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Brother & Sister Duo Lastlings Break Down Their Darkly Sophisticated Debut LP Track by Track
Taking inspiration from influences ranging from anime to Bonobo to Blade Runner to Neil deGrasse Tyson, it makes sense that Lastlings’ debut album, First Contact, is smart, deep, futuristic and a little bit celestial. Written between the brother and sister duo’s home on the Gold Coast of Australia and the Japanese fishing village where their grandparents reside, the album’s dozen tracks have a sophisticated allure, maintaining their delicacy while often growing thick with layers of synth and percussion. It’s altogether live electronic music ripe for sweaty dancefloors and packed tents, many of which the duo filled during sets at big deal festivals — including Coachella and Splendour In the Grass. Named one of Billboard Dance’s artists to watch last Novem...
Som Livre, Brazil’s Largest Domestic Label, Put Up for Sale
Mass media conglomerate Grupo Globo is exploring a sale of Som Livre, Brazil’s largest domestic record label. Globo says the decision to try to sell the label doesn’t signal any concerns about the label’s performance in the world’s 10th-largest music market, but rather resulted from a strategic review of the assets in its portfolio. “Som Livre is an extremely solid and profitable business,” Jorge Nóbrega, Globo CEO, says in a statement. “Music remains very important in Globo’s portfolio, but we believe it is a good time to get out of the traditional label business and focus on the D2C (direct to consumer) strategy.” {“nid”:”9486080″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Will Investors Have Faith in Believe? French Music Company Is Latest t...
Pop Smoke’s ‘Shoot for the Stars’ Has Most Weeks at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Since 2012
As Pop Smoke’s Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon leads Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for an 11th week, the late rapper’s debut studio set becomes the longest-running champ in nearly a decade and posts the third-longest stay at No. 1 for a rap album in the chart’s history. Shoot for the Stars rebounds from No. 2 on the list dated Nov. 21 to capture an 11th frame in charge. The project, released July 3 (four-and-a-half months after Pop Smoke’s death on Feb. 20), debuted at No. 1 in July and has reigned for 11 of its first 19 weeks on the list. Since its arrival, Shoot has yet to fall below No. 3 on the weekly rankings. {“nid”:”9471110″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Inside The Remarkable Success of Pop Smoke\u2...
Puscifer Are Suited Up in ‘Fake Affront’ Video
Although Tool and Puscifer singer Maynard James Keenan battled with COVID-19 earlier this year, facing lingering symptoms for months, it hasn’t seemed to slow his prolific musical output, which now includes Puscifer’s new video for “Fake Affront.” The song is off the recently digitally released Existential Reckoning album, which was released on Oct. 30, but due to COVID-19 related manufacturing issues, the physical versions arrive on Dec. 11. The video, which premiered on SiriusXM’s Octane website, features performance footage from the band’s Oct. 30 livestream event, “Existential Reckoning: Live at Arcosanti.” A Record Store Day Black Friday exclusive of the 7-inch single features “Apocalyptical” with “Rocket Man” as a b-side. It can be purchased via indie re...
Meek Mill Drops ‘Quarantine Pack’ EP & Visuals to “Pain Away”
Source: Atlantic / Atlantic Last night while the Hip-Hop world had their eyes fixated on the most tense Verzuz battle ever that was Jeezy Vs. Gucci Mane (that “So Icy” send off was historic), Meek Mill quietly released some new material to remind everyone he too is a rapper. Earlier this week Meek Mill tweeted that he’d be “deactivating till Friday when I got music out” and sho’nuff last night the Illadelphia representative dropped the Quarantine Pack EP which consists of four cuts and even released a video in support of the project. Of the four tracks on the EP, three have guest features with the likes of Lil Durk, 42 Dugg and Vory contributing bars to the quarantine cause that Meek has been working on. As for the video that accompanied the drop, Meek M...
Georgia Confirms Joe Biden Won The State’s Electoral Votes, Because Duh
Source: W.Wade/WENN / WENN As Donald Trump resumes to conspiracy theory spewing and does everything within his presidential power to steal the 2020 election, Joe Biden’s victory continues to be proven substantial as the great state of Georgia has confirmed what we already knew, Biden won. After unnecessarily auditing and recounting votes in Georgia to appease Trump and his enabling allies, Deadline is reporting that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), announced that the recount is complete and Joseph R. Biden is indeed the winner of the Peach state. Though the recount did award Donald Trump an extra 486 votes, it was not enough to catch Joe Biden’s lead of more than 12,000 and ultimately led to Biden winning by 12,284 votes. The audit showed that the highest erro...
Holly Robinson Peete Says Donald Trump Called Her The “N-Word” During ‘Apprentice’ Finale
Source: Bill Tompkins / Getty Donald Trump is being called out for alleged racism once again, but this time it was on the set of his former hit reality series The Celebrity Apprentice and Holly Robinson Peete claims to have proof. According to the veteran actress during her interview on SiriusXM’s The Karen Hunter Show, during her stint on the show, the outgoing president called her the “N-word” after her stellar performance during season 9. Peete recalled the incident which she alleges took place during the show’s season 9 finale that came down to a nail-biting final decision between Peete and singer Bret Michaels to determine the winner. “I found him to be kind of piggish and bullish and stuff, but I didn’t find him to be just this…who he is now, I did not see that,” Peete be...
Megan Thee Stallion’s Fashion Nova Line Makes Bank in 24 Hours
Source: Fashion Nova / Fashion Nova Don’t look now, haters, but Megan Thee Stallion‘s winning streak continues as her Fashion Nova collection has become a huge hit and made bank in just one day since it’s debut. Source: Fashion Nova / Fashion Nova With the twitterverse rejoicing in the release of her debut album, Good News, Megan’s also celebrating the great news that her Fashion Nova line has already grossed a cool $1.2 million in the first 24 hours of it’s release. TMZ is reporting that the collection which consists of jeans, bodysuits and even chic matching pet wear have been flying off the digital shelves as women across the board are supporting the “Hot Girl Coach” in her new endeavor. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hot Girl Meg ...
The Emotional Evolution Of Tayla Parx’s Coping Mechanisms
Tayla Parx tells us the intimate stories behind her new album, ‘Coping Mechanism,’ as well as how her quarantine writing ended up on Ariana Grande’s ‘Positions.’ 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 chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
First Impressions: The Challenge Vets Give Their Take On The Double Agents Rookies
The ‘Challenge’ veterans are sounding off on the ‘Double Agents’ rookies. 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 chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Shawn Mendes And Justin Bieber Grapple With Fame On The Silky ‘Monster’
Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber grapple with fame and celebrity on their long-awaited new team-up, ‘Monster.’ 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 chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
The Struggle for DIY: The Resilience of Marginalized Groups During the Pandemic
When the U.S. went into an economic shutdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 earlier this year, Shawna Shawnté — an Oakland musician and community organizer now based in Avondale, Arizona — didn’t take it seriously or believe it would affect the underground DIY music scene. “I — like everyone at the beginning — was like, ‘They’re exaggerating,’” Shawnté tells SPIN. “And then as time went on, I had an awakening where I was like, ‘Oh, this is how people feel about racism or transphobia. Because it’s something they can’t see or don’t see, they don’t think it’s real, and a lot of people who are in disability justice or are living with chronic illness or other issues, they’re like, ‘this is real.’” Business closures have been widespread and unrelenting throughout every industry, especially music...
