AvatarmusicStoryboardLet's Do This: Lollapalooza 2018AvatarCurated bymusicThe original modern day music festival, Lollapalooza, descends on Chicago's Grant Park this weekend. Watch it live on RedBull TV!
Avatarmusicflipped into MusicAvatarAvatarPusha-T to Drake: 'You Are Silent on All Black Issues'Rolling Stone - Jon BlisteinPusha-T said Drake‘s explanation of his blackface photo “doesn’t change my view at all,” during an interview with Los Angeles’ Real 92.3 Thursday, …
Avatarmusicflipped into MusicAvatarAvatarMiddle Kids On World Cafeverified_publisherNPR - Stephen KallaoRock's not dead. They say this every few years — or months, or days — but really, the state of rock is quite strong. Look no further than the incredible string of Australian rock bands that have come stateside in the last decade, including Tame Impala, Wolfmother, Courtney Barnett, and today's …
Avatarmusicflipped into MusicAvatarAvatarWatch Chance the Rapper Do Beer Yoga With Kevin HartPitchfork - Braudie Blais-Billie, Matthew StraussChance the Rapper is the latest guest on Kevin Hart’s YouTube fitness series “What the Fit.” They begin the episode with the decidedly non-physical activity of going to a bar. After that, they do beer yoga, which is apparently a thing. “This is totally disrespectful to anybody that really does …
Avatarmusicflipped into MusicAvatarAvatarRecording Academy President Neil Portnow Will Step DownRolling Stone - Amy X. WangNeil Portnow, president and CEO of the Recording Academy, the organization that oversees the Grammy Awards, announced that he will step down at the …
Avatarmusicflipped into MusicAvatarAvatarThis lost documentary chronicles Left Eye’s haunting last daysverified_publisherDAZED - Kemi AlemoruIn April 2002, TLC were pursuing individual projects after their extremely successful 1999 FanMail album, which topped US Billboard and UK R&B charts with its very memorable singles “No Scrubs” and “Unpretty”. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, the hip hop voice of the group, was trying to kickstart a solo …
Avatarmusicflipped into MusicAvatarAvatarRapper Flohio reps both London and Lagos, alwaysverified_publisherDAZED - Kemi AlemoruBorn in Nigeria and raised in Bermondsey, rapper Flohio sees herself as a bridge between two cultures. We’re at a shoot in an industrial complex in south east London – a stone’s throw away from the housing estate the 25-year-old rapper grew up on – to talk about cultural pride and identity in the …
Avatarmusicflipped into MusicGorillaz Tap Jack Black for Vibrant New 'Humility' VideoRolling Stone - Jon BlisteinGorillaz take over Venice Beach with Jack Black in the video for “Humility,” one of two new offerings from the animated outfit’s upcoming album The …
Avatarmusicflipped into MusicAvatarAvatarGrammys President Neil Portnow to Step DownPitchfork - Noah Yoo, Michelle Hyun KimRecording Academy President Neil Portnow will step down from his position next year when his contract expires, Billboard reports. Portnow has been the head of the organization since 2002. In a statement to Billboard, he said, “The evolution of industries, institutions and organizations is ultimately …
Avatarmusicflipped into MusicAvatarAvatar5 Tips From Questlove on How to Be More CreativeRolling Stone - Brian Hiatt“I like to think of myself more like a student,” says Questlove, who nevertheless takes on the role of teacher in his excellent new book, Creative …
Avatarmusicflipped into MusicAvatarAvatar10 Best Rap Releases of the Month: May 2018Rolling Stone - Mosi ReevesRap Release of the Month: Pusha-T, Daytona “I predict snow/Al Roker,” raps Pusha-T on this seven-track project’s “If You Know You Know.” But Daytona is …