Public Enemy Released A New Album Last Week…And, Sadly, No One Noticed
To be fair, they did keep it a secret, offering it as a surprise free download on the site Bandcamp (but seriously, who does that?!). When a legendary Rock and…
JAY-Z – The Chart Monarch Returns with 4:44…and All The Drama That Comes With Any New Hov Release
Ok. Cue up the haters. JAY-Z has a new album out, and like every other news event involving hip-hop’s longest-charting active rapper, it’s being met with mixed (including some predictably…
Blondie – and Debbie Harry – Are Back! The Tide is Rising (Again).
Usually when musicians release a new album, the goal is to do one or two things: 1) satisfy old fans; and/or 2) gain new ones. In this case, the old…
DAMN. Should We Really Be Celebrating Kendrick?
Kendrick Lamar, this generation’s hip-hop idol and critics’ darling, just dropped his fourth full album, DAMN., the official follow-up to his classic To Pimp A Butterfly (with the 2016 set…
On Charlie Wilson’s Latest Success: Age Problem? What Age Problem?
This is a story of how R&B legend Charlie Wilson is defying the odds with yet another stellar album release, In It To Win It, and a lead single that’s…