Editorial
News, conversations, local scenes, new voices, and releases worth spending time with.
news Aug 12
Verified reporting on Pabllo Vittar’s documented onstage appearance during Rosalía’s second Rio LUX Tour performance, with the evidence boundary kept explicit.
news Aug 11
Limp Bizkit, Simple Plan and Spiritbox top a December run that links anniversary sets, familiar headliners and a deep local-international undercard.
news Aug 10
The rare co-ed quartet’s first full album marks the closing stretch of its DSP era, but the members say the group is not breaking up—leaving a global fandom to distinguish a contract ending from a creative ending.
The latest
feature Oct 16
A scarce T-Boz recording became an official Lil Eddie duet in Japan, leaving a trail of fan recollections, conflicting dates and later reissues.
feature Oct 15
The 2013 single turned extreme verbal technique into a chart hit while reviving longstanding arguments about Eminem’s language, influences and legacy.
feature Sep 30
A circulating Mike Posner–Pharrell recording was never an official single. Its composition resurfaced legally on Nelly’s M.O., with Posner credited as a writer.
feature Sep 16
A 2012 recording, a 2013 video and years of “official” labels created a misleading history for an Akon song that never received a clearly documented commercial rollout.
review Sep 6
The Vancouver band’s twice-built debut turns echo, percussion and orchestral color into dark pop, with Andrea Lo’s voice supplying the danger its familiar indie-rock forms need.
feature Aug 20
In August 2013, Demi Lovato marked 21 not with a conventional celebrity party but during a volunteer trip to Kenya, amid a pivotal year in music and recovery.
spotlight Aug 8
With a debut EP newly announced, the Brooklyn-based five-piece’s studio film connects the breakthrough sweep of “Wings” to the less familiar “Heart.”
feature Jul 19
An unauthorized demo exposed Bebe Rexha’s role in a Selena Gomez album cut—and the complicated journey from songwriter vocal to finished pop record.
spotlight Jul 16
“Can’t Get Enough” began as a 2013 EP cut, then found its real momentum through a bilingual 2014 radio campaign that gave Becky G her first Latin chart-topper.
spotlight Jun 27
The first of five official 2013 remixes added a new opening verse without dismantling the warm, guitar-led chemistry of Carey and Miguel’s hit.
feature May 28
The Unapologetic track was officially released, but old snippet labels and Nicky Romero’s behind-the-console role still create confusion about what it was.
spotlight May 27
The 2013 single’s disputed release dates, densely shared credits and Mumbai spectacle reveal a pivotal—and complicated—step toward Iggy Azalea’s crossover.
spotlight May 13
The Norwegian duo’s 2013 collaboration with Kelly Rowland was an authorized summer single—not a radio-rip release—and a revealing pivot toward maximal pop.
spotlight May 7
A forensic look at the song’s album debut, 2013 single mix, Bruno Mars connection and melancholy Las Vegas video.
spotlight May 6
On May 6, 2013, “Better Man” joined Adult Swim’s garage-rock survey while a Yours Truly mini-documentary followed Cronin through San Francisco—one day before his breakthrough second album arrived.
spotlight May 6
The May 2013 studio film captured the meeting behind an anxious highlight of *Acid Rap*—and the credits now also preserve singer Lili K’s contribution.
feature May 1
By May 2013, the Seattle six-piece had transformed from an acoustic project into a collaborative garage-R&B band, recorded its debut in a shared house, and carried a hard-won new sound beyond the Northwest.
feature Apr 22
On April 22, 2013, the Los Angeles trio’s new single revealed how dual voices, handmade electronic textures and years of touring were converging on the long-delayed album “Exhibitionists.”
spotlight Apr 16
Released during the long road to Don’t Look Down, Skylar Grey’s 2013 single paired a deceptively sweet melody with a carefully staged revenge fantasy.
spotlight Apr 10
A release-era performance film placed El Khatib and producer Dan Auerbach inside the workshop atmosphere that shaped 2013’s Head in the Dirt.