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We Want You to Take Consequence’s 2022 Annual Report Readers Survey
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, we’re not talking about the holidays — it’s officially List Season! It’s time to honor the best music, movies, and television that 2022 had to offer. For Consequence, that means our 2022 Annual Report where we’ll name our Artist of the Year, Band of the Year, and dish out more superlatives than a high school yearbook club vice-president hopped up on Pixy Stix and Diet Coke. Beginning next week, we’ll also be sharing our big staff lists, rounding up our favorite albums, songs, live concerts, TV shows, and films from the past year. But before we spend all that time regaling you with our unimpeachably great taste (we’re already sure that nobody will disagree with our lists on Twitter), we want to hear from you. With that in mind, we’ve cooked...
Judas Priest Celebrate 50 Million Album Sales Worldwide
For more than 50 years, Judas Priest have helped carry the torch for heavy metal music. Now, the band is celebrating not only a half century in music but also 50 million album sales worldwide. Frontman Rob Halford and company were recently presented with a special plaque commemorating 50 years in music and more than 50 million albums sold. The band was given the honor the evening before its induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Los Angeles last month. In the photo above, Priest — Halford, bassist Ian Hill, drummer Scott Travis, and guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner — are shown receiving the plaque from Jo Kalli of Sony Music UK, Scott Carter of Sony Music US, manager Jayne Andrews, and Michael Closter and Scott Rubin of Reach Music Publishing. Advertisement Rel...
Björk Shares Volcanic Video for “Sorrowful Soil”: Watch
Björk is keeping the momentum going on her new album Fossora: Today, the art-pop legend has shared the transfixing new music video for the album highlight “Sorrowful Soil.” Björk shared in an Instagram post that, along with the single “Ancestress,” “Sorrowful Soil” is one of two songs on Fossora about her late mother. While “Ancestress” was her own take on “funeral music,” “Sorrowful Soil” focuses more on the period of time leading up to a loved’s ones imminent passing. “when my grandfather passed away there was a pamphlet at the hospital advising relatives how to talk to loved ones before they pass away,” the Icelandic musician went on. “i loved how it went really generic and universal and said that all of them will give families to-do-lists (dry-cleaning and such) but also ask ...
The Strokes Collect Early Singles in New Vinyl Box Set
The Strokes will compile some of their earliest singles in a new vinyl box set. Due out on February 24th, The Singles – Volume 01 boasts ten singles from the band’s first three albums, as well as their companion B-sides. All ten singles come pressed on black 7-inch vinyl, with the artwork from each original release replicated in the package. Pre-orders are now available via the band’s website and Amazon. Additionally, videos for all ten singles have been re-released in high definition on the band’s YouTube channel. Related Video Producer Rick Rubin recently revealed that The Strokes worked on a new album on the top of a mountain in Costa Rica. Frontman Julian Casablancas later clarified that, “we’re still so extremely v far off from from being even close to any kinda remotely-near-doneness...
Light in the Attic Announces New Japanese City Pop Compilation
Light in the Attic Records has announced the third volume in its Pacific Breeze archival series: Pacific Breeze 3: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1975-1987 is due out February 24. The 16-track release will be available in 2xLP, CD, and cassette formats and features cover art by Hiroshi Nagai, whose paintings also adorned the first two volumes in the series. Check out the album art and tracklist below. Like its predecessors, Pacific Breeze 3 was curated by Light in the Attic’s Yosuke Kitazawa and Dublab’s Mark “Frosty” McNeill. It includes music from Susan, Miharu Koshi, Chiemi Manabe, Parachute, and more, alongside songs produced by Yellow Magic Orchestra’s Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Yukihiro Takahashi. Read Pitchfork’s feature “The Endless Life Cycle of Japanese City Pop.”...
Elton John to Headline Glastonbury 2023
Elton John will play his final UK show as the Sunday night headliner of Glastonbury 2023, the festival announced Friday (December 2). It will be Elton John’s Glastonbury debut and his second UK festival appearance ever. In a statement reported by The Guardian, John said, “I couldn’t be more excited to be headlining the Pyramid stage. As the end of my Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour comes into view, there is no more fitting way to say goodbye to my British fans. They have been beyond brilliant, and have supported me through all the highs and lows of my career.… I can’t wait to embrace the spirit of the greatest festival in the world.” Festival organizer Emily Eavis tweeted, “We will be closing the festival and marking this huge moment in both of our histories with the mother of all send off...
Julius Eastman’s Femenine to Be Released on Vinyl for First Time
Frozen Reeds is bringing Julius Eastman’s Femenine to vinyl for the first time. The Helsinki-based label has announced a reissue of a 1974 performance by the S.E.M. Ensemble, with Eastman on piano. The Femenine vinyl remaster is due out May 30. The album has been remastered from the original high-definition tape transfer by Jim O’Rourke at his Steamroom studio in Japan. It features republished liner notes written by the composer and author Mary Jane Leach, who first met Eastman in the early 1980s and has been a central figure in efforts to archive his work. In 2015, the University of Rochester Press published Gay Guerrilla: Julius Eastman and His Music, a collection of essays on Eastman that Leach co-edited alongside Renee Levine-Packer. As Leach said in a statement, “Eastman’s stated aim ...
Kanye West Suspended From Twitter for Incitement to Violence After Posting Swastika
For the second time in recent months, Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter for spreading hate and antisemitism. In October, before Elon Musk’s takeover of the platform, West was suspended after expressing his desire to go “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.” A little more than a month later, Musk, now the owner and CEO of Twitter, restored West’s account and welcomed him back to the platform. With his regained access to Twitter, West posted an image of a swastika inside the Star of David multiple times. It resulted in his suspension for violating Twitter’s rules against incitement to violence, Musk confirmed. Yesterday, in the buildup to his suspension, West appeared on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ InfoWars and made a number of disturbing and hateful remarks while praising Adolf Hitler...
Peep The Teaser Trailer To ‘Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paramount / Paramount Looks like the Transformers film franchise is ready to take the next step in evolution and introducing us to some of their more primal characters. Today, Paramount Pictures dropped the new trailer to the latest installment in the Transformers saga, Rise of the Beasts, and from the looks of things it’s going to be a wild ride. Directed by Steven Caple Jr. (Creed 2), Rise of The Beasts once again finds Optimus Prime and the Autobots defending earth from the Decepticons, but this time around Prime will be getting assists from the Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons who’ve taken on the form of wild beasts for the pending battle. Heck, even Jazz gets in on the action and is introduced into the franchise as a Porsche. Can’t be mad at that....
Teenager Dies Attempting To Subway Surf In Brooklyn
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gary Hershorn / Getty Tragedy struck yesterday when a teenager was killed while subway surfing in Brooklyn on Thursday, Dec. 1. According to the Pix11, a 15-year-old boy lost his life attempting to ride the top of the J train on the Williamsburg Bridge when he suddenly fell off the car and made contact with the third rail on the Marcy Avenue station in Williamsburg around 11:23 a.m. By the time police arrived, the young kid was pronounced dead at the scene. Community leader Craig Housen believes subway surfing is a result of teens being bored without a place to turn. “This is not the first or second occurrence, and this is largely due to the fact that we are not making resources available to our Black and Hispanic youths of Williamsburg,” Housen said. “Wh...
Antonio Brown In Standoff With Tampa Police
HipHopWired Featured Video Antonio Brown appears to be in a world of trouble after he barricaded himself inside his Tampa home. According to reports, the former NFL star is being sought by police who want to arrest Brown over misdemeanor domestic violence charges. The Associated Press broke the news of the standoff between authorities in Tampa and Antonio Brown on Thursday (Dec. 1), and reports say that there has not been a resolution. Police were seeking the wide receiver after ESPN reported earlier this week that Brown was allegedly involved in a domestic violence incident on Nov. 28. It has been quite the year for Brown since being dropped by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Jan. 6 after exiting the field and disrobing on his way out of the venue. Brown was named president of Ye fka Kanye We...
Who’s Surprised?: Ye aka Kanye West’s Deal To Buy Parler Is Dead
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Youtube In another turbulent moment, Ye aka Kanye West is no longer acquiring the social media platform Parler. According to reports, the company behind the conservative social media platform that became a hub for right-wing figures and far-right extremists, announced that West would no longer be purchasing it. “Parlement Technologies has confirmed that the company has mutually agreed with Ye to terminate the intent of sale of Parler,” a spokeswoman said in a statement issued on Thursday (Dec. 1). “This decision was made in the interest of both parties in mid-November. Parler will continue to pursue future opportunities for growth and the evolution of the platform for our vibrant community,” the statement continued. Representatives for Ye didn’t...
