US Secretary Of State Antony Blinken has been in the news a lot lately, mostly for toothlessly urging Israel to tamp down its wholesale slaughter in Gaza while refusing to actually do anything that might stop that from happening. Whenever his face pops up, it’s hard to shake the image of proud dad-rocker Blinken adapting an exaggerated...

It’s easy to make jokes about Macklemore, the white rapper from Seattle who blew up and scored a couple of #1 hits a decade ago. But whatever you think of his hits — or even his politics — Macklemore has shown himself to be the type of artist who can make actual political statements. As an independent artist, he&...

Slaughter Beach, Dog released their quietly excellent Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling album last September. (“Engine,” what a song.) Today, for Valentine’s Day, they’re sharing “I’m In Love,” an extra track that didn’t fit in on the LP.

One of four men charged in the February 2020 killing of rising rap star Pop Smoke has been sentenced to four years and two months by the juvenile court in Inglewood, California. As the Associated Press reports, the 20-year-old pled guilty to charges of voluntary manslaughter and home invasion robbery. The judge has barred the public use of his n...

Former Modern Baseball frontman Jake Ewald continues to steadily release music under his project Slaughter Beach, Dog. In 2020, Ewald released surprise LP At The Moonbase and followed it up with a 2021 cover of Townes Van Zandt’s “If I Needed You.” Last year around this time they shared a collab with then-tourmates Anika Py...