Who was the last guitar hero or star drummer? It feels like so long since a band been identified by a chief instrumentalist that you could count our current Les Claypools and Jack Whites on your hand: ...

Battles, the math-rock noiseniks and self-described Networked Band, have announced a new album, La Di Da Di. Due September 18 via Warp Records, the follow-up to 2011’s Gloss Drop “is a mushrooming ...

Slick Rick isn’t done telling his story over beats just yet. The English-American rapper has released his first new album of this century. The Hip Hop legend released his fifth LP, a visual album ...

Battles borrowed the title for its third album, La Di Da Di, from the Slick Rick hip-hop classic cut of the same name, but the reason for the co-opt has nothing to do with rapping. Appropriately, the ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. When Battles emerged in 2007, rock was mostly defined by a rapidly changing garage scene. The Strokes had just ...

When rapper will.i.am was looking for a hook to invigorate the Black Eyed Peas’ 2018 single “Constant,” he borrowed from an old favorite: 1985’s “La Di Da Di” by Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh. “I ...

Multinational rookie boy band Cross Gene, consisting of members from Korea, China and Japan, have made their debut. After the performances, Casper stated, “With the start of today’s showcase, we will ...