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NTS Radio Is Hosting Mixes of Music From Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, and San Andreas
Rockstar Games and NTS Radio have created a way to revisit the sounds that permanently shaped many of our music tastes. In celebration of the developer’s recently released Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, the world-renowned music hub hosted one mix from each of the three games. Titled “The Sound of GTA,” the mixes consist of music from Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and are presented by Show Me The Body, Scratcha DVA, and Paris Aden respectively. For those somehow unfamiliar with three of the most iconic video games of all-time, each in-game world featured many different radio stations that you could tune into to soundtrack your chaotic romps through the New York City-inspired Liberty City, ...
LUNAX Opens Up About Launching a Career During the Pandemic, Her Rise as a DJ, More
At only 19, fast-rising DJ dance music producer LUNAX has a blindingly bright career ahead. With over 65 million streams on her music, she has emerged as one of the most recognizable names in the slap house genre. Her versatile sound also dabbles in hyperpop and even psytrance, creating something unique that has clearly caught on in the international festival circuit. After launching her career in music around four years ago, LUNAX broke through in 2020 after gracing the covers of a number of large playlists on streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. She has already been featured on the cover of Europe’s largest dance music playlist on Spotify, “Main Stage,” three times. The talented German producer also already has a slew of top-notch relea...
EDM.com’s Best of 2021: Songs
EDM.com proudly publishes four installments of annual year-end coverage: Industry Leaders, Performances, Music Producers, and Songs. With so much new music offered by EDM’s artist community, it would be unfair to its diverse range of creators to publish a nebulous blanket list of the year’s top songs. So to highlight the best songs of the year, we’ve chosen 10 popular sub-genres of dance music and recognized five tracks, each chosen by members of EDM.com‘s staff. Check out a playlist below, followed by a breakdown of each individual song from each genre. House Qrion – Your Love Nostalgic and wistful, Qrion’s “Your Love” leaves listeners yearning for nights in the big city. Delicate but moving, the track’s soundscapes leave listene...
Swedish House Mafia, REZZ, RÜFÜS DU SOL, More Curate New Year’s Eve Playlists for Amazon: Listen
Whether you’ll be ringing in 2022 from the club, your couch or your parents’ couch, a new playlist initiative by Amazon Music has guaranteed your speakers will stay thumping ’til midnight, no matter the setting. The “Choose Your New Year’s Eve DJ” series includes 13 sonically diverse playlists curated by some of the scene’s top artists, including REZZ, RÜFÜS DU SOL, TOKiMONSTA and Moore Kismet. Swedish House Mafia contributed an exclusive extended mix of “Moth to a Flame” (with The Weeknd) to their selections, and Sonny Fodera added a never-before-heard VIP remix of “Silhouettes” (with Poppy Baskcomb) to his tracklist. The endeavor also includes a 67-minute collection by Above & Beyond, which includes Anjunabeats and Anjunadeep re...
TRIXTER’s STEVE BROWN: The Most Important Thing That EDDIE VAN HALEN Taught Me
TRIXTER guitarist Steve Brown recently spoke to The Rock Shop With Ralph about his nearly 30-year friendship with Eddie Van Halen. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “When I bought my house and was moving in and building my studio, I went out to see VAN HALEN and my wife and I were in Ed‘s dressing room and I had that great picture [taken] with me and him. It was the week after I bought my house and I [was] building the studio. And I told him, I said, ‘Yeah, man, I’m building my studio.’ And he goes, ‘What are you, building something to make demos?’ And I go, ‘No, man. I’m building a studio, like you.’ I said, ‘You’ve got 5150. My studio’s gonna be 6160.’ And started cracking up. And he was so ha...
Ex-DIO Guitarist CRAIG GOLDY Says ‘Stubborn’ People Who Refuse To Take COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Don’t See The Bigger Picture’
Former DIO guitarist Craig Goldy recently spoke to Metal Express Radio about how musicians have been affected by the restrictive environments imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the corresponding technological implications. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Everything is about self-preservation right now, but at the same time, there’s all sorts of groups and people getting together trying to help one another. So it’s a combination of everything. It’s like no other time. “I lost my stepfather and my mother during this time, so it was kind of weird,” he continued. “The last six years, I was taking of them, really. So when they were gone, it was just a completely different world. Everything that I ever knew and depended on and r...
NITA STRAUSS Shares Video Recap Of Fall 2021 U.S. Tour
Nita Strauss, the guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, has shared a nine-minute video recap of the fall 2021 leg of her “Winter Wasteland” tour, which kicked off on November 10 in New Orleans, Lousiana and concluded on December 18 in Angola, Indiana. Nita wrote in a message accompanying the YouTube release of the clip: “Some memories from our return to the stage after a year and a half off! It was so great getting back out there and seeing so many of you out on the road!” Upcoming Nita Strauss solo shows: Jan. 07 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea’s Live Jan. 08 – Memphis, TN @ Growlers Jan. 10 – Des Moines, IA @ Woolys Jan. 12 – Iowa City, IA @ Wildwood Saloon Jan. 13 – St Peters, MO @ Diamond Music Club Jan. 14 – Westland, MI @ T...
Watch New Video Of Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer PAUL DI’ANNO Receiving Lymphatic Drainage Massage Treatments
New video of former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di’Anno receiving lymphatic drainage treatments in Zagreb, Croatia can be seen below. A lymphatic drainage massage relieves swelling that happens when medical treatment or illness blocks the lymphatic system. It involves gently manipulating specific areas of the body to help lymph move to an area with working lymph vessels. The 63-year-old musician, who has battled a number of health issues in recent years and is currently in a wheelchair, traveled to Croatia to undergo knee surgery. Last January, Kastro Pergjoni, operations director of the Cart & Horses pub in Stratford, London, England where IRON MAIDEN made its live debut in 1976, launched a crowdfunding campaign on JustGiving for Di’Anno to be treated privately. More than £13,...
From Twice To TXT, These Are The 21 Best K-Pop B-Sides Of 2021
By Elizabeth de Luna Back in 2020, we looked toward K-pop to see what it could be and where it could take us. The industry made swift, graceful pivots to accommodate the pandemic, leading the rest of the world into an era of virtual concerts. By the end of the year, many were cautiously optimistic as the first vaccines were approved. “Wouldn’t it be great,” we thought, “if by this time next year, we’d be going to live shows again?” Just a few weeks ago, we were close to realizing that bright wish. P1Harmony performed at the Korean Culture Center Night in Los Angeles in what might have been the first in-person K-pop concert in the United States since the pandemic began. BTS sold out a four-night run at the shiny new SoFi Stadium in the same city. Ateez, Monsta X, and Twice all announced Nor...
Celebrate V of BTS’s Birthday With These 10 Songs
Today (December 30th) marks the birthday of V, one of the multi-hyphenate members of BTS. V, born Kim Taehyung, has spent the last eight and a half years working as a songwriter, dancer, and vocalist, and has become beloved for his rich baritone and artsy, quirky offstage persona alike. Bangtan birthdays are funny because they remind us that no one loves BTS like the members of BTS love each other, but we can do our best to add to the celebration anyway. We’ve rounded up 10 of our favorite songs spotlighting V (in no particular order), and would press them all into a vinyl record in his honor if we could. Listen below, and scroll to the end for a playlist of the eight tracks that are available on Spotify. BTS – “Singularity” Advertisement Is there any song that captures the essence of Kim ...
New Year’s Eve 2021: Concerts and Music Events to Watch
With lots of New Year’s Eve concerts and events dropping like flies thanks to our new enemy, the Omicron variant of COVID-19, there’s a good chance you’ll be spending the evening at home with a very limited number of vaccinated, boosted, and negative-tested companions. But don’t fear: There’s still some New Year’s gatherings you can attend remotely — not on Zoom — that’ll still make ringing in 2022 fun. From Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson’s sure-to-be-wild shindig to Phish’s livestreamed sets, there’s plenty to watch from the comfort of your couch this year. Ready the snacks and check out Consequence‘s guide for the top music events to watch from home this New Year’s Eve below. Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Advertisement First off, the most famed New Year’s Eve event of all: Dick Clar...
Foo Fighters’ Historic Madison Square Garden Concert Streaming for Free: Watch
On June 20th, 2021, Foo Fighters took the stage at Madison Square Garden to play the arena’s first full-capacity concert since the beginning of the pandemic. Featuring surprises, unmissable moments, and three full hours of material, the blistering, emotional, cathartic performance was later named one of our favorite live shows of the year. Highlights included an opening solo rendition of “Times Like These” by Dave Grohl, segueing into a full-band performance of “The Pretender”; a surprise appearance by Dave Chappelle, who sang a cover of Radiohead’s “Creep”; and a high-energy version of Queen’s “Somebody to Love” with Taylor Hawkins on lead vocals. For the night’s encore, Foo Fighters embodied their Dee Gees alter-ego for a cover of Bee Gees’ “You Should Be Dancing,” and then closed t...
