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Carl Cox on Socially Distanced Nightlife: “It Defies the Ethos of What Brings Us Together”
Before COVID-19 funneled the nightlife industry into a metaphorical wood chipper, fabled DJ and producer Carl Cox was on his typical mission of delivering heart-pumping rave music to the masses. The house music legend has been doing so since the 80s, when he helped to usher in a new era of electronic music in the states. Having witnessed the unwavering ebb and flow in the EDM industry over the years, there is perhaps no one more qualified to assess the current musical zeitgeist than Cox, who recently aired a special performance that moonlighted as an ode to 90s rave music. Cox recently spoke to London-based outlet Evening Standard about the current nightlife landscape in the wake of COVID-19, and his outlook was markedly bleak. Socially distanced club nights are “reall...
This Beekeeper Is Also a DJ and Music Producer Who Creates EDM Songs with His Hives
Bioni Samp is out to prove that beauty is in the eye of the bee-holder. Beekeping and DJing aren’t two hobbies that typically go hand-in-hand, unless you’re Samp, who is harnessing the transcendent nature of electronic music to educate people about the urgency of bee pollination. In a recent feature published in Modern Farmer, Samp waxed poetic about the plight of bees in today’s ecosystem. “Bees can be relaxed and meditative, but they can also be very angry,” he said. “Obviously at the moment, they’re very angry with humans.” On a mission to combat the precarious state of the world’s insect population, Samp has devoted his life to the preservation of bees. As a kid, he vividly remembers driving through the English countryside ...
Skrillex Joins Forces with Kanye West and FKA Twigs on Ty Dolla $ign’s “Ego Death”
Ty Dolla $ign is kicking off his third studio album with a bang, enlisting the help of Skrillex, Kanye West, and FKA Twigs for “Ego Death.” When artists of this caliber get together on a track, you know a behemoth of a single is upon us, and all the chefs in the kitchen came together to collaborate on the ultimate club track. The single immediately smack us in the face with the 90s house sample of Ultra Nate‘s “Free,” leading into the infectious bass progression that will guide us through the rest of the track. It channels the energy West laid down in his 2016 song “Fade,” as Dolla $ign’s signature, smooth vocals deliver the self-esteem bruised croons. When West takes the mic, he throws down timely lines like, “One in four get loc...
Watch Halsey Rehearse Choreography for “Be Kind” Music Video with a Fractured Ankle
Choreography can be challenging even for the most seasoned dancers, but when you add social distancing and a broken ankle to the mix, the stakes are even higher. These are the issues Halsey faced leading up to the debut of the music video for her collaboration with Marshmello titled “Be Kind.” The colorful video spotlights the pop star as she dances around in an otherworldly performance that channels inspiration from Sia and Maddie Ziegler. Halsey shared the rehearsal road bumps with her fans on Twitter, making the end result even more impressive. Writing that the video was “wild to create,” Halsey opened up about the experience in a recent tweet. “Learning choreo on FaceTime, then I broke my ankle, we used a Bolt camera so it w...
SACRED REICH’s PHIL RIND Teams Up With SEPULTURA For Two-Bass Playthrough Of ‘Inner Self’
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MIKE PORTNOY And JOHN PETRUCCI Reunite On DREAM THEATER Guitarist’s New Solo Album, ‘Terminal Velocity’
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Jay-Z’s Made in America 2020 Canceled Due to Pandemic
Jay-Z’s annual festival in Philadelphia, Made in America, won’t take place Labor Day weekend due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement Wednesday, the rap mogul’s Roc Nation company said it plans to produce the popular festival in 2021. “2020 is a year like no other. We are in a pivotal time in this nation’s history. Collectively, we are fighting parallel pandemics, COVID-19, systematic racism and police brutality. Now is the time to protect the health of our artists, fans, partners and community as well as focus on our support for organizations and individuals fighting for social justice and equality in our country. Therefore, the Made In America festival will be rescheduled for Labor Day Weekend 2021,” Roc Nation said in a statement. {“nid”:”8528889″,”t...
What’s Coming to Amazon Prime Video in July 2020
Amazon Prime Video is a maze. Like its global namesake, the streaming service is a digital jungle of titles. That’s why each month Consequence of Sound puts together a full list of new TV and film titles being dropped into the thick of it. July 2020 is not so good, Al. There’s the second season of Hanna, Vivarium is finally streaming without the VOD charge, and, um, we can all revisit the time Owen Wilson got swallowed whole by a snake in 1997’s Anaconda. In terms of other Flicks We’d Maybe Revisit on Rainy Days During the Summer, there’s Michael Mann’s Ali, Rob Zombie’s The Devil’s Rejects, David Fincher’s Panic Room, and Adam Sandler’s underrated turn in Spanglish. Check out the entire list below and act accordingly. To help round out your streaming sessions, be sure to read our recent g...
Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Weezer Reschedule “Hella Mega Tour” Dates
Weezer (photo by Ben Kaye), Green Day (photo by Heather Kaplan), and Fall Out Boy (photo by Philip Cosores) The “Hella Mega Tour” is ready to hit the road — for real this time. Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer have just announced the rescheduled dates of their joint stadium tour for later this fall and into summer 2021. This news arrives just over a month after the bands revealed they would have to delay the tour due to the coronavirus pandemic. The “Hella Mega Tour” now kicks off on November 8th in Perth, Australia and sees the bands perform in various cities across the country and in New Zealand. After that, they will take a break before resuming the stadium jaunt in Europe next summer. That leg kicks off in Paris on June 9th and has the bands playing in London, Glasgow, Dublin, and o...
Vanilla Ice to Play Fourth of July Concert, With 2,500-Person Audience, in Texas
Vanilla Ice’s upcoming concert could prove deadly, and it’s not because he’s playing a dope melody. The “Ice Ice Baby” rapper has announced a Fourth of July concert, with an audience, in the pandemic hotspot of Texas. With a spike in coronavirus cases, Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently ordered the closure of all bars and nightclubs. Restaurant are however allowed to stay open at a 50% capacity, and that’s the legal loophole that’ll allow Vanilla Ice’s concert to move forward as planned. The venue hosting the concert — Emerald Point Bar & Grill in Lake Travis — is considered a restaurant because at least 51% of its sales come from food. As a result, Emerald Point is able to welcome up to 2,500 patrons for its “Independence Day Throwback Beach Party”, which will be headlined by Mr...
