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News Watch J. Cole’s New Hourlong Nardwuar Interview A Christmas Day spectacular featuring gifts, a cameo from T-Minus, and much more By Evan Minsker December 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Nardwuar vs. J. Cole (2021), still Facebook Twitter On Christmas Day, Nardwuar shared an expansive new interview with J. Cole. It opens with a clip of

News Chai Cover Wham!’s “Last Christmas”: Watch the Video The band’s rendition of the holiday classic arrived on Christmas Day By Evan Minsker December 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Chai, still from “Last Christmas” video Facebook Twitter Chai got into the holiday spirit this year, releasing a cover of Wham!’s classic “Last Christmas” on Christmas Day.

News Patti Smith Awarded Key to New York City “I wish I could give New York City the key to me.” By Evan Minsker December 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Bill de Blasio presents Patti Smith with the Key to the City of New York (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) Facebook Twitter Patti Smith was awarded the

News Bad Bunny Joins The Simpsons in New “Te Deseo lo Mejor” Video: Watch The Puerto Rican superstar rekindles Homer and Marge’s relationship in the animated clip By Madison Bloom December 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter Homer Simpson, Bad Bunny, Marge Simpson (Still from “Te Deseo lo Mejor” video). Facebook Twitter Bad Bunny has shared a

News Chino Moreno’s ††† (Crosses) Return With New Cover of Q Lazzarus’ “Goodbye Horses”: Listen Moreno and Shaun Lopez are back with a rendition of the 1988 single By Madison Bloom December 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter Chino Moreno (Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns). Facebook Twitter ††† (Crosses)—the witch house project of Deftones/Team Sleep’s Chino Moreno and

News Listen to Frank Ocean’s New “blonded Xmas” Radio Show The Christmas special features an excerpt from Frank’s conversation with motivational speaker and extreme athlete Wim “Iceman” Hof By Madison Bloom December 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter Frank Ocean (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage).  Facebook Twitter Frank Ocean has returned with a new installment of “blonded RADIO.”

News Watch Brittany Howard and Herbie Hancock Cover Joni Mitchell at the 2021 Kennedy Center Honors Ellie Goulding and Norah Jones also performed Mitchell’s songs at the Washington, D.C. event By Matthew Strauss December 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Joni Mitchell, December 2021 (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter The 44th Kennedy Center Honors took

News Joan Didion Dies at 87 The iconic American author wrote about musicians like Joan Baez and Janis Joplin in Slouching Towards Bethlehem By Madison Bloom and Amanda Wicks December 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Joan Didion, January 2003 (Neville Elder/Corbis via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Iconic American author Joan Didion has died at 87 from

News Nirvana Respond to Nevermind Artwork Lawsuit, Seek Dismissal A lawyer for Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Courtney Love, and the estate of Kurt Cobain argues that Spencer Elden’s child pornography claims are “barred by the applicable statute of limitations” By Allison Hussey and Matthew Strauss December 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic,

News The Strokes Cancel New Year’s Eve 2021 Concert Due to Omicron New York has experienced a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases this month, largely due to the fast-spreading Omicron variant By Nina Corcoran December 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas, February 2020 (Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter The Strokes have

News Nas and Hit-Boy Release New Project Magic: Listen The Christmas Eve release includes a song with A$AP Rocky and DJ Premier By Matthew Strauss December 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter Nas and Hit-Boy, May 2021 (Johnny Nunez/WireImage) Facebook Twitter On short notice, Nas has released a new project called Magic, produced by Hit-Boy. The nine-track

News Fireboy DML Taps Ed Sheeran for New “Peru” Remix: Listen The Nigerian singer released the original version of his track back in July By Nina Corcoran December 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Ed Sheeran and Fireboy DML, photo courtesy of Empire Facebook Twitter Fireboy DML has shared a new version of his song “Peru,” now

News Congressional Committee Launching Astroworld Festival Investigation The House Oversight and Reform Committee is looking into promoter Live Nation’s role in the deadly concert By Matthew Strauss December 22, 2021 Facebook Twitter Astroworld Festival 2021 (Rick Kern/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter The House Oversight and Reform Committee is launching an investigation into Live Nation over the

News Watch the LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special on Amazon Prime Video Starring Macaulay Culkin, Aparna Nancherla, and director Eric Wareheim as James Murphy By Nina Corcoran December 22, 2021 Facebook Twitter LCD Soundsystem, photo by Amazon Music Facebook Twitter LCD Soundsystem’s new special, the LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special, just premiered on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel

News Atlanta Season 3 Gets 2022 Premiere Date Donald Glover’s series will return on March 24 By Nina Corcoran December 22, 2021 Facebook Twitter Atlanta, photo courtesy of FX/Hulu Facebook Twitter Donald Glover’s TV series Atlanta finally has a premiere date for its third season, nearly four years after it was renewed. The first two

News EMA Covers Modest Mouse’s “Trailer Trash”: Listen  For Under the Radar’s new 20th anniversary compilation Covers of Covers By Matthew Strauss December 21, 2021 Facebook Twitter EMA, photo by Wendy Lynch Redfern (Under the Radar) Facebook Twitter Mark and Wendy Lynch Redfern have announced a new album to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their

News Watch Lorde’s “Leader of a New Regime” Video Directed by Lorde and Joel Kefali By Matthew Strauss December 21, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lorde in “Leader of a New Regime,” directed by Joel Kefali and Ella Yelich-O’Connor Facebook Twitter Lorde has released the music video for “Leader of a New Regime,” which she directed with

News Gucci Mane Pays Tribute to Young Dolph With New “Long Live Dolph” Video: Watch The eulogistic visual features photos of Gucci Mane with his late friend and collaborator By Matthew Strauss December 21, 2021 Facebook Twitter Young Dolph and Gucci Mane, July 2016 (Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Atlantic Records) Facebook Twitter Gucci Mane has

News Watch Björk in New Trailer for Viking Revenge Film The Northman The first official trailer for Robert Eggers’ 10th century Icelandic epic By Jazz Monroe December 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Björk in “THE NORTHMAN – Official Trailer – In Theaters April 22” (Focus Features/YouTube) Facebook Twitter The first official trailer for The Northman is

News Alabama Shakes Drummer Steven William Johnson Has Child Abuse Charge Dismissed The musician was arrested in March after being indicted by a Limestone County, Alabama grand jury By Matthew Strauss December 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Steven William Johnson, November 2016 (Rebecca Sapp/WireImage for The Recording Academy) Facebook Twitter Alabama Shakes drummer Steven William Johnson

News Watch Thom Yorke Play the Smile’s “Free in the Knowledge” Filmed at London’s Royal Albert Hall in October By Matthew Strauss December 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Thom Yorke, October 2020 (Stefania M. D’Alessandro/Getty Images for RFF) Facebook Twitter Back in October, Thom Yorke performed at an event called Letters Live at London’s Royal Albert

News Drakeo the Ruler Dies at 28, Stabbed at Los Angeles Festival The rapper died following an altercation during last night’s Once Upon a Time fest at Banc of California Stadium By Madison Bloom December 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter Drakeo the Ruler (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images). Facebook Twitter Drakeo the Ruler has died at

News LCD Soundsystem Cancel Remaining Brooklyn Residency Dates Due to COVID-19 “You good people who want to return your tickets and try again another time have spoken, but so has the new info, the hospital capacity, and those of us in the band, crew, and venue.” By Madison Bloom December 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter LCD

News Big Freedia Settles Lawsuit With Former Choreographer In 2018, the New Orleans bounce artist challenged Wilberto Dejarnetti’s claim to royalties for choreography between 2014 and 2017 By Madison Bloom December 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter Big Freedia (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images). Facebook Twitter Big Freedia has settled a lawsuit she filed against her former

News Watch TNGHT’s Video for New Song “Brick Figures”  Hudson Mohawke and Lunice’s latest arrives with a fleshy visual directed by Dan Streit and Christopher Rutledge By Madison Bloom December 17, 2021 Facebook Twitter TNGHT, photo by Dan Streit Facebook Twitter TNGHT—the duo of Hudson Mohawke and Lunice—are back with a new song. “Brick Figures”

News Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, and Christine and the Queens Saturday Night Live Performance Canceled The show announced it would limit cast and crew in studio and broadcast without an audience By Allison Hussey December 18, 2021 Facebook Twitter Charli XCX attends the iHeartRadio Z100 Jingle Ball 2021 Pre-Show on December 10, 2021 in New

News Blood Incantation Announce New Album Timewave Zero The cosmic death metal band’s ambient release is out this winter By Matthew Strauss December 17, 2021 Facebook Twitter Blood Incantation, photo by Alvino Salcedo Facebook Twitter Blood Incantation have announced a new ambient album called Timewave Zero. The cosmic death metal band’s follow-up to 2019’s Hidden