Chicago – Rap duo Run The Jewels is following up a crazy Coachella weekend – in which after getting an introduction from Bernie Sanders, rappers Killer Mike and El-P destroyed the Coachella main stage with a mind-blowing performance – with the release of the official video for “Love Again (feat. Gangsta Boo),” from Run The Jewels’ groundbreaking sophomore album, Run The Jewels 2. Produced by JASH and Pulse
Los Angeles – It’s time for Coachella. It seems that every year it gets harder and harder to figure out where you want to be and who you want to see. We’ve come up with some recommendations to help you find some new bands to include in the mix. We’ve seen most of these bands
For the past year or so, JEFF The Brotherhood have been zigzagging the country in support of their latest album, Hypnotic Nights. The album was their highest charting to date and their first with Warner Bros. But being on a major hasn’t stopped the brothers Orrall from rocking and rocking hard. They maintain an independent mentality even
Part of the joy that comes with being a music writer is the joy of discovering the best new bands and musicians. It happens when you least expect it. That’s how I was introduced to Jake Bugg. While the 19-year-old troubadour has been making headlines in his native England. Until recently, he was barely noticed
Skinny Lister has made quite the name for itself in the UK and after spending a few months Stateside—including a successful week at South by Southwest and a spot during this year’s Coachella—the London-based quintet has been making a large splash across the pond. Thursday night at Club Nokia, the “pub-folk” outfit showed the city
Last weekend’s edition of Coachella featured everything you could hope for in a festival. There was heat, wind, dust and oh yeah, some great music as well. Between the babes and the bros, everyone seemed to have a good time taking in the sights and sounds of the desert. As weekend two is upon us,
One of the more unlikely people to be playing a headlining slot at Coachella, albeit on a small stage on Friday night, is Odd Future’s Earl Sweatshirt. But that doesn’t mean that anyone who has been following the rapper’s colorful career should be in the least bit surprised. Born Thebe Neruda Kgositsile in Los Angeles,
“Check this guy out,” a friend wrote me in an email last year. “This white guy sounds exactly like Ghostface Killah.” In the beginning, this is how I imagine most people came to know Action Bronson: not through his talent as a rapper, but because the voice of this Queens native is a dead ringer
Today Theophilus London dropped his first new studio track in a minute. TL has been holed up in studios from Paris to Berlin to Brooklyn working on music for his still untitled new album, due this fall. The first taste of the vibe and direction Theophilus is taking for the album can be heard
In recent years, Coachella has dedicated at least one headlining spot to a hip-hop act. In 2010 it was Beastie Boys, 2011 Kanye West, last year Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, and this year the reunion of the Wu-Tang Clan. But despite the lure and appeal of hip-hop heavyweights, the genre’s general presence has