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Dance Music Artists Aim to Impress—And Surprise—In Triumphant Return to Lollapalooza
“I’ve been replaying this moment over and over for months and it’s so much better than I could have imagined,” singer-songwriter Lauv proclaimed from the Lollapalooza main stage. It was a sentiment heard over and over again at the music festival’s 2021 edition, the first large-scale event to return in Chicago at full capacity in the pandemic era. For precisely that reason, the festival garnered a level of national attention unseen in recent years. Given the heightened visibility, artists were particularly eager to put their best foot forward for their loyal fans while also seizing the opportunity to reach new ears by embracing the element of surprise. It was a picture-perfect weekend in Chicago, and between the star-studded lineup, refreshing froze...
GRiZ Takes Us Behind the Scenes of “Rainbow Brain” With Intimate Mini-Doc: Watch
The world has been a little brighter since GRiZ unveiled his seventh studio album, Rainbow Brain. Along with the stunning 23-track collection, the beloved artist released an immersive performance video that clocks in at almost an hour long. Rainbow The Movie is a polychromatic explosion of color and feel-good energy that showcases GRiZ in all his funky glory, alongside collaborators ProbCause, Chrishira Perrier, Big Gigantic, Cherub, and Jantsen. He’s now unveiled a mini-doc containing behind-the-scenes footage, detailing the collective vision and hard work that went into bringing GRiZ’s technicolor vision to life. The project’s Production Designer, Kyle Kegan, and Lighting Director, Ian Davis, transformed a blank studio into another world. Reco...
RÜFÜS DU SOL Express Longing in Intimate Single “Next To Me”: Listen
It’s safe to say RÜFÜS DU SOL are back. After a quiet three years on the new music front, the renowned trio have returned with yet another musical masterstroke. “Next To Me” adds a new chapter to their career-long straddling of the dualities. Starting off with nothing but haunting piano keys, the tune demands attention from the start. “Next To Me” is an immersive experience, as RÜFÜS DU SOL have paired subtle shakers and spacey vocal chops for an intimate soundscape serenaded by its aching lyricism. “There were a lot more yearning lyrics being put down when we were writing the track, but we felt it didn’t need any of the darkness that you hear on a lot of our other records,” said Jon George of RÜFÜS DU SOL. The soulful...
MEGADETH Recruits Bassist JAMES LOMENZO For Upcoming Tour
In just nine days, “The Metal Tour Of The Year” co-headlined by MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD will lay waste to cities across North America as the highly anticipated trek finally hits the road. MEGADETH has just announced that joining them to take care of bass duties for this tour will be former MEGADETH member James LoMenzo. MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine commented: “I’m happy to announce that former bassist and MEGADETH alumni James LoMenzo has graciously stepped in on ‘The Metal Tour Of The Year’. Tour rehearsals just began, and we cannot wait to start crushing North America.” LoMenzo added: “I’m super stoked to be rejoining MEGADETH for the upcoming ‘Metal Tour Of The Year’. There are no better fans than MEGADETH fans, I can&#...
K.K. DOWNING Says He ‘Should Have Played’ More Guitar Solos In JUDAS PRIEST: ‘I Should Have Put My Foot Down’
Ex-JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing, who left JUDAS PRIEST a decade ago, spoke about his former group in a brand new interview with Greece’s Rockpages.gr. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “JUDAS PRIEST is different to me, because I’m not in it. To me, it finished when I wasn’t there. That’s for me. And the band is a different band now. It’s successful, and that’s great. But I’m sure lots of people remember the band, the traditional PRIEST, as it was when we were really on fire, storming across the world.” Downing, who was replaced in PRIEST by Richie Faulkner, nearly three decades his junior, also commented on the fact that PRIEST chose “Firepower” album producer Andy Sneap, who is also known for his work in ...
BILLY IDOL Returns With First New Release In Seven Years, ‘The Roadside’ EP
Billy Idol will issue a new EP, “The Roadside” — his first new release in nearly seven years — on September 17 via Dark Horse Records. Produced by Butch Walker (GREEN DAY, WEEZER) and featuring Idol‘s longtime lead guitarist and co-writer Steve Stevens, “The Roadside” was conceived, recorded, and mixed almost entirely under the shadow of the pandemic. The lead single “Bitter Taste”, premiering today, features some of Idol‘s most introspective and confessional lyrics ever, as he confronts death, rebirth, and his personal growth in the 31 years since his near-fatal 1990 motorcycle accident. “I think everyone has been feeling more reflective (during the pandemic). So, it seemed quite logical and natural to write something about my motorcyc...
ANTHRAX Drummer CHARLIE BENANTE To Drop His First-Ever NFT This Friday
On Friday, August 13, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante will drop the first NFT of his “Monsters” series via neonARKade, a curated NFT platform that connects high-profile content creators to their fans and followers. Says Benante: “The NFTs are a seris of monsters that I created with neonARKade. Now, the series, it consists of four monsters. I won’t tell you which ones they are; you’ve gotta get ’em on Friday. But the artwork is all mine as well as the music soundscape. I created everything here. Now, they’re limited to only 15 of each, so you’ve gotta get on it and get them on Friday. “Now, with every purchase, you will be entered into a raffle to win coffee with yours truly, either with a Zoom call or if I’m playing in your area, ...
Styx’s James Young on Rock Leading Listeners in a Positive Direction
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS STYX’s James “JY” Young catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Crash of the Crown, a socially reflective new LP from the Chicago-born rock band. Advertisement Related Video The guitarist takes us through an album that musically resonates with every era of the band, and Tommy Shaw’s lyrics that show a responsibility to lead listeners in a positive direction while singing about some of the atrocities of the past few years. Young also reflects on his own playing, how his guitar furthers the songs’ stories, and his early fandom for Jimi Hendrix. The two also discuss this year being the 40th anniversary of Paradise Theatre and how it still speak...
Lala Lala Drops “Color of the Pool,” Announces North American Tour: Stream
Summer may be dwindling, but Lillie West still has her mind on some poolside reflecting with Lala Lala’s latest single “Color of the Pool.” In the accompanying music video, West — the brains behind the indie rock project — finds herself contemplating the possibilities of merging with the tangibly inhuman, all while pretending to ride on the back of a motorcycle through the streets of Chicago. “What is sick/ What is part of it/ I want to be the color of the pool/ I want to hold/ The fire part of fuel,” she sings over minimalistic production before ceding the floor to Adam Schatz’s frenetic saxophone outro. The song follows the Nnamdi Ogbonnaya-assisted “DIVER” as the most recent single off Lala Lala’s forthcoming third album I Want the Door to Open. It’s set to be released October 8th ...
The Re-Heating of Fueled By Ramen: 25 Years Later, Artists Still Come First
When Chloe Moriondo was in middle school, listening to favorite bands like Panic! at the Disco and Paramore on YouTube, she noticed that they belonged to a certain cool record label, Fueled By Ramen. Ten years earlier, a teenage Joe Mulherin — better known by his stage name, nothing,nowhere — was daydreaming about his chance to be on that same label; after all, it housed two of his idols, Fall Out Boy and The Academy Is. A few years and perhaps a pinch of destiny later, Moriondo and Mulherin are performers in their own right — and they’re two of Fueled by Ramen’s most promising rising stars to boot. Fueled By Ramen has been a driving force in modern pop and alternative music for 25 years. It began when John Janick (now Chairman/CEO of Interscope Records) launched the label out of his colle...
Take a First Look at the New Sublime Comic Book $5.00 at the Door: Exclusive
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Sublime’s iconic self-titled album, and the reggae-rock royalty have been going crazy in celebration all summer long. In the last couple months, the band has put out all kinds special releases and merch drops, including a limited-edition Mexican lager, new official music videos, a dub remix EP from Scientist and Mad Professor, and much more. Now, Sublime are back with their most recent offering for insatiable fans to eat up: an official comic book. Sublime: $5.00 at the Door comes via Z2 Comics, who have been building an impressive catalogue of music-related comics as of late. Their latest graphic novel, presented as an anthology of stories from the band’s history, is written by Ryan Cady and features art from Audrey Mok, Alex Diotto, Hayden Sherman,...
Billie Eilish, Prince & Grateful Dead Lead Busy Top Album Sales Chart
Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now MRC Data. Pure album sales were the measurement solely utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram. Of Happier Than Ever’s sales of 153,000 in the week ending Aug. 5, physical album sales comprise 129,000 (with a whopping 73,000 on v...
