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Ray Volpe’s New Mix Contains 49 Unreleased Tracks from Himself, Adventure Club, NGHTMRE, More
Ray Volpe somehow got every producer in the world to send him an unreleased drop for his latest mix. Just in time for bass music fans en route to Lost Lands or preparing their home for the livestreams, is the fifth and biggest installment in Volpe’s “Banger Zone” mix series. This time around he’s recruited dozens of artists to share unreleased tracks, which he mixed together to create a heavy-hitting, 45-minute romp. Fans of his original releases will have plenty to enjoy, as he’s included several unreleased and fan-favorite tunes of his own in the 51-track tape. Joining his songs are unreleased records from NGHTMRE, Adventure Club, Lucii, Slushii, Sullivan King, Ace Aura, Crankdat, Wooli, Dion Timmer, and tons more. The mix also rinses bass classics like ...
Streamers Still Upset With Twitch After Landmark NMPA Deal
A new deal has been struck in the ongoing battle between Twitch and the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA)—but streamers still aren’t happy. Over a year after the initial debate began, Twitch finally came to an agreement with the NMPA. But even after the deal, streamers will not be allowed to play licensed music while streaming. Thousands of DMCA copyright strikes have been issued to streamers in the last year, resulting in the removal of any videos containing copyrighted songs. Despite a long-awaited agreement between Twitch and the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), streamers are still vexed. Caspar Camille Rubin “As part of this agreement, we want to let you know about a new process that we are creating that participating music rights holders can op...
New Avicii Documentary With Never-Before-Seen Archive Footage to Arrive in 2023
Thanks to an upcoming documentary, fans of the late Avicii will bear witness to what could be the last vestiges of his storied career. According to a press release shared with EDM.com, a new documentary chronicling Avicii’s journey from unheralded beatmaker to legendary dance music artist is scheduled for release in 2023. Directed by Henrik Burman and produced by Swedish cinematographer Björn Tjärnberg and Candamo Film, the “up-close, intimate” doc will feature never-before-seen archive footage and interviews with Avicii himself. A new documentary exploring the career of Avicii is set to release in 2023. Sean Eriksson “My goal is to provide an honest and new perspective on both the artist Avicii and Tim’s life,” said Burman. “I want this to be ...
RÜFÜS DU SOL Announce Release Date for Fourth Full-Length Album, “Surrender”
As RÜFÜS DU SOL blaze through their barnstorming North American tour, the renowned live electronic trio have even more good news. They’ve announced the release date of their hotly anticipated fourth studio album, Surrender. Fresh off two sold-out performances at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater, RÜFÜS DU SOL will release the new full-length album on October 21st. Dreaming up the concept for the new record, the group sought to create a lush and rich experience, falling nicely in line with the band’s ethos. The result is Surrender, an album with an even more ambitious and bold scope than anything the band have released before. The superstar trio also dropped a new single from Surrender called “On My Knees,” which received a great crowd reacti...
Mac McCaughan Gets A Little Help From His Friends on The Sound of Yourself
Mac McCaughan has done it all. For three decades he’s toured the world as the singer-guitarist in revered indie rock band Superchunk. He’s made music in a host of other projects including Portastatic, Bricks, Seam, and Go Back Snowball (with Guided By Voices’ Robert Pollard). And, he co-founded the venerable indie label Merge Records with Superchunk bandmate Laura Ballance. Together they helped redefine the American musical landscape by releasing hundreds of albums by legendary artists like Neutral Milk Hotel, The Magnetic Fields, Spoon, and Arcade Fire. But when the pandemic hit in early 2020, McCaughan was faced with an entirely new experience. “I couldn’t write a song for like eight months,” he told SPIN over the phone. “I had been working on songs before that and then once we went into...
Bartees Strange Unveils ‘Weights’ From Live Forever Deluxe Edition
One of the brightest revelations of 2020 was Bartees Strange. In a year full of misery, Strange’s debut album, Live Forever, was one of our favorites and landed on our best albums and best songs list. Thus, it makes sense that a year after the album’s release, Strange has more in store. The singer-songwriter shared a new song, “Weights,” from an upcoming deluxe edition of Live Forever that’s out on October 1. The song was recorded earlier this year with Will Yip producing. “This is about the ones that got away,” Strange said of the song in a statement. “Going back and forth in my head about relationships that could have happened, missing that it didn’t, and finally realizing I gotta let the weight of it all go.” Listen to “Weights” below. Strange will be performing at Govern...
Radiohead Unveil ‘If You Say the Word’ Video
Radiohead dropped the video for the archival song “If You Say the Word.” This is the second song to be revealed from Radiohead’s release of Kid Amnesiae, an album of previously unheard material and alternative versions from (essentially) twin albums Kid A and Amnesiac set to arrive November 5. Previously, Radiohead shared an unreleased studio version of “Follow Me Around.” The video for “If You Say the Word” is directed by Kasper Häggström. Check it out below. [embedded content] Resembling an eerie episode of Black Mirror, business-suit-clad people eat sandwiches in the back of a truck. They actually were captured, as some escaped and ran around forests and grass fields, and are dumped into the city streets and are given a briefcase to go off and work in a business office. Additiona...
Netflix Explores Britney Spears’ Conservatorship in ‘Britney vs Spears’ Documentary
Netflix has released the official trailer for Britney vs Spears, Erin Lee Carr’s documentary focusing on Britney Spears‘ conservatorship. The forthcoming feature “tells the explosive story of Britney’s life and her public and private search for freedom” and includes exclusive interviews, new documents and years-long investigative work: “The world knows Britney Spears: performer, artist, icon. But in the last few years, her name has been publicly tied to another, more mysterious term: conservatorship. Britney vs Spears tells the explosive story of Britney’s life and her public and private search for freedom. Featuring years-long investigative work, exclusive interviews and new documents, this Netflix feature film paints a thorough portrait of the pop star’s trajectory from girl next door to...
Eddie Murphy Inks Three-Picture and First-Look Film Deal With Amazon Studios
Eddie Murphy and Amazon Studios have officially signed a three-picture and first-look film deal. According to reports, the award-winning actor will star in the three films and develop original movie titles for Amazon Prime Video and Studios, although the latter does not guarantee that he will also serve as the main actor. “Eddie is a legend both in front of and behind the camera,” Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, said in a statement. “With undeniable comedic and dramatic genius, he consistently delivers entertaining, original stories and characters to audiences around the world. We could not be more excited to help carry on the tradition and to officially welcome Eddie into the Amazon family.” Amazon picked up Coming 2 America and premiered the sequel in March 2021. It earned the bi...
Kevin Hart To Star in Upcoming Netflix Heist Movie ‘Lift’
Kevin Hart is set to star in Netflix‘s upcoming heist film, Lift, according to Deadline. The 42-year-old comedian will team up with director F. Gary Gray — the brain behind Straight Outta Compton and The Fate of the Furious, among several other films — on the hotly-anticipated movie, which will begin production at the beginning of next year. Hart will depict a high-profile thief who is tempted by his ex-girlfriend and the FBI into completing an impossible heist on a Boeing 777 flight from London to Zurich. The movie will be produced by Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Pictures, Matt Reeves and Adam Kassan for 6th & Idaho and Hart and Brian Smiley for HartBeat Productions. Lift will be created under Hart and HartBeat Productions’ exclusive creative ...
Nirvana’s Nevermind Is Being Reissued for Its 30th Anniversary
Nirvana’s classic sophomore album turns 30 tomorrow (stay tuned to the site tomorrow to see what’s to come on that front). Nevermind’s legacy is pretty damn safe at this point, that much we know. But, there’s even more to be unearthed from the band’s archive than what the 20th anniversary set revealed. Nevermind will be getting another massive reissue featuring a ton of goodies, including 70 previously unreleased tunes culled from four classic live shows. Those shows include Live in Amsterdam, Netherlands (recorded and filmed on November 25, 1991 at Club Paradiso), the much-bootlegged Live in Del Mar, California (recorded on December 28, 1991 at the Pat O’Brien Pavilion at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, which was part of the iconic tour with Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam that we ...
The Rolling Stones on Loss of Charlie Watts: “He Held the Band Together for So Long”
One month after the death of longtime drummer Charlie Watts, the remaining members of The Rolling Stones have opened up about their tremendous loss. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood shared their memories of Watts and described his impact on the band. “He held the band together for so long, musically, because he was the rock the rest of it was built around,” Jagger explained. “The thing he brought was this beautiful sense of swing and swerve that most bands wish they could have. We had some really nice conversations in the last couple of years about how all this happened with the band. It’s a huge loss to us all. It’s very, very hard.” The lead singer also broke down how Watts brought his eclectic musical background to the Stones. “He wasn’...
