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New Study Explores Healing Qualities of Electronic Music
Does electronic music have certain “healing” qualities for those suffering from acute aches and pains? That was a question the team at Nurofen, a developer of over-the-counter, fast-acting pain relief medications, set out to answer. The company commissioned Dr. Claire Howlin, a psychology researcher at the University College Dublin, to analyze the relationship between music and pain relief. While Howlin had the blueprint for a track that she believed might assist in delivering natural pain relief for patients suffering from headaches, backaches, and other acute ailments, she needed a music producer to execute on the vision. Enter Anatole, a classically trained musician who had the talent to bring the resulting work, “All Of Us,” to life.&n...
Watch Eels and a Lobster Have A ‘Good Night On Earth’ in New Video
Eels shared a new video for “Good Night On Earth” that is off their forthcoming, 14th album. [embedded content] The galactic animated video has lobsters and champagne bottles shooting through the atmosphere, until the lobster crash lands and duels with frontman Mark Oliver Everett. Reminding oneself to push past daily plights and life’s critics: “Soak it all in like tonic and gin / Everything for what it’s worth / It’s relative, but look my friend / It’s a good night on Earth.” Extreme Witchcraft is out January 28 via PIAS and E Works Records. The band will embark on their Lockdown Hurricane tour through Europe and America beginning March 2022,. Fans can purchase tickets on Eels’ website. Extreme Witchcraft Track List: 1. Amateur Hour2. Good Night On Earth3. Strawberries & Popcorn4. St...
Smash Mouth Singer Steve Harwell Retires Due to Medical Condition Following Uneven New York Show
Bad news for Smash Mouth fans. Singer Steve Harwell is hanging up his mic for good, a person close to the band has told SPIN. For nearly a decade, Harwell has been dealing with a heart condition called cardiomyopathy, which impacts motor functions, including speech and memory. “Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed of being a Rockstar performing in front of sold-out arenas and have been so fortunate to live out that dream,” Harwell told TMZ. “To my bandmates, it’s been an honor performing with you all these years and I can’t think of anyone else I would have rather gone on this wild journey with.” At a Smash Mouth show in upstate New York over the weekend, Harwell, according to TMZ, had some trouble on stage (according to a TikTok user who captured the show) during an uneven show that included...
Watch Sola Entertainment’s New ‘Rick and Morty’ Anime Short
Continuing to deliver anime takes on Rick and Morty, Adult Swim recently tasked celebrated studio Sola Entertainment for a new Japanese short. Titled “The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara,” the 11-minute clip features animation production by Sola Digital Arts Inc. and CGI by Yamato Works, Inc. While Masaru Matsumoto of Sola Entertainment directed the project with a script by Naohiro Fukushima and music composition by Tetsuya Takahashi. With voice actors Youhei Tadano and Keisuke Chiba reprising their roles as Rick and Morty, Adult Swim describes the short, “Rick’s toaster is broken. To repair it, he and Morty must go to Akihabara to find the perfect screw, and battle an old rival along the way.” Watch Sola Entertainment’s Rick and Morty anime short “The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara” befo...
Disney+ Is Making a Movie About Walt Disney’s Journey to Creating the “Happiest Place on Earth”
Disney+ is now reportedly working on a film documenting Walt Disney‘s journey to creating Disneyland, “the happiest place on Earth.” According to Deadline, the project will be helmed by David Gordon Green, who has just come out of directing the highly anticipated Halloween sequel Halloween Kills. Joining him will be Disney veteran Evan Spiliotopoulos, whose previous works include The Jungle Book 2, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, Beauty and the Beast‘s live-action remake, Snow White and the Huntsmen, and Hercules. Jason Reed — who spent a year developing the project prior to pitching it to Disney — will be producing under Cavalry Media’s banner. Disneyland first opened its doors on July 17, 1955, and was called Mickey Mouse Parks at the time. The ...
The First ‘Scream’ Trailer Welcomes the Ghostface Killer’s Horrific Return
Paramount Pictures has dropped the first trailer for Scream, the fifth installment in the franchise directed by Matthew Bettinelli-Olphin and Tyler Gillet. Marking the return of the Ghostface killer, the latest film reunites several top-shelf players from the original Scream 25, including Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox, each of whom have reprised their respective roles in several sequels. Helmed by the duo who directed Ready or Not, the movie also stars newcomers Melissa Barrera, Kyle Gallner, Mason Gooding, Mikey Madison, Dylan Minnette, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Marley Shelton, Jasmin Savoy Brown and Sonia Ammar. The visual begins with the classic thriller narrative of a home-alone woman who is terrorized and killed after receiving a call from a masked murderer. Bou...
Adult Swim Virtual Festival Returns in November
Lil Baby, Karol G, and 21 Savage are set to headline the Adult Swim Festival, a two-day global virtual event of music, comedy, and mayhem, November 12-13 on YouTube. Following the success of last year’s first-ever virtual Adult Swim Festival, fans can look forward to music performances by Flying Lotus, Alessia Cara, Angel Olsen, DAWN, Moor Mother, and Jo Firestone, among others. Virtual panels will be held for Adult Swim favorites Rick and Morty, Squidbillies, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Blade Runner: Black Lotus, and the upcoming Smiling Friends. Viewers can also join watch parties for curated, fan-favorite Adult Swim episodes from hit series Rick and Morty, The Eric Andre Show, Tuca & Bertie, Joe Pera Talks With You, Robot Chicken, Teenage Eut...
Watch GEOFF TATE Perform QUEENSRŸCHE’s Entire ‘Empire’ And ‘Rage For Order’ Albums In Montclair, California
Fan-filmed video footage of Geoff Tate‘s entire October 8 performance at The Canyon Montclair in Montclair, California can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user Live Rock Music by Scott Perry). Tate‘s current tour is celebrating the 30th anniversary of QUEENSRŸCHE‘s “Empire” and “Rage For Order” albums. 1986’s “Rage For Order” introduced a much more polished look and sound for QUEENSRŸCHE. The album featured keyboards as prominently as guitars, and the group adopted an image more closely associated with glam rock or glam metal than with heavy metal (of which glam metal was a subgenre). A video was filmed for the song “Gonna Get Close to You”, originally recorded in 1984 by DALBELLO. Released in 1990, “Empire...
NIGHTWISH Announces May 2022 North American Tour
Finnish/British/Dutch symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have announced the North American leg of their “Human. :II: Nature.” world tour 2022. The 10-date trek will kick off on May 6 in Montreal with stops in New York, Chicago, and Denver before concluding in Los Angeles for two back-to-back shows at The Wiltern on May 20 and May 21. Joining the band as the special guest are fellow Finns BEAST IN BLACK. Tour dates: May 04 – History, Toronto, ON CANADA May 06 – Mtelus – Montreal, QC CANADA May 07 – Tsongas Arena – Lowell, MA May 08 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY May 10 – The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD May 12 – Radius – Chicago, IL May 13 – The Fillmore – St. Paul, MN May 15 – Mission Ballroom – D...
STYX And NANCY WILSON Announce January/February 2022 Las Vegas Residency
Legendary rockers STYX are kicking off their 50th-anniversary year by taking the Las Vegas stage once again for an unforgettable five-night engagement at The Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian Resort Las Vegas along with very special guest, multi-platinum Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame rocker Nancy Wilson (HEART). The shows will be held on January 28 and January 29 and February 2, February 4 and February 5, 2022. Tickets will go on sale Friday, October 15, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. A limited number of VIP packages will also be available. STYX fan club members will have access to a pre-sale beginning Wednesday, October 13 at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. Grazie Rewards loyalty members and Live Nation customers will receive access to a pre-sale beginning Thursday, October 14 at 10:...
ACE FREHLEY’s Band Pays Tribute To EDDIE VAN HALEN On First Anniversary Of His Death (Video)
Ace Frehley‘s backing band paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen on the first anniversary of the iconic VAN HALEN guitarist’s death by playing two VH songs — “Somebody Get Me A Doctor” and “Dance The Night Away” — during soundcheck in Raleigh, North Carolina. The October 6 concert at the Red Hat Amphitheater was part of Ace‘s U.S. tour as the support act for fellow legendary rocker Alice Cooper. Frehley‘s band features guitarists Ryan Cook and Jeremy Asbock, bassist Philip Shouse and drummer Matt Starr. Last October, Frehley reacted to Eddie‘s death on social media, writing on his Instagram: “Eddie was a friend of mine…I’m very saddened by his passing away so young in life…my prayers and condolences go out to his famil...
Black Country, New Road Announce Second Album Ants From Up There, Share ‘Chaos Space Marine’
One of our favorite rising bands, Black Country, New Road will release their second record Ants From Up There on February 4, 2022. On top of that announcement, the British rockers dropped its first single “Chaos Space Marine.” The news comes exactly a year after the release of their debut, For the first time. The first record proved the band’s post-rock and indie chops, and we can expect that Ants From Up There shows an expansion of their sound and a concoction of minimalism, indie-folk, and pop. Frontman Isaac Wood said the track is the best Black Country, New Road song yet. “We threw in every idea anyone had with that song,” Wood said. “So the making of it was a really fast, whimsical approach – like throwing all the shit at the wall and just letting everything stick.” [embedded content]...
