Archive: 2024

Beloved New Jersey indie rock band Real Estate recently made their long-awaited return with their sixth studio album Daniel. Their previous album The Main Thing was released almost exactly four years ago, a mere couple of weeks before the world effectively shut down due to the pandemic. Around this time, the band also saw the […]

A year ago to the day (March 3), De La Soul’s back catalog was released on streaming platforms across the internet. After decades of going back and forth with the record label Tommy Boy, who acquired the full masters from Warner and wanted to give the trio only 10% of the revenue, De La gained […]

Suppose you’re heading to a casino and can sense the buzz in the air. Everything that draws you in—the lighting, the music, and the feeling of excitement—is part of the magic. You may be wondering how casinos can make every single guest feel like they’re special. Data analytics can help with that. Casinos can learn […]

In 2020 Norah Jones foreshadowed the gloomy pandemic period with her brooding, melancholy Pick Me Up Off The Floor, a fine album but not exactly one to play at a party. By contrast, here on her latest, Visions, she refused to write multiple verses on “I Just Wanna Dance,” instead simply embracing the words of […]

This week marks the 30th anniversary of Nine Inch Nails’ seminal release, The Downward Spiral. Not only was it a huge conceptual leap forward for NIN’s mastermind Trent Reznor at the time, but, with the benefit of 30 years of hindsight, still stands as perhaps his greatest artistic achievement. And that’s saying something, considering Mr. […]

Getting her start as the bassist in “punk-jazz” groups Acoustic Ladyland and Melt Yourself Down, Ruth Goller’s unique approach to her instrument has led to her becoming an in-demand bassist. Goller’s resume includes working with modern jazz groups like Sons of Kemet and Marc Ribot to rock legends like Paul McCartney and Damon Albarn, as […]

Coming off what may be the most fully realized album of their career, IDLES hits the road to bring these songs to life. We’re only a few weeks removed from the release of TANGK and the post-punk mainstays have already performed the album at a few release events across the U.K. Last night  (February 29), […]

We got a special one for you fine people this week. Caustic has never looked so good as we kick off March with a plethora of unbelievably exciting releases. Everything from free-form jazz to head-pounding hardcore can be discovered below. A bouquet of new releases provides the soundtrack to what will hopefully be a relaxing […]

Jahari Massamba Unit is the jazz duo consisting of Madlib and Karriem Riggins. If those two names working on the same song aren’t exciting enough, one could argue you’ve lost the ability to be excited altogether. Two producers, proficient in both jazz and hip-hop with storied careers and colorful discographies to back them up, have […]