I was always on the Rolling Stones side of the Beatles vs. Stones debate… until today. Speaking with the U.K.’s Daily Mirror, Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood thinks it’s “bloody ridiculous” that Kanye West is headlining Glastonbury and to be honest, it came off “bloody racist.” Talking in response to a recent online petition, that gathered thousands of signatures to remove Kanye from Glastonbury’s lineup, Wood said “It’s bloody ridiculous that Kanye is the headline act this year. It pisses me off so I try not to think about it too much.” Wood supported tried to support his comments by saying:
J. Cole saved hip-hop last year, making him our “2014 Man of the Year”, and while 2015 doesn’t need saving, with a bunch of great rap releases already hitting shelves this year, J. Cole is still finding a way to make 2015 his year as well. Although he is currently on his Forest Hills Drive Tour, which has three different legs this spring and summer, J. Cole today released his official music video for his 2014 Forest Hills Drive track ‘G.O.M.D.’
Check out the Lawrence Lamont directed video for ‘G.O.M.D.’ below.
Joining FKA Twigs’ ‘Glass & Patron’ music video as one of the official videos for the YouTube Music Awards, watch as Action Bronson and Chance the Rapper tell you all the horrible things they want to happen to you, in their new ‘Baby Blue’ music video. ‘Baby Blue’ is one of the lead tracks from Action Bronson’s debut LP Mr. Wonderful, and you can check out our review here. And if you are a Chance the Rapper and the Social Experiment fan near Madison, WI, you won’t want to miss them headline the Revelry Music and Arts Festival on May 2nd. Watch the official video for ‘Baby Blue’ below.
Starting off your week is a brand new song, and self-direct video to go with it, from British singer, FKA Twigs. The video (and track), titled ‘Glass & Patron’, is an official music video for today’s YouTube Music Awards. YouTube couldn’t have made a better pick, as FKA dropped a number of great music videos last year. This is also a great taste of new music from FKA, ever since she gave us her debut album LP1 in 2014. Watch FKA Twigs’ ‘Glass & Patron’ video below.
Check out Wale’s new Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign collaboration, ‘The Summer League’. Wale’s The Album About Nothing LP is set to arrive in a week, so get excited with this new track. Stream a radio rip of ‘The Summer League’ below.
Joining headlining acts Kings of Leon, Keith Urban, Florida Georgia Line and more, Milwaukee’s Summerfest has announced its first rap/hip-hop act of 2015. Performing July 1 at the Marcus Amphitheater will be To Pimp a Butterfly’s Kendrick Lamar with special guest and fellow TDE rapper, SchoolBoy Q. You can get your tickets beginning at 10 am on April 10th at the Summerfest box office or at Ticketmaster.com. Prices have yet to be announced but your ticket will include admission to the Summerfest ground stages. This year the “World’s Largest Music Festival” runs from June 24th to the 28th and June 30 to July 5th.
This weekend ‘Lemme Freak’ rapper Lil Dicky invited us to the Midwest leg of his Professional Rapper tour. Traveling to Madison’s Majetic Theatre and the Bottom Lounge in Chicago, The Early Registration‘s Dan Garcia captured shots of the weekend’s best moments. Although a picture says a thousand words, photos were not enough to help capture the energy that LD brought to both shows, so we had to get some footage as well. Watch our tour recap with Lil Dicky below: full of lap dances, crowd surfing, pizza parties and more! And if LD is coming to a city near you, make sure you get your tickets before they sell out!
Doing its part in changing the way music festivals are announced, the University of Wisconsin’s Revelry Music and Arts Festival revealed their 2015 lineup through tagging the acts with spray paint. This year the festival, which takes place on the same day as Madison’s infamous Mifflin Block Party, will feature performances from The Chainsmokers, Mick Jenkins, Alunageorge, Until the Ribbon Breaks, Nick Hakim, and a headlining set from Chance the Rapper and The Social Experiment. Chance, as many Badgers know, helped the Badgers kick off their inaugural festival years ago, just days after the release of Chance’s critically acclaimed Acid Rap mixtape. Revelry takes place on May 2nd, 2015 at the University of Wisconsin (the alma mater of our Editor-in-Chief). Check out the lineup poster below and get your tickets now!
Last night rapper Lil Dicky brought the spring leg of his Professional Rapper tour to the Bottom Lounge in Chicago, IL. Rapping his early tracks like ‘Ex-Boyfriend’ and ‘White Dude’ from his So Hard mixtape, LD also performed a brand new track and his newest singles ‘White Crime’ and ‘Lemme Freak’. Performing for his second ever time in the Windy City, the sold-out Chicago crowd matched Lil Dicky’s energy all night. Check out our photos below, as The Early Registration was there to catch the best moments of the night. Also be sure to stay tuned for our official tour recap video (update: available now), and if LD is coming to a city near you, do not miss out.
Last night rapper Lil Dicky brought the spring leg of his Professional Rapper tour to the Majetic Theatre in Madison, WI. Performing his early tracks like ‘Ex-Boyfriend’ and ‘White Dude’ from his So Hard mixtape, LD also performed a brand new track and his newest singles ‘White Crime’ and ‘Lemme Freak’. Dicky described his previous performance in Mad-Town as his best to date (“and it’s not even close”), and the sold-out crowd matched Lil Dicky’s energy all night, just an hour after Frank “The Tank” Kaminsky (a fan of LD) and the Wisconsin Badgers beat Coastal Carolina in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Check out our photos below, as The Early Registration was there to catch the best moments of the night, and if LD is coming to a city near you, do not miss out.
