Shlohmo’s latest album, Dark Red, feels dense and foreboding; it’s the type of music you might want to listen to with the shades drawn and the lights off. Before listening to the LP, just by glancing at track titles such…
Chazwick Bundick, better known as Toro y Moi, has been at the forefront of “chillwave” music since his career breakthrough in the indie community sometime around 2010. Chillwave is synonymous with much of his early music, most notably his debut…
First the profile picture of Coldplay’s official Facebook page went bright turquoise, then Deadmau5’ page did the same. The phenomenon was baffling until a wise commentator pointed out: “it’s Tidal Wave” and the color is actually cyan-blue. On March 30th,…
“I remember you was conflicted/Misusing your influence/Sometimes I did the same,” Such is the dilemma plaguing one Kendrick Lamar, rap’s newest messiah. The Compton MC is asking the ghost of his mentor (none other than 2Pac) if he truly deserved…
It makes sense that Big Sean is one of Kanye West’s closest proteges. He’s basically the fun half of Kanye turned into his own rapper: nerdy references, clever (if not sometimes dorky) punchlines and an occasionally goofy flow. If Kanye’s…
Well, it’s official; Drake is the saddest diva in music. The Toronto rapper has been known to struggle with success more than flaunt it, but lately he seems much happier being “rap superstar” Drake. From his hosting gig at the…
Russia’s most famous punk collective, Pussy Riot, recently released new music for the first time since the imprisonment of two members in 2012 that spurred an international movement against Russian censorship. The song, “I Can’t Breathe” is the band’s first…