WARNING: This article contains descriptions of assault some readers might find upsetting. Last week, allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse were made against several acts and employees associated with California garage rock label and record store Burger Records, which has now entirely shut down, including The Growlers. Frontman Brooks Nielsen responded to allegations against the
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The extensive measures taken by the NBA to create a secure, coronavirus-free bubble in which to conclude its season have been well-documented and, so far, remarkably successful. But the process the league went through to build enough courts to host 22 teams, and make them safe, was in some ways just as complex a challenge.
After binge-watching practically everything new on Netflix, it’s time to cast the net backwards to rediscover old classics, beginning with the 2018 Netflix Original show, Everything Sucks! It was a show that was largely praised at the time for its overtly wholesome content, yet it was cancelled after just the one season; Netflix’s Original Content
PC Music founder A.G. Cook has announced a new 49-track (!) LP called 7G. Spread across seven discs, the album is set to arrive on August 12. Accompanying the announcement, Cook also shared a preview of the album in the form of a 7-minute megamix. Listen to it below, and scroll for the album’s cover
Paweł Franik, a gifted photographer out of Warsaw, Poland, has presented a superb, individualistic series named On His Own. In this series, Franik draws attention to being content while being alone with oneself; it observes loneliness as a positive rather than a negative. Writing about the series Franik stated “I show this loneliness as something
WASHINGTON D.C. — The announcement came on the last Sunday of 2019. “I have been in some kind of fight—for freedom, equality, basic human rights—for nearly my entire life,” John Lewis said on December 29, revealing his stage IV pancreatic cancer diagnosis. “I have never faced a fight quite like the one I have now.”
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Marilyn Manson has announced a new album titled WE ARE CHAOS. Co-produced by Manson and Shooter Jennings, the LP is set for release on September 11 via Loma Vista. Accompanying the announcement, the shock-rocker has also unveiled the video for the title track, which was directed, photographed, and edited by Matt Mahurin. Check it out below, and scroll
Foxes, an artist who recently resurfaced with her single Love Not Loving You, is back with another euphonious song named Woman. Chatting about the song, Foxes said “There’s a lot of injustices in the world right now and I hope this single can be interpreted by any woman, in any situation, facing injustice, facing any situation that they
NBA players are no longer satisfied being literally the coolest guys on the planet. They are now increasingly interested in branching out into various strands of media: podcasts, television shows, and yes, even newsletters. This despite the fact that podcasting especially is extremely not cool and yet everyone seems to want to try their hand
Mina Tindle, aka French singer-songwriter Pauline De Lassus, and Sufjan Stevens have teamed up on a new song called ‘Give a Little Love’. The track is taken from Mina Tindle’s upcoming album SISTER, which is set for release on October 9 via 37d03d. Check out the song below, alongside a music video shot by De Lassus on a
Oh Sees, previously known as Thee Oh Sees and now simply Osees, have announced a new album called Protean Threat. It arrives September 18 via Castle Face. John Dwyer’s prolific garage rock band also shared the album’s lead single, ‘Dreary Nonsense’. Check it out below, and scroll for the album’s cover artwork and tracklist. The
Plague Vendor, a band out of Southern California, has released a music video for their electrifying song Night Sweats. The release of the music video comes with a new edit of the song and the presentation of SPF, an previsouly unreleased song from the band. Whilst chatting about the song and what inspired it, Brandon Blaine, the
How did you arrive at the different price points? It wasn’t a hugely painful conversation to figure out. We basically looked at what we thought we could reasonably get in terms of number of subscribers, and then what we would need to get from each subscriber per month on average in order to hopefully make
Singer-songwriter Fenne Lily will be performing a livestream concert for Capital One City Parks Foundation’s #SummerstageAnywhere tomorrow (July 29) at 6pm EST. For decades, SummerStage has been one of New York City’s biggest summer festivals, but has gone fully digital due to the coronavirus pandemic. The virtual show will be available to watch for free
K-pop group BLACKPINK have announced their highly-anticipated debut album. It comes out October 2 via YG Entertainment/Interscope. According to the teaser poster, it’s referred to as THE ALBUM, though it’s officially a self-titled LP. Below, check out its official artwork. Last month, the quartet – consisting of Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa – dropped the
Companies love to appear charitable and environmentally sound. It’s one of the key ways a company can justify the price of their clothing and also attract a customer base that is keen on buying sustainable and ethical fashion. There have been many companies that have used common positive terminology and promises to associate their company with ethical
16. Zion Williamson will lead New Orleans to the playoffs. The other day I found myself spiraling down a Zion highlight rabbit hole when I realized just how lucky we are to have a player who can unleash a true element of shock and awe whenever he checks into a game. There are things he
Rilo Kiley have announced they will be reissuing their self-titled, self-released 1999 debut album, a collection of demos also known as The Initial Friend EP. Now, for the first time in 20 years, the album will be available in limited edition vinyl and on digital platforms on October 2 via Little Record Company. Below, revisit
Rina Sawayama has shared a teaser trailer for a new documentary about the making of her debut LP, SAWAYAMA. Check it out below. The Making of SAWAYAMA features footage from the recording of the album, as well as from the pop singer’s tour and day-to-day life. No release date has been announced as of yet,
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In the summer of 1989 in Detroit, N.W.A. made it through some 30 seconds of “Fuck Tha Police” before apparent gunshots went off in the crowd at Joe Louis Arena. Prior to that, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and the rest had played their signature anthem exactly one time on stage—at the Celebrity Theatre in
Ellis is a singer-songwriter hailing from Hamilton, Ontario. With a sound that’s reminiscent of bedroom pop artists like Clairo both in its emotional directness and its dreamy, luminous arrangements – just listen to the first few seconds of ‘Pringle Creek’, the opening track of her debut LP, born again, and you might just think it’s
It doesn’t take long for the gates of heaven to open on singer, composer, and producer Julianna Barwick’s fourth studio album, Healing is a Miracle. About two minutes into the opening track ‘Inspirit’, a low bass enters the mix, and the light comes pouring in like rain after a long period of drought. A moment
Strong images scream at you, and Busta Rhymes is, among other things, loud. His style and aura command attention—a quality director Hype Williams emphasized in their first collaboration, the rapper’s video for “Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check.” This set photo, which features Rhymes squatting in a room that matches his teal and white
FIFA is easily the most selling and popular football game in the world. However, when it comes to specific game modes such as career mode, it can be a letdown, especially when you compare it to NBA 2K or Football Manager. In this short piece, I will look back at FIFA in the previous years
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Cub Sport, a Brisbane alt-pop quartet, have revealed their latest project, an album named LIKE NIRVANA. The album features 13 songs including the beautiful Be Your Man, Drive, and Confessions. Throughout this album, the group explores themes of identity, love, masculinity and religion. They are not scared to define their sound with a truly euphonious
Not to toot our own horn, but GQ photoshoots can be pretty magical. Just ask Ramy Youssef, who collabed with GQ’s own Mobolaji Dawodu to pull together his looks for our May issue. On set, Youssef was surprised to find a confidence he didn’t usually feel on shoots—which he’s carried with him ever since. “I