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Kanye West Presidential Campaign Blows Deadline, Rosie O’Donnell Asks Him To Take His Meds
Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty Kanye West’s alleged presidential campaign just hit a major snag. Yeezy missed a campaign donation deadline, which hints that run for President is as struggle-filled as anyone with sense predicted. If you’ve been following Yeezy, and his album release dates, you know that missed deadlines have become the norm. That doesn’t fly when you’re running for office. Reports TMZ: Kanye, the presidential candidate, is required by FEC rules to file a financial report if he raises or spends $100k on his campaign. The filing deadline was August 20, but according to an FEC official … the agency hasn’t received it. So this means one of 2 things, and neither is good for Kanye — either he missed the filing deadline or he didn’t raise $100k … and how do you run for Prez if you can’...
Nicky Romero Releases 2020 Edit of Breakout Single “Toulouse”
Nearly a decade since its release in late 2011, Nicky Romero has revisited the track that facilitated his big break. It’s safe to say the producer’s early hit single “Toulouse” has demonstrated enough staying power to become an all-time favorite for many dance music fans. It’s the type of track whose very mention brings back a wave of nostalgia, and it all comes back to that bright, unforgettable melody, which hasn’t aged one bit. The “I Need You To Know” producer made the decision to revamp his career-launching track with a special 2020 edit. Nicky Romero plays it right; he doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel, instead opting to make select changes that refresh “Toulouse” for the present day. The melody is crisper,...
Listen to the Marshmello-Produced “half alive” from blackbear’s New Album
Los Angeles-based rapper blackbear‘s long-awaited fifth album everything means nothing finally dropped this week, and his latest full-length record features a contribution from dance music heavyweight Marshmello. The masked artist produced the song “half alive,” which, upon first listen, is an immediate standout on the album carried by the spunk of punchy drums and driving pluck basses. It’s a particularly funky angle for the chart-topping producer, who underscores blackbear’s storytelling vocals with a dependable riff of shining guitar chords. The track aims for a rewarding grand finale, however, that puts the classic Marshmello sound straight in the driver’s seat with a euphoric synth solo that brings the party anthem to a satisfying co...
Hollywood Bowl Livestream Series to Kick Off with Kraftwerk Rebroadcast This Weekend
The Hollywood Bowl’s in-person festivities have been cancelled this year due to the pandemic, but KRCW and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association will still be celebrating with weekly rebroadcasts of past iconic performances. This marks the first virtual season of Hollywood Bowl performances from KRCW, which has curated lineups at the historic venue for two decades. They’re kicking off the livestreamed event series, titled World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, with a performance from none other than pioneering electronic quartet Kraftwerk. The group famously took the Hollywood Bowl stage nearly four years ago in September of 2016. Despite being held on a Sunday evening, the 2016 show sold out to nearly 18,000 fans, who were treated to an unforgettable per...
Mysteryland “Lets Get High” Virtual Festival Will Feature DJs Performing from Hot Air Balloons
Mysteryland is taking virtual festivals to new heights with “Let’s Get High,” their debut digital streaming event that will host 50 artists across 8 channels for 6 hours of all things EDM, broadcasting Saturday, August 29th. Due to current COVID-19 restrictions, the Netherlands’ longest-running festival had to make adjustments to their original plans. Instead of seeing your favorite DJs playing the massive stages hosted every year at the Floriade terrain, fans will virtually watch various artists performing at jaw-dropping heights from inside a hot air balloon. Catch Joris Voorn, Paul van Dyk, Sander van Doorn, Vunzige Deuntjes Soundsystem, and Sefa soar through the sky throwing down sets you will not want to miss. The stream will feature a wide range of...
Hinds and CHAI Form a “UNITED GIRLS ROCK’N’ROLL CLUB” on New Song: Stream
Whether you think Hinds are the Spanish CHAI or CHAI or the Japanese Hinds, there’s an undeniable kinship between the bands. So even though they live in different corners of the world, it was probably only a matter of time before the two bands joined forces. Today, they’ve released their oh-so-fitting collaborative single “UNITED GIRLS ROCK’N’ROLL CLUB”. The trilingual track (Spanish, Japanese, and English) sees the eight musicians reveling in the joy of collaborating with fellow female artists. “Because we have been fans way longer than in bands,” they sing together. “And now the music has more power in our hands.” In a joint statement, the bands said, “‘UNITED GIRLS ROCK’N’ROLL CLUB’ is a song that screams GIRL POWER. You might be from different countries, different languages, but at the...
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Announces New Live Album AXIOM
Jazz maestro Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah has announced the release of a new live album called AXIOM. Due out on August 28th, the forthcoming collection captures Adjuah’s final pre-pandemic concert at New York City’s famed Blue Note Jazz Club in March 2020. Coming in support of his masterful 2019 album, Ancestral Recall, the performance saw Adjuah joined on-stage by a septet featuring flautist Elena Pinderhughes, saxophonist Alex Han, djembefola Weedie Braimah, pianist Lawrence Fields, bassist Kris Funn, and drummer Corey Fonville. “There’ a difference between hearing and listening,” says Adjuah in a statement. “The intention to understand is present in listening. When you listen to our band, what you are hearing is the sound of listening.” A special deluxe edition of AXIOM wil...
Seraphina Simone Channels Her Inner St. Vincent on New Song “Hollywood $$$”: Stream
Seraphina Simone began writing original songs as a way to transform her childhood musical upbringing into a canvas for the inevitably life-changing experiences of adulthood. While the rising indie pop artist doesn’t have a stack of albums under her belt just yet, she does have an impressive range of influences she draws from, including Bat for Lashes, Human League, Blondie, and Lorde. On her newest single, though, Simone channels her inner St. Vincent to create the dark alt-pop hit that is “Hollywood $$$”. This is the second song Simone has released so far, following her debut single “Cherry <8”. While that track earned her digital hype via tastemaker playlists, it’s “Hollywood $$$” that sounds like a verifiable breakout hit. Perhaps its because Simone makes a sharpe critique of the ver...
12 Hour Shift Brilliantly Brings Hospital Horror to the Working Women Comedy: Fantasia Fest Review
This review is part of our Fantasia Festival 2020 coverage. The Pitch: Mandy (Angela Bettis) was having a bad day before her double shift at the hospital. She’s expected to provide a kidney transplant to some local gangsters. The only catch is that Mandy’s new courier Regina (Chloe Farnworth), who just so happens to be her half-cousin, has lost said kidney en route to the hospital. Frantically, they both try to get their hands on a replacement kidney as the clock keeps ticking. Fortunately for them, there’s a whole lotta fresh meat to choose from… Working 9 to 5: Angela Bettis should be familiar to horror fans, thanks to her iconic performances in a trio of Lucky McKee movies: 2002’s May, 2005’s The Woods, and 2011’s The Woman. She’s a stunning presence, who wears the stress of every one o...
FRANKIE BANALI Planned His Entire Funeral Before Being Diagnosed With Cancer
During an appearance on yesterday’s edition of SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, Frankie Banali‘s wife Regina spoke about plans for his memorial service. The QUIET RIOT drummer died on Thursday (August 20) after a battle with pancreatic cancer. “Funnily enough, he had already bought and paid for and planned his entire services at Forest Lawn [cemetery in Los Angeles] before his [cancer] diagnosis,” Regina said. “But I don’t know how we’re gonna do that now with COVID. He was gonna get the same kind of funeral that Ronnie [James Dio] got and Jimmy Bain and all those funerals that we’ve been to many times.” “He was saying we’re gonna rent the [legendary West Hollywood restaurant and bar] Rainbow and...
SPINAL TAP Star HARRY SHEARER Releases Fourth Song In DONALD TRUMP Series
Harry Shearer, one of the creators of the iconic mockumentary film “This is Spinal Tap”, has released the fourth track in his Donald Trump song series, which runs with a song a week throughout this summer and fall. “Stormy Daniels” follows the old-school R&B anthem to Jared Kushner, “Son In Law”; the disco/plaintive folk number celebrating Trump‘s consistent inconsistency in his approach to the pandemic, “COVID-180”; and “Very Stable Genius”, a low-power power ballad, in which the Leader Of The Free World vaunts his self-proclaimed intellectual prowess combined with his calm and balanced disposition. Written and performed by Shearer in the style of a mid-sixties romantic ballad, “Stormy Daniels” is a lush str...
QUIET RIOT’s CHUCK WRIGHT On FRANKIE BANALI: ‘I’m Completely Devastated By The Loss Of My Lifelong Friend And Musical Comrade’
QUIET RIOT bassist Chuck Wright says that he is “completely devastated” by the death of his bandmate Frankie Banali. Frankie was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer on April 17, 2019 and given six months to live. He put up an inspiringly brave and courageous 16-month battle to the end and continued playing live as long as he could. Standard chemotherapy stopped working and a series of strokes made the continuation on a clinical trial impossible. He ultimately lost the fight at 7:18 p.m. on August 20 in Los Angeles surrounded by his wife and daughter. Late Friday night (August 21), Chuck tweeted: “I’m completely devastated by the loss of my lifelong friend and musical comrade, Frankie Banali. I first played with Frankie in 1981. It’s hard to fathom that t...
