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News Mark Mothersbaugh’s Unreleased Wes Anderson Music to Soundtrack Museum Exhibition The Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa’s “Accidentally Wes Anderson” show will feature Mothersbaugh’s unheard work for Anderson’s films By Evan Minsker July 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter Mark Mothersbaugh in 2016 (Mike Windle/Getty Images for SXSW) Facebook Twitter Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh is behind the

News John Prine’s Fair & Square to Get Deluxe Vinyl Reissue The 2005 LP earned Prine the Best Contemporary Folk Album trophy at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards By Madison Bloom July 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter John Prine in 2018 (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Across the Great Divide). Facebook Twitter John Prine’s 2005 Grammy-winning

News Bleachers and Lana Del Rey Share New Song “Secret Life”: Listen Jack Antonoff and his frequent collaborator share a new one from Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night By Evan Minsker July 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter Jack Antonoff and Lana Del Rey, October 2019 (Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Facebook Twitter

News Violent Femmes Announce 30th Anniversary Reissue of Why Do Birds Sing? Listen to their previously unreleased song “Me and You” from the forthcoming release By Madison Bloom July 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Violent Femmes circa 1991 (Photo by Howard Rosenberg). Facebook Twitter Violent Femmes have announced a 30th anniversary reissue of their 1991 album

News Indie Labels Address Vinyl Warping Due to U.S. Heat Waves As customers report warped and damaged records, labels like Ba Da Bing and Joyful Noise are attempting to mitigate the issue By Evan Minsker July 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Graphic by Derek Abella Facebook Twitter As punishing, dangerous heat waves have become a massive

News Watch BTS Cover Puff Daddy and Faith Evans’ “I’ll Be Missing You” The group’s BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge performance features new verses in Korean By Noah Yoo July 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter BTS @ Radio 1 Facebook Twitter BTS are the latest act to appear on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge series. In

News Julian Casablancas Throws First Pitch at New York Mets Game: Watch The Strokes frontman, wearing a Darryl Strawberry jersey, showed off his throwing arm By Evan Minsker July 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter Julian Casablancas throwing New York Mets first pitch on July 26, 2021 (Kayla Rice/New York Mets) Facebook Twitter The Strokes and Voidz

News Britney Spears Files to Oust Father Jamie Spears From Conservatorship Her new lawyer filed to replace Spears as head of her estate with certified public accountant Jason Rubin By Allison Hussey July 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter Britney Spears (Photo by J. Merritt/Getty Images for GLAAD). Facebook Twitter Britney Spears’ lawyer filed legal documents today

News Hawa Shares New Song “Wake Up”: Listen The rapper and singer’s first single for 4AD and a follow-up to 2020’s The One EP By Evan Minsker July 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter Hawa, photo by Aicha Fall Facebook Twitter Hawa, the 21-year-old Berlin-born rapper and singer based in New York, has shared her latest song

News Skepta Announces All In EP Featuring Kid Cudi and J Balvin The five-song collection arrives this Friday, July 30 By Evan Minsker July 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter Skepta in 2019 (Gina Wetzler/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Skepta has announced his new EP All In. The five-song release is out July 30, and it features Kid Cudi,

News Drake Joins Smiley on New Song “Over the Top”: Listen A new collaboration from the Toronto rappers By Allison Hussey July 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Smiley and Drake, photo courtesy of Warner Records Facebook Twitter Drake makes a guest appearance on a new song by Smiley—a rapper from his home city of Toronto. The

News Peter Rehberg, Founder of Influential Label Editions Mego, Dies at 53 The British-Austrian artist released landmark electronic and ambient albums by the likes of Fennesz and Oneohtrix Point Never By Jazz Monroe July 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Peter Rehberg, photo courtesy of Forced Exposure Facebook Twitter Peter Rehberg, the British-Austrian founder of the influential

News 5 New Albums You Should Listen to Now Other Than Kanye West’s Donda While the world waits for the release of West’s 10th solo record, check out new releases from Mega Bog, Dave, Taphari, Emma-Jean Thackray, and Maxine Funke By Allison Hussey July 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Mega Bog, photo by Jasper McMahon Facebook

News Ryuichi Sakamoto Details Minamata Soundtrack, Shares New Song: Listen Check out “Minamata Piano Theme” from Andrew Levitas’ film about the American photographer W. Eugene Smith By Matthew Strauss July 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Ryuichi Sakamoto, photo by NSS (Zakkubalan) Facebook Twitter Iconic composer Ryuichi Sakamoto has revealed the details for his soundtrack to Minamata,

News Obongjayar and Sarz Release New EP Sweetness: Listen Plus, check out the music video for the Nigerian artists’ “Gone Girl” By Matthew Strauss July 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Obongjayar (Zach Apo Tsang), Sarz (TSE) Facebook Twitter Nigerian artists Obongjayar and Sarz have come together for a new four-track EP called Sweetness. The musicians have

News Liz Phair Cancels Tour Dates with Alanis Morissette and Garbage Cat Power will step in for Phair, who cited “unforseen circumstances” for the departure By Allison Hussey July 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Liz Phair, May 2019 (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Liz Phair has canceled her appearance on an upcoming summer tour

News Boldy James and the Alchemist Announce New Album Bo Jackson, Share New Video: Watch “First 48 Freestyle” is from the artists’ third collaborative release in as many years By Matthew Strauss July 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Boldy James in “First 48 Freestyle,” directed by 30onme Facebook Twitter Detroit rapper Boldy James and prolific producer

News Gunna and Polo G Share New Song “Waves”: Listen From All-star forward Kawhi Leonard’s new Culture Jam project By Noah Yoo July 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Polo G, Kawhi Leonard, and Gunna, photo courtesy of Culture Jam Facebook Twitter Gunna and Polo G are featured on a new song called “Waves.” It’s set to

News Listen to Westside Gunn and DJ Premier’s New Song “The Narcissist” A collaboration with musician and producer Brady Watt By Matthew Strauss July 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Westside Gunn, January 2020 (Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Musician and producer Brady Watt has released a new single with Westside Gunn and DJ Premier. Give a

News Blair Share New “By the C” Video: Watch The New York band goes seaside in its Tears to Grow visual By Matthew Strauss July 22, 2021 Facebook Twitter Blair in “By the C,” directed by Anna Pollack and Kaila Chambers Facebook Twitter New York band Blair have shared the music video for “By the

News Listen to Prince’s Welcome to America Song “Hot Summer” The unreleased track appears on the unvaulted 2010 album that’s out next week By Jazz Monroe July 22, 2021 Facebook Twitter Prince, photo by Mike Ruiz Facebook Twitter The previously unreleased Prince song “Hot Summer” arrives today. Check it out below. The track appears on

News Jerry Granelli, Vince Guaraldi Trio Drummer Behind A Charlie Brown Christmas, Dies at 80 The drummer behind the holiday and jazz classic hosted a workshop at Halifax Jazz Festival earlier this week By Evan Minsker July 22, 2021 Facebook Twitter Jerry Granelli in 1980 (Denver Post via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Jerry Granelli, a

News Super Furry Animals Announce Rings Around the World 20th Anniversary Reissue To celebrate, listen to isolated audio of Paul McCartney’s “carrot and celery” percussion—the sound of a Beatle chomping vegetables on “Receptacle for the Respectable” By Evan Minsker July 21, 2021 Facebook Twitter Super Furry Animals, photo by Frederike Helwig Facebook Twitter Super Furry

News Abstract Mindstate Announce Kanye-Produced New Album Dreams Still Inspire West will also release the Chicago hip-hop duo’s record via YZY SND By Allison Hussey July 21, 2021 Facebook Twitter Abstract Mindstate’s E.P. da Hellcat and Olskool Ice-Gre, photo by Mike Quain Facebook Twitter Abstract Mindstate—the Chicago rap duo of E.P. da Hellcat and Olskool

News Kanye West Releasing New Album Donda This Week, Previews New Song: Watch Sha’Carri Richardson stars in a Beats ad soundtracked by 60 seconds of “No Child Left Behind” By Evan Minsker and Madison Bloom July 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kanye West, August 2016 (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Kanye West

News Animated Movie Inspired by Juice WRLD’s Music in the Works The Daily Show’s Jaboukie Young-White is penning the script for the film By Matthew Strauss July 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Jarad Anthony Higgins aka Juice WRLD, July 2019 (Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Modern Magic—a new media company launched by Adam Rosenberg and Rodney

News Lorde Releasing New Song “Stoned at the Nail Salon” This Week Her follow-up to “Solar Power” from the album of the same name is out on July 21 By Evan Minsker July 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lorde photo by Burak Cingi/Redferns Facebook Twitter On Wednesday (July 21), Lorde is releasing another song from her

News Nite Jewel Shares New Song “Before I Go”: Listen The second single from Ramona Gonzalez’s forthcoming LP No Sun By Matthew Ismael Ruiz July 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Nite Jewel, photo by Tammy Nguyen Facebook Twitter Ramona Gonzalez’s Nite Jewel has shared a new song called “Before I Go.” It’s the second single from

News Kanye West Hosting Listening Event for New Album Donda This Week Going down on Thursday, July 22, at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium By Matthew Strauss July 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kanye West, October 2020 (Mark Boland/Mark Boland/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter It’s rumored that Kanye West held a listening party in Las Vegas this past weekend