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Premiere: “O Death, Where Is Thy Sting” – The Bones of JR Jones and Cecil Otter

Two artists—one singer-songwriter, one rapper—each tackled the same song, showcasing the influence of the blues in modern music. [continued]
Festival Report: Spring Awakening Music Festival 2017

In its sophomore year at Addams-Medill Park, Spring Awakening came into its own, while still pinging off the glass ceiling of top quality that they’ve managed to hit for Mamby in the same amount of time. The list of issues is short but presented themselves up front: there was a shortage of water stations, some [continued]
“Revolve” With Sam O.B.’s 80s-Inspired Jam

Sam O.B. keeps putting out perfect pieces of music, with “Revolve” being his latest. The single is his first off his upcoming full-length album, Positive Noise, releasing August 11th on LuckyMe. I’m getting some “Human”-meets-Blood Orange vibes from this tune—listen for yourself, and check out Sam’s upcoming tour dates to see if he’s playing a [continued]
Essentials: Club Coil EP – Murlo

English producer Murlo‘s new Mixpak EP, Club Coil, is an intriguing project that zeros in on R&B and club sounds. Listen above, and for those based in London, grab tickets to his Murlo AV show. Murlo writes, “This is the first time I’ve done something like this, it’s gonna be a full set of my hand-drawn [continued]
Help The Victims Of The Ariana Grande Manchester Arena Bombing

On May 22nd, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive following Ariana Grande‘s Dangerous Woman tour performance at Manchester Arena, killing 22 and injuring 59. Three of the reported victims are Georgina Bethany Callander, age 18; Saffie Rose Roussos, age 8; and John Atkinson, age 26. You can follow the developing story at NPR or The Guardian. If you’re reading this, you’ve likely [continued]
Vince Staples Is Quietly Releasing The Hottest Bangers of 2017

In the lead-up to the June 23rd release of his sophomore album Big Fish Theory, Vince Staples has put out two of the hottest tracks I’ve heard so far this year. February’s “BagBak” is a right tune, but “Big Fish”, his latest single, is INSANE. As in, “I’ve listened to this 14 times today” insane. The slinky, West [continued]
Why Do We Continue To Be Fine With Katy Perry’s Casual Racism?

Katy Perry is the latest public figure to reveal her own tone-deafness to a whole host of political issues after a strange joke about her formerly-black hair and the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. In an Instagram Live video, Perry responds to a viewer’s comment about missing her black hair, saying “Oh, [continued]
Arca’s “Desafío” Video Is Hauntingly Poignant

Fresh off his self-titled studio album release, Venezuelan artist Arca explores dark themes of pain and love in the video for his third single “Desafío”. Locked in a leather straitjacket, Arca explores the complicated nature of queer sexuality and identity, and the violence that queer people face for simply existing and expressing. The lyrics are moody [continued]
Dancing Queen: An Interview with Chi Chi DeVayne

Fans of RuPaul’s Drag Race will remember Season 8 standout Chi Chi DeVayne, known for her southern charm and incredible lip syncs—who can forget the epic lip sync with Thorgy Thor?! Chi Chi DeVayne is a talented dancer with a great ear for music, so Saint Audio chatted with Chi Chi about how music has [continued]
Saint Audio Mixes #022: CASEMENT

Our 22nd mix features Scottish producer Casement, who resides in Glasgow. Read on for more about the Scottish music scene and Casement’s sound. Thanks for this mix! What sounds or genres were you trying to highlight in it? No worries! I tried to include a bit of everything I’m into and what’s influencing the tunes [continued]