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Zomboy Announces New Label, Rott N’ Roll Records
When one door closes another one opens, as the saying goes. For Zomboy, the culmination of Never Say Die Records has presented a rare opportunity to forge a new creative venture on his own terms. Never Say Die helped bring the pathfinding dubstep producer to prominence, placing an early bet on his success in signing 2011’s breakout Game Time EP. After the iconic imprint made the difficult decision to close shop after 13 years, it appears Zomboy is taking the initiative to help fill the void NSD has left. Now, the home for all things Zomboy has a new name: Rott N’ Roll Records. Better still, he’s wasting no time sharing what’s in store, dropping his first release of the year on the fledgling imprint, “Flatlined.” With “Flatlined,R...
Louis The Child, SG Lewis, Dom Dolla, More to Headline Holy Ship! Wrecked 2022
Returning to Mexico for the ultimate resort party, Holy Ship! Wrecked will host over 50 artists for four full days of fun in the sun. Scheduled to run December 13th through the 17th, HARD is drawing 2022 to a close with the third edition of Holy Ship! Wrecked, which will be returning to the Hard Rock Riviera Maya in Mexico. This year’s lineup includes performances from Louis The Child, SG Lewis, Dom Dolla, John Summit, Two Feet, Mersiv, Mr. Carmack and TSHA (one of EDM.com‘s Best Music Producers of 2021), among others. Check out the full lineup below. Since this experience is hosted at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya all-inclusive resort, it has its perks. Throughout the duration of the resort party, attendees will not only enjoy music from world...
Growing Pains: How Desert Hearts Festival Fared—And Progressed—In Its Expansive New Home
One of the lamentable circumstances with growth is the inevitable change that comes with it. In the case of a prospering music festival and esteemed brand, this means losing the tight-knit appeal it once had in favor of expansion for its thriving legion of followers. This is the repercussion currently being felt by organizers of this year’s Desert Hearts festival, a fallout that will ultimately benefit them going forward. Porky, Mikey Lion, Lee Reynolds and Marbs. Brian Ngo The multi-day camping and arts festival is commemorating a decade since its original Mojave Desert rendezvous. Since then, the team at Desert Hearts has continuously broadened their amenities while staying true to their inclusionary standards and love for house and techno. Consequently, the brand’...
5 Things Not to Miss Under the Electric Sky at EDC Las Vegas 2022
There’s less than two weeks until dance music fans unite by the thousands under the electric sky at EDC Las Vegas, and the excitement around the kickoff of North America’s largest dance music festival has reached a fever pitch. Despite having just held EDC Las Vegas in October of last year, the Insomniac team has been hard at work bringing more new innovations to their flagship offering. This year’s EDC experience includes the addition of a new stage, more rare back-to-back performances, and the same high-quality production fans of the festival have come to know and love. Discover our top five things to consider as you plan to make your EDC 2022 experience a memorable one. EDC Announces Addition of bionicJUNGLE, the Festival’s 9th Sta...
Bob Dylan’s Share of Traveling Wilburys Rights Purchased by Primary Wave
Primary Wave has acquired a few key rights from Bob Dylan‘s share of the Traveling Wilburys catalog, including master royalties and neighboring rights royalties from both of the group’s albums as well as their 2007 box set, the company announced Wednesday (May 11). Comprised of Dylan and fellow superstars George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty, the Traveling Wilburys’ formation was a happy accident. After the five-some gathered to record a B-side single with Harrison in 1988, they went on to record two full-length LPs: the three-times platinum Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 and platinum-selling Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3. For their work, the Traveling Wilburys earned an Album of the Year nomination at the 1990 Grammys for Vol. 1, won the Grammy for Best Rock Performanc...
Rebel Wilson Recalls Falling Flat on Her Face While Channeling Britney Spears’ ‘You Drive Me Crazy’ Video
Rebel Wilson knows firsthand that trying to keep up with Britney Spears’ choreography is really hard work. During her appearance on The Late Late Show With James Corden on Tuesday night, the actress discussed her upcoming Netflix movie Senior Year, which features a re-creation of Spears’ iconic dance moves in the “You Drive Me Crazy” music video that resulted in her falling flat on her face during a take. “I love Britney and I just wanted to pay homage to her because 20 years earlier in the film in 2022, she was like the biggest star in the world, so we did the ‘Crazy’ video … when I’m dancing, I just really like to give it, just give my all to it,” Wilson explained. “And then what happens is that I fall over and so in the Britney thing, they actually keep the take where I’m dancing and lo...
Holland Speaks Out After Suffering Homophobic Attack in Seoul: ‘I Want People to Recognize the Pain & the Courage’
To an online following of millions of fans, Holland is the slender, soft-spoken singer-songwriter whose experiences of growing up gay in South Korea have created a musical safe space as rare visibility for LGBTQ people in the K-pop scene. But to one man in Seoul, his existence ignited a homophobic hatred that elicited an attack in one of Seoul’s most foreigner-friendly areas. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Late on May 5 local time, Holland shared through Instagram and Twitter that a stranger physically attacked him and called him “a dirty gay” in Seoul’s Itaewon area, primarily known for having a large foreigner population and a handful of gay bars. Writing, “this is obviously a hate crime,” Holland, who is not fluent in English, refle...
Dua Lipa Tells Her Worst Date Story, Pokes Fun at Her Viral ‘One Kiss’ Dance & More in ’73 Questions’
Dua Lipa is Vogue‘s latest cover star, and the Grammy-winning singer took part in the publication’s popular “73 Questions,” in which she discussed her music, dating life, style and more. The video started with Lipa welcoming Vogue from her tour’s “levitator,” which has her floating around the arena while she performs her hit song, “Levitating.” When asked what difference is between “onstage Dua” and “Dua hanging out,” the singer replied that she’s “pretty much the same” when she’s performing, just with “a lot more adrenaline.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The conversation then lead to the topic of dancing, and when asked what her most famous dance move is, Lipa already knew it was her viral “One Kiss” shimmy from 2018. She offer...
Everything We Know About Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’
Since announcing his fifth LP last month, Kendrick Lamar has set the hip-hop industry ablaze, with fans and critics alike ruminating on what the rapper will have to say on his first album in half a decade. He’s already dropped one song and music video off of the project, the symbolism-packed “The Heart Part 5.” Inspired by soul and funk from the 1960s and 70s, the single gave fans their first taste of what’s in store for the album’s release come Friday. Following the old school rap sound of 2017’s DAMN., Lamar is ushering in a new musical era with Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. Leading up to the album’s release, here’s everything we know so far: The project will mark Lamar’s final release through Top Dawg Entertainment Lamar declared his return last month, sharing a link on social medi...
Elizabeth Olsen on Criticism of Marvel Films: “It Takes Away From Our Crew”
Elizabeth Olsen has responded to the criticism made about Marvel films, stating that the comments speak badly of the crew more than anything. In a recent interview with The Independent, the actress, who reprises her role as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, shared that the crew who work on Marvel movies are also the same people who work on award-winning films. “I’m not saying we’re making indie art films, but I just think it takes away from our crew, which bugs me,” Olsen said. “These are some of the most amazing set designers, costume designers, camera operators – I feel diminishing them with that kind of criticism takes away from all the people who do award-winning films, that also work on these projects.” She added that from the perspective of ...
Jack Ryan’ Series Starring John Krasinski to End With Season Four
Amazon Studios is reportedly ending the John Krasinski-starring Jack Ryan series after season four. While the storyline to the franchise is not coming to an end, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan seems to be moving forward with another character headlined by Michael Peña. According to Deadline, sources have told the publication that Krasinski had only signed on for four seasons. The role was also famously played by actors like Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck and Chris Pine prior to Krasinski. Peña is expected to make an appearance in the final episode of the fourth season, in line with the announcement Amazon made about Peña’s reveal last October. It comes as no surprise that the script for the spinoff has not yet been confirmed since the third season of Jack Ryan has not yet had its officia...
A New ‘South Park’ TV Movie Is Coming This June
Paramount+ on Wednesday announced that a new South Park television film will premiere on its platform on Wednesday, June 1. Dubbed The Streaming Wars, the film will mark the third entry of 14 planned South Park TV movie events, following Post Covid and Post Covid: Covid Returns, which premiered in November and December of last year, respectively. The lineup of films will arrive as part of the series creators Trey Park and Matt Stone’s deal with ViacomCBS, which also extended South Park‘s residency on Comedy Central through 2027. According to an official description for the upcoming film, “Cartman locks horns with his mom in a battle of wills, while an epic conflict unfolds and threatens South Park’s very existence.” Parker and Stone are executive producers on ...
