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Jenny Lewis Cancels 2022 Indoor Concerts Due to COVID-19
Jenny Lewis is canceling a number of September concerts that were going to take place at indoor venues. Lewis is canceling the shows “[o]ut of an abundance of caution due to the ongoing COVID situation,” she shared. She and her band will still play outdoor festival dates. Find Lewis’ tour schedule below. Check out Pitchfork’s feature “Jenny Lewis Escapes the Void.” Jenny Lewis: 09-01 Nashville, TN – Live on the Green09-17 Richmond, VA – The Broadberry09-18 Philadelphia, PA – XPoNential Music Festival09-20 Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater09-23 Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony09-24 Bridgeport, CT – Sound on Sound Music Festival09-25 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!09-27 Saxaphaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom09-28 Asheville, NC – The Orange Pee...
JJulius Announces New Album Vol. 2, First DFA Records Release Since 2020
JJulius is the moniker of the Gothenburg-based musician and producer Julius Pierstorff, and, on, August 26 he’ll release a new album called Vol. 2. The album will get released via DFA Records in the United States, making it the first new release from DFA since Man Power and Amy Douglas’ 2020 single “Flashing Lights.” Find JJulius’ single “Du Aldrig Märker” below. In 2020, LCD Soundsystem leader and DFA co-founder James Murphy dismissed his founding partner Jonathan Galkin, who’d been with the label for nearly 20 years. Galkin went on to start FourFour Records, which has shared albums from Katie Alice Greer and DFA alumni Black Dice. In addition, Benoit & Sergio, who have released music via DFA, are issuing their debut album via FourFour. All products featured on Pitchfork are independe...
Turnstile Part Ways With Founding Guitarist Brady Ebert
Turnstile are parting ways with founding guitarist Brady Ebert, the band announced in an Instagram story (viewed by Pitchfork). “We are deeply grateful for our time together,” Turnstile wrote. “Our love for him continues and we wish him nothing but the best moving forward.” Find the band’s full message below. Ebert and vocalist Brendan Yates co-founded Turnstile in 2010 with bassist and vocalist Franz Lyons, drummer Daniel Fang, and guitarist Sean Cullen (who eventually left the band and got replaced by Pat McCrory). Ebert performed on all three of the band’s studio albums, including last year’s Glow On. Ebert played with Turnstile for the group’s “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” that premiered in January, as well as on an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! that aired in March. Ebert was not present,...
Nipsey Hussle Gets LA Metro Station Dedicated In His Honor
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz The city of Los Angeles is showing more love to its native son, Nipsey Hussle by announcing the dedication of one of its metro stations after him posthumously. According to reports, the city has dedicated the Hyde Park Metro station after the late rapper and entrepreneur. The ceremony was held last weekend at the station, which is located at the intersections of Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue and 59th Street. This is in close proximity to Hussle’s Marathon Clothing Store, which was an inspirational staple of the community and where he tragically lost his life in March 2019. Related Stories Los Angeles City Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson spoke about the rapper’s legacy at the dedication ceremony last Saturday (Aug...
Johnson & Johnson to Stop Production of Talc-Based Baby Powder
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty After being sued by cancer patients who claimed that its baby powder contained asbestos—Johnson & Johnson stopped using talc in 2020. Now, the company will switch to cornstarch in its baby powder by 2023. More than 40,000 lawsuits were filed against the company over the past few years with plaintiffs alleging they were sickened with ovarian cancer or mesothelioma. Further, they allege that the company continued to use talc even knowing the health risks. “It’s kind of the no-brainer solution,” Alex Scranton, director of science and research at the environmental advocacy group Women’s Voices for the Earth told The New York Times of the discontinuation. Nearly 200 organizations participated in a campaign led by B...
Insiders Ponder If Jared Kushner or Melania Trump Sold Out Donald Trump to The FBI
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: James Devaney / Getty A few days ago the FBI raided Donald Trump‘s Mar-A-Lago property in what now is being said was for Top Secret nuclear documents that could be sold for quite the King Kong grip, but the question still remains, “Who dropped dime on Donald Trump?” According to The Independent, many people are whispering the names of not only Jared Kushner, but even Trump’s often pissed off wife, Melania Trump. While a raid of the entire Mar-A-Lago establishment would’ve taken a few days to complete, the FBI completed it in a matter of hours seemingly knowing exactly where they needed to search to find the materials that Trump and his team lifted from The White House after the American people gave him and his administration the boot. In total the FBI too...
Danger Mouse & Black Thought Team Up For Excellent Cheat Codes LP
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ethan Miller / Getty Danger Mouse and Black Thought are two artists who shouldn’t need much of an introduction except for the newest Hip-Hop and music fans. The pair released their joint album, Cheat Codes, on Friday (August 12) and the results are as ear-pleasing as one could hope. Cheat Codes is a reunion of sorts between the pair after they first worked together on the DANGERDOOM bonus track “Mad Nice” which surfaced from the Danger Mouse and the late MF DOOM’s The Mouse and the Mask album sessions from 2005. The project was some years in the making with an announcement of the album surfacing recently as 2020. While the airy production of “Mad Nice” was prototypical Hip-Hop for all involved, Cheat Codes leans into a more atmospheric sound with neither ...
Roc Marciano and The Alchemist Deliver New Track and Video “Deja Vu”
Hot on the heels of announcing their upcoming collaborative record The Elephant Man’s Bones, The Alchemist and Roc Marciano have popped up with a new track and video “Deja Vu.” The single, which clocks in just under three minutes, sees Marciano deliver clean verses atop The Alchemist’s piano-controlled beat. “The Feds kicked the door at my joint, but the brick was in the toilet/No OGs to give us pointers/We bendin’ corners/Shorty could’ve been on the Hornets knockin’ down three-pointers,” Marciano raps on the cut. Earlier this month, Marciano took to Instagram to announce an upcoming collaborative album with The Alchemist, titled The Elephant Man’s Bones. The record will land as the follow-up to Marciano’s 2020 effort Mr. Marci, with features from Boldy James, Action Bronson...
An Ode to Humanity: Bootleg Contraband Deliver Debut Album, “I/O”
While the past few years have been a challenge in many ways due to the pandemic’s impact, there has been—without a doubt—many positive takeaways. For Cason Trager and Lou Sceelo, the stillness brought the two closer together. So much so that they decided to team up and launch a music production project, Bootleg Contraband. Exploring the polarities between time and culture, digital and analog and real and virtual, the budding electronic music duo have unveiled their debut album. Expanding beyond the roots of house music, in I/O the duo branch out into elements of techno and electro, among other sub-genres. Pulling inspiration from their collective pasts and delving into their life experiences, the album was born. Capturing both a retrospective perspective as well ...
Afrojack and Black V Neck Join Forces for Summery Tech House Anthem, “Day N Night”
Afrojack has teamed up with Black V Neck for “Day N Night,” a late-summer house anthem. With its chugging, four-on-the-floor rhythm and disco influences, “Day N Night” is a beautiful nod to the underground. The anthemic tech house track features Muni Long, a Platinum-certified R&B singer-songwriter whose smooth topline glimmers atop a sun-kissed arrangement. The warm and sultry track is bit of a departure for Afrojack, whose most recent release, a seven-track EP released under his NLW alias, roars with his signature “Dirty Dutch” sound. It seems he’s been inspired by the work of Black V Neck, a surging duo with a distinct, steamy sound redefining Miami’s house music scene. “Day N Night” arrives in the wake ...
Beyoncé Drops Visual Teaser for “I’M THAT GIRL”
The rollout of Renaissance visuals is near as Beyoncé has released the official music video teaser for her track “I’M THAT GIRL.” The new release is the first extended visual teaser dropped from the songstress’ seventh solo studio album. As “I’M THAT GIRL” is kicks off the album, it only makes sense that this is the first visual to come from the superstar. Dressed in a chrome molded bodice, Beyoncé is first seen in various clips at a home from answering the phone to cracking an egg before she walks into an empty/lounge. Filled with paneled mirrors, the teaser cycles between shots of the songstress on the bar next to a horse and sitting on a dusty pink suede corner sectional. Although the entire video clocks in at three minutes and thirty-six seconds, the visual aspect only encompasses...
Kehlani Joins Babyface on Fresh ‘Girls Night Out’ Track “Seamless”
Kehlani has joined forces with Babyface for a new track dubbed “Seamless,” off the latter artist’s forthcoming project Girls Night Out. The duo wrote the track in collaboration with The Rascals, who produced in collaboration with Babyface. The twelve-time Grammy Award winner took to Instagram to share a video of his studio sessions with Kehlani, confirming that the single was recorded in April of last year. “I worked with Kehlani many years ago and I am just so proud of who she has become as an artist and also how well she knows herself and her fans,” said Babyface in a statement. “I am really honored to have her collaborate with me many years later for such a special project and I love the song we created. Kehlani is one of one and a true superstar.” “Seamless” marks Babyfa...
