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Canadian Songwriter Bahamas Shares “The Bridge” From ‘My Second Last Album’

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Canadian Songwriter Bahamas Shares “The Bridge” From ‘My Second Last Album’

Bahamas, the project of Canadian songwriter Afie Jurvanen, shares the warm and soulful new song “The Bridge”, out now alongside a playful video shot on the Nova Scotia shoreline with his family. The track is taken from his genre-blending album ‘My Second Last Album’, out now, and was co-written with M.C. Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger, capturing an easygoing spirit that feels personal, reflective, and deeply lived in.

Recorded at Joshua Van Tassel’s intimate DreamDate Studio in a backyard shed in Nova Scotia, the album embraces simplicity and freedom, with Jurvanen and Van Tassel playing every instrument and letting the songs wander naturally. Shaped by life away from the city, ‘My Second Last Album’ explores fatherhood, partnership, identity, and renewal, carrying the relaxed charm and emotional clarity that have made Bahamas a beloved voice with listeners around the world.

Hip Hop Storyteller Slick Rick And Idris Elba Unite On “Badman Generation”

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Hip Hop Storyteller Slick Rick And Idris Elba Unite On “Badman Generation”

Hip hop icon Slick Rick and multi-hyphenate creative Idris Elba return with “Badman Generation”, out now alongside a striking new video directed by Meji Alabi. The reggae and dancehall-infused track expands the world of Slick Rick’s visual album ‘VICTORY’, his first LP in 26 years, and marks the first official collaboration between two globally influential artists bound by shared British roots and a deep respect for storytelling through sound and image.

Recorded at Elba’s London studio, the song feels like a natural extension of the cinematic universe built around ‘VICTORY’, carrying confidence, rhythm, and cultural weight in equal measure. The video opens with a dedication that frames the collaboration as a meeting of vision and poetry, before unfolding across Electric Avenue in Brixton, grounding the performance in a place rich with personal and historical meaning for Slick Rick.

Set against the atmosphere of late 1970s and early 1980s South London, the visuals channel urgency, style, and lived experience, capturing a moment shaped by change and resilience. As part of the larger ‘VICTORY’ project, which features collaborations with Nas, Giggs, and contributions from Estelle, “Badman Generation” continues Slick Rick’s long-standing mission to elevate Black storytelling, blending legacy, imagination, and unmistakable presence.

Genre-Bending New Mexico Artist Chloe Navarre Unveils Dreamy Album ‘Periwinkle’

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Genre-Bending New Mexico Artist Chloe Navarre Unveils Dreamy Album ‘Periwinkle’

New Mexico artist Chloe Navarre returns with the adventurous new album ‘Periwinkle’, out now, a twelve-track journey that moves freely through funk, electronica, alternative rock, and surreal pop textures. Led by the eerie single “Analemma”, described as a love letter to the sun and carried by a dark, monstrous vocal presence, the album balances atmosphere with playfulness, especially on the focus track “LE Back”, a catchy, synth-driven ode to Navarre’s cat. Shaped by desert landscapes and video game soundtracks, ‘Periwinkle’ blends emotional songwriting with unexpected electronic twists, creating a vivid, immersive listen that feels curious, spacy, and constantly in motion.


R&B Visionary Amber Mark Unveils “Too Much” From Brilliant ‘Pretty Idea’ Album

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R&B Visionary Amber Mark Unveils “Too Much” From Brilliant ‘Pretty Idea’ Album

Amber Mark shares “Too Much”, a sweetly romantic new single and the latest taste of her sophomore album ‘Pretty Idea’. Built around a loving interpolation of USHER and Alicia Keys’ “My Boo”, the track leans into Mark’s deep affection for classic R&B, pairing lightly funky guitar and a grooving hip-hop pulse with her smooth, expressive vocal style. Produced by KingJet, Chase.wav, and Julian Bunetta, “Too Much” captures the push and pull of an on-again, off-again connection with warmth, honesty, and undeniable flow.

The release arrives as Mark heads out on the North American run of Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet Tour, now underway and hitting massive rooms including multiple nights at Madison Square Garden and Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. With ‘Pretty Idea’ promising a collection shaped by lessons, highs, and hard-earned clarity, “Too Much” continues a run of songs that blend nostalgia with modern polish, reinforcing Amber Mark’s place as a songwriter who knows how to make emotion feel effortless.

R&B Breakout GIGI Digs Deep On “Make Up”

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R&B Breakout GIGI Digs Deep On “Make Up”

Detroit-born and Atlanta-based R&B artist GIGI continues her rise with “Make Up”, out now as the second single from her debut EP ‘Between Us’. Built on sleek production with a nod to early 2000s R&B, the song leans fully into vulnerability as GIGI unpacks trust, regret, and the courage it takes to fight for love. With tender storytelling and a vocal that carries both strength and softness, “Make Up” highlights her emotional range and reinforces why she is earning attention as one of modern R&B’s most compelling new voices.


Southern Rock Country Breakout Colin Stough Cranks Up “20 Bucks”

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Southern Rock Country Breakout Colin Stough Cranks Up “20 Bucks”

Mississippi native Colin Stough turns the volume all the way up with “20 Bucks”, out now and soaked in Southern rock country grit. Driven by distorted guitars, raw swagger, and his unmistakably rough-edged vocal, the song captures that down-on-your-luck moment where heartbreak, pride, and survival collide. Written by Stough alongside Kevin Monahan and Will Pattat and produced by James LeBlanc and Phillip White, “20 Bucks” transforms betrayal and bad decisions into a defiant anthem built for anyone still standing with nothing but nerve and a little gas money left.


Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera And Andy Mackay Capture Art Rock Magic On ‘AM PM Soho Live’

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Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera And Andy Mackay Capture Art Rock Magic On ‘AM PM Soho Live’

Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay, joined by fellow Roxy Music original Paul Thompson, document a rare and intimate run of London performances on ‘AM PM Soho Live’, out now. Recorded across three sold-out nights at a Soho screening theatre, the release draws from their instrumental album ‘AM PM’, selections from Manzanera’s solo catalogue, and classic Roxy Music moments including “Love Is The Drug”. Mixed in Dolby Atmos and featuring guest appearances from Sonia Bernardo and violinist Anna Phoebe, the album captures two master musicians revisiting shared history while pushing their sound forward in real time.

AM PM SOHO LIVE Track Listing:

HARDCOVER 2 DISC MEDIABOOK
Disc One Blu-ray Audio Dolby Atmos and 5.1
Disc Two Compact Disc Stereo

  1. Ambulante
  2. EGM
  3. Blue Skies
  4. Lady Of The Lake
  5. Mat 1
  6. Yazz
  7. Newanna
  8. Music For French Horn And Drainpipe
  9. CC
  10. Seth
  11. Caracas 1960
  12. Out Of The Blue
  13. No Church In The Wild
  14. Love Is The Drug
  15. Tara

DOUBLE VINYL

Side A

  1. Ambulante
  2. EGM
  3. Blue Skies
  4. Lady Of The Lake

Side B

  1. Mat 1
  2. Yazz
  3. Newanna

Side C

  1. Music For French Horn And Drainpipe
  2. CC
  3. Seth
  4. Caracas 1960

Side D

  1. Out Of The Blue
  2. No Church In The Wild
  3. Love Is The Drug
  4. Tara

adidas Turns SpongeBob Into A Stan Smith

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adidas Turns SpongeBob Into A Stan Smith

You don’y need to live in a pineapple under the sea to pull these off, but it probably helps the confidence. The Stan Smith Freizeit SpongeBob shoe from adidas takes Bikini Bottom energy and sends it to finishing school, wrapping SpongeBob’s famously goofy footwear vibe in glossy black patent leather with a clean Stan Smith silhouette. It is cartoon chaos dressed up for a fancy dinner, the kind of shoe that quietly says business casual while secretly screaming jellyfish jam inside your head.

The Experimental Music Collective Open Reel Ensemble Turn Tape Into Rhythm

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The Experimental Music Collective Open Reel Ensemble Turn Tape Into Rhythm

Japan’s Open Reel Ensemble rethink what an instrument can be by building a performance entirely around reel-to-reel tape machines and the physical act of sound itself. With six decks linked by looping magnetic tape, the group generates rhythm and texture by striking, pulling, and agitating the tape as it moves across playback heads, turning motion into music. The result feels precise and unpredictable at the same time, a hands-on experiment where mechanics, timing, and listening all share equal weight.

That House Of Pain Screech From “Jump Around” Mystery Finally Gets Solved

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That House Of Pain Screech From “Jump Around” Mystery Finally Gets Solved

That piercing screech in House Of Pain’s “Jump Around” has sparked arguments for decades, with many pointing the finger at Prince’s “Gett Off” as the source. Music breakdown channel Synthet sets the record straight, digging into the real origin of the sound and tracing its DNA alongside the similarly iconic screech in Cypress Hill’s “Insane In The Brain”. The result is a satisfying deep dive into hip hop production lore that proves some of the most famous moments in music come from places no one expected.

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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

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