Alex Wexelman

The Grammys have always had a contentious history with hip-hop. But aside from frequently snubbing rappers, another egregious error of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has been its lack of recognition of streaming-only albums as equal to physical releases, a move that has disproportionately affected hip-hop artists who release free mixtapes online…

Listen to “”You Don’t Get Me High Anymore”…and see them for free in NYC on Thursday.

The attack at Orlando LGBTQ club Pulse was the worst mass shooting in US history. Many are reeling from the loss during pride month. But if there’s a silver lining, it’s the outpouring of love and support that the whole country should aspire to. Emo-revivalists You Blew It! are among those raising money to benefit the LGBTQ community with their latest release…

L.A. dream-pop band Warpaint haven’t released an album since their self-titled effort in 2014, but the four-piece just announced an extensive tour. It includes stops in the US, Canada, the UK and a few European countries…

A rundown of this year’s 2015 Pride events.

Earlier this week, record stores received a mysterious print advertisement announcing a new Aphex Twin EP, that proclaimed it “uses digital sound generation techniques combined with wave sequencing technology to bring you sounds with movement and depth rarely found on records today”. Following speculations over the past few days, Richard D. James tweeted out a […]

Jamie Lidell and Robert Glasper, along with Hancock’s stacked new band, should make for a great night.

German electronic music producer Pantha Du Prince has announced his first US tour in four years. He will be performing music from his recently released album The Triad, his first solo full-length in six years, out on Rough Trade…

Merchandise have shared the video for “Flower of Sex” — the first single from a forthcoming album on 4AD, which follows 2014’s After the End…