Pete Rock will complete his trilogy of instrumental LPs this December with the release of PeteStrumentals 3, the legendary hip-hop producer’s latest installment focusing on his inimitable studio work. However, unlike the previous samples-heavy releases in the PeteStrumentals series, the third installment sees Rock creating his own loops with a …
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On July 3rd, 2019, Stonechild Chiefstick, a Chippewa Cree man who was part of the Suquamish tribal community in Poulsbo, Washington, was shot and killed by police during a confrontation at a park. Accounts surrounding the circumstances of the confrontation vary, but he wasn’t carrying a gun, and the officer …
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Sharon Van Etten has released a new song, “Let Go,” which will be featured in the upcoming documentary, Feels Good Man, about the history behind the internet meme Pepe the Frog. As anyone who was too online during the 2016 election knows, Pepe the Frog, originally created by artist Matt …
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A review of this week’s Fargo, “The Pretend War,” coming up just as soon as I’m your Monopoly card… “And I realized: To be an American is to pretend. Capiche? You pretend to be one thing, when really you are something else.” —Ebal Violante Midway through “The Pretend War,” Oraetta …
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The first time that producer Ted Templeman saw Van Halen playing at the Starwood in West Hollywood one night in 1977, he burst out of the club’s doors to find the nearest payphone. He called Donn Landee, a recording engineer he worked closely with, and left several messages. “You’ve got …
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Mike Lee, apparently, has some concerns about democracy. This could be argued of pretty much any Republican lawmaker who has endorsed the party’s voter suppression efforts and total supplication to an authoritarian president who won’t commit to a peaceful transition of power. But on Thursday morning, the senator from Utah …
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Objectively speaking, Claudia Conway is fascinating. It’s controversial to state this point-blank, mostly because Conway is 15 years old, and there’s a tacit agreement among most mainstream media outlets that minors are off-limits (despite the entirety of the celebrity industrial complex serving as evidence to the contrary). But the daughter …
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Flea reacted to news of the death of Eddie Van Halen on Instagram shortly after the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist’s son announced the legend’s passing on Tuesday. “Oh, man. Damn. I love you, Eddie Van Halen,” the bassist wrote. “A true rocker, a deep musician, a HUGE …
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Jay Electronica has finally released his album, Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn), eight years after first revealing the tracklist and 13 years after first teasing the project. The album is available via Tidal and features contributions from Jay-Z, The-Dream, LaTonya Givens, and the Bullitts. Jay Electronica also …
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Just over a year after the release of Brittany Howard’s solo debut Jaime, the Alabama Shakes singer performed three standouts from the LP for CBS This Morning’s “Saturday Sessions.” For the mini-set — which came just days after the singer played her “Baby” on The Late Late Show — Howard …
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