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Bensley Mystifies With New Single “Vex”
Gifted Canadian drum & bass producer Bensley has been on an impressive streak for the past year. Seeing his sophomore album, Muskoka, released last summer as well as a massive Justin Hawkes (formally known as Flite) remix of his single “Secrets,” the young musician has been stunning drum & bass fans from the beginning. Now, Bensley has returned with an otherworldly new single on Monstercat. “Vex” is another mystifying release from Bensley, juxtaposing dark and cinematic arpeggios with jazzy saxophone notes and an intense, futuristic bassline. At times, the single almost feels like the soundtrack to a neo-noir cyberpunk film, all the while remaining firmly rooted in its frenetic drum & bass groove. Unmistakably Bensley, “VexR...
You Can Win Free VIP Tickets to Lost Lands or Bass Canyon by Checking Your Voter Registration
Someone who just launched a new record label with 118 songs, headlined a major virtual music festival, and trended on Twitter doesn’t usually have the time or energy to focus on other projects. Excision, however, isn’t just anyone. In a new interview with Forbes about the launch of his new Subsidia Records banner, Excision waxed poetic about a number of intimate topics. In addition to delving into highlights from his career, advice he’d give to his future self, and the inspiration behind Subsidia, he also stressed the importance of voting ahead of the impending federal election. “I really want everyone who reads this to register to vote. This goes for every country in the world,” Excision said. “There is so much discussion over changes that we want to ma...
Flume, Alison Wonderland, Big Gigantic, More Featured on “FIFA 21” Soundtrack
Soccer fans everywhere are preparing their thumbs for the release of EA Sports‘ FIFA 21. In addition to the promised gameplay and graphical improvements, the developers have announced what artists will be soundtracking players’ matches for the coming year. The 2021 soundtrack has been split into two. One-half covers the base game while the other handles the street soccer portion of the application, “Volta Football.” Between the pair, players will have access to tunes from more than 100 artists representing over 20 countries. Fans were excited to see music showcasing many different cultures together in one place—similar to how the world’s most popular sport unites spectators and players from all corners of the globe. The main difference between the tw...
Deerhoof Drop Love-Lore, a Surprise ‘Live’ Album of Eclectic Covers
Deerhoof’s surprise new (free!) album Love-Lore on Joyful Noise Recordings that dropped today (Sept. 28) is surprising in a second way as well. It’s a 35-minute, 43-song, live-in-the-studio covers medley of songs by mostly ’80s hitmakers, including Gary Numan, Kraftwerk, The Police, Sun Ra and the B-52’s. Tracks from composers Ennio Morricone, John Cage and Laurie Anderson are also part of Love-Lore. Love-Lore is available as a free download at Bandcamp, the band’s website, and Joyful Noise Recordings, and a limited edition commemorative poster is available as well. The band held a listening party starting 3 p.m. Eastern announcing Love-Lore, and answered questions afterward. There’s also a written component to the offering:. Muindi Fanuel Muindi wrote an essay to accompany...
Tyler, the Creator Encourages Fans to Vote: ‘Y’all Gotta Pull Up’
Whether you’re planning to cast a vote for Igor or not on Nov. 3, Tyler, the Creator is encouraging you to “pull up” to the polls regardless. The music superstar took to Instagram and Twitter on Monday and dropped a two-minute video in an attempt to inspire fans to vote in the upcoming presidential election. The self-shot clip from the self-proclaimed “last person you should ever take advice from” saw Tyler explain that change is more than a “black square” on Instagram, and to get there, fans need to “pull up.” “Please, if you are young and your fucking back don’t hurt, go to the polls and cast a fucking vote,” Tyler said. He also spoke about how this would be his first time voting, and how his passion for expanding the arts in school curriculum brought him to his ballot in this election. ...
Guess Which Video Game Now Features a Diplo Avatar?
Diplo, a doer of many things in both waking life and virtual reality, has now done yet another thing with the launch of his avatar within FIFA 21’s Volta Football series. Within the game as a playable character, Diplo is among a cast of “Groundbreaker” players including soccer phenom Kylian Mbappé, Olympic gold medalist in boxing Anthony Joshua, and actor and former professional soccer player Eric Cantona. This isn’t Diplo’s first time on the field with FIFA, as he produced the 2018 World Cup’s official (and very Major Lazer-sounding) anthem “Live It Up” by reggaeton star Nicky Jam with a feature from Will Smith. For the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Dip was one of the models Nike used to show off its uniform for Team U.S.A., with the producer al...
BTS’ ‘Dynamite’ Dominates Both of Billboard’s New Global Charts, Justin Bieber’s ‘Holy’ Starts in Top Five
The two new tallies rank songs based on streaming and sales data from more than 200 territories. BTS‘ “Dynamite” spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart and rises from No. 2 to No. 1 to concurrently crown the Billboard Global 200. “Dynamite” is the first song in the charts’ brief history to top both tallies simultaneously. Plus, Justin Bieber‘s “Holy,” featuring Chance the Rapper, debuts in the top five of both lists. The two charts (the latest of which are dated Oct. 3) premiered two weeks ago and rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The Billboard Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Bil...
Sophie Turner Shares Glowing Pregnancy Photos 2 Months After Giving Birth
After a relatively quiet pregnancy, Sophie Turner gave birth to her first child with Joe Jonas back in July. Now, the Game of Thrones actress is finally sharing some sweet moments from her time with a bun in the oven. In a series of Instagram photos posted on Sunday (Sept. 27), Turner is seen showing off her baby bump while smiling with her dog in the pool, and lounging in the sun in a bikini. Another photo finds the actress in a pajama set from the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, with Jonas’ hand seen on his wife’s stomach. See the photos here, here and here. According to TMZ, the baby girl arrived on July 22, and is named Willa, though Jonas and Turner have yet to publicly confirm the name or gender. The addition to the family comes just a year after the Jonas Br...
Blake Shelton Let Gwen Stefani Dye His Hair During Quarantine
Blake Shelton didn’t just trust Gwen Stefani to cut his hair during quarantine. He also trusted her enough to dye it once he realized he was going gray. During his appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Monday (Sept. 28), the country singer explained how he noticed something else about his hair when his girlfriend-turned-hair stylist gave him a quarantine mullet on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon back in April. “We were on Jimmy’s show and I think I saw a picture back, and I turned my head to the side at some point, and it was just…. There was no more salt and pepper. It’s just salt,” he laughed. “And so I said, ‘Oh my God, when did this happen to me?'” Despite limited physical encounters with other ...
Bright Eyes Play Down in the Weeds Tracks for Remote Tiny Desk Concert
If you thought Tiny Desk Concerts would be impossible without all band members in the same room, you don’t know Bright Eyes very well. The indie rockers presented their own spin on NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert Monday, as they performed four tracks, “Mariana Trench,” “Pan and Broom,” “Persona Non Grata” and “Shell Games.” The first three, of course, come from the group’s new record Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, while the last derives from the group’s 2011 The People’s Key album. The 18-minute clip features Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis performing from ARC Studios in Omaha, and Nate Walcott joined by Becky Stark and their daughter in Los Angeles’ Lucy’s Meat Market. Despite the distance, the guys’ connection couldn’t be stronger as they share...
Taylor Swift’s Folklore Just Netted The Artist Her Latest Career Milestone
Earlier this year, Taylor Swift reached a big milestone with her surprise eighth album, Folklore, when she became the first artist in history to debut at the top of both the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and the Billboard 200 album chart. And the accolades keep coming. On Sunday (September 27), Billboard reported that Folklore has once again become the No. 1 album in the country, replacing YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s Top. In once again assuming the top spot, Folklore celebrates its seventh nonconsecutive week at No. 1 — and Swift herself has bypassed Whitney Houston to become the female artist with the most cumulative weeks at No. 1, across all of her albums. Swift has now spent 47 weeks at the top of the chart. Billboard notes how Swift’s strategy of sending signing CD copi...
HHW Gaming: Latest ‘NBA 2K21″ Patch Improves Dribbling, Brings Other Fixes & Adjustments
Source: 2K / NBA 2K21 NBA 2K21 first patch came almost immediately after the game’s launch and fixed A LOT of issues that the 2K community had with the game. Now it’s time for the second patch. The team at Visual Concepts is working hard and making sure the NBA 2K21 continues to get better over time. In this second patch, the game’s dribbling system gets some balance adjustments to give you more options as you are taking ankles. Other improvements include some graphical issues, player likeness improvements for the 2K21’s cover athlete Damian Lillard, improvements to the shot meter, and more. You can peep everything the patch addresses below. General Fixed an issue that would lead to players getting removed from online matches when greening shots due to divergent settings. Improved audio lo...
