Red Hot Chili Peppers’ John Frusciante Announces New Electronic Double-Album – EDM.com

Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante Announces New Electronic Double-Album - EDM.com

The writing for John Frusciante‘s upcoming electronic project was governed by the thought of “music being a solitary sculpture in sonic space.” So says the legendary Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist, who has announced an upcoming double-album, : […]

Perú Selvático: Sonic Expedition Into the Peruvian Amazon 1972-1986 review – cumbia’s psych explosion | Music

Album art for Perú Selvático.

Anchored in hip-swaying, syncopated clave rhythm and topped with bright flute melodies, cumbia music has a centuries-old history. Originating from Colombia, its mid-tempo sound is now a staple in Latin America, and a new compilation […]

5 great Latin albums of 2022 — not by Bad Bunny or Rosalia

After five years of Latin music’s meteoric ascent in the American mainstream, it’s hardly surprising — at least to anyone paying attention — that Bad Bunny and Rosalía’s exhilarating new albums have eclipsed even the […]

Marvel’s Midnight Suns is an unexpected triumph of tactics and friendship

Screenshot from Midnight Suns featuring the Hunter player character that has been customized to be a Black woman with dreadlocks standing in front of her mother a Caucasian woman with black hair.

I did not want to play Marvel’s Midnight Suns. Having been so thoroughly heartbroken by Sonic Frontiers, I didn’t even want to look at another video game for at least a week, especially one I […]

Vince Guaraldi Trio: A Charlie Brown Christmas (Super Deluxe Edition) review – a festive classic | Music

The artwork for A Charlie Brown Christmas (Super Deluxe Edition).

Vince Guaraldi’s career, or rather the legacy of his career, is a curious thing. His name is absent from the index of Ted Gioia’s authoritative The History of Jazz. Nor was it mentioned, even in […]

List Of Winners And Performances From The 22 Soul Train Awards

2022 Soul Train Awards - Show

The 2022 Soul Train Awards aired on Saturday, November 26 on BET and BET Her. Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty Beyoncé led the pack of winners. Comedian Deon Cole hosted “the feel-good party of the […]

Getting To Know BNXN, The Afro-Fusion Artist Setting A New Mood From Naija

Getting To Know BNXN, The Afro-Fusion Artist Setting A New Mood From Naija

This time last year, rising Nigerian artist BNXN (pronounced Benson, a phonetic play on his surname) was on stage supporting Wizkid at a packed-out O2 Arena. “That was the most epic moment of my life,” […]

What Makes NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION a Christmas Classic?

For many, the best part of Christmas is watching the same beloved holiday movies over and over again. In turn, we’re paying tribute to our favorites by breaking down everything that makes them annual must-watches, […]

Jim Carrey Would Have Played the Devil in BRUCIFER, the Unmade BRUCE ALMIGHTY Sequel

Jim Carrey in a white shirt holding his arms wide in a scene from Bruce Almighty

Bruce Almighty was a miraculously big hit back in 2003, but the 2007 follow-up Evan Almighty wasn’t blessed with the same box office magic. It turns out that the screenwriters originally had a very different […]

Sonic Frontiers buries its great ideas under soul-crushing design flaws

Gif from Sonic Frontiers featuring the “cyloop” ability that has Sonic draw a circle of blue light on the ground

Sonic Frontiers broke me. This game frustrated me so thoroughly that when I, at last, put the controller down, I did not feel a sense of accomplishment but one of relief. I wanted to like […]