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Ambré Is The Director Of Her Own R&B Movie
When she’s not writing songs with her pal Kehlani or collaborating with folks like Ryan Hemsworth and Pell, New Orleans singer-songwriter Ambré is making movies in her head. She builds characters and narratives in the songs she records under her own name, but it all starts with emotion. One of the biggest is love: whispering about it in the moonlight, hiding from it in school bathroom stalls, cruising with it in a nighttime car ride. She makes love its own character in her own coming-of-age story. Her debut album, Pulp, released in November 2019, undulates with gorgeous, languid R&B that she turns urgent with her lyrics. “Can I practice on you? Can you practice on me, too?” she asks on “Band Practice,” admitting, “Girl, you give me the blues....
Taylor Swift’s Chilly Affair, ‘Paradise’ By Way Of Eric Nam, And More Songs We Love
Ask me which track off of Taylor Swift’s Folklore is my favorite, and you’ll get a different answer depending on the day (or the weather, or the amount of candles I may or may not be burning). Today, it’s “Illicit Affairs,” a slow-building ballad about a secret tryst that is both undeniably Taylor and distinctly Folklore. Prolific producer-sound engineer Jack Antonoff’s influence is there, but Swift’s poignant songwriting dazzles in its own right: “And you wanna scream, don’t call me kid / Don’t call me baby / Look at this godforsaken mess that you’ve made me / You showed me colors you know I can’t see with anyone else.” Chills, mama. Where’s my cardigan? —Sam Manzella You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins ...
All DJ Sets from Tomorrowland’s Virtual Edition are Now Available to Stream
Following its highly publicized foray into the virtual concert space, the organizers of of Tomorrowland have made all of the festival’s DJ sets available for a limited time. Fans who missed the event can purchase access to the “Relive” platform, which features all of the performances from Tomorrowland Around The World. Following the July 26th conclusion of the digital music fest, organizers announced that a staggering 1 million viewers tuned into the livestream from a laundry list of countries and regions. To prepare for the unprecedented version of Tomorrowland, which remains one of the largest and most popular music festivals in the world, representatives erected four intricate green screen studios in Belgium, Brazil, Australia, and the US. The weekend...
OZZY OSBOURNE: ‘I Was Convinced I Was Dying’
Ozzy Osbourne says that he is still “not back to 100 percent” after suffering from several medical issues last year, including a fall, neck surgery and hospitalization for the flu. The legendary heavy metal singer gave an update on his health when he, his wife Sharon and their son Jack took part in a SiriusXM Town Hall interview with Jenny McCarthy, promoting the family’s new Travel Channel show “The Osbournes Want To Believe”. Ozzy said (see video below): “I’m not back to 100 percent. I’m about 75 percent there, but it’s such a slow recovery. Spine surgery is bad news, man. I’ve been in such a bad state with pain; I’m still having a lot of pain. “There was a point I was convinced that I was dying,” he continued....
HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD Releases New Song ‘Idol’ Featuring TECH N9NE
Los Angeles quintet HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD has dropped a blazing new track, “Idol”, featuring a guest appearance from rapper Tech N9ne. Continuing to push the boundaries of ingenuity, “Idol” sees HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD effortlessly blend heavy riffs, huge hooks, dubstep tinged industrial bombast and impassioned lyrical dexterity into a hard hitting sonic canvas that is uniquely and undeniably their own. “Idol” is out now via BMG/Dove & Grenade Media. “Idol” is the first track to be released from the upcoming “Vol. 2” of HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD‘s two-part opus “New Empire”, produced by Matt Good (ASKING ALEXANDRIA, SLEEPING WITH SIRENS). The first part, “New Empire Vol. 1”, was released back in February of this year ...
MEGADETH’s DAVID ELLEFSON Taps TESLA, SACRED REICH, Ex-GUNS N’ ROSES Members For Cover Of DEF LEPPARD’s ‘Wasted’
ELLEFSON, the solo band of Grammy-winning MEGADETH bassist/co-founder David Ellefson, will release “No Cover”, an LP featuring more than 13 cover songs, including classic tracks from MOTÖRHEAD, W.A.S.P., DEF LEPPARD, CHEAP TRICK, QUEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, TWISTED SISTER, FASTWAY, FIGHT, DEAD KENNEDYS, and more, on October 2 via Combat Records. The LP once again features cover art by Melody Myers, who has previously worked with ALTITUDES AND ATTITUDE and ESCAPE THE FATE, among others. ELLEFSON‘s cover version of the DEF LEPPARD song “Wasted”, taken from “No Cover”, can be streamed below. “Wasted” recording lineup: David Ellefson – Bass Thom Hazaert – Lead Vocals Jacob Bunton (Mick Mars, LYNAM) – Vocals Frank Hannon (TESLA) &...
PAIN OF SALVATION Releases Music Video For ‘Restless Boy’
Firmly at the forefront of the progressive rock and metal scenes for nearly three decades now and one of modern rock’s most acclaimed live acts, Sweden’s PAIN OF SALVATION returns with a new studio album titled “Panther” on August 28 via InsideOut Music. The follow-up to 2017’s “In The Passing Light Of Day” was recorded, mixed and produced by Daniel Gildenlöw with Daniel Bergstrand (IN FLAMES, MESHUGGAH, DEVIN TOWNSEND) and comes with a comprehensive artwork-theme with illustrations made by André Meister. The official music video for the album’s second single, “Restless Boy”, can be seen below. The clip was scripted/directed by Lars Ardarve and Daniel Gildenlöw and filmed/edited by Ardarve. Gildenlöw stated: “We are happy an...
Porno For Pyros Play ‘Pets’ and ‘Kimberly Austin’ at Lollapalooza Stream
When Lollapalooza moved its festival from Grant Park in Chicago to everyone’s computer screens due to the pandemic, the longtime music fest also promised the return of Porno For Pyros. And last night (July 31), the original members — Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins and Peter DiStefano with Mike Watt (a member of PFP in 1996-1997) — delivered. The set took place in a Southern California backyard and was performed acoustically. They played their hit, “Pets” off their self-titled 1993 debut as well as “Kimberly Austin,” a deep cut from the 1997 sophomore LP Good God’s Urge. Despite the lack of a mic and the potential need of increasing the volume a little to hear Farrell’s vocals come through at full force, it was a solid set and makes you forget its been years since they all played live ...
Hear Travis Barker and Run the Jewels’ Explosive Collab ‘Forever’
Having already worked together on RTJ2, Run the Jewels and Travis Barker are definitely not strangers at this point. So it should come as no surprise that they rejoined forces on another new tune in the form of “Forever.” Opening with Barker on the drums, which you can see in the mini clip below, Killer Mike and El-P are ready to go into a lyrical battle with strong verses that easily ride the beat. “Rap’s Rasputin, I’m pulling pumps on pompous ass preachers and shooting/ I’m sitting on the last pew, pew-pewing/ One day, the poor will eat the affluent/ Hope you atone for you past doings,” Killer Mike delivers. Meanwhile, El-P responds with, Boulder Dash, you not getting it past rap’s Putin, who ride a horse, bareback, shooting/ A champ in the land of the stupid/ The kind that take the...
Aht Aht Aht: Dr. Dre’s Answer To His Wife Motion For Divorce Reveals There Is A Prenup In Place
Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Back in late June, it was announced that Dr. Dre’s wife Nicole Wolf was moving on to the next episode by filing divorce paperwork citing “irreconcilable differences.” It was believed at the time there was no prenup in place, but that’s not the case at all. TMZ is reporting that Dr. Dre has finally answered his soon-to-be ex-wife’s petition for divorce. In his answer filed by Disso Queen Laura Wasser, Dre states he has no problem providing spousal support for Wolf. But when it comes to deciding who gets what when it comes to property distribution that will be “governed by their prenuptial agreement,” the celebrity gossip site reports. According to TMZ, Wolf did not mention the prenuptial agreement in her petition for divorce, and sources close to her con...
Twitter Permanently Suspends White Supremacist David Duke, Trump Still There, Though
Source: mark peterson / Getty Twitter has permanently suspended the account of David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan leader. However, fellow White Supremacist Donald Trump is still on app acting a fool, per usual. According to the Verge, Duke—a notable fan of Cheeto—got the boot for “repeated violations of the Twitter Rules on hateful conduct” according to a spokesperson from Twitter. Duke had almost 54,000 followers when his Twitter account was shuttered. As for Donald Trump, he currently has 84.4 million followers tuning in to his daily drivel. That’s not counting people who don’t follow him but either check in to keep up with the insanity or see his racist rhetoric RT’d into their timelines. One of the illegitimate President’s latest KKK friendly messages was a dog bark to racists in the ...
Blue Chips: July 2020 in New Hip-Hop
Blue Chips is a monthly rap column that doubles as a scouting report. Each month, SPIN selects a new starting five, a group of rappers who could be Rookie of the Year candidates turned Hall-of-Famers or forgettable flashes in the pan. Only the passing seasons (and the number of streams) will tell. To read previous columns, click here. 30 Deep Grimeyy – “Say Cheese” [embedded content] Did you really listen to “Country Grammar?” Nelly hit the top of the charts while couching the promise of a drive-by in a children’s song. In the second verse, the St. Louis native slyly lets the world know that he and the Lunatics wouldn’t hesitate to shoot up the club. Two decades later, 30 Deep Grimeyy has no patience for sugarcoating the violence in St. Louis. In 2019, CBS declared the Missouri city the mo...
