It was 30 years ago that a 26-year old Michael Jackson surprised and delighted the world when he first publicly performed his” Moonwalk” dance move on the Motown 25 anniversary television special. At the time, “Thriller” was his latest record, and it was on the way to becoming the all-time classic that we know it [...]
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Vampire Weekend is Slacker’s Artist of the Week.
Vampire Weekend have been the subject of so much hype and critical attention- both positive and negative- that it’s hard to believe that their new album “Modern Vampires of the City” is only their 3rd effort. While they will always be the poster boys for a culture of Wes Anderson films and prep-school kids discovering afro-pop [...]
New Artist of the Week: Snoop Lion is “Reincarnated”
Snoop Lion is Slacker’s new Artist of the Week. Last summer, Snoop Dogg took a trip to Jamaica with Diplo, where he says he was given the name Snoop Lion by a Rastafarian priest. He released a documentary this year about his experience, spiritual awakening, and name change. And this week, he released his new [...]
New Weekly Series Spotlights Artists With On-Demand Music
We have a few new additions to our weekly spotlights here at Slacker that we are extremely excited about. Our Artist of the Week station has been such a big hit that we decided to also spotlight an album as well as a few songs we have on heavy rotation each week. Best part? ALL [...]
Legend Willie Nelson is Slacker’s Artist of the Week
Slacker’s new artist of the week is country music legend Willie Nelson. The master singer-songwriter- who is also an actor, poet, author and activist- will turn 80 years old this month, but that hasn’t slowed him down. He released a new album, Let’s Face the Music and Dance, this week, which is a collection of [...]
Artist of the Week – The Postal Service
Slacker’s new Artist of the Week is The Postal Service. A decade ago, a one song collaboration between Jimmy Tamborello–AKA DNTEL–and Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard turned into a full album, which tuned into one of the most beloved indie records of the 2000s. Now, on the 10 year anniversary of the album’s release, [...]
