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Tchami Taps Gunna for Fresh Album Single “Praise”
Widely recognized as one of the pioneers of the future house genre, French super-producer Tchami has cemented himself in the scene over the past years with his uncanny ability to shake up the dance-floor and produce tasteful four-on-the-floor gems. In 2020 alone, Tchami has co-produced four tracks off Lady Gaga’s latest album Chromatica—including “Rain On Me,” a massive collaboration with Ariana Grande—and has shared a handful of singles in anticipation of his debut album, Year Zero. Marking his 6th original release this year, Tchami has teamed with rapper Gunna to deliver “Praise,” yet another infectious dance anthem. No stranger to electronic collaborations, since he worked alongside NGHTMRE on the braggadocious trap single “CASH COW” last year, Gunna...
ZHU Passes the “Risky Business” Torch to Mathame for an Otherworldly Remix
It’s not easy to pass ZHU on the brooding production front, but Mathame took that challenge on with ease, releasing an otherworldly remix of his recent hit single, “Risky Business.” The Italian brothers reimagined the track into something that soars above the dance floors while still keeping it grounded as a certified club hit. Alongside the remix comes a stunning visualizer that mirrors the mysterious imagery found in the video for ZHU’s original. Mathame takes “Risky Business” and elongates ZHU’s cut of the title, making it feel as if it’s the little voice in your head telling you to reconsider what you are about to do. That paired with the relentless beat and soaring synths create an unnerving soundscape that pairs perfectly with the...
EDDIE VAN HALEN Was ‘Super Excited’ About Reuniting With MICHAEL ANTHONY For VAN HALEN Stadium Tour
Nuno Bettencourt says that Eddie Van Halen was “super excited” about the prospect of reuniting with Michael Anthony for a proposed VAN HALEN stadium tour The EXTREME guitarist made the revelation while recounting the last time he met the legendary VAN HALEN axeman. On Thursday night (October 8), Nuno took to his Instagram to write: “As a kid who’s life was forever altered when the needle dropped on the fade in of Running With The Devil, I dreamed that one day I could earn my own stripes. But those stripes are only and forever Edward‘s. Today, 40 years later, I can only mourn those Stripes. “Once upon a time in Hollywood, recently, while recording the latest EXTREME album in my home studio I got a call to come down to the front of my house, that someone i...
JOHN 5 Looks Back On His Friendship With EDDIE VAN HALEN: ‘We Would Just Sit On The Phone For A Long Time’
During an October 7 appearance on SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 discussed the passing of Eddie Van Halen. The legendary VAN HALEN axeman died on Tuesday (October 6) at the age of 65 after a long battle with cancer. “We all knew that Eddie was not well, but he’s like our Superman,” John 5 said. “[We all thought] ‘Eddie‘s gonna be fine. We saw him at the TOOL concert. He’s gonna beat this. Everything’s gonna be fine. He’s our Superman.’ And when that news hit, I was talking to Fred Coury [CINDERELLA], and I said, ‘I’ve gotta go.’ I just hung up and I had to pull over on the freeway. I just couldn’t believe it. I was ...
Dead End – R.I.P.
RATING: 8/10 Just because most of us are currently unable to do most of the thing we want to do, it doesn’t stop us from listening to music that is manifestly prepared to get alcohol poisoning on our behalf. Fans of scuzzy street doom will already be aware of R.I.P. and their self-evident quest to make the most joyously wasted and lead-heavy music possible. The band’s previous three albums absolutely nailed that lobotomized, getting-fucked-up-in-the-desert vibe, with just enough heavy metal oomph and PENTAGRAM panache to make the Portland quartet stand out from the doomy crowd. In truth, what R.I.P. are peddling has very little to do with the artsy, post-metal set or traditional doom’s unremitting SABBATH worship. Instead, this is doom metal reimagined for GG ALLIN and DW...
AC/DC’s BRIAN JOHNSON On ‘Power Up’: ‘The Old Magic Was There’
Earlier this week, AC/DC released “Shot In The Dark”, the first single from the band’s long-awaited comeback album, “Power Up”, which is due on November 13. The follow-up to 2014’s “Rock Or Bust” features AC/DC‘s reunited lineup of Brian Johnson (vocals), Phil Rudd (drums), Cliff Williams (bass), Angus Young (guitar) and Stevie Young (guitar). Johnson and Williams both left in 2016 for health reasons; and Rudd was sidelined in 2015 with various legal issues. Brian told NFL Network‘s “Good Morning Football” about how “Power Up” was conceived (see video below): “We all got back together. Angus had some great tunes that him and [late AC/DC rhythm guitarist] Malcolm [Young] had never finished, I guess, an...
BABYMETAL Announce Mysterious 10th Anniversary Best-Of Collection, Unveil “BxMxC” Video: Watch
BABYMETAL have been around for 10 years, and they’re celebrating with a mysterious new best-of collection. In addition, the Japanese pop-metal sensations just unveiled a music video for their song “BxMxC”. As young as founding members Su-metal and Moametal still are, it’s hard to fathom that BABYMETAL are celebrating their 10-year anniversary. At the time of their formation in 2010, the two singer-dancers were roughly aged 12 and 11. Now, to mark a decade of BABYMETAL, the band has announced a greatest-hits collection dubbed 10 BABYMETAL Years. The compilation is due December 23rd, and will be available in 10 different editions. Where it gets interesting is that the tracklist for at least one edition will be determined by fan vote, thanks to a bracket-style tournament. There will also be a...
Benny the Butcher Announces New Album Burden of Proof, Drops Lil Wayne and Big Sean Collaboration “Timeless”: Stream
Benny the Butcher (photo by Setor TsiKudo), Lil Wayne (photo by Ben Kaye), and Big Sean (photo by Philip Cosores) Benny the Butcher has announced a new album called Burden of Proof, due out next week. As an early look, the Griselda rapper is sharing a collaboration with fellow rap veterans Lil Wayne and Big Sean that’s appropriately titled “Timeless”. Benny’s prolific label mates, Conway the Machine and Westside Gunn, have each already dropped three albums (!) in 2020 alone, but the New York-bred MC is slowly but surely catching up: Burden of Proof marks his second effort of the year following his joint record with DJ Drama from July. Clearly going for a quality over quantity approach, Benny enlisted renowned beatmaker Hit-Boy (Kanye West, Beyoncé) to produce the entire project. ...
Trump to Receive Sham Medical Examine Live on Fox News
Exactly one week ago today, Donald Trump was hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. After being shot up with steroids and other experimental drugs, Trump claims to have made a complete and full recovery, and is ready to return to the campaign trail as soon as this weekend. Most health experts are rightfully skeptical. As Kavita K. Patel, an internal medicine physical at Mary’s Center in Washington, DC, wrote in the Washington Post, the “typical length of stays for COVID-19 patients who are treated the way Trump was can approach weeks.” At various points over the course of his hospitalization, Trump was given supplemental oxygen, heavy steroids, and a cocktail of experimental drugs that is not available to anyone outside of clinical trials. The more practical scenario is that Tru...
Mannequin Pussy Cover Rilo Kiley’s “The Execution of All Things”: Stream
Mannequin Pussy (photo by Marcus Maddox) and Rilo Kiley (photo courtesy of the band) A handful of indie and punk artists have come together to cover Rilo Kiley’s 2002 album, The Execution of All Things, in its entirety. The new project — officially dubbed No Bad Words for the Coast Today: The Execution of All Things — is due out next month, but is being previewed now with Mannequin Pussy’s take on the title track. Like Rilo Kiley, Mannequin Pussy are a band with a diverse stylistic palette. Just as The Execution of All Things shifts between peppy, fuzzy indie rock and twee, piano-driven indie pop, Mannequin Pussy’s 2019 album Patience swung between shoegaze, power-pop, hardcore punk, and more. For their cover today, Mannequin Pussy continue to channel that ve...
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Dr. Strange To Join The Cast of ‘Spider-Man 3’
Source: Paul Bruinooge / Getty Now that Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 is set to begin filming in New York City this week, news about the cast continues to leak out and just a few days after word spread that Jamie Foxx would be reprising his role of Electro, The Hollywood Reporter got the scoop that Dr. Strange is the latest Marvel character to join the ever expanding cast of the highly anticipated film. According to the report Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sorcerer Supreme is set to take on the role of Spidey’s mentor (R.I.P. Tony Starks) in the untitled third installment into the MCU’s version of Spider-Man. This latest unforeseen development has led many to speculate that this will lead to a live-action version of Into The Spider-Verse. Marvel really knows how to give fans what they didn’t know th...
HHW Gaming: Sega Reportedly Working On A Dreamcast Mini Retro Console, We Would Love To See It
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Nintendo currently owns the retro console market, thanks to the NES and SNES classic. SEGA tried to grab a piece of that pie with the Genesis mini, which wasn’t as well-received. But, reports hint at SEGA trying again, this time with a beloved console gamers have been asking for. Word on the video game streets is that SEGA is reportedly going to follow up on the SEGA Genesis Mini and Game Gear Micro (Japan exclusive) with a retro version of the fan-favorite Dreamcast. In an interview with Famitsu, Yosuke Okunari, who is in charge of developing the mini consoles for SEGA, hinted at what mini console gamers can expect from the company. In the interview translated by Siliconera,, Okunari said: “I think for the next one, we may go with a concept cl...
