New Music Releases
Nick Hakim’s star still shines brightly: R&B wunderkind delivers a breezy, if imperfect, third effort “Cometa”
It must be acknowledged how confident and cogent Nick Hakim’s releases are. The young Brooklynite broke out in 2017 with his debut LP, Green Twins, an esoteric R&B opus that opened to …
Night-times and dreamscapes with Yuto Takei’s newest EP “MA”
Not everything needs to have a direct meaning. Art History is full of instances of works where the experience is down to the audience. For a musical analog of Abstract Impressionism, with a …
Femininity is a prism. Tove Lo shines through on her new record “Dirt Femme”
Pain-be-damned pop icon Tove Lo is back with a delicious new album Dirt Femme. In her full-length debut, Tove explores femininity beyond the monolith. It’s an ambitious album for the artist …
NNAMDÏ is having more fun than us, and that’s okay: “Please Have A Seat” shines
Up in the sky! It’s rap! It’s pop-punk! Wait! It’s Superman (i.e. NNAMDÏ). In his fourth album, Please Have a Seat, NNAMDÏ (i.e. Superman… Ok, that bit is over) defies categorization. I …
News
Red Bull BC One Cypher Canada brought Toronto out of the pandemic slumber
Toronto’s hip-hop community gathered at the Design Exchange on October 15th to participate in the Red Bull BC One Cypher Canada. Fans and dancers from …
SC1 announces $10,000 POC Creator Grants Program & collaboration opportunity with Miguel
Schedule One Concepts, aka S1C, is an LA life and style brand founded by Grammy-winning musician, Miguel. This week the organization announced an …
Necropolis Music Festival is here to keep the festival season going
Things are starting to get chilly in Chicago with fall coming into full colour. As we head into the last chapter of the year outdoor events are darn …
Groove Cruise is getting ready to set sail to Cabo San Lucas
Hundreds of people are counting down the days to October 19th when they will board the newly-renovated Norwegian Jewel for 5 days of non-stop music …
Red Bull BC One one-on-one breaking competition returns to Canada
Red Bull BC One, a global breakdancing competition that has been running since 2004, is back in full force this year. The Canadian dates have already …
TINK’s release party for Pillow Talk was a celebration
R&B singer and rapper TINK has dropped her lasted album Pillow Talk, just the other day. This record is revealing and honest, exposing her …
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