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Fan Chant: It’s Time to Get On CIX’s Wave
Welcome to Fan Chant, a weekly column for K-pop fans, stans, and newbies alike. Each week, I’ll be rolling out interviews, lists, and all kinds of content to keep you in the loop on the latest and greatest from our friends in Seoul and beyond. Also, make sure to subscribe to my companion newsletter! This week, I really wanted to talk about CIX. The quintet out of C9 Entertainment, made up of Jinyoung, BX, Seunghun, Hyunsuk and Yonghee, is an absolute treasure of a K-pop group. The act debuted back in 2019 and has amassed a jewel box of a discography in the years since. CIX’s breakout track is considered to be “Cinema,” a glittering, dreamy pop offering with the most addictive earworm of a chorus. Almost exactly a year ago, in August of 2021, CIX released their debut album, OK Prologue: Be ...
Reuben Dangoor Is Taking His London Roots to the Basketball Court
Reuben Dangoor can’t be boxed in. The visual artist first went viral in 2015 with his regal interpretations of U.K. grime artists, depicting D Double E as a military officer and Skepta riding a horse with the Union Jack in hand. Since then, the Londoner has pushed his love for music and sports across projects in collaboration with the likes of his beloved Arsenal F.C. and England’s national football squad. Most recently, Dangoor worked with adidas for its new Predator football boot, as well as a collaborative FIFA 22 in-game jersey with David Beckham. And while consistently working on projects with a global reach, his British roots have always come first. Dangoor is now collaborating with the NBA for the sports franchises’ Creator Series. The new program is a celebration of the league’s 75...
Life is Beautiful Organizers Take Us Inside 2022’s Global Lineup
When done right, a city festival offers a unique experience that speaks to the heart of its urban surroundings. In the case of Life is Beautiful, much of this exists solely in its location within Las Vegas — rather than add to the glitz and fanfare of the Las Vegas strip, the festival takes place just a few miles north in downtown Vegas, sectioning off the famous Fremont Street and over 18 square blocks of Vegas’ classic, original townsite. “I don’t think any festival in the country takes over 18 square city blocks,” says Allen Scott from Another Planet Entertainment, the company that assists in booking Life is Beautiful each year. He’s joined by Craig Nyman, the head of music and programming for Life is Beautiful Festival, who is similarly proud of the way the festival has transformed alo...
REVIEW: Xiaomi 12 Lite – Unexpectedly Lavish
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Psycho Las Vegas 2022 Invades Sin City with Mercyful Fate, Emperor, and More: Recap + Photos
With a new and larger venue at Resorts World, the 2022 edition of the Psycho Las Vegas festival took place this past weekend, serving up its most diverse lineup yet. The six stages offered something for everyone, and despite a few last-minute scheduling changes the festival once again went off without a hitch. The festivities unofficially kicked off on Thursday (August 18th) with the annual Psycho Swim party, which brought many to the pool area to soak up the sun (and the beer) while watching Uniform, Starcrawler, Death Chant, Bridge City Sinners, Elders, and Eyehategod, before Midnight closed out the evening with one of their heaviest and most frantic sets in recent memory. The festival got its official start on Friday (August 19th) and highlights throughout the day included Devil Master,...
A Day in the Life of…Doll Machine
“Creativity is something I’ve learned needs to be nurtured like a baby bird,” electronic artist Tara Klein–who goes by the stage name Doll Machine–explains somewhat sagely. “It can’t be forced and it must be authentic. So, keeping my phone or notebook on me at all times to write down and record ideas is vital.” Her music includes a series of spontaneous stand-alone singles, generating well-deserved buzz, including her newest highly-danceable, hypnotic track “Techno Cowgirl” (August 12). Doll Machine’s natural playfulness branches out into her live shows where she revels in the close connection she seeks and finds with the audience. “The stage is my literal playground and the audience my playmates – it’s all about having fun for me,” she says, also admitting she reads crowd reactions for fu...
This Queen Bee is a Hive of Information
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10 Players Who Were Signed By The Same Manager At Different Clubs
Join our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Most football fans have a favorite player who they will follow all their life and it seems managers are the same. Sometimes a player can embody everything a manager wants in their playing style therefore the player becomes synonymous with the managers moves. 10. Jose Mourinho and Ricardo Carvalho Mourinho and Carvalho first became acquainted when Mourinho took over Porto in 2002 where they won the Champions League together before Jose moved to Chelsea. It wasn’t long until the special one sanctioned a move for Carvalho and he came to Stamford Bridge for £19.85m. The duo won two premier league titles together until Mourinho moved onto Madrid. Once again Jose couldn’t last without his center back and Carvalho signed...
Sad Night Dynamite Share Origins of “What Does That Make Me” Video: Exclusive
Origins is a recurring new music series giving artists the opportunity to share exclusive insights into their latest release. Today, Sad Night Dynamite breaks down the music video for their new track, “What Does That Make Me?” It’s a treat to see Sad Night Dynamite in the sunshine. Usually, the stylish UK duo (comprised of Archie Blagden and Josh Greacen) paints its unique universe in dark shades of blue and purple, with spooky, gothic sonics and melodies that are both eerie and comforting. But for the video for their newest track, “What Does That Make Me?,” the duo decided to expand their universe to include brighter hues, with cerulean skies, bright green flora and fauna, and strong blasts of golds and yellows. “Even though at first this song is very different for us, we want Sad Night D...
How Whitney Houston and Brandy’s Cinderella Changed the Way We Think About Movie Musicals
In 1997, Whitney Houston materialized on our television screens in a shimmering, golden gown fitting for the peerless superstar and told us all something very important: “It’s possible.” For many millennials, members of Gen Z, and parents of both, Wonderful World of Disney‘s spectacular interpretation of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella quickly became a staple. The telecast aired in 60 million households, making it the most-watched television musical in decades, and earned a second life on home video when it became the highest-selling home video release of any made-for-television film to date. In the 25 years since Cinderella, the project, which was co-produced by Houston, has taken on an almost mythic quality. Many things about the production felt revolutionary: The first ...
Marcus King Rocks Through the Pain on Dan Auerbach-Produced Young Blood
Marcus King is all of 26 years old, but he plays rock’n’roll as if he was genetically engineered in a laboratory from bits of Duane Allman, Jimmy Page, Billy Gibbons and Stevie Ray Vaughan. King’s music feels timeless, especially when he’s laying waste to concert stages with his longtime mates in the Marcus King Band. A different side of King emerges on his solo albums, the newest of which, Young Blood, arrives Friday (Aug. 26) as the first in a new deal with Rick Rubin’s American Records/Republic. The project re-teams King with the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, who previously produced King’s 2020 solo album El Dorado. Both that album and Young Blood were recorded at Auerbach’s Easy Eye studio in Nashville. This time around, King is backed only by bassist and longtime Auerbach collaborator Nic...
Rammstein Storm Montreal to Kick Off North American Tour: Recap + Photos
In the hours leading up to the kickoff of Rammstein’s North American stadium tour in Montreal, Canada on Sunday (August 21st), a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the city and surrounding area. The threat of heavy rains, potentially dangerous gusts of wind, oversized hail, intense lightning and pounding thunder were forecast throughout the day. And while there were flashes and bursts of all these elements throughout the afternoon, the weather report had it wrong. It was not the Earth’s atmosphere that was about to deliver on this powerful barometric disturbance. It was the German industrial-metal icons. It’s not hard to imagine that their impending 2-million-watt assault on Montreal’s Parc Jean Drapeau and its home on St. Helen’s Island was about to cause such a seismic ripple acr...
