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Watch ZHU’s Stunning “Coral.PINK” Show at Lollapalooza’s 2020 Virtual Festival
A cinematic 50-minute set from the Coral Pink Sand Dunes Park in Utah. ZHU has delivered some of the best livestreams quarantine has had to offer. His latest was arguably his best, with an epic 50-minute set from the Coral Pink Sand Dunes Park in Utah for Lollapalooza‘s 2020 virtual edition. In true ZHU fashion, the performance is effortlessly cool, featuring the renowned producer singing and DJing alongside two band members on instruments. The location is stunning and is the perfect backdrop for his enigmatic brand. It has a similar style to the listening party he held back in 2018 for the launch of RINGOS DESERT in Joshua Tree. Featured in the setlist is ZHU’s most recent release “Desire,” a collaboration with Bob Moses. The single was played alon...
Skrillex Spotted in the Studio with Top Dawg Entertainment Artist Zacari
Zacari shared an undated photo of the two via Instagram. As the anticipation surrounding a new Skrillex album continues to mount, the illustrious DJ and electronic music producer has remained busy in the studio. Weeks after a reported studio session with Beach Boys member Bruce Johnston, a serendipitous August 4th Instagram post revealed that Skrillex has recorded music with Top Dawg Entertainment artist Zacari. Zacari is perhaps best known for his dazzling feature on Kendrick Lamar‘s single “LOVE.,” which appeared on the Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist’s seminal 2017 album DAMN. The blossoming singer-songwriter took to Instagram to share an undated photo from a studio session with Skrillex and rhapsodize about the experience. “It’s alw...
Hardwell, deadmau5, More Announced on “Creamfields House Party 2020” Lineup
Relive some of your favorite Creamfields sets alongside those never before seen. Following the postponement of its 2020 in-person event and the announcement of its foray into the virtual concert space, Creamfields has dropped the official lineup for the “Creamfields House Party 2020 Edition.” Earlier this week, news broke that the iconic UK festival would be hosting a livestream that would feature some of the best sets from Creamfields over the last few years along with exclusive, never-before-seen headline sets. Organizers kept their word, releasing a lineup that has something in it for everyone. Set to appear at the two-day virtual house party Saturday, August 29th to Sunday, August 30th are Annie Mac, Armin van Buuren, Camelphat, Carl Cox, de...
Bad Boy Bill, DANK, and Lady Verse to Perform at “Funky Element Radio” Livestream
The stream is going down tomorrow, August 6th. Electronic music vets Bad Boy Bill, Lady Verse, and DANK are here with your next can’t-miss livestream. The trio are headlining a virtual house party for Funky Element Productions & Recordings tomorrow, August 6th, 2020, funneling their signature brands of house music straight to your living room, sponsored by Space Vapes. Joining them for the digital throw-down are DJ Fetish and MAU, with the former playing a supporting DJ set and the latter providing futuristic visual components. DANK has been producing and DJing for years, emerging as a staple in the EDM scene. As an official Ultra Records artist, he has released remixes by the likes of Daft Punk, Rihanna, Avicii and more. According to a press release issu...
DEATH ANGEL’s WILL CARROLL Looks Back On His Coronavirus Experience: ‘I Was Scared I Wouldn’t Be Able To Drum Again’
DEATH ANGEL drummer Will Carroll has spoken out about returning behind the kit for the first time since spending almost two weeks on a ventilator in an intensive care unit at a Northern California hospital. The musician — who tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus — first got sick when he and the rest of DEATH ANGEL spent more than a month on the road in Europe with TESTAMENT and EXODUS as part of “The Bay Strikes Back 2020” tour. Carroll discussed his COVID-19 battle during an appearance yesterday (Tuesday, August 4) on Rock Immortal‘s “Rock Talk Happy Hour”. Asked what it was like playing the drums again after being out of commission for more than two months, Carroll said (see video below): “Surpisingly, it went really ...
LIVE NATION Second-Quarter Revenue Down 98% Due To Pandemic Shutdowns
Concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. has released financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The touring giant posted net revenue of $74.1 million — 98% lower than the $3.16 billion a year earlier — and an adjusted operating loss of $431.9 million. Live Nation had just 24 concerts in North America compared to 7,213 in last year’s second quarter. 8,000 fans attended the show compared to 15.84 million in Q2 2019. In Europe, there were a total of 131 concerts, down from 3,309 last year, and 41,000 fans. In announcing the results, Live Nation said: “Over the past three months, our top priority has been strengthening our financial position to ensure that we have the liquidity and flexibility to get through an extended period with no live events. Our expectati...
Own A Piece Of GODSMACK History: Five-Piece Drum Set Used During ‘Awake’ Sessions Being Auctioned
GODSMACK is auctioning off a five-piece green Yamaha maple custom drum set that was used by frontman Sully Erna during the recording sessions for the band’s 2000 album “Awake”. The kit is one of a variety of GODSMACK instruments that are being auctioned during a 10-day event. Proceeds from the live event and auction will benefit The Scars Foundation, which Erna founded. All donations made through The Scars Foundation efforts will go to benefit those programs with a proven track record of effectiveness in addressing mental health issues. “I had always looked for ways to give back and help others in some way after reaching certain levels of success in my life,” Erna said. “But I could never really figure out where to dedicate my time and attention and what...
MOTÖRHEAD’s PHIL CAMPBELL Joins SEPULTURA For ‘Orgasmatron’ Quarantine Performance (Video)
MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell recently teamed up with the four members of SEPULTURA to record a quarantine version of MOTÖRHEAD‘s “Orgasmatron”. Check out video below. Back in 2018, former SEPULTURA drummer Igor Cavalera said that he and his brother Max were inspired to form the band in 1984 because of MOTÖRHEAD. He told the “Start Making Sense” show on Beats 1: “It’s one of those bands that me and my brother would go to our room and listen to cassettes on our boombox. They were one of the bands that we were, like, ‘Wow, these guys are way ahead of their time,’ because they were mixing up the energy of punk, metal and rock ‘n’ roll. The combination of those things really influenced me and Max to start SEPULTURA.” I...
Migos’ Takeoff Accused of Raping Woman at a Party in Lawsuit
Migos’ Takeoff has been sued by a woman in Los Angeles who says that the rapper raped her at a party in Los Angeles in June. According to the lawsuit, which was obtained by SPIN and filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday (Aug. 5), the woman says that she was invited to the party, which took place in Encino on June 22, by Migos’ part-time DJ Durel (Daryl McPherson). The woman, identified as Jane Doe, said that she noticed the rapper staring at her throughout the course of the night and made “extremely uncomfortable. Later that evening, Defendant Takeoff began talking to Plaintiff and offered her marijuana. Plaintiff felt uncomfortable and left the conversation.” After the alleged victim relayed that she was uncomfortable and had “no desire to engage i...
Zoe Saldana Apologizes For Taking On The Role of Nina Simone
Source: photo: screencap Over the years Zoe Saldana has taken some unprovoked missteps in her career including making some suspect statements regarding race and even defending Donald Trump, but it all seemed to begin crashing down for the Dominican actress when she took on the role of Nina Simone in 2016’s biopic, Nina. The backlash was immediate and unforgiving and though she tried to defend her decision to take a role that should’ve gone to a Black woman, that too fell flat on it’s face. Now four years later the La Colombiana actress regrets not only taking on the role, but also not doing enough to ensure it went to the right actress. During an IG Live interview with Pose co-creator and executive producer Steven Canals, the two were speaking about how far Afro-Latinos h...
HHW Gaming: ‘Madden NFL 21’s New Mode Brings Backyard Football To The Game
Source: EA Sports / Madden NFL 21 Mobile There is a new mode coming to Madden NFL 21, and it’s bringing the virtual gridiron action to the yard… literally. Announced today (Aug.5), Madden NFL 21’s big new mode is called “The Yard,” and it’s a homage to the backyard football action we all grew playing and loved as kids. The gameplay is described by EA Sports as “fast-paced, small-sided,” basically the same kind of football action you experience in arcade-style titles like EA Big’s NFL Street for example. But that is not all that is coming with “The Yard.” The mode will also introduce a new in-depth avatar creation tool called the Gillette Style Zone that will allow players to create a one-of-kind custom avatar to use in the g...
WNBA Players Expertly Troll GOP Senator By Wearing “Vote Warnock” Warm Up Tees
Source: Julio Aguilar / Getty The NBA and its superstars get a large chunk of the attention when it comes to speaking on social justice issues and addressing them on the court. BUT the ladies of the WNBA have always been about that life. Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler, who happens to be the co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, is currently getting trolled by WNBA players and deservingly so. Loeffler, who unfortunately holds a seat in the Senate and represents the state of Georgia, is big mad that the league has a Black Lives Matter initiative and allows players to wear warm-up shirts and have messaging supporting the movement on their jerseys. Understandably the players with the support of the WNBA Players Association have called for Loeffler to step down from her role as Atlanta Dream co-own...
