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Adidas to Launch Dance Music-Inspired Collaboration with size? and Cream
Adidas is no stranger to creative collaborations, boasting pieces with designers such as Pharrell Williams, Alexander Wang, and Missoni, among many others. For their latest collab, they’ve partnered with size? and Cream for a dance music-inspired collection. The collection’s core inspiration comes from a vintage promotional poster from Cream, who have long been lauded as one of the leading event organizers in the dance music industry. Cream also serves as the base of the capsule’s color palette used along with splashes of green, blue, yellow, orange, and burgundy as accents throughout. Five key pieces make up the collection, including a pair of sneakers, a track top, track pants, a t-shirt, and a bucket hat. The new collection isn’t Adidas’ first to ...
Galantis and Janelle Monáe are Headlining Netflix’s “The Prom” Virtual Event
In honor of Ryan Murphy‘s new Netflix film The Prom, the platform is hosting their own digital dance. If you want to relive that special evening or make better memories the second time around, this is your time to shine. The virtual event will go live on Netflix’s YouTube channel Saturday, December 19th at 8PM ET (5PM PT). Of course, it wouldn’t be prom night without music. Headlining the festivities will be Galantis and Janelle Monáe with Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness on host duties. To top it off, cast members from the film will be stopping by throughout the event, including James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana DeBose, Nico Greetham, Logan Riley, Nathaniel J. Potvin, Sofia Deler, Kerry Washington, ...
MAX CAVALERA Says He Is ‘Always Up For A Challenge’ When It Comes To His Songwriting
Brazilian-born metal legend Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, SEPULTURA, KILLER BE KILLED, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) and Jake Shuker of Syria’s metal band MAYSALOON took part in a World Metal Congress livestream this past Tuesday, December 15. During the one-hour chat, which can be seen below, they discussed the connections between the global community and the many parallels between Max and Jake‘s experiences. Speaking about his plans for the next SOULFLY album, Max said: “I’m writing right now with my son Zyon [SOULFLY drummer]. And it’s really cool, because it’s a little bit back to where I started. I feel very much writing this new record similar to writing stuff like [SEPULTURA‘s] ‘Beneath The Remains’, because I used to jam with Igor [former SEPUL...
MANOWAR’s JOEY DEMAIO Talks Courage: ‘We’re Going To Get Out Of Life Exactly What We Put Into It’
MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio recently launched a new podcast and blog called “Words Of Power”. The third episode, which can be streamed below, sees Joey talking about courage — how it helps us find our path through life, how we can all find it in ourselves, and why not facing our fears will hold us back and prevent us from becoming the best version of ourselves. Joey shares personal experiences and how he found the courage to follow his dreams and eliminate negativity from his life. DeMaio said: “The theme of courage, believing in yourself, not being afraid to change yourself or change things in our lives is a reoccurring theme [in MANOWAR‘s music], and it’s something that I have clung to since many, many years. “It’s difficult for any of us to make...
Blasting Shit To Bits – The Final Show – NASUM
RATING: 9/10 NASUM‘s origins were humble. The band was born in 1992 from NECRONY‘s ashes in Örebro, a 13th century city nestled within the center of Sweden. The now defunct band’s members are humble, and yet the Swedish act has left an indelible mark upon the face of extreme music. They will be remembered as one of the definitive grindcore bands. But while the band was in full stride, four studio albums deep into its career, tragedy struck while the band’s frontman, Mieszko Talarczyk, was vacationing in Thailand. He was killed by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami; a jarring event that was the catalyst for the unit’s disbanding. The surviving band members didn’t want their legacy to be defined or overshadowed by tragedy. Instead, and coinciding...
Scourge Upon Humanity – PILLORY
RATING: 8/10 Not just a current member of both DEEDS OF FLESH and GORATORY, Darren Cesca might not be a household name, but his contribution to modern death metal is unquestionable. This is only Cesca‘s third album under the PILLORY name, arriving six years after the widely acclaimed (in underground circles, at least) “Evolutionary Miscarriage” and a startling 15 years since 2005’s “No Lifeguard at the Gene Pool” debut. Clearly the Bostonite’s instinct to make music alone only registers intermittently, but if the results are as murderous and ingenious as “Scourge upon Humanity”, fans of ultra-techy savagery certainly shouldn’t grumble. There are plenty of one-man death metal units out there in the grubby shadows, but few of them h...
David Bowie Musical Lazarus Starring Michael C. Hall to Stream on Bowie’s Birthday
A filmed recording of the David Bowie musical Lazarus will be streamed next month to coincide with the late musician’s 74th birthday as well as the fifth anniversary of his death. One of the final works created by Bowie prior to his passing, Lazarus premiered off-Broadway in late 2015. It was then staged at London’s King’s Cross Theatre the following year. The story is inspired by the Bowie-starring film The Man Who Fell to Earth, which itself was based on a 1961 novel by Walter Tevis (The Hustler, The Color of Money, The Queen’s Gambit). The musical was directed by Ivo van Hove, and featured Michael C. Hall (Dexter) as alien Thomas Newton and Broadway ingenue Sophia Anne Caruso as his muse. The corresponding soundtracks spans Bowie’s entire discogra...
Eric Clapton and Van Morrison Share Awful Anti-Lockdown Song “Stand and Deliver”: Stream
Van Morrison has officially fallen down the black hole of COVID-19 conspiracy theories, and Eric Clapton is willfully joining him for the ride. This afternoon, the two veteran musicians teamed up to release a new anti-lockdown song called “Stand and Deliver”. Spoiler alert: it’s truly awful. “Stand and Deliver” is an original song written by Morrison and sung by Clapton. The mild blues rock track is all about how the government is preventing people from living their daily lives, and how it’s up to those people to stand up for their rights before they become brainwashed. “I just wanna do my job/ Playing the blues for my friends/ Magna Carta, Bill of Rights/ The Constitution, what’s it worth?” sings Clapton. “Do you wanna be a free man/ Or do you wanna be a slave?” There’s a generic gui...
12-Year-Old DJ Has Equipment Confiscated After School Bathroom Rave
Cael Bell, 12-year-old DJ and all-ages legend, had his equipment confiscated after hosting a rave in the school bathroom. As his mother Louise Bell related on Facebook, the saga began about two weeks ago, when the budding turntablist sent out a Snapchat announcement inviting “all the boys from year 8” at St. Antony’s Catholic College in Manchester, UK. Together, they held an impromptu dance fest in the boys lavatory during lunch period on December 11th. The set included complimentary soft drinks and Cadbury Twirls, and while a school bathroom is a below-average setting for such a lunch, it is certainly cleaner than your typical rave. The set lasted 30 minutes before anti-fun authorities broke it up. Bell’s mother said that the boy’s speaker and lights have been impounded, although she...
US Space Force Rips Off Marvel, Names Its Soldiers Guardians
The US Armed Forces has its soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen… and now, Guardians. Yes, right out of an intergalactic Marvel franchise of some renown, the US has officially named the members of the Space Force Guardians. Current-but-not-for-long Vice President Mike Pence announced the naming at a Friday ceremony celebrating the one-year anniversary of the nascent military branch. According to the official Space Force Twitter account (not @realSpaceForce, which belongs to the Netflix comedy), the name was selected partially as a tribute to the original motto of the 1983 Air Force Space Command: “Guardians of the High Frontier.” “The name Guardians connects our proud heritage and culture to the important mission we execute 24/7, protecting the people and interest of the U.S. and its allies,...
Andrea Bocelli Brings the Spirit of the Season to ‘A Christmas Prayer’ Performance
The concert follows the release of Bocelli’s new album Believe, a collection of songs that have inspired the opera singer. “The concept behind Believe is based on three words: faith, hope and charity,” said Bocelli of the project in a statement. “These are the three theological virtues of Christianity, yet – quite independently of any religious belief – they are also the three extraordinary keys to giving meaning and completeness to the lives of every one of us.” Watch the full A Christmas Prayer performance here. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chattin...
The 10 Best R&B Albums of 2020: Staff Picks
10. Brandy, B7 Eight years since her last release and three years in the making, Brandy Norwood’s B7 arrived at the end of July like a salve, with warm production and messages of self-love. Her seventh studio album goes to unexpected places, diving headfirst into loneliness, depression and anxiety, while deep bass and watery synthesizers — and sometimes actual water sounds, like on “Lucid Dreams” — offer her depths to explore. “I’m the most jealous girl in the whole wide world,” she confesses on album standout “Borderline,” her voice dancing atop a ticking hi-hat. Her instrument is still as strong and smoky as it ever was, only now it’s lower and more lived-in. “One day I woke up/ And now my love is unstuck,” she sings on the closing piano ballad, “Bye BiPolar.” “I can see...
