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DJ E-Clyps Pens an Op-Ed on Racism In the Dance Scene: I Was Told to ‘Keep My Mouth Shut and Make Music’
Both music and photography are natural extensions of E-Clyps’ longstanding position as an advocate for racial equality within and beyond the dance music community. Having produced music for the greater part of 10 years — and with releases on venerated labels including Ultra, Nervous, Defected and more — E-Clyps has still struggled to achieve many of the professional milestones that seemingly come easily to white producers. He believes systemic racism within the overwhelmingly white dance music industry, and his own outspokenness about this issue, has prevented him from rising through the ranks, or even from even gaining representation. The issues he’s experienced throughout his career, he notes, are no different from those long experienced by Black producers, despit...
Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘WAP’ Video Has This Unlikely, Kid-Friendly Inspiration
By now, we all know what “WAP” stands for, so it’s pretty hard to believe that the R-rated video for Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s Hot 100-topping collaboration drew inspiration from a G-rated source. A new “Vevo Footnotes” clip on Thursday (Oct. 29) gives a look into the making of “WAP,” and the music video’s director Colin Tilley shared that he’s “a big Tim Burton fan, I would say I’m always inspired by childhood books, Dr. Suess, etc.” The characteristically distorted styles of the childhood favorites can be seen in the gaudy, funhouse-esque nature of the mansion Cardi and Meg explore in the video. The footnotes also reveal how Cardi B decided on that final, infectious hook–and turns out, she didn’t really...
Doctor P Has Launched a Drum & Bass Side Project, Freaks & Geeks
Doctor P has broken ground on a new drum & bass side project. Teaming up with Phil Desborough of famed dubstep group Roksonix, the bass music pioneer quietly unveiled the new alias, Freaks & Geeks, earlier in the month of October after teasing it on social media. A quick skim of Freaks & Geeks’ Twitter account reveals a five-year gap in tweets, which means that Roksonix’s account was most likely re-skinned to reflect the launch of the newly minted super-duo. Desborough and Doctor P first connected back in 2010 in the offices of the latter’s Circus Records imprint, where Roksonix would go on to release the bulk of their music. Growing up listening to drum & bass, they cite Ed Rush & Optical, Dillinja, and Shy FX as a few of their inspirat...
Tomorrowland is Planning a New Years Eve Virtual Festival
Tomorrowland just dropped their documentary Never stop the music – The Creation of Tomorrowland 2020, which gave fans an intimate look into the making of the inaugural edition of the the brand’s “Around The World” virtual festival. However, recent reports revealed that although the organizers went above and beyond to plan the historic streaming event, the ticketed livestream failed to pull in the numbers they desired. Billboard reports that the online music festival cost around $10 million to fund, but Tomorrowland’s co-founder Michiel Beers clarified it was actually more along the lines of $5 million with the partnerships, sponsorships, and media deals factored in. He shared that they “about broke even.” Despite the underw...
Footwear News Achievement Awards The Nike SB Dunk “Shoe Of The Year”
Source: Nike / NIke Okay sneaker aficionados, the results are in and according to the “Shoe Oscars” known as the Footwear New Achievement Awards, the Nike SB Dunk has been crowned the top sneaker silhouette of 2020. Hypebeast is reporting that after much consideration and research, the FNAA felt that the OG Nike silhouette was the hottest thing going in 2020 as it really was probably the most popular remixed silhouette of the year. From the Travis Scott’s to Valentine’s Dr. Strange Love to the heat sensitive Civilist “Thermography” SB’s, the Dunks have seen their popularity rise to astronomical levels thanks to creative innovation and slick designs. But that wasn’t the only honor given this year as the FNAA covers much ground with their awards and recognition. “Designer of the Year” was gi...
Struggle “Activist” Ice Cube Explains Why He Curved A Zoom Call With Senator Kamala Harris
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Ice Cube heart is in the right place, but his execution is the pure definition of struggle. Ice Cube just needs to stop with these interviews about his contract with Black America at this point cause he clearly has no idea what in the world he is talking about. Plus, he is looking real funny in the light. During a recent appearance on Fox Soul’s Cocktails with Queens with hosts Claudia Jordan, Syleena Johnson, Vivica A. Fox and LisaRaye McCoy, Cube, tried to explain why he thought it was a good idea to turn down a Zoom call with Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Basically, Cube’s reasoning was he felt he was too good to be “lumped in” with other “entertainers” who would be on the Zoom call with Harris. Claudia Jordan put ...
Remember The Name: Keiajah “KJ” Brooks Had Heavy Smoke For Kansas City Board Of Police Commissioners
Source: Keiajah “KJ” Brooks / Instagram As of now, the viral video of Keiajah “KJ” Brooks should have made it across a timeline or two but in case it hasn’t, read on. The Kansas City activist gave a blistering rebuke of the city’s police chief and also called out each member of the city’s board of police commissioners by name. Brooks began her speech letting the folks in attendance know off the bat that she wasn’t there to make friends with anyone. Instead, Brooks used her time to directly speak to what she and other community activists have called racist and unfair treatment in the city at the hands of its police force. “Fair warning, I’m not nice. And I don’t seek to be respectable,” Brooks stated in the opener of her speech. “I’m not asking y’all for anything, cause y’all can’t and won’...
Arcade Fire’s Win Butler Performs ‘Culture War’ for A Campaign to Make Your Vote Count
Less than a week away from the presidential election, Bon Iver’s “A Campaign to Make Your Vote Count” initiative has enlisted Arcade Fire to urge folks to get to the polls next Tuesday “Get out there and vote, it’s never been more important,” singer Win Butler urged ahead of a performance of “Culture War,” a bonus track from 2010’s The Suburbs. Check “‘Culture War’ x For Wisconsin” below. [embedded content] In other Arcade Fire news, back in August, the group played to mark the 10th anniversary of landmark album The Suburbs, which contains “Culture Wars.” Additionally, Win Butler’s brother Will released a solo album last month. Read our chat with him here. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins wit...
This Rolls-Royce Wraith Has a Mural On Its Hood, Because Why Not?
Rolls-Royce is no stranger to celestial design themes. Its starlight headliner gives passengers a view of the night sky without ever having to open the windows. This time around, the automaker is taking things a step further with a bespoke Wraith that features a special headliner depicting the entire solar system from inside the cabin. Commissioned through Rolls-Royce Abu Dhabi, this Wraith’s exterior features a satellite view of the Arabian Peninsula from space. The intricate artwork on the hood took more than 100 to complete by hand, according to Rolls. On the side of the vehicle near the door handles, there are icons representing the eight planets of the Solar System: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Sorry again, Pluto. Along with the solar s...
Overfinch Shows Off Ultra-Luxe Sandringham Edition Range Rover LWB
We know the current Range Rover is on its way out, but if you can’t be bothered to wait for the new one and want an SUV that’s handsome, luxurious, and exclusive, then Overfinch has you covered. The Range Rover Sandringham Edition, as they’re calling it, is a Range Rover Autobiography LWB with an extra heaping of interior opulence and exterior style. The outside of the Sandringham Edition Range Rover is massaged with a unique body kit from Overfinch. The front bumper, grille, and front fenders are redone in carbon fiber—you can even see the weave in the air intakes. At the back, there is a new carbon fiber diffuser with a pair of integrated exhaust outlets and a new carbon fiber spoiler that sits atop the tailgate. The whole thing is set off by a set of custom 22-inch whe...
Billie Eilish Is Not Well Liked by the Trump White House
Billie Eilish debuted her song “my future” at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, so it’s no surprise that when the Trump administration was looking for celebrity support, a report unearthed by The Washington Post described the young singer as “not a Trump Supporter” and “destroying our country and everything we care about.” The Post noted that “Trump’s $250 million coronavirus ad campaign had ‘partisan’ edge, down to the celebrities chosen to participate.” Apparently, there were no further details in the report about how Eilish was doing the things she was alleged of doing. However, out of 274 celebrities considered, apparently, 10 were approved. Other rejected icons included Jennifer Lopez (for her Super Bowl performance which criticized Trump’s immigration policies),...
Massive Attack Address Touring’s Carbon Footprint in New Film
“As a touring band, we’ve always been aware of the damage our industry and its behavior has done to our environment,” says Robert ‘3D’ Del Naja of Massive Attack at the start of the new, eight-minute documentary, Massive Attack X Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. To address concert tours’ carbon footprint, Massive Attack commissioned a study by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and planned a 2020 concert in Liverpool, England as a more “green” example for other artists. In the film, the band says they’ve “taken steps to mitigate our carbon footprint, but its always been unilateral.” But then the pandemic scuttled the Liverpool concert. However, the powerful new film sees the band addressing the climate crisis with the input of experts in the field. The project, ...
