Outside Lands 2018 Lineup Revealed: The Weeknd, Janet Jackson, and More

Outside Lands has revealed its lineup for their 11th festival held inside San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on August 10-12. The festival will continue to not only showcase outstanding musical acts but also art & comedy alongside the Bay Area’s…

Getting to the bottom of *NSYNC’s break-up 

The past two years saw no shortage of reclamation works about the recent past. Most have focused on the women celebrities maligned in the ‘90s, like the New York Times’ documentaries Framing Britney Spears and Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson, FX’s Impeachment focused on…

From the Record Crate: J Dilla – ‘The Shining’ (2006)

The Shining’s main body of production consisted of J Dilla, Oxnard-born producer Madlib, and Detroit compatriot Kariem Riggins

‘Pink Noise’ review: Laura Mvula goes supernova

Emerging with more vitality than ever after a messy breakup with her previous label, Laura Mvula’s first album under Atlantic, ‘Pink Noise’ tells a story of reinvention and jubilance amidst great personal hardship. Pink Noise’s first point of contact is…

‘Pose’ Music Breakdown: Season Two Finale

Ryan Murphy’s FX series, Pose, is set in the ball culture world of New York City, 1990. The music is such a large part of the viewing experience that you could spill hundreds of words discussing what each song means, and/or…

‘Pose’ Music Breakdown: Episode 2×05 “What Would Candy Do?”

Ryan Murphy’s FX series, Pose, is set in the ball culture world of New York City, 1990. The music is such a large part of the viewing experience that you could spill hundreds of words discussing what each song means, and/or…

The Best Albums of 2019…So Far

Even though the first half of 2019 seems to have flown by, there was plenty of excellent music released in these past six months. From pop to indie to hip-hop to folk, every genre seemed to have its share of…