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For the past decade, A. G. Cook has been instrumental in carving out a new path for a generation of pop artists operating in the margins of the mainstream. Since he founded the hugely influential PC Music label in 2013, he’s excelled at staying mostly in the shadows, helping artists like Charli XCX redefine their

Since the inception of mankind, art and culture have been a major part of every community and tribe. It is still surprising that even since so long ago, they still retain their position in modern society. Today, many people understand the importance of culture and now consider it as one of the top subjects perfect

Steven, one interesting thing that happens in the movie is the fact that your activism with the March For Our Lives is used against you in the campaign. The idea of actually physically going out to change something is framed as a negative. Since the film, protests have affected the nation dramatically. Were you involved

In the current digital world, Lola Dupré’s collage art screams rebellion and provocation. We recently had the great opportunity to interview her and get a better understanding of her origins, influences and creative process. First of all, we’d like to know how you are doing these days with the current odd situation. We guess it

Throughout the week, we update our Best New Songs playlist with the new releases that caught our attention the most, be it a single leading up to the release of an album or a newly unveiled deep cut. And each Monday, we round up the best new songs released over the past week (the eligibility period

A judge in the United States District Court Central District of California has dismissed a lawsuit against Lizzo over her hit song ‘Truth Hurts’. Lizzo originally sued songwriters Justin Raisen, Jeremiah Raisen, and Yves Rothman after they accused her of plagiarising the infamous line “I just took a DNA test/ Turns out I’m 100% that

This is Wait, What?, a column that explains the seemingly incomprehensible. One week ago today, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion blessed our weary nation with their video for “WAP,” a gleefully filthy sonic and visual ode to their genitalia. It features an infectious hook lifted from Frank Ski’s 1993 Baltimore club track “Whores in

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Big K.R.I.T. has shared a new track called ‘Kickoff’, taken from the newly released soundtrack for Madden NFL 21. Check it out below. “It’s a dope opportunity to be featured on the Madden 21 soundtrack this year. When you get in the game on August 28, you will hear your boy coming through the speakers,”

“These days they blame the atom for everything!” Bert I. Gordon’s Beginning of the End lives up to just about every cliché and stereotype of ‘50s science-fiction. It features oversized arthropods whose growth is galvanised by radiation; conventional weaponry is almost useless against the beasts; and lengthy monologues abound from a scientist-type, who explains scientific theories and

From Drake’s Laugh Now Cry Later music video, 2020.Courtesy of UMG / Republic / OVO The Nike Company Store Drake takes his companion on a shopping spree at a closed-down Nike Company Store—the mythical on-campus outpost available only to Nike employees, guests, and visitors where everything’s on significant discount. From personal experience: it might look

Glass Animals are not a band known for turning inwards. For the most part, the Oxford psych-pop outfit’s success has rested on their smooth yet eclectic brand of indie pop, which saw them carving out their own place in an increasingly saturated genre. They sharpened their songwriting with 2016’s Mercury-nominated and often brilliant How to

Anderson Paak. and Rick Ross have released a new collaborative single called ‘CUT THEM IN’ featuring production by Hit-Boy, Corbett and G. Ry. It’s taken from the upcoming Madden NFL 21 soundtrack, which will include contributions from Denzel Curry, Smino, and The Drums. The track marks the latest offering from Paak. following ‘Lockdown’, for which he

Mario Bava’s Black Sabbath (I Tre Volti Della Paura) is a 1963 anthology horror film, featuring three tales of terror. In The Telephone, which is essentially a giallo thriller, a young woman, Rosy (Michelle Mercier), is repeatedly called on the telephone by a man who claims to be watching her. The mysterious caller eventually reveals himself to be her former pimp, Frank, who

On Thursday, Belarusian authorities began releasing prisoners from the jails. These were people who had been arrested during the days of protest following Sunday’s presidential election, which European officials said “was neither free nor fair” and in which Aleksander Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus for 26 years, claimed to win over 80 precent of the

Erik Drost, better known under the moniker of Mouissie, has released his debut single Skytrain, just today. The song comes before the release of his debut EP. Skytrain is a throwback-like song, mixing vintage synthesizers with disco-driven energy resulting in a party-driven atmosphere. Having presented his first track, Mouissie marks himself as a potential connoisseur of 80s

Elvis Costello has announced a new album titled Hey Clockface, out October 30 via Concord. Accompanying the announcement, Costello has unveiled a new track called ‘We Are All Cowards Now’. Check it out below, and scroll down for the album’s cover artwork and tracklist. Recorded in Helsinki, Paris, and New York, the 14-track LP features

EA has finally released the long-awaited trailer for FIFA 21 Career Mode. Here is a short take on what the trailer has presented us with. Interactive Match Sim / Jump In Mode This well-known feature is not exactly new but has been requested by thousands of career mode fans. Luckily for FIFA gamers, it has

In the second season, he does get some more agency and independence, but his development is still intrinsically tied to Klaus. He has the potential to be the most powerful member of the family, but that can never be fully realized because he’s essentially trapped. I could sit here and talk about a million different

Brian Eno has soundtracked a new Extinction Rebellion short film titled Extinction Emergency, and Why We Must Act Now. The video is narrated by Naomie Harris, star of 2016’s Moonlight as well as several Bond films, directed by Miritte Ben Yitzchak, and written by Mark Ellis. Check it out below. “I’m proud to be able to

Beck has released a new visual album counterpart to his latest album Hyperspace, in collaboration with NASA. Helmed by directors OSK, the Hyperspace: A.I. Exploration visual album sees the singer-songwriter team up with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for a series of visuals incorporating images and data from NASA missions using artificial intelligence technology. Watch it

So, you’ve started to put the finishing touches on your tracks, and now you ideally want more than just your friends and family to know about you and hear it. The world firstly needs to know who you are.  In order for that to happen, you need to create an artist brand. Think of it

After college, Smith was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals and earned a master’s degree from Goddard College. In 1972 he took a job as the assistant director of athletics at Oberlin College, the first coeducational college in the U.S. and the first white institution to admit black students. Smith was hired by the school’s new

The first lines on Phil Elverum‘s latest project, Microphones in 2020, arrive almost seven minutes into the album: “The true state of all things: I keep on not dying, the sun keeps on rising.” Despite comparing memories from his past to “dreams that I don’t trust” immediately after, the singer-songwriter goes on to excavate details

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Muse have announced a companion film to their 2018 LP Simulation Theory. Part concert film and part narrative movie, it was directed by previous collaborator Lance Drake and follows a group of scientists who “investigate the source of a paranormal anomaly appearing around the world,” according to a press release. The concert portion of the

Rap music is a problem for Hamill, emblematic of a nihilistic nation rapidly spiraling into the gutter. This was a common, typically white, lament of the era, a hatred of a new kind of art quickly gaining dominance. The music is alien to him, too violent and strange, and therefore a cheap symbol of decline.

In the world of Instagram, it can be so easy to get caught up in what’s trending, what’s the most popular, and what’s the most loved. In the world of fashion, big names like Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Saint Laurent, are almost always at the forefront of fashion headlines. However, more than just a place

Sylvan Esso have shared a new single from their upcoming album titled ‘Rooftop Dancing’. The bright, heartwarming new track arrives with an accompanying video directed and produced by Cheryl Dunn. Check it out below. “Sunlight beaming out over the bridge/ We’re all running, outrunning death,” Amelia Meath sings atop tender electronics. “Summertime breaking but we’re