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All Black Everything: Spotify Celebrates Black History Month with New Playlists, Podcasts, & More
Source: Spotify / Spotify It appears that Black History Month is kicking off with a bang for Spotify listeners after the streaming platform announced the launch of new Hip-Hop podcasts and playlists as a part of the Black History Month celebration. On Monday (Feb. 1), the streaming giant announced a slew of few initiatives, including the launch of a full slate of guest-curated playlist takeovers, brand new podcasts, and more to highlight Black culture, Black music, and Black excellence. According to the press release, the new initiative will also feature new cover art from Black photographers in an effort to showcase a spectrum of Black talent, spanning across both musical and visual art, including work from photographers Shawn Theodore, Adrienne Waheed, Doug Segars, Adrian Octavious Walke...
Excision’s Subsidia Records Revs Up For Release of Massive “Night Vol. 3” Compilation
Subsidia Records is back with another barrage of bass, showing no indication the label intends to pump the brakes anytime soon. Excision and team are about to bestow another monstrous compilation offering on fans. Taking to Twitter, the label announced Night Vol. 3 is due out in a matter of days. For those not yet familiar, Subsidia’s Night compilation series is reserved for the imprint’s heaviest bass music releases compared to their melodically-focused Dawn and underground bass-centered Dusk series. The first two volumes, released in September and December of last year respectively, did not leave fans unsatisfied as they were treated to new offerings from YOOKIE, Kompany, JEANIE, TYNAN, and many others including Excision himself. The forthcoming...
Boys Noize Drops Anthem for High Flying Stocks and Cryptocurrencies, “Wen Moon”
“When Moon?” It’s a question many traders are asking in this age of high-flying stocks and cryptocurrencies such as GameStop and Bitcoin. As investors consider whether their chosen stock will be making a prophetic rocket ship-like ascent to all-time highs, Boys Noize has the perfect theme to mull everything over. Released exclusively on the blockchain-based streaming platform, Audius, Boys Noize’s “Wen Moon” ponders this very important question. The trap single offers up heavy-hitting 808’s underpinning hushed vocals. The song’s visualizer really steals the show, however, with a meme-infused montage born straight out of the WallStreetBets hive mind. The clip features anthropomorphic versions of GameStop, Bitcoin, and AMC engaging in...
GLENN HUGHES ‘Would Not Consider’ Taking Part In Reunion Tour With DEEP PURPLE
In a new interview with “That Jamieson Show”, Glenn Hughes was asked if he would consider taking part in a DEEP PURPLE reunion tour featuring him, David Coverdale and Ian Gillan all sharing the stage in celebration of the band’s legacy. He responded (see video below): “I would not consider it, because I’m way past that now. It was such a long time ago. Let’s just say that there are some unresolved problems from the past. And for me, the time I have left to do my work on this planet, I need to keep making new music and plowing on forward. Yes, I have done some shows in respect to DEEP PURPLE music, but as far as re-engaging with them chaps again in the live form, I can’t see it happening.” Hughes went on to clarify that his issues with DEEP PU...
CANNIBAL CORPSE Announces ‘Violence Unimagined’ Album, Officially Recruits Guitarist ERIK RUTAN
On April 16, Florida death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE will release their 15th studio album, “Violence Unimagined”, via Metal Blade Records. For a first preview of the record, the new single “Inhumane Harvest” can be heard below. Comprised of eleven tracks, “Violence Unimagined” is state-of-the-art death metal played with passion and breathless precision, making for another flawless addition to what is inarguably one of the premier catalogues the genre has thrown up. “It really follows the path we’ve been going down for a few years now,” states bassist and founding member Alex Webster. “I think we approach the writing in a similar way most every time: each of us try to write the heaviest, most memorable songs we can. We want each so...
Ex-SEPULTURA Drummer IGOR CAVALERA Says ‘Roots’ ‘Was A Necessary Record’ That ‘Broke A Lot Of Barriers’
In a new interview with Drew Stone of The New York Hardcore Chronicles, former SEPULTURA drummer Igor “Iggor” Cavalera reflected on the group’s groundbreaking 1996 album “Roots”, on which he and his bandmates collaborated with the Brazilian Xavante tribe. “We were experimenting with a bunch of stuff, and I remember I had this talk with Max [Cavalera, Igor‘s brother and then-SEPULTURA frontman], where we felt that there was no way to go any deeper in our roots than to do something with the Brazilian tribes,” he said. “And that inspired us through the whole record — it was a whole inspiration on how they were there before anyone, and they were already making music. So it was the deepest connection you can find, in my opinion, it’s t...
MICHAEL ANTHONY Says EDDIE VAN HALEN Tribute Concert Will Be ‘A Great Celebration’
Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony joined Matt Pinfield for the latest installment of the new KLOS series “New & Approved”, which highlights forthcoming and current projects from the biggest names in music. Anthony discussed SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE‘s latest offering, “Lockdown 2020”, a collection of cover material that was a collaborative effort from the group as he and his bandmates wanted to release a project for fans during the coronavirus pandemic, seeing as how their originally slated tour came to a halt last year in March. With covers from acts like AC/DC, VAN HALEN, Bob Marley, and many more, the project is a small glimpse into what each member has been inspired by during quarantine. Anthony also goes on to speak on putting together a tri...
Russell Louder Shares Origins of New Track “Home”: Stream
In our new music feature Origins, artists are asked to give listeners unique insights into their latest track. Today, Russell Louder explains how they found “Home”. For Russell Louder, the most basic definition of ‘home’ would be Prince Edward Island. Though they were raised on the nautical Canadian province, they now split their time between PEI and Montreal. Factor in the journey the singer has gone on as a trans individual, and you can understand how the idea of ‘home’ is a bit fluid for them. But while discovering your place of supreme comfort is often seen as a daunting challenge, Louder finds excitement in the quest on her new single, “Home”. Over a beat buzzing and clanging with retro synth sounds, they sing not just of the terrible uncertainty of “finding home,” but the boundless p...
R.I.P. Ricky Powell, Iconic Hip-Hop Photographer and Honorary Beastie Boy Dead at 59
Ricky Powell, the celebrated hip-hop photographer who was known as the honorary fourth member of the Beastie Boys, has died at age 59. Powell’s manager and business partner Tono Radvany confirmed that his client had passed away on the night of February 1st. No cause of death has yet to be revealed. “I just want to let everyone know he was a very special man, and he will be sorely missed,” Radvany told Complex. A New York City native through and through, the Brooklyn-born Powell entered photography mainly to stick it to an ex-girlfriend. He discovered a camera she’d left behind and determined to use it to make a name for himself. After photographing art galleries in Greenwich Village and hip-hop shows in downtown Manhattan for a year, he was able to quit his job selling lemon ices to head o...
Marilyn Manson Removed From Two TV Series Following Evan Rachel Wood’s Abuse Allegations
The fallout continues for Marilyn Manson following abuse allegations from actress Evan Rachel Wood and four other women. The veteran rocker has now been removed from two TV series as a result of the accusations. Manson had already appeared in the Season 3 premiere of the Starz series American Gods as the frontman of Viking death metal band called Blood Death. In the wake of the allegations, he will be removed from a future episode. “Starz stands unequivocally with all victims and survivors of abuse. Due to the allegations made against Marilyn Manson, we have decided to remove his performance from the remaining episode he is in, scheduled to air later this season,” the network said in a statement. The shock rocker was also set to appear in the upcoming second season of Creepshow on AMC’s st...
Viggo Mortensen’s Falling Is Exhausting: Review
This review was originally part of our coverage of the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. The Pitch: In Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut, gay Air Force pilot John (Mortensen) struggles to care for his ailing conservative father, Willis (Lance Henriksen). Malcontent and never afraid to shy away from a racist, homophobic or sexist rant, Willis offends everyone from John’s husband Eric (Terry Chen) to his daughter Sarah (Laura Linney), all while he slips in and out of flashbacks, including his two marriages to wives Gwen (Hannah Gross) and Jill (Bracken Burns). Grumpy Old Man: Early in Falling, as the relationship between John and Willis is being established, it’s clear that Henriksen is exceptional in the role. Willis is the kind of curmudgeonly character whose edges are too often ...
NOFX’s Fat Mike on His Sobriety, Sexuality: ‘I Think I Came Out of the Closet Even More’
Fat Mike of NOFX has never been shy about voicing his opinions and speaking the truth about his reality, but he’s taken his honesty to a new level with “Fuck Euphemism,” the brand new single off of the upcoming Single Album. The song itself (and accompanying animated music video) is full of the thoughtful wordplay that’s made them one of the dominating forces in punk for over 30 years now, but the subject matter is a full-frontal look at Mike’s struggle of where he fits in with the current gender identity standards echoing throughout society. Of course, that makes sense for the second single off of their latest work, as Single Album (which was apparently supposed to be a double album before getting cut down) is likely the darkest and most personal material the band has ever put out. SPIN s...
