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Julia Jacklin Drops Cracked Christmas Song “baby jesus is nobody’s baby now”: Stream
Julia Jacklin is marking the holidays with the cracked new Christmas song “baby jesus is nobody’s baby now”. 2020 has been long and tumultuous, and for the residents of six continents it might be easy to forget that Australia began the year on fire. But down in Oz, where the holiday season overlaps with the dead of summer, it’s impossible to forget the bushfires that caused over $100 billion in damage alongside unfathomable ecological harm. Jacklin’s latest single imagines how a certain infant of legend might have fared in the Land Down Under. “She lost the baby,” Jacklin begins, “The house nearly burned down/ Baby Jesus is nobody’s baby now.” But her ambitions are larger — and more humorous — than just reliving a nationwide trauma. After all, ’tis the season for awkward family dinners and...
Pringles Reveal Mascot’s Full Body After John Oliver’s Dare
Pringles’ mascot Mr. P, photo via Twitter Pringles have one of the most recognizable mascots in the game. His name is Julius Pringles and he’s got a bushy mustache, flowing brown hair, and a dapper red bowtie that screams “Chips from a paper towel roll can be fancy, I swear!” It wasn’t until a recent John Oliver episode, though, that Mr. Pringles suddenly appeared suspicious, on account of the TV host pointing out that he apparently has no body. A floating head that wants you to eat potato chips? What is he hiding? Egged on by the Last Week Tonight host, Pringles took to social media today to introduce Mr. P and his disproportionate but entirely real body. “The moment @IamJohnOliver and @LastWeekTonight have been waiting for,” the brand tweeted. “In honor of every second John has tho...
R.I.P. Harold Budd, Legendary Ambient Composer Dead at 84
Harold Budd, the legendary avant-garde ambient composer, has died at 84. His frequent collaborator Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins confirmed the news on Facebook, writing, “It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Harold Budd. Rest in peace, poet of the piano.” Born in Los Angeles in 1936, Budd quickly took to music at a young age. He played the drums growing up and, once enrolled at Los Angeles City College, signed up for a music theory course in harmony. Budd briefly stepped away to enlist in the army, where he met Albert Ayler, the avant-garde saxophonist and his eventual bandmate for a short spell. Once back, Budd studied under composer Gerald Strang at San Fernando Valley State College and was deeply moved by a lecture John Cage delivered while attending the school, g...
Suspect208 (Sons of Weiland, Slash, Trujillo) Unveil Video for Second Single “All Black”: Watch
Suspect208, the new band featuring the sons of Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo, and late Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland, have just unveiled their second single. The track, “All Black”, is accompanied by a music video that offers the first look at the young musicians performing onstage. The band — consisting of 20-year-old singer Noah Weiland, 16-year-old bassist Tye Trujillo, 18-year-old drummer London Hudson (Slash’s son), and 18-year-old guitarist Niko Tsangaris — went viral with their debut single, “Long Awaited”, which arrived last month. That track is already approaching a million hits on YouTube. While “Long Awaited” drew comparisons to Velvet Revolver, a band that featured both Slash and Scott Weiland, “All Black” has more of a rock-pop vib...
Harold Budd, Avante-Garde Composer, Dies at 84
Composer Harold Budd died on Tuesday at the age of 84, as confirmed by his musical collaborator, Cocteau Twins co-founder Robin Guthrie. The innovative composer, poet, and pianist famously developed the “soft pedal” style of playing piano and is most known for his work with artists like Guthrie and Brian Eno of Roxy Music. The native Angeleno was born on May 24, 1936 and spent the first half of his life in academia, receiving a graduate degree from the University of Southern California before joining the military as a drummer and then venturing into a career as a professor. By the mid-1970s, Budd had found a new calling as a musician and an unparalleled songwriter, combining jazz and new age music with his minimalist approach to compose memorable tracks both with artists as well as f...
Sven Väth Gifts Elon Musk With Space Travel-Themed Soundtrack
Last week, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk accepted the Axel Springer Award at the organization’s headquarters in Berlin. One of techno music’s most prolific names, the multi-decade veteran producer Sven Väth, was in attendance and spoke to Musk, presenting him with new music in honor of the occasion. Following the ceremony, Väth shared high praise of Musk online, commending him for his risk-taking spirit in the name of benefitting mankind. “His courage to break through old structures, to rethink the transport system and so much more is benefiting humanity,” Väth wrote. “We need people like him in our time to look for answers in an ever-growing society so that we can continue to live safely and without fear.” The producer b...
Kygo Partners With E-Learning Startup for Electronic Dance Music Production Course
If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to produce dance music from one of the industry’s biggest stars, now is your chance. A new Silicon Valley startup called Monthly has partnered with dance music superstar Kygo to offer an end-to-end music production course. With the promise of producing three release-ready songs in 30 days, Kygo’s course is extremely immersive and hands-on. According to Kygo’s course page on Monthly’s website, patrons are able to learn a slew of music production techniques from the tropical house pioneer. They will learn how he arranges his music, layers his sounds, how he produces and manipulates vocal chops, and the way he programs drums, basses and synths, among other components. Users will be guided through a step-by-step curriculum c...
Subtronics Shares 6 Mind-Melting Cyclops Tracks Ahead of Debut Compilation
Fresh off the announcement of his own record label, Subtronics was so excited for its debut compilation that he had to release a few tracks early. Ahead of the December 11th release of Cyclops Recordings‘ highly anticipated Boot Camp compilation, the dubstep star dropped the curtain on “High Knees Headquarters,” one of the record’s three chapters. The portion spans six tracks, all of which transport to a Wild West of bass music where experimental sound design reigns supreme. Subtronics kicks things off with “Tractor Beam, a quirky dubstep banger, and Akeos follows with the menacing bass tune “Makura,” which belongs in a Blade film. Syzy then hops in with a mind-melting riddim track called “Poison MuffinsR...
Dirtybird Co-Founder Worthy Announces She is Transgender
Worthy, one of Dirtybird‘s co-founders and original artists, has announced that she is Transgender. Worthy shared the news in a triumphant Facebook post, writing that she considers herself to be non-binary and feels “stronger, happier, and more in charge” of her life. “Today I break free, come out (or whatever metaphor I am supposed to be using) I am ready to say this to the WORLD!!!” she wrote. “I am Transgender.” Worthy helped launch Dirtybird over 15 years ago as one of its four co-founders. In addition to dropping many groundbreaking tracks on the renowned imprint, she released music on Polydor, Defected, and Toolroom, among other illustrious dance music banners. At one point, her sound was described by techno music legend Carl Cox as R...
LED ZEPPELIN: ‘Vinyl: The Essential Collection By Ross Halfin’ Book Due In April
Reel Art Press will release a new book, “Led Zeppelin Vinyl: The Essential Collection By Ross Halfin”, on April 17, 2021. LED ZEPPELIN released only eight studio albums and no singles over the course of its 12-year career, but to date there are more than 1,000 singles and 2,000 LPs in the market. This definitive volume illustrates in full color some of the rarest and most interesting vinyl releases, including one-of-a-kind rarities, bizarre regional variations, official albums and historic recordings of legendary concerts, sometimes featuring handmade artwork or colored vinyl. All the vinyl, labels and covers have been documented by photographer Ross Halfin in superb detail and are annotated with details of their release. A labour of love, “Led Zeppelin Vinyl” is a ...
SEVENDUST’s MORGAN ROSE Isn’t Bothered By Online Criticism Of His Solo EP
SEVENDUST drummer Morgan Rose released his debut solo EP, “Controlled Chaos”, on November 27 via Rise Records. Morgan co-wrote the EP with SEVENDUST bandmate Clint Lowery. With Clint on guitar and Jason Christopher (COREY TAYLOR, PRONG) on bass, Morgan tracked six songs in less than ten days at The Lair in Culver City, California. Asked in a new interview with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio if it was nerve-racking releasing his first solo EP and doing all the vocals himself, Morgan said (hear audio below): “Yeah. I’m pleasantly surprised that people really liked the first [single from the EP, ‘The Answer’]. It was so not a big deal to me. It’s like the Internet to me. I’ll get a thought in my mind, and I’ve gotten better at this, but ...
AC/DC’s BRIAN JOHNSON Can’t Believe He Is 73 Years Old: ‘It’s Just Crazy’
In a new interview with Terry Evans of Stingray Radio, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson was asked if the recent deaths of rock legends Eddie Van Halen, Neil Peart and Little Richard have made him think more about his own mortality. He responded (hear audio below): “Three or four weeks ago [in early October], I turned 73, and I [thought], ‘That can’t be. What do you mean 73? I haven’t done enough yet. I haven’t started yet.’ [Laughs] ‘I’ve got things to do.’ And it’s just crazy. And I’m happy I have that outlook on life. “When you get to this age, you start noticin’ people poppin’ — just here and there,” he added. “But my dad used to say something — he used to say, ‘Son, you just play the cards y...
