‘Praise This’ gospel movie turns Cardi B hit into worship song

When “Praise This” plays the opening chords of “Money,” Koryn Hawthorne lifts her microphone and debuts a special version of the hit song: When things so bad, my God’s so realI praise His name like […]

NYC Artist Goes VOGUE: An Intimate Look Behind ChRZA’s “Walk Away” Music Video and Her Experience Navigating the Underground Kiki Ballroom Scene

NYC Artist Goes VOGUE: An Intimate Look Behind ChRZA’s “Walk Away” Music Video and Her Experience Navigating the Underground Kiki Ballroom Scene

There is little media coverage available on the Kiki Scene from a musical perspective, nearly nonexistent coverage from within the EDM community. Upon listening to the opening of “Walk Away”, (a Pop single turned Vogue […]

Watch VIO-LENCE’s New Touring Lineup Perform In Bangkok

Watch VIO-LENCE's New Touring Lineup Perform In Bangkok

Fan-filmed video of VIO-LENCE‘s March 4 concert at Lido Connect in Bangkok, Thailand can be seen below. VIO-LENCE‘s current touring lineup consists of vocalist Sean Killian, drummer Adrian Aguilar (EXMORTUS),guitarist Miles Dimitri Baker (VOIDBRINGER, INTERLOPER, […]

Watch New Lineup Of LYNCH MOB Perform At Florida’s ROKISLAND FEST

Watch New Lineup Of LYNCH MOB Perform At Florida's ROKISLAND FEST

LYNCH MOB performed this past Thursday, January 19 at the RokIsland Fest in Key West, Florida. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of concertsrock YouTube channel). Last October, legendary DOKKEN axeman George […]

Boko! Boko! The UK club superheroes celebrating global grooves and local roots | Dance music

Old friends … Juba, Tash and Mina.

There’s something of the superhero team about dance collective Boko! Boko! There’s their big, complementary personalities and musical abilities and clear camaraderie, not to mention their colourful Lycra outfits. As they wait backstage in Oslo’s […]

10 Reasons Why “10 Things I Hate About You” Is a 90s Classic

10 Reasons Why “10 Things I Hate About You” Is a 90s Classic

  credit: 10 Things I Hate About You The 1999 teen rom-com “ 10 Things I Hate About You” directed by Gil Junger, starring Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, and Joeseph Gordon-Levitt, amongst many others, grossed […]

Fanfiction was the guilty pleasure that helped me unlock the internet

Fangirl novel next to some plants in a windowsill

My affair with fanfiction started off as an English assignment. At the tender age of 12, my tiger parents forced me to spend every free moment at a local cram school. It was about 6PM […]

‘House isn’t a subculture. It’s my culture’: Cakes Da Killa on ballroom, Beyoncé and Black love | Music

Cakes da Killa performing at House of Yes, New York City, in 2018.

A few years ago, Cakes Da Killa felt trapped. The Atlanta-via-NYC rapper and producer had released a few acclaimed mixtapes, each showcasing his blooming talent as a lyricist and stylist. But, no matter how dexterous, […]

Is cumbia the new punk? How Son Rompe Pera gets crowds moshing to marimbas

A group of five punk men pose by a fence with barbed wire

Kacho, Kilos and Mongo Gama grew up performing in cemeteries. Along with their father, José (a.k.a. Batuco), the brothers would play next to the mariachi and Norteño groups performing for families visiting their relatives during […]

How house music changed the world: ‘It was freedom. It was our church’ | Music

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“It was a few weeks back, late at night, I’m in bed, and my phone started pinging,” explains Robin S, the powerhouse vocalist behind Show Me Love, one of the most successful house records ever […]

Azealia Banks Hates Fans’ Beyonce ‘Break My Soul’ Mashups

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2022 is rapidly shaping up to be the Summer Of Black Dance thanks to new releases from Drake and Beyonce that tapped into the sounds of early and contemporary house music. While Drake shocked the […]

S.G. Goodman’s Rustic Hymnals Double As Calls To Action

S.G. Goodman's Rustic Hymnals Double As Calls To Action

By Mia Hughes “You never can say whether or not your music is timely, but I think sometimes, music needs to be a catalyst for people’s awareness,” says Kentucky songwriter S.G. Goodman. She’s telling MTV […]

Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire ‘Urban Cowboy,’ dies at 86 : NPR

Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire 'Urban Cowboy,' dies at 86 : NPR

Singer Mickey Gilley in 2015 at the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards. Jason Merritt/TERM/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jason Merritt/TERM/Getty Images Singer Mickey Gilley in 2015 at the 50th Academy of Country Music […]

Toro Y Moi Drives Into His Next Chapter On New Album ‘Mahal’

Toro Y Moi Drives Into His Next Chapter On New Album 'Mahal'

By Mia Hughes In Toro y Moi’s music video for “Postman,” the first single from his seventh and newest album Mahal, he sits behind the wheel of a loudly ornamented jeepney. A kind of eccentric […]