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North Carolina’s Rapsody releases impressive album ‘Eve’

By Cameron Lee August 23, 2019 Snow Hill, North Carolina’s Rapsody has released the follow-up to her 2017 Grammy-nominated Best Album with her third studio full-length, Eve. The concept album that pays tribute to several iconic Black women, Eve is a 16-song poetic composition filled...
By CLTure August 23, 2019
Music

Smashing Pumpkins and Noel Gallagher redeem their ’90s alternative rock glory, sort of

By Cameron Lee August 21, 2019 Nineties rock ‘n’ roll icons haven’t had the best rep in recent years. Prospering in an era where less of their lives were documented and only industry insiders were able to critique their behavior, Billy Corgan and Noel Gallagher...
By CLTure August 21, 2019
Music

Listen to Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” remix featuring DaBaby

By CLTure News August 21, 2019 (Updated) Arguably two of the hottest artists in hip-hop are collaborating on a remix. Charlotte’s own DaBaby, who has had an astronomic rise in the music industry over the last year continues to gain mass attention working with the...
By CLTure August 21, 2019
Music

North Carolina has several great independent record stores

By Harris Wheless August 20, 2019 Legendary music journalist and A&R man Tim Sommer recently said in a July interview on The New York Times‘ Popcast: “If you want to know the story of American alternative music, you look at Winston Salem in 1975, not...
By CLTure August 20, 2019
Music

2019 Hopscotch Day Party Guide

By Cameron Lee August 17, 2019 Since 2010, the Raleigh-based Hopscotch music festival has hosted a multitude of musical acts from varying genres. Spread across several downtown Raleigh venues, the festival allows you to catch some big-name touring acts like this year’s headliners James Blake,...
By CLTure August 19, 2019
Music

Stream the incredible new Little Brother album

By CLTure News August 19, 2019 (Updated) It’s been a busy year for the North Carolina rap group known as Little Brother. The Durham hip-hop pioneers reunited at the Art of Cool festival last year, performing as a group for the first time in over...
By CLTure August 19, 2019
Charlotte Music

Greg Cox rejuvenates the spirit with new single “Good Day”

By Jose Mujica August 18, 2019 Charlotte’s own singer-songwriter, rapper, producer, and renaissance artist, Greg Cox is back and this time he’s brought the choir with him. Since his latest solo project, ETC. dropped late last year, Cox hasn’t slowed down. ETC. not only turned...
By CLTure August 18, 2019
Music

For over 25 years Common has been starting cultural conversation with his thoughtful output

By Grant Golden August 15, 2019 Few artists have been able to cross generational and cultural boundaries the way hip-hop activist Common has throughout his decades of excellence. Common has long been a champion of the underdog and, despite the Emmy, Grammy and Oscar awards...
By CLTure August 15, 2019
Music

Second installment in Little Brother documentary reveals how reunion at Art of Cool in Durham happened

By CLTure News August 12, 2019 Come Hear NC, the music initiative developed by the North Carolina Arts Council, has followed up their focus on legendary Durham hip-hop group Little Brother with Homecoming. The next installment in the documentary series on the pioneering hip-hop trio directed by Holland Randolph...
By CLTure August 12, 2019
Music

EarthGang, Charley Bliss, Kooley High, Pat Junior and more added to Hopscotch Music Festival lineup

By CLTure News August 6, 2019 Hopscotch, the Raleigh-based music festival returns for its 10th anniversary celebration September 5-7 with an already impressive lineup featuring James Blake, Kurt Vile, Chvrches, Little Brother, Phantogram, Jenny Lewis, and many more. The festival has added to the lineup...
By CLTure August 6, 2019

Music

By Cameron Lee August 23, 2019 Snow Hill, North Carolina’s Rapsody has released the follow-up to her 2017 Grammy-nominated Best Album with her third studio full-length, Eve. The concept album that pays tribute to several iconic Black women, Eve is a 16-song poetic composition filled...

By Cameron Lee August 21, 2019 Nineties rock ‘n’ roll icons haven’t had the best rep in recent years. Prospering in an era where less of their lives were documented and only industry insiders were able to critique their behavior, Billy Corgan and Noel Gallagher...

By CLTure News August 21, 2019 (Updated) Arguably two of the hottest artists in hip-hop are collaborating on a remix. Charlotte’s own DaBaby, who has had an astronomic rise in the music industry over the last year continues to gain mass attention working with the...

By Harris Wheless August 20, 2019 Legendary music journalist and A&R man Tim Sommer recently said in a July interview on The New York Times‘ Popcast: “If you want to know the story of American alternative music, you look at Winston Salem in 1975, not...

By Cameron Lee August 17, 2019 Since 2010, the Raleigh-based Hopscotch music festival has hosted a multitude of musical acts from varying genres. Spread across several downtown Raleigh venues, the festival allows you to catch some big-name touring acts like this year’s headliners James Blake,...

By CLTure News August 19, 2019 (Updated) It’s been a busy year for the North Carolina rap group known as Little Brother. The Durham hip-hop pioneers reunited at the Art of Cool festival last year, performing as a group for the first time in over...

By Jose Mujica August 18, 2019 Charlotte’s own singer-songwriter, rapper, producer, and renaissance artist, Greg Cox is back and this time he’s brought the choir with him. Since his latest solo project, ETC. dropped late last year, Cox hasn’t slowed down. ETC. not only turned...

By Grant Golden August 15, 2019 Few artists have been able to cross generational and cultural boundaries the way hip-hop activist Common has throughout his decades of excellence. Common has long been a champion of the underdog and, despite the Emmy, Grammy and Oscar awards...