Kanye West Selling $200 'Donda' Stem Player Allowing Users To "Customize Any Song"
Kanye West — excuse me, Ye — is now selling something called the Donda stem player, which theoretically will allow users to “customize any song.” Per his website that means you can “control vocals, drums, bass, and samples,” “isolate parts,” “add
Olivia Rodrigo Gives Paramore Writing Credits On “good 4 u”
A week before releasing her hugely successful debut album Sour, Olivia Rodrigo dropped “good 4 u,” a snarling pop-punk banger. The song debuted at #1 and then it hung around at #2 for months afterwards. The song was always clearly indebted to Paramore, especially to the 2007 anthem ̶
Drain – “Watch You Burn”
Last year, just as the pandemic was landing, the Santa Cruz band Drain released their debut LP California Cursed, one of 2020’s best hardcore albums. Drain, who share members with other Bay Area bands like Gulch, play super-aggressive music that never loses its sense of fun. They pull from thr
Oakland Declares Today “Digital Underground Day” in Honor Of Shock G
If you happen to be in Oakland, then today might be a good day to get busy in a Burger King bathroom. Shock G, the rapper and producer who founded the Oakland rap institution Digital Underground and who was also instrumental in launching Tupac Shakur’s career, was found dead in a Tampa hotel r
Halsey's New NIN-Produced Album Features Dave Grohl, Lindsey Buckingham, The Bug's Kevin Martin, & More
When Halsey revealed their new album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power was produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross — the full current membership of Nine Inch Nails, and two-time Oscar-winning composers to boot — the news was shocking and intriguing. It turns out the NIN guys are
Makaya McCraven Announces New Album Deciphering the Message, Shares “Frank’s Tune (AKA De’Jeff’s Tune)”
Chicago-based drummer and producer Makaya McCraven has announced Deciphering the Message, an album featuring his remixes of jazz classics from Blue Note Records. The 13-track record finds him reimagining songs by Art Blakey, Eddie Gale, Dexter Gordon, and more. Below, hear “De’Jeff’s Tune,”
King Krule Announces New Live Album You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down
King Krule has a new live album on the way. It’s called You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down, and it was recorded across a handful of shows that Archy Marshall and company pulled off before the pandemic hit in early 2020. Check out a video for “Stoned Again (Live)” and see the rest […]
Paramore’s Hayley Williams Gets Songwriting Credit on Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U”
Hayley Williams and former Paramore guitarist Josh Farro are now credited as songwriters of Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U,” as Billboard reports. Williams and Farro are the writers of Paramore’s 2007 single “Misery Business,” and fans and critics have noted similarities between the Riot! hi
Marissa Nadler Announces New Album The Path of the Clouds, Shares New Song
Marissa Nadler has announced that her next record is out soon. It’s called The Path of the Clouds and it’s out October 29 (via Sacred Bones/Bella Union). She’s shared a song called “Bessie, Did You Make It?” from the record, and Thou’s Mitch Wells directed the song‘s visual. Check it o