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The xx’s Oliver Sim Shares Video for New Song “Fruit”: Watch
Oliver Sim, the bassist and vocalist of the xx, has released another new solo song. “Fruit” is the follow-up to “Romance With a Memory,” which arrived last month. It was similarly produced by Sim’s bandmate Jamie xx, and it comes with a new music video directed by Yann Gonzalez. Watch it below. Along with “Fruit,” Sim has announced a series of solo shows set for May in London, Paris, Berlin, New York and Los Angeles. “Joined by some very talented new friends. I’ll be playing my extensive back catalogue of two songs and something extra 😉 Come see me,” he remarked in a statement. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Oliver Sim: 05-10 London, England – Shoreditch Town Hall05-11 Paris, France – Gaite Lyrique05-13 Berlin, Germany – SchwuZ05-1...
Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser Shares New Sun’s Signature Song “Golden Air”: Listen
Sun’s Signature—the new project from Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser and her partner Damon Reece—have officially announced their self-titled EP. It’s out June 18 via Partisan for Record Store Day, with a digital release set for sometime in July. They’ve also shared Fraser’s first proper new music release in 13 years. Listen to “Golden Air” below. The project has been gestating for over two decades in some form or another following Cocteau Twins’ dissolution, with some songs having been performed live or recorded in some form or another. Fraser has spent the past several years making records with Oneohtrix Point Never and Jónsi. She joined Massive Attack for some Mezzanine anniversary tour shows. In 2016, she provided music for the original series The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells. Content...
Bauhaus Add 2022 Tour Dates
British post-punk icons Bauhaus have added new dates to their 2022 tour. Bauhaus will still kick things off in Pasadena, California on May 14, but they’ve tacked on dates in Milan, Berlin, Toronto, Ontario, Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, New York, and more cities. They’ll wrap things up September 23 in Atlanta, Georgia. Find Bauhaus’ full schedule below. Last month, Bauhaus returned with their first new song in 14 years. The song, titled “Drink the New Wine,” was written during lockdown last year. The band was inspired by the Surrealist movement, and the four members (Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins, and David J) shared audio files to mimic an exquisite corpse without hearing what the other members had created. Bauhaus released their last album, Go Away White, in 2008. They reunite...
Family Of DMV Rapper Goonew Defend Bliss Nightclub Body Viewing
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Goonew / @goonew64 The news of slain rapper Goonew and the nightclub body viewing event that recently took place is still causing observers to react with both shock and deep criticism. The family of the DMV artist is defending the moment, stating that Goonew would have wanted this to take place. TMZ caught up with Goonew’s mother, Patrice Morrow, and his sister, Ariana, to hear their explanation for giving the rapper born Markelle Morrow his unique homegoing ceremony. From TMZ: Related Stories The artist’s mother and sister, Patrice and Ariana Morrow, tell TMZ … when they first met with the funeral home, Patrice made it clear she didn’t want anyone looking down on her son. They wanted him to be propped up on display after seeing other services do somethin...
Yes, Twitter Is Finally Adding An Edit Button, Well Aware of Possible “Misuse”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Thomas Trutschel / Getty Nothing steals a good tweet’s thunder more than an egregious typo, but don’t worry. This new feature will ensure that will become a thing of the past. Yes, Twitter finally answered users’ prayers and delivered the one thing they wanted more than a chronological feed, an “edit button.” In a tweet, the social media company announced that it is working on a feature that will allow users to edit tweets after they finally hit the send button. It will allow Twitter users to quickly correct a typo or error without sacrificing those well-earned replies, quote retweets, retweets, and likes. Those who bit the bullet and subscribed to Twitter Blue will be the first to test out the new feature the company announced. VP of consumer produc...
Where To? Black People, Racism & The Metaverse
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: PixelsEffect / Getty For years, people of color have been fighting to be heard on Facebook (ahem, Meta)—beyond the ubiquitous hot takes on pop culture and viral video clips. According to groups like Color of Change, the social media site has been punishing users who inform, denounce and call out racism in their corner of Facebook. USA Today reports that the regulation goes as far as account suspension whenever the phrase “white people” appears in a status update—even when describing personal real-life prejudicial scenarios. So if our communities already feel as if they don’t have a place on Facebook, where would they fit in within the metaverse? The growing popularity of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) have opened the floodgates for people to take their race-b...
Judge Says Tory Lanez & His Atrocious Fade Violated Megan Thee Stallion Restraining Orders
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jerod Harris / Getty Tory Lanez found out the hard way that his tweets could also land him in trouble with the law, and Twitter was here for the karma. Tuesday (Apr.5), Tory Lanez and his atrocious fade were handcuffed and reprimanded into custody after Judge David V. Herriford of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County said he violated a protective order and personal contact order. Reporter Nancy Dillion shared details on Twitter, noting that Lanez’s bail was increased from $250,000 to $350,000, and he would be released after he posted bail. The judge listened to arguments about Lanez’s social media activity for about an hour before concluding that some of them “seem to be clear messages” sent to Megan Thee Stallion. Dillion later shared that Lane...
Mammoth WVH Cancels 6 Shows After Band & Crew Members Test Positive for COVID-19
Rock band Mammoth WVH announced on Wednesday (April 6) that they have canceled their six remaining performances on the Young Guns Tour because band and crew members tested positive for COVID-19. Their co-headliner, Dirty Honey, will continue the tour on their own, starting from tonight’s show at The Ritz in Raleigh, N.C. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Mammoth WVH is the solo project of Wolfgang Van Halen, the ex-bassist of the band Van Halen and son of the late guitarist Eddie Van Halen. In an Instagram post on April 5, Van Halen said that after spending a weekend in Las Vegas for the Grammys, where his single “Distance” was nominated for best rock song, he reunited with his band in North Carolina to pick up the Young Guns Tour. The crew took ...
Roland White, Bluegrass Legend With a Playful Mandolin Style, Dies at 83
In 1968, while square-dancing during his boss Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Festival in Bean Blossom, Indiana, guitarist Roland White turned the wrong way and ran face-to-face into Monroe himself. Monroe grabbed him, gave him a spank and sent him back on course. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I never could square-dance. If they said go left, I’d go right,” White told Tom Ewing in 2008’s “Bill Monroe: The Life and Music of the Blue Grass Man.” “I could never follow directions.” White, who died Friday at 83, after complications from a heart attack, had a long career of masterfully not following directions in bluegrass. A member of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, he played in the late ’60s and early ’70s with two of the genre’s most importa...
The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia Replace Kanye West at Coachella 2022 | Billboard News
Coachella has quickly tapped a pair of new headliners to replace last-minute scratch Kanye West. On Wednesday (April 6), organizers of this year’s event — which will unfold on the weekends of April 15-17 and April 22-24 — announced that The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia will close things down in the Sunday slots. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”category” title=”Select category”][flexi-form-tag type=”tag” title=”Insert tag”][flexi-form-tag type=R...
Rock Radio Getting a ‘Kick’ Out of New Def Leppard Hit: ‘A Catchy, Fun-filled Party Anthem’
Def Leppard bounds back onto Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, as its new single “Kick” debuts at No. 39 on the list dated April 9. The group, which was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019, reaches the ranking for the first time since March 2003, adding its 30th entry on the chart. Def Leppard, which formed in Sheffield, England, in 1977, first appeared on Mainstream Rock Airplay with “Let It Go,” at its No. 34 best on the Aug. 22, 1981, tally. The band boasts five No. 1s, among 17 top 10s: “Photograph” (for six weeks beginning in March 1983); “Rock of Ages” (one, June 1983); “Let’s Get Rocked” (one, April 1992); “Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)” (five, beginning in January 1993); and “Promises” (three, beginning in June 1999). Explore Explore See latest videos, ...
Pusha T Announces 2022 Tour Dates, Reveals Album Title
Pusha T has confirmed the long-rumored title of his upcoming album, It’s Almost Dry, and detailed “phase one” of his supporting 2022 tour. Kicking off on May 29th in the Seattle, Push’s US trek will make subsequent stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, New York City, and Atlanta before wrapping in Philadelphia on June 23rd. See the full itinerary below. Tickets go on sale on Friday, April 8th at 10:00 a.m. local time. Pick up yours at Ticketmaster. It’s Almost Dry doesn’t currently have a release date, but King Push’s tour announcement comes on the heels of his latest single “Neck & Wrist,” produced by Pharrell Williams with a guest verse from JAY-Z. Advertisement Related Video Back in February, the rapper dropped the Kanye West-produced “Diet Coke,” which we named Rap Song of the Wee...
