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Stevie Wonder and Nas Join Maroon 5’s PJ Morton on New Song “Be Like Water”: Listen
Maroon 5 keyboardist PJ Morton has shared a new song that features Stevie Wonder and Nas: “Be Like Water” is the third preview Morton’s forthcoming album Watch the Sun, following “Please Don’t Walk Away” and “My Peace.” Hear the new song below. PJ Morton and Stevie Wonder previously collaborated on the 2013 song “Only One.” In a statement about the new single, Morton said, “‘Be Like Water’ was definitely a phrase I had heard before.” He continued, “Bruce Lee made it famous, of course, but it didn’t fully connect with me until we were all shut down and I had to pivot in my life like we all had to. After I finished writing it I could only hear Nas’ voice on it. For him to actually get on it blew my mind. Then when Stevie Wonder agreed to be on it and to learn that Nas had always wanted to wo...
Olivia Harrison Announces Poetry Book Came the Lightening in Tribute to George Harrison
Olivia Harrison, former wife of the Beatles’ George Harrison, has announced a book of poetry dedicated to her late husband’s memory. It’s titled Came the Lightening, and it’s out June 21 via Genesis Publications. Find more information about it here. “Here on the shore, twenty years later, my message in a bottle has reached dry land. Words about our life, his death but mostly love and our journey to the end,” Harrison said in a statement about the book. George Harrison died on November 29, 2001; Came the Lightening marks the 20th anniversary. Last year, Harrison’s All Things Must Pass got a massive vinyl reissue with multiple new editions and previously unreleased material. Revisit Pitchfork’s Sunday Review of George Harrison’s Concert for Bangladesh with Ravi Shankar
The Weeknd Shares New Kaytranada Remix of “Out of Time”: Listen
Just ahead of his second Coachella performance with Swedish House Mafia on Sunday, the Weeknd has dropped a new “Out of Time” remix bundle. The pack includes a Kaytranada rework of the Dawn FM track, as well as the radio edit, an album version, and an instrumental. Check out Kaytranada’s rendition of the song, as well as the full remix bundle, below. The Weeknd dropped a music video for the original version of “Out of Time” earlier this month. The clip stars actor and Dawn FM narrator Jim Carrey as well as and South Korean model and actress HoYeon Jung. Last Sunday, the Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia closed out the first weekend of Coachella. The singer debuted Dawn FM tracks and performed older cuts such as “Low Life,” “Or Nah,” and more. Revisit “5 Takeaways From the Weeknd’s New Album D...
Spiritualized Release New Album Everything Was Beautiful: Stream
Spiritualized are back with new music for your next trip (if you’re into that sort of thing). The iconic space rock band’s ninth studio album, Everything Was Beautiful, is out now via Fat Possum Records. Listen below via Bandcamp. Written during the pandemic, Everything Was Beautiful sees Spiritualized frontman J Spaceman play 16 different instruments — in addition to a huge laundry list of guest contributors that includes string and brass sections and choirs. Spaceman and company recorded the album at 11 different studios as well as in his home. Ahead of the album’s release, Spiritualized shared a string of singles, including “Always Together with You,” “The Mainline Song,” and “Crazy.” Advertisement Related Video Beyond hitting streaming services, Everything Was Beautiful also ...
R.I.P. Cynthia “Plaster Caster” Albritton, Artist Known for Sculptures of Musicians’ Penises Dead at 74
Cynthia “Plaster Caster” Albritton, an artist best known for creating plaster casts of famous musicians’ penises, has died at 74. According to a press release, Albritton died in Chicago after “a long illness.” Albritton was born in Chicago in 1947. She began her career in 1968, creating plaster genitals belonging to artists including Jimi Hendrix, The Buzzcocks’ Pete Shelley, MC5’s Wayne Kramer,and The Dead Kennedys’ Jello Biafra. Later on, Albritton included breasts in her plaster repertoire, making casts of bosoms belonging to The Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O, Peaches, Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier, and The Mekons’ Sally Timms. Albritton had a close friendship with Frank Zappa. Though the avant-garde musician was never the model of a sculpture himself, he found much amusement in Albritton’s wo...
Pusha T Unleashes New Album It’s Almost Dry: Stream
Pusha T has unveiled his fourth studio album, It’s Almost Dry, via GOOD Music/Def Jam. Stream the record on Apple Music and Spotify below. Preceded by the lead single “Diet Coke” and “Neck & Wrist” featuring Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams, the album is the rapper’s long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s Daytona. It’s entirely produced by Kanye West and Pharrell, and features additional guest appearances from Kid Cudi, Lil Uzi Vert, and No Malice. In our review, Consequence called the LP “more well-rounded” than its predecessor. “The album is a potent blend of evil deeds, evil thoughts, regrets, and insults to imaginary players,” wrote Marcus Shorter. “Pusha’s latest is filled with several reminders that [he] can still go ‘blow for blow with any Mexican,’ even as a family man. Or, go rhyme for r...
Megan Thee Stallion Unveils New Single “Plan B”: Stream
Megan Thee Stallion has officially dropped her new single “Plan B,” first previewed during the Houston rapper’s Coachella debut last weekend. Meg’s latest offering has been teased out since early April when she posted on Twitter about a “song that I recorded and every time I play it for a woman they start jumping and clapping.” Following the surprise reveal during her festival set, Stallion shared a video of her lip-syncing a full verse to a studio quality recording of the song and subsequently debunked rumors that the single was called “Letter to My Ex.” With the full track now released, it’s clear that the aforementioned letter is actually ‘B,’ as in “Poppin’ Plan B’s ’cause I ain’t planned to be stuck with you.” The song, which dabbles in past regret but mostly looks back as a meas...
LIMP BIZKIT Shares Music Video For ‘Dad Vibes’
LIMP BIZKIT has released the official music video for the song “Dad Vibes”. The clip, which features cameos by STEEL PANTHER‘s Michael Starr and Stix Zadinia, can be seen below. “Dad Vibes”, which was originally premiered during the band’s concert at Lollapalooza last July, appears on LIMP BIZKIT‘s latest album, “Limp Bizkit Still Sucks”. “Check out your dad with the swag on the floor/ Momma gonna brag when I walk in the door/ Y’all ain’t ever seen a guerrilla in the mist/ Walk the line so fine with a blindfold,” frontman Fred Durst raps in the song. “Hot dad ridin’ in on a rhino/ Got the roll-under-wrap with the dad vibes/ Now everybody bounce with the franchise,” he continues before the bass d...
OZZY OSBOURNE’s Daughter AIMÉE Releases New ARO Single ‘Against Mine’
Aimée Osbourne, the eldest daughter of Ozzy and Sharon, has shared a new song, “Against Mine”, released under the ARO banner. Her first new track in two years, it exhibits her sultry, dark, and melodic electro-pop sound in all its glory. ARO‘s debut album, “Vacare Adamaré”, was released in 2020. Osbourne told Rolling Stone she plans on putting out singles rather than albums. “I feel a different sense of freedom and excitement that comes from releasing a couple of songs or a single at a time,” she said. Regarding what her father thinks about her music, Aimée said: “My dad has responded really positively to a lot of it. It’s been a really fun way to connect with him about being in the same industry now. He is so dedicated and his ability ...
New RANDY RHOADS Documentary ‘Reflections Of A Guitar Icon’ Coming To VOD Next Month
“Randy Rhoads: Reflections Of A Guitar Icon”, a new documentary about legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads, best known for his work with OZZY OSBOURNE, will be available on Video On Demand on Friday, May 6. The 85-film was directed by Andre Relis and was narrated by L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns. It was written and edited by Michael Bruining. “Randy Rhoads: Reflections Of A Guitar Icon” includes interviews with Randy‘s mother Delores Rhoads, brother Kelle Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen (VAN HALEN), Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT), Frankie Banali (QUEOT RIOT), Joel Hoekstra (WHITESNAKE), Bruce Kulick (KISS), Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO), Gary Moore, Dweezil Zappa, George Lynch (DOKKEN) and Ozzy Osbourne. Rhoads and two others were killed on March 19, 1982 when the small plane...
How SKID ROW’s New Singer Went From Covering ’18 And Life’ On ‘Swedish Idol’ To Fronting The Band: ‘It’s Like A Hollywood Script’
New SKID ROW singer Erik Grönwall was a guest on Swedish TV channel TV4‘s “Nyhetsmorgon” program earlier today (Thursday, April 21). During the chat, Erik discussed how he went from auditioning for the competition show “Swedish Idol” back in 2009 by singing a cover of SKID ROW‘s “18 And Life” to now fronting the band. The 10-minute Swedish-language segment can be viewed below. Erik talked about his longtime love for SKID ROW‘s music during an appearance on the latest episode of SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation L.A. Invasion”, recorded just hours before the band’s first performance with the Swedish singer on March 26 in Las Vegas as the opening act for the SCORPIONS. The 34-year-old musician said (as transcribed by BLABBE...
Feast Your Eyes On Pro-Ject’s $2,500 Premium Turntable The X8 Evolution
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Pro-Ject / Pro-Ject X8 Evolution Pro-Ject, a premium audio company, has introduced its newest high-end turntable, and yes, it costs a lot of damn money. The Pro-Ject’s X8 Evolution, described as a “Mass-Loaded High-End Turntable” designed for “true audiophiles,” is here and improves technical features from Xtension 9 and 10. The X8 Evolution features a sleek and very expensive-looking design that “is machined out of a single piece of aluminum and damped with a TPE (Thermo Plastic Elastomer) insert,” Pro-Ject announced. The turntable’s platter rotates on an inverted bearing combined with a ceramic ball and PTFE thrust pad. To ensure the bearing’s longevity, Pro-Ject explains its”opposing neodymium magnet repels the platter from the plinth and bearing...
