Maggie Rogers enjoyed an amazing 2016, thanks a fortuitous visit from Pharrell. The Neptunes mastermind dropped in on Rogers’ NYU music production class one day, previewing students’ tracks […]
REVIEW: Tuxedo – Fux With The Tux EP
Disco-funk revivalists Tuxedo have just dropped a brand new surprise EP. The duo first hatched as a 2006 collaboration between L.A. neo-soul singer-songwriter Mayer Hawthorne and Seattle-based producer Jake […]
MUSIC: Dahi Divine – Outro/Sway My Way
Philly saxophonist and composer Dahi Divine has already made a solid name for himself in the jazz world. A graduate of the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music, […]
BOOK REVIEW: Marc Myers – Anatomy of a Song
In 1964, Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers were hard at work in the studio with producer Phil Spector, crafting what would become the transcendent […]
In Memoriam: George Michael
With the recent loss of George Michael, 2016 continues to be an extraordinarily fatal year for beloved musicians (highly convincing conspiracy theories notwithstanding). Born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, he […]
MUSIC: Star Slinger – Slow Love (feat. James Vincent McMorrow)
By all accounts, Manchester-based DJ/producer Star Slinger has had a busy year. It began with the release of an EP in January (Sketchy), a mixtape in May (Volume […]
MUSIC: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Please Come Home For Christmas
“Please Come Home For Christmas” has long been a perennial holiday tearjerker, ever since its first recording by Charles Brown in 1960. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings’ faithful, […]
MUSIC: Aaron Abernathy – Bachelorette (feat. Phonte & Black Milk)
Aaron Abernathy’s latest single from brand new release Monologue, “Bachelorette” takes aim at high school nostalgia. Black Milk and Phonte join Abernathy for turns at the mic on […]
MUSIC: MH the Verb & ArtHouse95 – Good Morning
Philly-based MC/producer MH the Verb re-enters the game with “Good Morning,” a joint that he and several members of his ArtHouse95 crew (Drusef, Mic Stew, and Kuf Knotz) […]
MUSIC: Topaz Jones – Get Lost
As autumn temps begin to drop, New Jersey-based MC Topaz Jones offers up a slice of West Coast warmth. His new single, “Get Lost,” finds the rapper California […]