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Lupe Fiasco Is Teaching a Course in Rap at MIT
On top of announcing his eighth studio album Drill Music in Zion Lupe Fiasco has just revealed that will also be taking on the role of professor at MIT. In a Tweet, the Chicago rapper mentioned, “I been holding this for a while. I’ll put together something more sophisticated later that really captures the nuance and gravity, but for now, I’ll just say it straight and raw: I’m going to teach Rap at MIT.” Confirming this, MIT’s Arts account followed up with, “MIT’s MLK Visiting Professor Program their 2022-23 appointments! Three have expertise in the arts & humanities: associate professor of theater Eunice Ferreira, Grammy-award winning rapper Lupe Fiasco, and documentary filmmaker Louis Massiah. Congrats all!” There’s no news yet on how the curriculum will look but stay tuned as Lupe ...
Watch Turnstile Perform “Blackout” on Fallon
Turnstile have been taking over late-night TV one show at a time, and they continued that streak on Monday night with a visit to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. For the occasion, the Baltimore hardcore band played “Blackout” from their album Glow On. Watch a replay of their performance below. During a stop in Vancouver, the band also connected with Nardwuar for an interview. Watch him present them gifts and blow their minds with intimate knowledge of their respective histories below. Last December, Turnstile made their TV debut on Late Night With Seth Meyers with passionate renditions of “Mystery” and “T.L.C. (Turnstile Love Connection).” In March, the band also played Jimmy Kimmel Live! where they performed a four-song medley of Glow On material. Right now, Turnstile are on the ro...
Gold Panda Shares New Song “I’ve Felt Better (Than I Do Now)”: Listen
Gold Panda has released the video for new song “I’ve Felt Better (Than I Do Now).” It’s the first track from the British producer since 2019, and according to the accompanying announcement, it’s a “hint of what else is to come in 2022.” Gold Panda also revealed that, in the intervening years, he had (and recovered from) a brain haemorrhage. Listen to the song and read more below. “I made this when my daughter was two years old and I felt knackered and I’d turned 41,” he said in a statement. “The samples just came together and sounded like ‘I’ve felt better…’ and at the same time I was looking at my anti-depressants feeling tired and just thought ‘ha, that’s right!’” He continued: “I mess with chopping up samples until I get an interesting loop so I never set out to w...
This is What a ‘Pokémon Red and Blue’ Remake Could Look Like
Building on the popularity of the Pokémon video game remakes, Japanese Twitter user @pokeyugami created an updated take on Pokémon Red and Blue. Originally released back in 1996 for the Nintendo Game Boy, the titles explored the Kanto region and served as the first experience with the franchise for menu. @pokeyugami created a cel-shaded take that toes the line between watercolor and crayon illustration, inspired by the early ’90s artwork associated with Pokémon. Character designs closely follow the illustrations by original Pokémon character designer Ken Sugimori, while Pokémon designs offer a retro visual sensibility. It is important to note the 3D translation, inspired by the gameplay of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Take a look at what a remake for Pokémon Red and Blue could look like below....
Only One in Ten UK Festival Headliners Are Female This Year
According to a study from the BBC, only 13% of UK festival headliners in 2022 are female. In 2017, two major projects were launched by ReBalance and KeyChange with hopes to find more gender-inclusive festival line-ups in the future. However, five years on, 80% of this year’s festival headline slots are all-male. Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar, and Billie Eilish are headlining Glastonbury this year, while the Reading and Leeds headliners are Dave, Arctic Monkeys, and Rage Against the Machine. If you head to Latitude festival, you’ll see Lewis Capaldi, Foals, and Snow Patrol heading the bill. With the vast majority of major UK festivals being headlined by men this year, some progress has been made with SZA, Cardi B, and Nicki Minaj being the Wireless festiv...
Conor Oberst Abruptly Leaves Bright Eyes Concert, Fans Fill-In with Karaoke: Watch
Bright Eyes’ show at the White Oak Music Hall in Houston on Sunday came to an abrupt conclusion after frontman Conor Oberst left the stage after playing two songs. The remaining band members then enlisted concertgoers to come on-stage to perform karaoke. According to an initial report by BrooklynVegan, the incident unfolded during the second song of the set, “Lover I Don’t Have to Love,” when the singer began to experience lyrical lapses and subsequently exited. Jezebel writer Caitlin Cruz was in attendance and live-tweeted the proceedings as the band scrambled to select volunteers and “tall boy-drinking men” from the audience to sing a few more songs before ending the show completely. During a break as the band prepared to launch into “Bowl of Oranges,” one of the impromptu singers could ...
All Hail King Kendrick: Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers Debuts at No. 1
Five years passed between Kendrick Lamar’s last album DAMN and his new one, Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers, and during that time pawns have fallen off the board and knights have jumped around, but the king stayed the king. As Billboard has revealed, Mr. Morale has clinched the top spot in the Billboard Top 200 for the upcoming list dated May 28th. Along the way, Lamar has hit a couple of notable benchmarks. This is his fourth straight album to debut at No. 1, putting him in a tie for 14th place, well behind current record holders Taylor Swift, Kanye West, and Eminem, who each accomplished the feat 10 times in a row. Besides that, Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers moved 295,500 equivalent album units in its first week — the most of any album in 2022, beatin...
Echo and the Bunnymen Announce 2022 North American Tour
Echo and the Bunnymen will celebrate their 40th anniversary by embarking on a North American tour in Summer 2022. Titled “Celebrating 40 Years of Magical Songs,” the trek kicks off on August 15th in Atlanta and includes stops in Austin, Los Angeles, Toronto, New York City, and Philadelphia. It will wrap in Washington, DC on September 17th. See the full itinerary below. Tickets are available now via Ticketmaster. Related Video “I can’t wait for this upcoming tour of America and Toronto. It will be a continuation of the UK tour we did in February/March of this year which was my favourite ever tour,” said frontman Ian McCulloch in a statement. “Some new magical ingredient had been added to the starlight and the moonbeams and the angels and the devils that live inside the songs.” Advertisement...
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Soundtrack Features Stevie Nicks, Tame Impala, Jack White, and More
If a soundtrack has both Elvis Presley’s and Baz Luhrmann’s names attached to it, chances are it’s gonna be good. Case in point: the OST to Luhrmann’s forthcoming biopic promises “original songs and recordings” by Stevie Nicks, Tame Impala, and Jack White, just to name a few. Elvis will also feature contributions from Eminem, Denzel Curry, Diplo, Jazmine Sullivan, Gary Clark Jr., Måneskin. Kacey Musgraves previously revealed she would be covering “Can’t Help Falling In Love” for the soundtrack, while Doja Cat’s “Hound Dog”-sampling “Vegas” serves as the project’s first single. Of course, much of the soundtrack will come from the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll himself, as well as the man playing him, Austin Butler (who we’ve already heard do his best impression in the trailer). We’ll also hear ...
Rick Ross Is Dropping Two Albums This Summer
Rick Ross has an exciting summer for fans as he has announced that he will be dropping two albums in the coming months. In a recent cover story with HotNewHipHop, the Biggest Boss confirmed that the formal announcement and the title of his projects will be revealed very soon. He also opened up about going independent after parting ways with Epic Records, stating that he’s still in-demand even without the backing of a major label. “I got huge offers on the table right now. Huge huge offers. Conversation with Def Jam. Everybody,” Ross shared. “Everybody wants to be in business with Ricky Rozay. They know when Ricky Rozay wants to make music, I make the best music. When I want huge collaborations it’s easy. I don’t even gotta text n****s. I can have my homies DM a n***a.” His latest album Ric...
Watch the Final Trailer for ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4
With just a few days to spare until its premiere, Netflix has released an explosive final trailer for Stranger Things Season 4 Vol. 1. The minute-long trailer introduces the kids’ Dungeons & Dragons team Hellfire Club, led by Dustin, who rolls a 20-sided die to decide their future. The group is also seen venturing into an ominous location of the Upside Down, filled with towering spikes and red storm clouds. Additional shots feature David Harbour‘s Jim Hopper seemingly staging a prison break from his confines in Russia. Season 4 is broken up into two volumes and begins six months after the events of the Season 2 finale. Each episode of Vol.1 will be noticeably longer than usual with an average runtime of 75 minutes. In addition to the familiar faces, the penultimate season will feature ...
New ‘Ms. Marvel’ Trailer Spotlights Kamal Khan’s Superpowers
Gearing up for the introduction of Marvel‘s first Muslim superhero on Disney+, the studio has released a new trailer for Ms. Marvel. The new trailer sees Kamala Khan, a Pakistani American teenager from New Jersey wield her superhuman abilities. Audiences can see the moment where Khan transforms from a teenager to a superhero and subsequently, the immediate effects it has on her life. The trailer provides a detailed snippet of her adjustment to superhero life, from her obsession with Captain Marvel to how she uses her powers. The beginning of the trailer sees Khan in conversation with the mosque’s priest as she explains that Captain Marvel would be able to convince everyone “how she’s good.” THe priest then responds, “Good is not a thing you are Kamala… it is a thing you do.” The moment dra...
