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White Claw Expands Nightlife Blueprint With 30 Club Events
Summer’s last stand has come and gone, but White Claw is making plans to extend seltzer season deep into the fall and winter months. The popular alcoholic beverage brand is bringing the party inside and onto the dancefloors of several U.K. clubbing hotspots as part of a new initiative working with venues that “champion music genres such as techno, disco and house,” according to Campaign. The campaign kicks off this fall with Manchester-based club series The Warehouse Project. White Claw is taking the initiative to Bristol, London, Glasgow, Manchester and more, co-branding 30 different events. Sam Battaglieri Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles White Claw’s Head of Marketing Michael Dean has observed that club culture has been receptive to the brand’s produ...
BYOR Drops “Flavour,” a Stimulating Single Fit for the Dancefloor
Chart-topping producer BYOR is creating music that is delectable to the eardrums. Aiming to satisfy your house music cravings, the rising Russian artist has returned to Tiësto’s Musical Freedom imprint with a sensational single, “Flavour.” The new tune is a club-ready creation and a follow-up to BYOR’s previous Musical Freedom release, “Belly Dancer” (with Imanbek), which is his most celebrated record so far. Equal parts entrancing and stimulating, “Flavour” opens with a four-on-the-floor rhythm, pulsing bassline and a hypnotic vocal loop that entices listeners to surrender to the sound. With the use of future house synths and uptempo beats, “Flavour” is the quintessential track to kick off any weekend. ...
How a Long-Running Daft Punk Prank at Burning Man Found New Life With RÜFÜS DU SOL
The long-running “Daft Punk at the Trash Fence” prank at Burning Man has mutated into something entirely different. At this year’s event, thousands flocked to a location in Black Rock City—a camp called “Dusty Throwdown”—after reading an advertisement submitted to the Rockstar Librarian Music Guide. The ad promoted performances from RÜFÜS DU SOL, Kerala Dust and an unheralded musical act called Persephone, who were said to be playing on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. But they found no camp under that name—and none of the artists. It was a hoax. Kerala Dust had heard about the fake ad in advance and tried to dispel the rumors over social media, but it was too late. Kerala Dust/Facebook Perhaps the Librarian herself—who publishes the guid...
Björk Shares Video for New Song “Ancestress”
Björk has released a song titled “Ancestress” from her new album Fossora. The track, a tribute to her late mother, comes with a video depicting a ritual funeral. It was directed by Andrew Thomas Huang, with co–creative direction by Björk and James Merry. Watch it below. Björk wrote on Instagram, “For 20 years I have not been able to attend funerals as something about them rubbed me the wrong way.” In a new interview with Pitchfork, she elaborated, “I would help organize the musicians and the set list, but I couldn’t go inside the church [for family members’ funerals]. I would just get so mad. I’m an atheist, so it was like, ‘Wait a minute. There’s a priest here who has never met the person who passed away?’ It’s like having an MC rapping raps that he didn’t write.” Of “Ancestress,” she add...
Watch Kanye West Discuss His Marriage, Donda Academy, and More on Good Morning America
Kanye West (now legally known as Ye) was the guest on a recent episode of ABC’s Good Morning America. In the interview, which the network dubbed “A Conversation with Ye: Linsey Davis Reporting,” he discussed politics, social media, his ongoing feuds with Gap and Adidas, and his new school Donda Academy. Watch footage from the segment below. In the clips, West addressed his public fallout with Kim Kardashian. “This is the mother of my children, and I apologize for any stress that I have caused, even in my frustration, because God calls me to be stronger,” he said. “I need this person to be less stressed and of the best, sound mind and as calm as possible to be able to raise those children.” He went on to say he wanted to send his children to his controversial Donda Academy school, and that ...
Alvvays Share Videos for New Songs “Belinda Says” and “Very Online Guy”
Alvvays have shared two new songs from their new album, Blue Rev: “Belinda Says” and “Very Online Guy.” Colby Richardson created the video for “Belinda Says” while members of Alvvays contributed 16mm film loops. “Very Online Guy” was co-directed by Richardson alongside the band’s own Molly Rankin and Alec O’Hanley. In a press release, the band said, “This was easily the funnest thing we’ve ever shot. Enjoy our clunky low-bit collage of aliased key clacking and step-dance scramble on your CRTs.” Check out both songs below. Blue Rev is Alvvays’ third studio album and serves as the follow-up to their 2017 sophomore LP Antisocialites. It’s scheduled to arrive on October 7. Joining the band on this album are new drummer Sheridan Riley and bassist Abbey Blackwell. “Belinda Says” and “Very Online...
Lil Nas X Shares Video for New Song “Star Walkin’”
Lil Nas X has shared an anime-inspired video for the new song “Star Walkin’ (League of Legends Worlds Anthem).” The song was made to go with the announcement that he is the new president of League of Legends. His role will be to add a musical touch to the competitive gaming experience. “Star Walkin’” will be a part of League of Legends Worlds 2022 which kicks off in Mexico City on September 29. Check out the video below. Lil Nas X said in a statement, “I felt like it was time for me to try something new. I’ve left my mark on pop culture in so many ways, and now it’s time to take on the world of gaming. I will be the greatest President, of League of Legends, of all time. Also I’m going to make the best Worlds anthem of all time and put on the biggest, coolest, sexiest Worlds in the history ...
5 Times Michael Bublé Reached ‘Higher’ as He Brought His ‘Higher’ Tour to L.A.
Michael Bublé engaged in a little market research on Friday (Sept. 23) as he brought his “Higher” tour to Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. He asked how many people were seeing him in concert for the first time. When a large percentage of the audience signaled that they were, in fact, first-timers, Bublé joked about what their preconceptions of him must be — the Christmas guy who would sing a set of ballads and polite toe-tappers like “Haven’t Met You Yet.” His show shattered those preconceptions. It’s a big, wildly varied show, and Bublé is a master showman. The term “Great American Songbook” long ago came to refer to a specific strain of American music — the timeless songs that were written by the likes of Cole Porter and Irving Berlin from the 1930s to the ’50s. Bublé sang...
Jennifer Lopez Is an Assassin Protecting Her Daughter in First ‘The Mother’ Teaser: Watch
Jennifer Lopez has a unique parenting style in the first teaser for The Mother. Lopez plays an assassin who comes out of hiding to protect a daughter she gave up years before in The Mother, which also stars Joseph Fiennes, Lucy Paez, Omari Hardwick, Paul Raci and Gael Garcia Bernal. The teaser begins with Lopez’s character living in a remote cabin, and builds to show off various locales the film will cover. The Mother hails from director Niki Caro, who most recently helmed Disney’s Mulan live-action remake. The film has a script from Andrea Berloff, Peter Craig and Misha Green, based on a story by Green. The Mother is slated for a May 2023 release, with the first teaser coming as part of Tudum, the online fan event produced by Netflix to promote its upcoming slate of films and TV shows. Wa...
Roger Waters Cancels Poland Concerts After War Remarks
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has canceled concerts planned in Poland amid outrage over his stance on Russia’s war against Ukraine, Polish media reported Saturday (Sept. 24). An official with the Tauron Arena in Krakow, where Waters was scheduled to perform two concerts in April, said they would no longer take place. “Roger Waters’ manager decided to withdraw … without giving any reason,” Lukasz Pytko from Tauron Arena Krakow said Saturday in comments carried by Polish media outlets. The website for Waters’ This Is Not a Drill concert tour did not list the Krakow concerts previously scheduled for April 21-22. City councilors in Krakow were expected to vote next week on a proposal to name Waters as a persona non grata, expressing “indignation” over the musician’s stance on the war in U...
John Williams, Bob Iger Awarded Honorary Knighthood by Late Queen Elizabeth II
Former Disney CEO Bob Iger and Star Wars composer John Williams are the latest Hollywood industry members to receive an honorary knighthood. The honor grants both entertainment titans with the title of KBE, which is more formally known as Knight Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Sept. 7 at the age of 96, Iger and Williams are just two among a larger 2022 class of approved honorary British awards. Iger, who received his honor as part of his contributions to U.S.-U.K. relations, remembered the queen and her “extraordinary life and service” in a statement. “It is truly special and one of the great honors of my life to have the honorary Knight of t...
Paul van Dyk and Alex M.O.R.P.H. Reunite for Stranger Things-Inspired Single, “Hawkins Square”
Frequent collaborators Paul van Dyk and Alex M.O.R.P.H. pay homage to the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana with their latest collaboration in an instrumental tribute to Stranger Things. M.O.R.P.H and van Dyk forgo their collaborative uplifting approach of yesteryear, opting instead to bridge the gap between progressive house and trance with a bevy of futuristic sounds. Incorporating analog arpeggios, twangs of pluck basses and frenetic modular basslines, “Hawkins Square” has the makings fit for a tribute to the smash hit sci-fi series. In a press release shared with EDM.com, van Dyk fittingly explains the track was inspired by the concept of two alternate worlds on a collision course. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “The inspiration is the thought of the c...
