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Northern Nights Will Be the First Music Festival to Have Dispensaries Located at Stages
Thanks to Northern Nights, it’s never been easier to break the grass ceiling. Ahead of the electronic music festival’s return to California’s scenic Redwood Forest, organizers have announced that they will become the first music festival to feature multiple onsite dispensaries, as well as the first to have them at its stages. Naturally, the announcement arrives on 4/20. In years past, Northern Nights’ cannabis-forward ethos led them to become the first music festival to establish legal onsite sales and consumption of recreational marijuana. Now it’s even easier for attendees, who will be able to purchase products from top dispensaries just a stone’s throw from the festival’s various stages. Juliana Bernstein/Get Tiny Scheduled for July 15-17, ...
Listen to ILLENIUM’s Spellbinding Remix of Nirvana’s “Something In The Way”
ILLENIUM has taken a Nirvana classic for a spin, breathing new life into the band’s 1991 track “Something In The Way.” Written by legendary guitarist and lead vocalist Kurt Cobain, “Something In The Way” appeared on Nirvana’s sophomore album, Nevermind. Eschewing his signature euphoric sound design, ILLENIUM reworked the brooding track into a languid trap tune with a distorted drop. Dark, mesmeric and replete with spine-tingling sound design, it’s the Grammy-nominated producer’s first remix in over two years. Take a listen to ILLENIUM’s remix of “Something In The Way” below. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles ILLENIUM says the new remix was released to align with his upcoming Batman merch collection, which was prod...
“A Testament to My Resiliency”: Blunts & Blondes On His Debut Album and Cannabis’ Impact On His Life
Today, Blunts & Blondes released his debut album Story of a Stoner—and fittingly on 4/20, the de facto national holiday dedicated to stoners. “I just hope people accept it,” the electronic music star tells EDM.com. “I hope people like it. It’s not just EDM, it’s not just rave music. So I hope people take it for what it is and listen to it.” One of the most genuine cuts from the 13-track album is the confessional “4:30,” a languid tune featuring Cotis, who croons, “I just smoke all my days away. I don’t feel nothing, yeah. I just smoke all my pain away.” The song’s aching lyrics provide fans a glimpse into life following a breakup as its protagonist searches for redemption from someone they presumably hurt. Taking the lack of response to heart, they re...
The Smile Detail Debut Album, Share New “Free in the Knowledge” Video: Watch
Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner have revealed details of their first album as the Smile. It’s called A Light for Attracting Attention and it’s out May 13 via XL. Today, they’ve shared the video for “Free in the Knowledge,” which Yorke premiered solo during an October performance in London before airings by the trio in January. Watch the Leo Leigh–directed video below. The Radiohead duo and jazz drummer unveiled the Smile project last spring when they announced a surprise appearance at the livestream-only Glastonbury festival. (Though they made the record in conjunction with producer Nigel Godrich, he is not a member of the live band.) The Smile took their name from a Ted Hughes poem, with Greenwood telling NME, “The Smile came about from just wanting to work on music with Thom...
Apple Music Launches Boiler Room Sessions in Spatial Audio
Apple Music has launched a new series of DJ mixes mixed with their Spatial Audio technology, including 15 Boiler Room Sessions and an exclusive mix from Jeff Mills called “Outer to Inner Atmosphere: The Escape Velocity Mix.” The hour-long mix is the first entry in Apple Music’s relaunched One Mix series, featuring tracks from his Axis Records / the Escape Velocity catalog. Of his new mix, Mills said in a statement: The purpose of this recording was conceptualized and designed to stimulate the listeners’ three dimensional senses and sensations using the subject and idea of breaking Earth’s gravitational pull and leaving the planet. The embarkment to a place outside and unlike our own. With this immersive sound experience also came certain aspects that needed to be addressed. Ones that uses ...
A$AP Rocky Arrested in Connection With Shooting Investigation
A$AP Rocky was arrested today at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in connection with a previously unreported 2021 shooting, the Los Angeles Police Department announced. He was arrested on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon (firearm), according to the LAPD. TMZ and NBC News were first to report the news of A$AP Rocky’s arrest. According to the outlets, the rapper arrived LAX on a private plane traveling from Barbados before he was detained. The Los Angeles Police Department arrested Rocky with assistance from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations team, according to NBC News. Rocky’s arrest stems from an alleged November 2021 shooting. According to NBC News, the shooting victim reportedly told police that Rocky, who was walking with two other peo...
Viagra Boys Announce New Album Cave World, Share Video for New Song: Watch
The Stockholm post-punks Viagra Boys have announced a new album. Cave World is out July 8 via Year0001. The follow-up to 2021’s Welfare Jazz was produced by Pelle Gunnerfeldt and DJ Haydn. Today, they’ve shared the video for “Ain’t No Thief,” which features singer Sebastian Murphy playing an Evangelical preacher. Watch the Snask-directed video below. The band said the album was inspired by a conspiracy theory video about evolution. “I just wrote down, ‘Who is the true ape?’” Murphy said in a statement. “People look down at apes as primitive life forms, but we’re just this horrible, lazy society killing each other and starting wars, while they’re able to love and feel. Does that make them the true ape or us?” Viagra Boys: Cave World Cave World: 01 Baby Criminal02 Cave Hole03 Troglodyt...
Apple Music Launches New DJ Mixes in Spatial Audio
Apple Music on Wednesday launched DJ mixes in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, which will bring listeners into a ” truly immersive audio experience with multidimensional sound and clarity,” according to the company. The new feature will kick off with an exclusive hour-long mix from Detroit-based DJ and producer Jeff Mills titled “Outer to Inner Atmosphere: The Escape Velocity Mix.” Additionally, the mix will relaunch Apple Music’s One Mix series, which spotlights renowned global DJs and producers, and the company has announced that new sets will be added monthly. “The response to Spatial Audio from both subscribers and creators has been incredible, and we’re thrilled to expand this innovation in sound,” said Stephen Campbell, Apple Music’s Global Head of Dance and Electronic Music, in a sta...
Young Thug Teases ‘Slime Season 4’ With Bloody Album Art
A little over six months after dropping his second studio album Punk, Young Thug may be returning with yet another new project. The Atlanta rapper took to social media to share an image of a new album cover, complete with an explicit content warning. Set against a stark white background, the cover art shows Young Thug with his eyes closed and covered in blood. “These past few weeks gave me so much to talk bout. Y’all ready?” he wrote in the caption. What got fans’ attention was the artwork’s similarities to the cover art of the other LPs in the Slime Season mixtape series, suggesting that this new release will be Slime Season 4. The original Slime Season dropped in 2015, followed by its sequel just one month later. Slime Season 3 arrived the year after, in 2016. All three of the mixtapes h...
Bad Boy Records Legend Machine Gun Kelly Directing Stoner Film Starring Himself, Pete Davidson & Megan Fox
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Machine Gun Kelly went from a rapper to a pop star and is now looking to add “director” to his portfolio as MSN is reporting that the music artist is set to direct his first feature film and he’s going to be casting some of his closest confidants to make it happen. Taking to IG to make the announcement, MGK will be starring in a film he wrote and directed alongside Mod Sun dubbed Good Mourning, which will serve as a stoner comedy for those who partake in the sweet love that can be found in Mary Jane. Boasting appearances from his fiancée, Megan Fox and close personal friend, Pete Davidson, the film already seems to be in the can as Kelly wrote it’ll be in “theaters soon!” and asked fans if they want to see a trailer. Related S...
Big Sean Says He ‘Got Paid Way, Way, Way Less’ Than Harry Styles For Coachella Show Despite Drawing Same Size Crowd
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has returned to California, and rapper Big Sean had a little bit of news for fans after he kicked off the first night of the festival along with Friday night’s headliner Harry Styles. Basically, fans on Twitter (as well as reporters at TMZ) pointed out that, while Sean wasn’t a headliner, he drew a crowd around the same size as that of Styles and he put on a show that was equally as epic. Sean appeared to agree, but he also felt the need to point out that, despite all of this, Styles got paid significantly more than he did. Related Stories According to Dlisted, Sean deleted a post he shared along with the TMZ article which reported that Sean’s...
Nicki Minaj Throws Subliminal Shots, Warns Haters “Keep My Name Out Ya Mouth”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @BeanzGotGamez Nicki Minaj is tired of other rappers mentioning her. Minaj is in full album mode and has been highly active on social media. The Queens rapper had something to say to people who keep bringing her up in conversations calling them out in several tweets. “Would it have bothered u dumb fkng hoes to simply STFD & STFU?!?!!!! BUT NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!” Minaj tweeted. Minaj was not done. She warned the unnamed individuals that she is done playing nice with them, warning they would only be getting one version of her from now on. Related Stories “Many of y’all never experienced a “Nicki got her foot on btchs necks” era & it shows So from this day forth y’all will not get papa bear mommy cuz y’all don’t deserve her. Yall won’t get...
