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Day Trip 2022: Everything You Need to Know About the SoCal House Music Festival
“House music all day long.” That’s what Day Trip attendees are in for on June 25th and 26th. Although this is the second edition of Day Trip’s festival, it’s the first to be held at the beautiful Queen Mary Waterfront venue in Long Beach, California. To get the most out of your experience, EDM.com has put together a handy guide containing all the information you need ahead of Day Trip 2022. Cue the ocean breeze, palm trees, disco balls, and fishbowls. Day Trip Hours and Location Day Trip is a two-day festival taking place at the Queen Mary Waterfront in Long Beach. The address is: 1126 Queens Hwy, Long Beach, CA 90802. Hours are June 25th from 2pm to 12am and June 26th from 12pm to 10pm. Day Trip Festival’s 2022 venue, Queen Mary Waterfront. Day Trip 2022 Lineup As ...
Listen to SIPPY’s Spellbinding “Captive” EP
With SIPPY‘s new EP, she proves her Grammy nomination was merely the first milestone in a career of many. The Australian dubstep star, whose scintillating work on Marshmello’s celebrated Shockwave album can be heard at the world’s biggest festivals, today released a two-track project called Captive. Released via Zeds Dead’s Deadbeats, the record is a feather in the cap of the surging bass music producer. Dark and hypnotic, Captive is a glittering star on a moonless night. The EP kicks off with its titular track “Captive,” an aching melodic trap stunner featuring Bianca, whose alluring topline explores the perils of chasing a temporary high. SIPPY then follows with “Trippin’,” an experimental banger that ties a bow on the ...
Sub Focus Drops Anthemic Single, “Off The Ground”
Pioneering electronic music producer Sub Focus has surprised fans with “Off The Ground,” an anthemic single out now by way of Universal. Fans of the drum & bass star had been clamoring for “Off The Ground” since November 2021, when a video of him playing the track at London’s iconic Printworks went viral. It’s been a fan-favorite ever since and has now finally hit streaming platforms. Replete with soul and sway, “Off The Ground” is a vocal-driven drum & bass masterstroke. A stentorian topline from Poppy Baskcomb floats atop a spellbinding arrangement before the track’s soaring chorus comes into focus. It’s here where the nuances of Sub Focus’ signature production shine as gritty bass grinds underneath a wai...
Santigold Announces Fall North American Tour
Santigold has announced a string of North American tour dates kicking off this fall. She’ll embark on the Holified Tour October 9 in Atlanta, Georgia, and stop off in Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Portland, Seattle, Denver, and more, before wrapping things up in San Diego on November 17. Find her full schedule below. Santigold will head out on tour shortly after the release of her fourth studio album, Spirituals, which she announced last week. The LP lands September 9 via Santigold’s own label Little Jerk. It includes previously shared singles “High Priestess” and “Ain’t Ready.” The upcoming record features a slew of producers and contributors such as Rostam, Boys Noize, Dre Skull, P2J, Nick Zinner, Sbtrkt, JakeOne, Illangelo, Doc McKinney, Psymun, Ricky Blaze, Lido, Ray Brady...
Watch Ravyn Lenae’s “Tiny Desk Concert” for NPR
Ravyn Lenae has given a performance for NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concert” series. Lenae sang Hypnos tracks “Venom,” “Skin Tight,” “Inside Out,” and “Sticky” during the set. She was joined by bassist Marcus Reddick, drummer Danielle “Dee” Thompson, keyboardist Harrison “Achee” Hawkins, guitarist Garrett Jones, and vocalists Aja Grant and Phylicia Hill. Check it out below. Ravyn Lenae recently released her debut album Hypnos, which followed her Midnight Moonlight EP and Crush EP, issued in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Her edition of “Tiny Desk” marks one of the first performances to be held at the physical tiny desk since June 2020 (outside of NPR’s annual “Tiny Desk” contest winners: Neffy in 2021 and Alisa Amador in 2022). Lenae’s “Tiny Desk” set is also part of NPR’s celebration of Juneteenth and...
Gorillaz and Thundercat Share New Song “Cracker Island”
Gorillaz have enlisted Thundercat for the new song “Cracker Island.” The single is produced by Greg Kurstin, Gorillaz, and Remi Kabaka Jr. Check it out below. The fictional band has lately been asking fans to join something called “The Last Cult,” and cartoon bassist Murdoc Niccals is the cult’s “self-appointed Great Leader,” according to a press release. “It’s nice to be back, I’m well into our new tune, it brings back weird and scary memories of stuff that hasn’t happened yet,” singer 2-D said in a statement. Gorillaz are currently on tour in Europe; the band begins the North American leg of its tour in September. In 2020, Gorillaz released Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez. Since then, Damon Albarn has shared the solo album The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows. Alba...
The Armed Announce New Live Concert Film and Soundtrack
Last year, the Armed premiered a concert film called Ultrapop: Live at the Masonic. The movie captured the band’s performance at Detroit’s Masonic Temple in support of the 2021 album Ultrapop. The Armed are now giving the film a wide release: It’s out on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital streaming platforms on September 29. Before then, the band will release the Ultrapop: Live at the Masonic soundtrack album on July 15. The record was mixed by Zach Weeks at God City Studio in Salem, Massachusetts. Below, watch the band’s performance of “An Iteration.” Read about why Pitchfork named Ultrapop one of “The 31 Best Rock Albums of 2021.” All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commiss...
Rapper Lil Tjay Shot In New Jersey, Undergoing Emergency Surgery: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Astrida Valigorsky / Getty Lil Tjay has reportedly been shot. The shooting occurred early Wednesday (June 22) morning in New Jersey, and the Bronx rapper is undergoing emergency surgery due to his wounds. TMZ reports that Tjay was shot shortly after midnight in Edgewater, NJ, a town that’s just across the Hudson River from New York City. Although the rapper was in surgery at the time the news broke, there aren’t any specific details about his injuries or his condition, for now. Although the details are sketchy, the incident reportedly went down at a couple of scenes; a Chipotle and an Exxon gas station. It seems that Tjay was one of two people who were each shot at one of the aforementioned locations. At the very tail end of 2020, Tjay ran afoul of the la...
Shaquille O’Neal Donating All Proceeds From Upcoming Buffalo DJ Gig To Shooting Victims’ Families
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gerardo Mora / Getty Shaquille O’Neal definitely has a big heart. The retired Hall-of-Famer turned analyst and now successful DJ is coming through in a BIG way for the families of 10 victims who died in the Buffalo mss shooting. Shaquille O’Neal Is Turning Up For Buffalo Shooting Victims’ Families O’Neal, aka DJ Diesel, announced to SiriusXM’s Swaggy Sie he would be donating all proceeds from his upcoming gig at his Bass All-Stars concert in Buffalo on Friday (Jun.24). Related Stories “My next show is in Buffalo,” O’Neal said. “I’m going to donate my proceeds to some of the family members that had a tragic loss.” Back in May, an alleged gunman went on a racist shooting rampage at the Tops Friendly Supermarket located in a predominantly Black section in Bu...
Kanye West’s Former Publicist Trevian Kutti Called To Testify Georgia Election Meddling Probe
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Daniel Zuchnik / Getty Trevian Kutti, a former publicist for Kanye West and R. Kelly, now finds herself in the middle of an explosive matter unfolding in Georgia. Kutti has been called to testify in an election meddling probe in the state after the publicist threatened a worker to admit falsely that voting results were tampered with in support of Donald Trump. CNN reported on Georgia investigators calling on Kutti to testify in the probe on June 14, but the matter resurfaced on Twitter after Joy Reid mentioned the matter on The Reid Out show. Ruby Freeman was cornered by Kutti, who referred to the election worker as a “loose end for a party that needs to tidy up” and that she would face legal ramifications if she didn’t say that the voting process i...
HHW Gaming: Sony Is Reportedly Working On A PS5 Pro Controller
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: T3 Magazine / Getty We know many of you still don’t have a PlayStation 5, so this news isn’t for you. But for those who have been fortunate to find one in the wild, the report of a PS5 Pro Controller might interest you. Finally, A PS5 Pro Controller Tom Henderson, who has a knack for dropping some juicy gaming news, reports that Sony is working on a PS5 Pro Controller. The rumored peripheral codenamed “Hunt” will keep the classic DualSense esthetic but sports some significant upgrades. According to the report, the PS5 Pro Controller will have removable analog sticks, allowing players to swap them out if that annoying drift problem happens or if Hot Cheetos residue makes them stick. That’s a massive relief because DualSense controllers are not cheap. Anoth...
‘Stranger Things’ Star Joe Keery Drops ‘Change’ Single, Preps Second Solo Album as DJO
While Kate Bush is burning up the charts thanks to her gold-medal Stranger Things sync, one of the Netflix drama’s stars is gearing up to release new music under his Djo stage name. Joe Keery, better known as shaggy-haired monster hunter Steve Harrington, will drop his second solo album, DECIDE, on Sept. 16. He gave a sneak peek at the follow-up to his 2019 solo debut, TWENTY TWENTY, this week with the release of the hazy, Tame Impala-like pop funk jam “Change.” Keery — one of several Stranger cast members who also dabbles in music — was part of the Chicago band Post Animal before breaking out on his own with TWENTY TWENTY. The 30-year-old actor who’s been making music since his teens worked on DECIDE during the pandemic with engineer/musician Adam Thein (Temporex, Post Animal) and recorde...
