Detroit native Jack White recently made an appearance on The Muppets season finale to give the show’s famed house band Electric Mayhem a turn in their ever-rotating cast of backing musicians. His appearance had been promoted in a teaser in which the former White Stripe performed “Fell in Love with a Girl” alongside a…
We’re all trying to survive the harsh winter weeks, and a recently uncovered Danny Brown verse can certainly stoke the fire in one’s gut. Fans of the Adderall Admiral got a gift in the form of the remixed A$AP Mob track, “Hella Hoes,” with Brown’s once lost verse intact. A$AP Mob, a rap…
Chris Bathgate’s output might be called methodical by some, though his die-hard fans may be more apt to describe it as frustratingly infrequent. The indie folk singer-songwriter’s track “Calvary” is the lead single from the recent EP Old Factory, his first release since 2011’s Salt Year. “Calvary” is classic Bathgate, as he returns to form…
The recent water crisis in Flint has dominated regional and international news, inspiring athletes, public figures, and musicians to make cash donations and encourage bottled water donations to help city residents. (The list includes Jack White’s Third Man Records, Pearl Jam, rapper Meek Mill, Wiz Khalifa, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Cher, and more.) …
When the lean-sipping supergroup of Rich Gang, Rich Homie Quan, and Young Thug released “Lifestyle” in 2014, a movement that had been slowly marinating in the Atlanta club scene finally boiled over. Rappers who would have been considered outsiders are now commercially successful and taking over Top 40 radio. Future has found fame by…
To celebrate Street Fighter V’s recent release, Otaku Gang (Richie Branson and Solar Slim) have unleashed Marshall vs. Capcom, a mash-up album that superimposes lyrics from 15 of Eminem’s hit tracks over music from the popular video games series. The tape is available for download directly onto Street Fighter V, creating opportunities for gamers…
At the end of 2015, I praised Eryn Allen Kane’s debut EP, Aviary: Act I, as one of the best albums of the year, going so far as to say “she could sing ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,’ and it would probably be one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard.” Not one to…
Bruiser Brigade’s resident DJ Skywlkr has released a track in collaboration with his “day one” homie Dream Beach. “Blue Dream” packs a lot into three minutes, combining the drum patterns and bass found in many of Skywlkr’s beats with Dream Beach’s ethereal and playful song structures. Thankfully, this is the “first of many” according…
J Dilla’s Dillatronic represents just one of many posthumous releases from an artist who left behind countless tracks. The producer, who died from Moschcowitz syndrome only three days after his 32nd birthday in 2006, went “through [four] production phases in his professional career,” according to no less than The Roots’ Questlove. “He was able…
Electric Forest Festival — a four-day, multi-genre event with a focus on electronic acts and jam bands — returns to Rothbury, Michigan this summer for its sixth consecutive year. Once again, tickets sold out in record time, well in advance of the lineup announcement. Now the wait is over, as on Tuesday, Phase One…