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MÖTLEY CRÜE’s NIKKI SIXX Says He Is The Most Underrated Bass Player Ever
Nikki Sixx says that he doesn’t get the credit that he deserves as a bass player. The MÖTLEY CRÜE rocker addressed his standing on the list of low-end masters who seem to fall through the cracks of too many bass conversations while answering questions on Twitter. Asked by one follower to name “the most underrated bass player ever,” Sixx replied simply: “Me”. In a 2015 interview with For Bass Players Only, Sixx said that he was “drawn to the simplicity” of a bass guitar as a songwriter. “I love basically writing in the simplest form, and then I figure out what that means — ‘Is this a ballad? Is this a pop song? Is this a heavy metal song?'” he explained. “A lot of time some of our songs, our heavier songs, I’ll play the...
Bully Conquer ‘Paranoia,’ Challenge Societal Norms on SUGAREGG
Alicia Bognanno used to experience a persistent anxiety about her work: needing to be at the center of the entire music creation process. The Nashville indie-rocker’s Bipolar 2 disorder enlarged those fears tenfold. “With [Bully’s 2017 LP, Losing], I kind of had it stuck in my head that I was more concerned about how the record was going to be received and a little bit more concerned about what other people want to hear and what they think is ‘cool,’” she tells SPIN. “I also felt in the past that I had a responsibility to produce my own records because I had something to prove, like I needed to prove I could do it. And if I wasn’t tracking them myself then I wasn’t showing people that I was capable.” Bognanno escaped that thinking by finding a suitable treatment for her disorder. Insp...
Nickelback Follow Korn By Covering Charlie Daniels’ ‘Devil Went Down to Georgia’
The passing of country icon Charlie Daniels on July 6 has now inspired aural tributes from a pair of seemingly unlikely sources: ’90s nü-metal progenitors Korn and Canadian hitmakers Nickelback. Both lineups took on the classic 1979 hit “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” in their own signature styles. Korn, who previously covered artists ranging from Cameo (“Word Up”) to Cheech & Chong (“Earache My Eye”), teamed up with Southern rapper Yelawolf, for their version of “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” which dropped July 28. Nickelback’s version of the classic country epic offers up metallic guitars and speedy shredding in place of the classic fiddle, while their accompanying cartoon video shows a red devil rocking out on a double-neck guitar. Singer Chad Kroeger even drops in an F-bomb int...
White House Reporter Finally Asks Donald Trump Does He Regret Lying To The American People
Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty For nearly four years, we have watched in horror as Donald Trump, and his cronies stepped up to the people’s podium in the White House briefing room and spewed lies. One reporter has had enough and finally asked Trump the question his fellow colleagues should have been asked him. Huffington Post journalist, Shirish (S.V.) Dáte risked it all yesterday during Donald Trump’s rally events disguised as “coronavirus briefings” and asked Trump the one question honestly we have all wanted to ask the orange menace. When Date got called on by the so-called president to present his question, he asked: “Mr. President, after three-and-a-half years, do you regret at all, all the lying you’ve done to the American people? On everything?” You can literally see the questio...
Cardi B Claps Back At Carole Baskin: “You Killed Your Goddamn Husband”
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz The response to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” has been sort of a mixed bag with some people praising the collaboration and others, well, not so much. But we bet no one saw Tiger King “villain” Carole Baskin hoping on the “WAP” slander bandwagon and not for sexualizing women or anything like that, but for using tigers in her video. Unfortunately for the Tiger King co-star, Cardi B had a little time and not only put her in her place, but reminded everyone of her alleged crime. The Huffpost is reporting that Cardi responded to Baskin telling Entertainment Weekly that she felt Cardi and Megan used tigers that were likely abused in order to be tamed for their visuals to “WAP” and worried that would just lead to more animal cruelty for future vis...
Dolly Parton Speaks Out In Support Of Black Lives Matter
Source: Jim Dyson / Getty Dolly Parton is shaking the table for her fan base and has no remorse. During her interview with Billboard magazine, the country icon spoke out in support of Black Lives Matter, calling on her fans to show support for equality before noting the importance of everyone’s voices being heard and represented. “I understand people having to make themselves known and felt and seen,” Dolly Parton said. “And of course Black lives matter. Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No!” Country Music Queen also expounded on her decision to rename her “Dixie Stampede” dinner attraction in 2018, after it was called a “lily-white kitsch extravaganza that play-acts the Civil War but never once mentions slavery” in a 2017 Slate article. The Southern-th...
#FreeFortnite: Epic Games Claps Back At Apple & Google By Suing Both Companies
Source: Fortnite / Epic Games Thursday (Aug.13), the gaming community was thrown for a loop after Apple decided to boot Fortnite from its App store. Not too soon after, Google followed suit removing the highly-addictive game from its Google Play store. Now the game studio has clapped back at both tech giants. #FreeFortnite, that’s what Epic Games is screaming after both companies were not feeling the fact the studio decided it was tired of paying the 30% revenue cut both Apple and Google get for in-game purchases. The decision to remove Fornite from the App Store and Google Play Store came immediately after Epic Games announced that players will get a 20% discount when they purchase the game’s in-game currency, V-Bucks, directly from the Epic Games store. Defending its decision, Google sta...
Watch Above & Beyond Perform Haunting Cover of Opening Theme from Cult 90’s Series “Twin Peaks”
A bona fide must-watch for Above & Beyond fans. To this day, Above & Beyond remains the most versatile act in the electronic music industry. Time and again, the fabled trance trio move the genre needle forward with each remarkable release they offer their diehard fans. Above & Beyond have now gone the acoustic route, delivering a stunning cover of Julee Cruise‘s “Falling,” the opening theme song of David Lynch’s cult 90’s series Twin Peaks. The Grammy Award-nominated triad joined forces with their live band as well as frequent collaborator Zoë Johnston to record the cover, sharing a scintillating video via YouTube in which each musical component is illuminated. The video allows fans to gauge the intricate moving parts of Above & Beyond̵...
Win Limited Edition Merch from Tiësto’s Record Label, Musical Freedom
Enter the giveaway now to win some special threads from the renowned dance label. To celebrate the release of Musical Freedom‘s expansive Unlimited compilation, Tiësto‘s venerated record label has teamed up with EDM.com to give away one limited edition merchandise item from its collection. Fans can enter the giveaway and check out the album below, which features a slew of thunderous electronic tracks from the likes of Cheyenne Giles, SWACQ, Sikdope, Breathe Carolina, and, of course, Tiësto, among many others. View the original article to see embedded media. View the original article to see embedded media. FOLLOW MUSICAL FREEDOM: Website: musicalfreedom.comFacebook: facebook.com/musicalfreedomTwitter: twitter.com/musicalfreedomInstagram: instagram.com/MusicalFreedomYouTube:...
KSHMR Turns Back the Clock with Emphatic Cover of MGMT’s “Kids”
A week after unveiling a new alias, KSHMR refuses to take his foot off the gas pedal. Just one week after the unveiling of his newly minted alias Dreamz, KSHMR has released a jaw-dropping remix of MGMT‘s iconic single “Kids.” Teaming up with Italian producer Stefy De Cicco, KSHMR turned back the clock to offer up a sun-kissed rendition of “Kids” that yearns for summer. The two artists produce a shimmering take on the MGMT classic, dunking it into a future house batter to deliver a radio-ready rendition. It’s the vocal, however, that allows the single to erupt into the stratosphere. Covering a song of this magnitude is no easy task, but Toronto-born singer-songwriter MKLA does an extraordinary job of paying homage to MGMT’s lyrics while deliver...
No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem: Kaskade and Mr. Tape Drop Nasty House Single “Hand Hip”
The duo has once again concocted an intoxicating house formula and bottled it for the masses. Perhaps no EDM artist has remained busier over the course of the global lockdown than Grammy Award-nominated dance music vet Kaskade, who has released a whirring bevy of new music in recent weeks. His latest comes in the form of a joint effort with frequent collaborator Mr. Tape, who helps Kaskade drop a house anthem oozing with the spirit and empathic oomph of a club heater. “Hand Hip” is house bop that moonlights as a phlegmatic middle finger to COVID-19, urging listeners to dance instead of wallow. “No shoes, no shirt, no problem / just shake that naked bottom,” Mr. Tape exclaims as he incites a deep house fracas. You can feel the sass as the refrain chugs along, am...
Kane Brown on How He Recruited Swae Lee, Khalid, Nelly and John Legend For ‘Mixtape Vol. 1′
Kane Brown’s Mixtape Vol 1, out today (Aug. 14), shows off the country star’s range, whether it’s duetting with Nelly on the breezy “Cool Again,” his gorgeous ballad with John Legend, “Last Time I Say Sorry,” and, of course, his current rising pop hit, “Be Like That,” featuring Swae Lee and Khalid. The 7-track set also includes three previously unreleased songs including “Worship You,” a radiant ode to his wife. For Brown, the musical statement comes as he’s writing via Zoom for his first full-length album since 2018’s Experiment, but admits he’s sheltering quietly in place during the pandemic. “I’ve been trying to stay off social media as much as possible during this time, hang out with family and watch my baby girl while we have this time,” he tells Billboard. {“nid”:&#...
