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Back in January, Mustafa hosted a benefit concert in New Jersey that raised money for the people of Palestine and Sudan. Now, as people of both regions continue suffering under abhorrent violence, the Sudanese-Canadian soul-folk musician is setting up another gig in London next week, with a pretty stellar lineup including Earl Sweatshirt,  » Read More

In the days just before the pandemic, I used to see the DIY hardcore punk band Haircut play tons of house shows here in Central Virginia. I might’ve actually seen their first show, and then I got to watch them get better and better over the next few years. Haircut haven’t released anything since their 2019 EP Sensation,  » Read More

Dev Hynes is going to Broadway. After working with a slew of pop and rock heavyweights over the past decade or so — including Carly Rae Jepsen, Solange, Sky Ferriera, Tinashe, and tons more — the artist also known as Blood Orange has composed the original music for the play JOB,  » Read More

Levitation Festival is returning to Austin during Halloween weekend (October 31-November 3) this year. The first wave of artists has been announced, and the big names include Slowdive, the Jesus Lizard, Soccer Mommy, Tycho, Mdou Moctar, Washed Out, the Black Angels, and the Sword.  » Read More

“Best rapper alive since the best rapper retired.” I laughed out loud. Did he really say that? On a single? Lil Wayne? It seemed so far-fetched. Jay-Z’s fake retirement had only officially begun a few months earlier, and now this onetime bounce-rap child star was coming for Jay’s crown.  » Read More

After a few years’ worth of some nice EPs and singles, Los Angeles-via-Richmond musician Kate Bollinger is finally sharing her debut LP Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind in September. She released the lead single “Any Day Now” last month, and she’s back today with another one called “To Your Own Devices.”  » Read More

Gel are one of the best hardcore punk bands in the world, and they continue to get better all the time. It’s honestly scary. Right now, Gel are all over the European festival circuit, playing charged-up basement ragers to crowds who might not be used to hearing that kind of thing, and they are reportedly crushing it.  » Read More

Post Malone loves Militarie Gun. As far as I’m concerned, this is one of the most endearing things about Post Malone. Posty, who’s currently gearing up for the release of his country album F-1 Trillion, has a long history of supporting hardcore and metal bands —  » Read More

Beck has a bunch of festival dates coming up, and he’s also getting ready for a full-on orchestral tour — one where he’ll, for instance play the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Last night, Beck stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote that tour. He gave an incredibly cool preview of how that tour will sound,  » Read More