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Ellen Reid Taps Shabaka Hutchings on 'Spiritual Sun'
by Josh Sharpe - August 07, 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Reid — best known for her works that span opera, sound design, film scoring, avant-pop, and more — shares 'Spiritual Sun,' the latest preview from Big Majestic, which is out August 30. Accompanying Reid on 'Spiritual Sun' is the musician and composer Shabaka Hut... 
Video: Kamasi Washington and Jenn Nkiru Debut 'Get Lit' Short Film
by Josh Sharpe - June 20, 2024 Kamasi Washington and artist and director Jenn Nkiru have debuted the short film for “Get Lit”, starring legendary musician Saul Williams, longtime bandmember Patrice Quinn and Washington himself, with appearances from funk icon George Clinton, Inglewood rapper D Smoke, Willow Smith, Raphael Saadiq,... 
of Montreal Unveils “Soporific Cell” Single
by Josh Sharpe - May 14, 2024 of Montreal will release the brand new studio album Lady On The Cusp this Friday, May 17 on Polyvinyl Record Co. Now, the band offers one more early taste of the new collection with the devotional R&B surrealist fantasy of “Soporific Cell”, influenced by the Afro-Futurism of Saul Williams' 'Neptune ... 
2024 NYC Winter Jazzfest Announces Final Lineup For 20th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - January 05, 2024 NYC Winter Jazzfest has announced the complete list of artists to be featured at the 20th annual NYC Winter Jazzfest! Please mark your calendars for January 10-18, 2024.... 
Allen Ginsberg Tribute 'The Fall of America Vol II' Out Now
by Michael Major - October 12, 2023 The album features performances by Ai Weiwei, Philip Glass, Anne Waldman, Thurston Moore With Saul Williams, Devendra Banhart, Miho Hatori, Jack Dangers, Yoni Wolf, Fennesz & Taylor Deupree, Stephen Hillage & Miquette Giraudy, Kai Campos & CJ Mirra, DJ Spooky / Aka That Subliminal Kid Feat Antoine D... 
Young Jimmy Releases Cover of Nirvana's 'Come As You Are'
by Blair Ingenthron - March 19, 2023 Young Jimmy has a genre defying sound dubbed HOOD ROCK, showcasing a dynamic rock rhythm in reinterpreted Nirvana classic: 'COME AS YOU ARE'.... 
Santigold Announces 'Noble Champions' Podcast Featuring Idris Elba, Olivia Wilde & More
by Michael Major - October 24, 2022 The first season features guests: Tunde Adebimpe, Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def), Sanford Biggers, Bun B, Idris Elba, Mary Anais Heglar, Dan Kovalik, Resmaa Menakem, Questlove, Rebecca Walker, Olivia Wilde, Saul Williams, and Angela Yee. Listen to the podcast trailer now!... 
Mykki Blanco Releases New Album 'Stay Close To The Music'
by Michael Major - October 14, 2022 Their new full-length album Stay Close To Music, available today via Transgressive, is unlike anything they have released before. Adventurous and expansive, it shatters any previously held assumptions about Mykki’s artistry, leaving them free to define their sound for themselves.... 
MYKKI BLANCO Releases New Single 'Pink Diamond Bezel'
by Michael Major - September 13, 2022 Mykki Blanco will release their new album, Stay Close To Music. Adventurous and expansive, it shatters any previously held assumptions about Mykki’s artistry, leaving them free to define their sound for themselves. They have shared a new taste of the LP via “Pink Diamond Bezel” which, like the rest ... 
Mykki Blanco Releases 'Steps' (Ft. MNEK & Saul Williams)
by Michael Major - August 09, 2022 Mykki Blanco will release their new album, Stay Close To Music, via Transgressive. Adventurous and expansive, it shatters any previously held assumptions about Mykki’s artistry, leaving them free to define their sound for themselves. Foregoing samples, Mykki wanted to create their own sonic universe... 
The Kills New Rarities Album 'Little Bastards' Out Today
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 11, 2020 It’s been a long time coming….The Kills have compiled an extraordinary career-spanning B-sides and rarities album titled Little Bastards, available today on Domino. ... 
Ted Hearne's 'Place,' Out April 3 On New Amsterdam
by A.A. Cristi - March 02, 2020 On Friday, April 3, New Amsterdam Records will release composer Ted Hearne's Place, a 72-minute work created in collaboration with renowned poet Saul Williams as 'a fiery meditation on gentrification and displacement,' in Williams' words.... 
Blick Bassy Premieres New Single MPODOL Today
by Tori Hartshorn - May 17, 2019 Emerging Cameroonian artist Blick Bassy debuts new single “Mpodol” today. The song honors former Cameroonian leader Um Nyobé, translating to “He who carries the voice of his people.” The single precedes Bassy's forthcoming album 1958 which is set for release on June 21 via No Format/Tôt ou Tard/IDOL... 
Blick Bassy To Release 1958 This June
by Tori Hartshorn - April 17, 2019 Blick Bassy is set to release his new album 1958 on June 21 via No Format/Tôt ou Tard/IDOL. Watch/share the video for the single “Ngwa,” HERE. ... 
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Releases New Album 'Ancestral Recall'
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 22, 2019 Today, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah released his new album Ancestral Recall via Ropeadope / Stretch Music. So far the album has also been praised by New York Times, Afropunk, Highsnobiety, Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, HipHopDX, Cool Hunting, Brooklyn Vegan, Exclaim!, Glide, Paste, and more. Col... 
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Releases New Single FOREVERGIRL (ft. Chris Turner & Mike Larry Draw)
by Tori Hartshorn - March 07, 2019 Today, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah releases “Forevergirl,” the second single from his upcoming album Ancestral Recall (out March 22nd via the Ropeadope / Stretch Music labels). Featuring Chris Turner and Mike Larry Draw, the song was praised by The FADER who called it “a hypersyncopated but blissf... 
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Announces New Album 'Ancestral Recall'
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 05, 2019 Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah announces a March 22, 2019 release for his forthcoming album Ancestral Recall (via the Ropeadope / Stretch Music labels). Released today, the album's title track features poet laureate Saul Williams. Of the song, Highsnobiety proclaims that Adjuah “craft[s] rhythm-drive... 
My Brightest Diamond Announces WC Headline Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 14, 2018 My Brightest Diamond is excited to announce a short West Coast headline run at the end of February 2019 that will be rounding out their Noise Pop Festival 2019 performance alongside Beirut, Bob Mould and Teenage Fanclub among others. The February tour follows a December North American trek with Sta... 
Vans Hosts Girls Skate Jam Featuring Performances by The Kills
at House of Vans in Brooklyn and Chicago
by Macon Prickett - May 02, 2018 Vans, the original action sports brand and icon of creative expression, will host the lastest skate clinic, Girls Skate Jam, on May 18 at House of Vans in Brooklyn and May 19 at House of Vans in Chicago. The events will celebrate the culture of skateboarding as Vans aims to inspire and encourage wo... 
PAMM Presents Lineup Featuring DJ Maseo of De La Soul, Young Paris, Holly Hunt, and Aja Monet 12/7
by Tori Hartshorn - November 29, 2017 P rez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) announces the PAMM Presents lineup for the museum's signature Miami Art Week celebration. Taking over PAMM's terrace overlooking Biscayne Bay, DJ Maseo of De La Soul will headline a one-night-only performance, featuring live music, libations, and more. The evening will ...
Riot Fest Announces Full Schedule Including Nine Inch Nails & More
by Caryn Robbins - August 10, 2017 Organizers behind Riot Fest (September 15-17 in Chicago's Douglas Park) unveiled the full schedule for this year's festival. Highlighting Friday night's schedule is Nine Inch Nails playing on the same stage as Ministry... |
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