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Vaccinated Express Lanes Planned for Texas’ Ubbi Dubbi Music Festival
Disco Donnie, the organizer of Texas electronic music festival Ubbi Dubbi, has announced that he is planning to implement express entry lanes at the event’s 2021 edition for those who have been vaccinated for COVID-19. Donnie took to Twitter to share the news of the lanes, which he said are “100% part of the plan.” While they have not yet been confirmed as part of the event’s infrastructure, they could be in the near future. In a separate tweet, he also clarified that attendees will not need to be vaccinated to gain entry to the event, and that he has teamed up with CLEAR to instate health protocols and safely expedite entry procedures. It’s important to note that Disco Donnie is not violating any laws by moving forward with Ubbi Dubbi Festival’...
Read The Prodigy’s Tender Tribute to Keith Flint on Anniversary of Legendary Singer’s Death
On the second anniversary of Keith Flint‘s death, iconic electronic music group The Prodigy has shared a tender tribute to their fallen brother. Flint, who tragically took his own life, was found dead on March 4th, 2019 in his Essex home. Check out The Prodigy’s full tribute to their late frontman below via a tweet posted by the group yesterday. The news of the sudden death of Flint, who is prevalently considered to be an early linchpin and innovator of the electronic music genre, shook the music industry to its core two years ago. “It is with deepest shock and sadness that we can confirm the death of our brother and best friend Keith Flint,” The Prodigy tweeted at the time. “A true pioneer, innovator and legend. He will be forever missed.” The...
Duck Sauce Releases Groovy New Single “Ask Me”
Eclectic dance music duo Duck Sauce, comprised of world-renowned producers A-Trak and Armand Van Helden, had a huge comeback in 2020 after a six-year hiatus. Now, they’ve returned in 2021 with their latest disco anthem “Ask Me.” “Ask Me” continues Duck Sauce’s streak of groovy house tracks and is a direct follow-up to their recent release “Mesmerize.” Opening with a soulful, old-school vocal sample, the duo wasted no time enchanting listeners. The intro is quickly followed by a toe-tapping house rhythm, highlighted by jam band-like guitar plucks and punchy percussion. Duck Sauce has been on a roll as of late and we can only hope that they keep up with their consistent release schedule. Listen to “Ask Me” below and find t...
Xavi Showcases Emotive Touch on Debut Album, “To The Endless Searing Skies”
Since his early days producing in the electronic music space, Xavi has been lauded as one of the most exciting young talents in the industry. His sound is often compared to the likes of Madeon and Porter Robinson, as the St. Louis native’s music mirrors similar emotive sound design. Today his debut album To The Endless Searing Skies has arrived via Seven Lions‘ Ophelia Records. To The Endless Searing Skies encapsulates every aspect of Xavi’s sound, allowing the budding producer to be wholly himself through the entirety of the LP. “By getting to use my own voice on this, I’ve been able to say so much, not only through my words but also through my instrumentation,” he said. Through each of its 10 tracks, To The Endless Searing Skies ac...
Music’s First Blockchain Ticketer Big Neon Has Run Out of Money
Big Neon was billed as music’s first blockchain ticketing company when it launched at the end of 2018 and announced plans top become a token-based system by 2020 and the eventual “spiritual successor” to Ticketfly. But 27 months after launching, the mobile-based ticketing system has run out of money and is now shutting its doors, co-founders Dan Teree and Ryan O’Connor confirm to Billboard. Earlier this week, Teree and O’Connor sent to a note to venue clients like the Midway and Bimbo’s 365 in San Francisco, the Gas Monkey in Dallas and The Exit/In in Nashville announcing Big Neon’s plans to close effective March 30. “It is with great regret that Big Neon has decided to cease operations,” the letter read. “This was ...
Bhaskar Menon, Legendary EMI and Capitol Records Head, Dies at 86
In the 2003 documentary The Making of the Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason acknowledged Menon’s outsized influence on the album’s success. “The story in America was a disaster, in that we really hadn’t sold records,” he said at the time. “And so they brought in a man called Bhaskar Menon who was absolutely terrific. He decided he was going to make this work, and make the American company sell [Dark Side of the Moon]. And he did.” Born Vijaya Bhaskar Menon in Thiruvanthapuram, India, on May 29, 1934, to father KRK — a notable civil servant who would go on to serve as India’s first Finance Minister — and mother Saraswathi, Menon would form a love of music via the Indian ragas his mother played in their home growing up. After earning his master’s degree f...
Diddy’s REVOLT Promotes Detavio Samuels, Colin McIntosh
Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ REVOLT has unveiled key promotions to reshape the top management at the hip-hop cable network after the departure of Roma Khanna as CEO last year. Detavio Samuels, hired as chief operating officer in 2020, is promoted to CEO, while Colin McIntosh adds the COO title to his chief financial officer duties at the Black-owned media company. Samuels and McIntosh started sharing the leadership at REVOLT as co-heads when former MGM and NBCU exec Khanna stepped down as CEO in July 2020. And longtime digital strategist Deon Graham has been upped to chief brand officer at Combs Enterprises, Combs’ portfolio of businesses and investments, where he will work closely with Samuels and McIntosh. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Onlin...
Roc Nation Wins $12M Insurance Claim Over Maroon 5 Manager’s Death
Feldstein died suddenly from a pulmonary embolism, with the Los Angeles Medical Examiner declaring his cause of death as natural. But HCC denied paying out Roc Nation’s claim and Roc Nation responded by suing in U.S. District Court Southern District of New York on Jan. 18, 2019, for wrongfully denying insurance coverage. HCC argued in court papers that Roc Nation was precluded from any recovery because the company failed to cooperate with HCC’s investigation of the claim — a contention that Roc Nation denied. HCC also argued that the policy language required the insurance payment be reduced by all future profits that could have been traceable to Feldstein’s services. To this, Roc Nation’s legal team argued that the policy’s plain language outlines that it was entitled to recoup...
SWEET Releases ‘Set Me Free’ Single From ‘Isolation Boulevard’ Album
SWEET, featuring original guitarist Andy Scott, has released its new single, “Set Me Free”. The song is taken from the band’s current album, “Isolation Boulevard”. “Isolation Boulevard” features all the SWEET‘s classic hit singles and was recorded with the new lineup during lockdowns between September and October 2020. It’s a reworking of SWEET‘s 1975 album multi-million-selling “Desolation Boulevard”. The latest single, “Set Me Free”, is taken from the album, and although it is one of the most covered songs in the band’s repertoire, this marks the first time SWEET has released it as an official single. Over the years, the song has been covered by many rock artists, including Vince Neil (MÖTLEY CRÜE),...
ARCHITECTS Top U.K. Album Chart For First Time With ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’
ARCHITECTS have claimed their first No. 1 on the official U.K. albums chart following an exceptionally close race for this week’s top spot. The British metalcore band’s ninth album, “For Those That Wish To Exist”, finishes the week just 550 chart sales ahead of its closest competition, MAXIMO PARK and its new record, “Nature Always Wins”. For ARCHITECTS, it’s not only the band’s first chart-topper, but its first Top 10 album too; their previous peak was No. 15 with 2016’s “All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us”. Celebrating the news, and paying tribute to his late bandmate Tom Searle, ARCHITECTS singer Sam Carter told OfficialCharts.com: “I cannot begin to tell you how much this means to us. Thank you to every single person w...
SLIPKNOT’s JAY WEINBERG: Being Tight As A Band Is, To Me, Above All
SLIPKNOT‘s Jay Weinberg spoke to Sweetwater about how he was influenced and inspired by his father Max, who has been a member of Bruce Springsteen‘s E STREET BAND since 1974. “A piece of advice that my dad passed down to me that I’m always grateful for, that’s kind of key information for any drummer to have, is you’re always gonna be best served with whatever practice you’re doing is to a metronome,” he said (see video below). “And to me, playing along to a metronome, doing exercises and just playing beats and stuff while keeping myself accountable, learning how to play with it as an instrument, to me, that’s been what serves the music that I love to play. It kind of adds that frenetic energy where it feels like a freight train th...
KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER Says He ‘Found’ His Daughter Last Summer: ‘I Couldn’t Be Happier’
KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer has expressed his joy after “creating a close bond” with his newfound daughter. Earlier today, the 60-year-old rocker took to his Instagram to go public with the discovery that he’d fathered a child. “This is a big one,” he wrote. “I’ve been waiting for the right time to tell everyone. My daughter Sierra and I were blessed to find each other last summer. We’ve already spent a lot of time since getting to know each other and creating a close bond. She’s a beautiful, sincere person and I couldn’t be happier. I think she feels the same about me.” He added: “The most wonderful thing about miracles is that they sometimes happen.” Thayer, who married Amber Peek in 2006, was not previously kn...
