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Gallery: Beyond The Pale Festival – Day one (Friday) Glendalough Estate Co Wicklow, 16.06.2023
I knew before going to Beyond the Pale that it was going to be something special due to its location and special it was, set on the beautiful Glendalough Estate in the Wicklow mountains and surrounder by many ancient Oak trees.This festival is only in its second year, but all ready is set to be …
Live Review + Photo Gallery: Dark Mofo Festival, Thundercat at The Odeon Theatre, 09.06.2023
US bass wizz, Stephen Bruner, better known as Thundercat, graced the stage at The Odeon Theatre here in Hobart as part of the marvellously diverse festival known as Dark Mofo, bringing an exciting and wildly eclectic mix of funk, R&B and acid jazz. The crowd at the fully sold-out venue, were treated to some of …
Track: Thundercat reveals new remix of ‘Dragonball Durag’ feat. Smino and Guapdad 4000
In the wake of his monumental ‘It is what it is’, which we roundly adored upon its release in the spring, Thundercat has returned with a new remix of one of the records standout tracks – Dragonball Durag, featuring friends Smino and Guapdad 4000. Rapper and vocalist Smino co-founded the lauded Zero Failure collective alongside …
Track: Thundercat – Fair Chance
Thundercat has released a new track, ‘Fair Chance’, taken from his forthcoming album ‘It is what it is’, out on Brainfeeder on April 3rd. It’s produced by Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar / TDE) and features Ty Dolla $ign and Lil B. “This song is about Mac… when he passed it shook the ground for the artist …
Album Review: Thundercat – Drunk
Driving home from picking up my son at school the other day we were listening to Flying Lotus’ Until The Quiet Comes. I looked over to my son and said “What I love about this music is that it’s a perfect mix of woozy trip hop, groovy hip hop, and complex jazz chord structures.” My …
Track: Thundercat – Friend Zone
Just in time for Valentines Day, Thundercat – aka grammy award winning bassist and singer Stephen Bruner, has released a new track, Friend Zone, from his forthcoming third full-length record, Drunk, which drops via Brainfeeder on February 24th. For the 23-track track journey, Thundercat has enlisted a team of intrepid adventurers to go with him, …
Track: Thundercat – Bus in these streets
Hot on the heels of winning his first grammy for his contribution to Kendrick Lamar’s ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ album, Thundercat has released a new single via Flying Lotus’ brilliant Brainfeeder imprint. It’s his first new music since 2015’s ‘The Beyond… Where the Giants Roam’, and features Thundercat himself on vocals and bass, joined by …
See: Flying Lotus releases new video for Never Catch Me feat. Kendrick Lamar
It would be fair to say that Kendrick Lamar’s new single ‘i’ has been controversial, with many seeing it as Kendrick’s play for the radio. That the Kendrick featuring ‘Never Catch Me’, off of Flying Lotus’ new album ‘You’re Dead!’, came out just a week or so beforehand probably didn’t help matters. Whilst both tracks …