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Will EDM Survive Beyond 2017?

If you asked what song best describes the state of EDM in 2017, the answer wouldn’t be electronic. It wouldn’t have a drop or a simple synth melody or a four-on-the-floor beat. It would be […]

NEWS

There’s Big Money In Music Publishing, and SESAC Proves It…

A private equity firm just sold SESAC to another private equity firm.  Guess that means there’s money in music publishing, after all. Once upon a time, everyone thought that music publishing was safe from the […]

Humanitarian Awareness

Humanitarian Action for Children 2017 – Eritrea

REPORT from UN Children’s Fund Total people in need: 2 million Total children (<18) in need: 1.2 million Total people to be reached in 2017: 505,0002 Total children to be reached in 2017: 450,000 Eritrea ,officially the […]

MUSIC

Kid Cudi | Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’

Scott Mescudi’s latest tome, the 87-minute Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’, is the most focused he’s sounded since 2010’s Man on the Moon II, with the same drawbacks that have always plagued him. Scott Mescudi does not make small […]

MUSIC

T.I. Us or Else: Letter to the System

T.I.’s political tenth studio album presents itself as a warning to black Americans who find themselves labeled social disruptors for simply trying to live their lives harmoniously. T.I.’s tenth studio album Us or Else: Letter to the […]

MUSIC

Jamie Kent – All American Mutt

Jamie Kent – All American Mutt By Lance Wright Northampton, Massachusetts native Jamie Kent’s latest studio release, All American Mutt, deserves consideration as one of the most inspired releases of recent years. Kent has established […]

Cinema/TV

‘La La Land’ Breaks Golden Globes Record for Most Wins by a Film

Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend and producers Marc Platt, Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger accept the award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for La La Land onstage during […]

MUSIC

Kleenex / LiLiPUT | First Songs

First Songs collects Kleenex’s output from 1978 to 1982. Their gleefully anarchic music still feels like liberation, reveling in the limitless freedom that comes with tossing logic aside. Kleenex began with a crash. It transpired one night not […]

french

Monsieur Nov: Rebirth of French Neo Soul

By Celeste With an incredible voice backed by lush R&B melodies, Monsieur Nov is France’s answer to artists like Musiq Soulchild and Miguel. Monsieur Nov makes what we would call “Neo Soul” for a hungry […]