Skepta Upholds A Halloween Tradition With Surprise 'Vicious EP'
The London grime god gets ghoulish on six new tracks, complete with features from A$AP Rocky, Lil B and more.
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Pearls Before Swine's 'Underground' Classic Reissued 50 Years Later
A seminal but relatively underheard album from 1967, One Nation Underground has just been properly reissued. I talk with the group's singer and songwriter Tom Rapp.
Jazz Community Unites To Support Puerto Rico Relief Efforts
Puerto Rican saxophonist Miguel Zenón has brought together several jazz greats to raise money for the island.
Prince Heirs Request Administrator's Removal After It Trucks Away Vault Recordings
Comerica Bank & Trust, which began overseeing the estate's business interests this year, is being accused of mismanagement by three of six heirs to Prince's substantial estate.
Inspired By A Super Mario Speed Whiz, 'Warpless Run' Has Tera Melos Playing Catch Up
Brad "Darbian" Myers, who set the world record last week in a 4:56 speedrun of "Super Mario Bros.," plays a slug-starring video game soundtracked by Tera Melos' frenetic prog-punk wallop.
The Unsettling Sound Of Tritones, The Devil's Interval
In music theory, the tritone is an interval of three whole steps that can sound unresolved and creepy. Over time, the sound has wound up in jazz, rock and even Broadway musicals.
Godflesh, The Mutants Of Industrial Metal, Return With 'Post Self'
The duo today announces Post Self, out Nov. 17, with the bruising title track.
World Cafe Nashville: Becca Mancari
Mancari offers stories of wandering and homecoming, colored by a determination to live, artistically, beyond the gender boundaries usually imposed on female artists.
The 'World Wide Funk' Of Bootsy Collins
The funk master is back with his first album in six years: World Wide Funk. He talks King Records and his relationship with the late Bernie Wollner in an interview with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.
As Ever, The Go! Team Is All About Sensory Overload
The video for "Semicircle Song" is a kaleidoscopic wash of bright colors and marching bands, with vocals from the Detroit Youth Choir.