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Jay-Z’s performance at the 2001 edition of the annual hip-hop mega-concert Hot 97 Summer Jam is legendary. My colleague Tom Breihan once declared it the most contentious moment in Summer Jam history. For the first time in 21 years, footage of that full set is circulating online. The show took place June 28, 2001 at Nassau Coliseum, with a stacked bill also featuring Destiny’s Child, OutKast, Ludacris, Eve, Nelly, and […]

Chase Plato is a rapper out of Detroit with the aggressively shouty delivery (his abuse of all-caps matches his vocal presence) and a taste for blown-out yet minimal production. “RIP KOBE,” his one song on Audiomack, is sort of like if early Beastie Boys rapped over noisy EDM instead of hard rock. Meanwhile, his new “ICE CREAM MAN” flaunts its N.E.R.D. influence proudly, from the title to the soulful interludes […]

Amy Correia As We Are Self-Released Apr 11, 2022 Web Exclusive By Austin Saalman There is a sense of rustic intimacy infusing Amy Correia’s new EP, As We Are—a sound so personal and homespun that one imagines the Independent Music Award-winning singer/songwriter seated at her kitchen table, guitar over one knee, regaling us with poetic tales of her own soul’s inner workings. It is accessible and melodic, yet stark, with […]

News All 12 Best Songs of the Week: Father John Misty, Wet Leg, Sun’s Signature, The Smile, and More Plus Melody’s Echo Chamber, Florist, Horsegirl, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks Apr 08, 2022 By Mark Redfern Welcome to the fourteenth Songs of the Week of 2022. It was a fantastic new release day, with fresh albums by Wet Leg, Father John Misty, Jack White, Oceanator, […]

News All Wet Leg – Stream the Debut Album; Read Our Rave Review of It and Our Interview with the Band Self-Titled Album Out Now via Domino Apr 08, 2022 By Mark Redfern Photography by Hollie Fernando British duo Wet Leg (Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers) have released their self-titled debut album today via Domino. Now that it’s out you can stream the whole thing here. Also, today we posted […]

News All Premiere: Grace Joyner Shares New Single “Lioness” Listen to the Track Below Apr 08, 2022 By Caleb Campbell Charleston-based singer/songwriter Grace Joyner makes swooning and delicate dream pop, infused with timeless pop sensibilities. She first made her debut back in 2016 with her album, Maybe Sometimes - In C, and later returned following a lengthy hiatus in 2020 with her sophomore record, Settle In, produced by Wolfgang Zimmerman […]

News All Father John Misty – Stream the New Album and Read Our Review of It Chloë and the Next 20th Century Out Now via Sub Pop/Bella Union Apr 08, 2022 By Mark Redfern Photography by Ward & Kweskin Father John Misty (aka Josh Tillman) has released a new album, Chloë and the Next 20th Century, today via Sub Pop/Bella Union. Now that it’s out you can stream the whole […]

News All The Linda Lindas – Stream the Debut Album and Read Our Interview with the Band Growing Up Out Now via Epitaph Apr 08, 2022 By Mark Redfern Photography by Zac Farro L.A.-based punk band The Linda Lindas have released their debut album, Growing Up, today via Epitaph. Now that it’s out you can stream the whole thing here. Also, on Tuesday we posted our new interview with the […]

News All Maggie Rogers Shares Video for New Song “That’s Where I Am” with David Byrne Cameo Surrender Due Out July 29 via Capitol; Hamilton Leithauser Also Appears in the Video Apr 08, 2022 By Mark Redfern New York-based singer/songwriter Maggie Rogers is releasing a new album, Surrender, on July 29 via Capitol. Now she has shared its first single, “That’s Where I Am,” via a very New York City […]