To say it simply, music runs in the blood of self-proclaimed “genre-less” artist Jordyn Simone. Based out of LA, she grew up hitting gospel high notes with her parents and has competed at the highest level of singing competitions like The Voice and American Idol. In addition to her immense technical skill, she has developed […]
Culture – 10 mins ago Torry Threadcraft Torry Threadcraft is a contributing writer at Okayplayer where he… Photo Credit: Raymond Boyd/Getty Images Dozens of people who knew Tupac Shakur personally were interviewed for the book. A new book on the life and lore of Tupac Shakur is set to arrive on June 8th, the 25th […]
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Michel Dufour / Getty The masses prove once again they miss the old Kanye West. His 2010 custom bag has resold for a cool $55,000. As spotted on High Snobiety one of the rapper’s most famous accessories has just landed a new owner. Last week Yeezy’s custom Goyard backpack was sold for […]
Part emotional odyssey, part experimental radio play, the SVBKVLT artist holds up a fractured mirror to the absurdity of contemporary times. Yen Tech guides us through an extraordinary aural retelling of an alternative cultural history of the COVID-19 pandemic in his sprawling Fact mix, which weaves together text-to-script speech, AI language models and a breathtaking […]
As of Tuesday (4/27), 44.6% of New Yorkers had received at least one COVID vaccine, and 31.9% both. With cases continuing to fall in the state, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the 12 AM curfew on outdoor dining will be lifted beginning Monday, May 17. The indoor dining curfew will be lifted two weeks […]
Berlin-based singer/songwriter Anika is back with a new single, “Finger Pies,” her first material in eight years. It’s a bit different from her older stuff, which was like if Nico went synthwave. This new track’s got more going on — a catchy bassline, and a mixture of spoken-word performance and singing, Public Practice or Algebra Suicide style. She’s also signed to Sacred Bones now; the label is co-releasing “Finger Pies” with Geoff Barrow’s Invada Records. Continue reading
[Photos via Mint Green/Spotify, Hands Off Gretel/Spotify, War On Women/Spotify, Meet Me @ The Altar/Spotify] Back in February, Alternative Press hailed Pinkshift as one of 100 Artists You Need To Know. Now, vocalist Ashrita Kumar is expanding that list with 18 of her favorite emerging pop-punk-adjacent bands. It might not surprise you to learn that the Baltimore-based outfit’s […]
Summer Walker is over men. Taking to her “galactawhore” Instagram account on Monday, the “Girls Need Love” singer seemingly announced that she was done dating men and was looking for a female companion. “Where the bitches at?” she asked along with the rainbow emoji, a symbol of the LGBTQ+ community. “I never wanna see another […]
Puerto Rican singer-songwriter iLe is back with a video for a new song called “No Es Importante.” The single is a preview of an upcoming album from the artist. Watch the César Berríos–directed video of iLe’s karaoke performance below. “‘No Es Importante’ is a song that speaks from an intimate perspective, when you need to […]
