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MAKESHFT Drops Dominant Sophomore EP, “The Machine”
MAKESHFT has delivered his sophomore EP The Machine, a heavy-hitting four-tracker released via Cyberwave Records. The titular track in the roaring new EP, “THE MACHINE,” was released as a single ahead of time to offer fans a glimpse of what’s to come. It kicks off with a fierce synthwave-inspired introduction, which consists of nostalgic action movie samples and eventually leads to a menacing midtempo drop. From there, “RAZORLINE” keeps the momentum alive and progresses the storyline further with its own screeching sonics. This track boasts more of a dubstep feel than its proceeder, building to “LOST,” which offers a moment of melodic relief with vocoded vox and smooth synths before the final tune. “FIRE” is a sweltering ...
RÜFÜS DU SOL Return After Three Years With Brooding Single “Alive”: Listen
The stars are aligning for a RÜFÜS DU SOL summer after the Australian trio, having just revealed an additional North American tour leg yesterday, are beginning to reveal what they’ve been keeping in their music stockpile. Here with their first original song since the 2018 Grammy-nominated Solace album, RÜFÜS DU SOL have returned with “Alive.” If this track is any indication of the trio’s forthcoming album, their penchant for lyrical storytelling with pristine technical quality is alive and well. On the production, the band created a brooding set of melodramatic, dreamy soundscapes to match and anchored it all down with a dynamically evolving, arpeggiated bassline. Check out “Alive” below. At its core, the haunting “Alive” embodies ...
Major Music Festival Group Files Suit Against Dutch Government Over COVID-19 Restrictions
Amid an increasingly bitter battle between Dutch regulators and music festival organizers, one of the nation’s largest festival production entities ID&T is taking the government to court. ID&T is comprised of the brilliant minds behind Defqon.1, Mysteryland, Awakenings, and many more iconic festival brands. Time is of the essence and ID&T is hoping the suit will lead to immediate clarity from the government regarding what the path forward for large scale events will be. Despite the request, many major events—most notably Tomorrowland—have been forced to cancel last minute due to the mercurial nature of the government’s pandemic mandates. In Tomorrowland’s case, officials at the local level rejected their filing of an event permit despite nation...
Jennifer Carpenter Returning for Showtime’s Dexter Revival
Good news for Dexter fans: Debra Morgan is returning from the dead. Sort of. After her character was infamously killed off in Dexter’s 2013 series finale, Jennifer Carpenter is reprising her role for Showtime’s upcoming revival of the serial killer drama. If you’ll recall (spoiler), Deb was murdered by serial killer Oliver Saxon in the final episode of Dexter’s original iteration, which prompted some critics to call it “the worst series finale ever.” Helmed by original showrunner Clyde Phillips, Showtime’s 10-episode revival of Dexter occurs nearly a decade after where we left off, with the titular character now living under an anonymous alias in a fictional Upstate New York town. Michael C. Hall will be returning as the show’s protagonist, with Clancy Brown, Julia Jones, Alano Miller, Joh...
100 gecs Announce 2021 North American Tour Dates
100 gecs are riding their stupid horse to a city near you. Two years after their debut album, 1000 gecs, took over the internet, the experimental duo of Dylan Brady and Laura Les is finally embarking on a long-awaited North American tour in 2021. The aptly-titled “10,000 gecs Tour” commences in Oakland this October, with its finale going down at New York City’s Terminal 5 in December. 100 gecs made fans out of seemingly everyone in 2019 with their crunchy hyperpop instrumentals and irreverent lyrics. They performed a handful of sold-out shows and announced a lengthy run of dates just before the world shut down in 2020, meaning this tour has been a very long time in the making. Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 16th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. See their schedule below. Adv...
Oasis Announce New Documentary Oasis Knebworth 1996
Oasis still isn’t getting back together, but they are giving fans an opportunity to revisit one of their defining concerts. The Britpop icons have announced that their new documentary, Oasis Knebworth 1996, is coming to theaters on Thursday, September 23rd. The film’s release coincides with the 25th anniversary of the band’s legendary two-night performance at Knebworth, which marked the largest outdoor concerts in England’s history at the time. Directed by Grammy-winning filmmaker Jake Scott and executive produced by both Noel and Liam Gallagher, Oasis Knebworth 1996 promises to be an in-depth documentation Oasis’ Knebworth shows, which remain of one of the most critical milestones in rock history. “Knebworth for me was the Woodstock of the ‘90s,” Liam said in a statement. “It was all abou...
New Star Trek Film Coming from WandaVision Director Matt Shakman
WandaVision director Matt Shakman will helm a new Star Trek film written by Captain Marvel scribe Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Lindsey Beer. J.J. Abrams, who is credited with successfully rebooting Star Trek for the silver screen with 2009’s Star Trek and 2013’s Star Trek Into Darkness, remains on board as a producer. The project is set to hit theaters on June 9th, 2023. Beyond marking the first Star Trek movie since 2016’s Star Trek Beyond, it’s the first time a film in the beloved sci-fi franchise is being written by women. Aside from his work on WandaVision, Shakman’s resume includes gigs directing episodes of Game of Thrones, The Boys, Succession, Fargo, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. However, this marks Shakman’s first time directing a feature film. Advertisement Related Video ...
Nicolas Cage Is No Longer Playing Tiger King in Amazon’s Joe Exotic Project
Last May, Nicolas Cage signed on to play the eccentric titular protagonist, Joe Exotic in Amazon‘s Tiger King. Over the course of his career, Cage has portrayed a range of bizarre characters with Joe Exotic anticipated to be a part of the actor’s long list of noteworthy roles. The actor, who is currently earning rave reviews in his performance in Pig is reportedly no longer playing Joe Exotic as sources have revealed that Amazon is shelving the project. CBS Studios is apparently looking to shop the series to other outlets. Other streamers like Peacock already have their own projects beginning, including one with Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell. In an exclusive interview with Variety, Cage shared, “We should clear the record. I read two excellent scripts, which I did think were exce...
The Original ‘Space Jam’ Theme Song Is Being Offered Up as an NFT
The original 1996 Space Jam movie is known for two things: for being a seminal part of any ’90s kid’s childhood and for its timeless masterpiece of a theme song. To mark the 25th anniversary of the film, Quad City DJs — the musicians behind the high-energy jam — are releasing several NFTs in celebration, giving nostalgic fans a chance to own a piece of pop culture history. The offering marks the first NFT of a major motion picture theme song. Each NFT purchase comes with an RIAA certified 8x Platinum award from the 1996 Space Jam soundtrack, with the winner’s name engraved on a physical plaque. The highest bidder of all of the NFTs will win “naming rights” as “Executive Producer” for the upcoming 25th anniversary remix of the multi-platinum selling “C’mon N’ Ride It (The Train).”...
Drake Is Reportedly Putting the Final Touches On ‘Certified Lover Boy’
Drake has returned to the studio to put the final touches on his highly-anticipated record, Certified Lover Boy. The OVO head took to Instagram Stories to share yet another photo of him in the studio, and DJ Akademiks shared the image on his own Instagram page with the caption “#drake putting the final touches on CLB.” Fans have recently been getting a lot of verified updates from the Six God himself; in early June, Drake confirmed that fans can expect the album to release before the end of summer, followed by the teaser of a possible collaboration with fellow YMCMB staple Nicki Minaj then, just a few days ago, that he’s on his way home to “reunite with my dawg [40] and finish this thing up. CLB on the way. On your head top.” The wait for CLB has proved to be a long one. No one r...
Hear JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE’s Cover Version Of LED ZEPPELIN’s ‘Whole Lotta Love’
The year was 1998 when hard rock icons GREAT WHITE released “Great Zeppelin: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin”, an electrifying live album that found GREAT WHITE frontman Jack Russell stepping into the vocal shoes of ZEPPELIN singer Robert Plant for a phenomenal full-length celebration of that British band’s long lasting influence on Russell and company. The album quickly became a fan favorite and proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that Russell possessed one of the most powerful voices in rock music. Since that time, over 20 years later, fans have been clamoring for a follow-up and now JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE is ready to deliver. “Great Zeppelin II: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin” is the long-awaited sequel that rocks even harder than its predecessor and include...
Pop Superstar ED SHEERAN Is ‘Not Opposed To’ Making Death Metal Album
Ed Sheeran says that he might record a death metal album. The 30-year-old singer/songwriter, who is one of the most successful musicians on the planet, floated the possibility of exploring a more extreme musical path while speaking to The Sun on Sunday’s Bizarre column. He said: “I was really into death metal as a kid. I listened to CRADLE OF FILTH and SLIPKNOT and all that stuff. I’m not saying I could ever step into that world. I learnt all those riffs on guitar as a kid. That’s something I’ve never thought about doing — but something I would not be opposed to creating.” Sheeran had previously dabbled in a variety of genres, including rock, dance, rap and reggae. After The Sun published Sheeran‘s comments, CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth post...
