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Reunion Update: Are Juliette And Sam Still Siesta Key ‘Official’?
Kelsey may have screamed, “You don’t f*cking like Sam” at Juliette during the Siesta Key finale, but the “new kingdom” is still going strong. Following the season finale — where Juliette and Sam made it “official” and then had an “insane” Valentine’s Day with one very lavish present (aka a Cartier diamond watch) — Juliette dished about where she stands with Sam right now. “It’s going so good — he met my parents last night!” she gushed to the gang, who gathered virtually at the first-ever SK reunion. “They loved him.” So could the two begin cohabitating anytime soon? “I won’t officially move in with someone until I’m engaged,” Juliette asserted, after Chloe ins...
Bop Shop VMA Edition: Songs From Blackpink, Taylor Swift, And More
Blackpink ft. Selena Gomez: “Ice Cream” Blackpink, VMA-nominated for Best Group, are serving us another mega pop-star collab, only this time, it’s sweet and screams, “Ice Cream.” Selena Gomez joins Lisa, Jennie, Jisoo, and Rosé in a pastel-saturated playground with a different flavor than other recent Blackpink tracks like “How You Like That” and “Kill This Love.” It’s a flirty, fun, and refreshing taste; Gomez and our leading ladies are addictive on this end-of-summer bop, so run, don’t walk, to their truck and help yourself to all of this delicious treat. And once you’re there, good luck getting “ice cream chillin’, chillin’ ice cream, chillin’” out of your head. Enjoy! —Daniel Head You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating shoul...
BTS Want The Disco-Pop Fun Of ‘Dynamite’ To ‘Be Your Energy’
The end of summer might be in sight, but BTS are keeping those sunny days alive. Their latest single, “Dynamite,” premiered last week, bringing a warm, infectious pop tune bolstered by a disco beat — the kind of song that can extend summer by another month or so. And as the group tells MTV News, its bright music is only half the message. “It’s a really fun disco-pop track about doing what we can do, even when things don’t work out as planned,” RM said. J-Hope added an additional splash of goodwill: “We hope this song can be your energy.” The vocals on the sparkling track range from soaring hooks to RM’s more grounded baritone, capturing the full range of expression. “I am kind of in charge of English here, so in many parts of this...
Pasquale Rotella Confirms 2021 Postponement of Insomniac Festivals Due to COVID-19
Insomniac founder Pasquale Rotella took to social media today to share some devastating—if unsurprising—news about the future of his company’s wildly popular dance music festivals in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Nocturnal Wonderland, Escape Psycho Circus, EDC Orlando, and Dreamstate SoCal have all officially been tabled, biting the bullet amid a relentless pandemic that continues to throttle the music community at large. They will now all be planned for unannounced 2021 dates. “As you might have imagined after we moved EDC Las Vegas to May 2021, we will be shifting Nocturnal Wonderland, Escape Psycho Circus, EDC Orlando & Dreamstate SoCal to 2021 as well,” he wrote via Instagram. “While this year has been full of ups and downs, it’s somethi...
EDM.com Presents “Quarantini Chats” Episode #6: BLVK JVCK & iMinikon
Whether they’re bedazzling eggs with rhinestones, baking their own sourdough from scratch, or concocting absurd cocktails, those in the social media community at large have embraced their creativity during their time in quarantine. Harnessing that creativity and manifesting it into the dance music community, EDM.com’s Instagram Live interview series “Quarantini Chats” invites the brightest music producers and DJs in the game to join our platform and craft a custom cocktail as they sip and dive into a wide range of topics. Fresh off the release of BLVK JVCK‘s monster dubstep remix of iMinikon‘s viral single “I’m Tryna,” the blossoming artists are joining EDM.com for the 6th episode of “Quarantini Chats.” Check out the remix h...
Calvin Harris and The Weeknd Return to Funk with New Single “Over Now”
The highly anticipated collaboration between Calvin Harris and The Weeknd is officially out for our listening pleasure and it does not disappoint. The track shows Harris going back to his Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 days with a slow, soulful anthem for the heartbroken souls of the world. Along with the single comes a neon-soaked CGI video that feels like you’ve entered Tron on a psychedelic trip in Miami. “Over Now” is a shimmery piece of funky, R&B-inspired production. The groove-inducing bass guitar paired with the bright synth work is reminiscent of Daft Punk and allows The Weeknd’s signature crooning to take the lead. It’s the ultimate breakup track for anyone who needs to stand their ground to a persistent ex. Last week the two superstars shoc...
MYRNE Releases Pensive New Single “Sleeping On My Own Again”
Having collaborated with the likes of KRANE, Manila Killa, Duumu, Nevve and many more, as well as performed at major shows and festivals across the globe, Singaporean talent MYRNE has certainly established himself as a prominent name within the electronic music scene in the span of just a few years. Following his 2019 debut album In Search Of Solitude, MYRNE is gearing up for the release of his forthcoming EP by dropping yet another teaser track, the soothing single “Sleeping On My Own Again.” Arguably one of MYRNE’s best tunes to date, “Sleeping On My Own Again” is out now via Ultra Music. It starts off with a captivating vocal performance and impactful guitars before lush atmospheres and subtle percussion lead to the drop, which is filled with a seamless series of distorted m...
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Frontman GREG PUCIATO: ‘A Pair Of Questions’ Solo Video
“A Pair Of Questions”, the new video from Greg Puciato, the wildly adaptive musician whose resume ranges from the unpredictable THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN to the pop-infused electro outfit THE BLACK QUEEN and the metal supergroup KILLER BE KILLED, can be seen below. The track is taken from Greg‘s debut solo album, “Child Soldier: Creator Of God”, which will be released on October 23. “I’d been writing for so many different projects, DILLINGER, then THE BLACK QUEEN, and KILLER BE KILLED…and I just kept on writing,” explains Puciato of the 15-song album that sees him singing and performing all instruments, save the drums. “It felt as if I had more to say, but nothing that necessarily filled the script of those bands, so I ended up with som...
JOEY JORDISON’s VIMIC Bandmate KALEN CHASE Believes ‘There’s No Bad Blood’ Between Drummer And SLIPKNOT
In a new interview with IndiePower.com, vocalist Kalen Chase spoke about the current status of VIMIC, his collaboration with Joey Jordison. Jordison formed VIMIC in May 2016 after the breakup of his previous band SCAR THE MARTYR. The former SLIPKNOT drummer later said that he wanted to change the name of the project to “wipe the slate clean” and start afresh. In addition to Kalen and Joey, VIMIC featured guitarists Jed Simon and Steve Marshall, bassist Kyle Konkiel and keyboardist Matt Tarach. In October 2017, it was announced that VIMIC had signed a global deal with Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) and T-Boy Records, UMe‘s label partnership with rock manager Andy Gould. The band’s debut album, “Open Your Omen”, was set to be produced by Jordison and Ka...
The Lone Furrow – Rome
RATING: 8/10 Even the shallowest shuffle through neofolk waters will guarantee an encounter with ROME. JEROME REUTER‘s idiosyncratic outfit have been churning out profoundly atmospheric and often startling records since 2006. But, “The Lone Furrow” promises to be many metal fans’ first taste of the band, thanks in part to Reuter’s recent appearance on ME AND THAT MAN‘s second album and, more pertinently, this album’s cameos from NERGAL, Alan Averill (PRIMORDIAL), Joseph D. Rowland (PALLBEARER) and others. Frankly, even though ROME have never exhibited a clear kinship with metal on a musical level, the band’s catalogue brims with the kind of dark, menacing intensity that many of us demand from more extreme musical fare. Meanwhile, as bands lik...
SEBASTIAN BACH And MICHAEL SWEET Defend KISS Against DEE SNIDER’s Criticism
Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach and STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet have defended KISS after Dee Snider once again criticized Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons for having current KISS members Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer dress up as Peter Criss‘s and Ace Frehley‘s respective “Spaceman” and “Catman” personas. In a recent interview with the “Appetite For Distortion” podcast, the TWISTED SISTER frontman said: “I hate what KISS is doing with Ace and Peter‘s makeup on. I’m not a fan. “When I left TWISTED and I went out at some point doing TWISTED‘s music, I never even thought of calling it TWISTED SISTER without the other four guys. Everyone is saying, ‘But you’re TWISTED SISTER. You wrote the songs.̵...
Time’s Up at 30: Living Colour Reflect on Prophetic Second LP
By 1990, New York City’s Living Colour were one of the hottest new rock bands in America following the success of their debut LP, 1988’s Vivid, and a cherished opening stint on the Rolling Stones’ Steel Wheels tour. “When we got to Time’s Up, we could reach out to all sorts of people and it was kind of wild,” guitarist Vernon Reid says, noting how the band landed most of their cameo wish list for the recording sessions. “I mean, we got one of our heroes, Mr. Richard Penniman, who just passed away, to appear on ‘Elvis Is Dead.’ Mick Jagger also appears on that song. The other special guest we had on there was Maceo Parker. So we had Little Richard and Maceo Parker on the same track. Then we had Queen Latifah come through for ‘Undercover of Darkness,’ Doug E Fresh for ‘Tag Team Partner...
