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Zeds Dead is Releasing an Album of Unearthed Music Produced in 2008 and 2009
2000s EDM fans can attest that those years were pivotal for dubstep music. Many view that time period as the de facto golden age of dubstep, when artists such as Doctor P, Caspa, Rusko, and Zeds Dead produced some of the genre’s most celebrated anthems. Those years were especially formative for the Zeds Dead duo. They cut their teeth in the dubstep community for years and created what ultimately proved to be some of its most seminal tracks, like their breakthrough 2009 remix of Blue Foundation‘s “Eyes On Fire.” Now, Zeds Dead have announced that they are releasing an album’s worth of material they produced back in the late 2000s, taking to social media to tease a mouthwatering treasure trove of unreleased music that has been concealed for over a deca...
Made in Nigeria: The Grandson of Fela Kuti Upholds His Family’s Afrobeat Message
“A self-centered way of life will bring all of us down in the end,” Made Kuti sighs on “Different Streets,” the saddest funky track to come out in 2020. The song [a cut off his forthcoming solo album, For(e)ward] starts off on an invigorating note, with an Afrobeat rhythm driven by a pulsing riff. Kuti delivers a freeform alto sax solo and lays down thick layers of drums, playing all the instruments himself. But when he sings, the Nigerian musician sounds defeated. “We must now understand just how scary it is that we are facing the same problems from the ’70s,” he murmurs during a mid-song monologue, his voice low in the mix as he echoes the frustrations of his late, great grandfather, Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. CREDIT: Optimus Dammy Throughout Fo...
Still Bad to the Bone
George Thorogood has made a living performing other musician’s songs. He’s performed them so damn well we all think he’s the original artist. His self-described journey of “starting from the bottom and clawing to the middle” began once he got the heck out of Delaware. As he sang in “Bottom of the Sea,” Thorogood has “been all around the world.” He traveled cross-country for a shot at being in John Lee Hooker’s band becoming a street performer along the way. He lived in Boston. Has been performing in New Zealand and Australia and Europe for decades. He currently lives in Southern California. Covering and mastering such songs as Bo Diddley’s “Who Do You Love” and John Lee Hooker’s version of “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer” (which was originally written by Rudy Toombs in 1953 and initiall...
The Most Influential Artists: #5 Nine Inch Nails
As part of our 35th anniversary, we’re naming the most influential artists of the past 35 years. Today, we’re at #5. From Cleveland, Ohio, here is Trent Reznor/Nine Inch Nails. CREDIT: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images Long before Trent Reznor was sitting for thoughtful, lightly acerbic interviews, sitting in on Beats Music executive meetings and steadily amassing Academy Award nominations with Atticus Ross, he was an exceptionally angry young pop auteur. While Nine Inch Nails is a revolving door, Reznor is the door: a patient perfectionist who runs a tight ship, doesn’t suffer major label fools lightly and is largely responsible for legitimizing and popularizing industrial pop in the U.S. The bracing 1992 EP Broken is a conceptual work, recorded covertly, in agitation against Reznor...
‘His Birth Was A Little Scary’: How Kailyn’s Fourth Teen Mom 2 Delivery Was Like No Other
Kailyn chronicled her fourth delivery during tonight’s Teen Mom 2 episode. But the arrival of baby number 4 wasn’t like her experiences with Isaac, Lincoln and Lux. “I’m going to deliver at home, so that’s all good news,” Kail told TM2 co-executive producer Kristen via Zoom. “When I went to the hospital today, it was super-crazy and intense because of COVID. Obviously, everyone is masked and stuff, but they had tarps everywhere.” Kail explained that “there’s no normal birth plan” even with her new arrangement, because her midwife was wearing a mask for an at-home check-in. As for her three kiddos, Isaac and Lincoln were going to be at their dad’s and Lux would remain with Kail. Kailyn’s friend Natalie filmed the ...
TAYLOR HAWKINS Hopes GEDDY LEE And ALEX LIFESON Can Find Drummer To Play With In Hypothetical Post-RUSH Project
In a new interview with Toronto’s 94.9 The Rock radio station, FOO FIGHTERS‘ Taylor Hawkins praised late RUSH drummer Neil Peart while also speculating about a possible new collaboration between RUSH’s surviving members, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. “Nobody can do it like Neil, man,” Taylor said (hear audio below). “There can never be another Neil Peart. No way. He had the craziest hands, and he just had such a unique thing. “I hope that Geddy and Al play together, and I hope they can find someone to do something with them,” he continued. “But no one will ever be Neil Peart; it’s just impossible. And I think Geddy and Alex know that, and they feel the same way. But I want them to play — I really, really do. I know they wanna play.&...
ALICE IN CHAINS Hasn’t Commenced Work On Follow-Up To ‘Rainier Fog’: ‘We Planned On Taking A Year Off’
During an appearance earlier today (Tuesday, December 1) on SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney were asked about a possible follow-up to their “Rainier Fog” album, which came out in August 2018. Jerry said: “We actually planned on taking a year off. This thing that happened to us” — referring to the coronavirus pandemic — “all hit a window when we planned on being off. So we’re just waiting to see how this pans out and plays out. Obviously, a lot of people are affected. We’re pretty blessed and lucky where we are while we’re all weathering this together. But, as you know, we’re part of a community that relies on getting people together to...
AC/DC’s New Song ‘Demon Fire’ Featured In ‘Fortnite Galactus’ Event (Video)
AC/DC‘s new song “Demon Fire” was featured in the final tense shooting sequence in the Fortnite Galactus event, which took place earlier today (Tuesday, December 1). The game’s Chapter 2, Season 4-ending live event saw players take control of Fortnite‘s iconic Battle Bus, which drops users onto the playing field at the start of every game, and fight the planet-eating Galactus in an epic battle to save reality. It laid the groundwork for the start of Fortnite: Season 5, which is hours away. According to Gamespot, some Twitch streamers resorted to cutting the game’s audio in order to avoid getting flagged by Twitch‘s copyright detection systems due to the use of the AC/DC song. “Demon Fire” is taken from AC/DC‘s latest album, “...
Watch Pro-Shot Video Of PHILIP ANSELMO’s EN MINOR Performing At New Orleans’s Orpheum Theater
EN MINOR, the “depression core” project of Philip Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN), took part in a special livestream on November 25. The eight-camera, cinematic experience, which can be seen below, found the ensemble performing at the historic Orpheum Theater in New Orleans, Louisiana. Built in 1918, and opened for Vaudeville in 1921, the magnificent Beaux-Arts-style building went on to host silent movies, “talkies,” live music, and much more. The auditorium is currently the home of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and is prized for its acoustical purity. The theater is an example of “vertical hall” construction, initially built to provide perfect sight lines and acoustics for Vaudeville shows which didn’t have the benefit of amplifiers or modern light...
Justin Townes Earle Estate Reveals Cause of Death
Justin Townes Earle died in August at the age of 38. A few days after his death, a Metro Nashville Police Department spokesperson told SPIN that the cause of death was “likely related to a drug overdose.” In a statement shared on Townes Earle’s social media accounts, his estate confirmed that the singer-songwriter died from an overdose. “Even though Justin was very outspoken and concerned about the opioid epidemic and the dangers of the ‘legal’ drugs fed by the pharmaceutical companies, he became the victim of a deadly dose of fentanyl,” the statement said. “Illicit drugs laced with fentanyl are causing an enormous rise in overdoses, turning cocaine usage into an even deadlier habit. It only takes a few salt sized granules of fentanyl to cause an overdose. And in most cases, happ...
Steph Curry Officially Has His Own Brand Under The Under Armour Umbrella
Source: Curry Brand / Under Armour Years ago Stephen Curry caught much criticism for signing with Under Armour over other more popular sneaker brands and though that slander was only exacerbated with the release of his “orthopedic” Curry 2’s, the NBA’s deadliest shooter is currently enjoying the last laugh. According to Nice Kicks, UA and Steph Curry have officially reached a deal that will bless the future Hall of Famer with his own subsidiary brand under the Under Armour umbrella dubbed, Curry Brand. Not bad for an NBA superstar who basically helped Under Armour’s popularity skyrocket over the past few years (no shots to it’s other sports stars). The Curry Brand and Under Armour relationship will mirror the same business model as that of Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand under Nike. The Cu...
Ice-T Reveals His “No Masker” Father-In-Law’s Scary Bout With COVID-19 Has Now Made Him A Believer
Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty COVID-19 is very real, but unfortunately, some people still think this virus is a hoax, and Ice-T has revealed that his father-in-law was one of them, but now is a believer. The Law & Order SVU star was very open about his wife Coco’s father, Steve Austin’s scary battle with COVID-19 that nearly took his life. As COVID-19 cases surge across the country at an alarming rate, Ice-T decided to use his father-in-law’s bout with the virus as a cautionary tale revealing that he was a “no-masker” who has now seen the light after nearly losing his life. On Twitter, Ice-T shared a photo of his father-in-law during his 40-day stay in the ICU wearing an oxygen mask with the caption: “My father-in-law ‘Coco’s dad’ was a serious ‘No Masker’ COVID hit him. Pneumonia in b...
