Year: 2021

Ja Rule's oil painting of FYRE Festival was sold as an NFT for $122,000. Ja Rule has joined the likes of Aphex Twin and Calvin Harris in auctioning his first non-fungible token (NFT), which is a token that determines the ownership of a piece of a digital asset such as...

In honor of Sharon Van Etten's Epic's tenth anniversary, Shamir is the latest artist to cover a track from the indie classic. The cover of "Dsharpg" by Shamir begins with thunderous guitar. Lucinda Williams’ take on “Save Yourself,” Big Red Machine’s “A Crime,” and Idles on “Peace Signs,” is followed...

The Offspring have released a video for their latest single "Let the Bad Times Roll," and it's every bit as bizarre as you'd imagine. The band performs the song (which is a reference to the Cars' "Let the Good Times Roll") as teenagers get themselves into trouble — cellphones attack,...

On Paul McCartney's latest McCartney III album, "Find My Way" was one of the most upbeat tracks. Beck has reworked the song for his forthcoming album McCartney III Imagined, which will be released on April 16th. Electronic flutters, funky drumming, and a beefed-up voice featuring Beck and the Beatles singing...

Justin Bieber has released a surprise deluxe version of his sixth studio album, Justice, which was released last week. The extended LP, dubbed Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe), was released at midnight on Thursday. Six bonus tracks are included in the album. “There She Go” with Lil Uzi Vert, “I Can't...

Elvis Costello has released the La Face de Pendule à Coucou EP, which includes six Francophone remixes of three songs from his "Hey Clockface" album from 2020. The EP was unveiled digitally at 12 a.m. on Thursday, with a vinyl edition due out this summer from Concord Records. In addition...

Lil Nas X has unveiled a new single called "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)," which comes with a provocative video directed by Tanu Muino. The out rapper and singer then takes us to Montero, a fantasy land named after him (Montero Lamar Hill), where he can openly share his...

This summer, Ibiza hopes to welcome half of the pre-pandemic tourism numbers. Spain remains committed to reviving its tourism industry this summer, with tourism minister Reyes Maroto stating that the country's aim is to attract half the number of visitors they had in the year 2019. Tens of Thousands of...

Iceage have released a new song entitled "Shelter Song" from their upcoming album Seek Shelter, which will be released on May 7th through Mexican Summer. With huge guitars and the Lisboa Gospel Group backing up frontman Elias Bender Rønnenfelt, “Shelter Song” has shades of Britpop at its most reverb-soaked and...

In their new video for "Buzzcut," which features Danny Brown, Brockhampton takes a wild ride. The band is seen cruising around in a car on a ride where the landscape morphs in the new video directed and edited by Dan Streit with creative direction by Kevin Abstract. The journey becomes...