As 2017 opens before us, and the potential for so many new possibilities begin, we here at Radar wanted to highlight some of the projects we are excited about in the upcoming year. From new gaming consoles, to promising films and albums, there is a plethora of exciting projects to look forward to.
“Silence” by Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese’s upcoming film,...
It had been eight, long years since the iconic thrash metal band Metallica released an album for fans worldwide to get excited for. Their previous effort, 2008’s “Death Magnetic” seemed to have marked a return to form for the aging band with some great tracks here and there. Now in 2016, Metallica’s latest offering, the double album, “Hardwired...To Self-Destruct”...
Legendary hip-hop outfit A Tribe Called Quest returns to the music scene after an 18-year hiatus with “We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service.” The record spans 16 tracks and features guest appearances from the likes of Andre 3000, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar and other heavy hitters.
This last year saw the passing of key Tribe emcee...
The commercial success of A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg has led to the two Harlem rappers becoming arguably the most influential rappers to come out of New York in the last 15 years not named Jay-Z. The unprecedented success of the two Harlem-based emcees paved the way for their collective, A$AP Mob, started by their late counterpart A$AP Yams,...
Artist: Crying
Crying is a New York-based rock trio consisting of vocalist Elaiza Santos, guitarist and keyboardist Ryan Galloway and drummer Nick Corbo. Once a chiptune act, the band has recently seen a drastic evolvement in form, favoring stadium rock sounds akin to Rush over digitized GameBoy pop.
In 2013, Crying dropped “Get Olde,” a chiptune hybrid that had strong elements...
Chicago hip-hop artist and independent music producer Lance Skiiiwalker, recently debuted his first full-length album, “Introverted Intuition,” through Los Angeles-based hip-hop label Top Dawg Entertainment, the same record label which boasts Kendrick Lamar along with many others. This explosive 35-minute album is too experimental for its own good and leaned toward more lengthy intermissions than songs to jam out...
Artist: Solmaz Sharif
Iranian-American poet Solmaz Sharif’s debut volume of poems, “LOOK” is among the prestigious finalists for the American Book Award. These poems are moving forays into the nature of words, war and the human element caught in between. Sharif explores how words shape how war buries guilt through language, and codes atrocities through layers of jargon and terms....
Detroit-based rapper Danny Brown is one of the most unique voices in contemporary hip-hop and his latest project, “Atrocity Exhibition,” is one of the most brilliant, thought-provoking albums of the year.
The eclectic artist’s main source of inspiration for this record is the leading track off of Joy Division’s second and final album, “Closer.” The song, “Atrocity Exhibition,” functioned as...
Acapella music isn’t something people listen to on a regular basis, partially because they’ve probably never listened to Pentatonix. Pentatonix is five-person Grammy Award-winning acapella group who recently released a new Christmas album titled, “A Pentatonix Christmas.” Pentatonix changed the game by infusing pop music into the traditional acapella sound. Their new Christmas album is a testament to exactly...
You might best remember the Tennessee-based rock band, Kings of Leon, being one of the hottest bands back in 2008 and 2009 when their fourth studio effort, “Only By the Night” became a monumental hit worldwide featuring the now-classic modern tracks, “Use Somebody” and “Sex on Fire.” Since then, Kings of Leon have found moderate success with each of...