Author: Press Room
On the latest episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart addressed Donald Trump‘s mediocre reaction to the death of Senator Lindsey Graham, who died on July 11. “The big news from the weekend was the sudden passing of Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina,” Stewart said as he opened the show. “Now, obviously, I knew him a bit from lobbying down at Capitol Hill, but I didn’t know him particularly well. So I’ll let Lindsey Graham’s best friend memorialize the late senator.” Stewart then cut to a clip from Fox and Friends, where Trump called in and said, “He was…
All Life Of Olly achieved its ninth platinum album. The certification, which arrived with this week's FIMI survey, brings the album published in October 2024 just one step away from diamond discthe highest threshold established by the Italian Music Industry Federation. The achievement adds to the fourth platinum obtained last week by Silly Nostalgiathe song with which the Genoese singer-songwriter won the 75th edition of the Sanremo Festival. With these two recognitions Olly reaches 40 certifications in his career: 30 platinum records and 10 gold records. What is needed for the diamond disk The diamond is obtained by overcoming the…
It's called “If I were” the new song by Martha May which explores one of the most common and exhausting dynamics of the human condition: the risk of being trapped in a time that doesn't exist. Through a continuous game of hypotheses (“if I were”, “if I had”, “if only I had”…), the song photographs that psychological limbo tense between the ghosts of the past – the things not done or the missed presences – and the projections of an ideal future never experienced. It is not necessarily an autobiographical piece, but rather a universal story that anyone can relate…
Flaco G returns with a new single. It's called PAO PAOcomes out Friday July 17 for Atlantic Records/Warner Music Italy and once again bears the signature of Lubiwith whom the Milanese rapper had already collaborated. The song arrives two months after the release of THE GOLDFATHERthe first album, and precedes the appointment of October 12th at the Fabrique in Milanthe first headlining date in the club. PAO PAO, the new single with Lubi PAO PAO it's built on a straight rap, with recognizable punchlines and an immediate chorus. The verses alternate technique and character, in a combination that works precisely…
Garrett Burke collects weird sounds. He has an aficionado’s ear for the wet slap, the digestive gurgle, the fleshy smack that might be pornographic, violent, or both. The Philadelphia-based experimental percussionist crafts all of these noises himself, and then stores them in Ableton, like jars in an apothecary. He hammers out a welter of cross-rhythms on a discontinued MIDI drum pad with all these sounds, piles on effects with a rat’s nest of modules, mulches that back into Ableton, and then spits it back out onto his drum pad, adding ever more layers.Somewhere in this regurgitative process, the music takes…
Sadie Dupuis is still a hot mess—“like, infinite degrees,” to be exact. On “Six Ways,” her humblebrags surf programmed drumrolls that tick like a faulty gas stove and riffs that punch like the ones on Sleigh Bells’ debut. It’s been over a decade since the Speedy Ortiz record where Dupuis dubbed herself “caller of the shots” and “the best at being second place”; now, the cool-loser laureate fancies herself an “armchair head cheerleader.” It’s a juxtaposition that sums up Dupuis’ niche as a hardworking oddball putting her slacker vocal fry and poetry MFA to use in tongue-twisting, slice-of-life pop rock…
As an astute student of soul, Jasmine Rose Wilson has identified a common thread tying together all the different permutations of the music. The 31-year-old singer—aka Baby Rose—knows that soul is all about pining for something that’s just out of reach, whether it’s a lover, a memory, or a dream. On YEARNALISM, her third album and second for Secretly Canadian, Baby Rose tests her hypothesis as she chronicles the permutations of desire. It’s a twofold project. Each song explores a different kind of longing—lovers come together but fall apart, dreams fade away only to have resolutions renewed—against a different strain…
Taylor was among the A-list guests that the rap legend brought during his three anniversary concerts You can't knock Teyana Taylor's hustle. On Monday, Taylor reflected on her career and thanked Jay-Z a day after sharing the stage with him during his third and final night of his Yankee Stadium residency on Sunday. Taylor helped kick off the “Extra Innings” show by coming out to do Mary J. Blige's part on “Can't Knock the Hustle,” the acclaimed track from Jay-Z's 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt. In a heartfelt message shared on Instagram alongside photos from Sunday night, Taylor said that…
A ? of WHEN was inevitable. Reset, the 2022 album by longtime collaborators Panda Bear and Sonic Boom, was a joyful collection that felt like exactly what it was: the work of two wildly talented best bros riffing off one another’s strongest ideas. Enthusiasm was its defining characteristic: There’s Noah Lennox and Pete Kember’s mutual admiration, of course, but also their shared love of pre-British Invasion pop, complex vocal harmonies, and counterintuitive juxtapositions. Not many records could credibly birth both a dub version and a mariachi reimagining; Reset is not like most records.With most of the juice finally squeezed from…
Mike Browning, the drummer and vocalist best known for co-founding the pioneering death metal bands Morbid Angel and Nocturnus, has died. “R.I.P Mike,” Morbid Angel wrote on Instagram. “Thanks for helping making all this happen. Our condolences to his family & especially his daughter.” Browning was 62.Browning was born May 26, 1964 in Tampa, Florida. He picked up his first drumsticks at age 13 and fell in love with playing along to Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin records. After drawing inspiration from bands like Angel Witch, Slayer, and Mercyful Fate for his playing style, Browning found likeminded musicianship in guitarist-turned-friend…
