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OVERKILL’s New Album Will Have ‘A Little Bit More Immediacy,’ Says BOBBY ‘BLITZ’ ELLSWORTH
OVERKILL frontman Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth spoke to MetalAsylum.net about the progress of the songriting sessions for the band’s follow-up to 2019’s “The Wings Of War” album. He said (see video below): “Our way of doing things was always face-to-face. Our social media was handshaking. Obviously, we had to embrace it as time went on with regard to what technology is, or you become a dinosaur and you’re left behind. But it’s always been a combination for us — it’s always been guys in a room, we get the ideas down, and then we take those ideas, we take ’em home, and then we use the technology to trade ideas. Instantaneous information. I mean, it’s perfect. So we get the best of both worlds. But under these circumstances, &...
Growing Concerns Poetry Collective Announce New Album Big Dark Bright Futures
Chicago’s own Growing Concerns Poetry Collective have announced their new album, BIG DARK BRIGHT FUTURES. Due out October 16th, the followup to 2017’s We Here: Thank You for Noticing once again reunites filmmaker, poet, and actor McKenzie Chinn; actor and DIY hip-hop prodigy Mykele Deville; and multidisciplinary visual artist/musical composer Jeffrey Michael Austin. In anticipation, they’ve shared a music video for their latest single “Shout Across Mountains”. Written and composed between 2017 and 2019, the new album offers “an emotional, expansive, no-holds-barred journey through both the shadowed valleys and hopeful peaks of our current moment,” a press release notes. The Collective cites influences of Afrofuturism, Solange, and Frank Ocean, insisting that it “finds the common place...
Miley Cyrus Says Her New Album is Inspired by Britney Spears and Metallica
Miley Cyrus wants her new album to be “reflective” of the music she loves, which ranges from “Britney Spears to Metallica.” The pop singer spoke about the forthcoming LP in an interview with French radio station NRJ. She suggested that her new song “Midnight Sky” is one interpretation of those musical ideas, saying, “I think the first single comes with a lot of pressure because it does kind of show everyone where you’re going.” The combination of pop and metal ruled radio in the glam-rock heyday of the 1980s, and glam is certainly a reference for “Midnight Sky”. But it wouldn’t be a surprise if some other songs are wildly different. As Cyrus emphasized, she has wide musical taste. She said, “But again, in my sets, I cover Britney Spears to Metallica, so my record will be reflective of who ...
Phoebe Bridgers, Beck, Jeff Tweedy Cover Daniel Johnston Songs for Livestream Tribute: Watch
Yesterday mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Daniel Johnston. In honor of his memory, Electric Lady Studios organized “Honey, I Sure Miss You”, a livestream tribute headlined by Phoebe Bridgers, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, and Beck. But as it turned out, Johnston himself stole the show in a previously-unreleased home video. The event was named for Johnston’s 1991 track “Honey, I Sure Miss You”, and was organized with the cooperation of the Johnston estate. The musical memorial opened with a teaser of Johnston playing piano, followed by a few words from the man of the hour: “Hello, this is a recorded message,” it begins. “I am Dan Johnston. Though I am not with you physically, I am with you in heart. With all my heart. And I am thinking about you in hope that you are doing fin...
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood Was Hacked to Death By the MPAA
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Radio Public | Stitcher The chains have been broken, Jason Voorhees has emerged from Crystal Lake, and Tommy Jarvis is nowhere to be found. However, there’s another unstoppable force lurking on the shore and in the cabins, one who doesn’t wear a mask. There’s New Blood in the Friday the 13th franchise, and things are getting telekinetic. Focus your senses and join Halloweenies co-hosts Justin Gerber, Mike Vanderbilt, McKenzie Gerber, and special guest Terry Mesnard of Gayly Dreadful. Together, they discuss the “Fri-Gay the 13th” cast experiences, the MPAA demolishing the movie with heavy cuts, Kane Hodder’s “Jason”, and plenty of tangents into Charles in Charge, Highway to Heav...
Mariah Carey Brings ‘Save the Day’ to the 2020 US Open Women’s Final: Watch
Mariah Carey‘s new song “Save the Day” made its way to the 2020 US Open Women’s Final, for which she filmed a special performance that aired on Saturday (Sept. 12). The TV debut of her Ms. Lauryn Hill-assisted hit, filmed at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, showed Carey sitting atop a classy blue car, watching footage of notable women’s tennis players as she sang. “Thank you @USOpen for this amazing TV Premiere of my song ‘Save The Day.’ Couldn’t be more honored and moved to share the message of the song with these incredible female champions,” Carey wrote on Twitter. Her appearance kicked off ESPN’s coverage of the championship event, with Naomi Osaka going up against Victoria Azarenka. ...
Taylor Swift Endorses a ‘The Last Great American Dynasty’ Film Starring Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds
Will Taylor Swift‘s “The Last Great American Dynasty” ever head to the big screen? Well, the casting director would have a head start on their job since Swift has already co-signed on the potential stars of the film. “The Last a Great American Dynasty would make an incredible movie,” Twitter user @TSlifestyle13 suggested earlier this week about the Folklore tune, written about Rebekah Harkness, the Rhode Island socialite who once owned Taylor Swift’s Watch Hill home. “The story is timeless yet unique, the music would be exquisite, and it already has the perfect title. As for the cast: Blake Lively (Rebekah), Ryan Reynolds (Bill), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (neighbor).” To his surprise, that tweet turned into an availability check for the all-s...
Edna Wright, Honey Cone Singer and Sister of Darlene Love, Dies
Edna Wright, best known as the lead singer of The Honey Cone, the girl group that went to No. 1 on the Hot 100 with the song “Want Ads” in 1971, has died. Wright’s sister, singer Darlene Love, confirmed the news of her passing with a statement posted on social media Saturday night (Sept. 12). “I’m in complete shock and so heartbroken by the sudden loss of my beautiful baby sister,” Love wrote on Facebook. “Please keep me and my family in your prayers during this very sad time for us.” “I didn’t just fall into The Honey Cone,” Wright said in an interview in 2019, speaking of her group with Carolyn Willis and Shelly Clark, formed in the late ’60s. “I dreamed of that. I watched Diana Ross. I watched Martha Reeves, and I s...
Anitta Teases Surprise Guest on ‘Me Gusta’
Anitta‘s new single “Me Gusta” will include a very special surprise guest, but she’s not revealing who it is just yet. “Okay… now everybody knows ‘Me gusta’ is coming next Friday,” she tweeted on Saturday (Sept. 12). “Also everybody knows @myketowerspr is featuring on that.” “What you DON’T know (and also I didn’t until last week when my manager surprised me) is that we had another AMAZING artist join the track,” she hinted. “Any guesses?” “Me Gusta,” which also features Myke Towers, is set to be released on Sept. 18. See Anitta’s teaser about the collaboration below. Okay… now everybody knows “Me gusta” is coming next Friday. Also everybody knows @...
Trippie Redd ft. Busta Rhymes “I Got You,” YoungBoy Never Broke Again “Dead Trollz” & More | Daily Visuals 9.11.20
Don’t you just love to see today’s generation of Hip-Hop artists link up with the OG’s and icons that helped paved the way for them to make millions for decades to come. From a Leader of The New School to and teacher in one, Busta Rhymes joins Trippie Redd for his visuals to “I Got You” which finds Bussa Bus teaching Phys Ed in Trippie’s school while Redd helps Busta track down a thick exotic mom who slipped his grasp in the past. Lowkey creepy but aight, b. Elsewhere YoungBoy Never Broke again continues on his hardcore grizzly and in his latest clip to “Dead Trollz,” drops a few shells and catches a body or two with his people riding right beside him. We hope all that toast is fake cause y’all know how 12 be doing. Maxo Kream can attest to that. Check out the rest of today’s drops includi...
3LAU Partners with Blockparty and Slime Sunday to Release Immersive Digital Music Collectibles
The ongoing pandemic has ravaged the live music industry, eliminating shows across the globe at an unprecedented rate. To remedy the loss of live music, many artists have taken to livestreaming services in an attempt to simulate what we once were able to enjoy. 3LAU has taken a different route this time around, partnering with Blockparty and Slime Sunday to provide a unique audiovisual experience. Blockparty is a New York-based company that gives creators a platform to sell digital collectibles. These collectibles can be traded or sold through its own NTF marketplace and creators can then offer rewards to those who purchase the collectibles. 3LAU’s collaboration with Slime Sunday is the first music drop sold on Blockparty’s marketplace and will allow purchasers to reap oth...
“United By Dance” Camping Concert to Be Held At Original Woodstock Site
This month, promoter NYCtophiLA is providing a new opportunity for music lovers to get their fix of live performances before the end of the summer. Their United by Dance concert is slated for September 26th at Yasgur Road, the site of the original Woodstock. Featuring a lineup that includes Tara Brooks, DJ Keoki, Mr Koolaid, DANK, Lady Verse, DJ IDeaL, Gavin Stephenson, Iman Rizky, BBT (DubSnacks) and DJ Fetish, United by Dance promises 18 continuous hours of all things house, tech, and techno. Scheduled for 3PM through 9AM, attendees will be treated to “an intense mega-laser show” and live art installations, and will have the option to camp by their cars in order to make it through the entire night of festivities. Yasgur Road In order to keep all ticket-holders...
