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Martin Garrix, deadmau5 More to DJ In the Indy 500 Snake Pit
A group of electronic dance music superstars are slithering into the Indy 500 Snake Pit for the race’s 2022 edition. Martin Garrix is the king cobra of the bunch, headlining a stellar lineup featuring Galantis, Steve Aoki, Yellow Claw and deadmau5. No, the irony of deadmau5 in a snake pit is not lost on us. General admission and VIP tickets for the Indy 500 Snake Pit are on sale for $45 and $150, respectively. You can purchase passes here. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Recommended Articles This marks Garrix’s second performance in the Snake Pit after he appeared at the landmark 100th Indianapolis 500 in 2016. The Dutch superstar is also headlining a number of the world’s biggest dance music festivals this year, such as Tomorrowland and Ultra Music Festival’s Miam...
Nicky Romero Throws Down Huge DJ Set at Domaine Atlanta
After a larger-than-life performance by Nicky Romero, it’s safe to say Atlanta’s Domaine Nightclub is back in full force. Romero, a bona fide tastemaker and one of the EDM scene’s most influential progressive house producers, threw down at the club last Friday, February 11th. He cycled through his hits like the dance music vet he is, dropping crowd-pleasers like “Acid Is My DNA,” “Destiny,” and “See You On The Dancefloor.” That last track was fitting, as the 26,000-square foot venue was transformed into a carefree and rollicking dancefloor the entire night. And after a multimillion dollar renovation which included a state-of-the-art update to the club’s live production, the energy was palpable. The Protocol Recordings boss wa...
SCORPIONS’ RUDOLF SCHENKER Says MIKKEY DEE Added ‘Kick-Ass’ New Energy To The Band
SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker has addressed some of the issues that led to the departure of the group’s longtime drummer James Kottak more than five years ago. In September 2016, Kottak was dismissed from the legendary German hard rock band during his well-publicized battle with alcoholism and was replaced by former MOTÖRHEAD member Mikkey Dee. Asked in a new interview with Javier Hualde of Spain’s classic rock radio station RockFM how he would compare the drumming styles of Kottak and Dee, Schenker said: “Every musician has his own style. James was great, and is still a great drummer — no question about this — but we had a little problem… well, he had a problem, and we tried to help him through the problem. In this case, we noticed that he need[ed] more time than w...
SPIRITBOX Teams Up With Z2 COMICS For Haunting New Graphic Novel
Following their formation in 2017, Canadian quartet SPIRITBOX has continually possessed the charts with its dynamic blend of metal and block-leveling live shows. The group will now channel the story behind its 2021 debut, “Eternal Blue” (topping at No. 13 in the Billboard 200), in a new graphic novel co-created alongside veteran comic scribe Jim Krueger (“Earth X”, “Justice”) and artist Amilcar Pinna (“Poppy’s Inferno”, “Generation X”). The graphic novel unspools the eerie tale of Eva, a brilliant painter on the verge of unbelievable acclaim and success. But her inability to reconcile her public perception with her true self allows a Spiritbox — a device used to communicate with the dead — to transport her to an ethereal wor...
Rakshak – BLOODYWOOD
RATING: 7.5/10 The greatest ideas can often come from the simple act of dicking about. BLOODYWOOD began life as a fervently internet-based phenomenon — the New Delhi band launched themselves via metal covers of popular Bollywood hits. After a re-recorded version of LINKIN PARK‘s “Heavy” caught the attention of international metal media, BLOODYWOOD started to ride a wave of interest and intrigue, releasing their debut album “Anti-Pop Vol.1” in 2017. Five years on, “Rakshak” offers a very different proposition. The covers are gone, replaced with ten self-penned anthems, all still predicated on the same wild and irresistible hybrid of crushing post-’90s metal and euphoric samples from Bollywood soundtracks and Indian classical music. The great n...
THE TROOPS OF DOOM Feat. Ex-SEPULTURA Guitarist JAIRO ‘TORMENTOR’ GUEDZ: ‘Antichrist Reborn’ Album Due In April
THE TROOPS OF DOOM, the new Brazilian band featuring former SEPULTURA guitarist Jairo “Tormentor” Guedz, has signed a deal with Alma Mater Records, the Portuguese powerhouse label run by MOONSPELL‘s Fernando Ribeiro. THE TROOPS OF DOOM also includes acclaimed graphic artist Marcelo Vasco on guitar, Alex Kafer (ex-NECROMANCER, EXPLICIT HATE, ENTERRO) on vocals/bass and Alexandre Oliveira (SOUTHERN BLACKLIST) on drums. The band’s goal is to revisit the essence of 1980s-style death metal, exploring a more primitive sound that takes listeners back to that era, while remaining fresh and genuine. Following their critically acclaimed EPs “The Rise Of Heresy” (2020) and “The Absence Of Light” (2021), which have been lauded by both the international m...
Deb Never Just Wants To See the Flowers Grow
Deb Never is in London and her faded teal blue hair is ever so-present. For the reclusive 20-something, Asian-American musician, who watches her words carefully as to not reveal too much about her personal life, Never’s energy feels rather inviting today. “I’m so excited to play shows again and it’s funny because the one thing I never wanted to do was play shows really,” she says eagerly over a Zoom call in late-November. “Because I’d be so nervous and now it’s the one thing I’m looking forward to most. I think everyone has this pent up energy and having an in-real-life experience with people again would go along way. You can’t recreate that feeling of shows and now I miss that the most.” Raised largely, and still living, between Spokane and Seattle, Washington, Never kept mostly to hersel...
The BLSSM Gets DIZZY All Over New York City
THE BLSSM, who recently released a visual for “SPORTS CAR,” is back with another head-turner in “Dizzy.” Directed by Sophie Hur, the music video takes us on an adventure with THE BLSSM, capturing their grunge-inspired fashion and whirlwind of emotions, dabbling in a big city once again. Coming off her impressive EP, 97 BLOSSOM, THE BLSSM has signed with Fueled by Ramen and is taking things up a notch, premiering this one, produced by Suzy Shinn and James Ivy. Back in New York, The BLSSM carries her burdens like a charm bracelet, singing “I’m not drunk, I’m not high/ I’m not slumped, I’m alright/ Just dizzy cause I’m always dragging you around, around, around.” Wandering about the streets of LES, The BLSSM is unbothered, all the while dealing with the anxiety of uncertainty and fi...
Troye Sivan Links With Jay Som for New Song “Trouble”: Listen
Troye Sivan has shared the new song “Trouble,” featuring Jay Som and produced by Styalz Fuego. It was recorded for Three Months, an upcoming coming-of-age film directed by Jared Frieder and starring Sivan, Ellen Burstyn, Viveik Kalra, and Brianne Tju. Check out the collaborative song below. Three Months centers around Sivan’s character Caleb, a South Florida teenager who “loves his camera, his weed, and his grandmother,” and the shocking revelation that he was exposed to HIV on the eve of his high school graduation. “While he waits three months for his results, Caleb finds love in the most unlikely of places,” reads the movie’s official description. Three Months hits Paramount+ on February 23. In 2020, Sivan released his In a Dream EP. Since then, he’s shared a new song called “Angel Baby,...
Charli XCX and Rosalía Announced as SNL Musical Guests
More Saturday Night Live musical guests have been announced. After LCD Soundsystem perform in a John Mulaney–hosted episode on February 26, Charli XCX will take the stage on March 5 during an episode hosted by Oscar Isaac. Then, on March 12, Rosalía will perform and Zoë Kravitz will serve as the host. Charli XCX had been set to perform on Saturday Night Live on December 18. She even announced that she’d bring her “New Shapes” collaborators Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek with her to the program. The day of the show, however, Charli XCX’s appearance was canceled due to a spike in COVID-19 cases; the Paul Rudd–hosted episode ultimately had no live audience and a limited cast and crew. Back in February 2021, Rosalía joined Bad Bunny to perform “La Noche de Anoche” on Saturday N...
Spotify Sources Say Joe Rogan’s Deal Was $200 Million, Double What Was Originally Reported
In May 2020, Spotify announced a licensing deal with Joe Rogan to host his extremely popular podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, exclusively on the streaming platform. At the time, it was reported that the deal paid Rogan $100 million. Now, “two people familiar with the details of the transaction” have told The New York Times that Spotify and Rogan actually agreed to a three-and-half-year deal worth at least $200 million. A former Spotify employee who spoke anonymously with Pitchfork has also said that the agreement was worth over $200 million. Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for Spotify for comment and additional information. Spotify had signaled its interest in bolstering its podcast business long before the Rogan agreement. In February 2019, Spotify acquired the podcast comp...
Megan Thee Stallion to Star in New A24 Movie Musical F*cking Identical Twins
Megan Thee Stallion will star in A24’s new R-rated movie musical comedy F*cking Identical Twins, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is a spin on The Parent Trap and it also stars Bowen Yang, Nathan Lane, and Megan Mullally, as well as writers Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp. According to THR, the movie follows two business rivals who realize they are identical brothers and decide to switch places to reunite their divorced parents. Larry Charles, who previously made Borat, will direct. Megan Thee Stallion has previously acted in the YouTube series Hottieween. Of her new role, she remarked on Instagram: “HOTTIES THIS IS OUR FIRST MOVIEEEE/ MUSICAL! WITH SOME MOVIE LEGENDS Im so excited i feel so blessed i feel anxious lol i feel a bunch of shit😂 I really have been quietly put...
