Parisian producer NxxxxxS was among the first wave of artists who shaped the aesthetic of SoundCloud’s phonk scene in the early 2010s, finding equal inspiration in the dreamlike stillness of filmmakers like Tarkovsky or Jarmusch and the […]
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Jordan Neely Subway Killing a ‘Wake-Up Call for More Compassion’
Government officials clashed over their responses to the killing of Jordan Neely, a homeless man seemingly having a mental health crisis on the New York subway. On Monday afternoon, Neely, 30, was reportedly yelling and […]
The Sun Used to Be Yellow, According to This Cosmic Conspiracy Theory
The sun ain’t what it used to be. That’s what a weird contingent of amateur astronomers believes, anyway. The idea has swirled around the internet for years, and this week got another endorsement from U.K. […]
Nourished by Time: Erotic Probiotic 2
With their inquisitive pop music under the name Nourished by Time, singer and producer Marcus Brown rummages through the past like an archaeologist. Since 2019, the Baltimore-raised, London-based crooner has released a series of singles exploring […]
Y La Bamba: Lucha
The earliest recordings that Luz Elena Mendoza Ramos made under the name Y La Bamba were stark and immediate by design. The songs on their 2008 debut Alida St. felt captured, not recorded—as if Ramos had grabbed a […]
JFDR: Museum
Jófríður Ákadóttir was at odds with herself. “I can’t tell my feelings apart,” she sings in “Life Man,” a standout from Museum, her third album as JFDR. “Even when I reason with myself/I’m no closer.” […]
Martyna Basta: Slowly Forgetting, Barely Remembering
Martyna Basta was trained as a classical guitarist. On YouTube, you can find videos of the Polish musician as a preteen, tackling her repertoire with uncommon skill and an expressive sensibility unusual for a player […]
‘It’s a Huge Relief’: Trans ‘Shitposters’ on Bluesky Feel Safer Away From Twitter
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez remarked Tuesday on the social app Bluesky — a decentralized alternative to Twitter that sill has under 100,000 users — that she hadn’t tweeted in days. But she had posted to Bluesky […]
SPIN SETS Presents: Destructo
As one of the creators and producers of the original Electric Daisy Carnival in the early 90’s, electronic artist, producer and DJ Destructo has been a force in dance music for nearly three decades. He […]
‘Actor Is A Genderless Word’: Tony-Nominee Alex Newell Says Change In Broadway Is Coming
For Alex Newell, making history is tiring work. Less than 12 hours after the Shucked actor walked the white carpet at the 2023 Met Gala became the first nonbinary actor to be nominated for a […]
TikTok Influencer Jackson Mahomes Arrested for Sexual Battery
TikTok influencer Jackson Mahomes, also known as the cringe-posting little brother of Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, has been arrested for felony aggravated sexual battery. He was booked Wednesday morning into the Johnson County […]
Musk Threatens to Give Away NPR’s Twitter Handle Unless It Tweets Again
Temper Tantrum The public broadcaster quit Twitter after their account was labeled “state-affiliated” Elon Musk suggested he would re-assign NPR’s Twitter account because the company had stopped tweeting, NPR claimed on Tuesday. In a series […]