The 21-year-old Sacramento rapper ShooterGang Kony has been making music for a few years now. Last year, he broke out nationally with the extremely thorough Second Hand Smoke mixtape and with "Charlie," a stupidly funky Bay Area anthem. But now that he's earned some attention, ShooterGang Kony is going in a different direction, and we…

The South Florida band Seed Of Pain play a fervent, intense, blood-gargling form of metallic hardcore -- one built on riffs and grooves and screams. It's a visceral, physical sound, and it kicks a whole lot of ass. Today, the band -- which shares members with other Florida bands like Ecostrike and Envision -- releases…

Last night, Fox dedicated the coveted after-the-super-bowl spot to The Masked Singer, its absurdist singing-competition show. On that utterly fucking ridiculous program, an adaptation of a South Korean show, celebrities in surreal and outlandish costumes sing songs, and the show's judges attempt to guess who they are before unmasking them as the...

It's now been three years since Boston punk institution Dropkick Murphys released their last album 11 Short Stories Of Pain And Glory. But as long as there are drunk dudes who need things to sing really loud while they pretend to punch each other in the head, there will be room for Dropkick Murphys. There's…

The Juno Awards, Canada's answer to the Grammys, has announced its 2020 nominees. Leading the pack with the most nominations is Alessia Cara, who released her sophomore album The Pains Of Growing back in fall 2018. She's up for Single Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Artist Of The Year, Songwriter Of The Year,…