After thousands of years of living as a nomadic, hunter-gatherer species, there came a time when humans learned to work the land and domesticate animals in order to stay in one place. This allowed the first civilizations to form, which consisted of groups of people working together in the first-ever societies. As time passed, these […]
The Number Ones: Katy Perry’s “Roar”
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards […]
The Number Ones: Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” (Feat. T.I. & Pharrell)
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. At the time, it seemed like […]
We’ve Got A File On You: Kim Gordon
In your memoir, Girl In A Band, you revisit different eras of your life and your experiences within your different bands. Were there any memories that you had almost forgotten about until sitting down to write your book? GORDON: Probably. It’s not like I remember it now though. Writing does help me think, though, and […]
Miley Cyrus – “Doctor (Work It Out)” (Prod. Pharrell)
Miley Cyrus has shared a new single, “Doctor (Work It Out),” which was produced by Pharrell. It arrives a month after Cyrus won her first Grammys, including a Record Of The Year win for “Flowers,” the lead single from last year’s Endless Summer Vacation. It’s purportedly a reworked Bangerz era outtake, and Pharrell played it […]
Charli XCX – “Von Dutch”
Charli XCX has shared “Von Dutch,” the lead single from her sixth full-length album, which is called Brat. She officially announced her Crash follow-up yesterday, with a tweet saying that it’ll be due out this summer, has 15 songs, and is 41m23s long. A few days before that, she tweeted: “i was born to make […]
Watch Mk.gee Perform His New Album At Jil Sander FW24 Runway Show In Milan
Mk.gee, the LA-based musical artist and producer born Mike Gordon, has been blowing a lot of minds this year with his debut album Two Star & The Dream Police. Gordon came to prominence producing for Dijon, helping the singer to craft his experimental take on R&B, pop, and rock. His own work as Mk.gee exists […]
The 10 Best MGMT Songs
In retrospect, the fates of indie rock’s Class Of 2008 panned out much stranger than anticipated. At or around the final turn of the 2000s, three bands made the indie-to-major crossover in highly visible fashion: MGMT, Passion Pit, and Chairlift, all coincidentally signed to the same huge hub of Columbia. Following the wispy and gently […]
Perfume Genius – “What A Difference A Day Makes” (Dinah Washington Cover)
Jack Antonoff executive produced the soundtrack for The New Look, an Apple TV+ series focused on the fashion industry in Paris during World War II — the show’s first three episodes came out last week, and a new one is up on the streaming service today. Antonoff’s soundtrack has a bunch of notable artists covering […]
Yasiin Bey Explains Why Drake Isn’t Hip-Hop, Relates His Music To Shopping At Target
Yasiin Bey, formerly Mos Def, has racked up years of credibility in rap since launching his career in 1994. On a new episode of the fashion podcast The Cutting Room Floor, he was asked if he considered Drake to be hip hop, a question that clearly stressed him out. “Why you doing this to me?” […]