If you walk into the right barbershop in Jakarta, Indonesia, you can expect to be transported back to the mood of a heaving, sweaty underground club from any Western city in the 1990s. It is […]
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yeule: softscars
When yeule uncorks their roar, it sounds like a full-body exorcism, like they’ve been waiting their entire life to let it out. Wrapped up in grungy angst, hurtling alongside rambunctious cymbal crashes, and shadowed by […]
Alan Palomo: World of Hassle
For Alan Palomo, the past eight years were an education. In the time since 2015’s VEGA INTL. Night School, his shimmering third LP under the Neon Indian moniker, Palomo felt the need to hone his […]
Vagabon: Sorry I Haven’t Called
Laetitia Tamko opens her latest album as Vagabon, Sorry I Haven’t Called, as if you’re leaving a party right alongside her, finally free to debrief without looking over your shoulders. “Can I talk my shit?” […]
Lydia Loveless: Nothing’s Gonna Stand in My Way Again
Is Lydia Loveless, who made their name writing infectious country-rock songs with a death wish—songs about setting an ex’s lawn on fire and getting shot down in a lovers’ spat—mellowing out? “I’m getting older and […]
Alex Murdaugh Pleads Guilty to Charges of Fraud, Money Laundering
‘Take Responsibility’ “It’s my hope that by taking responsibility that the people I’ve hurt can begin to heal,” convicted murderer and family annihilator tells judge following plea agreement Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty to 22 counts […]
Adin Ross Broke Streaming Records With a Baffling Fake Kim Jong Un Interview
Forrest Gump famously said, “Stupid is as stupid does.” Forrest Gump clearly never spent a Wednesday night tuning into a much-hyped interview between livestreamer Adin Ross and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, which was […]
Confessions of a Journalist Turned Weed Smuggler
It’s a little after midnight on a cold winter night. I’m in someone else’s van, driving down a highway I’ve never seen before. I’m on my way to pick up a load of marijuana and transport […]
Kylie Minogue: Tension
Should executives at Mattel follow through with their plans for a full-blown, thousand-year Barbie movie franchise, they might take a page from another enduring icon and star of the summer: Kylie Minogue. The similarities between […]
Lil Peep / iLoveMakonnen: DIAMONDS
Posthumous rap releases can sometimes leave a sour taste in the mouth. All too often, they are a last-ditch effort at cashing in on an artist’s legacy. In the first two years after Lil Peep’s […]
Cash Cobain: Pretty Girls Love Slizzy
At this point, calling Bronx rapper-producer Cash Cobain’s music “filthy” is like calling hot sauce “spicy”: a technically correct observation that doesn’t begin to describe what it’s doing to your nerve receptors. Though he’s a […]
Ayri ’s “Closer”: Crafting Global Beats & Forging Intimate Bonds Through Music
Music is often an artist’s canvas, reflecting their innermost thoughts, feelings, and inspirations. For fast-rising Pop artist Ayri, it’s more than just a form of expression; it’s a medium to convey her innate sensuality and […]