Pascal Bideau is a French composer based in London who has written and arranged music for dozens of films and documentaries. He has studied Indonesian gamelan, and in his alter ego of Akusmi he explores […]
Author : Jennifer Stone June 24,2022 June 24,2022 June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 ‘Strangers in the Night’ is one of the most impressive soul music. The lyrically balanced, musically soft and vocally enchanting tracks can […]
A new vinyl pressing plant is headed to Oxnard, California, Billboard reports. The sorely needed addition to the vinyl economy—amid ongoing reports of backlogs and bottlenecks—will arrive thanks to the elite reissue label Mobile Fidelity […]
Image Source: Getty / Monica Morgan / Larry Busacca Beyoncé’s first single from forthcoming album “Renaissance,” entitled “Break My Soul” and featuring Big Freedia, also features a sample of Robin S.’s house hit “Show Me […]
Shaad D’Souza is over at the Park Stage where rapper Sampa the Great is performing and history is being made. “I’m standing on this stage with the first Zambian band to perform at Coachella,” she […]
If you haven’t been hipped to Domi & JD Beck yet, a good primer is the keyboardist and drummer’s four minute tribute to Madvillainy. The two classically-trained prodigies are well-versed in the finer points of […]
AD 93 will release the debut album of Coby Sey, a London producer and vocalist. Known to many for his collaborations with Tirzah, Mica Levi, and Klein, Sey’s influence stretches across many of the most […]
Photo Credit: Joyce G A new vinyl pressing plant will begin operations in Southern California in 2023 to meet high demand. Fidelity Record Pressing says it aims to be the country’s “premier vinyl production facility.” […]
Nineties hitmaker Robin S is basking in the glory of the Beyoncé effect, a phenomenon that Bey’s new single “Break My Soul” has bestowed upon the veteran artist. Another winner — or loser, depending on […]
Photo credit: Shervin Lainez Julian Lage has announced the Sept. 16 release of a new album, View With A Room. The LP marks the artist’s second for Blue Note Records, after 2021’s Squint. Today, Lage […]
In a vlog, the couple shows their new daughter’s face for the first time and shares her name MANILA, Philippines – Dennis Trillo and Jennylyn Mercado have introduced their daughter to the world, sharing her […]
In a milestone for the nascent Pakistan dance music community, Boiler Room announced their first-ever show in Pakistan. Local dance music fans were swept off their feet when a striking poster popped up on Instagram […]
Start calling it the Great Weezer Way, because Weezer is headed to Broadway. The news coincides with the release of the latest EP in the band’s ongoing SZNZ series. Rivers Cuomo and co. will take over […]
‘New Black music is this: find the self, then kill it.” The US poet Amiri Baraka wrote these words in the liner notes to the 1965 live album The New Wave in Jazz, and through […]
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has revealed the recipients of this year’s Libera Awards, which honors the successes of the independent music community. Held on June 16th, 2022, the ceremony celebrated the 10th […]
Meghan Stabile, photographed onstage with Robert Glasper during Winter Jazzfest 2020. Jonathan Chimene/WBGO hide caption toggle caption Jonathan Chimene/WBGO Meghan Stabile, photographed onstage with Robert Glasper during Winter Jazzfest 2020. Jonathan Chimene/WBGO Meghan Stabile, a […]
Photos by Kaitlyn Owings Yesterday, June 14, George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, Dopapod and Blue Eye Extinction stopped by the Relix Studio in New York City. The intimate performance took place and was livestreamed from the […]
Ayman Rostom, better known as The Maghreban, will release his second album in July. Rostom, a native of Guildford, England with Egyptian and Saudi heritage, has been working on Connection since 01DEAS, his last album, […]
The brand new Blue Note Jazz Festival in Napa Valley was already sporting one of the more unreal music festival lineups of the summer. With Robert Glasper as the artist-in-residence and Dave Chappelle hosting the […]
There are so many flavors and colors that R&B can present, and even when you think you have a grasp on what they all are, a new shade seems to arise and insert itself in […]