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Sam Blacky Drops New Tech House Single “Body”
After making her studio debut last month with the retro-inspired single “Too Late,” Sam Blacky is back with its official follow-up. “Body” arrived today via Blacky’s new imprint, Stabby Records. “Body” picks up where “Too Late” left off, further situating the DJ-turned-producer as an artist to watch in tech house scene. The track boasts a mesmeric vocal refrain that balances the brooding undercurrent of the bassline. The track’s atmospheric synths and punchy percussion are expertly crafted to light up the dance-floors. It’s the perfect amalgamation of funky yet soothing sounds that would thrive at a sunrise set at Burning Man. Check out “Body” below. Blacky has spent years DJing clubs around the world, makin...
chromonicci. Drops New Experimental Trap Single “Nono”
Steadily emerging from the underground scene into the forefront of experimental electronic producers, chromonicci. has grown to one of the scene’s most prolific producers. We are only in the third month of 2021 and we are already receiving our fifth single from the beloved artist, the maniacal “Nono.” “Nono” is chromonicci.’s first release on BONSAI, the label and collective led by fellow Dallas-based producer capshun. The beat on “Nono” is simple yet infectious, drawing clear influence from hip-hop productions with booming 808s and expertly crafted vocal chops. With rippling synths and a warm beat, it’s forward-thinking trap music at its finest. “I wanted to make something that bangs,”&nb...
Two Feet Joins Forces With SHAED for Conscious New Single, “Part Time Psycho”
Two Feet has joined forces with American indie pop band SHAED to release a conscious new track called “Part Time Psycho.” Out now on Photo Finish Records, this timely tune sheds some light on the topic of mental health. Inspired by the ups and downs of the past year, “Part Time Psycho” was created to increase awareness about the internal battles many individuals face, and to spread the message that no one has to face them alone. “At points we felt chest crushing pressure, intense joy, untraceable anxiety and moments of relief as the state of the world was in flux,” SHAED wrote in an Instagram post. “We know we were not alone in these feelings.” The release of “Part Time Psycho” was accompanied by a retro music ...
GENE SIMMONS Re-Lists Beverly Hills Mansion At Higher Price
According to TMZ, Gene Simmons has relisted his house in the Benedict Canyon area of Los Angeles for $25 million. The KISS bassist/vocalist previously put the home up for sale back in October for $22 million, but it never sold and he reportedly invested a lot of money in making improvements. When Gene originally put the house on the market, he told The Wall Street Journal that he and his wife, Shannon Simmons, were moving to a 24-acre estate in Washington, near Mount Rainier, to escape the tax burden of living in California. “California and Beverly Hills have been treating folks that create jobs badly and the tax rates are unacceptable,” Gene said. “I work hard and pay my taxes and I don’t want to cry the Beverly Hills blues, but enough is enough.” Gene bought...
HELLOWEEN: New Album Cover Artwork Unveiled
The reunited expanded classic lineup of German power metallers HELLOWEEN will release its new, self-titled album on June 18 via Nuclear Blast. The disc’s first single, “Skyfall”, will arrive on April 2. The cover artwork for “Helloween”, which can be seen below, was painted by artist Eliran Kantor, who has previously worked with HATEBREED, SOULFLY, TESTAMENT, ICED EARTH and SODOM, among others. The “Pumpkins United” lineup features returning singer Michael Kiske and guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen alongside current singer Andi Deris, guitarists Michael Weikath and Sascha Gerstner, bassist Markus Grosskopf and drummer Daniel Löble. Produced by Charlie Bauerfeind and Dennis Ward, the new HELLOWEEN LP was recorded in part at the H.O.M.E. Studios in Hamb...
Former TNT Singer TONY HARNELL Covers JUDAS PRIEST’s ‘Before The Dawn’
Former TNT singer Tony Harnell has released his cover version of the JUDAS PRIEST classic “Before The Dawn”. The official lyric video for the track is available below. In a message accompanying the YouTube release of the song, Harnell wrote: “There’s really no way to put into words the impact that @robhalfordlegacy and @judaspriest had on me and my decision to make music my life, but I’ll try. “It all started when my junior high school buddy Ed Gotti gave me my first PRIEST album ‘Stained Class’ in 1978 when I was just 15 years old. It blew my head apart. I listened to it every day, several times a day, it was my sonic bible that year. Of course I immediately went to the record shop and found ‘Sin After Sin’, ‘Sad Wings̵...
DISTURBED’s Rescheduled ‘The Sickness 20th Anniversary Tour’ Is Now Officially Canceled
DISTURBED‘s “The Sickness 20th Anniversary Tour” has been officially canceled. The amphitheater tour, with very special guest STAIND and BAD WOLVES, was originally slated to take place last summer but was rescheduled to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe. Earlier today, DISTURBED released the following statement: “Disturbed Ones – It is with great disappointment that we must announce the cancellation of ‘The Sickness 20th Anniversary Tour’ dates that were rescheduled for this summer. “We, like all of you, were very much looking forward to rocking out together again, after a year’s delay. We’ve waited to see if we could play the shows and by now, we had hoped there would be more clarity and a clearer d...
Ben Howard on Weaving Dark Humor Into His Art
Kyle Meredith With… Ben Howard Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Ben Howard catches up with Kyle Meredith to tell us about Collections From the Whiteout. The new album finds him teaming up with The National’s Aaron Dessner and getting more experimental. To that end, Howard discusses writing about real-life characters such as Donald Crowhurst and Richard Russell, weaving dark humor into his art, and being influenced by the cities he tours through. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which WFPK’s Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of musicians. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Meredith digs deep into the artist’s work to find out how the music is made and where ...
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Receiving Cassette Reissues
Tapehead City is celebrating Death Row Records’s 30th birthday in the most ’90s way possible. The popular cassette retailer is giving Death Row albums by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac their very first cassette reissues since the decade they were originally released in. The collection will include four seminal projects that every hip-hop head will know: Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle, 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me, and his follow-up The Don Killuminati (The 7 Day Theory). Like vinyl, tapes present a fun opportunity for labels to choose colors that match the artwork and mood of the albums themselves, and Tapehead chose hues that are unique to these special releases. The Chronic will be available in “chronic” green, “up in smoke” smoke tint, and “standard” white with b...
School Teacher Goes Viral for Awesome Korn Version of the Alphabet Song: Watch
A metal-loving school teacher has reinvented the alphabet song, and he’s blowing up TikTok in the process. Nick Harrison’s aggro version of the ABCs, set to Korn’s “Coming Undone”, even got the attention of the pioneering nu-metal band’s singer, Jonathan Davis. Harrison, who goes by the TikTok handle MrProfessor318, titled his video “My audition for School of Rock 2,” and it features the educator going full-on headbanger from A to Z. The loud lesson in literacy has earned Harrison more than 130,000 likes as of this posting. Davis shared the clip on his Instagram Stories, and Harrison acknowledged the Korn singer’s shout out in follow-up TikToks. “When Jonathan Davis, the lead singer of Korn, of course, posts your video to his Instagram story — I can’t even talk, man!,” the teacher exclaime...
20 Years Ago, Opeth Unleashed the Progressive Death Metal Masterpiece Blackwater Park
Despite being an exceptional concept album, Opeth’s fourth album, 1999’s Still Life, failed to garner enough industry attention to fully reward the amount of hard work and hope they’d been put into it. Even so, their recent signing with Peaceville Records and increased touring opportunities meant that mastermind Mikael Åkerfeldt and company still felt hopeful that their big break was just over the horizon. Luckily, that turned out to be true, as 2001’s Blackwater Park was not just a major steppingstone for the Swedish troupe, but also a huge leap forward for extreme metal as a whole. Part of the reason for why was that Opeth was forced to leave Peaceville and move to Music for Nations / Koch, resulting in an expansion of distribution and promotional prospects. At first, Åkerfeldt was unhap...
Starz Casts Snoop Dogg, LaLa Anthony & Serayah For ‘Black Mafia Family’ Series
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: WENN.com / WENN The on screen story of BMF just got more appealing. 50 Cent and crew have signed on some heavy hitters to the roster. As spotted on Deadline the Starz Network has announced some very notable additions to the upcoming Black Mafia Family series. According to a formal press release Snoop Dogg will have a reoccurring role as a spiritual advisor to the Flenory family. “Pastor Swift” is a man of The Word, with the aura of an ex-con. The Pastor believes in the power of the Lord, and does his best to keep Meech and Terry in good graces. But Pastor Swift eventually ingratiates himself into every part of the Flenory’s life, including helping find a lawyer, and becoming a confidante. Also joining the project is LaLa Anthony as “Markaisha Taylor,...
