The steadfast devotion between the women of Boygenius is a subject worthy of a dog-eared literary classic, one that’s passed from friend to friend until the pages come fluttering off the spine. In 2016, Julien Baker spotted Lucy […]
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Chlöe: In Pieces
We’re well acquainted with Chloe x Halle—“gospel-raised,” genre-bending wunderkinds who didn’t utter a curse word until their second studio album, 2020’s Ungodly Hour. Now a 24-year-old solo star, Chlöe is ready to flaunt her goodies to a pop-trap beat, capitalize […]
Gel: Only Constant
Gel make hardcore for the freaks. That’s a statement of intent, established in the title of the New Jersey band’s 2019 demo and reaffirmed at every sweaty, ecstatic show they’ve played since. Increasingly, over an impressive […]
Ada Rook: Rookie’s Bustle
As one half of the noise-pop duo Black Dresses, Ada Rook makes radioactive sleepover music that explores the fear, anger, and trauma spawned by a hostile world. On solo records like 2016’s Void Fantasy and 2020’s 2,020 Knives, she […]
A Popular Hip-Hop Podcast Has Become a Safe Haven for White Supremacy: Report
No Jumper, a popular podcast whose roots are in hip-hop culture, has allegedly transitioned into a platform for white supremacy, antisemitism, and misogyny, according to a Media Matters for America investigation. The news site, which […]
Tech Leaders Sign Open Letter Calling for Pause on AI Development
Over 1,400 tech leaders and academics including Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp have signed an open letter calling on Artificial Intelligence developers to pause training of some of their […]
You Cannot Cancel Gwyneth Paltrow Because Gwyneth Paltrow Is Mother
Back in the Paleolithic era of the internet, aka the late 2010s, it was highly fashionable to hate on Gwyneth Paltrow. She was a constant punchline for late-night talk show wags. Health experts would regularly […]
Payroll Giovanni Still Serves Game
Blue Chips is a monthly rap column that highlights exceptional rising rappers. To read previous columns, click here. There’s a universe where Payroll Giovanni, YG, and Jeezy release a group album scored by the Grammy-winning […]
ICECOLDBISHOP: Generational Curse
Halfway through Generational Curse, the debut album by the South Central L.A.-born rapper ICECOLDBISHOP, somebody shoots up a house party. Like so many other things in Bishop’s writing—the deaths of parents and friends, the drugs that […]
Yaya Bey: Exodus the North Star EP
On her remarkable 2022 album Remember Your North Star, Yaya Bey unearthed grief and heartache amid a slow-burning patchwork of hip-hop, neo-soul, and Afrobeats. The Brooklyn-based singer’s new EP, Exodus the North Star, is a sparkling addendum and […]
Punter: Punter
Nathan Burns’ furious howl is the sound of someone who’s been screaming relentlessly for days in an otherwise empty room. His home city of Melbourne, Australia holds the record for world’s longest COVID-19 lockdown, totaling almost […]
Purling Hiss: Drag on Gerard
Back in 2009, Mike Polizze was sitting at home in Philadelphia staring down a pile of solo recordings when he decided to slap the name Purling Hiss on them like a provincial flag. It wasn’t […]