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KSHMR Announces New Album, Taps KARRA for First Single “The World We Left Behind”
Last November, KSHMR first teased his forthcoming sophomore album, Harmonica Andromeda. Today, the first single from the record has arrived, “The World We Left Behind,” with KARRA. The Dharma Worldwide label head has cooked up yet another expertly executed worldly tune. KSHMR describes “The World We Left Behind” as “the best song [he has] ever made,” further elaborating that “it’s a bit Lion King, a bit Porter Robinson.” Shimmering synths join KARRA’s signature voice atop crawling percussion in “The World We Left Behind,” which cultivates a hopeful, dreamy feeling that should resonate with his avid fanbase. KSHMR tweeted about the album last week, stating that it will take listeners on a journey to various pl...
LP Giobbi Drops Uplifting Single With hermixalot, “Move Your Body”
From co-owning her own label alongside the ever-popular duo SOFI TUKKER to curating music for all W Hotel properties in North America, LP Giobbi has established herself as a do-it-all presence within dance music. Today she’s returned alongside one of her FEMME HOUSE co-founders, hermixalot, for a new club-ready track called “Move Your Body” via Insomniac Records. “Move Your Body” is an uplifting dance floor anthem that offers a powerful, sanguine feel to listeners. The positive energy radiating from this tune makes it an instant playlist addition. The vocals provided by hermixalot create a sense of playfulness as well, encouraging listeners to get up and dance throughout the song. LP Giobbi maintains her title as the piano h...
Listen to the New Super-Collab from Diplo, Black Coffee and Elderbrook, “Never Gonna Forget”
Black Coffee has dropped a massive new super-collab with Diplo and Elderbrook, the dreamy track “Never Gonna Forget.” “Never Gonna Forget” is a pristine example of Black Coffee’s distinctive sound, a hypnotic blend of sultry, percussion-driven deep house. Elderbrook’s vocal contribution is not to be slept on, as the Grammy Award-nominated English musician infuses an aching touch to an otherwise poignant tune. “Never Gonna Forget” is the final single to be released from Subconsciously, Black Coffee’s sixth studio album and perhaps his most anticipated yet. Check out the new single below. The superstar South African DJ and electronic music producer is on the verge of releasing Subconsciously, which is scheduled for a Februa...
SYSTEM OF A DOWN’s SHAVO ODADJIAN Releases ‘Rifle In Thought’ Music Video From NORTH KINGSLEY Project
NORTH KINGSLEY, the musical collective of bassist/guitarist Shavo Odadjian, producer Saro Paparian and lyricist/vocalist Ray Hawthorne, has released the music video for the song “Rifle In Thought”. The track is taken from NORTH KINGSLEY‘s second three-track EP, “Vol 2”, which was made available in December via 22 Red Media, a subsidiary of Odadjian‘s lifestyle and cannabis brand 22 Red. “Rifle In Thought” is the first music video to ever feature Shavo playing guitar instead of bass — the instrument he is most know for in SYSTEM OF A DOWN. Speaking on the collective’s new single, Hawthorne shares: “I’m hesitant to hint at what ‘Rifle In Thought’ is truly about, but the clues are all there. From the perspective of ...
See New Trailer For SERJ TANKIAN Documentary ‘Truth To Power’
A new documentary about SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian, “Truth To Power”, will be released on February 19 via Oscilloscope Laboratories. With unique and exclusive access to the man behind the music, award-winning director/writer/producer Garin Hovannisian (“I Am Not Alone”) captures both intimate and historic public moments, including Serj‘s role in inspiring the massive peaceful protests of 2018’s Velvet Revolution in his native Armenia which successfully ousted an oligarchic regime. A new trailer for “Truth To Power” can be seen below. “Truth To Power” also includes appearances by SYSTEM OF A DOWN bandmembers John Dolmayan and Shavo Odadjian, the band’s manager David “Beno” Benveniste, filmmaker/journal...
RAINBOW Singer RONNIE ROMERO Replaces JOE LYNN TURNER In SUNSTORM; ‘Afterlife’ Album Due In March
SUNSTORM, a project created, overseen, and directed by president and A&R director of Frontiers Records Serafino Perugino, was originally designed to showcase a musical style similar to singer Joe Lynn Turner‘s melodic rock/AOR roots. After five successful releases, SUNSTORM will now be a vehicle for one of the most impressive vocal talents to emerge in recent years in the form of RAINBOW singer Ronnie Romero. Romero‘s debut album with SUNSTORM, “Afterlife”, will be released on March 12. Fans can get their first taste of the album with the release of the single and video for the track “Swan Song”. Given Turner‘s desire to work on heavier music styles and move away from the original melodic rock direction of the early SUNSTORM albums that Perugin...
NIKKI SIXX Pays Tribute To NEW YORK DOLLS Guitarist SYLVAIN SYLVAIN
Nikki Sixx has paid tribute to Sylvain Sylvain, one of the founding fathers of punk rock as guitarist of legendary band the NEW YORK DOLLS, who died on Wednesday, January 13 at the age of 69. He had battled cancer for two and a half years. Earlier today, the MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist took to his Instagram to write: “As a kid discovering The DOLLS was some of guidance I needed to head to LA and lean on not only them but so many great 70’s bands with punch and flair to start my own bands. . It was an honor to have The NY DOLLS open for @motleycrue and always a joy to sit backstage and talk to #sylvainsylvain. He was kind. Loved rock n roll and reminded me why I loved that band in the first place. RIP Rockstar.” The NEW YORK DOLLS were called many things — glam, proto-punk, hard rock — ...
Ignoring Ban, Trump Supporters Traveled by the Busload to D.C. Rally With Help of Concert App
For some hardcore Trump supporters like Ben Philips, of Bloomburg, Pennsylvania, the income earned through the site augments an existing pro-MAGA business. Philips is the owner of the Trumparoo toy company, which makes stuffed kangaroo toys with a Trump-like tuft of orange hair that he sells to passengers in the van caravans he organizes on Eventbrite, charging $25 per person. (Eventbrite typically charges $.79 per ticket sold plus 4.5% fee for ticket sales on its platform.) On Jan. 6 Philips died on the steps of Capitol Hill from a sudden stroke, hours after he dropped off a van full of Trump supporters he met on the site at the presidential rally, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Passengers learned of Philips’ death when he didn’t return to the van. After multiple calls to his cel...
Mana’s Sergio Vallin on Enlisting Santana, Alejandro Sanz & More for Instrumental Album ‘Microsinfonias’
In a twist, the album also includes orchestral versions of hits by Alejandro Sanz, Juan Luis Guerra, Marco Antonio Solís and Maná’s lead singer Fher Olvera, but instead of featuring them on vocals, they play instruments: Sanz the flamenco guitar, Guerra the acoustic guitar, Olvera his harmonica and Solís the percussion. As for Vallín, he used 16 guitars for his opus, including that 1965 Fender Stratocaster pre-robbery, along with electric Gibson and Les Paul guitars, acoustic guitars by Conde and Ramirez and even a medieval lute. “Whatever worked best for the moment,” says Vallín, who has long had a partnership with Gibson and this year will release his own Sergio Vallín Les Paul. “More than an homage to the guitar, it’s an homage to musicians and music itself,” says Vallín, who also invit...
ASCAP & BMI Responds to DOJ’s Consent Decrees Inaction: Read the Open Letter
Read the full letter below. January 15, 2021 An Open Letter from ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews and BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill in Response to the DOJ Closing Statement on the ASCAP and BMI Consent Decrees Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it would conduct a review of the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees to determine if they still served their intended purpose. Today, the DOJ has formally closed its review and will take no action to modify or terminate the decrees but left open the possibility of changes in the future. While we were disappointed that no action was taken, we are encouraged to see how the DOJ’s approach to these issues has evolved. In his closing remarks, AAG Makan Delrahim recognized several important truths that we have long understood: S...
Spotify Stock Downgraded by Citi, as Podcast Competition Heats Up
Spotify’s share price was already in retreat, dropping 12.5% from an all-time high of $370.95 reached on Wednesday (Jan. 13), however. Some experts would argue it’s still too high. The 25 analysts covering Spotify have a median price target of $298.53 with a high of $425.90 and a low of $141.30, according to Refinitiv. Key Takeaways: 1) The three leading audio streaming companies — Spotify, Apple and Amazon — are pushing hard into podcasts. If turning a music service into an all-around audio service attracts subscribers and reduces churn, record labels and publishers will benefit.2) Regardless of how its podcasts perform in the next year or two, Spotify has the resources to see its strategy through. It had €1.18 billion ($1.43 billion) on its balance sheet on Sept. 30, 2020, en...
Baby Dancing to Tool’s “Invincible” Will Lift Your Spirits During These Dark Times: Watch
Dancing Tool Baby (via YouTube), Tool’s Maynard James Keenan (photo by Kevin RC Wilson) With a pandemic still plaguing the world and insurrectionists storming the U.S. Capitol, we need a bit of levity in these dark times. That’s where a new video of a baby dancing to Tool’s “Invincible” comes in, brightening our spirits with every one of his little stomps. We stumbled on this video in its infancy, and we’re not just talking about the baby’s age. Criminally, it only had 20 views since being uploaded just before Christmas by YouTube user Mom of Five. With the Fear Inoculum track “Invincible” playing on the family’s television, complete with a graphic of the album cover, the little Batman-pajama-wearing toddler seems to be drawn to the music. As he makes his way to the TV with his sippy...
