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Thou Unleash Crushing Cover of Alice in Chains’ “Them Bones”: Stream
Alice in Chains classic 1992 album Dirt is the latest entry in Magnetic Eye Records’ ongoing Redux series, which re-imagines classic heavy album with cover versions by underground bands. With the September 18th release of Dirt [Redux] approaching, Louisiana doom outfit Thou have shared their cover of the iconic opening track, “Them Bones”. The original song’s verses are built around Jerry Cantrell’s chugging riff — one of his best. That central riff is well suited for Thou, whose southern sludge transforms the song into a crushing piece of extreme doom. “It seemed inevitable that we’d do another Alice in Chains song since their music was such a big part of [guitarist] Matthew [Thudium]’s and my formative years,” singer Bryan Funck said in a press release. “We had covered ‘No Exc...
Megan Thee Stallion’s Adorable New Pup X Makes His Instagram Debut
It was a summer of highs and lows for the Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion, who in a matter of months overcame some harsh personal traumas and released”WAP,” her slick, sexually liberated collaboration with Cardi B. Now, she’s bringing some new love into her life (and, perhaps, forgetting about some previous relationships) by adopting an adorable new pup. Meet X! On Wednesday (September 16), Megan took to Instagram to share the news she adopted her fourth dog. “Meet ten (X),” she wrote, along with a trio of black heart emojis. “He’s only 2 months now so 4oe and dos better enjoy him while he’s this tiny.” The post included two close-up, tongue-out shots of the gray, blue-eyed dog, followed by a video of X playing with his new siblings, 4oe an...
Steve Earle and the Dukes to Record Album With Songs Written By Justin Townes Earle
Following his death in August, many tributes poured in remembering late singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle. His father, Steve Earle, shared a poignant tweet of the two when his son was a teen. Now, the elder Earle will pay tribute to his son by recording a new album comprised of songs written by Townes Earle. The album is slated to be recorded in October with a January 2021 release date. The album will be in conjunction with what would have been Townes Earle’s 39th birthday. All of the artist advance funds and royalties will go to a trust for Justin’s daughter and Steve’s granddaughter, Etta St. James Earle. A few days after his death, a police spokesperson told SPIN at the time that Townes Earle died of a “probable drug overdose.” Earlier this year, Steve Earle released an album, ...
GRiZ Announces New Mixtape Dropping Tomorrow
In just three succinct words, EDM’s de facto funk-master general GRiZ has dropped a bomb of a Twitter announcement, revealing the news of a new mixtape dropping tomorrow. GRiZ has remained his prolific self over the course of 2019, delivering an abundance of new music in his unwavering mission to blend electronic and soul. Staying true to his genre-traversing ways, he arrived on Night Bass back in February with the seductive house jam “Could U” before steamrolling into summer with the May release of “Solo,” celebrating his 30th birthday in style alongside frequent collaborator ProbCause. He also went on to team up with Wreckno for the hip-hop and trap hybrid “Medusa” in June. Fans of GRiZ’s patented Bangers EP series shoul...
Kasbo Drops Two New Album Singles, “Staying in Love” and “Skogsrå”
Having toured alongside renowned electronic acts such as ODESZA, headlined his own massive shows, as well as amassed 330 million collective streams on digital platforms, Kasbo has undoubtedly found his own lane within the electronic music scene. The Swedish producer’s nostalgic and ethereal sound holds a special place in the hearts of his legions of listeners, as he is now gearing up to release his sophomore album The Making of a Paracosm. Set to come out via ODESZA’s Foreign Family Collective and Counter Records (Ninja Tune), The Making of a Paracosm will follow Kasbo’s debut Places We Don’t Know, which came out back in 2018. Two singles off the project have already been released, “Show You” and “Play Pretend” with Ourchives, and now Kasbo is giving fans another taste of The Making of a P...
Holly Drops Dark New Single “Just Enough” with Baauer
Portuguese bass music titan Holly made waves back in 2017 when he released over 600 tracks and won the producer battle at the Goldie Awards. While his release schedule has slowed, his knack for creating wild tracks has not. His latest work comes in collaboration with Baauer on the song “Just Enough” from Holly’s forthcoming debut mixtape on HARD Records titled Dark Skies and Holy Grail. “Just Enough” is five minutes of eclectic grime, showcasing Holly’s knack for delivering just about everything on the bass spectrum. While the production feels restless, it doesn’t lose its sense of cohesion. They jump around between styles and sounds, never letting the listener get too comfortable. According to a press release, the single “...
Martin Garrix, The Chemical Brothers, RÜFÜS DU SOL to Perform at 2021 Open’er Festival
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a number of large-scale music festivals are looking to the future through rose-colored glasses. One of those is Polish music fest Open’er, who have announced the first phase of performers for its 2021 event. The event’s 2020 iteration was shelved back in April 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19 after initially being slated for July 1st through 4th this year. Scheduled to take place in Gdynia, Poland from June 30th to July 3rd, 2021, the 2021 edition of Open’er Festival has already confirmed iconic hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar as its headliner. Open’er also made sure to dip into the dance music talent pool to flesh out its lineup, recruiting young superstar Martin Garrix, Grammy Award-nominated electronica trio ...
DEMON HUNTER Releases Music Video For ‘Lesser Gods’
DEMON HUNTER has released the official music video for the song “Lesser Gods”. The track is taken from the band’s latest album “War”, which was made available alongside a companion LP, “Peace”, in March 2019. The clip was directed and edited by Brad Hartley, with additional editing by Andy Maier. Frontman Ryan Clark told Full Metal Jackie‘s nationally syndicated radio show that releasing two separate albums “with the polarized styles” that DEMON HUNTER is known for — “heavy and the super-melodic ‘ballad’-style songs” — is something he and his bandmates have “talked about doing for a long time.” He explained: “We didn’t want to do it too early in our career just because it felt like a...
TWISTED SISTER’s JAY JAY FRENCH To Release ‘Twisted Business’ Book
TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French has revealed plans to release a book called “Twisted Business” in 2021. He will also launch his very own podcast, “The French Connection”. French has four decades of experience as the manager, guitarist and director of licensing, publishing and touring for TWISTED SISTER. He is also a keynote and motivational speaker, reinvention expert and entrepreneur, as well as the founder of The Pink Burst Project, a nonprofit. More recently, French wrote a bi-weekly column for Inc. magazine’s web site for nearly six years. In 2016, TWISTED SISTER embarked on one final trek, titled “Forty And Fuck It”, in celebration of its 40th anniversary. These shows featured the band’s “core lineup” of French, singe...
HALESTORM’s LZZY HALE Featured In AXS TV’s ‘Rock & Roll Firsts’ (Video)
In the latest episode of AXS TV‘s “Rock & Roll Firsts”, HALESTORM‘s Lzzy Hale discusses the first song she ever learned on an instrument, the first concert she attended, the first album she purchased and the first gig she ever played. Check it out below. “Halestorm Reimagined”, a collection of reworked HALESTORM original songs as well as a cover of “I Will Always Love You”, the love ballad made famous by Whitney Houston and Dolly Parton, was made available on August 14. Lzzy said in a recent interview with SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk” that she is using the downtime during the COVID-19 lockdown to keep working on material for HALESTORM‘s fifth studio LP. HALESTORM has been writing and demoing material ...
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Has ‘About 20 Songs’ Written For ‘Heavy As F**k’ New Album
In a new interview with “The Ex-Man” podcast hosted by Doc Coyle (BAD WOLVES), BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE guitarist Michael “Padge” Paget revealed that the band will enter the studio before the end of the year to begin recording the follow-up to 2018’s “Gravity” album. He said (hear audio below): “We’re, I’d say, 85 percent [done] writing. We did a bunch last year. Obviously, we did fuck all this year. Matt‘s [Tuck, vocals/guitar] been down the last few weeks, down at my place, up in the garage, in the studio, so we’ve been demoing. I think we’ve got about five or six in the last few weeks as well — four or five, maybe — to add to the list. There’s about 20 songs, but we’re weeding out the [best] ones [f...
Kanye West Urinates on Grammy Award in Latest Tweetstorm
It’s never a dull day if you follow Kanye West on Twitter. After spending parts of Tuesday and Wednesday railing against Universal Music Group (his label) and Sony ATV publishing — calling it “modern day slavery” — in an attempt to get ownership of his recording masters, presidential candidate West shared a video where he’s urinating on one of his Grammys. Yes, you read correctly. And it’s not very presidential either! On Tuesday, West first tweeted about his demands to be released from his contract and shared a photo of Prince and mentioned Michael Jackson as he fights to regain his masters. He also railed against the business interests of the fashion industry as well. “Here are my ten Universal contracts … I need every lawyer in the world to look at these,” he tweeted ahead sharing...
