Are Duran Duran ready to take on the music world? Is a wolf hungry? It’s been 40 years since these dapper British gentlemen dropped their classic 1981 debut, with hits like “Girls on Film” and “Planet Earth,” introducing a radical new style of art-glam punk-disco swagger. They were the wild …
Read More »Has Streaming Amplified the Culture of Instant Gratification?
There’s a dichotomy for almost every professional working in the music industry: the side of us that loves the evolution of streaming as a fan, and the side that knows how difficult streaming has made the music industry. As a fan, I can say with near 100% certainty that my …
Read More »He's South Dakota's 'Most Conservative Lawmaker.' Is He Also an Oath Keeper?
Phil Jensen has long courted controversy. As a state senator in South Dakota in 2014, he sponsored a bill, SB 128, that would have greenlighted discrimination against LGBTQ people by enabling state businesses to turn away customers, and even fire employees, on the basis of sexual orientation. The measure failed …
Read More »The Basics of Marketing to Gen Z
Everyone wants to market to Gen Z. They are, after all, the new generation of consumers —and already represent over $140 billion of spending power. But they’re a challenging group, those Gen Zers. They hold brands to high standards and you won’t find them in the traditional marketing channels. In …
Read More »Isaiah Rashad Roams a Strange Suburban Neighborhood in 'THIB' Video
Isaiah Rashad finds himself deep inside the looking glass in the new video for “THIB,” the title track from his most recent album, The House Is Burning. In the video, Rashad is woken up in the middle of the night by an earthquake, and the world he finds outside is …
Read More »Trump Takes On Jan. 6 Committee the Only Way He Knows How: Suing It
Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the January 6th Select Committee and the National Archives in his latest desperate attempt to prevent the committee from acquiring White House records related to the insurrection, Politico reportedon Monday. The lawsuit, which was filed in D.C. district court on Monday, called the …
Read More »'SNL': Pete Davidson, Rami Malek Turn 'Squid Game' Into Country-Pop Parody
Pete Davidson and host Rami Malek turned Squid Game into a country-pop ditty on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live. The duo play a pair of down-on-their-luck country boys who, faced with mounting debt, opt to join the hit Netflix series, where they play life-or-death versions of Red Light, …
Read More »Trump Assures GOP Donors He Doesn't Enjoy Being Peed Upon
Remember the pee tape? Donald Trump sure does. During a private speech at a Republican retreat in Palm Beach on Thursday, the former president assured the crowd full of wealthy donors, lobbyists, and elected officials that getting doused in urine is not one of his sexual proclivities. “I’m not into …
Read More »How Rapper LB199X Builds a Wide-Angle View of Black Life in America
A native of Glenarden, Maryland, Terry Goodwin’s friends and family know him as either TJ or Lil Black, two names he takes after his biological father, who he describes as a “real one” and the type of dad that “any kid would want to have.” But since around 2014, more …
Read More »Nicki Nicole Drops Freestyle During NPR's 'El Tiny' Concert Series
Argentine rapper and singer Nicki Nicole performed as a part of NPR‘s El Tiny (Home) concert series, an offshoot of Tiny Desk honoring Hispanic Heritage Month. The special video series features Latin artists. For the series, J Balvin recently performed on a barge in New York’s East River, and Camila Cabello …
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