Wilco’s Summerteeth, released in March 1999, will be receiving a deluxe edition more than 20 years later. Summerteeth: Deluxe Edition will be released as a four-CD set on November 6th via Rhino, featuring a 2020 remastered version of the band’s third album by Bob Ludwig, along with an entire disc …
Read More »Wisconsin's Governor Called a Special Session on Police Reform. Republicans Stopped It After 30 Seconds
A Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer shot an unarmed black man seven times in the back. An armed teenage vigilante has been charged with five felonies for shooting three people, and killing two, at the ensuing protests. As marches continued, with armed white snipers observed on downtown Kenosha rooftops, the state’s …
Read More »YG Taps Day Sulan for Raucous 'Equinox' Video
YG and Los Angeles rapper Day Sulan have shared a new video for their recent collaboration, “Equinox.” The track is set to appear on YG’s next album, My Life 4Hunnid, out October 2nd via Def Jam. The clip boasts a simple but classic premise: YG and Day Sulan take over …
Read More »Music at Home: Punk Troubadours
“If I can’t make it out of this ditch/I better make a home of it,” Dave Hause sings in his song “The Ditch” off his 2019 album, Kick. It’s a school of thought I’ve been trying to adopt since 2020’s pandemic plotline went off the rails. If this mess isn’t …
Read More »Black Thought Drops New Song 'Good Morning' With Pusha T, Killer Mike
Lyrical superpowers Black Thought, Pusha T and Killer Mike unite on the new song “Good Morning,” the latest single from the Roots rapper’s upcoming Streams of Thought Vol. 3: Cane & Able. With Swizz Beatz serving as hypeman, the three emcees showcase their freestyling abilities over a beat by producer …
Read More »Hear Prince's Unreleased 'Early' Take on 'Forever in My Life'
Prince’s unheard work-in-progress version of “Forever in My Life” is the latest preview from the upcoming Sign O’ the Times reissue. The “early” in “Forever in My Life (Early Vocal Studio Run-Through)” refers not to when the version was recorded — August 8th, 1986 in Prince’s Galpin Boulevard home studio …
Read More »Disclosure, Kehlani, Syd Share Sultry New Track 'Birthday'
Kehlani and Syd sing a sultry duet on Disclosure’s newest single, “Birthday.” The track comes from Disclosure’s upcoming album, Energy, out August 28th. Over a sputtering beat, Kehlani and Syd craft a seductive R&B love story that continues Disclosure’s smoother sound on their previous album, Caracal. “Can I call you on your …
Read More »Aaron Sorkin Announces 'West Wing' Special to Benefit When We All Vote
UPDATE:HBO Max has set The West Wingspecial premiere date. The reunion, which will benefit When We All Vote, is set to air on October 15th. Emmy Award-winning musician and composer W.G. Snuffy Walden will open the special, playing the series’ theme song on guitar. The Avett Brothers will close out …
Read More »'Agents of Chaos' Trailer Explores Russia's Alleged Interference in 2016 Election
Russia‘s alleged interference in the 2016 election is examined in the new trailer for Agents of Chaos, Alex Gibney’s two-part HBO documentary out September 23rd. Ahead of the upcoming 2020 election, the film aims to interpret what really happened in 2016, untangling all the conspiracies, confusion and public reaction. In …
Read More »Video Surfaces of Bannon Joking About Stealing 'All That Money From Build the Wall'
Only one day after he was indicted on conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering charges, a video has surfaced showing former Trump campaign manager Steve Bannon joking with one of his alleged co-conspirators about stealing “all that money from ‘We Build The Wall,’” a crowdfunding campaign that raised …
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