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Noizu Embraces the 90s with Nostalgic “Summer 91” [Premiere]
The melodic piano stabs that accompany the rhythmic four-on-the-floor beats are a staple of 1990s house music. As the genre evolved from its early 80s samples and synthesizers, it found new life as it married itself with keystrokes and pop vocals. The undeniable piano keys, in particular, elevated house music into the mainstream, making it a quintessential 90s sound. Aiming to return to those classic tunes, and banking on fond memories of bygone dance floors, is Noizu with his latest release “Summer 91.” As the name implies, “Summer 91” is a trip down memory lane, joining those previously mentioned components hand-in-hand with subtle acid warps and an infectious chant. The track opens with a vocal note, immediately triggering fond memories of sounds lost to the deca...
BLVK JVCK Uploads Riveting “IF MALCOLM X WAS A DJ” Livestream Performance
With his rip-roaring take on trap and dubstep, DJ and producer BLVK JVCK has been making serious noise in the netherworlds of bass music for quite some time now. As a prominent Black artist in the electronic music world, he has also emerged as a staunch and outspoken advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement, recently releasing a powerful and timely music video for his single “WHVT.” Keeping the conversation around racial and social injustice alive, BLVK JVCK recently livestreamed a special performance for Insomniac‘s “One Beat” series in which all donations made were directed to the Los Angeles Urban League, an organization that “serves, educates and empowers African Americans and other minorities to secure economic self-relia...
Watch Kill The Noise Create a Waveform in Ableton That Looks Like REZZ
Bass music vet Kill The Noise has long been championed as one of the most gifted sound designers in the electronic music genre. Whether he’s crafting house music, mind-bending dubstep, or soaring future bass, his ability to pump out pristine mixes across any genre is matched by few in the game. Prompted by an innocuous tweet from REZZ that simply said, “Hey,” Kill The Noise took to his Twitter account yesterday to share a short clip in which he plays around with a waveform in Ableton that looks just like Space Mom’s patented LED goggles. The sound produced by the waveform is a simple bass patch, but its visual representation is uncanny, as he says, “That almost looks like REZZ.” Responding to a fan, Kill The Noise said the program wasn’t a plu...
This Chicago Rooftop Bar is Hosting Laser Shows from the Minds Behind Illenium, Porter Robinson Concerts
After COVID-19 stomped on the sandcastles of the entire live music industry, the nation’s clubs, bars, arenas, and concert halls saw their businesses decimated and left vulnerable in its wake. Many of those venues are finding themselves rudderless, desperately picking up the pieces as their local governments navigate the painful process of reopening. In order to drum up business during these unprecedented and uncertain times, Chicago venue Whiskey Business is thinking outside the box. In collaboration with renowned laser artist Will Kent and his company Coherent Designs, the Wicker Park bar has installed a rig on its rooftop to host dazzling laser light shows as Illinois powers through its fourth phase of reopening. Kent, who has designed mind-bending light s...
Radiohead Closes Out Streaming Series With 1997 France Festival Show
Remember when Radiohead’s OK Computer was a brand new album? It was a simpler time, and you can relive it Thursday. The group is back again this week with the final installment of the At Home #WithMe live-stream series. with a 1997 festival slot at Les Eurockéennes de Belfort, The group hopped around its discography throughout the show — playing tracks like “Airbag” and “Talk Show Host” — and wrapped the set up with heavy hitter “Just.” Through 15 total tracks, fans were able to enjoy the best of the group in ’97. The stream, premiering Thursday at 5 pm EST/2 pm PST, closes out the group’s popular live-stream series with a bang. After taking fans to São Paulo and Dublin, and traveling in time between 1994 and 2018, the guys have put some of the best from their archives out o...
PUP to Release Live at The Electric Ballroom for Charity
PUP have just announced that they will be releasing Live at The Electric Ballroom on Friday (July 3). “We never planned on putting these recordings out, because we expected them to suck,” the band said in a statement. “They were mostly just for ourselves, to mark what we considered to be a pretty big moment in our careers. But turns out, they suck a bit less than we expected. So in typical PUP fashion we made a plan to release them in a self-sabotaging, stupid way. The record will be sold for one day only. After that, it’s gone.” PUP continued, “Everyone we work with told us it’s a terrible idea. And they are definitely right. But one of the reasons we love working with them is because sometimes they agree to let us fuck up on our own terms, and rally behind us in a supportive way. Thanks ...
Kanye West and FKA twigs Feature on New Ty Dolla $ign Single “Ego Death”: Stream
Ty Dolla $ign has amassed a star-studded lineup for his new single. “Ego Death” boasts Kanye West and FKA twigs, as well as electronic music producer Skrillex and experimental artist serpentwithfeet. Stream the full song below. During his turn on the mic, Ty Dolla $ign speaks about the toxicity of ego and the freedom that comes with its death. “Ego death is where you find happiness,” raps the Los Angeles native. For his part, Kanye raps abouts mass incarceration and Black voter suppression. The Chicago MC also makes references to the NFL’s history of racism and that one time he feuded with Beck over his controversial Grammys win. Editors’ Picks “Ego Death” comes just 24 hours after the release of Kanye’s own God’s Country single “Wash Us in the Blood” featuring Travis ...
Beavis and Butt-Head Are Returning With New Episodes
New episodes of Beavis and Butt-Head are coming to Comedy Central. Mike Judge is resurrecting his beloved Gen X cartoon as part of a new deal with the cable network. In addition to two new seasons of Beavis and Butt-Head, the deal calls for spin-offs and specials, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “We are thrilled to be working with Mike Judge and the great team at 3 Arts again as we double down on adult animation at Comedy Central,” Chris McCarthy, head of ViacomCBS’ entertainment and youth group, said in a statement. “Beavis and Butt-Head were a defining voice of a generation, and we can’t wait to watch as they navigate the treacherous waters of a world light-years from their own.” In his own statement, Judge joked, “It seemed like the time was right to get stupid again...
Neil Young Steps Out Onto the Porch, Covers Bob Dylan for Latest Fireside Session: Watch
A few weeks after releasing his long “lost” album Homegrown, Neil Young is back with the latest edition of his Fireside Sessions. After playing at every fire pit and fireplace in his Colorado home over the first four episodes, the folk icon took to the barn for the most recent entry. Now, Young steps out onto his front porch — and into his personal teepee — for Fireside Session No. 6. With his wife Daryl Hannah behind the camera, Young delivered a set of politically pertinent songs from throughout his storied catalog. He opened with “Alabama” from Harvest before going into the Decade rarity “Campaigner”, his first time playing the song since 2008. He also dusted off the enduring Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young protest song “Ohio”, as well as the terribly...
“Rock for Relief” Virtual Benefit Concert to Feature Corey Taylor, Lzzy Hale, Alice Cooper, and More
Corey Taylor, photo by Antonio Marino Jr. A bevy of notable rock musicians are coming together for a good cause. Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, Bush’s Gavin Rossdale, and more will perform during the “Rock for Relief” virtual benefit show, while Alice Cooper and others will conduct interviews. “Rock for Relief” is being organized by United Stations Media Networks and Storic Media Podcast Network, with proceeds benefitting Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund. The streaming event airs this Friday, July 3rd, at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT, and will rebroadcast immediately following at 11:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. PT. In addition to Taylor, Hale, and Rossdale, the performance lineup includes ex-Eagles guitarist Don Felder, George Thorogood, Alter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy, Filt...
Ty Dolla $ign Enlists Kanye West, FKA Twigs, Skrillex For ‘Ego Death’
Ty Dolla $ign, Skrillex, FKA Twigs and Kanye West walk into a bar… Wait, that’s just a new single. In a collaboration that could best be described as the second coming of West’s single “Fade,” Ty came through today with his latest collaboration-heavy track “Ego Death.” Featuring samples that only West or Skrillex can throw together, the (probably) bouncy instrumental to “Fade,” a West verse referencing Watch the Throne and Twigs’ magic touch, Ty’s latest single is a flex of his connections just as much as it’s a flex of his raspy vocals. The track also features serpentwithfeet, who worked with Ty on last year’s “Receipts.” “‘Ego Death’ is a very special record,” Ty said in a statement. “It’s always an honor working with my brother ‘Ye. He’s a genius and we make incredible records...
Acceptance Premieres Video for First New Song in 3 Years & Announces Q&A on SPIN’s Untitled Twitch Stream
Seattle’s favorite 2000s emo pop-rockers returned a couple of weeks ago with their first track since 2017’s comeback record Colliding by Design, and now they’ve put out a brand new video to go with it. Having recently hit the 15th anniversary of their seminal debut, Phantoms, Acceptance is back in full force with a new 4-song EP, Wild, releasing on July 24 (Tooth & Nail Records) and rumors of a full album coming later this year. A handful of years removed from the decade-long hiatus that almost immediately followed Phantoms, Acceptance becoming more consistent both on the road and in the studio has been a welcome change for the band’s dedicated following. “The lyrics in ‘Cold Air’ present a snapshot of a community that is being broken apart by prejudice, indignation...
