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RUSH’s GEDDY LEE Pays Tribute To PETE WAY: He Was ‘A True Rock And Roll Character’
RUSH‘s Geddy Lee has paid tribute to iconic bass player Pete Way. The founder of UFO, WAYSTED and, more recently, THE PETE WAY BAND died on Friday (August 14) at the age of 69. He sustained life-threatening injuries in an accident two months ago but fought hard until finally succumbing to those injuries. His wife, Jenny, was at his side. On Saturday, Lee took to his Instagram to write: “Sad to read today about the passing of Pete Way … “I have so many fond and hilarious memories of touring with Pete and UFO back in the late 70’s … “A true rock and roll character …always ‘takin’ the piss’ as they would say in his homeland … “I once asked him about his bass sound and he said, ‘Well, Glee.. it’s uh…...
ANVIL’s STEVE ‘LIPS’ KUDLOW: ‘Music And Concerts Are Gonna Be The Last Thing To Come Back, If They Come Back At All’
ANVIL frontman Steve “Lips” Kudlow was a guest on a recent episode of the “Between Awesome And Disaster” podcast hosted by comedian Will Carey. Speaking about how he is dealing with the coronavirus crisis and what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic, Lips said (hear audio below): “The outside world is upside down. You can’t do anything without worrying about it. We’re at the point where it’s quite concerning in a certain sense. I’ve gotta see how it all turns out, but I think music and concerts are gonna be the last thing to come back, if they come back at all. “There’s a part of me that’s saying, ‘This virus is not gonna go away,'” he continued. “No, I don’t see it. And all the cl...
Saffron Launches Tech-Focused Membership Program for Womxn in Electronic Music
Music tech initiative Saffron is ameliorating a gender imbalance in the field with the launch of new club memberships. Created in 2015, the Bristol-based organization operates as a record label and additionally offers training programs in the fields of music production and sound engineering. Saffron’s mission seeks to advance gender equality in the music tech space, a field which the organization notes consists of just 5% womxn today. The organization’s new membership programs are specifically geared towards developing a community of women, non-binary, and non-gender conforming people, and will provide education and training on several essential functions within the music tech landscape. The membership programs are broken out into three tiers: “Supporter,” Sustainer...
Rezz Drops Mechanized Remix of Porter Robinson’s ‘shehealseverything”
After teasing a clip earlier in the week and subsequently stoking the flames of excitement in her cult following, REZZ released a remix of Porter Robinson‘s “shehealseverything.” This marks the second release in the past month on her “secret tunes” account after July’s Melanie Martinez remix. While Porter’s original feels like a neon-tinged dreamscape, REZZ’s revision feels more like a darkened nightmare you don’t want to wake up from. Maintaining key aspects from the original, in true REZZ fashion, the bass is dialed up and arranged to sound like a stomping, mechanical behemoth. As many fans know, this is not the first time REZZ has remixed one of the Worlds producer’s tunes. Back in the fall of 2018, the goggle-c...
Shaq to Perform Virtual DJ Set for Penn State University Students
The biggest DJ in the world, Shaquille O’Neal aka DJ Diesel, is set to perform for new and returning Penn State University students later this week. Known for his hard-hitting mix of bass heaters, the NBA legend has performed at major dance music events like Tomorrowland, Lost Lands, Miami Music Week, and more. In addition to his on-stage presence, he’s released tunes with Nitti Gritti, Riot Ten, NGHTMRE, and most recently Eliminate. Hosted by the school’s Student Programming Association and funded by the students’ activity fees, the performance is free for all students who register. To ensure its exclusivity to Penn State, the show will be hosted on Zoom. Shaquille O’Neal’s Penn State University Student Programming Association perfo...
Lauren London Remembers Nipsey Hussle on Late Rapper’s 35th Birthday: ‘I Know You Walk With Me’
Lauren London is remembering her late boyfriend Nipsey Hussle on what would’ve been the late rapper’s 35th birthday. The actress took to Instagram on Saturday (Aug. 15) to share a heartfelt tribute to the late Los Angeles hip-hip star, who was murdered in March 2019. “King Ermias Best friend Twin Flame Greatest Teacher Beautiful Strong Vessel The Spiritual Giant that walked Earth,” London captioned a black-and-white portrait of Hussle. “‘I Miss You’ will never be deep enough for the void left in my soul. Yet, I know you walk with me — always still. Happy 35th Eternally Yours, Boogie.” Hussle, born Ermias Asghedom, was killed outside of his L.A. clothing store last year. He was 33. The hip-hop star posthumously won multiple Grammys at th...
Iggy Azalea Teases New Music, Shows Off Tiny Post-Baby Waist in Tie-Dye Dress
Iggy Azalea continues to show off her amazing post-baby body. The 30-year-old Australian rapper, who revealed in June that she gave birth to a baby boy named Onyx, took to Instagram on Saturday (Aug. 15) to show off her tiny waist in a colorful tie-dye dress from online fashion retailer Fashion Nova. Azalea has regularly been sharing photos of her stunning physique since the arrival of her son, including an ab-baring pic of herself posing in a neon orange bikini and another of her flaunting a gym-ready purple ensemble. Iggy hasn’t spoken out publicly about the identity of baby Onyx’s father, but she’s been in a long-term, off-and-on relationship with fellow rapper Playboi Carti since 2018. Meanwhile, the Aussie hip-hop star also revealed that she a new song with Tinashe c...
Elvis Costello Details New Album Hey Clockface, Shares “We Are All Cowards Now”: Stream
Elvis Costello has announced his 31st (!) studio album, Hey Clockface. The follow-up to 2018’s Look Now arrives October 30th, and Costello is heralding the news with his latest single, “We Are All Cowards Now”. Hey Clockface is a trans-Atlantic undertaking, with recording taking place in Helsinki, Paris, and New York, three cities which became integral plot points in the album’s story. At Helsinki’s Suomenlinnan Studios, Costello wrote and recorded the first three singles, “We Are All Cowards Now” and early previews “Hetty O’Hara Confidential” and “No Flag”. Immediately afterward, the veteran songwriter visited France for a weekend session at Les Studios Saint Germain. He played with a new ensemble dubbed Le Quintette Saint Germain, led by his old pal and longtime Attraction member St...
Seether Premiere Powerful Video for Heavy New Song “Beg”: Watch
Seether are getting set to release their new album, Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, and the band has teamed up with Heavy Consequence to premiere the video for the crushing new song “Beg”. The track is one of the heaviest songs Seether have ever released, with frontman Shaun Morgan delivering a thunderous scream of “Beg motherf**ker” in the chorus. It’s an intense track that’s made even more powerful by its compelling music video. The animated clip portrays a young girl who grows up to exact revenge on her childhood abuser. It was directed by Turkish video-maker Mertcan Mertbilek. “This is our second collaboration with Mertcan, and I wanted to get his interpretation of the lyrics,” Morgan tells us. “I sketched a rough idea and he ran with it to create a video that I think is powerful and provoc...
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Dua Lipa Shares New Video for “Levitating” Remix Featuring Missy Elliott and Madonna: Watch [Updated]
“Levitating” remix featuring Missy Elliott, Dua Lipa, The Blessed Madonna, and Madonna Already one of our favorite albums of the year, Future Nostalgia had us up off the quarantine couch and bopping around in our pjs. But Dua Lipa isn’t quite done partying to that record — she’s actually just getting started. Later this month, the pop star will release a new remix album, Club Future Nostalgia, that will bring the original LP further into nightlife rotation. To tease this forthcoming project, Lipa is sharing a rework of “Levitating”, and it features some folks who pretty much grew up on the dance floor: Madonna, Missy Elliott, and The Blessed Madonna, the house/techno producer formerly known as The Black Madonna. Given this star-studded assemblage, it’s no wonder the new ve...
Song of the Week: Orville Peck and Shania Twain Play by Their Own Rules on “Legends Never Die”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify New Sounds playlist. Today’s world feels a bit like the wild, wild west, doesn’t it? The more we get used to our new normal, the less it all makes sense. Between the pandemic, the much-needed Black Lives Matter protests, the upcoming election, and social distancing, this summer has been a lot, to say the least. Luckily for us, we got a slight reprieve from the madness this week from Orville Peck via his brand-new EP, Show Pony. The six-song collection from the mysterious country singer includes our Song of the Week, “Legends Never Die”, a duet with one country legend that’s hard not to recognize: Shania Twain. “Legends Never Die” is a timeless, classic...
Damian Lillard Drops ‘Live From the Bubble’ EP Hours After Dropping 31 Points on the Grizzlies to Secure Playoff Spot
Hours after the Portland Trail Blazers secured a playoff spot with a(nother) thrilling win against the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA’s first ever play-in game, Damian Lillard dropped a surprise EP under his rap moniker Dame D.O.L.L.A. Aptly titled Live From the Bubble, the three-song album comprises two tracks The Letter O wrote from his hotel room in Orlando (“I’m Him,” “They Know” featuring Jane Handcock) and “No Punches,” which was taken from his 2017 album Confirmed. Live From the Bubble is Dame D.O.L.L.A.’s third SoundCloud release of the year, following Money Talk and Pressure: Vol. 1. Stream the EP below. When he wasn’t recording fire tracks, the 5x All-Star was scorching opponents in the “bubble” over the past few weeks. Since the NBA Restart tipped off on J...
