HOT TAKE: The World Doesn’t “Need” Your Hot Take
We’re all just looksmaxxing in the douchebro sphere where hot takes are becoming the modern day version of “no offense” only more insufferable and pretentious
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SYLVAN ESSO Releases New Single, “WDID” & Pulls Catalog from Spotify
The NC electro-pop duo returns with their first new music since 2022 & distance themselves from the streaming service which “directly funds war machines”
‘toO sWeeT’ Curated By The Perez Broz @ Thinkspace Projects [LA]
The group exhibition features contributions from 50 artists working in various mediums who help form the foundation of the brothers’ artistic community
THING Festival Cancels Latinx Lineup Over Travel & Immigration Concerns
A specially curated date intended to showcase Latinx & Spanish-language artists is being pulled over community safety concerns & visa uncertainty
Rosali Announces ‘Slow Pain: Live and Solo from Drop of Sun’
The NC songwriter revisits her brilliant Bite Down LP with a session of stripped-down solo renditions. Listen to the first single, “Slow Pain (solo)”
DEERHOOF Removes Music From Spotify Over “AI Battle Tech”
The experimental indie rock pioneers yank their music from the parasitic streaming service over their investments in dangerous surveillance and military tech
OSEES Announces ‘ABOMINATION REVEALED AT LAST’ LP While Denouncing Fascism
12 new tracks from the garage-psych mainstays to help you cope with the collapse of humanity
Floyd Strickland – ‘The Little Devil In America’ @ Thinkspace Projects [LA]
Strickland’s bold, striking collection of paintings “reflect on key moments in African American history where capitalism, violence, and survival intersected”
Fiona Apple Releases New Song / Fundraises To Release Incarcerated Black Women For Mother’s Day
Her first new song in 5 years, “Pretrial (Let Her Go Home}” advocates for victims of the cash bail system
WATCH 1970 Gerald Casale (DEVO) Interview As A Kent State Shooting Witness
In his first ever interview, the DIY punk & new wave icon discusses the national horror that would inform his art
J. Otto Seibold – “Famous Paintings” Solo Exhibition @ KP Projects [LA]
Known for his breakout holiday hit, Olive The Other Reindeer, the visual artist displays his range in a series of bold, graphic & provoking spray-paint work
Killer Mike Drops Powerful New Song/Video “RUN” feat. Young Thug
The Atlanta rapper teams with Young Thug and producer No I.D. to drop a poignant new video with a “special message”