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Mysteryland Unveils Stacked 2022 Lineup With DJ Snake, ACRAZE, Alan Walker, and More
With just six months to go until festivities begin, the organizers of Mysteryland have announced one of the festival’s biggest lineups to date. Mysteryland 2022 boasts one of the most robust and ambitious lineups of the year. The fest will feature over 300 artists, who will perform on a staggering 22 stages across three days. DJ Snake, ACRAZE, Alan Walker, Oliver Heldens, Carl Cox, and Dom Dolla are all set for performances, to name a few. Like every music festival on the planet, Mysteryland was forced into hiatus following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, the festival’s organizers joined legions of Dutch event promoters and arts sector professionals in the #UnmuteUs protest to demand transparency on the government’s coronavirus restrictions. Recommended Art...
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Bassist ROBERT DELEO’s Solo Album Will Feature ‘Five Different Vocalists’
Founding STONE TEMPLE PILOTS bassist Robert DeLeo spoke to AXS TV‘s “At Home And Social With” about his upcoming first-ever solo album. The 56-year-old musician said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Through this pandemic, there’s been a lot of time and a lot of free time. And it gave me a chance to pick up all my acoustic instruments and kind of talk to them a little bit and see what they had to say back. And before I knew it, I had a bunch of songs together of my own — acoustic-based songs. And I had some friends of mine, who are very talented, do some vocal stuff. So I have different vocalists — about five different vocalists — through the record, and great, great, very talented people helping me out with this.” Asked if he wanted to name some of...
MESHUGGAH Releases New Single ‘Light The Shortening Fuse’
Swedish extreme tech-metal pioneers MESHUGGAH have released “Light The Shortening Fuse”, the second single from their upcoming ninth studio album, “Immutable”. Due on April 1 via Atomic Fire, the follow-up to 2016’s “The Violent Sleep Of Reason” was recorded at Sweetspot Studios in Halmstad, Sweden; mixed by Rickard Bengtsson and Staffan Karlsson; and mastered by multiple Grammy Award winner Vlado Meller (METALLICA, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SYSTEM OF A DOWN). Visionary artist Luminokaya once again created the stunning cover artwork. Full of surprises and yet instantly recognizable as the work of metal’s most idiosyncratic force, “Immutable” redefines and redesigns the MESHUGGAH sound across more than an hou...
BROTHER CANE Reforms For Live Shows, New Music
BROTHER CANE will return to the concert stage next month. The first confirmed performance will take place on Friday, April 22 at The Northern Lights Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Joining frontman/guitarist Damon Johnson will be longtime collaborator Buck Johnson on keyboards, drummer Jarred Pope and original BROTHER CANE bassist Glenn Maxey. BROTHER CANE is an American rock band originally from Birmingham, Alabama. Formed by Johnson and Maxey in 1991, the group released three studio albums, charting several singles including three No. 1s and five top 10 hits. BROTHER CANE found immediate success with the July 1993 release of its self-titled debut album, which delivered three singles: “Got No Shame”, “That Don’t Satisfy Me” and “Hard Act To Follow̶...
Watch: NEIL PEART’s Wife Announces First-Ever Recipient Of ‘Spirit Of Drumming Scholarship’
In memory of RUSH drummer Neil Peart, with the support of his family, Modern Drummer has announced Maxx Rinkus as the first recipient of the annual “Neil Peart Spirit Of Drumming Scholarship”. The scholarship, originally announced at the 2020 Modern Drummer Festival by Peart‘s wife Carrie Nutall-Peart, provides the recipient with 52 weeks of free drum lessons from world-class drum instructor Dom Famularo, along with a one-year subscription to Modern Drummer All Access, plus a selection of classic RUSH album releases from Universal Music Enterprises. In the video below, Maxx is presented with the scholarship by Nuttall-Peart, Modern Drummer CEO David Frangioni, educator Dom Famularo and Dennis Wolfe of Universal Music. Said Carrie: “Education was a big thing for Neil...
‘I Have A Boyfriend’: Chloe’s ‘New Guy’ Will Appear On Siesta Key
Chloe has opted to keep her romances out of the Siesta Key spotlight. But that will change when the show’s new season returns: Enter Chloe’s “new guy” Chris — and she is already telling friends that he’s her “soulmate” (and her now-husband!). “Ever since you’ve entered my life, everything just seems more calm,” Chloe tells Chris in the clip above as they vacation together in Cabo San Lucas. “I’m not as worried. You’ve helped me stay present, and I think that’s what’s important.” How does Chris describe their connection? And what advice does Chloe have for him when they meet her friends back in SK? Watch the video, and do not miss the return of Siesta Key on Thursday, March 10 at 9/8c. You ...
Magdalena Bay Share 2022 Tour Dates, AI Music Video for “Dreamcatching”: Watch
Magdalena Bay put out one of the most exciting pop albums of 2021, Mercurial World. Still reeling in its success, the Los Angeles duo have shared the music video for the highlight “Dreamcatching” today. Additionally, Magdalena Bay mapped out a run of US tour dates for 2022. To bring the fantasy of “Dreamcatching” to life, director Felix Geen used VQGAN+CLIP, a pioneering technology that uses a collection of neural networks working in unison to generate images based on input text and images. The result finds Magdalena Bay in a vivid, distorted otherworld that blends the lines between live-action and animation. “‘Dreamcatching’ is about all the places you want to know and all the places you’ll never go,” the band explained in a statement. “The video uses AI neural networks to create the land...
PC Music Volume 3 Set to Feature Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, Clairo, and More
PC Music has announced its third compilation album. Out on May 13th, the double LP includes tracks by Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, Clairo, and more. PC Music Volume 3 collects hits from the record label between 2018 and 2021, as well as a share of “upcoming, unreleased, and unreleasable music.” Charli XCX reunites with frequent collaborator (and PC Music founder) A.G. Cook on “Xcxoplex,” a reworking of his 2020 track “Xxoplex” as first heard on his 2021 remix album Apple vs. 7G. Meanwhile Polachek’s 2018 collab with felicita, “marzipan,” also makes the cut as does Clairo’s single with Danny L Harle, “Blue Angel,” also released in 2018. Other artists appearing on the two-disc album include Hannah Diamond (“Invisible” and “Staring at the Ceiling”), Tommy Cash (“Pussy Money Weed”), umru and...
Rhys Darby on Finally Playing the Lead and Collaborating With Taika Waititi Again: “We Have Kindred Spirits”
At the end of Consequence‘s phone interview with Our Flag Means Death star Rhys Darby, the veteran comedy actor felt the need to apologize. “Sorry for rambling on — I’ve had two coffees and you’re the first person I’ve spoken to today,” he said, before adding, “I’m a lead actor now, I’m going to do way more talking!” This is Darby’s time to shine, as after decades of appearing in projects like the Jumanji films and his iconic role as Murray in Flight of the Conchords, he’s for the first time ever number one on the call sheet for a TV show. Specifically, Darby stars the HBO Max period comedy about real-life historical figure Stebe Bonnet, who abandoned his family in 1717 to become a pirate, assembling an eclectic crew on board his well-appointed ship for one of the weirder mid-life crises o...
American Song Contest Books The Crystal Method (?), Jewel (??), Michael Bolton (???), Sisqó (?????)
In the quest to find “America’s next great hit,” American Song Contest, the US’ answer to Eurovision, has booked such up-and-coming artists as [checks notes] The Crystal Method, Jewel, Michael Bolton, and Sisqó? We mean no disrespect to these iconic artists, who together made some of the most indelible music of the ’80s, ’90s, and ’00s. But the Eurovision Song Contest, which selects one artist to represent each participating country, is known for vaulting young singers to superstardom, including ABBA (1974 winners), Celine Dion (1988), and last year’s victors, the suddenly-omnipresent Måneskin. After a six-decade career, Michael Bolton has reached the very nice age of 69. Surely a rising artist could have been found to represent the great state of Connecticut? The inaug...
‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ Trailer Reveals Piccolo’s “Potential Unleashed” Form
Continuing to tease the upcoming 21st anime film from the Dragon Ball franchise, Toei Animation has delivered a new trailer for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. Offering fans another look at the film’s CG visual, the frenetic trailer shows off characters both new and old. Focussing on Gamma #1, Gamma #2, Dr. Hedo, Magenta and Carmine, the 1-minute clip sets up the conflict “superhero” themed conflict set to ensue. Fans of the franchise will be happy to see Teen Gohan unleashing his power while teaming up with his teacher Piccolo. The trailer also shows the Namekian warrior unlocking what is now being known as his “Potential Unleashed” form. Watch the trailer above and look for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero to premiere in Japan April 22 with a North American release this summer. For more ente...
Jack Harlow To Make Acting Debut in ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Remake
Jack Harlow is gearing up to make his feature film debut in White Men Can’t Jump, 20th Century‘s upcoming remake of the 1992 basketball comedy, according to Deadline. Harlow, who recently showed off his hoop skills at this year’s NBA All-Star Weekend’s Celebrity Game, will take on the starring role, which was previously played by Woody Harrelson in the original movie. That film, which was written and directed by Ron Shelton, saw Harrelson star across Wesley Snipes as two street basketball players who ultimately join forces to take over courts across Los Angeles. The “Nail Tech” vocalist got the lead part after his first-ever screen audition, which particularly impressed Barris, per Deadline. Charles Kidd II, known in the industry as Calmatic, is directing the film based on a script wr...
