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‘Halo Infinite’ Receives an Official Release Date
During Gamescom 2021’s Opening Night livestream on Wednesday, Microsoft confirmed that Halo Infinite will officially launch on December 8 for Xbox and PC. Microsoft originally planned to release the game in tandem with the Xbox X/S in November of last year, but ultimately postponed Halo Infinite‘s debut to fall 2021 due to the pandemic. Halo Infinite‘s campaign and multiplayer modes will arrive in December as part of season one, “Heroes of Reach.” Though the game will not launch with campaign co-op or Forge mode, cooperative gameplay should become available in season two, roughly three months after the game’s initial launch. During Microsoft’s E3 showcase in June, the gaming company shared a first look at the game’s multiplayer mode, which features signature Halo gameplay ex...
Lil Nas X Trolls Boosie’s Bitter Homophobic Rant on ‘The Breakfast Club’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Breakfast Club / Power 105 At some point, people will learn that Lil Nas X is undefeated at giving his haters the business, especially if you say something homophobic. The latest example of that came after Boosie Badazz’s appearance on The Breakfast Club. In an interview on the popular morning talk show Monday morning (August 23), Boosie doubled down on his previous stance against the LGBTQ+ community and put Lil Nas X on blast as he was defending DaBaby for his controversial and homophobic remarks during his set at RollingLoud Miami. In an Instagram post, he said: “Lil Nas X said he wanna perform naked on stage for charity. You don’t f– with him like you f– with DaBaby. Be even-sided. You don’t feel that’s disrespect? Going dance naked. You don’t thi...
HHW Gaming: Feast Your Eyes On The ‘Halo Infinite’ Limited Edition Xbox Series X You Probably Won’t Get
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xbox / Xbox Series X – Halo Infinite Limited Edition & Elite Series 2 Controller Gamescom 2021 is officially underway, and to kick things off, Microsoft showed off a new Xbox Series X and Elite Series 2 Controller with some Halo Infinite flavor. With the world sadly still in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to the even more highly contagious Delta Variant, Geoff Knightly had to host his Opening Night Live kickoff event for Gamescom from Los Angeles instead of Germany, where the conference is annually held. It was a night of many reveals during the presentation, with Knightly premiering a plethora of big titles. One big reveal, in particular, was a cinematic trailer for season one of Halo Infinite’s free-to-play multiplayer and, of course, con...
Charlie Watts’s 10 Best Rolling Stones Songs
For 58 years, Charlie Watts manned the drum kit behind Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the unflappable bedrock of the Rolling Stones sound. Compared to his British Invasion contemporaries, he wasn’t a bombastic virtuoso like Keith Moon, and a gregarious personality didn’t shine through his playing like Ringo Starr. Instead, Watts was a drummer’s drummer, always in the pocket, always finding the perfect fill to serve the song. With his dapper suits and knowing smile, he was the mysterious one who gave few interviews and famously listened to more jazz than rock’n’roll. But he was central to the band’s sound, and as a visual artist sometimes designed record sleeves and tour stages. Earlier this month, the Rolling Stones announced that Watts would sit out the remaining dates of the No Filter T...
Honey Dijon Launches Etsy Collection as an Homage to Queer Culture
DJ, fashion icon, and trans activist Honey Dijon has launched an Etsy collection to showcase LGBTQIA representation throughout the eras. Drawing inspiration from museum gift shops, one of Dijon’s favorite parts of a museum, the collection features products from other women of color like earrings, wallets, socks, and vases. Queer culture has become much more inclusive over the years. Dijon points out that the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s were the most transformative years for the Queer community. “What really draws me to that is when fashion and art reflect that social change, in the end, you have marginalized people creating their own music and culture,” Dijon told Billboard. “I mean, two generations ago, we lost so many of the most highly creat...
SLANDER and Dylan Matthew Tap Kaskade, Armin van Buuren, More for “Love Is Gone” Remixes
A track so nice, they had to remix it twice. Back in October 2019 SLANDER and Dylan Matthew released a monster remix package for their single “Love Is Gone,” tapping six producers to rework the future bass anthem. Kompany, Crystal Skies and more put their signature touches on the track, taking it to new heights as it rumbled through the festival scene at the time. SLANDER and Matthew have now announced another “Love Is Gone” bundle, which is primed to be even more transformative thanks to a high-profile entourage of remixers. Remixes from R3hab, Kaskade, Alok, and Armin van Buuren will drop over the course of the next month. Kaskade’s edit, in particular, represents a quasi-full circle moment for SLANDER. The duo took to Twitter to gush abo...
TroyBoi Teases Release of Sophomore Album
On the four-year anniversary of his breakthrough debut album, 2017’s Left Is Right, TroyBoi has teased his long-awaited sophomore effort. The trailblazing trap producer has released four installments of his patented V!BEZ EP series—launched in 2018—but Left Is Right remains his only full-length album. That record is considered a magnum opus in modern trap music and features 20 tracks, many of which are considered to be among TroyBoi’s most popular, such as “O.G” and “ili.” At the time of this article’s publication, TroyBoi has not yet announced the title or release date of his sophomore album. In the meantime, however, new music has been aplenty for fans of the prolific producer, who seems to fortify his reputation as an innovator in cont...
deadmau5 Reveals “Oberhasli” VR Game
Over a year after teasing a mysterious VR project on Instagram, deadmau5 has unveiled Oberhasli at gamescom’s Opening Night. Curated by deadmau5 himself, Oberhasli is a virtual reality game that will contain a consistently evolving world of music, environments, and other interactive content for players. It will have in-game communication features, such as playing other games, listening to live music performances, socializing, and engaging with artists. “Creating a world like Oberhasli has been a vision of mine for years now, but I quickly discovered how daunting it can be to create a multiplayer experience as a solo developer,” deadmau5 said in a press release. “The amazing thing about Core is that anyone can jump in and create content regardless of experience o...
The Fiery Furnaces Announce First Tour Dates in a Decade
The Fiery Furnaces are hitting the road. Today, the reunited indie rock duo announced they’re heading out on a three-date mini tour across the US this fall, which mark their first shows together in a decade. Following their previously-announced appearance next month at the Pitchfork Music Festival, the band will kick off the trio of dates on November 13th at Brooklyn Steel in New York City, followed by shows in Chicago on the 15th and Los Angeles on the 17th. For all three dates, Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger be joined by special guest Fred Armisen. “We’re very excited to be playing again, to get a chance to do new things with old stuff, or old things with new people,” the band said in a statement. “And we’re very happy to have Fred opening the shows. We’ll be six on stage, joined by Bri...
With If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, Halsey Crafts Her Own Mythology
When Halsey shared the artwork for her fourth studio album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, the inspiration was clear: seated on a throne, confidently exposed with a child in her arms, she is the regal image of the Madonna. Halsey (who goes by the pronouns “she/they”) has always seemed fascinated by the stories that make up humanity, from the mythic to the biblical and fantastical. If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power is the next chapter in her own tale. This marks the fourth studio album for Halsey, who is on the cusp of turning 27 — her debut LP, Badlands, shot the singer into the spotlight when she was just 20 years old. Her bracing honesty and electronic production helped her cultivate a dedicated following of young adults, many of whom have grown with her in the years since that deb...
Helado Negro Shares New Single “Outside the Outside”: Stream
Roberto Lange, the electronic musician better known as Helado Negro, has shared the new single “Outside the Outside.” The second preview from his forthcoming album Far In arrives with an accompanying music video composed of video footage of Lange’s family house parties in the 1980s. “Outside the Outside” is a hushed dance number that calls to mind the alienation Lange felt growing up, both as the child of immigrants and as one of the sole musicians in his family. “I found space through music and outsiders finding each other,” he said in a press release. “This is a song about intimate partnerships and long-loving friendships. To be loyal freaks and an outsider amongst outsiders.” The video for “Outside the Outside” mirrors that desire for belonging: “My family came to this country as outsid...
Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Doug “Cosmo” Clifford on Vault Albums and Retiring CCR
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Doug “Cosmo” Clifford catches up with Kyle Meredith to discuss For All the Money in the World, a record he wrote and recorded with bassist Steve Wright in the mid-’80s and kept inside his Cosmo’s Vault until now. The drummer/producer talks about why he sat on the LP for so long, tapping Joe Satriani to play guitar, and the other vault records that will be seeing release soon — including collaborations with Bobby Whitlock, Doug Sahm, and a solo album. Clifford also tells us why he and CCR bassist Stu Cook recently brought Creedence Clearwater Revisited to a close. Advertisement Related Video Stream the interview wit...
