Joey DeGroot

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  • Will.i.am Shares Interactive 'The World Is Crazy' Music Video, Inspired By Current Events [WATCH]

    Even though Will.i.am's song "The World Is Crazy" was released back in April 2013 on his most recent solo album #willpower, the song has finally been given a music video, though it's not quite your typical music video. The video stars Will.i.am as a news anchor reporting on all of the most important news stories of the moment, including the Sydney siege and the Taliban school massacre, but what sets this video apart is that it's interactive. When you click on one of the news stories scrolling across the bottom of the screen, you're taken to an article about the story, which will hopefully make you realize that there are more important and pressing matters in the world than listening to Will.i.am songs.

  • The Juliana Hatfield Three Announce Reunion Tour In Support Of New Album 'Whatever, My Love' [FULL SCHEDULE]

    In support of their recently announced reunion album Whatever, My Love, '90s indie rock heroes the Juliana Hatfield Three have announced a string of American tour dates for February and March. The tour kicks off on Feb. 26 in Portland, Maine and finishes up on March 16 in Los Angeles, with stops in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland, Seattle, and San Francisco in between, among other cities. Prior to the start of the tour, the band will also be performing at a Hot Stove/Cool Music benefit concert in Boston on Jan. 10, which will officially be their debut reunion show.

  • Bobby Shmurda And GS9 Crew Arrested In New York, Expected To Be Indicted

    Brookyln rapper Bobby Shmurda has already had a few run-ins with the law this year, with both felonies and misdemeanors under his belt, but last night (Dec. 16), Mr. Shmurda capped off the year with one last arrest for an undisclosed reason. According to Wondering Sound, Shmurda (whose real name is Ackquille Pollard) was arrested at Manhattan's Quad Studios along with several members of his GS9 crew, and is expected to be indicted tomorrow, Dec. 18. Though the specific charges against Shmurda are at this time unknown, they are likely drug-related, as the story was confirmed to Wondering Sound by Kati Cornell, director of public information for New York's special narcotics prosecutor.

  • Charli XCX Performs 'Need Ur Luv' on 'Letterman' with Rostam Batmanglij [WATCH]

    On last night's Dec. 16 episode of "The Late Show with David Letterman," Charli XCX dropped by to perform her glam-rock inspired track "Need Ur Luv" from her new album "Sucker," featuring Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij — the song's co-writer — on piano. Charli spends most of the performance singing and dancing from the top of Batmanglij's piano, offering quite a unique spin on what could have been just another typical late night performance. You can check out Charli XCX's performance of "Need Ur Luv" featuring Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij from "The Late Show with David Letterman" here — and notice how Letterman does not attempt to pronounce "Batmanglij":

  • Caribou Announces World Tour, North American Dates in February [SCHEDULE]

    Electronica band Caribou has announced a world tour for 2015 in support of their latest album "Our Love." Following January and February dates in Australia, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan, the Dan Snaith-fronted group will embark on a brief North American tour Feb. 26, hitting Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and Vancouver. After a brief stint across Western Europe in mid-March, the band will return to North America April 11 for dates in Chicago, Minneapolis and various cities across central Canada. British electronic artist Koreless will be opening every show between Feb. 26 and March 14. You can check out Caribou's complete tour schedule here, via "Consequence of Sound":

  • Bon Iver's Justin Vernon To Curate Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival With The National's Aaron Dessner

    Back in October, Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon announced that he would be launching the Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival in his hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and today (Dec. 17), it was revealed that Vernon will be curating the festival himself along with The National guitarist Aaron Dessner. The festival will take place on July 17 and 18, with tickets going on sale tomorrow, Dec. 18, at noon CST.

  • Wiz Khalifa Samples Mac DeMarco For "Smoke Chambers" [LISTEN]

    asdEven though he has no upcoming album or mixtape projects that we know about, Wiz Khalifa keeps dropping new songs, his latest being the exceptionally trippy and laidback "Smoke Chambers," which you can check out below. The song heavily samples fellow stoner Mac DeMarco's synthpop number "Chamber of Reflection" from his latest album Salad Days, even keeping DeMarco's original "alone again" vocal hook, which ties in to Khalifa's theme of the alienation his fame has brought him. This is the sort of hazy production that Khalifa should be using more often.

  • Ferguson Protests Led D'Angelo to Push Up 'Black Messiah' Release

    Earlier this week, neo-soul pioneer D'Angelo surprised the music world by suddenly releasing his new album "Black Messiah," his first new album since his 2000 classic "Voodoo," with almost no warning whatsoever. Despite its absurdly long gestation period, however, "The New York Times" reports that the album's release was somehow still rushed, as D'Angelo's label RCA had originally planned to drop it sometime in early 2015. But following the volatile situation in Ferguson, Missouri, and the grand-jury decision to not indict Officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of Michael Brown, D'Angelo decided to push up the album's release to Dec. 15. According to D'Angelo's manager Kevin Liles, D'Angelo had called him up in distress last month following the Ferguson grand-jury decision. "He said, 'Do you believe this? Do you believe it?'" Liles recalls. "And then we just sat there in silence. That is when I knew he wanted to say something." With the famously delayed album put on the fast track for release, D'Angelo and RCA pulled "many all-nighters" to finish the album, which included everything from the artwork and tracklist to the music itself.

  • St. Vincent Shares Quirky "Birth In Reverse" Music Video [WATCH]

    2014 has been quite an incredible year for Annie Clark, a.k.a. St. Vincent, and today (Dec. 16), she caps off the year with a great music video for her single "Birth in Reverse," which you can check out here. As can be expected from a St. Vincent music video, the whole thing is pretty bizarre, with images of Clark singing and dancing (or something close to dancing) in sterile, dream-like sets, though the highlights of the video are the shots of Clark playing guitar in outer space.

  • Tink Shares "Around The Clock" Music Video, Featuring Timbaland, Charlamagne Tha God [WATCH]

    Up and coming Chicago rapper, Tink, has shared the music video for her recent single, "Around The Clock" featuring The Breakfast Club host, Charlamagne Tha God, which you can check out here. The DGainz-directed clip is as dark and mysterious as the Timbaland-produced track, with Tink hanging around an inner city alley at night (with Timbaland by her side, wearing sunglasses) and rapping with a confidence far beyond her 19 years.

  • YG Shares Minimalist '2015 Flow' Music Vid [WATCH]

    Compton rapper YG has shared the music video for his recent single "2015 Flow," which you can check out below. The refreshingly minimalist video features YG in a dark room with red and black walls, simply rapping to the camera in a single, unbroken take. As the camera gradually zooms back, it is revealed that DJ Mustard, the track's producer, is sitting on a couch throwing cash around — because this is a rap video, after all. You can check out YG's "2015 Flow" music video here:

  • Ghostface Killah Shares Music Video For "Love Don't Live Here No More" Starring Michael K. Williams [WATCH]

    Ghostface Killah has shared the music video for his single "Love Don't Live Here No More" featuring Kandace Springs, which you can check out below. The Dan "The Man" Melamid-directed clip stars Michael K. Williams (a.k.a. Omar from The Wire, Chalky White from Boardwalk Empire) as an ex-con who gets out of prison and finds his girlfriend with another man, though it gets much darker from there.

  • Mark Ronson Reveals Tracklist, Artwork For Upcoming Album 'Uptown Special' [PHOTO]

    Mark Ronson's latest single "Uptown Funk" featuring Bruno Mars has been one of the highlights of pop radio in 2014, and on Jan. 12, Ronson will be releasing the song along with 10 other tracks on his Uptown Special album. In anticipation of its release, Ronson has shared the album's cover and tracklist, revealing some exciting guest appearances, including Tame Impala's Kevin Parker, Mystikal, Andrew Wyatt, and Stevie Wonder, among others.

  • Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign Appear In Ca$h Out's "Let's Get It" Music Video [WATCH]

    Atlanta rapper Ca$h Out has shared the music video for his latest single "Let's Get It," featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Wiz Khalifa, which you can check out below. The Gabriel Hart-directed clip features Ca$h, Ty, and Wiz hanging around a smoky warehouse with some dancing women and tons of cash (you know, a rap video), though there's also a subplot involving Asian gangsters. Though it's not quite clear what exactly is going on, there are some pretty neat psychedelic visuals to keep things interesting.

  • Kacey Musgraves Adds February Dates To 'Same Tour, Different Trailer' Tour [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Country star Kacey Musgraves has extended her "Same Tour, Different Trailer" tour into 2015, The Boot reports. The 2015 leg of the tour will kick off on Feb. 12 in Norfolk, Virginia, and finish up on Feb. 28 in Richmond, Virginia, with stops in North Carolina, Maryland, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kentucky, and Tennessee in between. Tickets are on sale right now through Musgraves's website.
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