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Alan Fitzpatrick On Why His First Album In Over a Decade “Feels Like His Debut”
“Putting music out for the club, it feels like I can do that with my eyes closed,” mused Alan Fitzpatrick in an exclusive interview with EDM.com. “I do that so often—it’s natural for me.” Since his appearance in the techno scene more than a decade ago, Fitzpatrick has amassed an impressive canon of music, from smash hit “We Do What We Want” to a remix of Shannon’s 1983 electro-funk record, “Let The Music Play.” Just last year, the Brit released a whopping 24—yes, 24—original tracks, including two EPs with his under-the-radar electronica alias, 3STRANGE. But in 2019 Fitzpatrick decided it was time for him to try something new, stepping outside of his creative comfort zone to embark on his first album since 2010. And Machine Therapy, out now via Anjunadeep, was born. Complet...
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10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Alpha Phi Alpha Members [Photos]
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Michael Kovac / Getty Alpha Phi Alpha was founded as the first African-American, inter-collegiate Greek-lettered fraternity 115 years ago. The oldest of the college Black fraternities, its ranks are a virtual who’s who of great men in business, sports, entertainment and more. Established December 4, 1906 at Cornell University, by seven founders its members refer to as “Jewels,” the organization continues to live up to its motto: First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All. For example, in 2014 the frat paid the funeral costs of murdered Ferguson teen Mike Brown. In honor of the organization’s Founders Day, we present 15 famous members of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity on the following pages. Some you may know, ot...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Makes Stupid Comparison Of COVID-19 To Cancer
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: OLIVIER DOULIERY / Getty Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Republican congresswoman who believes in Jewish-owned space lasers and other QAnon conspiracies, is back to stirring up controversies with another stupid and unnecessary opinion. This time, Greene compared COVID-19 death rates to that of cancer, even though only one of these conditions is contagious. It should be noted that there are two Twitter accounts for the Georgia elected official but only one of which is verified, thus we do believe it’s fair to attribute the following tweets to Greene. From Twitter: 1. Every single year more than 600,000 people in the US die from cancer. The country has never once shut down. Not a single school has closed. And every year, over 600,000 people, of all a...
Happy 52nd Birthday To The Brooklyn Legend, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter!
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kevin Kane / Getty Jay-Z is a living legend with millions of records sold worldwide and became a billionaire via his various business ventures in the process. Today (Dec. 4) is the artist born Shawn Carter’s birthday, and Twitter is currently celebrating the Brooklyn legend properly. If you’re a regular reader of Hip-Hop Wired, you’re already well aware that we support Hov around these parts so there’s no need for us to run down his impressive resume in grand detail. With 13 studio albums, multiple businesses, and the ability to still show up on features and body the track, Jay-Z doesn’t have anything else to prove as he coasts comfortably into his middle years. Would another album from Jay-Z be welcomed by most? Most certainly. But at this juncture...
Alec Baldwin Could Still Be Charged For Rust Film Set Shooting
Last week, during his first interview since the tragedy on the set of indie film Rust, Alec Baldwin claimed that he didn’t pull the trigger on the prop gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. He also said that he’s “been told by people who are in the know… that it’s highly unlikely that I would be charged with anything criminally.” But Santa Fe County District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, who’s leading the investigation, says the actor and several others could still be charged for their roles in the event. “Everyone involved in the handling and use of firearms on the set had a duty to behave in a manner such that the safety of others was protected,” Carmack-Altwies told TMZ. “It appears that certain actions and inactions contributed to this outcome.” Investigation...
Mach-Hommy Drops New Album Balens Cho: Stream
Less than a year after his last full-length project Pray for Haiti, Mach-Hommy is back with a new album. Balens Cho — which translates to “hot candles” in Creole — is out today, offers an even deeper understanding of the New Jersey rapper’s Haitian roots. Balens Cho is 13 songs total, with its subject matter detailing Mach’s hopeful outlook on Haitian youth, for whom he hopes to soon build a technology-focused school. Though Pray for Haiti was unfortunately snubbed for a Best Hip-Hop Album Grammy this year, Balens Cho further cements Mach’s status as one of today’s most exciting underground rappers, serving up an innovative take on East Coast rap. Stream the album on Apple Music or Spotify below. Last month, Mach-Hommy was featured on Kaytranada’s la...
Producer Paris Aden Heats Up Houston with “First To the Future” Event
Paris Aden is throwing the second edition of her “First To the Future” show in Houston on December 9. Sponsored by Carhartt WIP, the high-energy concert features a line-up of close friends and collaborators like Bbymutha, LA-based skater Na-Kel Smith, ZelooperZ and rising rappers from Texas. The one-night event first took place in the summer while Aden celebrated her 20th birthday, but the upcoming FTTP puts a skate-inspired twist to her music curation. An airbrushed flyer by Baby Brusher has an impressive roster of performers: headliners Bbymutha, ZelooperZ, and Na-Kel Smith; Dallas-based Wasteey Monroe; Septik, a fast-paced band from Houston; and up and coming rappers like ZAE6IX, LunitikNovae, Yoshi the Plug, Gulfwey, Shordy Montana, and JAN HVPE. Fans can also look forward to a half-pi...
Astroworld Lawsuits — Nearly 300 & Counting — Will Be Combined Into Single Giant Case
The hundreds of lawsuits filed over the deadly Astroworld music festival will be consolidated into one enormous case, according to a court filing made public Friday (Dec. 3), signaling the start of the next major phase in the sprawling litigation. Four weeks after a crowd surge during Travis Scott’s Nov. 5 performance left 10 dead and hundreds injured, attorneys for both victims and festival organizers filed a joint petition Friday seeking to combine the cases – 275 and counting — into a so-called multi-district litigation before a single judge. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The two sides reached the agreement because they said such a consolidated proceeding was the best way to handle an enormous, complex legal battle that already involves 1,250 plaintiffs. “This type of litig...
First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Alison Wonderland, Lane 8, Illenium & More
This week in dance music: we dove deep on the new genre of electronic music forming as part of the psychedelic renaissance, got the rundown of the live return of IMS Ibiza this April, saw Ducky ducking out of the music industry, got a new single from deadmau5 and Portugal. The Man that’s only available as an NFT and saw Lady Gaga’s Dawn Of Chromatica rise back to the top of Dance/Electronic albums. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Plus, this week sees a load of new music from a cluster of subgenre stars. Let’s dig in. Alison Wonderland, “Fuck U Love U” [embedded content] Alison Wonderland has never been one to mince words, and her latest single turns the pain of an anxious artist into a bit of head-banging brilliance. We really want Wonderland t...
STYX And REO SPEEDWAGON Announce Co-Headline U.S. Summer 2022 Tour With LOVERBOY
It’s been four years since legendary rockers REO SPEEDWAGON and STYX joined forces for a summer co-headlining tour. While the world has changed since then, fans’ desire to rock out hasn’t. STYX and REO SPEEDWAGON are telling you to close those laptops and get out of your sweatpants, because they’re set to once again bring their rock and roll classics to the masses, this time with special guest LOVERBOY for the “Live & UnZoomed” tour that kicks off May 31, 2022 in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Van Andel Arena. See below for complete routing. Tickets for various cities of the trek, produced by Live Nation, will go on sale starting Friday, December 10 at 10 a.m. local time on LiveNation.com. STYX and REO SPEEDWAGON will be offering VIP packages via thei...
JOURNEY Introduces New Bassist TODD JENSEN At Las Vegas Residency Kick-Off
Legendary rockers JOURNEY kicked off their month-long Las Vegas residency on Wednesday, December 1 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels. Filling in on bass for JOURNEY for the six shows is Todd Jensen, a veteran musician who has played for various artists, including the bands SEQUEL, HARDLINE and HARLOW, as well as David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Perry, Alice Cooper and Paul Rodgers. Also part of JOURNEY‘s current lineup is returning drummer Deen Castronovo, who shared the drum duties in the band earlier this year with Narada Michael Walden. Walden, bassist Randy Jackson and keyboardist/backing singer Jason Derlatka all joined JOURNEY last year following the band’s acrimonious split with drummer Steve Smith and bassist Ross Valory. Jackson — who previously played with JOURNEY d...
VAN HALEN’s ‘Lost’ Singer MITCH MALLOY Celebrates EDDIE VAN HALEN’s Musical Legacy: ‘Somebody Get Me A Doctor’ Multi-Camera Video
Mitch Malloy, who auditioned to replace Sammy Hagar in VAN HALEN in the summer of 1996, celebrated Eddie Van Halen‘s musical legacy with MITCH MALLOY’S VH EXPERIENCE on October 9 at Mattie Kelly Arts Village in Destin, Florida. Mitch was backed by a band featuring Pete Thorn (Chris Cornell, Don Henley, Melissa Etheridge) on guitar, Daniel Spriewald (Phil X of BON JOVI) on bass, and Wayne Killius (Keith Urban, BIG & RICH, Luke Bryan) on drums. Multi-camera video footage of MITCH MALLOY’S VH EXPERIENCE performing the VAN HALEN classic “Somebody Get Me A Doctor” at the Destin concert can be seen below. Malloy told the story of his day at Eddie Van Halen‘s 5150 studios to Melodic Rock: “A guy who worked for their management at the time used to be m...
