What We’re Listening To Playlist for 8/28/2023: The Chemical Brothers and Beck, Explosions In The Sky, Black Pumas, Mitski, Spritbox, and more!
- Today’s Headlines
Original Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden dead at 72
Polo G arrested for kidnapping, robbery and assault with a deadly weapon
New grime documentary, 8 Bar, explores the genre’s early years and evolution: Watch
Nas hits the studio with DaBaby, Ab-Soul & Hit-Boy as ‘creative spurt’ continues
Georgia State University College of Law s offering a course focused on Rick Ross
Illuminati Hotties sings new song in Star Wars: Ahsoka’s first episode
Melvins dedicate tour to drummer Dale Crover as he receives emergency spinal surgery
Kim Gordon is selling clothes from her closet
Pharrell says he is working on new N.E.R.D music
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s second child was born on August 3
DEVO confirm current shows will be their last
Charli XCX responds to Aphex Twin using her face for live visuals
2Pac murder: Police sources claim Keffe D is facing ‘imminent charges’
Billie Eilish says the creative process is “different” with her next album
Corpsegrinder donated seven bags of plushies to the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
Gary Young, Pavement’s original drummer, has died
Travis Scott surpasses Drake as rapper with most monthly listeners on Spotify
Jack Antonoff says Taylor Swift is ‘the first person who recognized me as a producer’
Aphex Twin launches augmented reality app
- Tour & Live Music Updates
Suicidal Tendencies announce 40th anniversary shows for self-titled debut
Noname announces 2023 North American tour
Ms. Lauryn Hill announces The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th anniversary tour with Fugees
- Festival Updates
Ice-T & Public Enemy to headline National celebration of hip hop concert in D.C.
Tomorrowland has been voted the world’s no. 1 festival
Two big names look set for secret sets at Reading & Leeds 2023
- New Tracks
Jade LeMac shares ‘Got Me Obsessed’
BTS’ Jung Kook collabs with Alesso for dance remix of ‘Seven’: Stream it now
The KLF share unreleased music through the British Library’s free Sound Gallery
The Killers release new song, ‘Your Side of Town’
Sea Lemon collaborates with Day Wave
Rosie H Sullivan shares ‘Chapters’
The Wildfires Projekt shares new single ‘Going Blind’
Lilac Haze shares her second single ‘Daisy Girl’
SPELLES release ‘Holy Hells’
BLACKPINK releases new song ‘The Girls’ & music video in ‘The Game’
Mitski – ‘Star’ & ‘Heaven’
Das Koolies release ‘Out Of This World’
Rising American producer MarMar releases his latest single ‘You’
La Force releases new single/video ‘How Do You Love A Man’
Tiësto drops two incredible remixes, ‘Bittersweet Goodbye’ and ‘Car Keys’ inspired by 90s classics
Paul van Dyk shares new single, ‘Fragmentation’, featuring Sean & Dee: Listen
HELMET releases ‘Holiday’ single from upcoming Left album
Indie-pop riser Alex Amor releases new single ‘Like The First Time’
Nature TV release ‘Frida’
twst returns with new single ‘Catch Me (Beautiful Fall)’
CLOVES unveils emotionally charged single ‘Good Try’
Milkshed. release debut single ‘Apex Predator’
Cayo Coco reveals new single ‘Ghosts Talk’
School Disco release ‘Through Dimensions,’ their second single from their upcoming record, Denton Rock
The Chemical Brothers – ‘Skipping Like A Stone’ (Feat. Beck)
Billy Bragg – ‘Rich Men Earning North Of A Million’
Lauren Dejey returns with her new single ‘Solar’
- New Albums and EPs
Prince & The New Power Generation’s Diamonds and Pearls gets reissue: Listen to an unvaulted song
Album: Burna Boy I Told Them…
Ed Sheeran confirms new album Autumn Variations is coming this fall
Drake fans dismayed after rapper doesn’t drop For All the Dogs album
Toro y Moi drops new Sandhills EP and film: Watch
Danger Mouse & Jemini – Born Again
Spiritbox announce new EP, The Fear of Fear, share ‘Jaded’
Diddy announces first new album in 17 years, The Love Album: Off The Grid
Trippie Redd – A Love Letter to You 5 (The Needle Drop)
Soccer Mommy announces new EP Karaoke Night, shares Taylor Swift cover: Stream
Parquet Courts’ A. Savage announces new solo album, shares ‘Elvis in the Army’
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark announce new album
Lil Uzi Vert’s Barter 16 thrown into limbo as over a dozen songs leak
Drake’s son Adonis drew the cover of his For All the Dogs album and it’s exactly as cute as you think
Blur, artist, and swimmer explain The Ballad Of Darren artwork
Margo Price announces new album Strays II, shares new songs: Listen
Australian Grammy Award Nominated artist Maxwell Byrne (aka Golden Vessel) releases the debut album for his indie-dance/house project 1tbsp
- The Daily Music Report Updates
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