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Sound Mind Announces Mental Health Music Festival with Fitz and the Tantrums, All Time Low, IAN SWEET
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-15T14:30:16+00:00“>April 15, 2021 | 10:30am ET Just when we need it most, Sound Mind’s annual Mental Health Music Festival is set to make its return. The third incarnation of the event is set to take place at California’s Ventura County Fairgrounds on May 20th, and will also livestream on the Consequence YouTube and Facebook channels. As part of the Ventura County Fairgrounds’ “Concerts in Your Car” series, the Mental Health fest will be a socially distanced drive-in experience. While you rock out in your ride, you’ll be able to catch performances from All Time Low, Fitz and The Tantrums, IAN SWEET, Delta Spirit’s Matthew Logan Vasquez, Lovelytheband, Charlotte Lawrence, and more...
Justice’s Gaspard Augé Releases Debut Solo Single “Force Majeure”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-15T14:38:38+00:00“>April 15, 2021 | 10:38am ET The members of French electronic duo Justice haven’t just spent the pandemic sitting around drafting cease and desist letters over Justin Bieber ripping off their logo. It turns out one half of the pair has been working on his debut solo material, and now Gaspard Augé is giving us our first taste of those efforts with his first-ever solo single, “Force Majeure”. The track serves as an early preview of Escapades, Augé’s upcoming solo LP from Genesis/Ed Banger Records/Because Music. If “Force Majeure” is any indication, fans are in for a treat of ’80s cinematic maximalism. Press play and instantly be taken to a wild montage of ret...
Fiona Apple Covers Sharon Van Etten’s “Love More”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-15T14:55:11+00:00“>April 15, 2021 | 10:55am ET Sharon Van Etten’s Epic Ten anniversary reissue arrives on digital platforms tomorrow, and now she’s shared the final advance single: a cover of “Love More” by recent Grammy winner Fiona Apple. The double-disc Epic reissue has already spawned several thrilling updates to old songs: Big Red Machine’s “A Crime”, IDLES’ “Peace Signs”, Shamir’s “Dsharpg”, and Courtney Barnett and Vagabon’s “Don’t Do It”. “Love More” is the closing track to both Epic and Epic Ten, and Apple puts her mark on the song right from the beginning with newly-added claps and hand drums. Where the original derived its atmospheric...
Duff McKagan’s Pre-Guns N’ Roses Punk Band The Living Premiere “Live by the Gun”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-15T15:00:32+00:00“>April 15, 2021 | 11:00am ET Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan‘s early Seattle punk band The Living are set to drop their unearthed collection of 1982 recordings, titled The Living: 1982, on Friday (April 16th). Now they’re premiering the music video for the track “Live by the Gun” exclusively via Heavy Consequence ahead of the release. The song is a classic punk rock anthem, raging against war mongering politicians and the right-wing establishment. A definite UK punk influence can be heard in the driving power chords — played by McKagan on guitar — and defiant attitude of singer John Conte. With lyrics like, “Shoot shoot shoot the gun/ Kill kill kill kill...
Mark Curry Says Diddy Has Been Reaching Out To Help Black Rob
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jamie McCarthy / Getty Just days after the painful passing of Hip-Hop legend, DMX, fellow golden era alumni, Black Rob offered his condolences from a hospital bed. But considering the circumstances, many worried that the “Whoa” rapper was going to be the next legend to be mourned by the culture. Immediately word and rumors began to spread of Black Rob’s post-Bad Boy Records struggle including his health and possibly being homeless. Many began to call out P. Diddy for not doing his part in ensuring that his former artist was better off in life. However, according to Mark Curry, Diddy has reached out since the video was released and is looking to see what he can do to help Rob in his obvious time of need. In a video uploaded on IG, Curry addressed the situa...
LL Cool J Reacts To Twitter Randomly Crowning Him “Pop Rap” Pioneer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SXSW / Getty LL Cool J is not too old to knock people out if they erroneously keep associating his legacy with being a Pop star. The legendary rapper felt it necessary to defend his life’s work on social media after discovering fans were crowing him a “pop rap” pioneer, whatever that means. “Me being called the forefather of pop rap is very confusing. What the f*ck are you talking about?? LOL,” he wrote on Twitter. In the early 1980s, the Queens native first broke into the scene as a pretty-faced teenage street rapper named LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James) signed under Def Jam Recordings as their flagship artist. He’s since released ten consecutive platinum-plus selling albums that have catapulted hit singles “I Need Love,” “Rock T...
Sock Game Essential: Supreme & Nike Collaborating On An OG Air Max 96
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Supreme / Instagram Supreme and Nike collaborations are known for bringing out the hypebeasts in sneaker collectors. Although they bricked with their 2019 SB Dunk collection, they’ve since rebounded with some heat and it seems like it’s going to get hotter this summer. While heads wait on the highly anticipated Supreme x Air Jordan 1 collaboration, the hottest street brand in the game is remixing a different silhouette for the block and breathing new life into a lesser-known Nike Air Max 96. Featuring a transparent base layer that exposes some red Supreme logo printed inner soles, the black mesh and air bubbled out kicks will no doubt be a must-have for sneakerheads, Supreme aficionados and those resellers looking to hit alick. While feet will naturally c...
Cop Who Murdered Daunte Wright Charged With Manslaughter
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: KEREM YUCEL / Getty Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer that shot and killed Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb, has been officially charged with a crime. Potter was slapped with second-degree manslaughter and is now free on a $100,000 bond. Local outlet KSTP reports that Potter, a 26-year veteran of the force, was formally charged by the Washington County Attorney’s Office on Wednesday (April 14). If Potter’s case goes to a conviction, she will face up to a maximum of 10 years in jail and a possible $20,000 fine. Potter was arrested in St. Paul at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension by agents and her bail was set at $100,000. Potter is slated to appear in court later today (April 15). Potter posted bond at around 5:38 PM lo...
Hear Fiona Apple Cover Sharon Van Etten’s ‘Love More’
Sharon Van Etten unveiled the final cover from her epic Ten reissue — and it’s likely that it’s the one you’ve been waiting for. Big Red Machine, IDLES, Lucinda Williams, Shamir, Courtney Barnett, and Vagabond contributed so far, but today’s comes from none other than Fiona Apple. In a lengthy Instagram post, Van Etten explained Apple’s influence on her music and how thrilled she is that the singer-songwriter is covering one of her songs, despite having never met. See her statement in full below. Listen to her version of “Love More”. [embedded content] Epic Ten is the belated 10-year anniversary of Van Etten’s Epic, which was released in 2010. In celebration of the anniversary, Van Etten will be performing the album in full at a livestream this weekend from th...
Hear The Black Keys’ Slick New Rendition of ‘Crawling Kingsnake’
The Black Keys are back with a new video for the single, “Crawling Kingsnake.” The song is a cover of the 1920s Delta blues song, “Crawling King Snake.” The blues song was famously covered by John Lee Hooker in 1949, who reimagined Big Joe Williams’ country-blues version from 1941. “I first heard [John Lee] Hooker’s version in high school,” guitarist-singer Dan Auerbach said in a statement. “My uncle Tim would have given me that record. But our version is definitely Junior Kimbrough’s take on it. It’s almost a disco riff!” “We fell into this drum intro; it’s kind of accidental,” said drummer Patrick Carney. “The ultimate goal was to highlight the interplay between the guitars. My role with Eric [Deaton] was to create a deeper groove.” The Grammy-winning blues-rock duo will release their te...
Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei’s 2020 Pay Rises to $47.1 Million
The bulk of his overall compensation last year continued to come from option awards, stock awards and a non-equity incentive plan. Maffei’s 2019 compensation had jumped thanks to a new employment contract that boosted his option awards from $8.8 million to $27.8 million. His option awards dipped to $24.98 million in 2020. Liberty Media in its regulatory filing also disclosed the annual pay for chairman Malone, which amounted to $1.09 million. He had made $1.4 million in 2019, $1.1 million in 2018, $797,082 in 2017 and $747,156 in 2016. Liberty recently reported 2020 revenue of $9.4 billion, down from $10.3 billion, and a loss of $1.4 billion, compared with 2019 earnings of $106 million. Maffei recently suggested that streaming giant Amazon would drive an accelerated push by Big Tech ...
Christina Aguilera Is Working on a Spanish-Language Album
The New York City-born singer scored her seventh Top 10 album on the Billboard 200 when most recent album, 2018’s Liberation, opened at No. 6. Liberation was her first album since 2012. Aguilera updated her fans last month with two posts from the studio. “I’m a perfectionist and want to give everything my best – especially because of the soul-searching I’ve done over the past year and the new perspective I have,” she tells Health. “I am reinspired and have reconnected with myself. I’ve fallen in love with music all over again, which is a really big thing to say, having spent my entire career in music.” It’s too early for release dates or titles, though Xtina says her new works are all about honesty. “I’ve been approaching all of my writ...
