It’s been a minute since Kanye has graced us with a solo project, seeming more inclined to do compilation projects, running into poles, and impregnating Kardashians. But he’s managed to find some time in his uber busy life to record a new album titled Yeezus. The album comes out on June 18th but thanks to the gods of foolishness and the internet, the album was made available online and after taking a listen, I thought I’d share my thoughts on the album.
Words cannot express how much I love The Civil Wars. Ever since they burst onto the scene with the wonderful pseudo Negro spiritual (in my mind)/morality tale Barton Hollow, I have been a moth draw to their flame. I own every album, including the unplugged session, so you know I was excited when they released their new track “The One That Got Away.” it is a quintessential Civil Wars song, from the beautiful orchestrations, stunning vocals and haunting lyrics. Check it out after the jump!
It seems like forever since we’ve heard anything from Nine Inch Nails despite numerous rumors of them getting back together and Trent Reznor’s great successes scoring films. But thankfully they’ve come back to grace us with some new music. Debuting on Youtube and EW, Came Back Haunted is the first song of their new album, Hesitation Marks, which will be released on September 3. On the 28th of September, they’ll kick off their new tour but till then check out the song!
One of the best things about the advent of this here internet is that it opens the airwaves for dialog and opinions of people you would never have heard of without it. It’s how I ended up writing for Awards Circuit and also how I discovered the Operation Kino podcast. For those of you un familiar with OpKino, it’s a podcast that features four film writers, Da7E from Latino-Review, David Ehrlich from Film.com, Katey Rich from Cinema Blend, and Matt Patches of Hollywood.com. On a recent Tuesday episode, they spoke about scarcity in art and it’s merits. It was a fascinating discussion, a topic I’ve often thought about and it seemed like an interesting place to start a discussion.
Beyonce has been everywhere the past few weeks from those fake rumors about her pregnancy to her lead single Grown Woman leaking. Now she’s indulging her more ratchet side by joining with hit-maker The Dream and couthless rapper 2Chainz on ‘Turnt’. When I heard the snippet for this song two weeks ago, I instantly started body rolling and I am happy to report that the rest of the song lives up its potential. The single comes from The Dream’s new album IV play which is set to drop soon. Check it out after the jump!