Descendents Announce New Album
Hypercaffium Spazzinate will be the first Descendents record in over a decade, Consequence of Sound reports. The full record will be out on July 29th via Epitaph. In the meantime, the band has released the…
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Song of the Day: “Harlem River”
Of the countless homages to New York City, a multitude of styles and approaches could be cited, from Billy Joel to Lou Reed to Jay-Z. A 2013 album by guitarist Kevin Morby,…
Wanted/Needed/Loved: Laura Ballance’s Ghost Stories
There is one story that my mother used to tell me often, which has become in some ways a symbol of my childhood.
Drake’s Working with Everybody
Drake came out with a collaboration with Gucci Mane and Justin Bieber took part in a remix of “One Dance” off of Drake’s album VIEWS. Listen to and read more about the…
This Week in Posivibes: Heartworn Highways Reissue
The incredible outlaw country documentary featuring the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Steve Young, David Allan Coe, Larry Jon Wilson, and Steve Earle is celebrating its 40th anniversary…
Respect for Muhammad Ali
Bob Dylan released a statement following the boxer’s death. Dylan responded to the news that the 74-year-old legend passed away by referencing the man’s self-proclaimed title, “the greatest”: If the measure of greatness…
Mourn’s Ha, Ha, He
Last year, Barcelona’s Mourn received a lot of attention for reminding everyone why teens playing loud and well just plain works. Their second record Ha, Ha, He is generating similar excitement, thanks to the handful…
Swinging Modern Sounds #72: Urban Pastoral
It’s like a landscape that you can’t know until you’ve seen it through four seasons, until you’ve seen it on days gray and bright.
De La Soul and Snoop Dogg
As part of the lead-up to De La Soul’s next album And The Anonymous Nobody, the group has released a new single featuring Snoop Dogg. The album is set to come…
Sound Takes: Here the Blue River & Rumpus Video Premiere
She takes a simple story and turns it into something the listener can hold in the palm of their hand.
Song of the Day: “Bitter Lemon”
Broadly speaking, singer/songwriters have flown under the radar in recent years. Their relative heyday in the 90s was punctuated by radio darlings like Alanis Morissette, Melissa Etheridge, Sheryl Crow, and…
Southern Girl: Beyoncé, Badu, and Southern Black Womanhood
None of the imagery of Lemonade is foreign to those of us who grew up in the South or who have Southern roots.