Ty Dolla $ign, Danny Brown, Kamaiyah, Wiki & more playing Mass Appeal BBQ in...
The 2016 Central Park Summerstage shows are underway, and a very cool ticketed rap show is happening this month. It’s presented by Mass Appeal, and hosted by Nas (who founded Mass Appeal Records), and...
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Denzel Curry So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we’d call “indie,” and talk about what metal is coming out....
View Article24 New Rap and R&B Songs Out This Week
Among this week’s many new albums are the Bad Bunny, Sheff G, and Conway projects that I wrote about in Notable Releases; and we also got new ones from Future, Polo G, and Moneybagg Yo. Plus, we got...
View Article30 New Rap and R&B Songs Released This Week
Not surprisingly, a lot of the new rap and R&B songs released this week were protest songs. Here’s all the hip hop we posted on BV this week, all in one place… NEEM, PLAYS & ARAABMUZIK – “WHY...
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Sun June album art So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we’d call “indie,” and talk about what metal is coming...
View ArticleRick Ross shares new song ft. Jazmine Sullivan & 21 Savage; album due in...
Rick Ross will release his new album Richer Than I Ever Been on December 10 via Maybach Music Group/Epic, and he’s just shared its lead single, “Outlawz.” It’s got big, triumphant, luxurious...
View Article††† (Crosses) share pre-show playlist + win tix to their NYC show!
Having played some smaller release shows last fall to celebrate their new LP Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete. last fall, ††† (Crosses) are now gearing up to begin a larger, lengthier tour in...
View Article23 New Songs Out Today
So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we’d call “indie,” and talk about what metal is coming...
View ArticleWhat’s Going on Tuesday?
TONIGHT IN & AROUND NYC The Music of Moondog w/ Kronos Quartet, Ghost Train Orchestra, David Byrne, Joan as Police Woman, Karen Mantler, Marissa Nadler @ Town Hall Michael Hurley, Cass McCombs @...
View ArticleA-Trak added to Fool’s Gold Day Off (which is happening Monday at 50 Kent in...
A-Trak at North Coast Music Fest 2013 (more by James Richards IV) A-Trak played the ongoing Electric Zoo festival on Randall’s Island yesterday (8/29), but we now know that won’t be the only time he...
View ArticleGorilla vs Bear’s favorite albums & songs of 2014
PC Music’s Hannah Diamond Gorilla vs Bear posted their lists of their favorite albums (35) and songs (100) of 2014. Though the albums list does have some of the stuff you always see (like The War On...
View ArticleNXNE expands 2015 lineup; Atlas Sound, Foxes In Fiction and more playing...
photo: Atlas Sound @ Osheaga 2012 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) NXNE has added a lot more artists to its 2015 edition which happens June 17 – 21 at venues all over Toronto, ON. Additions include Atlas...
View Articletickets on sale: Jenny Lewis, The Arcs, Jason Isbell, A-Trak, Aimee Mann &...
Tickets to the Protomartyr, Omni, Lemon Twigs, DRINKS, Yoko and the Oh No’s, Mothers, Car Seat Headrest, and Modern Vices CMJ show at Rough Trade go on sale today at noon. Tickets to the Jenny Lewis...
View ArticleA-Trak streaming a new remix of his Jamie Lidell collab, selling tickets to...
This past fall, Fool’s Gold label head and Kanye’s former touring DJ A-Trak released the dance-party-ready Jamie Lidell collab “We All Fall Down.” Jamie remixed it himself a little later on, and this...
View ArticleAraabmuzik touring, playing NYC with Nadus (who’s on the new Skrillex...
photo: AraabMusik at Pitchfork Fest 2012 (more by James Richards IV) Hip hop producer AraabMuzik ended 2015 with the release of two EPs, KING and Goon Loops. He just began a short North American tour...
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