Things Fall Apart, the 1999 masterpiece from The Roots, opens with a clip of dialogue from Spike Lee’s Mo’ Better Blues, wherein a trumpet player (Denzel Washington) is […]
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Michael Christmas at the Black Cat
Boston MC Michael Christmas thrives in a slow tempo world. His latest, the free Baggy Eyes EP showcases the rapper’s languid-not-lazy flow over downtempo R&B and G-funk-style production. Christmas drops […]
MUSIC: BadBadNotGood – In Your Eyes (feat. Charlotte Day Wilson)
PLAY: In Your Eyes (feat. Charlotte Day Wilson) Canadian foursome BadBadNotGood are jazz school geeks living the dream: cranking out moody, post-bop textures on collabs with Odd Future, Earl […]
MUSIC: Kaytranada – Got It Good (feat. Craig David)
Kaytranada’s house is packed with all the cool kids. On 99.9%–his debut album released earlier this month–the Haitian-Canadian producer spins studio magic with everyone from AlunaGeorge and Vic […]
Baby I’m A Star: Purple Rain, Reexamined
In late April of 2016, the masses returned to an album from 1984. It featured an iconic photo on its cover: a man in a purple crushed velvet […]
MUSIC: Curtis Roach – Conscious
On his new single, Detroit rapper Curtis Roach muses on how he “had to lose my mind for a minute and get it back.” It was worth the […]
MUSIC: Júníus Meyvant – Neon Experience
Júníus Meyvant is the alter ego of Icelandic singer-songwriter Unnar Gísli Sigurmundsson. Despite his chilly origins, Sigurmundsson’s music radiates nothing so much as warm sunshine, and “Neon Experience” […]
Art of Cool Fest (Durham, NC): Musical Must Sees
The Art of Cool Fest in Durham, NC (May 6-8) will bring together some amazing music talent in a fantastic outdoor atmosphere. Check out our picks for the […]
MUSIC: Mr. Lif – Let Go (feat. Selina Carrera)
Boston’s own Mr. Lif returns with single “Let Go” from Don’t Look Down, his first LP in over seven years. The track is a fantastic reintroduction that doubles […]
REVIEW: Oddisee – Alwasta
In a welcome surprise, DC rapper Oddisee dropped his latest last week, a seven-track EP that debuted on Stereogum. The EP’s title, Alwasta, is the Arabic term for a […]