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A Timeline of Drake Bell’s Biggest Controversies
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-04T23:53:14+00:00“>June 4, 2021 | 7:53pm ET Drake Bell was one of the most popular teenage actors at the turn of the century thanks to Nickelodeon. The actor broke out as a recurring cast member on The Amanda Show starting in 1999 and was then launched to fame in 2003 with the debut of Drake and Josh, the smash hit series in which he and Josh Peck co-starred as stepbrothers who spent their days causing comedic hijinks and attempting to deal with everyday teenage problems. However, childhood fame didn’t necessarily prepare Bell for the realities or responsibilities of adulthood. Bell quickly found himself running into numerous issues with alcohol and fading fame by the time the 20...
Song of the Week: CHVRCHES and Robert Smith Write the Handbook on “How Not To Drown”
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Letting the Day Go By: A Dream Drive in a Bentley and a Rolls-Royce
A dream drive in a pair of cars from two of the world’s most prestigious automakers, Bentley and Rolls-Royce? Were the world working as usual, we’d jet to old Blighty, pick up our rides in the shadow of Big Ben, and cruise up to a hotel in an old Scottish castle with haunted rooms and a French chef. Another day in the coal mines. But the world isn’t quite back to normal, so we’re simplifying. We plan to meet in Beverly Hills, one of the country’s richest neighborhoods, then waft our way through tony Brentwood and Santa Monica to the ocean. We’ll turn up the Pacific Coast Highway and cruise 30 miles through some of America’s finest scenery before stopping for a picnic on the beach. We’ll take Route 101 up to Santa Barbara, a rather ordinary ro...
How Philadelphia International Records Gave Rise to Black Music Appreciation Month and Established an Iconic Sound
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-03T20:15:07+00:00“>June 3, 2021 | 4:15pm ET Philadelphia International Records. The music that came pouring out of Sigma Sound Studios in Philly was the ornately urbane sound of Black America in the 1970s. One decade earlier, Motown had become a mainstay by branding itself “The Sound of Young America,” and Stax Records dubbed itself “Soulsville” as a way to cement its name as the home base for grit and realness of the Black experience. But Philly, while born of both musical forebears, was a different experience; this was Black America in full regalia and awareness of itself. It spoke to a newfound consciousness and to the musical aspirations of two men bred in that consciousness....
Porsche Boxster at 25: 1997* Original vs. 2021 Anniversary Edition
“Putting Porsche in the Pink.” That was the headline on a New York Times story published on January 20, 1996, detailing the German marque’s effort to turn around its finances and reinvent the way it had built cars for more than 40 years. As the newspaper pointed out, the company that produced must-have products for the upwardly mobile during the cartoonishly decadent ’80s—in 1986, North American sales exceeded 30,000 units—had reached its last gasp. Antiquated, inefficient manufacturing processes collided head-on with an economic recession and a misjudged, aging product range to result in just 3,713 sales in the same region in 1993. Threatened with bankruptcy, Porsche had to change. As the 968 and 928—the latter originally and inconceivably meant to replace the 911—...
10 Times Amazing Kid Musician Nandi Bushell Blew Our Minds
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-02T21:01:33+00:00“>June 2, 2021 | 5:01pm ET The rise of 11-year-old YouTube prodigy Nandi Bushell has been one of the most entertaining sensations of the pandemic. A multi-instrumentalist who plays drums, guitar, and sings, Bushell’s musicianship is always on point. She has covered heavy bands like Slipknot and Rage Against the Machine on her channel, showcasing a diverse taste in music and an acute talent for playing it. Often the musicians themselves will applaud the young UK phenom after she drops a new cover. Combined with a big smile and infectious laugh, Bushell’s skills have made her a viral phenomenon. So much so that she engaged in a headline-making drum battle with none...
Obscure, Futuristic ’70s Mazda RX500 Concept Was Immortalized in Die-Cast Form
It’s late 1970. Mazda has been at the rotary engine game for almost a decade, developing the problematic Felix Wankel/NSU design into a formidable, powerful, and futuristic little powerplant. It was the highlight of the forward-looking production 1967 Mazda Cosmo Sport 110S. While beautiful, and interesting, the Cosmo Sport merely (albeit expertly) epitomized the now. The RX500 Concept, which took the stage at the 17th Tokyo Motor Show, envisioned a rotary-powered future straight out of a Syd Mead sketchbook. The RX500’s aesthetic is pure ’70s sci-fi, with a wrap-around windshield that makes it look like a starfighter for the road. The ports on the engine cover and fenders look like exhausts for some sort of fusion reactor, the mirrors look like sensor pods, the large inl...
The Reissue Section: Spring 2021
A pair of classic comedy albums from a revolutionary standup, a previously unreleased live recording from one of Germany’s most influential bands, a new collection honoring a post-disco R&B queen and the “Ultimate” edition of a John Lennon masterpiece are just a few of the archival gold hitting retail this Spring. But first, we dive headlong into a box set that classic rock fans have been anticipating since the news broke of its existence. The Who, The Who Sell Out: Super Deluxe Edition (UMe) When you listen to The Who with a 21st-century mind, especially the 1967 concept album The Who Sell Out, it’s easiest to think of them in the context of a group like Van Halen or Aerosmith when it comes to their lusty feelings about young women. By the mid-60s, teenage girls across Ameri...
Why Exodus Is the Perfect Eulogy For DMX
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-28T21:17:31+00:00“>May 28, 2021 | 5:17pm ET Posthumous albums are tough to judge; they’re effectively the last will and testament of a usually beloved artist. Now, calling DMX beloved is the understatement of the last two decades, so Exodus is more than just an album. X’s first album dropped in 1998, and in one calendar year, Earl Simmons became the biggest rapper in the world by more than a few country miles. He snatched the minds, hearts, and souls of anyone on this planet who considered themselves even a casual hip-hop fan. That part about “souls” is essential. DMX laid his spirit to bear in every rhyme he wrote and every bark he bellowed. We felt his joy, his pain, his triump...
An Urgent Call for Harm Reduction in EDM: How to Keep You and the Rave Alive Post-Pandemic
“Nightlife always survives.” “It survived the great depression, and it survived the AIDs pandemic in the 80s,” Joseph J. Palamar, Associate Professor in the Department of Population Health at New York University Langone Medical Center, tells EDM.com. “Nightlife will always come back.” The terms of the world opening up after more than a year of isolation, loneliness, and tragedy are uncertain. But there’s something we know for sure: we love to dance with our friends. And for the first time in more than a year, that feels like a genuine—and imminent—possibility. As we write this piece, 39% of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. It feels a bit easier every day to imagine that someday soon some of us will once again be sa...
EDM.com Presents The Heat Check 005: Kumarion, Mersiv, Sippy and More
In modern bass, dubstep and trap music, listeners and tastemakers are always chasing the next big track to blow crowds away at a festival stage. EDM.com Presents The Heat Check is a list of the most ear-catching, incendiary, and ‘fire’ tracks that emerge from the bass and freeform scene. “Pure Action” – Kumarion Turning it up a notch every time out seems to be the only thing upstart drum & bass producer Kumarion knows how to do. His latest accolade? “Pure Action,” a groovy banger that doubles as a stellar debut on Monstercat. “Cake” – SoDown The latest track from SoDown opens with cinematic flair, setting the stage for another epic sonic adventure from the Colorado producer. “Cake” takes aim at the narrative of capitalism and captures 80s hip-hop vib...
Song Of The Week: EarthGang’s “Aretha” Is a Thunderous Ode to the Queen of Soul
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