Music Reviews

Southern California-based trio Rec Hall, made up of John Barry (vocals, guitar), Lance Meliota (drums), and Ben Tyrell (guitar, bass) burst onto the scene in 2021 with breakout single “She Doesn’t Get It.” The song, over the next two years, slowly but organically gained traction, now accumulating over 20 million streams, and led to the […]

Ahead of her new album, Believe Me Now?, Hill reflects on sexual assault, her career so far, and womanhood.

Saturday Night Live is the Mecca for sketch comedy. Some of our favorite actors and comedians launched their careers at Lorne Michaels’ long-running SNL – Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikus, Andy Samberg, Bill Hader, Kate McKinnon, Maya Rudolph, John Mulaney, Jimmy Fallon, Pete Davidson, I could go on… And while your preferred comedians probably got their […]

I know I always say this…but I’m particularly excited for this weekend. No, it’s not because the weather has been so beautiful that the last thing I want to do is sit inside on my laptop (although that’s true). It’s because we’re approaching Memorial Day Weekend- and for me, a New Jerseyan, that means going […]

Jordan Rakei talks to Popdust about his new album The Loop, Abbey Road, and going on a world tour

An exclusive double-feature interview

On Wednesday, May 15, thousands flocked to Barclay’s Center in the heart of Brooklyn, New York. It wasn’t for the Brooklyn Nets or even the Islanders…but perhaps an even more special event: to be among the first people to hear Billie Eilish’s new album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT. As I took my seat, I […]

When R3HAB and Jason Derulo first stitched their music together on their first collab, they knew they had something special. Six years ago, two idols in their respective genres decided that not only could they make good music together with R3HAB’s remix of Derulo’s “Goodbye”…but they instantly understood this was the start of a lasting […]

Now that we’re in the wake of Taylor Swift’s epic release of The Tortured Poets Department anthology, other artists have gathered the courage to release music yet again…I mean, the album literally broke every Spotify record in the book- already surpassing 1 billion streams in five days, she has the most streamed song and album […]

Akira Galaxy is part rockstar, part poet, and full romantic. We talked to her at SXSW 2024 about her debut EP, “What’s Inside You.”