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Riot Fest 2022 Lineup Announced: My Chemical Romance, Misfits, Nine Inch Nails, and More
Riot Fest is returning to Chicago’s Douglass Park from September 16-18, and, today, the lineup has been announced. My Chemical Romance, Nine Inch Nails, and the Original Misfits—performing the classic album Walk Among Us—will headline. The lineup also includes Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bauhaus, Sleater-Kinney, a reunited Sunny Day Real Estate, Descendents, Ice Cube, Bleachers, Action Bronson, Jeff Rosenstock, Alice Glass, the Wonder Years, Jimmy Eat World, the Linda Lindas, Cloud Nothings, Bully, Rocket From the Crypt, Mannequin Pussy, Bad Religion, and more. Find the full lineup poster below. The festival has also booked reunions of Yellowcard, the Academy Is…, and Midtown. “I think this year’s lineup really speaks to who we are; it’s been a minute since we’ve gotten to curate a lineup like ...
Circuit des Yeux Shares New Live From Chicago EP: Listen
Circuit des Yeux (aka Haley Fohr) has shared a new four-track EP called Live From Chicago—out now via Matador. Fohr recorded the live session at Jamdek Recording Studio in Chicago; the EP comprises songs from her 2021 album -io, tracked as she developed arrangements for her current tour. Fohr’s band included the musicians Whitney Johnson, Andrew Scott Young, and Ashley Guerrero. The recordings first appeared as part of the series Music Is Everything! with Elia Einhorn (Einhorn is a Pitchfork contributor who has run Pitchfork Radio). Check out the Live From Chicago EP, as well as Circuit des Yeux’s tour schedule, below. In February, Circuit des Yeux released “The Manatee (A Story of This World Pt. III),” a new song recorded during the sessions for -io. Read about Circuit des Yeux’s “Dogma” ...
Trevor Strnad, Singer for the Black Dahlia Murder, Dies at 41
Trevor Strnad, lead singer and founding member of Michigan death metal band the Black Dahlia Murder, has died. His bandmates revealed the news on their official Instagram page earlier today (May 11). “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Trevor Scott Strnad. Beloved son, brother, and Shepard of good times, he was loved by all that met him,” the group wrote in their statement. The band added that Strnad was “a walking encyclopedia of all things music. He was a hugger, a writer, and truly one of the world’s greatest entertainers. His lyrics provided the world with stories and spells and horror and whimsy. It was his life to be your show.” At the end of their post, they left the number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Trevor Strnad was 41 years old. Strnad form...
Kid Cudi Teases Potential New Music With a Snippet From 2019
Kid Cudi appears to be taking a blast from the past, pulling up one of his earlier snippets from 2019. As one of this generation’s most influential artists, Cudi has paved the way for melodic artists including Lil Uzi Vert and Travis Scott. Cudi has also worked with some of the industry’s biggest names including Pusha T, Pharrell and more. Throughout the years, Cudi has engaged with fans on social media to see their reactions to snippets or teasers tracks before he releases new music. In this particular instance, Cudi retweeted a video he posted in 2019 of a track that never made it to release. It appears that Cudi might be second-guessing that choice, bringing back the short snippet of the track. The rapper took to Twitter to tease the track again, asking fans “Should I drop this,” sendin...
Joell Ortiz & Kxng Crooked “Look Mama,” Kehlani “Everything” & More | Daily Visuals 5.10.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Joell Ortiz and Kxng Crooked might be doing this Hip-Hop sh*t for the hardcore heads, but that doesn’t mean they can’t take a minute to pay homage to the mama’s of the world. In this Mother’s Day visuals to “Look Mama,” JO and KC take a backseat and showcase the various celebrity mother’s we’ve grown to know and love over our lifetimes including OG Aunt Viv (Janet Hubert), Clair Huxtable (Phylicia Rashard), and Afeni Shakur amongst many others. It was pretty dope. Elsewhere Kehlani has no problem kicking it with the homies and in her clip to “Everything” she sits on the curb while her peoples play dice behind her before heading off into the night to politic in front of the bodega. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Philthy Rich, Bruse Wane, a...
Pusha T Says He Doesn’t Think Kanye West & Drake Make Good Music Together
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Revolt / Revolt Pusha T may not have a bone to pick with Drake anymore as Drizzy and Kanye West have officially squashed their beef, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be biting his tongue when talking about his one-time rival. In a recent interview with Nore on Drink Champs, the It’s Almost Dry artist spoke on Kanye West and Drake and revealed that he doesn’t think the two make beautiful music together. When talking about Drizzy and Ye getting over their drama, Pusha said “I felt like it was good for them. They play an industry game. I feel like that’s gonna work for them and what they do,” but then took a little swipe at their union saying “I don’t even think they make good music together. That’s the wildest part. There ain’t even a hot record. Name it.” Relat...
Nike Claims StockX Sold Them Four Bootleg Pairs Of Sneakers In Latest Court Filing
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / Jordan Brand UPDATE: StockX has responded. A few months ago Nike got into a legal tussle with sneaker reselling website StockX when they slapped them with a lawsuit for selling unauthorized NFT’s of Nike sneakers. But now Nike decided to take things a step further and is accusing StockX of selling counterfeit kicks to unsuspecting customers. According to Bloomberg, Nike went to court to throw dirt on StockX’s reputation by alleging that they purchased four pairs of their own product on their platform website and what they got in return were bandooloo sneakers that were being passed off as authentic. Related Stories In their amended lawsuit Nike went on to state, “Those four pairs of counterfeit shoes were all purchased within a s...
Nike Claims StockX Sold Them Four Bootleg Pairs Of Sneakers In Latest Court Filing
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / Jordan Brand UPDATE: StockX has responded. A few months ago Nike got into a legal tussle with sneaker reselling website StockX when they slapped them with a lawsuit for selling unauthorized NFT’s of Nike sneakers. But now Nike decided to take things a step further and is accusing StockX of selling counterfeit kicks to unsuspecting customers. According to Bloomberg, Nike went to court to throw dirt on StockX’s reputation by alleging that they purchased four pairs of their own product on their platform website and what they got in return were bandooloo sneakers that were being passed off as authentic. Related Stories In their amended lawsuit Nike went on to state, “Those four pairs of counterfeit shoes were all purchased within a s...
Blac Chyna Says Judge “Extremely Biased” In Defamation Lawsuit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty The fallout from the defamation lawsuit brought by Blac Chyna against the Kardashian-Jenner clan is still settling, and the reality show star claims that the judge in the case was biased against her from the beginning. According to reports, Blac Chyna has filed a peremptory challenge against the judge who presided over her lawsuit, Gregory W. Alarcon. The documents detailing the motion state claim that Alarcon “exhibited an ‘undeniably hostile and extremely biased’ attitude towards her and [her attorney] Ms. [Lynne] Ciani since April 19 and April 20, 2022.” The claim by Angela White, aka Blac Chyna, also states that the alleged bias had a significant impact on significant parts of the case which include “the jury making ‘key liability...
UK Bans Adidas Sports Bra Ads Because They Feature Exposed Breasts
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: adidas / adidas The UK has banned a series of Adidas sports bra ads because they feature bare breasts. Now if you’ve seen the ads, which show a photo array of exposed breasts, you know Adidas was going for a body positivity thing that also shows the diversity in shapes and sizes of women’s breasts. In 2022, this shouldn’t be a controversial thing, really, but the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority disagrees. From Business Insider: The ASA said it received 24 complaints about the campaign. Some said that the ads may have been “harmful and offensive” because they “objectified women by sexualizing them and reducing them to body parts,” per the ASA. Complainants also questioned whether the posters, which were displayed in public places, were appropriate for...
Mike Tyson Beats Charges For Slugging Unruly Plane Pest
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Al Bello / Getty Mike Tyson will not be charged by authorities after an incident on a flight where he punched an unruly passenger, which was caught on video. In a statement released to the press on Tuesday (May 10th), the San Mateo County (California) District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said that his office will not seek charges against the former heavyweight champion. “We have reviewed the police reports of the San Francisco Police Department and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and have viewed the various videos collected by law enforcement from others on the airplane,” he began. Our decision is that we will not file any charges against Mr. Tyson based on the circumstances surrounding the confrontation. These include the conduct of the victim leadi...
Danger Mouse and Black Thought’s New Collab Album ‘Cheat Codes’ to Feature MF DOOM, A$AP Rocky and More
Danger Mouse and Black Thought have finally officially announced their collaborative album, Cheat Codes. Set to release on August 12, the highly-anticipated joint will feature guest appearances from A$AP Rocky, Run The Jewels, MF DOOM, Michael Kiwanuka, Joey Bada$$, Russ, Raekwon, Conway the Machine, Kid Sister and Dylan Cartlidge. Cheat Codes is billed as “an album untethered to any genre, era or trend — uncategorizeable and timeless. It is the sound of the pair observing their own culture and asking questions they still may not have the answers to.” Danger Mouse and Black Thought also gave fans a first listen by dropping its lead single “No Gold Teeth.” In October 2020, Black Thought announced their collaborative effort initially entitled Dangerous Thoughts. Describing it ...
