Author Archives: Carman Dragone

Including Betty Davis, They Say I’m Different, Is It Love or Desire?, and the first-ever vinyl release of the late funk musician’s Crashin’ From Passion from RSS: News https://pitchfork.com/news/four-betty-davis-albums-to-be-reissued-by-light-in-the-attic via WordPress

Vernon recorded “Hazelton” in the mid-2000s, and it apparently contributed to the dissolution of his band DeYarmond Edison from RSS: News https://pitchfork.com/news/bon-iver-justin-vernon-releases-holocene-precursor-hazelton-listen via WordPress

From 1977 to 1982, Frankie Knuckles was the resident DJ at the 206 S. Jefferson St. loft-turned-dance club from RSS: News https://pitchfork.com/news/the-warehouse-birthplace-of-house-music-in-chicago-is-now-a-historic-landmark via WordPress

The Puerto Rican reggaetonero also teased a new song called “Baby Hello,” due out later this week from RSS: News https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-rauw-alejandro-and-bizarraps-bzrp-music-session via WordPress

Phoenix scored Priscilla, the new film based on Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir from RSS: News https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-the-first-teaser-for-sofia-coppola-new-new-priscilla-presley-movie via WordPress

Lola Brooke, Real Boston Richey, Luh Tyler, Central Cee, and others also made the annual list of up-and-coming hip-hop artists from RSS: News https://pitchfork.com/news/glorilla-and-tiacorine-lead-xxl-freshman-class-of-2023 via WordPress

The founding guitarist helped shape post-punk with the funk and dub–indebted riffs of the band’s landmark early albums from RSS: News https://pitchfork.com/news/the-pop-group-john-waddington-dies-at-63 via WordPress

Virgil Abloh’s successor sang with Jay-Z and aired an apparent new Clipse track before an illustrious crowd including Beyoncé and Rihanna from RSS: News https://pitchfork.com/news/pharrell-williams-hosts-jay-z-and-clipse-at-first-louis-vuitton-menswear-show via WordPress

“Wave a Flag for Harvey Milk” is the lead single from the Smithsonian Folkways full-length from RSS: News https://pitchfork.com/news/cass-mccombs-announces-childrens-music-album-with-mr-greg-shares-new-song-listen via WordPress

And That’s Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs will arrive this summer from RSS: News https://pitchfork.com/news/islands-announce-tour-and-new-album-share-video-for-new-song-lifes-a-joke-watch via WordPress