Lady Gaga – Stupid Love
2020-03-03
It’s a triumphant little melody that was born to be blared out over heavy keyboards, cries of “I want your stupid love!”, and an unapologetic wall of sound.Continue Reading
The 2020 Brit Awards Breakdown
2020-02-19
this year the Brit Awards pulled no punches in terms of enigmatic performances and dealing out awards to deserving local and international musicians, though the next step for the BPI would be to give more female artists the recognitionContinue Reading
How Sada Baby Is Making Better Music Than Your Favorite Rapper
2020-02-16
How did “Slide” come to be? First, the beat comes in: it’s some long-lost ‘80s dance loop, peppered with firework sound effects and funky guitar licks; the harsh lights of a crowd of emergency vehicles flash in time with the groove. Then, 27-year-old Detroit rapper Sada Baby, a supervillain hulkingContinue Reading
A Look back at Thank U, Next One Year Later
2020-02-11
It’s been a year since the infamous anthem of breakups was released, the song that the whole world was chanting in turn with Grande’s very public tumultuous life. The album that followed the single was tragedy disguised in upbeat, pink, hard hitting beats that somehow invoked emotion that was leastContinue Reading
A Look Back At Kendrick Lamar’s The Blacker The Berry 5 Years Later
2020-02-09
While the song’s lyrical themes of racialized self-hatred are executed flawlessly, the 2Pac sample (“Keep Ya Head Up”) on the pre-chorus is handled so well with the concept of the song, that it brings a new deeper sound and meaning to the words being expressed.Continue Reading
Fresh Knockouts Around The World: Week 2
2020-02-08
In this late installment of our weekly segment of fresh knockouts, we had a rough time making our picks, because of numerous great new releases around the world. In this week we had a lot new songs from already established names around the world, but also with a few youngContinue Reading
Atlanta’s Rising Rap Stars
2020-02-06
Ask anyone who’s causally followed mainstream hip-hop throughout the past decade which city has been dominating the genre and they will almost certainly tell you that that city is Atlanta.Continue Reading
A Look Into Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia
2020-02-01
A Look Into Dua Lipa’s ‘Future Nostalgia’ Rollout And Its Potential Impact On The Greater Scope of Pop Music With the announcement of one of the UK’s hottest pop divas, Dua Lipa’s newest album Future Nostalgia set to be released April 3 this year, it seems only fitting to lookContinue Reading
The Increasing Lack Of Effort Spawned From The Collaboration Of Two Of Entertainment’s Most Prominent Industries
2020-01-31
The idea of both the movie industry and music industry intertwining with each other is by no means a bad idea on paper, but the ultimate issue with this trend being it’s overwhelming power as a means of cross-platform and multimedia promotion and advertisingContinue Reading
New Track: Original Slim – Ghost
2020-01-28
New music from Minnesota MC Original Slim!Be sure to check out a review of his recent performance at the Skyway Theater and follow him on Instagram @theslimlevi. Visuals by @zacgrams.Continue Reading