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Carl Cox to Perform on New Streaming Series to Aid Ibiza Food Bank
Known globally as the premier destination for electronic music fans, performers, and clubgoers, the island of Ibiza has seen more than its share of legendary electronic music performers over the years. However, as with many other areas worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has left many of Ibiza’s residents without jobs and income for the foreseeable future. In light of that fact, event organizer Universe has created the Ibiza Soul Food series. Ibiza Soul Food is a series of livestreamed DJ sets that aim to raise financial aid for those in need on the White Isle. Among the new streaming initiative’s performers is legendary DJ and techno producer Carl Cox, who is a frequent Ibiza visitor. “Ibiza has been a 2nd home to me for many years,” said Cox. R...
NICKELBACK Bassist MIKE KROEGER On PANTERA: ‘They Were Our Brothers’
NICKELBACK bassist Mike Kroeger spoke to Australian Guitar about his band’s song “Side Of A Bullet”, which was inspired by the death of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott. “Side Of A Bullet” was originally included on NICKELBACK‘s “All The Right Reasons” album, which celebrated its 15th anniversary in October with the release of an “expanded edition,” featuring a newly remastered version of the original 2005 LP, a selection of B-sides and a 2006 live concert recording. The track contains a previously unheard guitar solo from Abbott that was edited together from outtakes off various PANTERA albums. Asked how NICKELBACK was able to use a guitar part from Dimebag in “Side Of A Bullet”, M...
New EXODUS Music Is Coming In June 2021, Says GARY HOLT
During a December 6 Headbangers Con live virtual panel, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt revealed that “new music” from the band will be made available in June 2021. EXODUS‘s upcoming album, “Persona Non Grata” will be the follow-up to 2014’s “Blood In Blood Out”, which was the San Francisco Bay Area thrashers’ first release since the departure of the group’s lead singer of nine years, Rob Dukes, and the return of Souza, who previously fronted EXODUS from 1986 to 1993 and from 2002 to 2004. “Persona Non Grata” was recorded at a studio in Lake Almanor, California and was engineered by Steve Lagudi and EXODUS. It was produced by EXODUS and was mixed by Andy Sneap. Speaking about the “Persona Non Grata” recording pr...
BRENT SMITH On SHINEDOWN’s Longevity: ‘We Love One Another, And It’s A Marriage’
SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith spoke to “Whiplash”, the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie, about SMITH & MYERS, his collaboration with SHINEDOWN guitarist Zach Myers. In October, the duo released its new double album, “Smith & Myers Volume 1” and “Volume 2”, via Atlantic Records. Speaking about the fact that SMITH & MYERS is musically different from SHINEDOWN, Brent said: “I think that [fans] have to understand that probably the two biggest SMITH & MYERS fans are [SHINEDOWN drummer] Barry Kerch and [SHINEDOWN bassist] Eric Bass, and I mean that. There’s nothing in the band that we’re in — meaning SHINEDOWN; the four of us: myself and Zach and Eric and Barry — that we don’t talk about. “People ask abou...
Watch GEOFF TATE Perform Cover Of THE ROLLING STONES’ ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’ In Clearwater
Fan-filmed video footage of former QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate performing a cover of THE ROLLING STONES classic “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” on December 7 at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida can be seen below. The concert had been originally scheduled for the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre but was relocated to Ruth Eckerd Hall. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, venue capacity was limited from 2,180 to 50% and tickets were only available in pairs. According to Creative Loafing, “probably a quarter of the scaled-down crowd began to pour out” following Tate‘s rendition of “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”, with the reviewer noting, “I guess THE STONES just don’t cut it for QUEENSRŸCHE fans.” Earlier in the ye...
Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin Cover Beastie Boys’ ‘Sabotage’ for First Night of Hanukkah
A menorah, latkes, dreidels… and now a new tradition, a song by Jewish artists covered by Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters producer Greg Kurstin for each night of Hanukkah. To kick off their Hanukkah Sessions, the duo covered the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage.” “As the only Rock and Roll Hall Of Famers with a lyric about kugel, we thought it would be a shanda to not kick off this party with New York’s (and Abraham’s) finest…known by some as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abedenego known by their Imas & Abbas as @beastieboys!” a tweet from the Foo Fighters account says. [embedded content] The duo dropped a promo yesterday (Dec. 10, the night before Hanukkah). “This year, instead of doing a Christmas song, this year, Greg and I decided to celebrate Hanukkah by recording eight songs by eight famou...
Jay-Z’s Monogram Weed Strain Is Officially On The Block, Right Now
Source: MONOGRAM / MONOGRAM A few months ago Jay-Z announced that he’d be making a return to the street pharmacist game and unveiled his new cannabis brand, Monogram and today the long awaited marijuana strain is finally available for purchase… just not at the corner. Source: MONOGRAM / MONOGRAM Jay-Z knows an opportunity when he sees one and in a press release explained why this project is important to him. “Cannabis has been around for thousands of years, yet it is still an industry whose legacy of skilled craftmanship is often overlooked,” said Mr. Carter via a press statement. “I created MONOGRAM to give cannabis the respect it deserves by showcasing the tremendous hard work, time and care that go into crafting a superior smoke. MONOGRAM products are next level when it come...
Gabourey Sidibe Claps Back At Twista For Fat Shaming Her On IG Post
Source: Aaron J. Thornton / Getty Cancel culture has a new target in their sights. Twista was trying to be funny but it seems the jokes on him. As spotted on TMZ the Chicago MC was caught doing the most on social media. Earlier this week he posted a very hurtful meme to his Instagram account. The visual in question asked his followers who would they choose if they have the following options. One the left side was a photo of Gabourey Sidibe who was listed as “Option A” who has 401k benefits, makes $30 dollars an hour, owns her own house, car too and has no kids. On the right side was model Bernice Burgos who was listed as “Option B”. Clearly her dime status can’t be questioned her stats on the meme made her look like she belongs to the streets with no job, stays couch 2 couch, no ...
Jux Season: Bodega Robberies Surging During COVID-19 Pandemic
Source: Busà Photography / Getty As America continues to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, shutdowns, food lines, and a racist President trying his best to incite a new civil war to stay in the White House, New York City is experiencing a crime wave not seen in decades and bodega owners are once again working in fear. According to The New York Times, the work stoppage caused by the this years Coronavirus has pushed people to their limits and turned neighborhood bodegas into hot boxes for robberies and shootings like it was the 80’s. While masks have become required to enter most establishments these days to keep workers and customers safe from spreading the deadly virus, many are using the stipulation to commit crimes while hiding their faces. During the first eight months of the pandem...
White Bronco: Action Bronson Has Lost 127 Pounds Since March
Source: PYMCA / Getty While we continue to lose rappers by the week one MC is staying alive. On the low Action Bronson has lost a whole human in nine months. As spotted on Page Six the Queens MC has committed himself to staying active and has a new body to show for it. Earlier this year he started working out several times a week with celebrity trainer Dave Paladino. While AB has kept his fans updated on his progress with almost daily social media posts live from Impact Zone gym, a new feature by Men’s Health details his radical transformation. The 5’9 tall lyricist admitted he was pushing almost 400 pounds prior to getting serious about his health back in March. “This journey started way long ago,” he says. “I was born heavy. I was a heavy child. This transformation was long ove...
Haley Williams Shares Stripped-Down Version of “Simmer” from New Acoustic EP: Stream
Hayley Williams is following up one of our favorite albums of 2020, her debut solo record Petals for Armor, with a new three-song EP called Petals for Armor: Self-Serenades. Today the Paramore singer is previewing the effort with an acoustic rendition of one of the year’s best songs, “Simmer”. The original take on the track features all sorts of cool percussion and layered vocal harmonies, but this stripped-back version is pretty much the complete opposite. The extremely stark performance contains just light guitar plucks and Williams’ whispery croon, which builds nicely toward the end but never raises to a genuine belt. In fact, it’s so quiet that Williams’ dog Alf even made an accidental guest appearance on the recording. “If you listen closely you can hear Alf sigh dramatically in the o...
Charting the Influence of Santana
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Consequence of Sound and Sony present The Opus, an exploration of legendary albums and their ongoing legacy. For Season 11, host Jill Hopkins (The Moth Chicago, Making Beyoncé podcast) will conjure the enduring magic of Santana’s landmark Abraxas. As we’ve already learned this season, the members of Santana all came in with their own eclectic perspectives. From the traditional to the avant garde, they dropped a witch’s cauldron of diverse sonic experimentation. For the third episode, The Opus wants to talk about the power of influence. Not only on the members of Santana, but how they’ve since left their own distinct thumbprint on artists for generations to come. Gro...
