Author: Press Room
Between King Princess, Princess Nokia, and our reigning Midwest Princess, I wouldn’t blame the guards at Music Castle™ if they decreed: Enough! Next Princess swims the moat! Prithee, good sires—let down the drawbridge for one more?Prairie Princess—the country-fried anti-folk-rock project of 23-year-old sound engineer and multi-instrumentalist Emerson Borakove—sits nearer to the kingdoms of Jeffrey Lewis, Kimya Dawson, Pigeon Pit, and Paul Baribeau. The group’s DIY debut, Jewish American Prairie Princess, is an often sweet, always smart collection of lo-fi love songs and rowdy, referential romps high on a strain of irreverent, outsider Americana known to R. Crumb fans. With the…
Dinner Party—the hip-hop/jazz supergroup featuring Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, Kamasi Washington, and 9th Wonder—is rooted in bringing people together, the deceptively generic name providing the apt metaphor of friends sharing a meal. On Whatchu Bringing? they take an even more literal approach. “Now you know better than to show up empty-handed,” laments guest vocalist J. Ivy, responding to a knock at the door on opening track “Stop Being Late.” What follows is an admonishment both sharp and tongue-in-cheek, a lighthearted Ninety-five Theses of potluck etiquette. It’s a clever way to open their third LP: a warm invitation to join a…
Panettiere openly discussed her struggles navigating child stardom and abuse in the entertainment industry The investigation into the shocking death of Hayden Panettiere has been joined by the Drug Enforcement Administration, a source familiar with the matter told The New York Times. ABC, which also confirmed the news, stated that the Greenville City Police Department in South Carolina remains the lead investigative agency, and the DEA is assisting. Greenville police “accompanied by EMS personnel, responded to a report of an unresponsive female” on Sunday (Aug. 16), according to a statement given to NBC News. “Upon arrival, medical assistance was administered; however, the individual, later identified…
Geese’s Cameron Winter has announced his first live album, which he recorded at the historic Carnegie Hall. The gig was held last December at the iconic New York venue, and came as part of his run of stripped-back solo gigs. For the majority of the setlist, Cameron performed tracks from his 2024 debut album, ‘Heavy Metal’, but re-envisioned them on the piano. He also shared three previously unreleased compositions, ‘It All Fell In The River’, ‘Emperor XIII In Shades’ and ‘If You Turn Back Now’, before closing the set with 2024 double singles ‘Take It With You’ and ‘Vines’. Cameron…
Charlie Martin and Will Taylor know that it’s never too late to start over. As the core members of Hovvdy—the slowcore duo they founded in 2014 that’s since evolved into a powerhouse of laid-back indie pop—the Texas natives have explored the intricacies of reaching major life milestones, feeling like a deadbeat, and those odd moments when the two intersect. That mentality led to 2024’s self-titled double album, a record Martin describes as “generous,” not only in its epic duration but also in the tender feelings it revealed. For their sixth album, Big World, Hovvdy dial it back with shorter runtimes…
730turk is a real wild style rapper. Thirty years ago, he’d have been a No Limit soldier Master P took a flyer on, complete with a minor role in P’s crime comedy I Got the Hook-Up and an upcoming record previewed in the CD booklet of Ghetto D. In our modern times, life for the thirtysomething Orlando rapper looks more like trying to go viral one performance clip at a time, jigsawing his life back together after a pair of five-year bids in state and federal prison. He’s got a better shot than most, thanks to his signature trick: ping-ponging…
Jack Coleman, who co-starred in the sci-fi drama Heroes alongside Hayden Panettiere, mourned the actress’ death at age 36 in an emotional tribute. Panettiere died on Sunday and her death is being investigated after an apparent overdose. “I’m heartbroken. I couldn’t begin to put my thoughts into words until now, and they will be inadequate,” began Coleman in his remembrance posted to social media. “I’ve loved Hayden since day one of the pilot of Heroes, 20 years ago, when she introduced herself by shouting ‘daddy’ and throwing her arms around me. From that day on, she called me daddio. She…
Wolf Alice have shared the folksy ‘Hit The Sky’, the last in their run of B-sides from ‘The Clearing‘ – listen below. The new song is the third and final song on ‘The Clearing: B Sides’, following on from the delicate, piano-led ‘Gospel Oak’ and a cover of The Roches’ ‘Hammond Song’, which featured Sunflower Bean‘s Julia Cumming and Bria Salmena. ‘Hit The Sky’ is a stomping folk rock jam that features fiddle playing by James Gavin and it again includes Cumming on backing vocals. Originally recorded as a demo during sessions for ‘The Clearing’, the band returned to it a year later to complete the recording. The full collection of B-sides is…
In 2010, Dane Cook‘s brother was ordered to pay the comedian $12 million after he and his wife pled guilty to embezzling the money. Darryl McCauley was sentenced to six years in prison on charges including larceny, forgery, and embezzlement; Erika McCauley was sentenced to two to three years in prison on charges including two counts of larceny. After serving his sentence and being released from behind bars, McCauley disappeared. “Where is he? What has he done? How does this end?” Cook narrates at the beginning of his new documentary, Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story, which dives into the…
Gang of Youths frontman David Le’aupepe has spoken to NME about the band’s first new single in four years ‘Things Take Time’ and the “philosophical freedom” that has come with writing new material for the band’s long-awaited fourth studio album. The single marks the band’s first new original material since their acclaimed 2022 album ‘Angel In Realtime.’, and marks a significant change of pace. Rather than returning to the maximalist, big-swinging indie-rock that has shaped their previous albums, ‘Things Take Time’ opts for a refined and jazzy groove that swings atop sparse piano chords and stabs of horns. As far…
