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Run the Jewels to Start Work on Third Album in January, Collaborate Again with Zack de la Rocha
One of the most welcome surprises on "Run the Jewels 2" was the guest appearance of former Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha on the track "Close Your Eyes (And Count to F--k)," but according to RTJ producer El-P, that was not the first time he and de la Rocha had collaborated, and it apparently will not be the last, either. During an in-store event at Rough Trade East in London, according to "NME," El-P revealed that he and de la Rocha worked on music together as far back as 1999 and have plans in the near future to continue that work."In 1999 I spent a month in my apartment in Brooklyn with Zack de la Rocha just before he split Rage Against the Machine, working on music that will never see the light of day," El-P said. "I can't speak about his future but I will say that I'm going to L.A. to spend another month with him in January."Though it was widely assumed that the break-up of Rage Against the Machine in 2000 would signal the start of de la Rocha's solo career in hip-hop, he has yet to release a solo album, or a full-length album of any sort since Rage Against the Machine's final LP "Renegades." -
Wiz Khalifa Shares New Track 'Simple Conversation' Featuring Bankroll, Reese [LISTEN]
Wiz Khalifa has dropped a new track through his Soundcloud called "Simple Conversation," which you can check out below. The Sledgren and Rick P-produced track features some sinister low end rumbling with electronic beats skittering across the top, while Bankroll and Reese stop by to lay down some verses. The whole thing is more intense and energetic than anything else we've heard from Wiz this year. -
Mike Will Made-It Reveals 'Ransom' Tracklist, Featuring Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Chief Keef, More [TRACKLIST]
Mike Will Made-It's upcoming mixtape Ransom is set for release on December 15, and today the hip-hop producer shared the album's tracklist through his Instagram account, which you can check out below. Being a mixtape by a producer instead of a rapper, there are a ton of guest spots, including appearances by Big Sean, Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, Chief Keef, Gucci Mane, and plenty more. -
Ludacris Shares New Track 'In My Life' Featuring John Legend From Upcoming 'Burning Bridges' EP [LISTEN]
After previewing his new song "In My Life" through a series of Instagram clips on Monday (December 8), Ludacris has unveiled the entire song, which you can check out below. The song, which is thankfully not a Beatles cover, features some lush, jazzy production, with John Legend providing the soulful hook, and though it's not as silly and outrageous as Ludacris's previous hits, it does show some remarkably maturity from the 37-year-old Atlanta rapper. -
Lorde Shares Clip Of Old Song 'Lost Boys' Cut From 'Pure Heroine' [LISTEN]
Lorde is currently hard at work (we hope) on her new album, but today (December 10) the 18-year-old Kiwi pop star shared a clip of a song through her Tumblr that she probably won't be releasing officially any time soon. The song, titled "Lost Boys," was written and recorded in 2013 for her debut album "Pure Heroine," but was ultimately cut from the album because "it was not a good song," at least according to Lorde. -
Jessie J Shares 'Masterpiece' Music Video From Latest Album 'Sweet Talker' [WATCH]
British pop star Jessie J has shared the music video for her single "Masterpiece," which you can check out below. The video opens with Jessie waking up in her bedroom (complete with some hilariously unsubtle Beats product placement, because this is 2014) and follows her over to a photoshoot in Los Angeles. By the video's end, however, Jessie is partying out in the streets with a huge crowd of her fans, who are all singing along to the song with her. -
Chief Keef's New Album 'Nobody' Drops Next Week, Will Feature Kanye West
Chief Keef may have had a rough year, being dropped by his label Interscope in October, but he is planning on closing out the year with a bang by dropping his sophomore album "Nobody" next week on Tuesday, Dec. 16. No big announcement was made concerning the album's release — rather, "XXL" reports that the album simply appeared as a pre-order on iTunes today, Dec. 10."Nobody" features 12 tracks with only two guest appearances: Tadoe, who appears on "Oh Lawd," and Kanye West, who appears on the album's title track, which was originally previewed in August.There is still no word yet as to the status of Keef's long-awaited "Bang 3" album, which was promised for release as far back as March 2014, but still has not arrived. It is not clear if "Nobody" is a replacement album or if Keef still plans on releasing "Bang 3."You can pre-order Chief Keef's "Nobody" from iTunes here.You can check out the tracklist for Chief Keef's "Nobody" here: -
Jonny Greenwood Shares Radiohead's 'Spooks' from 'Inherent Vice' Soundtrack [LISTEN]
Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has shared a song from the soundtrack to the upcoming Paul Thomas Anderson film "Inherent Vice" titled "Spooks," which you can check out below. The song was written by Radiohead and made its live debut in 2006, but besides Greenwood this new version features no other members of Radiohead.Instead, Supergrass members Gaz Coombes and Dany Goffey appear on the mysterious, noir-inspired track with Joanna Newsom providing spoken word vocals — she also provides the narration for "Inherent Vice."You can check out Radiohead's "Spooks" — performed by Jonny Greenwood, Joanna Newsom, Gaz Coombes and Dany Goffey — here, via "Stereogum": -
Kendrick Lamar Guests On TDE Boss Punch's New Song "25" [LISTEN]
When he's not busy running Top Dawg Entertainment, Terrence "Punch" Henderson drops some songs of his own, and they're quite excellent. His latest track "25" is a refreshingly laidback ode to resisting the temptations of gang life when growing up in the projects, complete with soul samples and jazz flutes (sounds like they got Ron Burgundy on this), but most excitingly, the track's vocal hook is provided by none other than his label's flagship artist Kendrick Lamar. Apparently Kendrick didn't want anyone to know it was him, though, since he's not credited in the song's Soundcloud page. -
Smashing Pumpkins's Next Album May Be Their Last: Billy Corgan Is 'Over Rock 'N' Roll'
Billy Corgan might think that The Smashing Pumpkins are a better band than Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters — and he is right, by the way — but the Pumpkins might not even be around much longer. According to a recent interview with "The Wall Street Journal," Corgan hinted that the next Smashing Pumpkins album, "Day for Night," could well be the last."The next album is like the end, end, end," Corgan says when discussing his "psychic impression of the future" in terms of new Pumpkins albums. "The trite way to say it is I'm over rock 'n' roll. Which is strange because rock 'n' roll is getting back into me."If Corgan were to end the Smashing Pumpkins after the next album, it would not be the first time the band — "project" is a more appropriate word at this point — has fallen apart. The Pumpkins initially split in 2000, but reunited in 2006, though guitarist James Iha and bassist D'arcy Wretzky chose not to participate. Corgan is currently the sole original member of the band and the only official member at the moment other than rhythm guitarist Jeff Schroeder. -
Death Grips Share Weird 'Inanimate Sensation' Music Video from Upcoming Album 'Jenny Death'
Even though experimental hip-hop group Death Grips broke up in July, they still have yet to release "Jenny Death," the second half of their double album "The Powers That B." Today, Dec. 10, however, they have shared the first track from Jenny Death, titled "Inanimate Sensation," along with its unusual music video, which you can check out below.The entire video is bizarrely shown through a crashed jumbotron lying in the middle of an empty basketball stadium and features images of Death Grips frontman MC Ride — occasionally wearing huge googly eyes — rapping the song intercut with psychedelic, computer-generated visuals. As for the song itself, "Inanimate Sensation" is a sprawling six-minute track with typically abrasive and unsettling electronic production and should satisfy Death Grips fans while simultaneously horrifying everybody else.You can check out the music video for Death Grips's "Inanimate Sensation" here: -
Billy Corgan Trash Talks Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters on 'Howard Stern' [LISTEN]
Billy Corgan's opinion of himself and Smashing Pumpkins has rarely been anything less than stellar, and during his appearance on The Howard Stern Show this morning (Dec. 9), he made it very obvious how much better he thinks the Pumpkins are than their '90s alt-rock peers. Expanding upon his recent statements that he and Kurt Cobain were their generation's "top two scribes," Corgan dissed the songwriting of two rock titans: Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters. -
Belle & Sebastian Share Music Video For "Nobody's Empire" From Upcoming Album 'Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance' [WATCH]
Scottish indie pop outfit Belle & Sebastian have shared the music video for their latest single "Nobody's Empire," which you can check out below. The video, directed by Blair Young and frontman Stuart Murdoch, features footage from the cover photoshoot for the band's upcoming album Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance, with model Tamzin Merchant lip-synching the lyrics, intercut with home movies submitted by fans and stock footage taken from the Scottish Screen Archive and the Prelinger Archives. -
DJ Premier, Royce Da 5' 9" Announce PRhyme North American Tour [FULL SCHEDULE]
Even though they just made their live debut this past Friday (Dec. 5) in New York, PRhyme, the collaboration between Slaughterhouse's Royce da 5' 9" and Gang Starr's DJ Premier, have announced a month-long tour in support of their recently released self-titled debut album. According to Billboard, "PRhyme: The Tour" kicks off on Feb. 18 in Baltimore and finishes up on March 19 and 20 at Austin's South By Southwest Festival. Tickets for the tour go on sale this Friday, Dec. 12, through PRhyme's website. -
Ty Segall Announces New EP 'Mr. Face,' Released As A "Playable Pair Of 3D Glasses"
California garage rock extraordinaire Ty Segall has announced a new EP titled Mr. Face, which is set for release on Jan. 13 through Famous Class Records (that's the cover artwork up above). Though Mr. Face contains only four tracks, which could easily fit onto one record, the EP will be released as a double seven-inch, and is being billed as "the world's first playable pair of 3D glasses," which you're supposed to hold up to your eyes while you look at the record sleeve (as Segall helpfully demonstrates with this animated GIF over at Pitchfork). -
Jessie Ware Adds North American Dates To Her 'Tough Love' Tour [FULL SCHEDULE]
asdBritish pop singer Jessie Ware has added some North American dates to her upcoming tour in support of her new album Tough Love. According to Consequence of Sound, the North American leg of the tour kicks off on March 31 in Washington, DC and finishes up on April 8 in Los Angeles, with dates in New York, Chicago, Berkeley, Montreal, and Toronto in between. These dates will come after a tour of Europe, which starts on Jan. 20 in Belfast, Northern Ireland and finishes up on Feb. 17 in St. Petersburg, Russia (though a trip to Russia in the dead of winter doesn't seem like too much fun). -
Of Montreal Announce New Album 'Aureate Gloom,' Share Funky New Song "Bassem Sabry" [LISTEN]
Psych-pop band Of Montreal have announced their next studio album Aureate Gloom (that's the album cover up above), which will be their 13th overall and their first since 2013's country-flavored Lousy With Sylvianbriar. According to an interview with Stereogum, frontman Kevin Barnes said that the album was inspired by the "mid to late '70s music scene in New York," though if you were expecting punk, the disco-tinged lead single "Bassem Sabry" would beg to differ. The album is set for release on March 3 through Polyvinyl. -
Twin Shadow Announces New Album 'Eclipse,' Shares "Turn Me Up" Music Video [WATCH]
Yesterday, synthpop artist Twin Shadow, a.k.a. George Lewis, Jr., shared a new single "Turn Me Up," and today Lewis has shared the song's music video, directed by Alex Turvey, which you can check out below. In addition to the music video, Lewis has also announced his next album Eclipse, which is set for release on March 17 through Warner Bros. Records, Pitchfork reports. -
Sleater-Kinney Add Spring Dates To North American Tour [FULL SCHEDULE]
Even though Sleater-Kinney's highly anticipated reunion tour hasn't even begun, they've already added a ton of new dates to their schedule. Following their tour of western Europe in March, the legendary punk trio will hit the road in North America once again on April 16, starting in Dallas and finishing up with two homecoming dates in Seattle on May 8 and 9. -
Joey Bada$$ Shares 'No. 99' Music Video from Upcoming Album 'B4.DA.$$' [WATCH]
Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ has shared the music video for his latest single "No. 99," which you can check out below. The Rik Cordero-directed clip is styled as a news broadcast — on "BNN," or "Brooklyn News Network" — about a mysterious vigilante named "Badmon" rising up against authority in Brooklyn, and is particularly relevant in the aftermath of the Mike Brown and Eric Garner cases. A photo of Brown is even shown in the video's intro, along with a photo of Trayvon Martin.The video is dedicated to Joey's cousin and collaborator Junior B, who died this past weekend just shy of his 25th birthday, which would have been yesterday, Dec. 8.You can check out the music video for Joey Bada$$'s "No. 99" here:"No. 99" will be included on Joey's upcoming studio album "B4.DA.$$," which is set for release Jan. 20, Joey's 20th birthday. It is the third single to be shared from the album, following "Big Dusty" and "Christ Conscious." "B4.DA.$$" will be Joey's debut studio album, his first solo, full-length release since his "Summer Knights" mixtape from 2013. -
Bob Dylan Reveals Tracklist, Release Date For New Album 'Shadows In The Night'
Back in October, Bob Dylan confirmed that his next studio album Shadows in the Night, a collection of Frank Sinatra covers, would be released at some point in 2015, and today, Dec. 9, Dylan has revealed more details about the album, including its release date and tracklist. The album is set for release on Feb. 3 through Columbia Records, and was reportedly recorded entirely live. -
Sorry 2014: The Year's 10 Most Memorable Musician Apologies: Pharrell, Nicki Minaj, And More
In the Internet era, there are more ways than ever for the mean, stupid things we all do to get out into the public eye, which means that we're constantly flooded with apologies from actors, politicians, musicians, and basically anyone who's famous. There were a ton of big apologies in 2014 from musicians, so here are the 10 most memorable. -
10 Musician Break-Ups & Divorces Of 2014: Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon, Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose, And More
Break-ups are tough and depressing for pretty much anybody, but when a musician gets heartbroken, at least they can channel it into some great music. Here are 10 musicians who went through break-ups in 2014. -
8 Great Albums From 2014 You Probably Haven't Heard of: Tacocat, Frankie Cosmos, And More
It's that time of year again when every music magazine and website publishes their list of the year's best albums (stayed tuned for the Music Times list in a few weeks), and for the most part, each list tends to shuffle around the same 50–100 albums in different orders. However, there are a ton of great albums released every year that unfortunately fly under the radar and don't get as much attention. Here are eight great albums from 2014 that you probably haven't heard (not to be presumptuous or anything). -
10 Bands That Broke Up In 2014: Danity Kane, The Allman Brothers Band, Death Grips, And More
Unless you're the Rolling Stones, no band can last forever, and in 2014 we lost plenty of wonderful bands. Some split up due to internal differences, while others felt like they had done all they could do artistically. Here are 10 bands that broke up in 2014. -
The Rolling Stones' 'Let It Bleed': 9 Songs Ranked For Its 45th Anniversary
Today, Dec. 5, marks the 45th anniversary of the Rolling Stones' classic 1969 album Let It Bleed, which was their last to feature founding member Brian Jones, who tragically passed away five months before the album's release at age 27. It also marked the band's first release featuring Jones' replacement, Mick Taylor. To celebrate the anniversary of this incredible album, here are its nine songs ranked, from worst to best. -
Rich Homie Quan Shares New Track "Around The World" From Upcoming 'Sour Diesel 17' Mixtape [LISTEN]
Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan has shared a new track titled "Around The World," which you can check out here. The Metro Boomin and Zaytoven-produced track features Quan rapping about all the places he's been around the world, from Los Angeles to Wisconsin (twice, apparently) to New York. Come to think of it, the only places he claims to have been to are in the United States, so his version of "around the world" is pretty limited. -
Wiz Khalifa Drops Guest Verse On Royce Rizzy's 'Hoe In You' [LISTEN]
Atlanta rapper Royce Rizzy has shared a new track called "Hoe In You," featuring a guest verse from Wiz Khalifa, which you can check out here The track features Rizzy and Khalifa spitting their typically sluggish, stoner-rap flowing through some inexplicable Autotune over an unfortunately tinny beat produced by Cassius Jay and Zaytoven. Please, enough with the beats that sound like someone flicking the top of a beer can. -
Lauryn Hill Releases Pay-Per-View Concert Special -- 'Live At The Brooklyn Bowl,' Shares Performance Of Fugees' "Ready Or Not" [WATCH]
Back in July, Ms. Lauryn Hill performed two concerts at the Brooklyn Bowl and today, Dec. 4, the legendary R&B/hip-hop artist has shared a two hour concert special compiled from these shows titled "Live at the Brooklyn Bowl." The special is available for purchase on demand and through pay-per-view until New Year's Eve and features performances of songs from both Hill's solo career and her work with the Fugees. Ms. Hill was kind enough to share a video of her performance of the Fugees' "Ready Or Not" from the special, which you can check out here. -
John Legend, Common Share New Song - "Glory" - From Upcoming 'Selma' Film [LISTEN]
The nominees for the 87th Academy Awards will be announced on Jan. 15 and today, R&B singer John Legend has shared his Best Original Song hopeful -- "Glory" -- which will be featured in the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. drama, 'Selma.' The song features some socially conscious guest verses from Common, who references the recent unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, and joins the ever-growing list of artists to release tribute songs to Michael Brown.
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