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Unpacking Taylor Swift’s Huge Debut & Grammy Album of the Year Chances
When Taylor Swift’s surprise album Folklore blasted in atop the Billboard 200 chart with the biggest week of the year for any album, she not only did it without the benefit of any pre-release promotion, but also while taking a sonic left-turn away from pure pop and into a more alternative soundscape. On the latest Pop Shop Podcast (listen below), the team discusses Swift’s epic chart feats achieved with Folklore and its single “Cardigan,” and speculates on if the album would have achieved such great heights if it had been a surprise-released customary pop effort. The Pop Shoppers also chat about on how Folklore may have brought in new fans to the Swift fold, thanks to her collaborations with alt-rock acts like Bon Iver and The National’s Aaron Dessner. And finally, could Folklore factor in...
Macy Gray Ramps Up ‘My Good’ Nonprofit to Help Families of Victims of Police Brutality
In response to incidents of police brutality across the United States, singer Macy Gray is ramping up her nonprofit My Good. The organization, founded quietly earlier this year, seeks to help families and loved ones of victims of police violence with financial, emotional and mental health support. The org is also at work curating different platforms for the victims’ families to be heard including support groups with grief experts and ministers among other initiatives. One needn’t search far and wide to find examples as recent deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, to name a few, gripped the nation and helped inspire Black Lives Matter protests across the country. For Gray, this issue and the aftermath for families is personal. Gray watched her aunt and uncle struggle after their ...
Despite Closure, Famed Berlin Club Berghain Opens New Sound Installation to the Public
The venue’s new sound installation “Eleven Songs” reportedly has the ability to induce dissociative experiences. Berlin’s most renowned club, Berghain, is humming to life with eclectic sounds as a new sound installation called “Eleven Songs – Halle am Berghain” has taken ahold of the building. For the moment, the world’s most exclusive club—a worldwide destination for techno—has had its dance floor closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. However, artists Sam Auinger and Hannes Strobl, known collectively as TamTam, have used the opportunity to get a better understanding of how sound travels through the monolithic venue. The duo are using various sounds and the architecture’s natural resonance to entertain guests in a one-of-a-kind e...
Dillon Francis, JOYRYDE, More Announced for “Hard Summer BackHARD BBQ” Virtual Festival
HARD is taking to the backyard alongside top dance music talent for another blockbuster virtual event. HARD Events is ready to fire up the grill with their latest virtual festival reveal, the “BackHARD BBQ.” The two-day virtual affair takes place this weekend as grill master Pasquale Rotella is set to host a lineup “loaded with the works.” In true HARD Events fashion, the team has dropped a sizzlin’ lineup featuring dance music party-starters Dillon Francis, Claptone, JOYRYDE, Kill The Noise, Sofi Tukker, Louis The Child, and many more. The bass-heavy lineup additionally makes way for some extra spark from the genre’s rising stars, including Moore Kismet and KLOUD, who will make for an exciting watch. “BackHARD BBQ” is poised to follow ...
UK Club Switch Reopens By Reclassifying Itself as a Bar
UK’s Switch drew controversy after making changes that allowed it to reopen as a bar. UK club venue Switch, in the city of Preston, has successfully reopened its doors following a contentious disagreement with the local city council. Switch, formerly a club, has effectively reclassified itself as a bar, thereby claiming it is no longer subjected to the stricter lockdown measures that govern nightclubs. Switch’s owners say they’ve cut capacity from 1,200 to 400, added sanitizer stations, and implemented one-way systems for the bar and restrooms, paving the way for them to make the change. Switch was originally planning to reopen with live music on August 1st, but was prevented from doing so after UK’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, reversed course on easing...
Pioneer DJ Announces New Season of “DJs in PJs” with Kaskade, Modestep, More
The livestream series is back for its second pajama party. Leading DJ technology company Pioneer DJ is back with the second season of its “DJs in PJs” livestream series, partnering with world-renowned DJs for free and immersive live pajama parties. The second season of “DJs in PJs” is slated for its official launch on August 6th, 2020 and performances will be broadcasted bi-weekly on Thursdays at 4PM PT (7PM ET). The first show will feature UK duo Modestep, who have emerged as elite DJs and sound designers in the bass music sphere. Pioneer DJ is urging viewers to submit questions for each performance, which will be addressed in a 20-minute moderated artist Q&A hosted by Ryan Roth, Marketing Specialist or Lars Schlichting, Director of Product Planning and Artist ...
BLACK SABBATH Cover Band BSCBR Feat. YEAH YEAH YEAHS, INTERPOL Members: ‘Master Of Rehearsal’ Single Due Next Month
BLACK SABBATH COVER BAND REHEARSALS (BSCBR) — the BLACK SABBATH tribute act featuring Brad Truax (INTERPOL), Mick Barr (OCRILIM, KRALLICE), Greg Fox, Nick Zinner (YEAH YEAH YEAHS), and Angel Deradoorian (DIRTY PROJECTORS, DERADOORIAN) — has shared its version of “Sweet Leaf”. The track is taken from the group’s upcoming single, “Master Of Rehearsal”, which is due on September 4 via Famous Class Records. After a music residency in Berlin where Zinner, Deradoorian and Fox met up, the first incarnation of BLACK SABBATH COVER BAND REHEARSALS was created. Zinner had the idea of bringing the music to New York City (when Truax and Barr joined) where the band received immediate attention and sold out their first concert. It was surprising for everyone, but they just k...
OZZY OSBOURNE’s Daughter AIMÉE Opens Up About Decision To Not Participate In ‘The Osbournes’ TV Show
Aimée Osbourne, the eldest daughter of Ozzy and Sharon, has opened up about her decision to not participate in the family’s reality TV show, “The Osbournes”. Aimée, who was only 15 years at the time, reportedly went as far as to move out of the family home in an effort to stay away from the cameras. “To me, I’d grown up around having a pretty well-known dad anyway, and I always really valued my privacy within that family,” the now-36-year-old told New York’s Q104.3 radio station (see video below). “For me personally, for who I am, as far as morally, and also just to give myself a chance to actually develop into a human being as opposed to just being remembered for being a teenager, it didn’t really line up with what I saw my future as. ...
DEE SNIDER On AC/DC’s New Album Featuring MALCOLM YOUNG’s Guitar Tracks: ‘It’s Insane Just To Think About It’
Dee Snider says that “it’s insane just to think about” the fact that AC/DC’s much-anticipated new album will utilize previously unreleased guitar tracks from late guitarist Malcolm Young. Last December, Snider confirmed that he had dinner with Brian Johnson and that the AC/DC frontman was doing “good,” four years after he was forced to leave the band mid-tour due to a dangerous level of hearing loss. He was eventually replaced on the road by GUNS N’ ROSES vocalist Axl Rose. Asked in a new interview with Marci Wiser of the 95.5 KLOS radio station when fans will finally get a chance to hear new music from AC/DC, the TWISTED SISTER singer said (hear audio below): “I think that everybody — and you’ve seen this with the movie industry; you&#...
GEORGE LYNCH Says It’s Time To Pull The Plug On LYNCH MOB: ‘I’m Not Gonna Tour Anymore Or Put Out Records With That Name’
George Lynch says that he will no longer make new music or tour under the LYNCH MOB name. The former DOKKEN guitarist broke the news of LYNCH MOB‘s end during a brand new interview with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio. Asked if there are plans for LYNCH MOB to record a new LP following the upcoming release of “Wicked Sensation Reimagined”, featuring re-worked and re-recorded versions of songs from the band’s seminal album “Wicked Sensation”, George said (hear audio below): “No, we are not, actually. We had an opportunity to, but… With everything going on right now in the world, it was really sort of an epiphany moment. I just kind of woke up and said, ‘You know, I think with this record, this is our swan song. I think this would be a good pl...
Google Play Music To Shut Down in December
The time has come for Google Play Music to play dead. The one-time streaming platform is being shut down permanently in December in favor of YouTube Music. This merger between the two Alphabet-owned companies has been in the works since 2017, as Google Play floundered while YouTube became one of… Please click the link below to read the full article. Google Play Music To Shut Down in December Wren Graves You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Avatar’s Johannes Eckerström Talks Hunter Gatherer, Pandemic, and Corey Taylor’s Musical Assist
Even when the world is turned upside down, we can count on Avatar to churn out an opus of groovy, melodic metal that sings and soars. That’s just what you’ll find on the Swedish metal band’s eighth studio album, Hunter Gatherer, due out Friday, August 7th. Spearheaded by lead single… Please click the link below to read the full article. Avatar’s Johannes Eckerström Talks Hunter Gatherer, Pandemic, and Corey Taylor’s Musical Assist Anne Erickson You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of In...
