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Rage Against the Machine’s Evil Empire Still Burns with Indignation 25 Years Later
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-16T21:10:08+00:00“>April 16, 2021 | 5:10pm ET Editor’s Note: Rage Against the Machine’s Evil Empire came out 25 years ago this week. Contributing writer Robert Dean looks back at how the album not only stirred his social conscience as a teenager but also how the music’s messages and, dare we say, rage feel as powerful and poignant as ever a quarter-century later. When you’re 15, there’s a ton of developmental burden. You take things at face value. There’s subtext everywhere and within everything – all of the time. Fifteen-year-olds are walking sponges. They feel things. When we were that young, we poured over lyrics, read into a band’s value system, and adopted their morals and i...
Bop Shop: Songs By Taylor Swift, Terry Presume, Kang Daniel, And More
Grace VanderWaal is no longer the bright-eyed, ukulele-playing 12-year-old you remember from America’s Got Talent. Now 17, the singer is back with “Repeat,” a bold and lively track in which she channels her inner rock star. It’s a short, joyous romp that revels in its unpredictability and eccentricity, with VanderWaal’s husky, snarling vocals bolstered by a thumping backbeat and heavy bassline. Energetic and even chaotic, it packs a fierce punch and offers no apologies, leaving you dazed and ready for round two. —Emlyn Travis You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging a...
Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer Pleads Guilty to Two Charges Related to US Capitol Riot
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-16T17:33:20+00:00“>April 16, 2021 | 1:33pm ET Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer pleaded guilty Friday (April 16th) to two charges for his role in the insurrection that took place at the US Capitol on January 6th. A prison sentence of 3.5 to 4.5 years is expected for the veteran metal musician, who is the first person to enter a guilty plea out of the hundreds so far charged in the riot. Schaffer, who initially faced six charges for his actions during the riot, pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding and entering a building with a dangerous weapon. He admitted to carrying bear spray into the Capitol, as he and others forced their way into the building. As CNN repor...
Uwade Shares Stunning New Song “The Man Who Sees Tomorrow”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-16T17:47:02+00:00“>April 16, 2021 | 1:47pm ET Nigerian-American folk singer Uwade has released a stunning new song, “The Man Who Sees Tomorrow”, alongside a cover of Edo singer Sir Victor Uwaifo’s “Lodarore”. Stream both tracks below. “The Man Who Sees Tomorrow” is a stirring ode dedicated to her late father, Dr. James I. Akhere, and features heartbreaking lyrics delivered in Uwade’s warm, rich tone. “If time is all we have,” she sings. “I promise not to waste it/ And everything you are/ I know I can’t replace/ But I’ll see you on the other side.” “When I lost my father in August of 2020 I was devastated. Grief was like lead in my blood,” Uwade recalled in a statement. “It made e...
Tom Petty Estate Unveils Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions): Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-16T18:16:44+00:00“>April 16, 2021 | 2:16pm ET The Tom Petty estate is streaming Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions), a collection of alternative looks at some of Petty’s most beloved songs. Take a listen to it below via Apple Music or Spotify. The 1994 original was produced by Rick Rubin and went on to become one of Petty’s most admired records. The alternate versions on Finding Wildflowers first appeared on the 2020 collection Wildflowers & All the Rest , an expansive — and, at least in its Super Deluxe edition — expensive retrospective. It’s now been made available digitally, on CD, and as a limited-edition gold vinyl. Finding Wildflowers colle...
Apple Music pays one penny per stream
Engadget Apple Music’s payment rate for artists and labels is fundamentally a penny per stream, according to a letter from the company posted on its artist dashboard and first reported by the Wall Street Journal. That payment rate is higher than Spotify, which has a confusing variable rate scheme that basically tops out at a half-penny per stream. Announcing a penny-per-stream rate is a nice PR win for Apple Music, since it is 1. very simple and 2. Spotify hates talking about its per-stream payments, which the company insists are a misleading figure. Seriously, it just launched an entire website called Loud&Clear last month designed to help artists and fans understand how payments work, and a good chunk of it is devoted to explaining why per-stream rates are not the right thing to focu...
Asake – Don’t Hype Me
Check out this brand new song coming from Asake – “Don’t Hype Me” out now. Popular Nigerian musician Asake drops a brand new banger he calls “Don’t Hype Me“. This is his latest music offering after the remix of his hit single “Mr Money“. Just like his previous song, Asake maintains the same energy which would get you singing along. Ace music producer Magic Sticks produced the song. Listen, Asake – “Don’t Hype Me” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Asake_-_Dont_Hype_Me_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blo...
Solidstar – The Light Album Download
Check out this brand body of work coming from Solidstar – “The Light” album mp3 download out now. Nigerian singer Joshua Iniyezo better known as Solidstar drops another album titled “The Light“. The new album is his second project in the span of about 10 months, the previous being “My Turn” EP released in July. “The Light” contains 13 new tracks including lead singles like “Umbrella“, “Lock Down” etc. There are no featured artists except Davido who featured on track 12. There is a combo of sounds from Afrobeats, to dancehall and ghetto gospel which you would definitely like. Listen, enjoy Solidstar – “The Light” Album Download below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you b...
Stonebwoy – Blessing ft Vic Mensa
Check out this brand new song coming from Stonebwoy – “Blessing” ft Vic Mensa out now. Ghanaian dancehall heavyweight Stonebwoy drops his latest single titled “Blessing” and he features American Ghanaian rapper Vic Mensa. Stonebwoy had earlier told fans to anticipate the song which was set to drop within the weekend. The award-winning singer prayers for more blessings for self and loved ones. Vic Mensa continues to thrill just like he did on M.anifest’s “No Fear“. Listen, enjoy Stonebwoy – “Blessing” ft Vic Mensa below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing...
Beach Bunny Share the Origins of New Version of “Cloud 9” Featuring Tegan and Sara: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-16T12:20:47+00:00“>April 16, 2021 | 8:20am ET In our new music feature Origins, artists give us a peek behind the curtains, providing insights into the inspirations behind their latest single. Today, Beach Bunny talk about updating the pronouns in “Cloud 9” and working with Tegan and Sara. Some seventeen years separate Beach Bunny from Tegan and Sara, but hearing them on the same track allows the listener to feel the unbroken chain that connects generation to generation, inspiration to inspiration. On one end, our former Artist of the Month Beach Bunny are perfectly of-the-moment, and their effortless melodies made them among the first sensations of the young platform ...
Twin Shadow Drops New Song “Alemania”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-16T12:40:11+00:00“>April 16, 2021 | 8:40am ET After a quiet 2020, Twin Shadow returned last month with the tropical new song “Johnny & Jonnie”. Now, the artist born George Lewis Jr. has sojourned to Germany with second single “Alemania”. This latest preview of his as-yet unnamed album is set, as he sings, “Near the Elbe/ In the harbor,” in Hamburg, Germany. Alemania is the Spanish word for Germany, and here Twin Shadow infuses a bit of Dominican flair into staid old Europe. Over minor-key guitars, he spins a tale of a chance meeting that occurred because of a set of lost keys. The song comes with a soaring chorus and a guitar solo that would make Santana proud. Check out the ...
Modest Mouse’s This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About Distilled Suburban Angst into an Indie Rock Tour de Force
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-16T12:45:29+00:00“>April 16, 2021 | 8:45am ET Editor’s Note: Modest Mouse’s first album — that one with the really long title — came out 25 years ago this week and changed the landscape of indie rock forever. We welcome author Bryan C. Parker in his Consequence debut as he looks back at the sad, angsty beginnings of Isaac Brock’s Issaquah, Washington, outfit. Modest Mouse’s 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About, mapped a blueprint for one of the most successful careers in indie rock. The wandering guitar line, woozy note bends, and staggering drums that announce the record, combined with frontman Isaac Brock’s gravelly bark, forged an inim...
