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Stabbing Westward Release Surprise Hallowed Hymns Covers EP: Stream
Industrial rock vets Stabbing Westward have surprise released a new four-song covers EP, Hallowed Hymns. The band also confirmed that its anticipated fifth full-length album, Wasteland, has been pushed to 2021. The new EP arrives just in time for Halloween and takes on a gothy set of tracks including two mixes of The Cure’s “Burn” (made famous in The Crow); Ministry’s anthem to the goth-industrial lifestyle, “(Every Day Is) Halloween”; and Echo & the Bunnymen’s classic “The Killing Moon”. “We picked these three tracks because, for us, they represent the feeling of Halloween and they were very important songs during our early musical stages,” Stabbing Westward singer Christopher Hall said in a press release. “If there were ever two bands that I would say most influenced Walter [Flakus] ...
Sam Smith’s Love Goes Offers Perspective from a Tear-Soaked Dancefloor: Review
The Lowdown: In 2014, London-born Sam Smith broke big into US pop with two singles: “Latch”, a compellingly histrionic soul-EDM track with Disclosure; and “Stay with Me”, a choir- and piano-backed, naked plea for momentary companionship. These hits reflect Smith’s twin signatures as a performer: the spectacular power of their distinctive voice and the effortlessness with which they plumb vulnerability. On their third full-length album, Love Goes, Smith delivers more of these familiar, emotional-pop crescendos designed to soundtrack sentimental feelings on and off the dancefloor. However, in the midst of personal transformations, this collection of tracks reflects a shifted perspective: The singer doesn’t cry out for their love to return, but instead watches, with a kind of acceptance, as i...
Smashing Pumpkins Drop New Songs “Wyttch” and “Ramona”: Stream
We’re officially less than a month away from Smashing Pumpkins’ new double album, CYR. Following the release of “Anno Satana” and “Birch Grove” a few weeks ago, the Billy Corgan-led outfit is now sharing another pair of teaser songs in “Wyttch” and “Ramona”. “Wyttch” finds the Pumpkins revisiting some of their more ominous musical territories, filled with crunchy and searing guitars. The track comes just in time for the spooky Halloween weekend. The alt-rockers take a mellower approach on “Ramona”, however. Corgan here drops his snarl in favor of a softer vocal delivery, and a coating of ’80s synths give the song a light, glassy sheen. Stream both new singles below. “Ramona” also comes with a Linda Strawberry-directed music video that stars founding Pumpkins members Corgan, James Iha,...
Snoop Dogg Announces New Album Take It From a G
Before suiting up as Batman on Halloween, Snoop Dogg announced his 18th studio album: Take It From a G. The rapper shared the news via a video on Instagram. The clip shows a toy lowrider decked out in Lakers purple and gold driving around the streets of L.A. while an unnamed song plays in the background. Though a specific release date has yet to be revealed, the new album is slated to come out in December. In August, Snoop shared a new song dedicated to Nipsey Hussle called “Nipsey Blue.” It’s unclear if that was a stand alone track or will be featured on Take It From a G. See Snoop’s album announcement below. Aside from recording new music, the legendary rapper’s also been vocal about politics this year. Over the summer, Snoop revealed that he’d be voting for the first time...
CHRIS ROBERTSON Says BLACK STONE CHERRY Would Call It Quits If One Member Left The Band
BLACK STONE CHERRY vocalist/guitarist Chris Robertson spoke to the “Aftershocks” podcast about the fact that his band has not undergone any lineup changes in the two decades that the Kentucky-based act has been together. “I think through history, you’ve got us and ZZ TOP, and that’s about it, man, that have never had a lineup change,” Chris said (see video below). “I think it all goes back to the fact that we were all friends. And as tight as we are as a band, we are even deeper friends than that,” he explained. “The friendship has always been before the band; we’ve always been a family before the band. “We’re just very fortunate that all four of us see eye-to-eye on the way to run our business. And we’re all fou...
TESTAMENT’s ALEX SKOLNICK: Hearing EDDIE VAN HALEN Made Me Want To Be A Lead Guitarist In A Hard Rock Band
TESTAMENT‘s Alex Skolnick spoke to André Cholmondeley, tour manager and guitar tech to the stars, about how he was influenced by Eddie Van Halen, the legendary VAN HALEN guitarist who died on October 6 after a long battle with cancer. Alex said (see video below): “I started playing guitar in 1980. ‘Cause this movie came out — a terrible film, but incredible music — called ‘American Hot Wax’. Chuck Berry played himself and just blew everybody away. And he wasn’t exactly fresh and new at that time. Between him and then discovering KISS, who were like the ‘Avengers’ and ‘X-Men’ in the same band, that made me wanna play guitar. But for a couple of years, I didn’t know what kind of guitarist I wanted to be. Do I wanna be like a C...
GILBY CLARKE Is ‘Always’ Open To Playing With GUNS N’ ROSES Again
Former GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke says that the door is “always” open for him to play with the band again if he is invited. Clarke replaced founding guitarist Izzy Stradlin in the GUNS lineup in 1991, during the “Use Your Illusion” tour, and stayed with the band for three years. After exiting GUNS N’ ROSES, Clarke continued as a producer and solo artist, while also playing in SLASH’S SNAKEPIT, ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA, HEART and other acts. Two years ago, Clarke revealed during an appearance on SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation LA Invasion: Live From The Rainbow Bar & Grill” that he was approached about taking part in GUNS N’ ROSES‘ reunion tour, which features three-fifths of the group’s classic lineup — singer ...
BRIAN WHEAT: How TESLA Managed To Keep Its Hardcore Partying Out Of The Press
TESLA bassist Brian Wheat spoke to Robert Cavuoto of Sonic Perspectives about his upcoming autobiography, “Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla”, which will arrive on November 24 via Post Hill Press. In this 304-page hardcover book, Wheat lifts the lid on living the rock ‘n’ roll life while struggling with anxiety, depression and other issues seldom discussed by musicians. Asked how the members of TESLA managed to keep their hardcore partying antics out of the press in the 1980s and early 1990s while other bands, like MÖTLEY CRÜE and GUNS N’ ROSES, were notorious for their wild offstage lifestyle, Brian said: “Bands like MÖTLEY CRÜE or GUNS N’ ROSES got a lot more publicity than we did. TESLA didn’t have the sort of image where we were ...
Listen to GUNSHIP’s Chilling Synthwave Cover of The Beatles’ Iconic “Eleanor Rigby”
Trailblazing British synthwave duo GUNSHIP decided to surprise fans this Halloween with the release of a stirring new cover. This time, the trio took on “Eleanor Rigby” by a little-known rock band called The Beatles. Breathing new life into the 1966 classic, GUNSHIP emphasizes the relevant theme of the original with a jolt of retro, stylized sonic flair. The emphatic vocal delivery of the chilling lyrics combined with darkened synth creates an eerie ballad perfect for spooky season. In a series of ten tweets, the band shared many insights into their scintillating “Eleanor Rigby,” explaining how their version tells a story of how the title character would behave in 2020. Later on in the thread, they would also go on to give some backstory on the a...
Watch Marc Rebillet and Reggie Watts Jam Out in Rare Studio Session
Marc Rebillet is continuing on his once-in-a-lifetime rampage of dream studio sessions with his idols. This time around, he has teamed up with one of his biggest influences, Reggie Watts. Luckily for his fans, Rebillet shared a short video of the two looping away. Check out a clip from the rare session below. Their jam session was much more than two artists sharing their skills with one another, as Rebillet has previously stated how much he looks up to Watts. In fact, in a 2019 interview with Central Track, he spoke about how Watts impacted his career, saying, “I would not be doing this if he didn’t exist.” As you can tell from the video, Watts and Rebillet meshed quite well, and afterward, both artists expressed their joy in working together in the form of a wholesome Twitter ...
deadmau5 Releases Halloween Mix on mau5trap Radio
Just in time to soundtrack our socially distanced celebrations is deadmau5, who has dropped a special Halloween mix. The hourlong collection comes via the 110th episode of his signature “mau5trap radio” program. For this year’s fright, he featured a long list of mau5trap classics both new and old. Considering the staggering amount of talent he’s recruited to his roster over the years, deadmau5 surely had no problem coming up with his selections for the show. Longtime fans will appreciate the selection of nostalgic tracks such as “Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff,” “Raise Your Weapon,” and Zedd‘s remix of “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites.” deadmau5 also dives into the darkness of REZZ, 13, and BlackGummy...
Skrillex Spotted in the Studio With Justin Bieber
A recent Instagram post from Justin Bieber has fans drooling at the thought of another mega-collaboration between him and Skrillex. In the post, the Canadian pop star shared a pair of pictures of himself with the pioneering music producer and several other creatives, ostensibly bouncing ideas off one another. In addition to Skrillex, included in the group shot are Poo Bear, Jon Bellion, Maejor, and Ant Clemons, among others. Most dance and pop music fans remember the duo’s chart-topping run in 2015. At the beginning of the year, Bieber teamed up with Skrillex and Diplo‘s supergroup, Jack Ü, for the release of the ever-popular “Where Are Ü Now.” The end of the year, on the other hand, saw Skrillex produce several songs on Bieber’s fifth...
