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Big Assist: Steph & Ayesha Curry Will Donate Thousands of Books To Oakland Schools
Source: Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty The Currys are coming through in the clutch for kids in the Oakland school system. People Magazine is exclusively reporting Steph, and Ayesha Curry will be giving the gift of literacy by donating thousands of books to schools located around Oakland, California. The donations will come in boxes that will contain six books, one of them being an adult book from Steph Curry’s “Underrated” book club selection. The beloved coupled kicked things off by giving away 1,000 boxes of books at their recent Christmas with the Currys event and through the couples Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, with the help of Literati, will be supplying 14,000 boxes to kids learning remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. They are working on getting those books to the kids before Christ...
DaBaby Plans On Retiring From Rap Kinda Soon
Source: SMG John Paul Jones Arena / SMG John Paul Jones Arena DaBaby’s have a helluva year but even though it seems like he’s just getting started, the young rapper is already contemplating his life after retirement. Speaking to XXL about his post-rap game plans, the North Carolina representative revealed that he’s closer to hanging up the mic than anyone would’ve anticipated. Thinking about developing the five artists he currently has inked to his record label, Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment, the “Rockstar” rapper suggested that he’d be bowing out of the rap game in a mere 5 years from now. No, seriously he did. Feeling like the time is coming when he’ll have to be more generous with his time and put his energy behind his up and coming record label, the North Carolina native foresees a...
First Look: The Teen Mom OG Cast Is Going To Rise Up Like A Mother
The Teen Mom OG ladies are “not going to take it” when the brand-new season begins. In a supersized first look at the upcoming episodes — premiering on January 26 — Amber, Catelynn, Cheyenne, Maci and Mackenzie are experiencing changes during this “new normal.” From Cory asking Cheyenne “are you f*cking pregnant?” to Amber revealing that Gary wants her to live on his land (in a trailer), the women are showing viewers the good and bad times. And the funny moments too. “Don’t dip your French fry — oh you did it, in the milk. Is it good?” Cheyenne asks Ryder, who sweetly replies, “Yeah.” “Can I try it?” Watch more of the young women in the clip above and do not miss the return of the OGs on Tuesday...
Techno Bingo is a One-of-a-Kind Game Night Taking Over Melbourne Music Week
You wouldn’t usually expect to see techno and bingo in the same sentence—much less the same room—but these days the music scene is anything but conventional. As part of the extended Melbourne Music Week, the “Techno Bingo” event promises to deliver exactly that unlikely combination, marrying rave music with one of the world’s most timeless and wholesome games. Hosts Katie Pearson, DJ Tanzer, Gabriella Bartonova, The Huxleys, and Jandruze will be working double-duty, dropping beats as well as drawing numbers. Beat Magazine The seated event features intermittent dancing, club lights, pizza for purchase, and the stylings of dirty disco and techno to soundtrack this one-of-a-kind game night. Attendees will have the opportunity to win prizes should ...
EDM Gift Ideas for the Last Minute Holiday Shopper
Christmas is right around the corner, and if you’re still in need of a gift idea for the raver in your friend circle or family, you’re in luck. Whether they’re a shuffler, an aspiring artist, or just casual dance music listeners, here are our last minute picks if you need a great gift in record time. Animal Spirit Hood – $23 Avicii Invector Game – $15 Customizable LED Glasses – $69 Numark DJ Controller – $119 LED Flashing Gloves – $12 LED Face Mask – $29 JBL Portable, Waterproof Speaker – $99 Folding Rave Hand Fan – $22 Electro Threads Graphic Hoodie – $75 LED High Top Shoes – $35 What gifts are you buying the dance music fan in your life? Let us know on social media.
Alesso, Galantis, Afrojack, Dillon Francis, More to Perform at Lollapalooza Stockholm 2021
Another day, another hopeful 2021 festival announcement. The organizers of Lollapalooza have announced the famed festival brand’s second Stockholm edition, which is scheduled to go down July 2nd to 4th, 2021. Along with the announcement came a massive lineup featuring a blend of the finest in both EDM and the contemporary music scene at large. Holding down the fort on the dance music front are Alesso, Afrojack, Galantis, W&W, Krewella, Sam Feldt, Purple Disco Machine, Bob Moses, and Lady Bee, among others. They will join headliners Post Malone, The Killers, Kendrick Lamar, Veronica Maggio, Pearl Jam, and Zara Larsson. Lollapalooza Stockholm As far as the COVID-19 pandemic goes, Lollapalooza Stockholm’s organizers have offered a few optimistic—and nebulous—tidbits ...
Watch What So Not and San Holo Go Head-to-Head in Season Finale of “Beat Smash”
Ever since they debuted their “Beat Smash” series in October 2020, Brownies & Lemonade have served up unique music production content featuring many dance music stars. QUIX, Juelz, TYNAN, Blanke, and many others have graced the show’s virtual stage in a head-to-head battle of beats over the last couple months. To put a cherry on top of the series, they recently tapped two of the brightest music producers in EDM, What So Not and San Holo, for what proved to be the biggest episode of “Beat Smash” since its inception. Check out the final episode below, where the two future bass titans play old hits, remixes, unreleased tracks, and even create new music from scratch. Fans of San Holo and What So Not will surely remember “If You Only K...
Long Forgotten Pre-URIAH HEEP Album ‘Orgasm’ From HEAD MACHINE Re-Released For First Time Since 1970s
A 50th-anniversary remastered edition of HEAD MACHINE‘s “Orgasm” album is now available via Explore Rights Management. “Orgasm” was recorded in 1969 and this is the first official re-release of the album since 1971. Every other re-release since then has been a counterfeit. The album features four members of THE GODS: Ken Hensley (also of URIAH HEEP, credited here as Ken Leslie), Lee Kerslake (also of URIAH HEEP, credited here as Lee Poole), John Glascock (also of JETHRO TULL, credited here as John Leadhen) and Brian Glascock (credited here as Brian Poole). This 50th-anniversary edition of “Orgasm” has been given a 2020 remastering and its better sound quality than any previous edition. The packaging is a six-panel digipack and the booklet features ...
DANNY WORSNOP Explains His 2015 Decision To Leave ASKING ALEXANDRIA
During an appearance on the latest episode of “Offstage With DWP”, ASKING ALEXANDRIA singer Danny Worsnop discussed his decision to leave the band back in January 2015, a year and a half after the release of ASKING ALEXANDRIA‘s third studio album, “From Death To Destiny”. He said (see video below): “There were a lot of factors that led to this and played into it. There was a massive, tremendous amount of conflict within our camp, and there was a lot of pressure on us. But it was pressure being put on us that didn’t need to be there. And there were people telling us, basically, ‘If you take a break, if you don’t go on tour, if you take time off from touring for whatever is going on in your personal life, your career is done; you’re...
Watch Massive AC/DC ‘Power Up’ Mural Being Painted In Warsaw, Poland
AC/DC has uploaded a two-minute video of a team of artists painting a mural to promote the band’s new album, “Power Up”, in Warsaw, Poland. Check it out below. “Power Up” hit the No. 1 spot in 18 countries, including in the U.S., where it sold over 117,000 copies in the first week. AC/DC is the only Australian group in history to have had a No. 1 album in its home country across five decades: “Back In Black” (1980s), “Ballbreaker Live” (1990s), “Black Ice” (2000s), “Rock Or Bust” (2010s) and “Power Up” (2020s). “Power Up” holds Germany’s biggest first week of 2020 and the biggest first week for an international act in four years, as well as being the U.K.’s fastest-selling albu...
QUEENSRŸCHE’s TODD LA TORRE: Behind-The-Scenes Video From Making Of Debut Solo Album, ‘Rejoice In The Suffering’
QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Todd La Torre will release his debut solo album, “Rejoice In The Suffering”, on February 5, 2021 via Rat Pak Records. An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for the LP, featuring a look at the recording process and some snippets of several of the tracks, is available below. The first single from “Rejoice In The Suffering”, a song called “Darkened Majesty”, was released earlier this month. The track is a driving metal song complete with furious drumwork from La Torre, dynamic tempo shifts and showcases Todd‘s vocals in a way most fans have not heard before. Says Todd: “‘Darkened Majesty’ was one of the last songs written for this album. After having much of this album written, we wanted a song that immediately started o...
Which Latin Artist Dominated 2020? Vote!
Meanwhile, Maluma‘s “Hawái” ruled the first Billboard Global 200 Excl. U.S. chart (dated Sept. 19). The chart-topping track was later re-released as a remix featuring The Weeknd. On the regional Mexican space, emerging artists Natanael Cano, Junior H and Eslabon Armado cemented their spot in the genre as chart-topping artists. On the year-end ranking Eslabon Armado is the top duo/group and Cano is top new artist. Junior H crossed the finish line at No. 22 on the year-end Top Latin Artists list. His sophomore album, Atrapado en Un Sueño, earned the singer-songwriter’s first entry on any Billboard album chart. Thriving in the male-dominated genre, Chiquis scored her first-ever Latin Grammy win for her banda al...
