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Courtney Barnett Launches Online Archive For Concerts, Rare Recordings & More
The project was initially visualized as a nod to the online archives of Neil Young and The Grateful Dead, a portal to experience Barnett’s gigs at a time when touring was called off. But as the pandemic dragged on, the initiative developed into much more. Barnett spread her wings with her debut 2015 album LP Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, which cracked the Top 20 on both sides of the Atlantic, won the Australian Music Prize and Triple J’s prestigious J award for album of the year, and snagged a slew of APRA, ARIA and AIR Awards. The indie star was also nominated for the best new artist at the Grammy Awards, losing out to Meghan Trainor. A collaborative album with Kurt Vile, 2017s Lotta Sea Lice, was a critical and commercial success. Barnett’s solo sophomore alb...
Drake Relaunches OVO Sound Radio On SiriusXM
Source: State Farm / State Farm A few days after Drake made a triumphant return to the rap game with his trey bag of work in Scary Hours 2, Drizzy is readying to apply some extra pressure to the game with the return of OVO Sound Radio on Sirius XM Radio. After three years off the air, the once popular OVO Sound Radio will be returning as a 24-our station dubbed SOUND 42 and will broadcast live from the city of Toronto where Drake sits on his throne plotting his next moves. Originally airing on Apple Music Beats 1, OVO Sound Radio held it down for Drizzy fans between 2015 and 2018 before going off the air. Billboard is reporting Drizzy’s excitement about OVO Sound’s return to the airwaves and what he hopes it brings to the game for his fans. “First and foremost I want to send some positivit...
H.E.R. “Fight For You,” Tek “Zero Kill” & More | Daily Visuals 3.9.21
Source: Lorenzo Bevilaqua / Getty A few weeks ago HBO Max premiered the long-awaited Judas and The Black Messiah and as well as the movie was, the soundtrack was just as dope. Though the Nipsey Hussle and Jay-Z cut “What It Feels Like” was the star of the record, H.E.R. had a moving joint of her own in “Fight For You.” For the visuals to the soundtrack cut the songstress finds herself delivering supplies throughout her hood while scenes from the movie are played throughout the joint. Back in Brooklyn Tek of Smif-N-Wessun keeps that Bucktown energy alive and well in his clip to “Zero Kill” where the Boot Camp Click soldier makes some boss moves while creeping to the studio in Brooklyn. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Homeboy Sandman, Grafh, and more. H.E.R. – “FIGHT ...
A Different Homecoming: Why Eric Couldn’t Join His Real World Roommates
In 1992, Eric Nies was the first roommate to step into “a new world.” Fast-forward 29 years later: The New Jersey resident did not have the same experience as his roomies during a once-in-a-lifetime homecoming in January 2021. During The Real World Homecoming: New York premiere — now streaming on Paramount+ — the original cast members all traveled back to the Big Apple in the middle of a global pandemic to reunite in their original Soho loft. Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi, and Kevin Powell all arrived — and began to ponder Eric’s whereabouts. Soon, they were greeted by an “Incoming Message” on their television monitor. And Eric’s face appeared. “Guess what I have?” Eric asked th...
Jenni ‘JWOWW’ Farley And Zack Carpinello Are Engaged
Just WOWW: Jenni Farley and 24 Zack Carpinello are engaged! “On 2.27 I said yes on the top of the Empire State Building @zackclayton,” the Jersey Shore: Family Vacation star shared in the Instagram album above. The two met through Zack’s brother; in fact, Zack attended JWOWW’s wedding. The couple made their official debut at the CMT Music Awards in June 2019 and then attended their first MTV events together (the Movie & TV Awards as well as the Video Music Awards). Zack’s network debut was during Season 3 — and he soon became known as “24” (his then-age). Jenni’s roommates soon got the chance to meet Zack (of course, the jokes were flying), and eventually he joined the crew while appearing in several episodes. The two temporarily sp...
The Birds And The Bees: Maci Had ‘The Talk’ With Bentley On Teen Mom OG
Most parents speak about the birds and the bees with their kids, and during tonight’s Teen Mom OG episode, Maci had “the talk” with Bentley. So what prompted the candid discussion? “Apparently, the boy and girl bible classes are separate,” Maci told Taylor pre-chat. “And he goes, ‘I don’t know why they’re separate. Do you know why boys and girls bible classes would be separate?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, that’s when they probably start talking about sex.’ And he was like, ‘Okay.'” Yes, Taylor, “now we’re doing that.” Maci believed it was time: Bentley is in the sixth grade and middle school (no, we can’t believe it either). And Maci’s point about how she would rather him hea...
Dutch Government-Backed Clubbing Event Expected to Enhance Nation’s Reopening Plans
A study at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam was recently conducted with a sample of 1,300 attendees as the Dutch government continues to analyze its regulations and plans for reopening. Event attendees were split into five pockets—four with 250 attendees and one with 50—and each group was asked to comply with varying sets of rules. One group was asked to wear a mask at all times, while another was given a fluorescent drink and encouraged to sing to the music so as to give the resaerchers an impression on how droplets spread. Demand for the experimental culbbing event was astronomical with over 100,000 applicants vying for tickets. The show, which was soundtracked by a star-studded lineup of DJs such as Sam Feldt, Lady Bee, and Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, sold out in 20 minutes...
CloZee Announces Southern California Drive-In Concert
CloZee‘s rise to the upper echelon of electronic music is set to continue in Southern California, where the French star is primed for a massive performance at a drive-in concert. CloZee, who was named to EDM.com‘s “Best Music Producers of 2020” list, will be touching down at the City National Grove of Anaheim’s Drive-In OC on April 17th, 2021. Joining the famed “world bass” producer will be special guests LSDREAM and Rome in Silver, two artists who have also paved significant paths at the intersection of dance and experimental bass music. Check out CloZee’s announcement below. A maximum of five passengers per vehicle will be permitted. Tickets are $255-$350 and will go on sale this Friday, March 12th at 10AM. You can sign up fo...
REZZ Shares Preview of Upcoming Collaboration With deadmau5: Listen
It looks like REZZ and deadmau5 are on the verge of releasing one of 2021’s biggest electronic songs. Just two days after announcing that she and deadmau5 were collaborating on a brand new demo, Space Mom took to Twitter to share a preview of the joint effort. Her fans will be delighted to hear that the track is right in her wheelhouse, a hypnotic yet menacing midtempo tune with all the grit and wobbly bass of a signature REZZ release. The clips REZZ shared today offer a glimpse into the song’s melody, build, and drop, all of which rumble with tinctures of deadmau5’s haunting sound design. At the time of this article’s publication, neither deadmau5 nor REZZ have divulged any further details about the collaboration, including an official title or release da...
Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer BLAZE BAYLEY Says He Doesn’t Care About Being Excluded From ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Nomination
Former IRON MAIDEN singer Blaze Bayley has commented on the band’s nomination for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame‘s class of 2021. The top vote-getters will be announced in May and inducted in a Cleveland, Ohio, ceremony in the fall. According to the Hall Of Fame, the IRON MAIDEN members that would get inducted include the current lineup of singer Bruce Dickinson, bassist Steve Harris, drummer Nicko McBrain, and guitarists Adrian Smith, Dave Murray and Janick Gers, along with former guitarist Dennis Stratton, former singer Paul Di’Anno and former drummer Clive Burr. Asked by Brazil’s “Heavy Culture” what his reaction is to being excluded from the Rock Hall nomination, Blaze said (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Well, it’s not the decision o...
HELLYEAH’s CHAD GRAY To Release ‘Always On My Mind’ Solo Single On Friday
HELLYEAH and MUDVAYNE frontman Chad Gray will release a solo single, “Always On My Mind”, on Friday, March 12. A teaser for the official music video for the song is available below. Last December, Gray said during a Headbangers Con live virtual panel that HELLYEAH was “in a holding pattern right now [due to the coronavirus pandemic]. I don’t have any new music,” he admitted. “I’ve been telling Tom [Maxwell, HELLYEAH guitarist] to get me some riffs so I can write, because right now is a great time to fucking write. So we’ll just have to see, man. Obviously, we need to get together and write some music. But, yeah, I mean, hopefully. It’s all fucked up right now, nobody knows what’s going on with anything.” In September, Maxwel...
DAVE LOMBARDO And SCOTT IAN Featured On Score To NETFLIX Film ‘Thunder Force’
Drummer Dave Lombardo (SLAYER, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, MR. BUNGLE) and guitarist Scott Ian (ANTHRAX, MR. BUNGLE) are featured on the score to the upcoming Netflix comedy-action film “Thunder Force”. Due on April 9, the movie is written and directed by Ben Falcone (“The Boss”, “Tammy”) and stars Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Pom Klementieff, Melissa Leo and Tyrel Jackson Williams. The comedy is set in a world overrun with super-villains and follows two childhood friends who reunite to battle the Miscreants that threaten to destroy Chicago. Falcone and McCarthy also produced the project with Marc Platt (“La La Land”, “Bridge Of Spies”, “Drive”). Composer Fil Eisler (“Empire”, “Revenge”, “H...
