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Nala Launches “Femme-Dominated” Record Label, Mi Domina
After years of honing her craft in the underground dance scene, Los Angeles-based DJ, house music producer and vocalist Nala has quickly become a fast-rising star. Harnessing a unique, Riot Grrrl-inspired sound that blends 90s punk aesthetics with analog synthesizers, she writes electronic music with a conscious edge. Nala has now launched a new record label, Mi Domina, a “femme-dominated” platform “where women are in charge,” per a press release shared with EDM.com. The name translates to “Dominate Me,” a phrase which functions as an ode to Nala’s Italian heritage. Serving as Mi Domina’s inaugural record is Nala’s new three-track EP, Get Familiar, a joint record with fellow Dirtybird artist E.R.N.E.S.T.O. Blending funky tech ho...
Daft Punk’s Former Creative Director Partners With Hegid to Design “Retro-Futuristic” Watch
You’ll feel like a real “Starboy” by wearing the new timepiece from Hegid and Hervet Manufacturier. The two companies, the latter of which was co-founded by Daft Punk‘s former artistic director Cédric Hervet alongside his cousin Nicolas, have partnered to create a “retro-futuristic” watch with an aesthetic akin to the legendary robots’ helmets. Jérôme Coste, the artistic director for Hegid, a French watchmaking studio, called upon the Hervets to design the spacetime-inspired “Celeste” timepiece. With a frame designed to replicate a “radar dial,” the watch, Hegid says, was “made to match inter-galactic explorers’ helmets and gloves in style.” “Celeste is a mysterious, geometric and uncompromising ...
Nils Hoffmann Announces Sophomore Album, Shares Pensive Single “Let Me Go”
Combining soothing soundscapes with mesmerizing melodies, Nils Hoffmann’s latest release is a stunner. The Berlin-based producer has returned to Anjunadeep with a new single, “Let Me Go” (with TENDER), which coincides with the launch of a brand new chapter in his blossoming career. Directly following his recent double-single “9 Days / Cranes,” the new track is the first taste of its 26-year-old creator’s sophomore album, A Radiant Sign. “Let Me Go” masterfully blends Hoffmann and TENDER’s production styles while juxtaposing minimal bridge sections with cathartic drops. Tastefully drawing from their inspirations, they interpolate potent analog synths and warm low end frequencies to curate a heady dance record. Take a listen to “Let Me Go” below. Scroll to Co...
Panda Bear and Sonic Boom Announce Collaborative Album Reset, Share “Go On”: Stream
Panda Bear, founding member of Animal Collective, and Sonic Boom, founding member of Spaceman 3, have announced the new collaborative album, Reset. It’s out August 12th, and as a preview, the experimental pop auteurs have shared lead single “Go On.” According to a statement, Bear and Boom (real names Noah Lennox and Peter Kember) met over MySpace in the mid-aughts, after the former thanked Spaceman 3 in the liner notes of his solo album, Person Pitch. They’ve been collaborating since Panda Bear’s 2011 album Tomboy, and six years ago Kember moved to Portugal, in part to be closer to Lennox. Work on Reset began around the same time as the first wave of pandemic lockdowns, with Sonic Boom pulling loops out of his vinyl collection while Panda Bear added singi...
Going There with Pom Pom Squad: Mia Berrin’s Galaxy Brain and the Stigma of Mental Health
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Stitcher | Google | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Mia Berrin — leader of former Artists of the Month Pom Pom Squad — joins the Going There podcast to discuss the bias that “mental health” means always feeling and acting happy, calm, and confident. Advertisement The world would have us believe that being “normal” involves continuous positive and optimistic thinking, and being accepted or popular socially. If we don’t behave this way, our mental health and well-being can be questioned. This bias can create a stigma whereby people are unduly judged or criticized. Berrin explains that she took on these societal standards by evoking the image of a cheerleader in h...
Horror-Thriller The Retaliators Featuring Mötley Crüe, Papa Roach, and FFDP Members: Watch Official Trailer
The official trailer, release date, and soundtrack details for upcoming horror-thriller The Retaliators have been revealed. The film will hit theaters September 14th via Better Noise Films and features appearances by a bevy of notable rockers such as Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe), Ivan Moody and Zoltan Bathory (Five Finger Death Punch), Jacoby Shaddix (Papa Roach), Spencer Charnas (Ice Nine Kills), and more. The starring cast includes Michael Lombardi (Rescue Me), Marc Menchaca (Ozark), and Joseph Gatt. The trailer gives us a glimpse at the aforementioned musicians in front of the camera. Bathory and Shaddix make obvious appearances in the clip, teasing what looks to be a bloodbath of a movie. The script is based off the true story of an “upstanding pastor who uncovers a dark and twisted underwo...
The Smile Introduce New Song “Bending Hectic” at Montreux Jazz Festival: Watch
The Smile unveiled a new song called “Bending Hectic” during their set on Tuesday, July 12th at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. The trio, comprised of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, also performed a number of fresh cuts that have debuted throughout their ongoing inaugural tour. “Bending Hectic” was revealed during the band’s encore, with Yorke telling the crowd they wouldn’t know the words “because I just wrote them about half an hour ago.” That introduction has become a common refrain during The Smile’s tour as the nascent group has quickly built a sizable cache of new songs. The Smile’s 2022 tour, in support of their debut album A Light for Attracting Attention, wraps its first leg in Europe next week. After a l...
Blxst ft. Rick Ross “Couldn’t Wait For It,” 8Ball & MJG “Love and Happiness” & More | Daily Visuals 7.12.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Blxst is really coming up in the world having collaborated with the likes of Nas, Snoop Dogg and Blueface amongst other artists, and now the South Central, LA crooner links up with one of the biggest bawse’s in the game for his latest cut. Linking up with Rick Ross for his visuals to “Couldn’t Wait For It,” Blxst heads over to the Rozay’s residence in the A to brainstorm, break bread and puff on cigars like the shot callers they are. Taking the scene further down South and to the West, Hip-Hop OG’s 8Ball & MJG return with a new clip to “Love and Happiness” in which the Memphis artists style with some old school whips before doing a show where they’re shown well-earned much love and appreciation. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Fredo Ba...
Chrisean Rock Shows Off Blueface’s Face On Her New Tooth After Reconciliation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Chrisean Rock and Blueface may be back together, but many are calling her latest act of devotion, desperate after she traded in her new smile for one that showed off her love for her boo. Over the weekend, Chrisean Rock took to Instagram to show off her new tooth implant that features a headshot of Blueface after the rapper recently criticized her as “unreliable.” “I did it for you Daddy blueee,” Rock captioned the Instagram video showing off her new smile. Related Stories Before updating her smile, the Baddies ATL reality star hopped on Twitter to not only explain why her behavior has been so erratic; but also show more love to her man. In the tweet, Rock shows her love by posting a video of the “Thottiana” rap...
Sha-Boing-Boing: Watermelon Chomper O’Ryan Nude Workout Video Leaks, Twitter Thirst Is High
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: David Livingston / Getty O’Ryan, the brother of fellow watermelon chomper Omarion, is either throwing the culture a distraction or shifting the momentum after Mario fumbled the proverbial bag. The singer had a nude workout video of him shared on the Internet and on Twitter, the thirst has reached dangerous levels. O’Ryan, 35, is the younger brother of Omarion and has a child with his ex-girlfriend, Jhene Aiko. O’Ryan made waves in the Omarion and Mario VERZUZ event, joining his brother on stage in an interesting display of consuming watermelon slices. The reactions to the viral moment still live in the heads of many and it was definitely a tough night for the Browner brothers. With Mario sinking all of his goodwill with the announcement of a new tra...
Conway The Machine & Funkmaster Flex Exchange Words Over Radio Support
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Conway The Machine and Funkmaster Flex are a hot topic of current Hip-Hop discussion, this after the Buffalo, N.Y. rapper called out the Hot 97 DJ for his lack of supporting underground acts. Funk Flex responded in kind, sparking a debate about the role of terrestrial radio in the current landscape. Conway The Machine took to Instagram Live last weekend and expressed frustration over Funk Flex ignoring underground acts while explicitly stating in the video that he doesn’t need the radio support. For some reason, many on Twitter took Conway’s words to be a lament about his position in the game and that wouldn’t even make sense considering the success of Griselda and the rise of Conway’s own Drumwork Music Group label. Accusing Fu...
Beth Orton Shares Video for New Song “Forever Young”
After sharing the remarkable title song from her new album Weather Alive, Beth Orton is back with the music video for a new single titled “Forever Young.” The nearly six-minute track features Dustin O’Halloran on synthesizer, backing vocals from Grey McMurray, and frequent Orton collaborator Ali Friend on double bass. Check out the Stephen Ellcock and Jonathan Reid-Edwards–directed video below. Of the “Forever Young” visual, Ellcock said in a statement: Beth originally had the idea of looking at women as mystics and witchcraft as a form of spiritual connection rather than evil. Running with this, we wanted to make something that took you on a journey both cosmic and macrocosmic, from outer to inner space and back again. A kaleidoscope of archetypal imagery and shifting perspectives seen th...
