Kendrick Lamar didn’t release a second album on Sunday as everyone on the internet believed, but that’s alright. We survived the Y2K bug, we’ll get through this. On with today’s stories, only 1/4 of which are Coachella related. Let the love flow.
- Watch Kendrick Lamar debut DAMN songs at Coachella from last night, and bring out a bunch of cats + ninjas so he can breathe for a second in the fire avalanche.
- Lady Gaga released a new song The Cure during her Coachella performance. Here is the emotional garbage.
- Lorde also dropped a bunch of new shit on the desert fashionistas. It was exponentially better. She also did Kanye’s Runaway.
- Harry Styles held his own well on SNL last weekend, making his solo debut on the Timberlake Paradigm. The Mick Jagger impression was equal parts hilarious and make-me-want-to-punch-you annoying.
- The Mysteryland Festival was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Set for June, the fest was set to include LCD Soundsystem, Run The Jewels, Die Atwoord and more.
- Consequence of Sound has compiled the best-dressed Coachella attendees and wow, that’s just fucking awesome.
- Radiohead was hit with a barrage of sound problems at Coachella, but somehow pulled off an incredible set nonetheless. Thom Yorke’s sarcastic seething delivery of Creep alone made the entire thing worthwhile.
- Lauryn Hill joined DJ Snake at Coachella for a few Fugees hits.
- No Doubt/AFI supergroup DREAMCAR has released new track All Of The Dead Girls.
- Watch Janelle Monae and Stevie Wonder perform Superstition together.
- If it seems like hip hop beats are getting chintzy and shitty, here’s why: they’re making them on iPhones.
- Music industry now at full-on war with YouTube. Pray for your lyric videos.
- You should know the name Harris Wittels, who has made you laugh whether you know it or not. He died and that’s not cool.
- The return of Monterey Pop, the music festival that started it all.
- Katy Perry is not the queen of the resistance. Stop it.
- Gorillaz announce North American Tour, and this one’s gonna be righteous.
- Famous people whose names are complete sentences.
- Universal is about to commit prime fuckery with Prince’s estate. Get a will, no matter what you do.
- Here’s how every Chainsmokers song is written. Hitting no. 1 on the Billboard 200 today, these fucks are the Donald Trump of music.
- The new Star Wars themed lands coming to Disney Parks are getting pretty exciting.
- Carrie Fisher will not be in Star Wars Episode IX. But she’ll be in VIII a bunch, and you better believe there’s no way Disney is going to let you forget it over the next eight months.
- In brand-obsessed culture, Scottish artist REILLY is mashing up designer brands and some of the most familiar trademarks.
- Tyler, The Creator recorded the theme song for Bill Nye’s new Netflix show.
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