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Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page Urges Streaming Companies to Pay Musicians Fairly
Jimmy Page is using his status as a rock icon and a knighted Order of the British Empire to urge streaming companies to fairly compensate musicians. The legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist penned an open letter on his Instagram account in response to a recent inquiry into streaming services by the UK’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee. Among the items the committee is reviewing is the business model employed by Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Google and other streaming services, especially when it comes to artist royalties. Page shared the following letter on his Instagram page: “Having recently viewed the Select Committee for Music Streaming on 24 November 2020 I feel compelled to write this letter. I fully appreciate the dilemma surrounding streaming royalties that should be ...
National Film Registry Adds The Dark Night, Shrek, A Clockwork Orange, Record Number of Films by Women
The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.), Shrek (DreamWorks), and A Clockwork Orange (Warner Bros.) The Library of Congress has announced the next crop of 25 movies admitted into the National Film Registry, as NPR reports. The class of 2020 includes Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece A Clockwork Orange, recent blockbusters The Dark Knight and Shrek, and a record number of films made by women. As with last year’s list, there are several films that are so obviously classics, it’s a surprise they haven’t been added already. The unsinkable 1978 musical Grease fits that description, as does the Charlie Chaplin flick Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914), Wim Wender’s 1999 documentary about Cuban musicians, The Buena Vista Social Club, and, if you’re of a certain generation, The Bl...
Pallbearer’s Joseph D. Rowland Launches Solo Project Hosianna Mantra, Unveils Debut Album: Stream
Joseph D. Rowland / Hosianna Mantra, photo by Elizabeth L. Cline Pallbearer bassist and songwriter Joseph D. Rowland has launched a synth-based solo project, Hosianna Mantra, with a seven-song album, Particle Mythology. Hosianna Mantra is a definite sonic departure from Rowland’s work in Pallbearer, though it touts the same exploratory sonic approach. The project showcases Rowland’s affinity for progressive electronic music and modern recording technology. Indeed, the musician shared a long list of the gear used on Particle Mythology (which can be seen below), and it’s a serious collection that undoubtedly takes some engineering savvy to operate. Taking a step toward the electro-acoustic pioneering of Daniel Lanois, Rowland has proven himself to be just as worthy a soundscapist as he is a ...
Sharon Osbourne Tests Positive for COVID-19, Briefly Hospitalized
Sharon Osbourne has revealed that she has tested positive for COVID-19, and was briefly hospitalized as a result. She is now recuperating at a location away from her husband, Ozzy Osbourne, who recently disclosed that he has emphysema, among his other health issues. The 68-year-old host of the daytime TV program The Talk reported her positive test result via Twitter on Monday evening (December 14th), writing, “I wanted to share I’ve tested positive for COVID-19. After a brief hospitalization, I’m now recuperating at a location away from Ozzy (who has tested negative) while The Talk is on scheduled hiatus. Everyone please stay safe and healthy.” Sharon, who is also Ozzy’s manager, went public with her COVID-19 diagnosis just a few days after her Talk co-host Carrie Ann Inaba had shared that...
HHW Gaming: Electronic Arts Reaches Agreement To Drop A Billy On “DiRT” Developer Codemasters
Source: Chesnot / Getty Electronic Arts backed up the Brink’s Truck in a move that it hopes will pay off in the end with the development of quality racing game titles. EA announced today (Dec.14) that it has reached a deal to purchase the UK-based game studio Codemasters for an astounding $1.2 billion. The move sent shocks throughout the gaming world because it was believed that Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two Interactive was initially working on acquiring the DiRT developer for $994 million; that deal didn’t happen. In a statement, EA confirmed the acquisition stating: “We believe there is a deeply compelling opportunity in bringing together Codemasters and Electronic Arts to create amazing and innovative new racing games for fans. Our industry is growing, the racing category is gr...
KXNG Crooked Talks Slaughterhouse, Death Row & 2020’s Top Verses in New Interview
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Since the breakup of one of the Slaughterhouse a few years back, KXNG Crooked‘s been keeping busy, dropping some bars here and a few cuts there for the heads who bop to lyrically-enticing records. While fans have been pondering what the former Death Row Records representative’s been up to these days, HotNewHipHop caught up with the artist formerly known as Crooked I as part of their 12 Days Of Christmas series in which the cigar-smoking aficionado was honest and open about a bevy of subjects. Crooked shared which of his 2020 verses he holds in highest regards and who he thinks measures up to his own lyrical prowess this past year. Something from Royce, something from Em. You know, they call us the holy trinity of lyricism, me, Royce, and Em. They put the church...
Subtronics Remixed the Popular “Oh No” TikTok Song Into a Drum & Bass Banger
It seems Subtronics doesn’t get much sleep these days. In the past month, he debuted his new label Cyclops Recordings, released the imprint’s first compilation, and even saw his collaboration with GRiZ, “Griztronics,” added to Fortnite‘s in-game radio. Now, he’s back with a drum & bass hybrid remix of “Oh No” by Capone. The song may sound familiar to you if you’ve been on TikTok lately. It’s currently trending on the app and has been used in countless videos on the platform. For his flip, Subtronics gave fans a rare taste of some drum & bass production. The first half of the remix features a sound that longtime fans may be more familiar with while the second descends into unrelenting drum & bass cha...
NOISIA, Andy C, More to Perform at Hospitality On The Beach 2021: See the Full Lineup
As countries around the world begin the process of delivering vaccinations to their citizens, concertgoers have already begun planning their returns to the festival life. This applies to organizers too, and as more vaccines are delivered, a return to live music in 2021 grows more likely each day. Looking to next summer, Hospital Records has announced the lineup for their Hospitality On The Beach festival in Croatia. Organizers shared the lineup poster on their social media pages and informed fans on who would be taking over the decks next year. Celebrating some of the best in drum & bass next summer, fans in Croatia will get to experience sets from NOISIA, Andy C, Dimension, Camo & Krooked, Mefjus, and more across several themed stages. The lineup poster also reveals...
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Disciples on Their Ministry of Sound Debut, “I Got You” Hotline, and More [Q&A]
2020 has been a tough year all around, but the platinum-selling UK trio Disciples has not let that slow them down. Not only did they drop “Only the Gods / Better on My Own,” the massive collaborative double-single release with Hot Natured‘s Lee Foss and Anabel Englund, but they also can now celebrate their debut on the iconic Ministry of Sound, “I Got You.’ “I Got You” is one of those tracks that warms you from the inside out, combining bright piano chords and dynamic drums for the ultimate feel-good record and a much-needed dose of positivity in our lives. It also features the signature vocals of the trio’s very own Duvall and Luke Mac. With everything going on in the world, Disciples came up with the most thoughtful and creat...
Burial, Four Tet, and Thom Yorke Collaborate On Double-Sided “Her Revolution / His Rope”
Burial, Four Tet, and Thom Yorke of Radiohead have been garnering a lot of attention for their unexpected double A-sided 12″ vinyl release earlier this month, titled “Her Revolution / His Rope,” and the pair of tracks are quite an interesting and eclectic collaborative effort. It all started as a physical-only release when sets of unlabeled, blacked-out 12″ vinyl began showing up in various London record stores, and the news broke via two Instagram posts by Phonica Records and Sounds Of The Universe Records. A few days following the vinyl release and the two tracks had found their way onto all digital streaming platforms. Released on XL Recordings, the two tracks mark the first time all three artists have collaborated since their last ...
Devotionals – CARDINAL WYRM
RATING: 8/10 CARDINAL WYRM hail from the Bay Area. I’ve been there a couple of times; it didn’t seem particularly weird, but clearly I was wrong. You can throw a stick pretty much anywhere in the world and be guaranteed to hit at least two sludgy doom bands, but very few of them have the instant oddball charisma that these bearded ne’er-do-wells use as a weapon throughout “Devotionals”. Superficially, this is a straightforwardly superior slab of gruesomely overdriven doom with psychedelic overtones that slaps you around the head. The album’s got a swampy but biting production befitting the album’s grimly trippy artwork. But those more than adequate first impressions belie a songwriting style that is deeply peculiar, with vocal melodies that spiral ...
AC/DC’s ANGUS YOUNG On STEVIE YOUNG: ‘You Only Get A Handful Of Those Type Of Players In The World’
During an appearance on the latest episode of the “Talk Is Jericho” podcast, hosted by FOZZY singer and wrestling superstar Chris Jericho, AC/DC guitarist Angus Young spoke about his nephew Stevie Young, who took founding AC/DC rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young‘s place in the band prior to the recording of the group’s 16th studio album, 2014’s “Rock Or Bust”. “Stevie grew up playing like Mal,” Angus said (hear audio below). “That was how he really got into getting his guitar together. So he just tuned in to how Mal would play. And it is a unique style. Because there’s a lot of guitarists out there, like myself, who play a lot of lead notes, and they try to be flashy and stuff. So finding somebody who’s just a solid guy on...
