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Jordan Benjamin is at a point in his career where he can be honest about his influences. Yes, his debut full-length and conceptual introduction as grandson, Death Of An Optimist, gave the music industry a shake upon its arrival on Dec. 4. And surely a lot of it was born out of him searching deeper into […]

N.W.A.’s “Fuck Tha Police” has seen a resurgence amidst the ongoing protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. As the Black Lives Matter movement continues, N.W.A.’s iconic track has become one of the top protest songs. So much so that “Fuck Tha Police” is seeing a massive jump on […]

Videogame heads and skaters are massively stoked by the reboot of the legendary Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series. You know who else is excited? Music fans. The soundtracks to those games were some of the best underground-rock gateway drugs a generation could have. Which made us wonder about what songs should be represented in future […]

The Tony Hawk skateboarding video games helped form many people’s music tastes with fantastic soundtracks, introducing old-school punk, hip-hop and metal to those who may have otherwise never discovered some great artists. Whether it was highlighting classic punk and rock icons or newer artists, the soundtracks still hold up today as solid mixes to introduce […]

As each day passes, more and more events are being postponed or canceled due to coronavirus. On March 18, Glastonbury Festival joined the list. The iconic UK-based festival would have been celebrating its 50th anniversary. The festival was set to take place from June 24-28. Glastonbury would have been headlined by Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, […]

Having worked in the music industry for over a decade, I’ve heard an astronomical amount of major BS from bands in my career. Not only do I often get to play the part of a grown adult’s babysitter/manager/boss sometimes, but as their primary investor, I dump tons of money into their career (with no guarantee […]

Heavy metal is easily the hardest, most aggressive type of music in existence, but it might not be good to listen to while driving. If you’ve ever been driving to some heavy tunes before and laid your foot down a little too hard on the pedal, there’s a reason why. Read More: iTunes is reportedly […]

Did you know that Spotify has more than 2,000 genres in its backend? Did you even know that many existed? Spotify data alchemist Glenn McDonald creates the genres by using an intricate science system we can’t even begin to understand. All of these genres—and the ones that have been created since then—are charted on Every […]

The Reading & Leeds festival is almost here, and it appears that Panic! At The Disco‘s Brendon Urie can’t wait to co-headline it with Kendrick Lamar. Read more: Shawn Mendes reacting to Panic! At The Disco’s VMAs performance is all of us In a new interview with Kerrang! the Panic! At The Disco frontman talked co-headlining this year’s […]

[Photos by: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon/YouTube, Evanescence/YouTube] Ariana Grande channeled Amy Lee for an Evanescence-style cover of Kendrick Lamar's “HUMBLE.” on Tuesday's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon—watch the clip from the show's “Musical Genre Challenge” below. Read more: Slayer perform “Raining Blood” on 'Fallon' Appearing on Fallon to promote her new single […]

A Kendrick Lamar fan had a surprise when listening a copy of good kid, m.A.A.d city on vinyl. Instead of a track from Lamar's second record, the music on side B was from punk band Decent Criminal. Watch a video of the mix-up below. Read more: A punk band’s album was accidentally pressed onto Beyoncé ‘Lemonade’ vinyl She […]

Over this past weekend, reports began to emerge that Kendrick Lamar would be joining the long list of performers to ban concert photography of any kind at his upcoming shows.  Read More: Jack White forcing fans to lock phones away for upcoming shows However, a rep from Lamar’s team told Pitchfork that he won’t be prohibiting the […]

Various Artists Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The latest dystopian book-series-into-blockbuster-film adaptation. An A-list mashup of rockers, rappers and breathless ingénues, offering a perfect intersection of critical appeal and commercial clout. The implied pressure to live up to the soundtrack success of Twilight and The Hunger Games. You already know what Divergent, the album, is […]