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National Cannabis Festival Features Wu-Tang Clan & Thundercat
Now in its eight year, the National Cannabis Festival will go for two days for 420 weekend at RFK Stadium's Festival Grounds.
Gorillaz Bring Out All Their Famous Friends During Star-Studded L.A. Show
Gorillaz have always embraced the spirit of collaboration, and during their show in Los Angeles on Friday night (Sept. 23), Damon Albarn’s virtual band had a whole lot of special guests on hand. As Rolling Stone reports, Beck, Tame Impala, Schoolboy Q, Thundercat, Del the Funky Homosapien, De La Soul and Bootie Brown all joined Gorillaz at the KIA Forum in Los Angeles. Beck came out to perform “The Valley of the Pagans” from 2020’s Season One: Strange Timez and returned for the world premiere of “Possession Island,” from Gorillaz’ star-studded upcoming album Cracker Island. [embedded content][embedded content] Schoolboy Q guested on the first live performance of “Pac Man” from Song Machine and Thundercat assisted on “Cracker Island.” As he often does, The Pharcyde’s Bootie Brown helpe...
Gorillaz Sail to Cracker Island With Stevie Nicks, Tame Impala, Bad Bunny
Gorillaz have rounded up an eye-popping roster of guests for their new album Cracker Island, which will arrive Feb. 24 from Parlophone. Stevie Nicks, Tame Impala, Bad Bunny, Beck and Adeleye Omotayo lend a hand on the project, with Thundercat having already appeared on the summer release of the title track. The album’s next single, “New Gold” featuring Tame Impala and The Pharcyde’s Bootie Brown, is out today (Aug. 31), following its live debut in tandem with those artists on Aug. 19 at London’s All Points East festival. “It’s kind of a mad song, to be honest with you,” Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn said from the stage. [embedded content][embedded content] The 10-track Cracker Island is Gorillaz’ eighth studio album and follows 2020’s Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez. It was record...
DOMi and JD BECK Just Want to Shut Up and Play Their Hits
Kids today … with their memes, vapes and disdain for all things old. Don’t they know what they’re missing, like the satisfaction that comes with learning how to play and eventually master an actual instrument that isn’t a laptop? You’d be forgiven for ascribing such a sentiment to a local boomer or aging music critic, but when articulated by DOMi (22, keyboards) and JD BECK (19, drums), it carries a little more weight. That’s because the two musical prodigies are making it cool again to be a virtuoso and aren’t shy about saying so — an attribute at the heart of their long-awaited debut album, NOT TiGHT. The pair met in 2018 at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) convention in Anaheim, Calif., and have been making music ever since, dropping jaws with their instrumental panach...
Listen to Production From James Blake, Thundercat, Kaytranada and More In JID’s New Album
Famed Atlanta rapper JID has joined forces with a handful of the world’s greatest electronic music producers for The Forever Story, his third studio album. One of the album’s undeniable highlights is “Lauder Too,” its final track. In a high-profile collision of Grammy-winning artists, James Blake and Thundercat joined forces to produce the hypnotic hip-hop record, which features a gritty verse from Ravyn Lenae. It’s effectively a sequel to “LAUDER,” a brooding cut from 2017’s The Never Story, JID’s breakout debut album. Another crowd-pleaser comes with “Can’t Punk Me,” an energetic track featuring EARTHGANG. Here, renowned DJ and producer Kaytranada crafts a funky beat befit for the spitfire flow of JID. Scroll to Cont...
Gorillaz Set Sail for ‘Cracker Island’ With Help From Thundercat
Gorillaz have drafted Thundercat for their latest new song, “Cracker Island,” which was produced by the group in tandem with Greg Kurstin and Remi Kabaka Jr. The high-energy track has been a part of the Gorillaz live show since “the world’s biggest virtual band” returned to the road this spring and finds vocalist 2D (aka Damon Albarn) singing about what sounds like a cult “planting seeds at night to grow a made-up paradise.” Indeed, Gorillaz have apparently set up shop in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles and launched a Web site inviting fans to join “The Last Cult,” led by group member Murdoc. “It’s nice to be back,” says 2D. “I’m well into our new tune. It brings back weird and scary memories of stuff that hasn’t happened yet.” It’s not clear whether “The Last Cult” might also ...
Diana Ross, Tame Impala, St. Vincent Go Back in Time on Minions Soundtrack
The wacky world of the little yellow Minions from the Despicable Me film franchise will be enhanced by the suitably eclectic soundtrack to the movie Minions: The Rise of Gru, which hits theaters July 1. The film is set in the 1970s and tells the origin story of super-villain Gru, so it’s only natural that the Jack Antonoff-produced soundtrack, also due July 1 from Decca, comprises mostly covers of memorable songs from that era by such artists Phoebe Bridgers (The Carpenters’ “Goodbye to Love”), Thundercat (Steve Miller Band’s “Fly Like an Eagle”), H.E.R (Sly and the Family Stone’s “Dance to the Music”) and St. Vincent (Lipps Inc.’s “Funkytown”). One of the only newly written tunes is an eye-popping, danceable collaboration that will serve as the lead single: Diana Ross’ “Turn Up the Sunshi...
Listen to Thundercat’s New Track ‘Satellite’ Off Insecure Series Soundtrack
Thundercat just shared “Satellite,” which appears on the soundtrack for Insecure: Music From the HBO Original Series, Season 5, the comedy series starring Issa Rae. [embedded content][embedded content] The soulful “Satellite” features funk musician Knower, YouTuber Louis Cole, and singer Genevieve Artadi, and, of course, Thundercat on bass. The track is out today via Atlantic. Other tracks on this season’s Insecure soundtrack include Saweetie’s “Get It Girl,” Mereba’s “Peaceful Glock,” and TeaMarrr’s “Pipe Dreams.” It is the HBO series’ final season. The Grammy-winning bassist is currently touring North America in support of his widely acclaimed It Is What It Is, and is scheduled to support the Red Hot Chili Peppers next year on their world tour. He only has f...
Thundercat to Release Deluxe Edition of The Golden Age of Apocalypse With Two New Songs
To mark the 10-year anniversary of The Golden Age of Apocalypse, Thundercat announced he will release a deluxe vinyl edition of his debut. Thundercat’s label, Brainfeeder, said that the new vinyl will include two bonus tracks, “$200 TB” and “Daylight (Reprise).” The physical vinyl is a translucent red LP, within a gold sleeve, and with a large Thundercat logo hologram sticker and gold rainbow holofoil detail. This edition will be out later this month in time for the Black Friday edition of Record Store Day. The bassist extraordinaire is currently on the road and next spring, he will embark on a European tour before supporting the Red Hot Chili Peppers on their summer stadium tour. All Thundercat tickets are available on his website. Earlier this year, Thundercat won a Grammy for his 2020 a...
Thundercat, black midi, Fuzz, Japanese Breakfast, The Hives Highlight Levitation Festival Lineup
Another day, another festival announcement with the reveal of who’s heading down to Austin for Levitation 2021. Get your costume ready because the event takes place on Halloween weekend beginning on Thursday, Oct. 28 to Oct. 31. There will also be a kick-off preshow on Wednesday Oct. 27 with Red Fang, Nothing, and Starcrawler headlining. The Thursday lineup consists of headliners Chicano Batman, Crumb, and Fuzz. Other performers include Post Animal, Boy Harsher, No Joy, The Vacant Lots, and Drab Majesty. The Friday lineup is headlined by The Black Angels, Tinariwen, and black midi with Connan Mockasin, L.A. Witch, Ringo Deathstarr, and Blushing. On Saturday, Thundercat, Andy Shauf, and Yves Tumor with appearances by Cloud Nothings, Shabazz Palaces, Acid Dad, Glove, and Shannon & The Cl...
Flying Lotus Releases Soundtrack From His Netflix Anime Series “Yasuke”: Listen
Back in March, it was revealed that Flying Lotus had an anime series on the way. Starring LaKeith Stanfield and directed by LeSean Thomas, Yasuke was finally released on Thursday to a multitude of glowing reviews. As one would expect from the world-class producer, the show features an incredible original soundtrack. Now, those who want to take in the sounds of the show can enjoy the full soundtrack. A still from the Flying Lotus-scored Netflix anime show “Yasuke.” Flying Lotus (via Twitter) While all but four of the 26 tracks are solo offerings, on his collaborative tunes, FlyLo received help from Denzel Curry, Niki Randa, and longtime collaborator Thundercat. Unsurprisingly, the album is full of rich sounds and textures that showcase the Gram...
Haim Release Women in Music Pt III Expanded Edition With Taylor Swift and Thundercat Collaborations
Despite 2020 being a pretty bad year, Haim did alright. Women in Music Pt. III was a success, spawning a number of great songs and several Grammy nominations, including for Album of the Year, the first time an all-female rock group got tapped for the nod. Now, the Haim sisters are back with an expanded version of that album and a little help from their close pals. Taylor Swift and Thundercat appear on new versions of “Gasoline” and “3 AM” respectively. Listen to Haim’s remix of “Gasoline” with Swift below. [embedded content] Late last year, Haim released their own take on “Christmas Wrapping,” which addressed the crazed chaos that was 2020 and also featured Thundercat. Haim’s “The Steps” was named one of our best songs of 2020. You can read our July 2020 cover story on them ...
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