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NYFF Review: Todd Haynes Turns Up the Volume for His Engaging Velvet Underground Doc
This review is part of our coverage of the 2021 New York Film Festival. The Pitch: The Velvet Underground might have been the best American rock band of all time, and Todd Haynes has made a documentary about their relatively short but extremely influential career, which means covering not just core members Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, and Moe Tucker, but collaborators and contemporaries like Nico, Andy Warhol, and Jonas Mekas. Started Shaking to That Fine, Fine Music: Todd Haynes obviously loves rock and roll, which makes it all the more impressive that he’s spent his career making movies about key figures in its history while avoiding the usual lionizing cliches. Starting with Superstar, his doll-acted Karen Carpenter biopic that’s not commercially available, and continuing wit...
Brandi Carlile Shares New Album In These Silent Days: Stream
The latest album from Brandi Carlile is here. In These Silent Days, the folk rocker’s seventh studio album, arrives today via Low Country Sound/Elektra. She recorded the full-length at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A alongside producers Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings, as well as her longtime collaborators and bandmates Tim and Phil Hanseroth. In These Silent Days grapples with themes such as acceptance, loss, and faith, calling to mind the grandeur of classic songwriters like David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Elton John, and Joni Mitchell. “I never imagined that I’d feel so exposed and weird as an artist without the armor of a costume, the thrill of an applause and the platform of the sacred stage,” Carlile said of the album in a statement. “Despite all this, the songs flowed throu...
Liam Gallagher Announces Third Solo Record C’mon You Know
Liam Gallagher posted on Twitter that his latest solo studio album is on the way. Titled C’mon You Know is slated for release May 27, 2022. This marks the Oasis co-founder’s third solo album, and fans can now pre-order physical bundles, some including a vinyl book pack, on Gallagher’s website. The record will be available on CD and vinyl. The cover is laden with a mob of fans, with Gallagher right in the middle of them. Classic Liam. Gallagher also announced that he’s returning to Knebworth on June 4, 2022 for the first time as a solo artist, which coincides of the 25th anniversary of Oasis’ monumental performances at the venue. He is offering an access pass for exclusive presale tickets to the show, also on his website. The offer ends at 3 p.m. on October 6, and the presale access co...
Third Man Records Details 50th Vault Package, The White Stripes – Live at the Detroit Institute of Arts
Jack White’s Third Man Records announced their 50th vault package, The White Stripes – Live At The Detroit Institute of Arts. Documenting the band’s performance on November 2, 2001 in the museum’s Diego Rivera Court, the packages include a red and white 2-LP set featuring soundboard audio, a pro-shot DVD of the complete show, previously unseen images, and a custom gatefold jacket. Fans can sign up to subscribe to the vault package until midnight CT on October 31 via Third Man’s website. “That was the best thing we’ve ever done. It was also the worst thing we’ve ever done,” they said in a statement. Watch a trailer of the performance and check out the track list below. [embedded content] The concert broke the Detroit Institute’s all-time single-day attendance record. Jack and Meg White...
The Trap Door
Blue Chips is a monthly rap column that highlights exceptional rising rappers. To read previous columns, click here. If you’ve watched televised sports since late May, you’ve heard Solemn Brigham rap. His energetic southern voice soundtracks a Gatorade commercial that runs more often than Sydney McLaughlin and the ad’s other athletes. Every rerun finds you anticipating the North Carolinian’s relaxed yet forceful slant rhymes from “Future Power Sources”: “I been on my get back, cop a bag slow / You would never see that, use the trap door.” Gatorade selected the song from 2020’s Marlowe 2, Brigham’s second album with producer and fellow North Carolinian L’Orange under the Marlowe moniker. Following the first air-date, he’s fielded countless calls and texts of support. Though appreciative...
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, & Kendrick Lamar Headlining 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NFL / Pepsi/Roc Nation The Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show is typically a huge event for television viewers, and next year’s lineup will feature some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop culture. The 2020 show will be headlined by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar. The aforementioned performers hardly need any introduction, most especially Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Eminem, all among the top-selling acts within the drama. The show is also something of a full circle moment for Slim Shady as he’s reunited with his Aftermath boss on the big stage after signing with the good doctor back in 1998. Of course, the Doggfather has a number of classics with the Compton OG and fans can expect them to run through their 1990s smash hits. Related St...
Shaquille O’Neal Criticizes Kyrie Irving For Not Getting Vaccinated
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Derrick Salters/WENN.com / WENN Shaquille O’Neal was never really one to bite his tongue, so it shouldn’t really surprise anyone that he share his feelings about Kyrie Irving being a vaccine skeptic and says the Brooklyn Nets should cut ties with the controversial flat earther/point guard. During an interview on with Tiki and Tierney, Shaq Diesel said that he’d go to management and tell them to get Kyrie “up out of here” and “We can win with a two-punch and a great shooter and some rebounders like we got. Get his ass up out of here.” Well, we actually believe he’d do something like that. Luckily the Nets have KD and James Harden to move the team forward, but the NBA in 2021 does need a Big Three to compete for a title. Being that Kyrie isn’t vaccinated he...
Treasury Secretary Endorses Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Heritage Images / Getty The initiative launched by former President Barack Obama to put Harriet Tubman, the heroic Black woman who escaped slavery and became a key leader of the abolitionist movement, on the $20 bill has gained new life thanks to approval from the Secretary of The Treasury. As first reported by Raw Story, during her session of testimony to the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday (September 30th), Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressed her support for replacing Andrew Jackson on the currency note with the abolitionist heroine. “I couldn’t possibly think of a better way to honor Harriet Tubman’s legacy and her courage in fighting for the freedom of the enslaved people and women’s right to vote than seeing her on a $20 bill,” s...
You Care: Kanye & Kim Kardashian Spotted Having Dinner
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty It looks like Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are actually going to be co-parenting the proper way as they seem to still be on good terms. According to Page Six the couple formerly known as Kimye was spotted leaving Nobu Malibu after sharing dinner with Tracy and Ray Romulus. “At the end of the evening, the former “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star got into the same car as the Yeezy designer, with West in the driver seat and Kim taking the passenger seat and their pals in the back.” Well, at least they still get along even if it’s only for business. Tracy Romulus is the chief marketing officer of KKW Brands. While the former couple, allegedly, have been separated for quite some time, Kim Kardashian attended Kanye’s Donda listening e...
Makena Lei Gordon Carnahan’s Biography: Net Worth, Height, Age, Boyfriend
It gladdens the heart of every parent to see their kids thriving in their careers without struggle. And this happens to be the case of Makena Lei Gordon Carnahan. You will find out much by the end of this article focused on Makena Lei Gordon Carnahan biography: net worth, height, age, boyfriend. Profile Summary Full name: Makena Lei Gordon Carnahan Gender: Female Age: 17 years old (as of 2021) Date of birth: May 13, 2004 Height: 5 feet 2 inches Nationality: American Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States Occupation: Actress Biography of Makena Lei Gordon Carnahan Makena Lei Gordon Carnahan is of the ethnic group called caucasian in America. She was born on the 13th of May, 2004, in Los Angeles, California, USA. Pretty enough, she was born into a luxurious family where her dad, ...
Tomorrowland’s Newest Demographic: Elementary Schools? Festival Unveils Clothing Line for Kids
Ah, to be young again—remember your early days of raving? We’ve all been there: bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and fueled solely by ambition. Taking this youthful ethos to heart is Tomorrowland‘s latest clothing collection, designed specifically for the tiniest, most innocent of humans. Baby ravers and babies of ravers—not you, ABGs—are about to be dressed to the nines. The line consists of three simple t-shirt and hoodie options all printed with either rainbow festival logos or uplifting slogans. “Fashion for the next generation People of Tomorrow, carrying positivity and unity in their early life stages,” one product description reads. To boot, the brand has already released a variety of kid-ready accessories like hats, sunglasses and jewelry. Recomme...
Study Suggests “Dance, Drums, Sleep Deprivation, and Drugs” Lead to Meaningful Bonds at Concerts and Festivals
Researchers might have figured out why you miss your festival neighbors so much. A new study conducted by the University of Kent called “I Get High With a Little Help From My Friends’ – How Raves Can Invoke Identity Fusion and Lasting Co-operation via Transformative Experiences” claims to explain this phenomenon scientifically. Researchers Martha Newson, Ragini Khurana, Freya Cazorla, and Valerie van Mulukom, focused on the “4Ds” of a concert: “dance, drums, sleep deprivation, and drugs.” They recruited fans of electronic music and active clubbers and asked them to share their concert experiences with them. They then ranked how much each of the “4Ds” applied to each participant in the situation and then asked about how th...
