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Colin Miller, Unfiltered: Meet the “Candy 2” Director Amplifying Louis the Child’s Colorful Brand
Growing up in Batavia, Illinois, a Chicago suburb with a population of just over 26,000, photographer and videographer Colin Miller never imagined the adventures his camera would take him on. Now one of the many renowned artists for Louis the Child, one of electronic music’s fastest rising acts, Miller has been on stage and behind the scenes at the world’s biggest festivals and venues, traveling in the fast lane alongside the duo’s members, Robby Hauldren and Freddy Kennett, who became some of his closest friends. Just this month, Miller added another notch to his portfolio’s already supersized belt— directing the visual companion for Candy 2, the long-anticipated 36-minute beat tape released by Louis the Child on October 2nd, 2020. Composed of sweeping landscapes, psychedelic color i...
Legendary Ibiza DJ José Padilla Dead at 64
Legendary DJ José Padilla, who is prevalently known as the ““godfather of chill-out,” has died at the age of 64 after a battle with colon cancer. Born in Barcelona, Padilla is known for his pioneering contributions to the Ibiza club scene, establishing himself as an architect of its musical substructure of sun-kissed disco and jazz. Padilla was revered for his fabled sunset sessions and magnificent compilations, which were inspired by his residency at the iconic Ibiza venue Café del Mar. Prior to his death, he DJed for over four decades and remained active in the dance music industry. The news of Padilla’s death was shared via a statement posted on his Facebook page. “It is with great sadness that we bring you the news that José passed away peacefully...
Aphex Twin and Novation Unveil AFX Station, a Reimagined Version of an Iconic Synth
After Aphex Twin‘s logo mysteriously surfaced on billboards around the world earlier in the month of October, the legendary electronic music producer has returned. However, fans hoping for new music will have to hold their breath. Aphex Twin, whose last official release is 2018’s Collapse EP, has announced a new collaboration with renowned music hardware manufacturer Novation. Dubbed AFX Station, the synth is a reimagined version of the brand’s iconic Bass Station II model. The instrument features “AFX Mode,” which allows producers to introduce new patches on every key, transforming it into a flexible and dynamic analogue drum machine. Novation The AFX Station also comes pre-installed with 128 new synth patches and seven new overlay ba...
Seven Lions Announces Halloween-Themed Stream With Kill The Noise, MitiS, Gem & Tauri
Spooky season is officially upon us, and Seven Lions is here with an early Halloween treat. The melodic bass maven has announced a special Halloween-themed edition of his patented “Visions” livestream series. Joining him to grace the virtual stage are Kill The Noise, MitiS, and Gem & Tauri, the latter of whom recently dropped the first-ever house music EP released on the renowned Ophelia Records imprint. Ophelia label head Seven Lions took to Twitter to announce the stream and invite fans to show out in their best costumes. “Halloween is my favorite holiday, and to celebrate it this year the only way we can, we’re doing a Halloween themed Visions!” he wrote. “This Saturday night, put on your costumes and join me, [Gem & Tauri]...
Teyana Taylor Enlists Elton John for ‘Lose Each Other’ Video
Teyana Taylor’s dream came true when superstar Elton John agreed to play the grand piano in the “Lose Each Other” video, a single from The Album, her No. 1 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop record. “When Teyana Taylor released her debut album, I became a huge fan,” John said in a statement. “She was a guest on my Rocket Hour and I fell in love with her original spirit. Aside from her brilliant music, Teyana is one of the most visually dazzling artists working in music today. So I jumped at the chance to be in her latest video ‘Lose Each Other.’” The Album is Taylor’s third studio record and was released on June 19 through GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. It is her second No. 1. Taylor, who also directed the video, recalls her amazement at hearing from John: “As we were working through ...
Arlo Parks Is Feeling It
Arlo Parks hasn’t enjoyed lockdown any more than the rest of us. But the 20-year-old, London-based singer/songwriter and self-described “social creature” has ridden out the year with help from the kind of oddly specific activities that populate her emotive songs. Recently it’s been photographing brightly colored flowers that has been keeping her busy. (She laughs, remembering how she asked that a recent press photoshoot be held at South London’s Rookery Gardens just so she could sneak in a few shots on her phone). There’s also been endless cups of tea drank alone, journaling, and reading list that has her tearing through David Lynch’s Catching the Big Fish, Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov, and Joan Didion’s essay collection, Slouching Towards Bethlehem. Overall, she’d call herself happ...
Jamie Lynn Spears on Teen Pregnancy, Trying Out For ‘Twilight’ While Expecting: ‘They Had to Force Me’
Mother Lynn Spears said her youngest came into the world “unexpectedly, yet so adored by all the moment she arrived,” describing how Jamie Lynn said yes to everything social as a kid, from basketball to softball, cheerleading and gymnastics. She did it all while watching older sister Britney become the biggest pop star in the world, focusing in on acting to differentiate herself from her famous sibling. “I’m sure subconsciously, there was maybe some form of that,” Jamie Lynn said of taking a different path than Britney. “But for me, I loved making up characters.” After getting her first acting job at 9, Jamie Lynn said she wasn’t thinking about a long-term career plan, figuring she could try the pop thing later on. And she did try, recalling a meeting with a f...
Janelle Monáe Transforms Into a 3D Avatar for VR ‘Lovecraft Country’ Performance
For a show as wonderfully weird as HBO’s Lovecraft Country, the celebration around the finale needed to be similarly eccentric. Luckily, Janelle Monáe delivered a performance that won’t soon be forgotten. On Monday (Oct. 19), HBO hosted their final Lovecraft Country: Sanctum event to coincide with the show’s season one finale that took place on Sunday night (Oct. 18). The VR experience offered exclusive access via online application VR Chat to a world inspired by the show, where fans could interact with one another while experiencing a digital world for themselves. Guests at Monday night’s event were treated to a very special performance from Monáe titled “Music of the Cosmos,” in which the actress/singer appeared as a towering, 3D av...
All the Times 40-Plus-Year-Old Albums Made the Top 10 On the Billboard 200
Two of these albums, Rumours and The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, won Grammys for album of the year. All four of these bands have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. All of them except Fleetwood Mac have received lifetime achievement awards from the Recording Academy — and the mighty Mac received MusiCares’ person of the year accolade in 2018. Chart flashback: The Beatles’ Abbey Road and Led Zeppelin II, two of the albums on this list, held the top two spots on the Billboard 200 for 15 consecutive weeks from Nov. 22, 1969, to Feb. 28, 1970. The lead in this epic chart battle went back and forth five times. More than 50 years later, these two legendary bands are still dominating Billboard charts and recaps. Here are all the 40-plus-year-old albu...
Tony Lewis, Lead Singer of The Outfield, Dies at 62
Tony Lewis, lead singer of the 1980s power pop band The Outfield, died on Monday (Oct. 19) at age 62. According to a statement from a spokesperson, Lewis died “suddenly and unexpectedly” near London. At press time, no cause of death had been announced. The Outfield, fronted by bassist/singer Lewis, guitarist/keyboardist John Spinks and drummer Alan Jackman, first formed in the late 1970s as Sirius B and The Baseball Boys, before landing on another baseball-inspired name, a conceit the British trio continued on the title of their hit 1985 debut album, Play Deep; the multiplatinum debut reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200, spending 66 weeks on the chart. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with g...
Spencer Davis, ‘Gimme Some Lovin’ Guitarist, Dies at 81
Spencer Davis, the guitarist best known for his hits ubiquitous late-’60’s hits “I’m a Man” and “Gimme Some Lovin’” with his band the Spencer Davis Group, died in California at the age of 81, the BBC reports. According to his agent Bob Birk, Davis died in the hospital on Oct. 19 while being treated for pneumonia “He was a very good friend,” Birk told the BBC. “He was a highly ethical, very talented, good-hearted, extremely intelligent, generous man. He will be missed.” Born in Swansea, Wales, Davis’ first group, the Saints, featured future Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman. He also performed with Christine Perfect, who, using her married name of Christine McVie, went on to join Fleetwood Mac. The guitarist and multi-instrumentalist formed the Spencer Davis Group in Birmingham, U...
Taraji P. Henson Calls Off Engagement To Kelvin Hayden
Source: Kevin Winter / Getty Taraji P. Henson and Kelvin Hayden were set to be wed this past summer, but it appears the big event won’t be happening at all. In a recent interview, the Empire star says she called off the wedding after attempting to work things out with her former fiancee. Sitting with The Breakfast Club, Henson, ever more stunning at 50 as evidenced by her birthday photos, shared with the hosts that she tried to salvage the relationship but it didn’t work out as planned. Hayden, a former NFL cornerback who got engaged to Henson in 2018, was notably absent from the Washington Metro Area native’s recent social media celebrations and confirmed the split in her typically candid fashion. “I’m dedicated to the black man, ya’ll. I just turned 50 and I mean, I hadn’t said it yet, b...
