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Hear Justice's Psychedelic First Single in Five Years, 'Safe and Sound'

French electronic duo Justice rev their funk engines with “Safe and Sound,” their first new song in five years. “Man up, hold tight, driving dark/ Head up, foot down, speed of sound,” voices chant on the track – a psychedelic disco epic built on finger snaps, synth-strings, spastic jazz-fusion synths… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Justice's […]

Kool & the Gang Return With Funky New Song 'Sexy'

Kool & the Gang have released their new track “Sexy (Where’d You Get Yours),” the funk-soul legends’ first new single in nearly a decade.  “Sexy” signifies a modernization of Ronald and Robert “Kool” Bell and company’s unmistakable sound, right down to the dance floor-tailored bass grooves and the perfectly timed horns…. Source: RollingStone Link: Kool […]

Songs of Black Lives Matter: 22 New Protest Anthems

Two years after the death of Eric Garner at the hands of NYPD officers, “I can’t breathe” remains perhaps the most disturbing phrase in modern American history. Which makes it all the more courageous that Ellisha and Steven Flagg, Garner’s siblings, refuse to let the tragic day they lost their brother… Source: RollingStone Link: Songs of […]

El-P Selects Winner of Pokemon Freestyle Remix Contest

El-P has a complicated relationship with the Pokémon community. Over the weekend, he issued a series of tweets making fun of Pokémon Go players. Then he apologized with a half-hearted “freestyle” that professed his love of the franchise and challenged fans to a remix contest – with the winner earning a free… Source: RollingStone Link: El-P Selects […]

Hit Reset

When feminist punk patron saint Kathleen Hanna launched her newest project, The Julie Ruin, in 2010 – after years spent out of the spotlight due to late stage lyme disease – expectations were high. Thankfully, the group’s 2013 debut album Run Fast was triumphant, filled with the same searing energy and lo-fi DIY ethos… Source: RollingStone Link: Hit Reset