Best New Bands » Odd Future https://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Coachella Preview: Earl Sweatshirt https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/coachella-preview-earl-sweatshirt/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/coachella-preview-earl-sweatshirt/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:39:12 +0000 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,

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-frank-ocean-channel-orange/feed/ 0 Frank Ocean Gears Up For Tour And Album Release https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/frank-ocean-gears-up-for-tour-and-album-release/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/frank-ocean-gears-up-for-tour-and-album-release/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 02:14:53 +0000 It is safe to say that Frank Ocean is the man of the moment. In the midst of creeping into stardom, selling out shows during a nationwide tour, and gearing up to release his debut LP, the 24-year-old R&B singer took to his Tumblr blog last week and wrote an open letter revealing that the

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/frank-ocean-gears-up-for-tour-and-album-release/feed/ 0 Album Review: The Internet – Purple Naked Ladies https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-the-internet-purple-naked-ladies/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-the-internet-purple-naked-ladies/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:04:39 +0000 Syd tha Kid is a bit of an odd fit for Odd Future.  For a group that’s constantly maligned as homophobic and misogynistic, the presence of an openly homosexual female amongst their ranks has turned a few heads.  But she’s just as enthralling and rapturous as the rest of them. The Internet, collaboration between Syd

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-the-internet-purple-naked-ladies/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 3/14/11 https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-3-14-11/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-3-14-11/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:00:00 +0000 Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: The London Souls Where: Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY When: Monday, March 14 at Cost: $5 Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who: The Pogues Where: Terminal 5, NYC When: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, March 15th-17th, 8pm Cost: $70 Age Restrictions: All Ages *** Picked By: Laurel Kathleen Who: Old Toy

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