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Only Dust Remains
''Only Dust Remains'' is the fifth studio album by the Zambian-Canadian rapper Backxwash. It was self-released through Ugly Hag Records on March 28, 2025. Release In October 2024, Backxwash announced that she would be releasing a new album, with a release date set for February 2025. The album was to include the single "Wake Up", which she had released earlier that year, on April 17, 2024. ''Only Dust Remains'' was officially announced on January 28, 2025. On February 27, she released the single "9th Heaven" from the album. Backxwash released ''Only Dust Remains'' on March 28, 2025, through her label Ugly Hag Records. Critical reception ''Only Dust Remains'' received mostly positive critical reception. On Metacritic, the album received an average score of 86, based on 5 reviews. Mischa Pearlman of ''Kerrang!'' called it "a morbid, bleak and brilliant post-trilogy album" and further described it as "a dark album. A very dark album," yet highlighted its global awareness, with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backxwash
Ashanti Mutinta, known professionally as Backxwash, is a Zambian-Canadians, Canadian rapper and record producer based in Montreal, Quebec. She is most noted for her 2020 album ''God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It'', which won the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. Biography Born and raised in Lusaka, Zambia, Mutinta began rapping and producing music in FL Studio before moving to British Columbia, Canada at age 17 to attend university for computer science.Philippe Renaud"Backxwash, elle et son autre". ''Le Devoir'', May 30, 2020. After completing her degree she moved to Montreal, where she began performing at jam nights and released her debut extended play (EP) ''F.R.E.A.K.S.'' in 2018. She followed up later the same year with the EP ''Black Sailor Moon''. Around the same time, she came out as transgender. ''God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It'', her second full-length album, was released in May 2020. Her musical style blends hip hop with Heavy metal music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Fantano
Anthony Nicholas Fantano ( ; born October 28, 1985) is an American Music journalism, music critic and internet personality who runs ''The Needle Drop'', a YouTube channel with a tie-in website and Twitch (service), Twitch streaming channel. Self-billed as "The Internet's Busiest Music Nerd", as a social media influencer Fantano discusses and reviews music from a variety of genres online. He also runs the channel Fantano where he talks about events in the music industry solo or with guests and conducts interviews. Early life Fantano was born and raised in Wolcott, Connecticut. He is of Sicily, Sicilian descent; the family surname was originally spelled "Fontana" (). His father, Ken Fantano, was a professional powerlifting, power-lifter. As a teenager, Fantano became interested in politics through the work of the musician Jello Biafra, former lead singer of the punk rock, punk band Dead Kennedys, calling him "pretty much [his] political idol". Fantano graduated from Southern Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backxwash Albums
Ashanti Mutinta, known professionally as Backxwash, is a Zambian-Canadian rapper and record producer based in Montreal, Quebec. She is most noted for her 2020 album '' God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It'', which won the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. Biography Born and raised in Lusaka, Zambia, Mutinta began rapping and producing music in FL Studio before moving to British Columbia, Canada at age 17 to attend university for computer science.Philippe Renaud"Backxwash, elle et son autre". ''Le Devoir'', May 30, 2020. After completing her degree she moved to Montreal, where she began performing at jam nights and released her debut extended play (EP) ''F.R.E.A.K.S.'' in 2018. She followed up later the same year with the EP ''Black Sailor Moon''. Around the same time, she came out as transgender. '' God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It'', her second full-length album, was released in May 2020. Her musical style blends hip hop with heavy metal and post-rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Albums
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released or scheduled for release in 2025. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissue In the music industry, a reissue (also re-release, repackage or re-edition) is the release of an album or single which has been released at least once before, sometimes with alterations or additions. Reasons for reissue New audio formats Reco ...s, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2025 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November Unscheduled and TBA References {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Polaris Music Prize
The 2025 edition of the Canada, Canadian Polaris Music Prize will be presented on September 16, 2025 at Massey Hall.Kerry Doole"Polaris Music Prize Announces 40-Album 2025 Long List, Announces SOCAN Polaris Song Prize" ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'', June 10, 2025. The prize for the winning album will be reduced to $30,000, rather than the $50,000 awarded to recent winners, but will be supplemented with a new $10,000 SOCAN Polaris Song Prize to honour individual songs.Allie Gregory"Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2025 Long List, Announces Song Prize" ''Exclaim!'', June 10, 2025. This new award replaces the SOCAN Songwriting Prize, which has been dormant since 2023. The prize committee is also launching the Polaris Festival, a series of musical events highlighting the nominees in the weeks leading up to the award ceremony, with further details to be announced at a later date. Albums Shortlist The shortlist for albums will be announced on July 10. Longlist The longlist for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Needle Drop
Anthony Nicholas Fantano ( ; born October 28, 1985) is an American music critic and internet personality who runs ''The Needle Drop'', a YouTube channel with a tie-in website and Twitch streaming channel. Self-billed as "The Internet's Busiest Music Nerd", as a social media influencer Fantano discusses and reviews music from a variety of genres online. He also runs the channel Fantano where he talks about events in the music industry solo or with guests and conducts interviews. Early life Fantano was born and raised in Wolcott, Connecticut. He is of Sicilian descent; the family surname was originally spelled "Fontana" (). His father, Ken Fantano, was a professional power-lifter. As a teenager, Fantano became interested in politics through the work of the musician Jello Biafra, former lead singer of the punk band Dead Kennedys, calling him "pretty much ispolitical idol". Fantano graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in 2008, earning a liberal arts degree conce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sputnikmusic
Sputnikmusic (abbreviated as Sputnik) is a music website that publishes music reviews and news entries. The site hosts both professional and amateur content, covering metal, punk, indie, rock, hip-hop, pop and other styles. Its reviews are used by the review aggregate Metacritic. Reception Metacritic incorporates Sputnikmusic's staff reviews into its review aggregate ratings. The site was cited by ''The Guardian'' and Neil Daniels. Michael Miller wrote that "you're likely to fine a wide variety of opinions in the site". A Master's thesis utilized Sputnikmusic's music database for its research, due to its "focus on non-mainstream artists" and its "encompassing database". The ethnomusicologist Jorge Mercado Méndez references Sputnikmusic as an 'acclaimed' review source adjacent to ''Pitchfork'', while musicologist Giuseppe Catani cites Sputnikmusic's Alex Robertson alongside the ''NME''. Stratification and rating systems On Sputnikmusic, there are four levels of reviewer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paste (magazine)
''Paste'' is an American monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with studios in Atlanta and Manhattan, and owned by Paste Media Group. The magazine began as a website in 1998. It ran as a print publication from 2002 to 2010 before converting to online-only. History The magazine was founded as a quarterly in July 2002 and was owned by Josh Jackson, Nick Purdy, and Tim Regan-Porter. In October 2007, the magazine tried the "Radiohead" experiment, offering new and current subscribers the ability to pay what they wanted for a one-year subscription to ''Paste''. The subscriber base increased by 28,000, but ''Paste'' president Tim Regan-Porter noted the model was not sustainable; he hoped the new subscribers would renew the following year at the current rates and the increase in web traffic would attract additional subscribers and advertisers. Amidst an economic downturn, ''Paste'' began to suffer from lagging ad revenue, as did other m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult MTL
''Cult MTL'' is an English language arts, culture and news website and monthly print publication, based in Montreal, Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ..., Canada. Its first print edition appeared on 7 September 2012. It was created only a few months after Montreal's last English-language alternative weekly, '' Montreal Mirror'', was unceremoniously closed by its parent company, Quebecor. The founding editors of ''Cult MTL'' were also involved with the ''Mirror''. In August 2013 the print version of the magazine was started. Its editorial stance is liberal.https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/offices/advancement/2022/05/26/meet-lorraine-carpenter-creator-of-cult-mtl.html See also * List of magazines in Canada References External links * 2012 establishments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerrang!
''Kerrang!'' is a British music webzine and quarterly magazine that primarily covers rock, punk and heavy metal music. Since 2017, the magazine has been published by Wasted Talent Ltd (the same company that owns electronic music publication '' Mixmag''). The magazine was named onomatopoeically after the sound of a "guitar being struck with force". ''Kerrang!'' was first published on 6 June 1981 as a one-off "Heavy Metal Special" from the now-defunct '' Sounds'' newspaper. Due to the popularity of the issue, the magazine became a monthly publication, before transitioning into a weekly in 1987. Initially devoted to the new wave of British heavy metal and the rise of hard rock acts, ''Kerrang!'' musical emphasis has changed several times, focusing on grunge, nu metal, post-hardcore, emo and other alternative rock and metal genres over the course of its forty-year publication history. In 2001, it became the best-selling British music weekly, overtaking '' NME''. After p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conscious Hip-hop
Political hip hop (also known as political rap and conscious hip-hop) is a subgenre of hip hop music that emerged in the 1980s as a form of political expression and activism. It typically addresses sociopolitical issues through lyrics, aiming to inspire action, promote social change, or convey specific political viewpoints. The genre draws inspiration from earlier politically conscious artists, such as The Last Poets and Gil Scott-Heron, as well as movements like the Black Power movement and the Black Panther Party from the 1960s and 1970s. Notable early political hip hop artists include KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions, as well as Public Enemy, both of whom were influential in establishing political rap in the late 1980s with albums that addressed social and political concerns. Other artists, often labeled as part of the "conscious rap" movement, such as X-Clan, Poor Righteous Teachers, Paris, and Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, followed in subsequent years, expanding th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beats Per Minute (website)
''Beats Per Minute'' (formerly ''One Thirty BPM'') is a New York City– and Los Angeles–based online publication providing reviews, news, media, interviews and feature articles about the music world. ''Beats Per Minute'' covers a variety of genres and specializes in rock, hip hop, and electronic music. History ''Beats Per Minute'' was founded in late 2008 as a five-man operation and named as a reference to the Of Montreal song "Suffer for Fashion". As of 2011, ''Beats Per Minute'' had expanded to a staff of about 50 contributors based in the U.S., U.K., New Zealand, Germany, Australia, and Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count .... The site changed its name from ''One Thirty BPM'' to ''Beats Per Minute'' in January 2012. Ratings It issues music ratings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
