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Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ Extends Streak Atop Australia’s Albums Chart
Taylor Swift holds onto her Australia chart crown as Folklore (Republic/Universal) holds off new releases from Luke Bryan and In Hearts Wake for a third successive week at No. 1 on the ARIA Chart. Meanwhile, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” (Atlantic/Warner) just misses out on a chart-topping bow on the national singles survey, as Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo’s “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)” (Columbia/Sony) bags a sixth week at the summit. Folklore, which also rules the albums charts in the U.S. and U.K., should continue to chart high after its release on CD in Australia. It’s the only album this year to hold the ARIA No. 1 for more than two weeks. U.S. country star Luke Bryan has his third Top 10 as Born Here Live Here Die Here (Capitol/Universal) starts at No. 2, a new caree...
As Britain Starts Socially-Distanced Gigs, Many Venues Face Closure Amid Pandemic
When Keiron Marshall was 15, he found his way out of a desperate situation with help from an unexpected source: Eric Clapton. The guitar great was host at the first gig Marshall ever went to, and he was joined on stage by Gary Brooker of Procol Harum, The Who’s Pete Townshend and Beatle Ringo Starr. Since then, London’s music scene has been a liferaft for Marshall, a musician who now runs a group of small concert venues with his wife. Growing up in south London, he’d endured racial slurs and regular beatings because of his Pakistani heritage. His uncle was killed in a racially motivated attack; his mother was a heroin addict. But the music scene they know and love may soon be unrecognizable because of the coronavirus pandemic, which has plunged the U.K. economy into its worst recession on ...
Spanish Government Orders Shutdown of Country’s Nightlife Industry
Both Spanish club owners and patrons are reacting to the recent nightlife restrictions brought forth by the country’s Health Minister. In order to combat the rising number of COVID-19 infections in Spain, restrictions on a number of industries have been applied. One of the hardest hit is the nightlife sector, which has been effectively shut down after restrictions led to the closure of all of Spain’s nightclubs and bars. While many countries have implemented attendance limits and reduced hours in order to reduce crowds, the Spanish government has decided to outright close the venues in an effort to reduce transmission of the virus. In a statement obtained by Majorca Daily Bulletin, Joaquim Boadas, the General Secretary of the International Nightlife Associat...
David Guetta Drops Jack Back Remix of Joel Corry and MNEK’s “Head & Heart”
Although he’s been using his main brand for large-scale projects like last month’s New Rave EP with MORTEN, David Guetta has also been using his somewhat under-the-radar alias Jack Back at an increasing rate as of late. What used to be a rare occurrence has now tip-toed towards regularity. For his latest release, he blessed Joel Corry and MNEK‘s summertime single “Head & Heart” with a stripped back yet easily danceable remix. Dialing back the drums and stepping slightly away from the pop-friendly sound of the original, the remix features a bouncing bassline perfect for whenever dance-floors become crowded again. While some parts are quite different, the catchy piano and vocals laid down by the duo are still...
Flux Pavilion Releases “Sink Your Teeth In” from Forthcoming 2020 Album
Flux Pavilion has released a new collaboration with rising indie vocalist Drowsy. “Sink Your Teeth In” highlights his more melodic soundscape, giving us a preview of what’s to come on his upcoming 2020 album. Following a recent collaboration with Feed Me and Meesh, “Survive,” both of these tracks show a transition into a new era of sound for Flux Pavilion. This involves building his own electric guitars and synths while also immersing himself in an array of analogue equipment. Energetic and filled with pumping percussion, “Sink Your Teeth In” is sure to have you on your feet and swaying to the melody. Flux enlisted Drowsy to bring the track together with her angelic vocals. Her smooth and upbeat voice accompanies his trademark catchy melodies to ma...
The Killers Premiere New Single “Dying Breed”: Stream
The Killers are just about one week away from the release of highly anticipated album Imploding the Mirage. In anticipation, they’ve shared a new single called “Dying Breed”. According to an interview with Rolling Stone, the track is a collaboration with producer Flood, who’d previously worked on The Killers’ Sam’s Town. As frontman Brandon Flowers explained, Flood helped to give the song “an industrial vibe.” He added, “What I love about Flood is he doesn’t have a problem x-ing something out if he doesn’t like it. What he did with it was a lot more stark than what we would have done, but it kept the spirit of the song. It has a heart to it that really grabs you.” Editors’ Picks Stream The Killers’ “Dying Breed” below, which follows early singles “My Own Soul’s Warning...
The Problematic Lovecraft and How We Can Flip the Script
H.P. Lovecraft In the 21st century, the horror genre is as deeply indebted to the works of H.P. Lovecraft as generations before were to Poe and Shelly. He’s hiding in the background of every strange tale in modern pop culture. Even when his influence isn’t obvious, dig into any work and you’ll find it; a mycelial network of literary tendrils, all leading back to the weird tales of a peculiar writer from the 1920s and ’30s. His name has become emblematic of a certain kind of terror: “Lovecraftian” — meaning an unknowable, cosmic horror where all experiences and understandings that humankind hold dear melt away into a gulf of incomprehensible sensations and existential panic. But don’t take my word for it, even Stephen King, our very own Master of Horror, admits his Lovecraftian lineage: “Lo...
We’re Like Totally Buggin’: A Clueless Spinoff Series is Coming to Peacock
Ready to be, like, totally buggin’? A Clueless spinoff reboot series is officially coming to NBC’s streaming platform Peacock. The news comes just weeks after the cult classic celebrated its 25th anniversary. The forthcoming TV show will reportedly focus on the character of Dionne, aka Dee, and how she rises to the top of the social ladder at Bronson Alcott High School in the absence of BFF Cher. A fuller synopsis from Deadline further describes the series thusly, “…a baby pink and bisexual blue-tinted, tiny sunglasses-wearing, oat milk latté and Adderall-fueled look at what happens when the high school queen bee Cher disappears and her lifelong No. 2 Dionne steps into Cher’s vacant Air Jordans. How does Dionne deal with the pressures of being the new most popular girl in school, while als...
Bruce Springsteens Calls Lana Del Rey “One of the Best Songwriters in the Country”
Bruce Springsteen (photo by Ben Kaye) and Lana Del Rey (photo by David Brendan Hall) Bruce Springsteen has had Lana Del Rey all over his playlists for years now, but his fandom has just reached new heights. In a recent broadcast on SiriusXM, The Boss called the Norman Fucking Rockwell! mastermind “one of the best songwriters in the country.” Springsteen’s comments came during the latest episode of his ongoing From His Home to Yours SiriusXM series, as Stereogum points out. During the radio show, he played Del Rey’s own 2012 song “American”, which notably name-drops Springsteen. “Springsteen is the king, don’t you think/ I was like, hell yeah that guy can sing,” the track’s lyrics read. “She’s, uh, name checking some guy from New Jersey in there. I’m not sure who,” The Boss joked ...
Bruce Springsteen Thinks Lana Del Rey ‘Is Simply One of the Best Songwriters in the Country’
Lana Del Rey’s been making headlines for not-so-great reasons recently. But people can “cancel” her all they want, and she can still rest easy because Bruce Springsteen thinks she “is simply one of the best songwriters in the country.” Since April, The Boss has taken over his own E-Street Band SiriusXM station to host a From His Home To Yours DJ series, and during the latest episode he played Del Rey’s “American,” which features a lyric about him: “Springsteen is the king, don’t you think/ I was like, hell yeah that guy can sing.” “She’s, uh, name checking some guy from New Jersey in there. I’m not sure who,” Springsteen quipped (via NJ Arts). “She is from New York, and was raised in Lake Placid. Lake Placid, a fabulous little American town where I have spent ...
ARCH ENEMY’s ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ Collaborates With Her Sister On NO JOY’s ‘Dream Rats’ Single
NO JOY, the project of Jasamine White-Gluz, sister of ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz, will release its first full-length album in five years, “Motherhood”, on August 21 via Joyful Noise and on Hand Drawn Dracula in Canada. The official music video for the disc’s new single, “Dream Rats”, featuring a guest appearance by Alissa, will make its online debut this week. The song manages to cram synth choir, blast beats, cowboy leads, and signal-jammed shredding into a radio-friendly three and a half minutes. Alissa stated about her collaboration with her sister: “We are very different in terms of personality and style but somehow ended up in parallel paths! Her music is shoegaze… a foreign world for me… but I see the level of attention to ...
MATT SORUM On Response To Coronavirus Crisis: ‘It’s Time For Musicians And Artists To Have Some Relief’
Former GUNS N’ ROSES drummer Matt Sorum says that his heart goes out to all the musicians around the world who are facing economic hardships because of the coronavirus pandemic. “I get called every day to do a Zoom charity, and this charity, and that charity,” Matt told the “Drum For The Song” podcast, hosted by Dane Campbell, drummer of PHIL CAMPBELL & THE BASTARD SONS (see video below). “That’s been going on for a long time, but in the last four or five months, more than ever. And I always to people, ‘Don’t forget about us musicians.’ “I think there’s some notion that we’re all out here doing this for fun and that we actually don’t have families to feed and bills to pay,” he continued. “An...
