Saturday of this year’s Summer Smash provided many notable sets, a rain delay, and insanely hot weather. Nevertheless, the energy was unrelenting and countless artists performed in front of crowds that showed genuine love. Shoutout Chicago for showing up. Check out our photo gallery from the second day […]
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Pursuit of Dopeness was fortunate enough to be in the house for all three days of the Lyrical Lemonade and SPKRBX Summer Smash. This energy-filled weekend kicked off on a high note as Friday had several big names slated to start the fest off right. Check out our
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Carol City, Florida’s own PlayThatBoiZay has released his first single back, GOLD FANGS, with production credits to Rustoblak. Zay just recently survived a life threatening car accident, leaving about a three month gap in his release schedule. Fortunately he was able to recover quickly from the accident and
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After 3 listening events previewing it, with some tinkering in between, Kanye West’s new album Donda is finally here. The Chicago artist’s tenth studio album is stacked with star features from artists like JAY-Z, Vory, Playboi Carti, Lil Baby, The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Baby Keem, Lil Durk, Lil Yachty, Young
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Joey Purp just dropped another party banger! One of Purp’s greatest talents is his ability to straight-up body a beat that will get your body shakin, and he proves just that with the latest cut from his forthcoming mixtape UpLate. The winning formula of Knox Fortune and Joey Purp
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Japanese Breakfast is sharing her new song “Glider,” which is the lead single the original video game soundtrack for Sable. Indie game developer Shedworks and publisher Raw Fury’s Sable will be available September 23 on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and PC. The soundtrack is available for pre-save and
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A month after announcing their next project Flower of Devotion Remixed, out September 17th via Fire Talk, Dehd are sharing one of its songs. The Chicago band are releasing today the second single, which is the Lala Lala Remix of “Desire.” While the original stands out more for
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Last night Cleveland based indie rock outfit Cloud Nothings performed their first sold out at Empty Bottle. This show was the first of their fall tour and tonight (Aug. 20) will be their second. The band played an enigmatic set showing fans that they still have their virtuosic
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Lorde has delivered her much-anticipated third studio album, Solar Power, via Republic Records. The New Zealand star partnered with Jack Antonoff once more, with the latter producing this album much like he did on Melodrama. To help further promote her latest project, Lorde will welcome The Late Late Show
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Courtney Barnett was the musical guest on the latest episode of The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. The rocker appeared on the late night program to remotely perform her new song “Rae Street.” “Rae Street” will appear on the Australian singer’s forthcoming third solo album, Things Take Time, Take Time, which is
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Kanye West’s coming home again… The memes have been a fun way to deal with the frustration of Yeezy’s next album not dropping yet despite announcing it would arrive almost a month ago, but at least we have another listening event to hold us down until it finally
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Waxahatchee has shared her cover of the iconic Woody Guthrie’s “Talking Dust Bowl Blues.” The cover will appear on Home In This World: Woody Guthrie’s Dustbowl Ballads, which will bring together artists like Swamp Dogg, Chris Thile, Watkins Family Hour, and more paying tribute late singer-songwriter’s 1940 album Dust Bowl
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