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Shyne Running For Political Office In Belize, Diddy Shows Support
Source: photo: WENN It has been more than 15-years since Shyne was signed to Bad Boy, but that’s not stopping Diddy from showing his support. According to published reports, on Sunday (Jun 28) Diddy took to Instagram, to offer his support for his former artist, by announcing that Shyne was running for the Belize House of Representatives. “BELIZE I’m so proud of my brother @shyne_bz and the journey he is on,” Diddy wrote on Instagram. “He is running for the House of Representatives and needs your support. #BadBoy4Life” Shyne, whose name is Moses Michael Levi Barrow, is the son of Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow, who became the first Black prime minister of Belize in 2008, was nominated by the United Democratic Party to stand as a candidate for the Belize House of Representatives for the e...
HHW Gaming: New ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ Season 4 Udpate Adding Limited-Time 200 Player-Matches
Source: Activision / Infinity Ward Call of Duty: Warzone just got even bigger, and we’re not just talking about download size either. Announced today (Jun.29), Warzone will be getting another seasonal update that will introduce a new limited-time 200 Player Battle Royale mode that will push the number of combatants on the virtual battlefield up. Initially, only up to 150 players can battle it out on the Verdansk map. When the new update goes live June 29 at 11pm PT and on June 30 at 2am ET/7am BST, the number will increase to an astounding 200 players in Battle Royale Quads. That’s not all that’s coming with the update. A new weapon, map, operator, and much more are on the way as well. Snipers, this update favors you thanks to a new sniper rifle called the Rytec AMR. The new weapon joins t...
EDM.com to Host “Ultra Music x Pioneer DJ Takeover” for the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund
Ultra Music has partnered with Pioneer DJ to bring you a mammoth livestream event tomorrow, June 30th, hosted by EDM.com. Featuring five exclusive performances, the “Ultra Music x Pioneer DJ Takeover” event will benefit the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund, which supports those in the music community experiencing the pitfalls of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kicking off the stream will be rising Indonesian DJ Dipha Barus, who will start the party at 4PM PDT (7PM ET). Dual threat DJ and singer Anabel Englund will then take the virtual stage before blossoming New York-based producer GATTÜSO, who is fresh off the release of a gargantuan collaboration with Laidback Luke. Famed Swedish duo Icona Pop will follow with their sun-kissed electropop sound before Singaporean sta...
SLANDER Announce Launch of Their Own Space-Themed Music Festival After the Pandemic
As many local governments continue to navigate the painful process of reopening their nightlife and hospitality industries, many artists, promoters, venue owners, and music industry professionals are looking to the future. Enter SLANDER, the barnstorming future bass and dubstep duo who took to social media this morning to announce their plans of hosting their own “Melodic Bass Festival” after the COVID-19 pandemic. SLANDER took to Twitter to announce the fest, writing, “When the pandemic is over we’ll be starting our own Melodic Bass Festival!” They also said the festival’s theme will be “outer space” and called on fans to drop in with suggestions for the event’s official name and artists to book. They also said that whichever fan propos...
Decadon Earns His Crown as “The Don” with New EP
Denver-based musician Decadon is one of bass music’s brightest rising stars. He’s proven that sentiment time and time again with his unique blend of hard rock guitar riffs and relentless bass sounds. Now, he’s back to cement his title as The Don with a new EP of the same name. Decadon’s latest is a heavy-hitter by all accounts, showcasing his talent for creating genre-bending earworms and bringing forth something new to the realm of dubstep. His The Don EP represents some of his best work to date. EP opener “Say Hello” kicks things off in a big way with one of cinema’s most recognizable quotes from Scarface and an energy that lets us know that The Don isn’t playing around. The guitar riffs in the buildup do...
R&B Legend Erykah Badu Makes Suprise Appearance at Marc Rebillet Drive-In Show
During one of the final stops on his trendsetting drive-in theater tour, the unpredictable loop station maestro Marc Rebillet was joined by a special guest of truly epic proportions. Unannounced and unaware, fans were stunned to see the illustrious Erykah Badu take the stage at the Coyote Drive-In in Fort Worth, Texas over the weekend. Considering Rebillet never has a setlist and improvises each and every performance, creating every track on the spot, fans were blown away at how seamlessly the two artists collaborated. As you can see from the short clip below posted on Twitter, the duo had a lot of fun letting loose during a time where there are almost no concerts. The featured clip is quite short, but those who weren’t able to make it to the Texas outing might be in ...
MTV VMAs Will Take Place in August With ‘Limited or No Audience’
With or without an audience, the MTV Video Music Awards are happening this summer. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced, during his Monday press briefing, that the yearly award show is slated to take place on Aug. 30 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. His award-show revelation came as he announced that New York City will be entering Phase III of reopening on July 6. A slide on display during to Cuomo’s briefing read that “the event will follow all safety guidance, including limited or no audience.” But, as MTV shared after Cuomo’s announcement, the event won’t be limited to just Brooklyn, it’ll travel throughout the city. Performances will take place in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island for the show. “Show producers alongside Barclays Center management have been working ...
Jefferson Starship on 45 Years of Red Octopus
Kyle Meredith With… Jefferson Starship Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public Jefferson Starship member David Freiberg jumps on the line with Kyle Meredith to discuss the 45th anniversary of the band’s sophomore album, Red Octopus. The singer and multi-instrumentalist talks about the variation of styles heard on the record, how the band kept a family environment amidst a revolving door of members, and how “Miracle” became an unlikely hit. Freiberg then goes on to give us a scoop on the band’s upcoming album Mother of the Sun — their first since 2008 — and its first two singles: one of which was written by the retired Grace Slick and the other a tribute to founding member Paul Kantner. Kyle Meredith With...
Reddit Bans Popular Donald Trump Subreddit for Hate Speech
The popular subreddit r/The_Donald, home to many Donald Trump supporters and one of the nastiest, most unwelcoming places on the Internet for years, is officially no more. The virtual hive for MAGA fanatics has been banned by the higher-ups at Reddit due to newly defined hates speech guidelines. Reddit’s updated anti-hate speech measures led to the shut down of nearly 2,000 other subreddits, including r/darkhumorandmemes, r/gendercritical, and r/wojack. All had allegedly been in violation of the site’s updated content policy page, which declares that subreddits and users who “incite violence or that promote hate based on identity or vulnerability will be banned.” The new policies are a huge about-face for a website that long resisted calls to police even its most egregious content und...
Thom Yorke Reveals Second Sonos Radio Mix: Stream
In the past, Thom Yorke has provided the BBC with sleepy bedtime music, as well as more experimental playlists. Lately, the Radiohead frontman has been lending his curatorial skills to Sonos Radio, where he’s in charge of a 24-hour station called “In the Absence Thereof”. Last month, we got a taste of his first Sonos Radio mix, an expansive collection featuring everything from Iggy Pop and James Blake to Duke Ellington and Oneohtrix Point Never. A playlist for his second Sonos Radio mix has now arrived, and it promises a similar wide-ranging selection of material “that fascinates or moves” Yorke. Among the highlights on Yorke’s latest list of “influences and obsessions” are Sonic Youth rocker Kim Gordon, elusive R&B connoisseur Jai Paul, Maryland rappers JPEGMAFIA and Rico Nasty, and e...
Unlocking the Truth Break Up as Frontman Malxolm Brixkhouse Launches Solo Career
Unlocking the Truth, the young metal sensations who first created a buzz playing the streets of New York City, have broken up. In turn, frontman Malcolm Brickhouse has started a solo career as Malxolm Brixkhouse, and is supported by his bandmates one final time on his new single “Phantom”. The young band first made a name for itself when a video of one of its street performances went viral on YouTube. The trio, made up of young teenage and pre-teen musicians, went on to play Coachella and Warped Tour, and opened for such acts as Guns N’ Roses, Queens of the Stone Age, and more. In 2014, Unlocking the Truth inked a $1.8 million record contract with Sony, but negotiated their release from the contract a year later. They eventually released the album Chaos independently in 2016, but never qui...
Ben Gibbard, Laura Jane Grace, El-P, Others to Help Save Stereogum With Cover Songs
Ben Gibbard, Laura Jane Grace, and El-P are among the artists contributing to a new compilation called Save Stereogum: An ‘00s Covers Comp, which, as the title implies, is a a fundraiser to help the long-beloved online publication, which went full independent earlier this year, stay up and running. The list of musicians contributing covers of songs from 2000 to 2009 is staggering: The National, Dirty Projectors, Car Seat Headrest, Soccer Mommy, Sharon Van Etten. Ty Segall, Hamilton Leithauser and Mac DeMarco among others. You can find the list all 44 contributing artists here. The choices of songs being covered will be “a surprise.” (Also, check out their amazing t-shirts for sale, which parody the Stooges, Sonic Youth, Hüsker Dü, and others.) “We knew building a sustainable operatio...
