Chris DeVille

Migos rapper Takeoff, born Kirsnick Khari Ball, was killed a month ago during a late-night altercation at a Houston bowling alley. As local outlets ABC13 and KPRC2 report, Houston Police announced today that they’ve arrested Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, and charged him with Takeoff’s murder. The arrest follows two counts of felony weapons possession charges for Cameron Joshua,  » Read More

Pa Salieu, the British rapper and Brit Awards nominee, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison. As the BBC reports, 25-year-old Salieu — born Pa Salieu Gaye — was convicted of violent disorder for his role in 2018 “mob” violence in Coventry following the fatal stabbing of his best friend Fidel Glasgow,  » Read More

Everyone’s got their Bandcamp Friday extracurriculars out today, including Portland duo Pure Bathing Culture, who’ve covered the Pretenders’ holiday tune “2000 Miles.” The band shared this statement about their new age-meets-new wave-meets-folk take on the track:  » Read More

Chale Jaana is a new collaborative EP from the New York singer-songwriter Cassandra Jenkins and scholar, vocalist, and sārangī player Suhail Yusuf Khan. Recorded live in the studio, it contains improvised re-imaginings of songs from Jenkins’ catalog. If you thought An Overview On Phenomenal Nature was dreamy and melancholic,  » Read More

“Look at all the pretty lights,” Thom Yorke sang a few songs into the Smile’s concert on Monday, his feral falsetto repeating the phrase like a mantra against a surging electronic backdrop. He could have been referring to the giant, colorful rig of flickering bars set up onstage behind the band. It was an arena-scale contraption,  » Read More

The study and reliable Atlanta music festival Shaky Knees will return to Central Park this May 5-7 with headliners the Killers, Muse, and the Lumineers. That is… not the most inspiring trio of headliners. However, there are some interesting names further down the poster.  » Read More

Is it a Christmas miracle? Maybe, but it’s definitely A Christmas Extravaganza. Chubby And The Gang, one of those UK punk bands who sound like a roving band of barroom marauders and/or soccer hooligans, are releasing a new single featuring two original holiday tunes. The A-side, “Violent Night (A Christmas Tale),”  » Read More

Nas and 21 Savage were at the center of a minor controversy earlier this month. In a conversation hosted by Jay-Z on the audio chat app Clubhouse, 21 shared thoughts on Nas’ place within the modern rap landscape: “I don’t feel like he’s relevant. I just feel like he got a loyal fan base.  » Read More

One of many great reasons to follow a bunch of artists on Bandcamp is that they might turn you on to other great artists. That’s what happened today when the Japanese slowcore band tree sent out a message to their followers promoting another Japanese slowcore band called pause.  » Read More