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Skrillex, James Blake, More to Appear on Starrah’s Forthcoming Album
After releasing her debut solo lead single “How It Goes” late last year, Starrah is prepping for another new chapter with the release of her debut album. Due out this month, The Longest Interlude will feature an impressive list of collaborators. Taking her announcement to Instagram, the songstress tagged Nile Rodgers, James Blake, and Skrillex, among other renowned artists. The announcement of Skrillex in particular has piqued the attention of many in the electronic music community, as there are at least two unreleased IDs that we know of between the two artists. The first is “Twenty4,” a track Skrillex first played in 2018. The consensus is that—due to stylistic reasons—the dance-pop track is most likely the one to be included on Starrah’s fo...
New York to Resume Limited Capacity Concerts in April 2021
Governor Andrew Cuomo is ready to relax restrictions on gatherings in New York, a decision that will allow for live performances to once again resume in the state, effective April 2nd. At a recent news conference, Cuomo stated that venues will be able to reopen at limited capacity. Gatherings will be limited to operating at 33% capacit, and will include a cap of 100 patrons indoors or 200 for outdoor events. The limits will be extended to 150 patrons indoors or 500 for outdoor events if all attendees provide negative tests prior to entering the events. Upon reopening, attendees will be expected to continue social distancing and wearing masks, according to The New York Times. In response, Actors’ Equity Association, a labor union representing actors and stage managers in the ...
Burning Man is Exploring New Sustainability Solutions on Fly Ranch Property
A 3,800 acre property located in Nevada’s Great Basin may hold secrets as to what the future of Burning Man could look like. Known as Fly Ranch, the property was purchased in 2016 by several high-profile donors for $6.5M. “The individuals that contributed funding for the purchase have one thing in common: they have been deeply moved and changed by their involvement in Burning Man, and they are invested in the future of this culture,” a journal published by the organization states. So what exactly will await at Fly Ranch? Burning Man Project and the Land Art Generator Initiative set out to find the answer by launching the LAGI 2020 Fly Ranch design challenge. The ask was for entrants to turn sustainable systems into works of art. Submissions included creative ene...
DEF LEPPARD’s PHIL COLLEN: Why THE POLICE Is ‘My Favorite All-Time Band’
During an appearance on the “No Sleep ‘Til Sudbury” podcast, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen revealed that his “favorite all-time band” is THE POLICE, the English rock group formed in London in 1977 by primary songwriter Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums). He said (hear audio below): “I think Sting was, and sometimes is, my favorite songwriter. He can walk the line of, actually, great songwriting and pop silliness. He can get a little blasé — he can do anything he wants from a songwriting point of view… ‘Every Breath You Take’ is one of the classic songs of all time. ‘Walking On The Moon’ had actually done something to me as well; it was a goosebump thing. As much as I wish I wrote ‘Every Breath ...
New FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist ANDY JAMES Explains How He Landed The Gig
British musician Andy James, who joined FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH last year as the replacement for the band’s longtime guitarist Jason Hook, spoke about how he landed the gig during a recent video chat with Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G. (FIREWIND, ex-OZZY OSBOURNE). “I knew Charlie [Engen], the [current FIVE FINGER] drummer, ’cause we’d toured before with Angel Vivaldi, and he was the drummer for Angel and SCALE THE SUMMIT,” Andy recalled (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “We had that one song that we did that we all kind of jammed together at the end, so we got to play together and got to know each other on that. I was really stoked when he was announced as the new drummer for FIVE FINGER. And I guess they just kind of got talking. “Zoltan [Bathory,...
Abyssal Trip – SPELLJAMMER
RATING: 8.5/10 Rising to the top of the modern pantheon of doom, sludge and stoner rock with the ease of champions, SPELLJAMMER are plainly not fucking around. “Abyssal Trip” makes no attempt to subvert a classic formula: within these blitzed-out jams’ treacly, floor-splitting levels of heaviness, the sound of pure SABBATH-ian magma ebbing and flowing can be clearly heard, and fans of SLEEP, CONAN and BONGRIPPER will already have plunged in without hesitation. Nonetheless, it’s worth stating exactly how brilliant SPELLJAMMER are at this particular strain of bruising but wildly psychedelic, slow-motion doom. With a gift for generating the kind of hideous bottom end that routinely sets ELECTRIC WIZARD apart from their peers, this Swedish trio sound simultaneously brut...
MEGADETH’s DAVID ELLEFSON Is Hopeful Summer 2021 Tour With LAMB OF GOD Will Happen
During a March 4 Twitch live chat with “Talkulture”, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson discussed the band’s plans for the coming months. He said: “There’s a new MEGADETH album being finished up. We have a big tour this summer — MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES. Live Nation just put out an announcement, I think [on] Tuesday, saying all concerts are a go, ‘We’re gonna stay open,’ ‘Everything’s gonna be great.’ So, per that, hopefully we’ll see everybody on tour this summer. So let’s hope that happens. [We’re staying] optimistic, and hopefully it keeps things going. It was rescheduled from last summer, so it’d be great if we could just get out and get rocking. So, [I’m] looking forward to...
Caroline Polachek Covers The Corrs’ “Breathless” on Corden: Watch
In December, Caroline Polachek recorded a studio version of The Corrs’ iconic 2000 song “Breathless”, and last night, she brought those “Go ons!” to The Late Late Show with James Corden. The set designer apparently took “Breathless” literally, and to watch the performance is to find yourself dead at the gates of hell. But if we have to suffer eternal damnation, we couldn’t ask for better company than Polachek. The former Chairlift singer has the energy of an up-and-comer combined with a veteran’s poise. Wearing a Mad Max twist on a classic black dress, she commands the massive stage while hardly moving a step, using purposeful hand gestures and little shakes of the hip to provide visual interest while still keeping her breath supported for the vocally-challenging tune. ...
Fucked Up Share 26-Minute Song “Year of the Horse – Act Two”: Stream
Fucked Up have released “Year of the Horse – Act Two”, the second track of the Toronto punk band’s latest EP celebrating the Chinese Zodiac. Stream it via Bandcamp below. The 26-minute epic is written like a play. It contains seven different scenes starring a cast of more than a dozen characters, which are detailed in the liner notes the band made available on WeTransfer. The song mixes disparate sounds from straightforward punk rock to spaghetti-western to doom metal, and includes guest vocals from singers Tuka Mohammed, Eidolon, and Maegan Brooks Mills. “Act Two” appears on the four-track EP, Year of the Horse. Fucked Up is dedicating the project to Texas hardcore icons Wade Allison of Iron Age and Riley Gale of Power Trip, both of whom were friends with the group prior to their deaths. ...
SZA Takes a Mushroom-Fueled Trip to Wonderland in ‘Good Days’ Video
Magic mushrooms send SZA on a trip to wonderland for her self-directed music video for “Good Days,” which premiered Friday (March 5). The Alice in Wonderland-inspired field of larger-than-life mushrooms surround the singer for a visual that encapsulates the enchanting single about good days to look forward to. SZA also takes her moves to the library like Belle from Beauty and the Beast, where she can be found gracefully twirling around a pole while reading a book. And the R&B singer gave her fans something to look forward to at the tail-end of the video, which teases her upcoming song “Shirt,” which she acknowledged was making the rounds on TikTok. The new minute-long snippet plays while SZA pole dances in the middle of a gas station. Previously, she t...
Grimes Signs to Columbia Records: Exclusive
Grimes has signed with Columbia Records, a source tells Billboard. This marks her first foray into the major label system, having released albums only on independent labels previously. After releasing two albums in 2010 on Canadian indie Arbutus Records, Grimes’ last three albums were released on 4AD — Visions (2012), Art Angels (2015) and Miss Anthropocene (2020). Collectively these projects have earned 736,000 album consumption units, of which 307,000 are in album sales and 554 million on-demand song streams in the U.S., according to MRC Data. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by...
Adam Levine Says There Are No Bands Anymore & Hayley Williams Has Questions
One of the people who took issue with his statement was Hayley Williams, who has fronted the band Paramore since their first album in 2005 — not too long after Maroon 5’s breakthrough. “adam levine thinks paramore broke up :(,” Williams tweeted. To be fair, some fans thought the same, given that Williams has released two solo albums in the last two years, including last month’s Flowers for Vases/Descansos. But she reassured worried fans on New Year’s Day, replying to a fan’s message of “Omg I thought paramore was breaking up,” tweeting, “lol y’all been worried about that too long. aint happening.” A band that predates Maroon 5 had something to say about Levine’s comment too, with Garbage tweeting in response:&nbs...
