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Moore Kismet Hits Sonic Gold with New EP “Revenge of the Unicorns”
At only 15-years-old, electronic producer Moore Kismet is quickly growing into one of the most promising and forward thinking artists of their time. This year, they’ve already performed livestream sets for HARD Summer‘s Virtual Rave-a-Thon series and Brownies & Lemonade‘s Digital Mirage 2, and today, they’re continuing the momentum with the release of Revenge of the Unicorns. Comprised of six new tracks, Revenge of the Unicorns is the artist’s third in just two years, out via Never Say Die. Favorites include “Self Expression,” an electro funk-infused showstopper premiered by EDM.com, and “Flair” featuring Momma Kismet, the artist’s mother. From the quirk-filled dreamy soundscapes of “Flair” and ...
Markus Schulz, Morgan Page, More to Play Groove Cruise’s “Virtual Sail Aways Live”
After two successful digital voyages this year, Groove Cruise is back with its end of summer “Virtual Sail Aways” livestream event, returning August 21st to 23rd. Continuing the ethos from the previous events, viewers will be able to donate in exchange for rewards on the Groove Cruise Twitch channel. Proceeds will go to the artists and the Whet Foundation, a nonprofit that gives back to those facing hardships and creates experiences for underprivileged children in South Florida, the Caribbean, and Mexico. Joining this round of festivities will be over 30 DJs and vocalists, including Markus Schulz, Morgan Page, Nifra, Emma Hewitt, and more. Groove Cruise will be returning their “Night Swim After Hours,” which is now famous for lasting 24 hours pa...
Listen to the Debut Compilation from RL Grime’s Sable Valley Imprint
Early last year, RL Grime launched his Sable Valley imprint, which has since featured releases from artists such as Juelz, Montell2099, ALRT, and many more. After dropping a teaser mix earlier this week, he has now released his first label compilation entitled Sable Valley Summer Vol. 1. Sable Valley Summer Vol. 1 is overflowing with talent, much of which RL Grime has showcased in the past. Knock2, Cozway, Lemay, Kumarion, and more young guns have all been included in this 15-track collection. As we know from the label’s previous releases, Sable Valley has consistently signed artists that push the envelope and this compilation is no exception. RL Grime sets the tone for the record from the get-go with his highly anticipated collaboration with Whet...
Madeon Delivers Highly Anticipated Single “The Prince”
Last year, Madeon released a strong contender for the best dance music album of the year with his sophomore LP, Good Faith. He returned last month for a remix of “Fear No More” featuring hip-hop duo EARTHGANG and recently released a music video for his track “Miracle,” directed by Game Of Thrones star Lena Headey and starring Maisie Williams. After teasing the new single last week, he has now released “The Prince.” “The Prince” captures the essence of Good Faith, albeit with a more melancholy feel. It opens with a thick tom fill that then leads into a slow-burning bassline. As the cut approaches its halfway point, the finer details in the mix intensify. “The Prince” feels familiar and brand new all at once, emphasiz...
The Weeknd Unearths Remix of Lana Del Rey’s ‘Money Power Glory’
Despite the Weeknd’s major label debut Kiss Land coming out seven years ago, it topped iTunes’ R&B chart for the first time this week. To celebrate the unexpected achievement, Abel Tesfaye decided to feature “a collection of records that inspired the universe and a few songs and ideas that didn’t make the album” during the latest episode of his Memento Mori radio show Friday night. He played a number of unreleased tracks and outtakes as a “special thank you episode to the fans for showing so much love to kiss land this week,” and threw in a few other surprises, including a remix of Lana Del Rey’s Ultraviolence track “Money Power Glory.” Though the song was never properly released, the singers would go on to collaborate on Del Rey’s “Lust For Life” in ...
Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold Debuts New Song “Featherweight” During Livestream: Watch
Some of the biggest names in indie rock got together virtually on Friday night to perform at Vote Ready, a Concert for Voter Registration, which was exactly what it sounded like. Arguably the most exciting set came from Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold, because he debuted a new song called “Featherweight” that’s four minutes of pure bliss. Pecknold started off the livestream by thanking viewers for registering to vote before introducing drummer Joshua Jaeger (Angel Olsen) and Holy Hive singer Paul Spring. At the midpoint of their three-song set came the new song, “Featherweight”. A dark and skeptical folk number, it almost sounds like a stripped-down Fleet Foxes covering A Moon Shaped Pool. The new track was sandwiched between a pair of covers. First came a spirited, uptempo cover of Arthu...
Lawsuit Against Lizzo Over “Truth Hurts” Royalties Dismissed
Lizzo may finally get some peace and quiet after last year’s nonstop lawsuits. On Friday afternoon, a California federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against the breakout pop star over credits on her hit “Truth Hurts”. Last fall, songwriters Justin and Jeremiah Raisen accused Lizzo of plagiarizing the “Truth Hurts” lyric “I just took a DNA test/ Turns out I’m 100% that bitch” from “Healthy”, a collaborative demo they made together with the Cuz I Love You singer, Jesse Saint John, and Yves Rothman in April 2017. Lizzo pushed back by suing the Raisens and Yves Rothman, and instead granted a songwriting credit to Mina Lioness, the Twitter user whose original joke inspired the lyric. Then in February, the Raisens filed a countersuit against Lizzo to demand credit and royalties from “Truth Hurts”,...
Taylor Swift Slams Trump for “Calculated Dismantling” of USPS
The rise of Political Taylor Swift continues as the pop star has taken a swipe at Donald Trump over the worsening crisis with the US Postal Service. For those unaware, Trump recently admitted that he was holding up funding of the USPS — which has been removing mailboxes and sorting machines across the country — because of mail-in voting. He then said he’d only compromise on funding the vital service if Democrats caved on Republican’s demands for COVID-19 relief. Many see Trump’s crass handling of the situation as a corrupt attempt to sabotage the election, and that includes T. Swift. “Trump’s calculated dismantling of USPS proves one thing clearly: He is WELL AWARE that we do not want him as our president,” she wrote in a tweet. “He’s chosen to blatantly cheat and put millions of Americans...
Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen Debuts New Song, Plays “Saint Nothing” on Livestream: Watch
On Friday night, everyone from Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold to The War on Drugs participated in the Vote Ready, a Concert for Voter Registration livestream. While most of the sets were filled with comforting covers and stripped-down renditions of classics, a few artists used the opportunity to debut new material, including Grizzly Bear and Department of Eagles singer-guitarist Daniel Rossen. Rossen played two tracks in total, opening with the nameless new song. The six-minute-long number saw the virtuoso churning out gorgeous, acoustic, classical guitar melodies that change pace and mood throughout. Afterwards, he immediately turned to the piano to play his 2012 ballad “Saint Nothing”. Watch the full set below. Last year, Rossen published an essay on his website explaining his slow retreat ...
Taylor Swift Calls Out Trump for ‘Calculated Dismantling of USPS,’ Urges Fans to ‘Vote Early’
Taylor Swift took to Twitter on Saturday to slam Donald Trump for tampering with the U.S. Postal Service so close to the 2020 election. “Trump’s calculated dismantling of USPS proves one thing clearly: He is WELL AWARE that we do not want him as our president,” she wrote. “He’s chosen to blatantly cheat and put millions of Americans’ lives at risk in an effort to hold on to power.” The president has recently gone to great lengths to attack USPS ahead of November, including tweets casting doubt about the validity of mail-in voting; hiring a Postmaster General (who happens to be a major Trump donor) that wants to uproot the service; removing physical mailboxes; and literally dismantling mail-sorting machines in an attempt to force voters to polling places during the pandemic. “Donald T...
SCORPIONS Aren’t Interested In Playing Drive-In Concerts: ‘It Doesn’t Have Any Atmosphere’
In a recent interview with “Pollstar Live! Digital Session”, guitarist Matthias Jabs ruled out the possibility of SCORPIONS playing drive-in concerts in the future. “The SCORPIONS aren’t [interested in playing] those — how do you call it? The car, movie-theater type of shows,” he said (see video below). “It doesn’t have any atmosphere, I don’t think, for the audience, and especially not for the bands. You need to be able to communicate with the audience, and that’s the same thing if you do, like, livestreamed shows in someone’s studio without an audience. It gives people something to watch, but for the artist, especially for a band like the SCORPIONS [which] loves to communicate with the audience. What are you gonna do? You can ma...
Cactides – Titan To Tachyons
RATING: 8.5/10 At a time when the outside world seems more menacing and hostile than ever before, “Cactides” is an album you can crawl into and hibernate from the insanity. Led by relentlessly ingenious guitarist Sally Gates, this avant-metal trio make music that defies the usual laws of melodic physics, slamming angular noise rock, free jazz and monolithic post-metal together in a bewildering shower of malformed, monochrome sparks. Opener “Morphing Machineminds” is simply staggering: six minutes of flailing riffs, deeply wonky detours and clangorous crescendos, it ebbs and flows through warped vistas and semi-improvised bliss, before reaching a grinding halt that will make all but the most adventurous listeners wonder exactly what the fuck just happened. Significan...
