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Listen to MIRAMAR’s Sultry Nu-Disco Track With Chris James, “Verano”
California-based DJ and entrepreneur Aric Christopher, who produces smooth dance music as MIRAMAR, has reimagined nu-disco in a twist fans have been waiting for. MIRAMAR upbringing is rooted in surf, skate and snow culture in various coastal California communities. While there are many layers to his entrepreneurial spirit, electronic music production has always remained a creative constant. His brand evokes his itinerant, hedonistic nature and calls to the self-indulgent pleasures of travel and adventure. That’s how he got his stage name, which is a direct translation of “to observe the ocean.” MIRAMAR spends much of his time surfing in remote locations and drawing musical inspiration from these experiences. MIRAMAR’s unique sound lies at th...
Kaskade and deadmau5 Build Kx5 Momentum With Ominous Single, “Alive”: Listen
Kx5 are headed to the L.A. Coliseum in early December for only their second show thus far. Ahead of that major outing, deadmau5 and Kaskade have dropped their third collaborative Kx5 single, “Alive.” The haunting track sees the iconic duo joining forces alongside alternative rock outfit The Moth & The Flame. The band collaborated with Kaskade previously on their 2020 effort, “Haunt Me,” a song which combined the band’s penchant for dreamy atmospheric soundscapes with the added flair of electronic arpeggiation and house rhythms from Kaskade. With “Alive,” the band delves even further into the house music rabbit hole. Kx5 let the vocals shine in the verse as spacey vocals echo desolately only to the steady thump of ...
Blink-182 Reunites With Tom DeLonge, Announces New Single and 2023 Global Tour
Blink-182 reunified with founding member Tom DeLonge seven years after his departure from the band. DeLonge launched the American rock group with bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus and drummer Scott Raynor. As a guitarist and vocalist, DeLonge went on to release Blink-182’s 1995 debut LP Cheshire Cat, followed by 1997’s Dude Ranch. Raynor departed the band in 1998 and was replaced by Travis Barker. The new trio’s first album together, Enema of the State, landed shortly after in 1999. 2001 saw the release of Blink-182’s breakout LP Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. DeLonge and Barker teamed up the following year, forming a duo called Box Car Racer and releasing a single eponymous project. Blink-182 then put out a self-titled album in 2003 before announcing its indefinite hiatus. The band joined...
Bye Felicia Trends After Former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Defects From Democratic Party
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 1 hour ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first B...
Lizzo Had Time For Kanye West During Her SOLD OUT Show In Toronto
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Robert Okine / Getty Lizzo once again has to waste time addressing someone bringing her name up; this time, she seemingly clapped back at Kanye West. Ye or Kanye West, or whatever you want to call him, has been on one. The problematic multihyphenate has landed in hot water on both Instagram and Twitter after dropping antisemitic comments. He also took his dog and pony show to Fox News to chop it up with far-right apologist Tucker Carlson about his trash white lives matters shirts. During the interview, Ye, for whatever reason, decided to bring up Lizzo during his ridiculous and nonsensical diatribe. He loudly and wrongly claimed that “bots” were behind a push to keep Lizzo overweight. “Let’s get aside from the fact whether it’s fashion and vogue, which it...
Chucky Chuck Blasts Entire Kushstock Festival Crowd With Cannabis Fog Machine
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pal Szilagyi Palko / EyeEm / Getty Chucky Chuck epically landed himself in the news cycle after pulling off a zany stunt by getting what was probably an already elevated crowd to an even higher state. During his set at the Kushstock festival, Chucky Chuck covered the attendees in a cannabis fog by way of an inventive setup that used leaf blowers to push out the smoke. The Kushstock Festival took place on Oct. 8 in Adelanto, Calif., a free event celebrating the joys of cannabis and was presented by the Medicated Barbies. Chucky Chuck worked with a pair of companies in the cannabis space to provide an experience that the 10,000 in attendance won’t soon forget. From IG: F*ck a fog machine we had @elite_solution and @essmokebusters on deck last night at Kushs...
Whitesplainer Sarah Silverman Dragged For Insinuating Black Twitter Condones Kanye West Anti-Semitism
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: D Dipasupil / Getty Sarah Silverman did it to herself. The vocal comedian and activist took to Twitter to insinuate that Black people, or at least Black Twitter, was being silent about the anti-Semitic rhetoric Kanye West has been accused of hurling—and she was quickly and curtly course-corrected for her tomfoolery. In case you’ve been unaware, Kanye West found himself placed on pause by first Instagram and then Twitter for what many say is anti-Semitic commentary. It started with him claiming Jews were who told Diddy to holla at him and then he said he was straight going to “Death Con 3” on Jews, after he gets some sleep. That said, the Black Twitter delegation has been flaming Kanye West since he moment he dropped those bombs, and before, and for ...
JID and Smino Announce Co-Headlining ‘Luv Is 4Ever’ Tour
Rapper JID and R&B artist Smino will be joining forces early next year. Entitled the Luv Is 4Ever Tour, the run will see the duo hit 32 major cities throughout the United States, with multiple stops in California and Texas. Luv Is 4Ever will commence on January 22 at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre. The artists will make a brief stop in British Columbia for a show in Vancouver heading to Portland. At the end of January, JID and Smino will deliver performances in Oakland, Los Angeles and San Diego. The following month, in Texas, they’ll deliver a slew of shows across the state, performing in Dallas, Austin, Houston and San Antonio. Atlanta-born JID released his third studio album The Forever Story in August through Dreamville and Interscope Records. The project features collaborations with ...
Watch the 1975’s Poetic Performance of “I’m in Love With You” From Forthcoming LP
The 1975 have returned to BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge for a new montage of prolific pop covers. Performing from the Maida Vale Studios, the British pop-rock band delivered dynamic shows of some of its hit singles, as well as songs from its forthcoming studio album. A standout from the live performance was The 1975’s cover of fellow British band Take That’s 1992 track “A Million Love Songs.” Frontman Matty Healy offered a poetic and tender rendition of the decades-old classic, backed by only a simple piano. Healy and the band also served up a love song of their own, “I’m in Love With You,” off of their highly-anticipated LP Being Funny in a Foreign Language. Following 2020’s Notes on a Conditional Form, the new project is out on Friday. The band also treated listeners to another cut from the ...
Listen to Weyes Blood’s New Song “Grapevine”
Weyes Blood has shared a song from her new album And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow. It’s called “Grapevine,” and you can listen to it below. “Grapevine” is a road song set along the titular stretch of Southern California’s Interstate 5. “Technology is harvesting our attention away from each other,” Natalie Mering said of the track in press materials. “We all have a ‘Grapevine’ entwined around our past with unresolved wounds and pain. Being in love doesn’t necessarily mean being together. Why else do so many love songs yearn for a connection?” And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow is out November 18 via Sub Pop. Mering announced the record last month with the release of “It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody,” as well as an extensive 2023 tour. She followed that with a music video for the track...
Blink-182 Reunite With Tom DeLonge, Announce 2023 Tour
During his time away from the group, DeLonge has continued recording with Angels & Airwaves. He has notably committed much of his time to the study of aliens, UFOs, and conspiracy theories. He founded the company To the Stars Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2015 and was the executive producer behind the History Channel series Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation. In 2020, the Pentagon declassified UFO videos that DeLonge’s company had previously shared. In the recent past, Barker has become something of an omnipresent cultural and tabloid figure. He has collaborated with Post Malone, Machine Gun Kelly, Willow, and XXXTentacion, to name a few. In May 2022, he married Kourtney Kardashian. Since 2019, Hoppus has been hosting the Apple Music 1 radio show After School Radio. I...
Watch the 1975 Cover Take That’s “A Million Love Songs”
The 1975 were the guests on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge today, performing a cover of British pop band Take That’s 1992 single “A Million Love Songs.” Watch that and their rendition of “I’m in Love With You” below. You can listen to the full session, which also included “Part of the Band,” “It’s Not Living (If It’s Not With You),” “All I Need to Hear,” and “TooTimeTooTimeTooTime,” for 29 more days on the BBC Radio 1 website. During an interview segment, Matty Healy dispelled rumors that the band had collaborated with Taylor Swift. Healy and the band have been on the Live Lounge many times. Back in 2013, they covered Chris Malinchak’s “So Good to Me” and One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful.” The next year, they played Clean Bandit’s “Rather Be.” In 2016, they performed Justin Bieber’s “S...
