Chance the Rapper pulls out of the FORM Festival
Just days before the event, Chance the Rapper cancels his set at FORM Arcosanti in Arizona. There’s been an “unforeseen scheduling conflict” resultng in the mat... Read More...
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GIGsoup Writers Best Albums of 2017 : Chantel Diaz
This year was a transformative time in music. Indie rose, hip-hop retaliated and past favorites either left us, or returned from their hiatus. Artists were wil... Read More...
Thundercat – O2 ABC, Glasgow, UK (14th November 2017)
“Do you think he’ll be casual or go full robes?”“I hope robes”“Yeah, I hope robes too”A brief, strange dialogue which murmurs through the crowd as ... Read More...
Afropunk Brooklyn adds Solange and Jorja Smith to the lineup
GIGsoup had a cracking time at Afropunk's London offshoot and is very excited about the absolutely amazing looking lineup for the festival's original location i... Read More...
Thundercat shares new video for ‘Tokyo’
Thundercat has just dropped a new video for 'Tokyo'. The video is a playful love letter to the city of the same name, and is the first track from his debut albu... Read More...
Afropunk Festival : Sunday Review – The Printworks London, (23rd, July 2017)
If the first day of Afropunk was all about it's incredibly energetic music, then the Sunday of the celebratory diverse arts and culture festival was it's more r... Read More...
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Shabazz Palaces ‘Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star’ / ‘Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines’
The brainchild of Ishmael Butler (aka Butterfly of the 90s philosophical jazz rap trio Digable Planets) and his multi-instrumentalist neighbour Tendai Maraire (... Read More...
Afropunk : A Short History
Afropunk Festival returns to London for its second year in July, bringing with it an eclectic mix of genres, artists and creative types. In this feature, GIGsou... Read More...
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Thundercat ‘Drunk’
Apt doesn’t begin to describe the title to Thundercat’s latest LP. ‘Drunk’ offers a restless, whirling odyssey into its creator’s ostensibly altered mind that d... Read More...
Thundercat unveils new single featuring Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins
The list of musicians bassist extraordinaire Thundercat has collaborated with is impressively expansive; Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Erykah Badu, Flying L... Read More...