Those people who are all part of that 21 Savage [crew], they grew up [in Atlanta]. I kinda grew up on the outside of the suburbs, listening to Coldplay, which they don’t f*** with. So that’s why my music is so much different. And open. | | | | The Beatles in May 1967, holding artwork from their new album.
(John Downing/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | | | | | | “Those people who are all part of that 21 Savage [crew], they grew up [in Atlanta]. I kinda grew up on the outside of the suburbs, listening to Coldplay, which they don’t f*** with. So that’s why my music is so much different. And open.”
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| | rantnrave:// SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND was sort of the BEATLES' LEMONADE—a concept album of impeccable craft, unified as much by its production as by anything else, fully worthy of a "best of all time" debate, and equally worthy of the debate in which you wonder if it's one of the three or four best albums in the artist's catalog. (The Beatles didn't have to go up against ADELE at the GRAMMY AWARDS, though.) I prefer the three that came immediately before it for songwriting and production and the double album that came 17 months later for the artistic reset, which leaves "Pepper" as merely a great album by a great band at its peak. I'm unclear why anyone needs a remix of it in 2017, but I trust GILES MARTIN, son of GEORGE, to do it right, based on the work he did on LOVE, and I welcome the chance to revive all the old arguments. MusicSET: "'Sgt. Pepper' at 50: Remixing, Re-remembering and Re-debating the Beatles"... It's never too early to think about the song of the summer, apparently. Today's the first day you're allowed to wear white, and PITCHFORK, THE FADER and BILLBOARD have already checked in with their predictions. All three agree LIL UZI VERT's "XO TOUR LLIF3" and DJ KHALED and crew's "I'M THE ONE" are strong contenders; and don't forget "PASSIONFRUIT," "DESPACITO," "BAD LIAR," "SLIDE," "HUMBLE," "HARD TIMES" and "MAGNOLIA." In case you need to start getting your LABOR DAY barbecue playlist together... Words of wisdom to college seniors from JANELLE MONÁE, PHARRELL, LITTLE STEVEN and BON JOVI... Ayyy... It's FRIDAY and besides the aforementioned FAB FOUR that means new music from LIL YACHTY, JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE, FLOR DE TOLOACHE, HELIOCENTRICS, SHAKIRA, MARTIN REV, MAYSA, KRAFTWERK, DANZIG and BOBBY BARE... Fare thee well, RODNEY BINGENHEIMER... MusicREDEF is taking a long weekend to contemplate more possible songs of the summer. We'll be back on Tuesday morning. | | | - Matty Karas, curator |
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| Danny Fields is a music manager, a publicist, a magazine editor, a writer, and a conduit to some of the greatest artists ever, including Andy Warhol, the Velvet Underground, the Doors, the Ramones, and many others. Also, guitar legend J Mascis stops by to hang out, talk about Adele, and play some tunes. | | |
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| Playboi Carti is blowing up, but his approach has been a little different to his peers in the rap game. | | |
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| H.M. Uddin was 19 years old when she was recruited by the radical Islamic group, Hizb ut-Tahrir, on her college campus in England. | | |
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| If a recent night in Brooklyn is any indication, the first thing you see at a Ho99o9 concert is their fans running for safety. As doomsday drones mark the New Jersey punk duo’s arrival, a wide space almost instantly forms in the middle of the audience. | | |
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| A DIY scene finds itself on the front lines of progressive activism, fighting to be heard. | | |
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| At MIDiA Research we are currently in the final stages of producing the update to our annual landmark report: The State Of The Streaming Nation, a report which compiles every streaming market data point you could possibly need. | | |
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| When I found out that Ben Hopkins was outed as an abuser and rapist I was heartbroken. I was heartbroken for my friends who loved PWR BTTM. I was heartbroken for all of the queer kids and young queer adults who looked up to this band who (at the time) appeared to really care for their communities. They were activists. They were one of us. | | |
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| Rolling Stone tagged along on Poison's recent tour to find out how Bret Michaels & Co. turned a string of Eighties hits into a never-ending party. | | |
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