Introducing the Ultimate Music Guide to the Grateful Dead
Meeting your heroes can be disappointing. As you’ll read in our new Ultimate Music Guide, when Melody Maker’s Steve Sutherland travelled to meet the Grateful Dead in California, it was nothing of the kind. On his visit to the band’s HQ in San Rafael...
Grateful Dead The Ultimate Music Guide
Presenting the Ultimate Music Guide to one of the world’s most pioneering and historic bands: the Grateful Dead. From the dawn of expanded consciousness with Ken Kesey’s “acid tests” all the way to their huge hit “Touch Of Grey” and beyond – what a...
Bumper, Kat Cunning, Wonho, And More Made The Songs We Love This Week
The search for the ever-elusive “bop” is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV...
Justin Bieber Stars As Drake In DJ Khaled’s Trippy New ‘Popstar’ Video
Drake and Justin Bieber are perhaps the two most famous Canadians in the history of pop music. Right now, though — during a time of unprecedented travel restrictions due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there’s one key element that separates them: Drake’s been in...
SZA, Ty Dolla $ign, And The Neptunes All ‘Hit Different’ On Vibey New Single
Way back in January, SZA revealed that we’d be hearing new music from her this year — and when her Trolls World Tour collab with Justin Timberlake dropped the following month, fans were hoping there was plenty more where that came from. Today (September...
Loren Gray Built A Career From TikTok, But She Didn’t Do It ‘Alone’
By Alex Blynn Before 18-year-old Loren Gray became known to the world as a leading voice among a generation of uber-famous teens who populate the massively popular social media platform TikTok, she was a small-town girl growing up outside of Philadelphia with a smartphone...
Desperado Orchestra Presents The World’s Traditional Dances On “Just Dancin’”
With the ever-increasing cases of violence against people of color across the United States, it is refreshing, and much needed, to have artists like Desperado Orchestra reminding us of the power of the African heritage in our modern urban culture. Desperado Orchestra’s latest empowering...
Harry Styles Online Fan Merch Is Thriving, As Long As The Postal Service Is
By Larisha Paul For years, the embroidery machine that sisters Sara and Mari Olson had been gifted many Christmases ago sat collecting dust in their Wisconsin bedroom, while neither of them learned how to use it. After they’d spent the better part of 2020...
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Leon Seti released a brand new piece of alt-pop, a charming single titled ‘Japan.’ On the single, he delivers his personality, originality, and a real gem, making the track’s sections enjoyable. He layers his vocals on pads, guitars, bass, arpeggiators, and serves a progressive...Recent Posts
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