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2022 Zona Music Festival: Beach House, Portugal. the Man, and Bleachers Lead Lineup
Phoenix, Arizona is home to the brand new Zona Music Festival. The inaugural two-day festival goes down on December 3rd and 4th at Margaret T. Hance Park, and boasts a lineup led by Beach House, Portugal. the Man, and Bleachers. Tegan and Sara and Japanese Breakfast are also set to play Zona this year. “We are beyond thrilled to be among this incredible lineup and return to one of our favourite cities in the United States,” the former act said in a statement. “It’s been a long three years, and we are very much looking forward to getting on stage and strutting our stuff at ZONA in December!” Other notable acts include Waxahatchee, Kevin Morby, Bartees Strange, Jeff Rosenstock, Lucy Dacus, Pom Pom Squad, SASAMI, Lucius, The Regrettes, Beach Goons, Chicano Batman, Chloe Lilac, Destroy Boys, f...
Ozzy Osbourne Swore Off Acid After Talking to a Horse for an Hour
Ozzy Osbourne has had his fair share of run-ins with animals over the years, including famously biting the head off a bat onstage in 1982. But a lesser known story involves the metal icon taking acid and talking to a horse for an hour. The Daily Star recently dug up some Ozzy quotes from the 2015 Black Sabbath biography Symptom of the Universe by Mick Wall, and it’s since been picked up as a “new” story by several outlets. While the story itself isn’t new, it’s certainly worth sharing. “At that time in America, people were very fond of lacing your drinks with acid. I didn’t care,” Ozzy said in the book. “I used to swallow handfuls of tabs at a time. The end of it came when we got back to England.” Advertisement Related Video He continued, “I took 10 tabs of acid, then went for a walk in a ...
Warner Bros. Discovery Doesn’t Have the Money to Release Movies, Delays Aquaman and Shazam Sequels
The team at Warner Bros. Discovery has doubled down on a scorched-earth strategy to cut costs in recent months, but it doesn’t seem to be working. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the company is so low on money that it’s pushed back the release dates of two movies, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and Shazam! Fury of the Gods, in order to spread out the costs associated with marketing and distribution. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom was originally slated to drop on March 17th, 2023, but it has now been delayed to December 25th, 2023. Fury of the Gods now has the former movie’s original March release date after initially being slated for a December 2022 release. The horror flick Salem’s Lot, meanwhile, has been taken off Warner Bros. Discovery’s calendar altogether, with n...
Moses Sumney Unveils ‘A Performance in V Acts’ Concert Film
Multidisciplinary musician Moses Sumney has announced his forthcoming concert film A Performance in V Acts. Coming behind Sumney’s 2020 Live from Blackalachia album and full-length feature film, the new concert film also taps into the artist’s Grae repertoire. As the album from Sumney never got the chance to tour due to several reasons including covid, A Performance in V Acts represents the final extent of Sumney’s poetic second studio album. “A Performance in V Acts marks the official end of the Græ album cycle,” said Sumney in a release. “It’s a capsule of our headline show since we will not be touring the album after all. This film also ushers in a new period of creativity for me—one in which I take a continued break from making albums and touring music to focus on other ...
A Ma Maniére To Drop 23,000 Pairs Of The Nike Air Ship Via Raffle, Good Luck With That
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: A Ma Maniere / A Ma Maniere A few days ago A Ma Maniére shocked everyone when they suddenly announced that they had an another Air Jordan collaboration releasing this month and now we have the details on how to get yourself a pair of the new collaboration. Later this week A Ma Maniére will be dropping just 23,000 pairs of their “Royal Blue” Air Ship via raffle both in-store and online and though not many people go gaga for the Air Ship’s, the limited quantities will surely move people to try and get a pair. Taking to IG to announce the raffle, the good folks over at A Ma Maniére explained why they decided to remix the Air Ship and how people can enter to get a pair. Related Stories Drawing a parallel between A Ma Maniére’s commitment to amplify ...
Kanye West Won’t Face Charges For Punching Out Fan In LA
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Earlier this year Kanye West found himself in legal hot water when he laid out a fan who asked him for an autograph at the worst possible time, but luckily Ye won’t be facing any charges for letting his “gangsta” out the cage. According to Page Six, a spokesperson for the LA City Attorney’s Office told them that Kanye would not be charged for the January incident as their investigation of the incident led them to believe that there would be “no reasonable likelihood of conviction.” Kanye West’s attorney, Michael Goldstein weighed in on the decision saying “We are satisfied with this resolution as it recognizes my client did nothing wrong.” Related Stories The criminal defense lawyer then alleges that “video and photogra...
2022 Black Footwear Forum Goes Down In Detroit In September
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Black Footwear Forum / BFF The 2022 Black Footwear Forum (BFF), formerly the African American Footwear Forum (AAFF), is going down this September in Detroit. The gathering aims to address issues of diversity in the world of footwear, and the list of attendees features a who’s who of creatives and talent in the business. Source: Black Footwear Forum / BFF The BFF is scheduled for Friday, September 16 through Sunday, September 18, and will be held at the Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design and in partnership with Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA). If you don’t know, the Lewis College of Business was acquired by Pensole Academy founder and renowned designer D’Wayne Edwards in 2021. As such, it became what’s touted as not o...
Kevin Durant Agrees To Return To Brooklyn Nets Amid Trade Rumor Drama
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Newsday LLC / Getty Kevin Durant was easily the top available asset in the NBA after a flurry of big-time signings, trades, and roster moves shuffled the deck considerably across the league. After weeks of uncertainty and plenty of unconfirmed chatter, KD plans to run it back with the Brooklyn Nets after a new announcement was made. The Kevin Durant saga ended on an unexpected note with all parties deciding to put aside differences that played out in intense fashion in the press and figure a way to bring wins back to a talented if turbulent Nets squad. Durant, 33, was a central figure in the team’s structure so his return is a big win for Brooklyn. Via their social media accounts, the Brooklyn Nets issued a statement authored by Nets GM, Sean Marks. From ...
BeOn1x Open Mind Music Festival to Debut In Cyprus With Carl Cox, Jamie Jones, More
Landing in Cyprus for two weekends of incredible techno and house music, BeOn1x Open Mind Music Festival is gearing up to make its debut later this year. Taking place at a scenic beachside venue that spans over 20,000 square meters, BeOn1x Open Mind boasts a staggering lineup featuring a number of iconic electronic music artists. The festival’s stages will be set up on Larnaca’s CTO Beach, a sun-kissed location with a rich history of Cypriot culture. The lineup slated to take over the decks at BeOn1x is masterfully curated and will certainly enchant the event’s expected 12,000 daily attendees. BeOn1x’s headliners include Carl Cox, Sven Väth, Deborah De Luca, Jamie Jones, Sasha and John Digweed, among others. BeOn1x Open Mind 2022 lineup. c/o BeOn1x Open Mind Music Festival Scroll...
5 Things You Can’t Miss at Electric Zoo 3.0, a Technicolor Dreamscape
Choosing the best things to do at Electric Zoo is like choosing your favorite child—it’s impossible. With a lineup featuring Martin Garrix, Armin van Buuren, Seven Lions and many more of EDM’s corps d’elite, it’s tough to imagine anything else eclipsing the music at Electric Zoo 3.0. But that’s certainly not the case. E-Zoo is returning over Labor Day Weekend, when over 100,000 ravers will take in the sights and sounds of New York City’s premier electronic music festival. And thanks to a number of new, ambitious ventures, organizers are gearing up for perhaps the most exciting event in the festival’s history. Tickets are on sale now. Here are five things to look forward to at Electric Zoo 2022: Electric Zoo. Alive Coverage Brand...
Closing Out the Festival’s Newly Expanded 2022 Season, Splash House Makes Waves
For the final time this summer, the desert resort city of Palm Springs played host to thousands of partygoers eager to beat the heat at this year’s Splash House. The pool party-festival hybrid deepened its presence in the city this year, expanding to three weekends for its 2022 season and offering three times the fun under the SoCal sun. Splash House 2022, August Weekend Two. Mallory Turner Held in June and August, Splash House showcases an array of techno and house music artists spread throughout four different venues, each offering unique experiences. Three resort hotels host daytime festivities where guests can relax poolside, partake in balcony-decorating contests or bust a move on the dancefloor. At night, an air museum opens its doors to partygoers, offering a chance to dance a...
Sensorium Galaxy Launches 24/7 Streaming Channel for Metaverse Raves, Attracting 4 Million Viewers
Carefully positioned within the intersection of entertainment and metaverse tech, Sensorium Galaxy is paving the way for the future of virtual concert experiences. Having already inked deals with electronic music icons such as Armin van Buuren, Black Coffee, Carl Cox, David Guetta, Eric Prydz and Charlotte de Witte, Sensorium Galaxy is creating mind-bending social experiences that bridge the gap between VR and raving. Now, Sensorium has launched the world’s first 24/7 in-engine metaverse streaming channel. Take a glimpse into the photorealistic stream below via its truncated version, which was also uploaded to YouTube less than two weeks ago and has since garnered over 4 million views. It features performances from Sensorium’s AI-driven artists: Kàra Màr, Natisa Sitar and Ninalis. No...
