Tag: Music
The first Monday of 2015 is a good day for music: They Might Be Giants has relaunched its 80s Dial-A-Song campaign, Death Grips surprised with a new, free album, and N.E.R.D. has release its first new music since 2010. The funky hip-hop group, comprised by Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, and Shae Haley, got together in […]
On my evening commute one November evening, I was rushing to catch the M at the Delancey/Essex Street subway station when deep house music booming across the F train platform caught my attention and compelled me to stop. I descended down the stairs to see two guys sporting Luche Libre masks, one banging on drum […]
The grim reaper known as Vice has come for the Glasslands, placing the final nail in Williamsburg’s proverbial coffin. With only eight days left in the converted warehouse, the art space is celebrating what was and what still is and what could be. It’s still adding new art every day, reports BrooklynVegan, and tonight’s free […]
It’s been 14 years since D’Angelo’s Voodoo became an R&B classic and the singer went MIA. Yet earlier this month Dave Chappelle told GQ that he was “sure [D’Angelo’s] still making music. It’s just a matter of whether or not he wants to share that with us or not.” That comment turned out to be quite prescient, […]
It’s been years in the making, but Modest Mouse has finally confirmed its new album, Strangers to Ourselves, it’s first since 2007. Fans have likely heard some of the indie rock band’s new music at concerts, but the group just dropped the lead single, “Lampshades on Fire,” on The Current. Give it a listen below: […]
Hobbits beware, because Saruman is back with something more powerful and destructive than the One Ring, and that is heavy death metal. Christopher Lee, the 92-year-old actor who played the corrupt wizard in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, has released another heavy metal Christmas music single, based on “Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing.” This […]
While China was off banning the use of puns, Russia has banned all artwork and translations of albums by death metal band Cannibal Corpse, reports the Guardian. On November 28, a Russian district courts declared that the Buffalo, New York band may “damage the mental health of children,” and made it illegal to distribute the […]
Manhattan’s neighborhoods have long been shaped by the music its inhabitants create, and that element of history inspired designer John Davies to see what the topography of the island would look like if each neighborhood were represented by a song. Using laser cut perspex, Davies chose an iconic song for each neighborhood and made a model […]
As the December 2nd release date approaches for the new Wu-Tang album, members have revealed in the press that they’re being paid on a hierarchical tier system based on their individual popularity. The recording of A Better Tomorrow was reportedly difficult, with members struggling to come together. Raekwon was often singled out as the biggest hurdle to a […]
Now only a few weeks away from the official release of its first album in seven years, the Wu Tang Clan has increased the hype by dropping yet another track from A Better Tomorrow. On Wednesday, the legendary rap group released “Necklace,” following tracks “Ruckus in B Minor,” “Ron O’Neal,” and “Keep Watch.” The track […]
