Tag: music

• “Ain’t got a care in the world / but got plenty of beer / ain’t got no money in my pocket / but I’m already here”

  January 4, 2019

  If you have a car, and that car contains some kind of media-playing device—like a CD player or whatever—then you probably prize that car as one of the few spaces… more ›

• When AI is the Product: The Rise of AI-Based Consumer Apps

  January 4, 2019

  There’s a new era of AI consumer-based apps spreading around the world, though starting from China. https://a16z.com/2018/12/03/when-ai-is-the-product-the-rise-of-ai-based-consumer-apps/ more ›

• Tunisian techno, Xitsongan rap and Satanic doo-wop: the best new music of 2019

  December 28, 2018

  Tunisian techno, Xitsongan rap and Satanic doo-wop: the best new music of 2019 She has already sung backing vocals for Chance the Rapper, guested on Sam Smith’s last album and… more ›

• The 50 Best Albums of 2018

  December 11, 2018

  The 50 Best Albums of 2018 In 2018, it felt hard to reach consensus on anything—including music. The heavy-hitters of pop and hip-hop returned, but many disappointed; in fact, sometimes,… more ›

• The Homeless Crisis Is Getting Worse in America’s Richest Cities

  November 26, 2018

  The Homeless Crisis Is Getting Worse in America’s Richest Cities But first she had to recline the passenger seat of her 2015 Nissan Leaf as far as it would go—that… more ›

• Spotify to Musicians: Let Us Be Your Label

  November 19, 2018

  Spotify to Musicians: Let Us Be Your Label “Via” Mia Coleman was singing on American Idol at age 17, backing up rapper Anderson .Paak a few years later, and, at… more ›

• Anderson .Paak

  November 18, 2018

  Anderson .Paak With its languid pace and sunstruck mix of hedonism and tragedy, Los Angeles has always had a powerful and enduring relationship with funk music. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/anderson-paak-oxnard/ more ›

• Why ODB Would Be a Star in 2018

  November 12, 2018

  Why ODB Would Be a Star in 2018 The November, 1993 release of Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) transported listeners into a discordant world of martial arts samples,… more ›

• The Gospel According to Kendrick Lamar

  November 9, 2018

  The Gospel According to Kendrick Lamar Memorial day, Peter Luger Steak House, Brooklyn: Kendrick Lamar orders salmon. He is wearing a black baseball cap, white t-shirt, and gray-and-blue pants, and… more ›

• Music streaming revenues overtake CDs to hit…

  April 24, 2018

  Music streaming revenues overtake CDs to hit $6.6bn globally » Streaming music revenues surpassed income from the sale of traditional music formats for the first time last year, as the… more ›