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Paramount+ Unveils New Animated ‘Transfomers: EarthSpark’ Series
Paramount has just unveiled a brand new animated Transformers series over at San Diego Comic-Con titled EarthSpark. Debuting this November, the show will feature a 26-episode season and follow a whole new species of Transformers known as Terrans, who were brought to life by two young humans. Named Twitch and Thrash, the two explore their relationship with Robby and Morgan Malta while finding their place and purpose among the Autobots and Decepticons. Nickelodeon‘s Claudia Spinelli says that the series will feature “both original characters and fan-favorites.” Twitch, Thrash, Robby and Morgan will be voiced by Kathreen Khavari, Zeno Robinson, Sydney Mikayla and Zion Broadnax respectively, all joined by Danny Pudi as Bumblebee, Alan Tudyk as Optimus Prime, Benny Latham and Jon Jon ...
Rolling Loud Announces Expansion to Thailand for 2023
The ever-growing American hip-hop festival Rolling Loud has officially announced it will be expanding to Thailand in 2023. The news of Rolling Loud Thailand was confirmed on the festival’s Twitter account in a simple tweet that said, “Rolling Loud Thailand. See you 2023.” Currently, no lineup, date nor venue has been announced and information regarding ticketing has not yet been released. This venture to Thailand will mark the festival’s first official event in Asia after its failed attempt to host in Hong Kong. In 2019, Rolling Loud was scheduled to take place in October in Hong Kong, but due to the ongoing protests at the time, they were unable to move forward as planned. Rolling Loud Hong Kong was meant to bring in artists like Migos, Wiz Khalifa, Playboi Carti and more. Recently, Rolli...
As Ticket Price Controversy Rages, Bruce Springsteen Joins Bleachers at Radio City
Bruce Springsteen has been in the news for all the wrong reasons in the past week, as fans have expressed outrage over Ticketmaster’s “dynamic pricing” algorithm offering outrageously expensive seats to The Boss’ upcoming North American tour. Tonight (July 26), the artist briefly sidestepped the controversy by joining Bleachers at New York’s Radio City Music Hall for a surprise performance of “Chinatown,” their collaboration from the latter group’s 2021 album Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night. “We’ve only ever done it acoustic before, so let’s tear the fuckin’ roof off this place,” Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff shouted as the song kicked in, with Springsteen strumming an acoustic guitar and reprising his vocal parts from the studio version. Antonoff was visibly moved at the song’s ...
Mercury Prize 2022 Shortlist: Harry Styles, Little Simz, Wet Leg, and More
The shortlist for the 2022 Mercury Prize—recognized the year’s best British album—has been revealed. The latest solo album by Harry Styles, Harry’s House, picked up a nomination, as did records by Little Simz, Wet Leg, Sam Fender, Gwenno, Yard Act, and Kojey Radical. Other nominees include Fergus McCreadie, Jessie Buckley and Bernard Butler, Joy Crookes, Nova Twins, and Self Esteem. Check out the full list below. The ceremony takes place on September 8 at London’s Hammersmith Apollo. The 2022 eligibility period ran from July 2021 to July 2022. A panel of British music critics, artists, and industry professionals will judge the records, including musicians Anna Calvi, Hazel Wilde, Jamie Cullum, and Loyle Carner. “We feel that these 12 amazing albums each have something to say artistically a...
Alex G Shares Video for New Song “Cross the Sea”
Alex G has shared a video for his new song “Cross the Sea,” the latest single from his forthcoming LP God Save the Animals. Check out the video—directed by the artist Elliot Bech—below. Alex G is set to head to Europe for a handful of dates in August before settling in for a U.S. tour in October and November. He’s previously shared the God Save the Animals singles “Runner” and “Blessing.” In April, he shared the soundtrack to the Jane Schoenbrun film We’re All Going to the World’s Fair. Check out “Where to Start With the Prolific Alex G” on the Pitch. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
The Linda Lindas Cover the Go-Go’s’ “Tonite”
The Linda Lindas started out as a cover band, and we’ve played more songs by the Go-Go’s than anyone else. And even after we started to write our own songs, we never stopped playing “Tonite.” We love the idea of us going out and owning our town, and “Tonite” is as fun to play as it is empowering—especially the part where we all sing together. “We rule the streets tonite until the morning light” and so should our fans. Because the cover is such a hit at shows, we decided to record a studio version to pay tribute to the greatest all-female rock band of all time, a crucial part of the L.A. punk scene, and our heroes.
Sadie Dupuis Announces New Poetry Book Cry Perfume
Sadie Dupuis, of both Sad13 and Speedy Ortiz, has a new collection of poetry on the way. It’s titled Cry Perfume and it arrives on October 4 via Black Ocean. Her second book of poetry, following 2018’s Mouthguard, is comprised of poems she wrote on the road across four years of touring. “I’d lost friends to overdose, and felt anger at the ways in which live music largely ignores the needs of musicians and music fans who use drugs or who face addiction—and how in many ways, artists are encouraged toward untenable living,” Dupuis said in a statement. “The chronic underpayment of musicians, the inseparability of venues and alcohol sales, and the arts’ increasing absorption into algorithmically-motivated tech felt like interwoven concerns.” Dupuis issued her second album as Sad13, Haunted Pain...
Hear The Linda Lindas Rock Up The Go-Go’s ‘Tonite’
Teenage Los Angeles rock band The Linda Lindas have paid tribute to one of their biggest influences by releasing their own studio version of The Go-Go’s’ “Tonite.” They frequently cover the song, drawn from The Go-Go’s’ iconic 1981 debut album Beauty and the Beat, in concert. “The Linda Lindas started out as a cover band, and we’ve played more songs by The Go-Go’s than anyone else,” the band says. “And even after we started to write our own songs, we never stopped playing ‘Tonite.’ We love the idea of us going out and owning our town, and ‘Tonite’ is as fun to play as it is empowering — especially the part where we all sing together. ‘We rule the streets tonite until the morning light’ and so should our fans. Because the cover is such a hit at shows, we decided to record a studio version t...
Anthony Green Faced a Familiar Demon in the Creation of Boom. Done
When you talk about successful artists who have well-documented struggles with addiction and mental health, you pretty much have to mention Anthony Green. As the lead singer of the long-running rock band Circa Survive (amongst a long line of others, like Saosin, Fuckin Whatever, and the Sound of Animals Fightings) and an accomplished solo artist, Green has almost always been an open book about the challenges he’s faced. Fresh off a tour with Tim Kasher (Cursive) and Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!) and the release of his latest album, Boom. Done — which is every bit a dissection and brazenly open exploration of the triumphs and troubles in the world he orbits — Green took some time to sit on a lawn on a beautiful sunny day and chat about some of the harder conversations many people tend to s...
Blueface “One Time,” Meek Mill “Miami Freestyle” & More | Daily Visuals 7.25.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been a minute since Blueface’s dropped off some new work and though he’s been trending on social media for various other reasons, the man returns to the rap game to remind y’all why he’s famous in the first place. Coming though with some new visuals to “One Time,” Blueface takes it back to the days he would get his graffiti on in the streets of LA before C-Walking away from police who were creeping on him for defacing private property. They truly let him C-Walk away from them. Meanwhile down in Miami, Philadelphia representative Meek Mill decided to bless his fans with some new bars and in “Miami Freestyle” drops off a new verse while politicking on the streets of South Beach with his homies in tow. Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you mig...
Antonio Brown Aims To Be “World’s Biggest Artist”, NFL Player Calls Cap
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cooper Neill / Getty NFL standout wide receiver Antonio Brown has a new goal – and it’s not on the gridiron, but on the music stage where he wants to be “one of the biggest artists in the world.” The former wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers recently took the stage at the Rolling Loud festival in Miami this past weekend for its first day. He performed his latest tracks from his upcoming Paradigm album for the swarming crowd, decked out in an orange vinyl outfit with black boots. “I’m not going to stop until I’m one of the biggest artists in the world,” he wrote on Twitter in a post accompanying a photo of him smiling with the fans. While former All-Pro receiver Chad Johnson showed the 34-year-old some love through his Twitt...
Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X Lead MTV VMA Nominees
Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X scored a leading seven nominations for the 2022 MTV VMAs, which will be handed out Aug. 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Harry Styles and Doja Cat picked up six nominations each, while Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd all earned five. Harlow and Lil Nas X received several nominations for their chart-topping smash “Industry Baby,” including video of the year, while Lamar’s “family ties” video is up for best editing, cinematography and direction. The other video of the year nominees are Doja Cat’s “Woman,” Drake’s “Way 2 Sexy” featuring Future and Young Thug, Ed Sheeran’s “Shivers,” Styles’ “As It Was,” Olivia Rodrigo’s “brutal” and Taylor Swift’s “10 Minute / Taylor’s Version” of “All Too Well.” Mado...
