Author: James Evenden

“Drift” gave me the feeling when leaving a place you love, which can be sad on one hand, but also exciting on the other, because there might be something new and better to come. There is a reflective and slightly melancholic tone throughout, balanced by a quiet sense of optimism. Sitting between ambient-leaning melodic house and cinematic electronica, Drift is for the late-night introspective listening moments. I loved how the track pushes and pulls back the listener through different levels of intensity, a sense of mystery being slowly revealed but not fully, and a playfulness between positivity and slight darkness.…

Picture Picture Credit score Jamie McCarthy / Employees through Getty Photographs Picture Alt Megan Thee Stallion attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards Picture Measurement landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Megan Thee Stallion and her grey French bulldog, 4oe, seem in a playful new commercial for the Westminster Canine Present. The marketing campaign highlights 4oe’s runway-ready second, narrated by Megan herself. The 2026 present topped Penny the Doberman Pinscher as Greatest in Present, beating over 3,000 canines. Megan Thee Stallion has been checking off just a few aspect quests whereas we anticipate her subsequent full-length mission. On Tuesday (Feb. 3) night time,…

Pixies have introduced a brand new run of US tour dates going down in September 2026. The eight-date run arrives in between appearances at New York’s Borderland Music Pageant and New Jersey’s Sea.Hear.Now fest; it additionally serves as a fortieth anniversary celebration of the band, who shaped formally in 1986. Earlier than their US run, Pixies will even play a stretch of exhibits this yr in Asia, the UK, and Europe. Get Pixies Tickets Right here The band’s US trek begins in Greenville, South Carolina on September fifteenth, and continues with a present in Wilmington, North Carolina the next day.…

In the direction of the top of final yr, I predicted that we might be getting a DJ Seinfeld album quickly – plainly was right, as he not too long ago introduced the discharge date of his upcoming physique of labor, “If This Is It”. One of many tracks that has gripped my consideration all through this rollout is the newest launch with TS Graye “U Cannot Come Residence”. Right here, DJ Seinfeld has blended his signature aesthetic with what appears like r&b and breakbeat, a mixture that works surprisingly nicely. The drums are punchy and function the observe’s energetic…

Image Image Credit Kevin Winter / Staff via Getty Images Image Alt Kendrick Lamar accepts the Best Rap Album award for ‘GNX’ onstage during the 68th annual Grammy Awards Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Kendrick Lamar’s “tv off” soundtracks Buick’s new commercial, tying into the themes of his GNX album. The advertisement features both a classic Buick Grand National Experimental and the 2026 Envista, blending past and present. Lamar’s history with the Buick Regal deepens the campaign’s cultural resonance. Kendrick Lamar continues to be a marketing department’s dream. The Compton rapper’s hit song “tv off” provides the soundscape for a…

UPDATED: The Atlantic is reporting that regardless of an earlier story Friday morning, Invoice Maher will not be this yr’s recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The publication has up to date its story with a remark from White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirming that “That is pretend information. Invoice Maher will NOT be getting this award.” Maher would have been honored earlier than the Kennedy Heart shuts down for a two-year renovation (that has no relationship in anyway to some other occasions surrounding the Kennedy Heart over the previous yr). The host and comic has undoubtedly been doing…

Harrison’s new EP Quiet Miles almost slipped by the cracks for me, however fortunately, just lately I found “Blueberry”, which led me proper into this cohesive venture. We have been following the rollout of Quiet Miles for the reason that launch of “Feels Like Yesterday”, and since then, the Stereofox crew has been infatuated along with his type of jazz and manufacturing. “Blueberry” serves as a shining instance of his aesthetic, because it’s skillful, but filled with swagger. The slick rhythm part carries the momentum of the monitor ahead, whereas the keys act because the emotive anchor of the discharge…

Picture Picture Credit score Arnold Turner / Contributor by way of Getty Photographs and Savion Washington / Workers by way of Getty Photographs Picture Alt Blueface attends Zeus Community “BADDIES USA” & “CHEST OUT” premiere on Nov. 23, 2025, in Los Angeles, California, and NLE Choppa attends the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards Picture Dimension landscape-medium Key Takeaways: NLE Choppa apologized after calling Blueface’s son a “lil’ cripple n**ga” in a now-deleted put up. Blueface accepted the apology however nonetheless hinted at desirous to struggle. The drama escalated from a boxing problem to non-public assaults involving their kids. After NLE Choppa…

Jack White has introduced that his mom, Teresa Gillis, has handed away on the age of 95. Gillis had 10 youngsters and was 45 when she gave delivery to Jack, the household’s seventh son. In line with The Detroit Every day Information, she as soon as labored as an usher at Detroit’s Masonic Temple and later served as a secretary for the Archdiocese of Detroit. White credited his mom with instilling his work ethic. Gillis was a religious Catholic who raised her youngsters within the church; White was an altar boy and briefly thought-about turning into a priest earlier than…

PIANIKA’s “Seven Sisters” is a staple in my morning meditation sessions. Just when I thought the original was relaxing, she’s just released an even more peaceful rendition of the track. This is part of her latest project, Lune (Ambient Reworks) – a body of work that transforms her Lune EP with Stereofox into an ambient escape. The pianos on the new version of “Seven Sisters” hit different – they’re a lot more gentle to the ears, and the slower pace of the progression has a grounding effect to it. Decorated in the backdrop are these dreamy pads that possess a…