity. You can, however, put a price on things like equipment, studio …
James Milner The evolution of James Milner, from Leeds teenager to Liverpool heroliverpoolecho.co.uk - Paul Wilkes LFC Stories: The story of James Milner, through the eyes of those who know him best James Milner isn’t particularly known for his goals record, even …
Snooker Steve Davis's 'surreal journey' from snooker to synth musicinews.co.uk - Matt Butler On the list of things sports stars are supposed to do after they retire, releasing an ambient synth album won’t appear. After hanging up the boots, …
Chaka KhanWatch Prince and Chaka Khan's Electrifying, Previously-Unreleased Live Performances of "Sweet Thing" and "Baby, I Love You"okayplayer.com The Prince Estate has dug up yet another rarity from the late Purple One’s unloaded vault. The estate has shared two previously-unreleased videos of …
Music Vinyl records are on track to outsell compact discs for the first time in 33 years and prices have risen 490%CNBC - Daniel Bukszpan This past week, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) released its mid-year report. It showed that 80% of the of music industry's …
Indie Music The Private Side of Jazz Music, Through the Eyes of a Blue Note Co-FounderThe New Yorker - Richard BrodyThe photographer of jazz whose work is art in itself is Roy DeCarava. His book “The Sound I Saw”—a montage of his images and texts that he composed in the early nineteen-sixties but was unpublished until
Music How Data Is Making Hits and Changing the Music IndustryComplex - Shawn Setaro How did Trippie Redd go from a virtual unknown to stardom? What took Logic from cult success to an artist who fills arenas? How do labels identify …
Jazz 9 artists on their essential Black Jazz Records releasescrackmagazine.net Floating Points, Gilles Peterson, Theo Parrish and more break down their favourite records from the Black Jazz Records archives. Black Jazz Records is …
Jazz Sampa the Great's 'The Return' Is a Dazzling, Genre-Defying Blend of Hip-Hop, Jazz, and Soulpopmatters.com - Paul Carr Some wrestle with it, some deny it, and many just accept it with scant investigation, but your cultural heritage defines who you are. The places, …
Music (UK) Prince's 50 greatest singles – ranked!The Guardian - Alexis PetridisBy the end of the 90s, Prince obviously wanted commercial success again. The album Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic came packed with guest appearances; the smooth hip-hop-soul balladry of The Greatest Romance
Rock Music Here Are The 164 Songs That Were Banned From American Radio After 9/11kerrang.com We look at the songs deemed too “lyrically questionable” to play on the radio right after the 9/11 attacks. For many Americans, the September 11 …
Zane Lowe Inspecting the DNA of 'Igor'theface.com The Face cover star Tyler, the Creator scored his first number one album this year. In honour of his vibrant masterpiece, here's a run down of the …
Music Cover Story: The 1975 Have Nowhere to Grow But UpThe FADER - Larry Fitzmaurice The British pop-rock phenoms have spent much of the decade growing in size and stature — and as they work on their fourth album, can they become the …
Television (UK) Bringing back Top Boy is a step back for black British cultureinews.co.uk - London Hughes I want to start by saying that I bloody love Drake, I enjoy his music, his eyebrows weirdly do it for me and he’s the only celebrity ever to …
Rick Ross Rick Ross Got Extremely High With Bon Iver and Had No Idea Who He WasVICE - Drew SchwartzThere's a surprisingly rich historical record of extremely famous people failing to recognize other extremely famous people, a phenomenon that only seems possible to occur to someone with so much money,
Daniel Johnston Daniel Johnston Dead at 58Pitchfork - Braudie Blais-BillieDaniel Johnston, the lo-fi singer-songwriter and visual artist who rose to underground fame in the ’80s, has died. According to a statement from his family, Johnston died of natural causes. His former
Opinion I was a John Peel defender despite the allegations – until I realised I was whitewashing women’s storiesindependent.co.uk - Sarah Woolley One winter’s night in 2003 I was marooned at a family friend’s house party alongside similarly awkward teenagers and their parents. Fireworks …
Clive Davis The Last Word: Clive Davis on ‘Failed’ Whitney Docs and Dinners With ArethaRolling Stone - David Browne This past June, Clive Davis was preparing to embark on his annual lengthy European vacation, but he first had to break some startling news: “We’re …
Lizzo Cookie Monster changes the lyrics to 'Truth Hurts,' and Lizzo is here for itEntertainment Weekly - Maureen Lee LenkerThe beloved Sesame Street monster got in on the fun surrounding Lizzo’s Billboard chart-topping single “Truth Hurts.” Much of the world, Hillary Clinton included, has been reveling in the song’s lyrics
Music Q-Tip to Exhibit His Private Art Collection in New YorkPitchfork - Matthew Ismael RuizQ-Tip is hosting an exhibition featuring artwork from his private collection at an auction house in New York City. The non-selling exhibition “Q-Tip: The Collection” will run at Bonhams New York from 20
Facial Recognition Musicians are campaigning to ban facial recognition at concertsThe FADER - David Renshaw A coalition of musicians have joined activists in calling on live music companies to drop the use of facial recognition at concerts and festivals. …
Gilles Peterson - Patrice Rushen and All Vinyl - BBC Soundsbbc.co.uk Have A Little Faith (feat. Patrice Rushen, Ben Williams, Kendrick Scott & Jeff Parker)
