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Sinead O’Connor Says She’s Quitting Music Again to Become a Writer
Earlier this month, Sinead O’Connor announced that she would be retiring from recording, touring, and promoting her music effective immediately, only to take it back days later. But on Thursday, O’Connor did a U-turn to her U-turn and now said that she’s done with music. In a statement posted on Twitter, O’Connor said that she has had “two minds” about this decision but that it is time to say goodbye to music and will embark on a new career as a writer. Her acclaimed new memoir, Rememberings, is out now. O’Connor’s final album, No Veteran Dies Alone, will still arrive in April 2022 but there won’t be any promo or accompanying tour. Within her Twitter announcement, the singer-songwriter tells that she is happy to have left her career on a good note, “standing up against the i...
Big Boi Lists OutKast and The Dungeon Family’s House on Airbnb
OutKast’s Big Boi is making The Dungeon, the home of the studio where The Dungeon Family created countless influential records, available as a rental on Airbnb. As part of Black Music Month, one half of the pioneering Atlanta duo is giving fans the opportunity to soak in Southern hip-hop history. Two years after purchasing The Dungeon, Big Boi is opening up the cozy one-bedroom, one-bathroom home for limited overnight stays. As part of their experience, guests will have guided access to the basement studio where Big Boi and André 3000 made classics like “Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik” and “Elevators (Me & You)”. While the actual Dungeon is off-limits for recording, aspiring musicians will still have access to a state of the art in-home studio outfitted with Yamaha audio equipment to ...
Springsteen on Broadway Off-Limits to Fans Vaccinated with AstraZeneca
As the world slouches towards normalcy, seemingly-small decisions about COVID-19 protocols are having surprising impacts on people’s lives. As the latest example, Bruce Springsteen’s upcoming revival of his Tony Award-winning show Springsteen on Broadway has announced that audience members must have received an FDA-approved vaccine, which makes it off-limits to people in other countries who got the AstraZeneca jab. So far, the US Food and Drug Administration has provided emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for three vaccines: Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, and Johnson & Johnson. AstraZeneca has sought an EUA, but in April the FDA asked for extra data amid evidence that the vaccine was linked to rare occurrences of blood clots. A similar issue led to an 11-day pause on the Joh...
Jinjer Announce New Album Wallflowers, Share New Song “Vortex”: Stream
Jinjer have announced their fourth studio album, Wallflowers, arriving August 27th via Napalm Records. The Ukrainian prog-metal band also unveiled the video for the lead single, “Vortex”. The song entwines complex grooves with the powerful vocals of singer Tatiana Shmailyuk. The emotional weight of her performance lies at the heart of the intense track, which again sees Jinjer dealing with introspective lyrical themes. “This is a perfectly balanced song in our opinion,” the band stated in a press release. “A story told through the music and it deserved a video to perfectly match it… The video is a journey, giving the single another layer, another message, as Tatiana sings about the burden of heavy thoughts and how devastating it can be, the video mirrors what the world has sadly become for...
Foo Fighters Announce Disco Alter Egos the Dee Gees for Record Store Day
Foo Fighters have announced their disco alter egos the Dee Gees, as well as the new album Hail Satin, just in time for Record Store Day. “Introducing…the Dee Gees!!!” the band tweeted from their official account. “HAIL SATIN — coming to a local record store & dance party near you July 17th!!!” Directing fans to the official site for Record Store Day, the rockers also posted a brief snippet of a disco rock song. The accompanying visuals show the lustrous silver Dee Gees cover art against a pink and purple-streaked background, which slowly flips around to reveal the Foo Fighters’ name. Related Video Hail Satin will serve as the debut for Dave Grohl and co. under their Dee Gees moniker. Side A of the limited-edition record will contain covers of four Bee Gees classics — including 197...
2021 Ford F-150 XLT PowerBoost Hybrid Review: Thunder Before the Lightning
Gasoline-electric hybrid pickup trucks have always been a good idea, and it’s frankly disappointing it’s taken this long for an automaker to build a good one. As good as the 2021 Ford F-150 XLT Powerboost is, though, it’ll be even better when the last few programming wrinkles are ironed out. Hybrid Power! Take the powertrain itself. It allows this full-size truck to hit 60 mph in 5.3 seconds, yet it’s also efficient, netting 24 mpg across the board with four-wheel drive, per the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA also claims the F-150 PowerBoost can travel up to 624 miles before needing to refuel. It’s a heck of a thing to spend a week driving all over Southern California in a truck this quick and see the gas gauge still sitting on three-quarters o...
Polestar Teases Made-In-America 3 Electric SUV
Polestar, the eco-performance brand spun out of Volvo and owned by Geely, is forming a beachhead in the U.S. And not just with imported vehicles like the (now discontinued) Polestar 1 and the (currently in production, with new upcoming variants) Polestar 2, but now with a manufacturing footprint and an upcoming EV. The Polestar 3 SUV will be built in Volvo’s Ridgeville, South Carolina factory, the company announced today. You can see the 3 hiding under a form-revealing, semi-translucent sheet—revealing a rakish roofline and sharp, aggressive nose, but frustratingly not much else. Polestar calls it an “aerodynamic electric performance SUV,” which hints at a high-riding but car-like crossover. Think Ford Mustang Mach-E or Tesla Model Y, but with the sleek and...
Damon Albarn Signs to Transgressive Records, Preps New Album
Damon Albarn, frontman of Blur and Gorillaz, has signed to Transgressive Records as a solo artist. Upon his signing, the label announced on Instagram that he’s putting the finishing touches are being put on his upcoming album solo album, which will be a continuation of his 2014 solo debut, Everyday Robots. On Transgessive Record’s official site, Toby L of the label states, “We have had the great pleasure of collaborating with Damon over the years via the incredible Africa Express project, which has introduced many gifted artists to the Transgressive world.” Speaking of Albarn’s new music he added, “Truly prolific, his latest solo work is amongst the finest of his career. We really couldn’t be more honoured to welcome Damon and his phenomenal team at Eleven Management into the Transgressive...
Tyler, The Creator Reveals His New Album ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ Is Arriving Soon
The “Lumber” clip was directed by Tyler using his Wolf Haley alias, and it opens with the MC enjoying a snack in bed as he checks out a magazine. A phone call inspired him to jump out of bed and begin rapping, “N—-s ain’t really on the type of s— he on/ I hit Drizzy and told him I had a milli for him/ I own my companies full, told ’em to keep the loan/ I took the gold b—- home, n—-s is big mad/ I put that b—- on the shelf to let it ventilate/ And bought another car ’cause I ain’t know how to celebrate/ That big boy, that big b—- for all weather/ It never rain in Cali, came with an umbrella.” The video closes with Tyler trapped in a blizzard, rapping, “Used to laugh at me, listen to me with their ears closed/ Used to tre...
Paula Abdul Recalls Recording Her Hit ‘Straight Up’ in a Shower & Her Neighbor’s Caught-on-Tape Reaction
Singing in the shower is all-too common, especially with how much better the acoustics are. So it doesn’t come as a total surprise that pop superstar Paula Abdul once recorded her ’80s breakthrough smash “Straight Up” … in the shower. The former American Idol judge spoke about the song that “changed my life” in the People in the ’90s podcast on Thursday (June 17). She discussed how “obsessed” she was with the song, written and produced by Elliot Wolff, and how she couldn’t wait to meet him and record it. “So I go to this apartment building and I meet Elliot Wolff, and I expected this R&B dude. His sounds were so incredibly R&B and funky and different,” Abdul, 58, recalls...
Dave East “They Gotta Hate Us,” Millyz ft. Asian Doll “Fish Tank” & More | Daily Visuals 6.16.21
HipHopWired Featured Video For the past few weeks, Dave East has been dropping visuals featuring his man’s Millyz out in Latin America where they got it crackin,’ but today the Harlem rapper is back in the states and getting turnt with fellow New Yorkers. Taking it back to the block for his visuals to “They Gotta Hate Us,” Dave sips out of a red cup while his homies ride on dirt bikes in the background and East sits on a lawn chair in the middle of the street. Millyz meanwhile does his own thing as well and for his clip to “Fish Tank,” the tatted up rapper links up with Asian Doll who seduces an automatic weapon to show her support for the 2nd amendment? We’re not mad at her. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Young Dolph, Snupe Bandz and PaperRoute Woo, Kenny Mason, a...
HHW Gaming: ‘Madden NFL 22’ Will Introduce New Dynamic Gameday Feature On Next-Gen Consoles
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: EA Sports / Madden NFL 22 Madden NFL 22’s cover will feature two goats, and the game will have some dope new features. Thursday (Jun.17), EA Sports announced the next installment in its iconic football video game franchise Madden NFL 22. Madden NFL 21 didn’t really impress anyone, including us, on the PS4 and Xbox One. However, the game found its footing when the next-gen version landed on the PS5 and Xbox Series X console giving Madden fans the true experience they were hoping for. EA Sports is looking to keep that momentum going with Madden NFL 22. Based on the improvements they announced, we don’t see why that won’t be the case. So what’s new this year? EA Sports is on a mission to deliver Madden fans the most authentic virtual football experience to d...
