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Boba Fett Returns! The Mandalorian, Explained
If The Mandalorian Season 2 were a feature film, this week’s episode, “The Tragedy”, would set us firmly in the mid-point — that moment where all is lost, doom befalls our heroes, and the audience wonders how they’re going to get out of this particular pickle. It’s one of the shorter episodes in the season at 33 minutes, but a lot goes down in that jam-packed half hour: Boba Fett! Baby Yoda The Child Grogu gets Jedi-napped! Of course, all these developments are packed tightly into an action-heavy chapter courtesy of director Robert Rodriguez, filled with nail-biting developments, shocking twists, and more than a few Easter eggs (as per usual). So let’s strap on our jetpacks and dive in. Again, it goes without saying that there are some major, major spoilers ahead. You must b...
Paul Stanley on Kiss’ Record-Breaking New Year’s Eve Show
Kyle Meredith With… Kiss Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Kiss legend Paul Stanley and Landmarks Live creator Dan Catullo sit down with Kyle Meredith to discuss the band’s upcoming New Year’s Eve show, which is said to be their biggest show ever. Catullo tells us of safely producing a show of this magnitude during a pandemic and doing it live from Dubi to a virtual audience around the world. Meanwhile, Stanley details the importance of bringing people together and how he makes a show that people will watch online compelling for them at home. The frontman also speaks about his unstoppable positive outlook, an update on the debut record from his side band Soul Station, impressing Rod...
The HU Unleash Mongolian Cover of Metallica’s “Sad But True”: Stream
Mongolian act The HU have covered the Metallica classic “Sad But True” in their native tongue, employing both traditional Mongolian instruments and throat singing. It’s a passionately detailed twist on the catchy metal song, transforming the song’s hook and bouncy riff into something new altogether. It manages to sound like The HU’s other traditional Mongolian folk rock without losing the song’s inherent Metallica-ness. Don’t worry, you can still effectively headbang to it. “Like millions of people around the world, Metallica has been a huge influence and inspiration for us as music fans and musicians,” The HU’s Galbadrakh “Gala” Tsendbaatar said in a press release. “We admire their 40 years of relentless touring and the timeless, unique music they have created. It is a great honor to show...
ARMNHMR Share Soaring “A Thousand Dreams” EP
ARMNHMR have worked tirelessly to make 2020 one of their biggest years yet. In February, the LA duo released their debut album The Free World, which featured collaborations with EDM favorites such as Micah Martin, Karra, and Nevve, among others. To close out the year with a bang, ARMNHMR has now returned with their A Thousand Dreams EP via Steve Aoki‘s Dim Mak banner. ARMNHMR’s A Thousand Dreams EP is a fresh continuation of their distinct vision. Throughout all 6 tracks, the two wear their hearts on their sleeves and paint vivid soundscapes for listeners to get lost within. Once again, they’ve teamed up with a handful of incredibly talented vocalists, including Melanie Fontana, GLNNA, Soundr, Monika Santucci, Azuria...
Taska Black and Tessa Dixson Deliver Introspective New Single “Found Myself”
Taska Black has returned with a passionate new single featuring Tessa Dixson, “Found Myself,” out via Martin Garrix‘s STMPD RCRDS banner. “Found Myself” is a crawling, contemplative ballad that that leans heavily on organic instrumentals as Dixson’s powerful voice pairs effortlessly with Black’s refined songwriting ability. The subdued beat and ambient vocal chops help create an emotional atmosphere. The introspective meaning behind “Found Myself” is a refreshing take on a love song that fits perfectly with the tone both of the track’s creators were able to curate. “Losing the love you built seems like a long and lonely road when actually it allows you to find yourself and realize the strength that you thought...
Matt Nash and VY•DA Release Heartfelt Single “Wasted Love” Featuring Alessia Labate
In 2014, Matt Nash triumphantly climbed to the top of the Beatport charts alongside Don Diablo with their iconic collaboration “Starlight (Could You Be Mine).” More recently, the London-born producer has found a home on Martin Garrix‘s STMPD RCRDS with his previous two releases “You’re Not Alone” and “Lose It All.” With his latest track, he’s returned to STMPD once again alongside VY•DA for “Wasted Love” featuring Alessia Labate. “Wasted Love” is a heartfelt plea that has no trouble communicating it’s emotive tone. Matt Nash and VY•DA have found an excellent blend of both their sounds, as the former’s signature dynamic horns mesh effortlessly with the latter’s deeper ho...
The LIFE Stream Project is Streaming a Virtual Concert to Raise Awareness of Child Sex Trafficking
As part of their efforts to raise awareness of child sex trafficking, The LIFE Stream Project is hosting a can’t-miss virtual music festival. The team behind the venture, led by CHIIEF, Shaysova, and Gestalt Theory, launched the event series with the goal of “helping humanity get back to love through music, poetry and art.” The streaming event, which begins at 11AM MST (1PM ET, 10AM PT) today, December 4th, features a slew of impressive DJs. Kap Slap, Dabow, Crimson Child, and many more are set to take the decks in the name of altruism. In addition to the musical lineup, the minds behind the event have also confirmed a number of guest speakers from Operation Underground Railroad, a nonprofit organization that assists governments around the world i...
SPIN Daybreaker: 16 Songs That Speak to Your Soul
December has quickly approached and boy, did we miss you last week. With a full tummy and some cozy toes, we’re more than thankful to be back with a brand new Daybreaker roundup that’s will get you in a soulful mood. This week brings you the best in artists dominating the neo-soul, jazz, funk, and contemporary fusion spaces. The artists we’re focused on the week aren’t just gifted multi-instrumentalists, composers, songwriters, vocalists, and producers, but are creating an authentic sense of artistry that expresses the human experience. There are times when it can be fun to get lost in the layered intricacies of a track and times where the simplicity of intentional stillness will speak to the soul beyond comprehension. This curation of tracks do more than enough to explore the playful dyna...
23 Voices And Limitless Possibilities: How NCT Became One
By Emlyn Travis As the clock ticks past midnight on a chilly October evening in Seoul, South Korea, there is a light that doesn’t go out in the SM Entertainment building. Inside, NCT members Taeyong, Doyoung, Xiaojun, Lucas, Jaemin, Jaehyun, and Shotaro are wide awake, sipping on iced Americanos as they make fun of each other, pick at each other’s clothing, and chat excitedly via Zoom about the group’s most ambitious project yet: their two-part album NCT 2020 Resonance. “It’s a meaningful album,” 23-year-old singer Jaehyun answers in English. “[It has] WayV, NCT Dream, and NCT 127, and we’ve all grown a lot. I think in the year 2020, it was meaningful for us to become one.” To understand the true impact and scale of an album like Resonance, one must understand NCT and its many permutations...
Juice WRLD’s Birthday Bop, Rina Sawayama’s Dance-Floor Release, And More Songs We Love
There have been so many songs this year destined to be heard in a club, but Rina Sawyama’s “Lucid” has quite literally pushed music lovers over the edge. As the song transports you to an alternate universe of tight spaces, glittery eyeshadow, and flashing lights, “Lucid” reminds you what it’s like to feel alive. Its use of heavy synth and lyrical looping is nostalgic of the early 2010s DJ movement, where the desired result was a simultaneous, collective release of emotion. The dance breaks, which come exactly when you desire them most, do just that, but for a new generation of listeners. With the undying success of “XS” and “Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys),” 2020 has clearly been the year of Rina Sawayama. “Lucid” finishes it off perfectly. —Sarina Bhutani You Deserve to Make Money Even ...
Chadwick Boseman Will Be A Hero For The Ages At MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest Of All Time
When Chadwick Boseman died in August, tributes poured in from all over the globe, a lot from people using the term “king” affectionately. Onscreen, Boseman had many jobs — iconic soul singer, a history-making Black Supreme Court justice, a history-making Black baseball player — but perhaps none defined him more than the role of actual royalty: King T’Challa, a.k.a. Black Panther, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He was a king. He was a hero. At the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time on Sunday, December 6 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, Boseman will be posthumously recognized as such. He’ll receive the Hero for the Ages honor, presented by his Marvel co-stars Don Cheadle and Robert Downey Jr. The honor goes to a star “whose heroism onscreen was only surpassed by...
Shawn Mendes’s Co-Writer Scott Harris On Writing Songs In The Dressing Room
By Rob LeDonne As the pop star Shawn Mendes unleashes his fourth studio album Wonder, buoyed by its eponymous single, into the world today (December 4), it’s clear to hear a natural continuation of his unique musical perspective: raw, emotional lyrics complemented by catchy, guitar-forward, and occasionally swelling production. It’s a style Mendes has refined over the course of his entire discography, the bulk of which was crafted by a tight, integral group of co-writers: Teddy Geiger, Geoff Warburton, and Scott Harris. Harris, a Long Island native, found his first taste of chart-topper status with his co-write on “Don’t Let Me Down,” which The Chainsmokers and Daya took to No. 3 in 2016. He’s since penned hits with Niall Horan, P!nk, Julia Michaels, and more. But his work with Mendes has ...
