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Hands On with the “Avicii Invector Encore Edition” Video Game for Nintendo Switch
Since the tragic passing of Avicii back in 2018, the EDM world has put together an amazing collection of tributes. We’ve seen everything from a star-studded concert to an upcoming museum dedicated to his career, and the late artist is now getting the Nintendo Switch treatment with the forthcoming Avicii Invector Encore Edition video game. The standard edition of Avicii Invector released late last year on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The Encore Edition, however, features 10 new tracks, including some from Avicii’s posthumous album Tim. Developers Hello There Games offered EDM.com a hands-on preview of the first five tracks of the upcoming game so we could see what to expect later this year. We got to explore the worlds of his songs “Can’t Catc...
Eliminate and Shaq Drop Rowdy Trap Slammer “Tear It Up”
Shaq has been making his way around the bass music world as of late. In the past year, he’s collaborated with NGHTMRE and Lil Jon on “BANG,” Nitti Gritti on “Takin’ Over,” and Riot Ten and T-Wayne on “Ultimate.” With his latest collaboration, he’s teamed up with Eliminate for their new single “Tear It Up,” out via Disciple Records. “Tear It Up” is a monster of a track. Opening with a goofy phone conversation between the collaborators, the tune quickly accelerates into maniacal drop filled with resonating, metallic synths and pounding kicks. The track is a perfect fusion of the aggressiveness we’ve heard in previous Shaq collabs and Eliminate’s incredibly unique sound design. ...
Maya Jane Coles Drops Hypnotizing 3-Track EP “Would You Kill (4 Me)”
Dynamic UK-based house producer Maya Jane Coles is here to bring the club straight into your living room with the release of her 3-track EP Would You Kill (4 Me). The release arrives via her own I/AM/ME imprint as the first EP under her original moniker since 2018. She has also been operating under the pseudonym Nocturnal Sunshine, receiving critical acclaim, but recently released the infectiously haunting hit “Run to You” featuring Claudia Kane under her Maya Jane Coles banner. Coles kicks off the new EP with its title track, featuring sharp, intricate synth work that balances the steady house bassline. The way Cole navigates sound design is something to be admired, especially in the ensuing track “Sweet Luv.” The club tune showcases her signatu...
Shambhala Postpones Forthcoming Virtual Music Festival In Light of Billy Kenny Allegations
Shambhala Music Festival‘s forthcoming virtual edition has officially been postponed in light of recent allegations of the sexual assault and rape of multiple women by Billy Kenny, who once appeared on the event’s lineup. Organizers took to Twitter to share an official statement in which they address “allegations against past and present artists” on the performance roster and outline the steps they plan on taking in the immediate future. Those steps include “extensive background checks for artists and a zero-tolerance policy for assault of any kind,” “staff training into conducting sexual harassment and violence investigations,” and “in-depth consent training manuals and content for [their] guests, crew, and artists.” “...
DAVID COVERDALE Unboxes WHITESNAKE’s ‘The Rock Album’ Collection (Video)
An unboxing video for WHITESNAKE‘s recently released “The Rock Album” collection can be seen below. “The Rock Album” brings together some of its hardest-hitting songs of WHITESNAKE‘s multi-platinum career, consisting of revisited, remixed and remastered versions of the group’s best rock songs. The album is the first release in the band’s “Red, White And Blues” trilogy, a series of fresh, new collections organized by musical themes that will include: “Love Songs” (red), “The Rock Album” (white) and “The Blues Album” (blue). “The Rock Album” was made available on June 19 on CD ($14.98), and as a double-LP set pressed on 180-gram, white vinyl ($31.98). The collection features the debut ...
DAVE MUSTAINE’s ‘Rust In Peace’ Book To Include Foreword By SLASH
Hachette Books has set a September 8 release date for “Rust In Peace: The Inside Story Of The Megadeth Masterpiece” (formerly “Building The Perfect Beast”), a new book by Dave Mustaine, the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of MEGADETH, the original lead guitarist of METALLICA, and the author of The New York Times bestseller “Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir”. Book synopsis: “‘Rust In Peace: The Inside Story Of The Megadeth Masterpiece’ details the making of MEGADETH‘s iconic record ‘Rust In Peace’, which was released in 1990, at an incredible time of flux and creativity in the rock world. Relayed by Mustaine, the book covers the process of hiring the band and supporting cast, of trying to handle the ensui...
JUDAS PRIEST’s RICHIE FAULKNER Welcomes First Child With GEORGE LYNCH’s Daughter
JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner and his girlfriend Mariah Lynch, daughter of former DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch, welcomed their first child, a baby girl, on July 8. George broke the news of his fifth grandchild’s arrival in an Instagram post earlier today (Friday, July 17). He posted an adorable photo of Richie bottle-feeding the baby, with Lynch shredding the axe in a chair only several feet away. “New baby time .big chubz>little chubz>micro chubz. the most precious perfect creature in the present universe entered our world July 8th xo”, George wrote. Earlier this year, Lynch expressed his desire to play in PRIEST alongside Faulkner. Speaking at a Pitbull Audio guitar clinic in San Diego in January, Lynch said: “I still to this day love PRIEST. I wis...
Ex-STATIC-X Guitarist TRIPP EISEN To EDSEL DOPE: ‘You Hired DONALD TRUMP’s Law Firm To Ensure That You Can Steal My Songs’
Ex-STATIC-X guitarist Tripp Eisen has responded to DOPE leader Edsel Dope over accusations that Tripp‘s former bandmates took undeserved songwriting credit on some of the tracks on the group’s just-released “Project Regeneration Vol. 1” album. The first of two volumes, “Project Regeneration Vol. 1” features 12 brand new tracks, containing many of the final vocal performances and musical compositions of late STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static, along with the original “Wisconsin Death Trip” lineup of bassist Tony Campos, drummer Ken Jay, and guitarist Koichi Fukuda. Both volumes are being worked on by longtime STATIC-X producer Ulrich Wild. During the recording sessions for “Project Regeneration”, STATIC-X claimed in a press release tha...
Jehnny Beth on the Inspiration of Carl Sagan and Henry Rollins
Kyle Meredith With… Jehnny Beth Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public Jehnny Beth calls up Kyle Meredith to speak about To Live Is To Love. The Savages frontwoman discusses working with Nine Inch Nails’ Atticus Ross and taking inspiration from Carl Sagan and Henry Rollins. Beth also dives into the LP’s themes of guilt, sexuality, and religion, while noting that “the core of the record is my shameful faults.” The French multimedia artist also talks about how her many projects intersect, including the record’s companion book, CALM: Crimes Against Love Memories. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which WFPK’s Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of musicians. Every Monday, Wednesday, and...
The Russo Brothers Cast Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans in The Gray Man for Netflix
Marvel Cinematic Universe directors The Russo Brothers are bringing their talents back to the real world. And they aren’t doing it cheaply: The Hollywood duo has teamed up with Netflix for the platform’s most expensive film, The Gray Man. What’s more, the brothers have brought on both Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans for the starring roles. As Deadline reports, Joe Russo will provide a script based on Mark Greaney’s 2009 novel of the same name. The Gray Man focuses on ex-CIA operative Court Gentry, a.k.a. “The Gray Man” (Gosling), and his efforts to elude capture by a former co-worker Lloyd Hansen (Evans). Netflix is providing the Avengers directors with a substantial production budget of approximately $200 million dollars (!). The company hopes that the action-packed Gray Man will s...
Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine to Release Rust in Peace Book with Foreword by Slash
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has set a September 8th release date for his upcoming book, Rust in Peace: The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece. The 208-page tome features a foreword by Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash. This isn’t Mustaine’s first foray into the world of literature. He released his excellent autobiography, Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir, back in 2010. For his new book, Mustaine centers on the classic 1990 LP, which many consider Megadeth’s finest artistic achievement. Based on the publisher’s synopsis, the book gives thorough first-hand insight into the making of the album, including “the process of hiring the band and supporting cast, of trying to handle the ensuing success, and ultimately the pressure of fame and fortune-which caused the band to finally break-u...
Nerds! The 30 Rock Reunion Special Is Now Streaming in Full: Watch
Attention 30 Rock lovers — and sorry if that word bums you out unless it’s between the words ‘meat’ and ‘pizza’ — but the 30 Rock reunion special has finally arrived. If you want to go to there, you can watch it now on the NBC website. Unlike other recent reunions, such as Parks and Recreation’s fundraiser for Feeding America, 30 Rock: A One-Time Special is in service of NBC’s corporate overlords. Granted, as Jack Donaghy once said, every television show exists “to fill time between car commercials.” But here, the products being sold are NBC and its new streaming service Peacock, and half the commercials are seamlessly integrated into the reunion itself. But the special’s writers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock are also mocking their own willingness to shill, so it fits into the trad...
