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‘Devil May Cry: The Animated Series’ Will Span Across Multiple Seasons
Despite the project still being in an extremely early stage, producer Adi Shankar has now confirmed that the story arc for Netflix and CAPCOM‘s Devil May Cry: The Animated Series will span across multiple seasons. Speaking to IGN, the creative behind Castlevania revealed that his upcoming project will take a similar approach in terms of having multi-season arcs, with the first season featuring eight episodes. While Shankar kept most of the plot details under wraps, he did confirm that Vergil, Lady and Dante will all be appearing in the show. “I can also confirm that Chris Pratt won’t be voicing any of the characters,” he joked after the Marvel actor scored voicing roles for both Super Mario Bros. and Garfield. Shankar went on to say that he acquired the rights to&n...
Seafoam Walls: How Thurston Moore, Miami Culture Aided ‘Caribbean Jazzgaze’ Band
Before the serendipitous meeting that spawned a record deal, Seafoam Walls’ Jayan Bertrand was going through a “particularly rough patch” — one that any musician might have interpreted as a cosmic middle finger. “I was looking for a job, and on the way to one of the interviews I’d gotten called back for, I got into an accident and totaled my car that I’d only had a few weeks,” the singer-guitarist tells SPIN. “I walked away mostly unscathed — it was just a little pain in my thigh and my wrist. But on top of that, I was still in my job search. And III Points was in a few weeks.” The festival, one of Miami’s largest, felt like a potential turning point for the self-described “Caribbean jazzgaze” band. But entering that situation with a cloud hovering over them “didn’t feel good.” ...
Beach House Announce Eighth Album Once Twice Melody, 2022 Tour Dates
Beach House are set to release their eighth studio album, and have detailed their 2022 headlining tour. The 18-track record, leading up to its physical release, will be rolled out in four-song chapters, with Chapter 1 coming out tomorrow, November 10, at midnight EST. Out fully on February 18, 2022, Once Twice Melody is the first album produced entirely by the band, and their first time using a live string ensemble. Each track will receive lyric animations, and all were recorded at Pachyderm studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, United Studio in Los Angeles, and Apple Orchard Studios in Baltimore. The album is available for pre-order via Sub Pop. Its vinyl release will include a limited gold edition 2xLP and a silver edition 2xLP, physical releases on CD and cassette, as well as new t-shirt d...
Beach House Announce New Album, 2022 Tour Dates
At long last, Beach House have announced a new album. Titled Once Twice Melody, the dream pop duo’s first long player in four years will be released in four distinct chapters, with the first arriving tomorrow (!), November 10th. Chapter two will released on December 8th, followed by chapter three on January 19th. The full album will then be revealed when the fourth and final chapter is published on February 18th. All told, Once Twice Melody spans 18 tracks entirely self-produced by Beach House. Victoria Legrand Alex Scally are accompanied on the album by a live string ensemble. Advertisement Related Video To support the release, Beach House have mapped out an expansive tour that includes two separate North American legs, as well as a Eurotrip. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, Novem...
Phoebe Bridgers Takes MUNA to Prom Performing “Silk Chiffon” on Cordon: Watch
Phoebe Bridgers and MUNA put themselves on the prom court during a performance of “Silk Chiffon” on The Late Late Show with James Corden. A sea of pink balloons framed the stage, as MUNA stood in front of silver fringe curtain with the word “MUNA” spelled out in latex and helium. Vocalist Katie Gavin wore a flowing skirt and a tiara, though the skirt didn’t make it through the first verse before it was flung away. Bridgers stepped out of the wings before the second verse wearing a tiara of her own, and together they rocked through the irresistible track. Check out “Silk Chiffon” below. “Silk Chiffon” came out in September and we named it our Song of the Week. Both Phoebe Bridgers and MUNA are currently on tour. You can book tickets to see Bridgers here, and y...
They Might Be Giants on New Album BOOK and Heading Back on Tour: “Rest Assured, There Will Be Accordion”
Few indie rock bands can claim the sheer breadth, longevity, and sustained creative inspiration as They Might Be Giants, whose body of work spans nearly four decades, twenty-plus albums, and many hundreds of songs. John Flansburgh and John Linnell’s storied discography includes alt-rock hits (“Birdhouse in Your Soul”), college-rock classics (“Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head”), and the occasional TV theme (“Boss of Me”). Their new album BOOK (out Friday, November 12th) goes in another new direction: Its 15 tracks are available on their own, or accompanied by a large hardcover lyric book, featuring original art connected to the new batch of songs, as well as selected pieces from their last few releases. As always, the songs stand alone; this group is less ornate than some of the band’s ...
Post Malone Replaces Travis Scott as Day N Vegas Festival Headliner
Day N Vegas Festival has tapped Post Malone to replace Travis Scott as a headliner for this weekend’s event. “Travis Scott will no longer be performing at Day N Vegas,” the festival’s organizers posted on social media in the late night on Monday (November 8th). The statement continued, “The security and safety of all attending Day N Vegas has been and is always top priority in our festival planning. We continue to work hand in hand with law enforcement, medical personnel and public safety agencies on our protocols for the weekend.” Less than 15 minutes later, the official Day N Vegas account announced Post Malone would be Scott’s replacement. Check out both tweets below. Advertisement Related Video Other headliners for Day N Vegas include Kendrick Lamar — who will be making his only perfor...
PUP Return With Two New Songs, Announce North American Tour
PUP has released “Waiting” and “Kill Something,” and unveiled concert dates throughout the U.S. and Canada for next year. The Canadian rock band’s two new tracks are their first original material of 2021, both produced by Grammy-winning producer Peter Katis (Interpol, The National, Kurt Vile). They follow PUP’s 2020 EP This Place Sucks Ass that was released on October 23 also on Rise Records. [embedded content][embedded content] [embedded content][embedded content] PUP once again made our list of the 50 Best Rock Bands Right Now. “‘Waiting’ came about by smashing the heaviest riff Nestor [Chumak] could write with the simplest, most uplifting chorus I could write, just to see what would happen,” singer Stefan Babock said in a statement. “The results were very quintessentially PUP, in t...
Leaks Reveal New Content for ‘Pokémon Diamond and Pearl’ Remakes
Being talked about for some time, leaks have just surfaced revealing new content for Nintendo Switch’s Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl remakes. The leaks first surfaced on Reddit and claimed to be from an early copy of the game, dropping now-deleted images and footage. More videos are being re-uploaded on YouTube, showing off gym battles, Team Galactic fights, and the Pokédex. Users also released new models over Twitter, along with poses, and animations of some Pokémon such as Bidoof and Murkrow. Believed to be a faithful remake of the original with additional bonus content — not confirmed by Nintendo — the game could feature updates like Battle Frontier and Distortion World which was seen in Pokémon Platinum. Check out some of the leaks for the Pokémon Brilliant Diamond ...
‘Horizon Forbidden West’ Reveals More About New and Returning Machines
Though Horizon Forbidden West‘s highly anticipated release date is still some time away, the development team behind the beloved franchise has now shared more details about the upcoming title’s new machines and monsters. Discussing the game in a new blog post on Sony’s PlayStation site, Guerilla Games‘ principal machine designer Blake Politeski revealed that ideas that first came up in Horizon Zero Dawn but never made it into the game can now be fleshed out with the sequel. “During Horizon Zero Dawn’s development, we had a ton of ideas — of course not everything could make it into the first game, but now with Horizon Forbidden West we’ve been able to match some exciting ideas that previously weren’t feasible with new and interesting concepts,” the designer said. Now that Aloy is ventu...
HexGaming Introduces Its Highly Customizable Ultimate PlayStation 5 Controller
With more Sony PlayStation 5 consoles reaching the hands of gamers, gaming peripheral maker HexGaming is now introducing its Ultimate PS5 controller for esports fans and casual gamers alike. Fully customizable with HexGaming’s offering of dozens of color tones, patterns and graphics, the Ultimate controller brings you just as much functionality. The rear sports extra buttons that you can fully program and remap in-game to the 15 different standard buttons on your controller, while six different thumbstick variations give you plenty of room to find your personal preference. The triggers activate with only 2mm of travel and the device can even be used both wired or wirelessly, depending on the intensity of your game. There are also two different thumb grip configurations — domed or concave —...
Tencent Music Ekes Out 3% Revenue Gain After Tough Quarter
At the end of the quarter, QQ Music’s daily video views and viewers reached 100mm and 18mm respectively, representing triple-digit annual growth. Music streaming services may bear the name “music” but are increasingly “pan-entertainment,” a term TME used to describe competitors that lured away its “casual users” and caused monthly average users to drop from the second quarter. (Music users’ average revenue per user slid to 8.9 RMB ($1.39) from 9.4 RMB ($1.47) in the prior-year period.) In addition to focusing on videos, TME is building its live-streaming business, used by 10,000 musicians by the end of the third quarter, and long-form audio — audiobooks, podcasts — that reach 140 million users monthly, up 89% increase year over year...
