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DJ Snake has been consistently making spicy new music in 2018 — and he’s not finished yet! From the mega collab “Taki Taki” with Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B, to his crowd pleaser “Let’s Get Ill,” to the flavorful “Maradona Riddim” and “Magenta Riddim,” the producer is nonstop. Let’s not forget “Made In China” with Higher Brothers, “Gassed Up” with Jauz, and “Creep On Me” with GASHI and French Montana. Looking back on this year, it’s definitely a huge one for Snake. But all of these tracks have been paving the way for something bigger, as the producer has plans for a full album. He first teased the album earlier this year, and now we know he’s putting the finishing touches on it, thanks to his Instagram story. “I apologize to my friends and family for being so distant and ignoring your messages/calls but I need to finish this album,” DJ Snake gets straight to the point in his latest update. Please, nobody hold this against him. We need a full DJ Snake release in our lives pronto. DJ Snake Finishing Up Full Album Photo via Rukes.com This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: DJ Snake Reveals He’s Putting Finishing Touches On His Album Source

As reported over the weekend, prog-metal wizards Dream Theater are set to release their 14th studio album, Distance Over Time, early next year, with a North American tour to follow. But just today, the band revealed the official release date for the album as February 22nd, and unveiled the venues for the upcoming tour. The band had launched an alternate reality game that allowed fans to find out details about the album, including the artwork and a video teaser. And word is that the record is a “return to the band’s roots” in the wake of the muted reaction that their last LP The Astonishing received from critics and fans. The new press release from Dream Theater on Distance Over Time offers up even more behind-the-scenes information about the sessions, which began at a private location in upstate New York this past June where the group wrote and recorded most of the material while also living at a residence adjacent to the studio. “It was like going back to summer camp,” vocalist James LaBrie said in a statement. “Being around each other the whole time made it that much more of a profound experience. I think the songs reflect the energy. It was a lot of fun to have a situation so powerful at this point in our career.” The album was produced by the band’s guitarist John Petrucci, who said of the sessions that his “goal was to try and create the best sounding Dream Theater record we’ve ever made so that listeners can just be enveloped in the music.” He added, “I really wanted this recording to truly reflect the spirit, joy and passion that went into making the album and for people to walk away feeling some of the organic nature, personality and raw energy that the band captured while together in the studio.” In addition, the release of this new record finds Dream Theater working with a new label, Sony Music’s InsideOutMusic imprint, and gearing up to tour North America starting in March. Cities and dates were revealed over the weekend, and now venues have been announced, as well. The trek, which is in support of the new album and in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, kicks off in San Diego on March 20th and wraps up on May 4th in Mexico City, with more 2019 shows expected to be added. A full list of dates can be seen below, and info on tickets and VIP packages are available over at the band’s website. You can also grab tickets here. Distance Over Time Artwork: Dream Theater 2019 Tour Dates: 03/20 – San Diego, CA @ Balboa Theatre 03/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern 03/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern 03/24 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic 03/26 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre 03/28 – St. Paul, MN @ The Ordway 03/29 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre 03/31 – Milwaukee, WI @ Miller Theater 04/02 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit 04/04 – Toronto, ON @ Sony Centre 04/05 – Montreal, QC @ Place Des Arts – Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier 04/06 – Quebec City, QC @ Theatre Capitole-Cabaret Du 04/08 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre 04/09 – Oakdale, CT @ Toyota Presents Oakdale 04/10 – Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Center for the Arts 04/12 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre 04/13 – Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theater 04/15 – Washington, D.C. @ Warner Theatre 04/17 – Nashville, TN @ TPAC 04/22 – Charlotte, NC @Ovens Auditorium 04/23 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle 04/26 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Mahaffey Theater 04/27 – Jacksonville, FL @ Moran Theater 04/29 – Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory 04/30 – Houston, TX @ Revention Music Center 05/01 – Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall 05/04 – Mexico City, Mexico – @ Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Source

Hopefully after going to the polls, Gucci Mane spent election day teasing his upcoming project, Evil Genius. The Atlanta MC announced a December 7th release date for the album before revealing what appears to be the complete 17-song tracklist. While recently shared single “Kept Back” with Lil Pump is absent, there are plenty of guest appearances to make Evil Genius a solidly star-studded affair. “Solitaire”, which features Migos and Lil Yachty teaming with Guwop as Glacier Boyz, is included on the tracklist, as is the Bruno Mars and Kodak Black collaboration “Wake Up in the Sky”. Quavo shows up on a pair of songs — “Bipolar” and “Lost Y’all Mind” — with 21 Savage, Kevin Gates, Lil Skies, and NBA YoungBoy also taking up spots. On the production end, Metro Boomin, Murda Beatz, Honorable C-Note, and OG Parker all get mentions. Find Gucci Mane’s Instagram post revealing the tracklist, followed by the full thing typed out. Evil Genius marks Gucci Mane’s first release of 2018. Last year brought the release of three projects, including DropTopWop with Metro Boomin, El Gato: The Human Glacier, and Mr. Davis. A Gucci Mane biopic is also in the works. Evil Genius Tracklist: 01. Off The Boat 02. By Myself 03. Bipolar (feat. Quavo) 04. Cold Shoulder (feat. NBA YoungBoy) 05. Not Goin (feat. Kevin Gates) 06. On God 07. Outta Proportion 08. Just Like It (feat. 21 Savage) 09. Wake Up In The Sky (feat. Bruno Mars & Kodak Black) 10. Solitaire (feat. Glacier Boyz) 11. Lord 12. This The Night 13. Mad Russian (feat. Lil Skies) 14. Money Callin 15. Hard Feelings 16. Dead Broke 17. Lost Y’all Mind (feat. Quavo) Source

Only a few months after Fugazi bassist Joe Lally and drummer Brendan Canty unveiled a new band called The Messthetics, it would appear that Lally is now turning to Fugazi mastermind Ian MacKaye for yet another project. The band still doesn’t have a name, but, as pointed out by Washington City Paper editor Matt Cohen on Twitter, it was announced rather inconsequentially that a new band featuring MacKaye, Lally, and Amy Farina of The Evens (and MacKaye’s wife) will make their debut at a benefit event for a Washington, DC food bank. At the end of an email from activist organization Positive Force calling for volunteers for a flea market, the organizers also happened to mention a small show at St. Stephen’s Cathedral. “Finally, a new band with Ian MacKaye, Amy Farina, and Joe Lally will play their first show on Sunday night, also at St. Stephens… it is a benefit for Loaves & Fishes, and we can use help doing set-up, door, etc!” More details of the surprise show can be found below. so yeah, if you live in D.C. and wanna see this new, as-of-yet unnamed band, here are the details: pic.twitter.com/lNRbwSjUmk — Matt Cohen (@Matt_D_Cohen) November 6, 2018 Source

Whenever Frank Ocean’s Tumblr flickers to life, fans around the world get excited, hoping that new music is on the horizon. Though the crooner returned to the page today without new tunes, he did have something intriguing for fans. Ocean used his blog to promote the midterm elections, encouraging fans in Houston, Miami, Dallas, and Atlanta to participate in the process by offering free merch in exchange for proof of voting. According to the flyer posted to Tumblr, “cities were chosen in states to support specific candidates.” The post then goes on to list the candidates, and a reason why they are deserving of votes: Stacey Abrams of Georgia would be America’s first black female governor, Florida’s Andrew Gillum would be the state’s first black governor, and Beto O’Rourke of Texas would be the state’s first Democratic senator in 24 years. (Note that while the Tumblr flyer calls for “a photo of you at the ballot,” selfies in the ballot booth are illegal in Texas, Florida, and Georgia, so a photo at the polling location or a ballot stub is sufficient.) Check out a photo of the merch, which features the “42%” logo and same white-and-blue coloring, below. First look at the merch via @Tylerwolf_ pic.twitter.com/SCNp8e68Vm — Frank Ocean Daily (@TeamFrankDaily) November 6, 2018 In addition to the free merch offering, the notoriously elusive star also shared the latest episode of his Apple Music Beats 1 radio show blonded RADIO. The new release is a special midterms episode featuring music and discussions about the election, #PizzaGate, and other right-wing conspiracy theories. Take a listen at Apple Music. Update: Two additional, midterm-themed episodes of blonded RADIO aired over the court of the day. You can stream them all here. Source

Over the last few years, Jorja Smith has crept into the public consciousness with spots on Drake’s More Life and a track on the massive Black Panther soundtrack. In June, the rising star returned to the spotlight with a new album, the impressive Lost & Found. Now, during a visit to BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, Smith performed a reimagined reimagined version of SZA and Kendrick Lamar’s “All the Stars”, arguably the biggest hit from the Black Panther soundtrack. For her rendition, the UK singer stripped back the production and showcased her stellar vocal abilities over a sparse backing piano. Check out a clip of the performance below and listen to the whole song — as well as a performance of Lost & Found’s “The One” — on the BBC’s website, starting at the 2:10:00 mark. How beautiful is this @JorjaSmith performs @KendrickLamar and @SZA's 'All The Stars' for #R1LiveLoungeMonth and it's stunning. pic.twitter.com/yjXBjEZ1P1 — Radio 1 on BBC Sounds (@BBCR1) November 5, 2018 Earlier this summer, Lost & Found appeared on the shortlist for the Mercury Prize, honoring the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The award ultimately went to Wolf Alice for Visions of a Life. Source

Korn singer Jonathan Davis, whose estranged wife Deven died this past summer from an accidental overdose, has opened up on a number of topics in a conversation with Jamey Jasta for the Hatebreed singer’s The Jasta Show podcast. One of the subjects that came up was Korn’s massive fame in the late ’90s and early 2000s, when they were knocking off bands like *NSync and The Backstreet Boys from the top spot on MTV’s Total Request Live countdown. Davis said the music world will likely never see a time like that again. “I’ve always said this last batch – Korn, Deftones, [Limp] Bizkit, all those bands from that time – that was the last guard of that time of the big, real rock bands. That time has come and gone. No one’s ever gonna do it like we ever did. No one’s ever gonna have that experience. It was larger than life. We were up against pop bands, dude.” He added, “I’m not trying to be arrogant or nothing, but it was like… us against the pop bands, us against the Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys, and then we were so embraced by the hip-hop community.” Davis, who has been playing solo gigs this fall, also addressed his wife’s death, saying, “I’ve had a really fucked-up year, so just to be out here [touring], it’s the way that I cope and it helps me heal. I’ve got my sons out with me, so I’m more focused on raising those boys right. Music has always been my saving grace — it’s always taken me from a really dark place — and by just purging that stuff with music, it helps me get through… It’s all I’ve ever known — since I was little.” He continues, “My parents were in theater and [I was surrounded by] all kinds of music, so I’ve been going to gigs all my life. So, yeah, the show must go on. You can be a bitch and have a pity party, but that’s counter productive. I wanna go on and do what makes me happy for once.” Listen to the full Jasta Show podcast with Jonathan Davis in the player below. Source

Cult Leader are unleashing their second full-length album, A Patient Man, this Friday, November 9th, and the band has teamed up with Heavy Consequence to premiere the scorching new track, “Isolation in the Land of Milk and Honey” (listen below). Hailing from Salt Lake City, Utah, Cult Leader are a genre-defying band that bring elements of extreme metal, hardcore, crust punk, metalcore and dark wave to their music. Songs on the new album range from the chaotic intensity you hear on “Isolation in the Land of Milk and Honey” to the haunting beauty of the previously released “To Achlys”. Of the new track, vocalist Anthony Lucero tells us, “‘Isolation in the Land of Milk and Honey’ is about mental self-cannibalism.” A Patient Man was produced by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou at his GodCity Studio in Massachusetts. The album is available for pre-order at this location, and you can catch Cult Leader on tour with God Mother beginning at the end of this month. See the dates below. Cult Leader 2018 Tour Dates: 11/28 – Denver, CO @ Lost Lake % 11/29 – Kansas City, MO @ Farewell Transmission % 11/30 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle * 12/01 – Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary * 12/02 – Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck * 12/04 – Montreal, QC @ Turbo Haus * 12/05 – Hartford, CT @ Webster Underground * 12/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ Ortlieb’s * 12/07 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott * 12/08 – Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus * 12/09 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottar * 12/11 – Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlie’s * 12/12 – Asheville, NC @ Mothlight * 12/13 – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn * 12/14 – Birmingham, AL @ The Firehouse 12/15 – New Orleans, LA @ Santos Bar 12/16 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk Inside ^ 12/17 – Dallas, TX @ Double Wide ^ 12/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Club Red ^ 12/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Satellite ^ 12/21 – San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside ^ % w/ God Mother * w/ God Mother, Primitive Weapons ^ w/ God Mother, Echo Beds Source

Origins is our recurring new music feature in which an act dissects the inspirations that informed their latest release. Later this month, Virginia emo rockers Mae will return with their first album in nearly a decade. It’s titled Multisensory Aesthetic Experience — the meaning of the acronym of the group’s moniker — and sees them transcending above the clouds to reflect on the limits of time and space. Following offerings like “Let It Die” and “5 Light Years” comes “The Overview”, the latest single from Multisensory. The track was written in honor of the 50th anniversary of the discovery of The Overview Effect, which astronauts describe as a change in perspective after they see Earth from afar. “They see a floating rock in space as the commonality for all mankind,” Mae tell Consequence of Sound. “Our differences can pin us against each other but our singular planet can show us how fragile the existence of all mankind is if we don’t acknowledge how to grow and include.” In a similar way, “The Overview Effect” moved Mae to shift their way of thinking about the world and beyond, and it ended up liberating them. “The boundaries and constructs of time were starting to break apart in my mind and finding more freedom from those shackles was something that my heart and soul desperately wanted,” said the band. The song “The Overview” is about “letting go of time and space in order to find some of life’s true worth. Letting go of fear and my own concepts and theories of god came right alongside throwing limits of time away.” We hear these moments of both chaos and revelation throughout the new track, bustling percussion and zigzagging guitars juxtaposed with more anthemic, sweeping melodies. “I’ve felt the beauty and held the pain/ I’ve been healed by the fire, and I’ve been burned by the flame,” frontman Dave Elkins sings to open the song. “Lost in the dark, found in the light/ And at the end of the day and the night/ All I know is to try, all I hope is to see.” The journey to the epiphany — much like the space odyssey of astronauts — isn’t without its challenges, but the endgame is, as Mae put it in 2003, Destination: Beautiful. Take a listen below. Multisensory Aesthetic Experience is due out November 30th. Pre-order it here. Mae spoke further to CoS to offer us a closer look at some of the other inspirations behind “The Overview”, including the concept of home and Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar. Interstellar and The Overview Effect: There are repeated themes of space travel and exploration of the deep unknown both scientifically and spiritually spread across the entire new Mae album. I’ve been incredibly fascinated with space since I was a kid and have written songs about flying, space travel, light years, rocket ships, etc. I remember watching the movie Interstellar a few years ago and having so many questions pop up that I wasn’t expecting. The boundaries and constructs of time were starting to break apart in my mind and finding more freedom from those shackles was something that my heart and soul desperately wanted. “The Overview” is about letting go of time and space in order to find some of life’s true worth. Letting go of fear and my own concepts and theories of god came right alongside throwing limits of time away. This is by no means something I’ve mastered, but only something I’ve considered. The Overview Effect is a phrase astronauts use to describe a spiritual awakening or a shift in perspective they receive while in orbit with the ability to earth gaze. They see a floating rock in space as the commonality for all mankind. Our differences can pin us against each other but our singular planet can show us how fragile the existence of all mankind is if we don’t acknowledge how to grow and include. This has also encouraged my own awakening and perspective shift. Home, what is it?: The concept of “home” has almost always confused me. How I can feel “at home” miles and miles away from the town I grew up in or the city I live in now? Why do I sometimes feel completely alone sitting in the living room at my own house? Why do I want to go deeper and connect fuller sometimes with those who have hurt me the most? These tough questions might lead to a discovery of “home” and a defiance of the false sense of what we believe “home” to be. D-A-D-G-A-E: Dropped D is a tuning I’ve used since I learned that favorite bands of mine growing up like Hum, Deftones, Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat World, and even The Beatles on “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” were using it. I’ve written plenty of songs in dropped D over the years and plenty for Mae. But using this alternate tuning on guitar was the true inspiration for the verse riff on “The Overview”. Sometimes I’ll approach an instrument that isn’t primary for me in order to think outside of any box I’ve created for myself and get back to honest songwriting. For me songwriting actually becomes vulnerable and fluid when I introduce discomfort and the unknown for the sake of honesty and new creativity. Schematic Studios: When Mae made our first album, Destination: Beautiful we used a small shed studio in our hometown as an inspired unknown instrument. Our bass player was learning audio engineering and what he didn’t know became an opportunity for us to explore and expand. We tried things that we researched and knew were supposed to work, performing grooves on a drum kit one piece at a time in order to have total isolation of the pieces. We mic-ed electric guitar strings just to listen to the sound we’d capture and then not use it anywhere on the album. It was an amazing time for Mae as all we could was experiment, create, and learn. 15 years later, I’ve got a studio of my own and tapped into the same inspiration as we made “The Overview” and the other songs on Multisensory Aesthetic Experience. We banged on walls with drums sticks, we turned vocals into samples and samples into synthesizers and synthesizers into soundscapes. Having a wide eyed wonder moving into the studio was going to be a challenge on its own for me. Producing a Mae album as my first project in my new studio ended being exactly what I needed and what the album needed from us. “I’ve met astronauts!”: Our drummer Jacob works in the humanitarian and nonprofit sector. Through his work and Mae’s involvement I have been able to meet some incredible people and have deep dive discussions and a couple of times with astronauts. This makes it far too easy for me to fantasize about outer space and all of the wonderful things I hope it can teach me! Mae 2018 Tour Dates: 11/08 – Durham, NC @ Motorco 11/09 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade 11/10 – Orlando, FL @ The Social 11/11 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ The Revolution Live 11/14 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live 11/15 – Dallas, TX @ Curtain Club 11/16 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk 11/18 – Little Rock, AR @ Revolution Music Room 11/23 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa 11/24 – Norfolk, VA @ TBA Source

30 minutes before “Saturday Night Live” was about to air, Ariana Grande releases “thank u, next”, seemingly about her ex Pete Davidson. However, the single is so much more than that. This single turns out not to be a “diss track, but rather Grande’s reflection and gratitude toward everyone she loved from Davidson to late boyfriend Mac Miller. When teasing the single, Grande tweeted “No drags…no shade…just love, gratitude, acceptance, honesty and growth.” This is encapsulated in “thank u, next”, which has already reached the Top 5 on iTunes. The timing, in particular, is what got people initially talking. Grande released the album 30 minutes before SNL, where her ex Pete Davidson will make his first appearance on the show since their public breakup. The timing of this was a brilliant move on Grande’s part. The move caused even more traction for “thank u, next” and proved that she is one of the biggest power players in the music industry right now. This single seems to encapsulate the past year that Grande has had. From the untimely death of Mac Miller to the public breakup with Pete Davidson, Grande’s emotions show in her single. Rather than revealing drama and intimate moments in her song, Grande instead embraces the gratitude and positivity she has with her exes. Instead of making it a diss track, Grande uses the song to show the world that she is “so f_n’ grateful for my ex.” Grande also teased another new album accompanying “thank u, next”. The album is also called “thank u, next”, and will feature the single as the title track. This is coming off the heels of Grande’s critically and commercially acclaimed album Sweetener, which debuted #1 on the Billboard 200. While not much is known about the album, Grande has been dropping hints on her Twitter account. The post Ariana Grande Releases Surprise Single “thank u, next” appeared first on Verge Campus. Source

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With Ultra Music Festival’s fate in Miami currently up in the air, residents of Virginia Key called an emergency meeting last night to protest the festival’s proposed move to the island. In a report last week, it was revealed that Ultra organizers were looking to move the 3-day music festival to Virginia Key, split between Miami Marine Stadium and Historic Virginia Key Beach Park as venues. According to Virginia Key residents, they were not made aware of a tentative vote on the matter until it was reported on in the Miami Herald last week. “We only heard about it by seeing it in [the Miami Herald,]” said Key Biscayne Mayor Mayra Lindsay during last night’s meeting. “We didn’t even get the courtesy of being told directly.” “I am ready to call out our neighbors, the city of Miami, as bad neighbors,” said Vice Mayor Franklin Caplan. “I am pretty well fed up with the way the city of Miami behaves.” Virginia Key residents reportedly called the festival “abhorrent” and an “absolutely horrible disruptive event.” A draft agreement between the city and Ultra obtained by the Miami Herald through a public records request shows more of the details proposed. A minimum of $1.4 million would be owed by Ultra to stage the festival on Virginia Key, though that figure could increase if ticket sales are strong. More importantly, there is no end term to the agreement; it would last indefinitely, with a provision to review the contract terms in 2024. The city or Ultra would also have the option of revoking the contract voluntarily, given a year’s notice before the following festival. Read the full agreement below. Photo via aLIVE Coverage for Ultra This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Virginia Key Residents Cry Out Against Proposed Ultra Festival As Draft Agreement Is Revealed Source

Dave Grohl and Beck have spent quite a bit of time on stage together in recent weeks. In late September, they teamed up for a Swing Left fundraiser held in a neighborhood backyard. This past Thursday, they joined forces again, this time at a get-out-the-vote event in Los Angeles (that same event also saw Grohl back Yeah Yeah Yeahs for a performance of “Heads Will Roll”). And over the weekend, Grohl and Beck shared the stage for a third time as the musical entertainment for the the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Eighth Annual Art + Film Gala. According to the Los Angeles Times, Beck, singing lead, and Grohl, on drums, performed a set mixing Beck originals (“Devils Haircut”, “Loser”, “Where It’s At) and covers of Led Zeppelin, Talking Heads, and Van Halen. Adding to the star power, St. Vincent joined the guys for a cover of Blondie’s “Rapture”. Watch fan-shot footage of the star-studded set below. Source

The Lowdown: Vince Staples is one of hip-hop’s sweethearts. With the success he’s gained by simply being himself, Staples seems to realize he doesn’t need to refine his raw sound to release radio-friendly songs. FM! is an extremely crude, yet beautiful album that features the west coast rapper taking over the city’s airwaves with his music. In 22 minutes, he curates his own version of “Big Boy’s Neighborhood” by threading his songs together with listener call-ins, adding interludes from Earl Sweatshirt and Tyga, and even inserting a giveaway segment. These elements give the audience a real listening experience and act as the glue that cements the creative themes of the album. The Good: It’s always an admirable act when rappers dedicate some part of their music to show love to their city. From the lyrics to the album cover and contributing voices, FM! has “California” scribbled all over it. One noticeable thing about this project is the radio feel, which explains the title of the album. LA-based radio host Big Boy brings that radio spirit and sets the tone and mood for the album by describing the relaxing atmosphere of a west coast summer. This vibe is fresh, engaging, and a pleasure to listen to. Meanwhile, the 25-year-old Staples is throwing a block party for the gangsters. On “FUN!”, he spits hot one-liners like “My black is beautiful, but I’ll still shoot at you” and “Christian Dior? I’m Crippin’ Bior.” His heart goes black on “Outside!” as he digs deep into his bag of gun talk. One can tell he’s the real deal when he says: “Niggas know the deal when I pull up in the pill/ I’ma, I’ma, I’ma heat a nigga grill/ I’ma, I’ma, I’ma go in for the kill.” Other tracks like “Don’t Get Chipped”, “Relay”, and “No Bleedin” find Staples bursting with the same gangsta energy. The Bad: When an artist makes an album for nobody but themselves and a subset of their fans, they stand the risk of losing a part of their audience. This isn’t the case for Staples on this 11-track project. However, in terms of instantly memorable tracks, there’s little to hold on to as skits, interludes, and the radio funfair take up a lot of the album. The Verdict: In Vince Staples’ California-centered world, it’s summer year-round. FM! features the rapper in his raw form and representing his love for the west coast. Whether you decide to hit play in chronological order or skip around, this album will have you bobbing your head at any point. FM! is a sunny day that not even being stuck in LA traffic can ruin. Essential Tracks: “FUN!”, “Outside!”, and “Run the Bands” Source

Yesterday, it was announced that Megadeth will be spending part of 2019 on the road as Ozzy Osbourne’s opening act, and now comes word that the thrash metal group has begun working on a new album. The band’s leader, Dave Mustaine, has taken to social media recently to tease the sessions for what will be the group’s 16th studio effort with a small snippet of music. The guitarist posted a clip to his Instagram account of drummer Dirk Verbeuren pounding his way through a practice run for one of a new tune. The Cheshire Cat is smiling! Enjoy a lil tease. ⁦@Megadeth⁩ ⁦@VerbeurenDirk⁩ #Album16 pic.twitter.com/33xlU3Wuln — Dave Mustaine (@DaveMustaine) November 5, 2018 According to recent interviews, the members of Megadeth have spent part of the summer sharing ideas for riffs and songs, which Mustaine has been using to form the material for this new album. Mustaine has also hinted that the record will be out in 2019. Now it looks like 2019 is looking pretty good for a new disc, as Mustaine sent out a tweet on Saturday that announced that sessions had begun in earnest with Chris Rakestraw, the producer who helped make Megadeth’s Grammy-winning last album, Dystopia. The new disc will mark the first Megadeth album featuring Verbeuren, as Lamb of God’s Chris Adler played drums on Dystopia. Today, our drummer @VerbeurenDirk and I start @Megadeth Album 16 with Dystopia co-producer and @Grammy winning partner Chris Rakestraw at my side again. No Rest For The Wicked! (relax…that’s not the new title). — Dave Mustaine (@DaveMustaine) November 3, 2018 The next year looks to be another busy one for the band no matter if the album comes out or not. In addition to the dates with Ozzy, Megadeth will be embarking on their first-ever Megacruise. The thrash masters set sail on October 13th and will be joined by Anthrax, Testament, Corrosion of Conformity, Armored Saint, and many others. Mustaine has also mentioned the launch of a new music and craft beer tour called “Kegadeth”. Metallica’s Top 5 Songs Tool’s Top 5 Music Videos Behemoth's Top 5 Songs Alice in Chains' Top 5 Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy” Annotated Video Source

Earlier this month, Perry Farrell announced plans to release a new solo album in 2019. Titled Kind Heaven, it’s been described as a “musical scene-setter for his immersive entertainment destination” of the same name, which is set to make its debut in Las Vegas also in the new year. Now, a press release has revealed more details about Farrell’s forthcoming record, specifically the new band that helped bring it to life. The Jane’s Addiction rocker convened his own group of specially chosen musicians, aptly called Perry Farrell’s Kind Heaven Orchestra. The lineup features Matt Chamberlain on drums; Jane’s Addiction’s Chris Chaney on bass and Matt Rohde on keys; and guitarist Nick Maybury. Farrell’s own wife and Satellite Party bandmate Etty Lau Farrell also contributes on vocals. Other confirmed guest contributors include Tommy Lee, Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins, and Dhani Harrison. The BMG release — Farrell’s first solo one in since 2001 — is co-produced by longtime David Bowie associate Tony Visconti. (Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit from Worst to Best) Farrell and his Kind Heaven Orchestra are set to debut songs from the forthcoming LP at a special headlining concert at Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles on November 30th. They’ll also be joined by “several Los Angeles music icons.” For fans who can’t catch them that night, Farrell’s Kind Heaven Orchestra have a second concert lined up for December 2nd at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Perry, noted Lollapalooza founder, hasn’t revealed the opening date for his Kind Heaven entertainment hub in Las Vegas. Whenever it does unveil itself, though, it will reportedly promise virtual wrestling monkeys, Farrell-starring holographic porn, and perhaps most importantly, the reunion of Farrell’s long-dormant project, Porno for Pyros. Source

Atlanta’s own J.I.D. is due to drop his sophomore album, DiCaprio 2, later this month through Dreamville Records. With just a few weeks to go, the rapper has shared a new song called “Off Deez” featuring Dreamville label head J. Cole. ChaseTheMoney handles production here, but it’s not as though J.I.D. and Cole need any assistance keeping the beat. The two MCs come flying out of the gate right from the get-go, with J.I.D. especially cramming syllables within seconds. (Read: The 25 Most Anticipated Tours of Fall 2018) “Cannabis, cannabis, roll up my spliff/ Hannibal, Hannibal, look what I did,” he rocks on the chorus in warp speed, “edible, edible, got the munchies/ But I got the bungees, I’ma jump off this shit.” And he does. For his part, Cole manages to name-drop everyone from Malcolm X and Nintendo to Kindergarten Cop and Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger and Cold Stone’s creamery. How’s that for variety? Take a listen below. DiCaprio, which follows last year’s The Never Story, officially arrives November 26th. It was named after Leonardo DiCaprio, who is said to be J.I.D.’s favorite actor. Be sure to peep the single’s accompanying artwork of an Oscar-type award bagged inside a condom. Cole is currently on tour supporting his latest effort, KOD, with the help of Young Thug and EarthGang. Over the summer, Cole revealed his “Album of the Year” freestyle; he’s next set to appear on Anderson .Paak’s upcoming Oxnard. His inaugural Dreamville Festival in North Carolina was recently postponed until 2019 due to Hurricane Florence. “Off Deez” Artwork: Source

A friend commented on my Facebook page last week: “I will be impressed if they can pull off Season 6 without the main man.” But Kevin Spacey’s unceremonious ouster from Netflix’s flagship show elicited nothing more than a shrug from me. Let’s be honest: Frank Underwood’s shock value wore off shortly after reporter Zoe Barnes fell under a subway car. He hasn’t been interesting for years. Claire Underwood (Robin Wright), though… [Read: Season 6 of House of Cards Hinges on Claire Underwoods’ Approval Ratings] In Season 6, Seth Grayson, the Underwoods’ former press secretary, says you always knew where you stood with Frank — but not with Claire. That’s exactly why she’s fascinating. We always knew Frank was remorseless, but Claire, until recently, always had these hints of humanity poking through her frosty exterior. House of Cards, Netflix I’ve been fixated on Claire since a very specific episode: Season 3, Episode 6. Claire, in her new role as UN Ambassador, is trying to get Michael Corrigan, a gay-rights activist being held in a Russian prison, to take a plea that will ensure his freedom. Corrigan, however, is unwilling to sign a statement that relieves Russia of any responsibility in how it treats the LGBT community. Instead, he hangs himself in his cell. In response, Claire Underwood hijacks the mic at a press conference and condemns Russian President Viktor Petrov for the activist’s death. She had had some intimate conversations about values and relationships with Corrigan. She respected him. As she tells Frank in a heated squabble later, “He had more courage than you’ll ever have.” How do we reconcile this Claire with the ruthless killer of Seasons 5 and 6? Well, let’s start from the beginning. Season 1: A Primer in Suppressing Emotion House of Cards, Netflix Claire’s Notable Cutthroat Accomplishments: — Forces her office manager, Evelyn, to fire 18 of her nonprofit’s employees, then letting Evelyn know she’s being let go as well. — Breaks up with photographer and longtime fling Adam Galloway oh so delicately: “No. What I chose was a man I could love for more than a week.” — Cuts off former employee Gillian Cole’s health insurance, despite knowing that she’s pregnant and can’t afford private insurance. Despite the aforementioned list of accomplishments, Season 1 Claire could in no way be deemed a sociopath. There are too many moments when the veneer breaks. Instead, we find a woman who seems relatively new to the big leagues (while she’s the director of the growing nonprofit The Clean Water Initiative, one gets the impression that the Underwoods are new to this game of having Claire’s work feel at times as important as Frank’s). She’s learning what kind of leader she wants to be — and for the most part that means focusing on the bottom line, even if that means firing half her staff to even the books. Fair enough. Plenty of male execs act the same way. But to a degree, she’s faking it until she makes it. When she orders a coffee from Starbucks, she’s clearly reflecting on how her former employee Evelyn is probably doomed to this kind of mundane work. Who hires a 59-year-old? She gives money to a homeless guy. And she actually cries (!) when she thinks about Peter Russo’s orphaned kids. But she knows emotion is a hindrance, not a virtue, so when push comes to shove, she fires her staff and returns from her fling with Adam Galloway when Frank needs her by his side to maneuver the tricky cover-up of Peter Russo’s murder. And no one can forget the line she spouts out at former employee Gillian Cole when she cuts off the soon-to-be mom’s healthcare: “I am willing to let your child wither and die inside you if that’s what’s required. Now tell me, am I the sort of enemy you want to make?” Season 2: A Primer in Manipulation House of Cards, Netflix Claire’s Notable Cutthroat Accomplishments: — Outs General Dalton McGinnis as a rapist on national TV. It’s unclear if he actually got her pregnant or if she’s using him as a scapegoat to rationalize her abortion (it’s usually political suicide for the wife of a Southern Congressman to get an abortion). — Encourages rape survivor Private Megan Hennessey to go public about her own sexual assault, even though the young woman is clearly not emotionally stable enough to be doing so. But Claire has a cause now, and people are just pawns. — Backstabs ex-boyfriend Adam Galloway by asking him to say he didn’t take a nude picture of her that surfaces (he did), without telling him she plans to say he did take it (the story would be too clean otherwise, she explains). His career and privacy are placed into jeopardy as the Underwoods make him out to be an attention-seeking opportunist. The stakes are higher for the Underwoods in Season 2. Frank ascends first to the vice presidency and then to the presidency. Claire still occasionally lets our glimpses of emotion (in Episode 2, at a ceremony for General Dalton McGinnis, a man who raped Claire in high school, she retreats to the bathroom to cry), but for the most part she’s focused on the same goal as her husband: getting to the Oval Office — and any person in the way can be damned. A few other strong female characters arise this season, notably Congresswoman Jackie Sharpe, who replaces Frank as House Whip, and Special Prosecutor Heather Dunbar. Sharpe is an interesting counterpoint to Claire because she demonstrates what a cutthroat businesswoman sans sociopathic tendencies might actually look like. While Jackie’s acceptance of House Whip hinges on her willingness to tell her mentor/father-figure, Ted Havermeyer, he must resign (which she does without shedding a tear), that’s not exactly the same as wishing death to a soon-to-be mother’s unborn fetus. Both women are willing to stand up to disrespectful men, but only one is willing to destroy the life of anyone in her way. Most notably, however, Season 2 is flooded with examples of Claire manipulating everyone around her: a rape survivor, President Walker’s wife (“Why not get counseling? No one would ever find out.”), ex-boyfriend Adam Galloway (can you tell the media you didn’t take this damning photo of me, so I can turn around and make you look like a money-hungry liar), and even an impressionable, young rape victim. But it works. Frank does knock his knuckles on the Oval Office desk by the end of the season — it’s now his desk. Season 3: A Primer in Power House of Cards, Netflix Claire’s Notable Cutthroat Accomplishments: –Jeopardizes a nuclear deal between Frank and Russian President Viktor Petrov by condemning the Russian leader to his face on national TV. — Uses her mom’s cancer as an excuse for why she’s not on the campaign trail with Frank. In truth, she had previously been estranged from her mom and is just in Texas because she wants to run for Congress. Now the comparisons to Hillary Clinton begin, if they hadn’t already — not because HRC is a sociopath, but because she, like Claire Underwood, started as First Lady then demonstrated loftier political ambitions. Shortly after Frank takes the oath of office for the presidency, Claire expresses interest (more like demands) in becoming UN Ambassador. Not unlike recent Supreme Court nominee (and now sitting justice) Brett Kavanaugh, Claire loses her cool in her nomination hearings. Sure, basically everything either Underwood says in public is a lie, but apparently Claire’s ability to feign patience still has a threshold. One can only imagine how well she’d fair at the Benghazi hearings. This is also the season, as discussed in this article’s intro, where she learns to empathize with LGBT activist Michael Corrigan. Empathy is sort of the antithesis of sociopathy, so our fair-haired protagonist can’t be too far gone yet. But there’s something telling about the argument that erupts out of the whole Russian fiasco (Claire telling off the Russian president isn’t necessarily good for international affairs). Frank yells. Claire yells. And then Frank more or less lays out the Underwood moral philosophy for us: Frank: He (activist Michael Corrigan) was a coward, and I’m glad he’s dead. Claire: He had more courage than you’ll ever have. Frank: Do you want to discuss courage, Claire? Because anyone can commit suicide or spout their mouth in front of a camera. But you want to know what takes real courage? Keeping your mouth shut, no matter what you might be feeling. Holding it all together when the stakes are this high. She never makes the same “mistake” again. Season 4: A Primer in Self-Reliance House of Cards, Netflix Claire’s Notable Cutthroat Accomplishments: — Tells an elderly Black Congresswoman that her daughter, who has been waiting a decade for her seat, can wait — Claire is going to be taking her seat, thank you. — Sabotages Frank’s primary in Iowa by leaking a photograph of his father with the KKK. — Lets Frank’s VP, Donald Blythe, think she’s helping him handle Petrov when he has to takeover after Frank is shot. But really we know she’s just too happy to be pulling the strings. It’s in Season 5 that the idea of Claire Underwood as president first gets planted in our minds. Frank, perhaps like the Clintons, has the disadvantage of being in politics for decades. In that time, his corruption has been fodder for the media — well those journalists Frank hasn’t pushed off a subway platform. But Claire is fresh-faced and new to politics. Her popularity is much higher. And she seems agile and capable: When Frank takes a bullet (an assassination attempt by another one of those pesky journalists), she more or less becomes Dick Cheney and runs the White House by whispering her wishes into acting-President Donald Blythe’s ear. In the B plot to the season, acclaimed author Tom Yates has been brought on to write a celebratory book about Frank’s hallmark presidential achievement, the jobs program America Works. But Yates knows the American people don’t want to read about issues — they want to see their leaders as people. He starts to chip away at Claire’s hard exterior. He’s not always successful, however. When he writes a convention speech for her, she leaves out the part about love. “Why?” he asks. “That’s the best part.” Claire is honest for maybe the last time: Claire: Saying that paragraph about love made me uncomfortable. Tom: Saying you love Francis? Claire: I do love him. Tom: Then what made you uncomfortable? Claire: Saying it in front of you. After an impressively cutthroat Season 3, it looked like Tom Yates just might remind Claire what it feels like to be human. He reminded her that she had her own dreams separate from Frank. He called her out when she was giving a canned response. Maybe it was all too little too late. Or maybe a deadlock election — one that Frank eventually needs to rig — is enough to refocus her attention on what really matters: staying on top. Season 5: A Primer in Ruthlessness House of Cards, Netflix Claire’s Notable Cutthroat Accomplishments: — RIP Tom Yates. — She lets VP Donald Blythe know what she really thinks: “You’re a fool, Donald. You always were. You and your dumb dead wife that you never, ever shut up about.” — After becoming acting president, she dodges Frank’s pleas for a presidential pardon. She’s clearly less interesting in saving his skin than embracing her newfound power. The season ends with her turning to the camera and deadpanning, “My turn.” The glimpses of humanity found in the former seasons are now left in the past. Her surrounding colleagues are just as surprised as we are. Doug Stamper expects an ally in Claire and learns they may not necessarily share the same allegiances. And when ex-boyfriend Tom Yates refuses to back down from his no-secrets-withheld biography on the Underwoods, she knows what needs to be done. Frank’s no longer the only murderer. What’s particularly sick about Tom Yates’ murder, is while cause of death is technically poison, she then proceeds to have sex with him, almost as if she’d like nothing more to stare directly into his eyes as it dawns on him that he’s asphyxiating. That’s some fucked-up shit, Claire. But still, one can sort-of kind-of rationalize the inevitability of Tom’s death. After all she’s put up with. After all of her and Frank’s work. Is she going to let a novelist-turned-essayist expose their carefully built house of cards? Hell no. Her murder of Tom Yates is still a little more rational than the reasoning of Frank’s long list of victims. Zoe Barnes? She wasn’t going to expose everything (yet); she was just annoying him. Peter Russo? Not a good gubernatorial candidate, but not necessarily a threat. Rachel Posner? For the love of God, the girl just wanted to be left alone. Tom Yates was actually someone who could put the Underwoods behind bars. And so we start season 6 with a weighty question: Does Tom Yates’ murder prove Claire’s conscience is gone? Season 6: A Primer in Hollowness House of Cards, Netflix Claire’s Notable Cutthroat Accomplishments: — One … two … three … four dead bodies? I’m going to give it to you straight: I was disappointed with Season 6. Last fall when Kevin Spacey was outed as a sexual predator and axed from the show, many online commentators shrugged. “Is that show still on” was a refrain from some. “How will they finish the show without him?” others asked. But for avid viewers, it was obvious that Robin Wright was almost perfectly primed to take over anyway. Hell, in the Season 5 finale, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade (wow that’s a mouthful) Jane Davis even suggests to Claire there may be ways to off Frank. She says it casually, like it’s just a thing to keep in mind. I wanted to see how Claire would ascend to power. Her character was so complex, and Robin Wright’s performance was so masterful that the dedicated viewer knew Claire Underwood deserved to be the centerpiece of Season 6. Unfortunately, what we get (and I’m purposefully trying to keep things vague for late viewers) is a one-dimensional Claire Underwood for the first time. She tells the camera in the season premiere that she’s going to be honest, but one gets the feeling the last time she was ever honest was in that Season 4 dialogue with Tom Yates — the one where she hinted that she loved him. The writers give us this archetype, an older version of the woman Taylor Swift plays in her video for “Look What You Made Me Do”. She will do anything to be the last (wo)man standing. But while Zoe Barnes’ death in Season 2 was shocking (gasp! Remember when it was surprising for a show to kill off a main character), when the corpses stack up, each death means less and less. And it becomes less and less interesting to try to understand the mind behind the violence. Season 6 Claire is ruthless but predictable — and that makes her less enjoyable to watch. Despite the feeling of being let down (I kind of always expected her humanity to ultimately win), maybe this is the real natural progression of things. I’m reminded of something the political commentators at Pod Save America say every single time Trump or his family tell another lie. “They’ve lied so much they’ve started to believe their own lies.” Maybe that was Claire Hale Underwood’s fate. She was so good at faking the role of a sociopath that she ultimately became one. Source

We marvel at the idea of being someone else. Someone who carries themselves higher, dresses better, or paints their face prettier- perhaps that is why we love Halloween so much. We use the holiday to express ourselves more freely and creatively. Now, let the spirit continue into November at Dusk Music Festival, a place you can be your fun, creative, weird and loving self without worries of judgement. DUSK is taking over Armory Park in downtown Tucson November 10th-11th (11/11). DUSK Music Festival has been cultivating a culture founded on love in Tucson for three years now. photo credit Sean Parker Photo via DUSK Facebook As it has been for these last few years, they are offering quite the promising lineup. In previous years, they have shined their lights on artists such as Louis The Child, Steve Aoki, and RL Grime. We are blissfully elated to shuffle and sway to this year’s set of performers! Dillon Francis, Phantogram, Big Gigantic, Anna Lunoe, ELOHIM, Jai Wolf, AC Slater, Cherub and more will be lighting up the night. Photo via DUSK Photo via Dillon Francis Facebook With a far deeper purpose than to just blast music, we are absorbing and adoring the idea of unification while munching on Tucson-famous-foods and helping charities along the way! Since its inception, DUSK has made it it’s mission to improve access to music and art education in schools for area youth. That being said, proceeds from the 2018 event will go to the Tucson Children’s Museum, the Armory Park Neighborhood Association and several other local foundations and organizations, yet to be informed. Photo via Tucson Children’s Museum Facebook Enjoy our DUSK Music Festival playlist:  General Admission, VIP, and Platinum VIP are available here. Follow DUSK Music Festival: Facebook Instagram Twitter The post DUSK Music Festival Set to Bloom in the Tucson Desert appeared first on EDM | Electronic Music | EDM Music | EDM Festivals | EDM Events. Source

Last month, All That Remains guitarist Oli Herbert tragically died at the age of 44 as the result of an unspecified accident on his property, and now he will be remembered with a public memorial taking place this Sunday, November 11. Herbert’s body was found in a pond near his home in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, on October 16th, with authorities stating that the death was not suspicious. A announcement on Herbert’s official Facebook page reads as follows: Public Memorial Service for Oli Herbert on Sunday, November 11th from 2-5 pm, at the Worcester Palladium in Worcester, MA. ADMISSION/DONATION: The Memorial Service will be open to the public with entrance on a “first-come, first-served” basis for up to 350 people. An optional DONATION of $10 per person is suggested for admission to benefit the 14th Hour Foundation, a charity that was very important to Oli. Kris Paronto, founder of 14th Hour Foundation, appeared in the All That Remains “Madness” music video. Visit: http://www.14hours.org, for additional information about the charity. Each person who donates $10 will receive a raffle ticket for door prizes to be raffled during the Service. PROGRAMMING: The Memorial Service will include a special video presentation to include photos, music videos and artist tributes. Fans are invited to contribute photos taken of Oli at shows and/or with themselves & Oli. Submissions should be sent no later than Noon on Thursday, Nov. 8th to Suzanne Penley via email to: suzanne@suzannepenley.com. LIVESTREAM BROADCAST: For those unable to attend, the Memorial Service will be a live-streamed on The Official Oli Herbert page beginning at 2:15 pm. Coincidentally, All That Remains’ new album, Victim of the New Disease, arrives this Friday (November 9th). The disc was announced at the end of September, a few weeks before Herbert’s death. Source

A year after dropping his very good album, IWASVERYBAD, IDK is closing in on the release of his next project. Coming this Friday, IDK & Friends features the Maryland rapper teaming up with seven of his closest collaborators for “raw and uncut” bars. One of those tracks, “Once Upon a Time”, sees him reconnecting with Denzel Curry for their fifth collaboration to date. The track is a complete freestyle, as IDK tweeted that he and Curry “ain’t write shit down for this one. Not too many people sit next to us.” A knocking beat that reiterates hypnotically swirls beneath the duo as they drop lines off the dome that reference everyone from Beenie Man to Prince and assert their dominance over the mic. Take a listen below. Out November 9th, IDK & Friends serves as a precursor to what IDK calls his “first STUDIO album,” the tentatively titled Is He Real. That record is due out sometime in 2019. Source

Sinead O’Connor, who recently changed her name from Magda Davitt to Shuhada Davitt and converted to Islam, spent her Tuesday morning on Twitter lambasting white people, denouncing Trump, and speaking up for women in a series of polarizing tweets. “I’m terribly sorry,” she starts. “What I’m about to say is something so racist I never thought my soul could ever feel it. But truly I never wanna spend time with white people again (if that’s what non-muslims are called). Not for one moment, for any reason. They are disgusting.” From there, she digresses on a range of topics, mostly revolving around the hypocrisy of Twitter, the danger of President Donald Trump, the ignorance of the American people, society’s perceptions on Islam, and why women will “sing the devil to sleep.” Read every tweet below. I'm terribly sorry. What I'm about to say is something so racist I never thought my soul could ever feel it. But truly I never wanna spend time with white people again (if that's what non-muslims are called). Not for one moment, for any reason. They are disgusting. — Shuhada’ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) November 6, 2018 Interesting to see if Twitter bans this when it allows people like Trump and Milbank spew the satanic filth upon even my country #KKKINNEWTONARDSPICKETMOSQUETHEDAYIMADEMYSHAHDAHOWWEIRDISTHAT? — Shuhada’ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) November 6, 2018 Forgive me. Sometimes the Lord needs dirty workers ; ) #NotAsFuckinCrazyAsSheLooks ; ) #TrustMeIAMaSoldier — Shuhada’ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) November 6, 2018 BTW if one IS an intelligent theologian and has taken the journey, one would know there is no more talk of ancient violence in the Q'ran as the Tanukh, the Bible or The sodding Mahabarata. And its ALL EQUALLY IRELLEVANT TO OUR TIMES #ForFuckSake#ReignOfWhiteMANover — Shuhada’ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) November 6, 2018 #TimeForWOMENToBloodyHaveToSaveYouFromYourAllSTOOOPIDSELVES. — Shuhada’ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) November 6, 2018 Which we will sweetly, do ; ) — Shuhada’ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) November 6, 2018 NO more martyrs please. Its a STOOOOOOOPID I-FUCKING-DEA. Lads. Sit down and let the females show you how to sing the devil to sleep ; ) — Shuhada’ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) November 6, 2018 How come so called christian and jewish theologians ( the christian theologians being atheists and satanists actually in practice, though they know it not, never talk about the smashing of their enemies babies heads on rocks which in all over their psalms? #ForFuckSake — Shuhada’ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) November 6, 2018 Everyone says the Poor Americans are the victim of Trump. But you hired him. So fire him. Otherwise you're complicit. It is the same with all so called Islamic Terrorism. Which is exactly what the devil wants and loves. #WatchTheWomen sing the fucker to sleep — Shuhada’ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) November 6, 2018 No Irish person on earth would disagree. We didn't fire the church. We let them please themselves in our children right under our noses and there is no recompense. No balm in gilliad for Irish human beings under 'civiliasation'#PEOPLEARESTILLFUCKINGSTARVINGTODEATH #AMAL — Shuhada’ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) November 6, 2018 Twitter happy to be part of normalizing starvation by using images of Amal to make her seem divine and not human. Trick of the devil in all Talmudic and christian theology — Shuhada’ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) November 6, 2018 Final word. If its 'Crazy' to care. Then by all means, spank my ass and call me Fruity loops : ) — Shuhada’ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) November 6, 2018 Source

Dave Grohl has shared his mighty drum skills with a bevy of bands, either as a member or a guest, but there’s one more band for which he’d love to get behind the kit — and that’s the legendary AC/DC. During an interview with Forbes about the midterm elections, Grohl was asked if there was a dream act he’d love to play drums for, and he promptly answered, “AC/DC. That’s the last one. Phil Rudd is back, though.” He continued, “If you dive back into their back catalog, that early shit, there was a little bit more dynamic, then they settled into the groove. That’s the thing. And it’s because of Phil Rudd. It’s AC/DC, but that guy holds the key.” As previously reported, it appears that classic members Rudd and singer Brian Johnson are back in AC/DC, judging from photos that surfaced over the summer, showing them outside the band’s recording studio in Vancouver, Canada. Rudd basically forced himself out of the band for a few years after being charged with threatening to kill a man and drug possession. He was sentenced to eight months home detention, having already been replaced in AC/DC by Chris Slade. Johnson, meanwhile, had to leave the band when it was determined he was at risk of total hearing loss. He was famously replaced by Axl Rose as AC/DC completed their “Rock or Bust” tour. Meanwhile, Grohl was at an LA benefit concert to get out the vote when being interviewed by Forbes, and he was asked what made him come to the event. “Growing up outside of Washington, DC, the underground music scene there was always very political,” explained Grohl. “So from the Dischord bands to a lot of the bands from the suburbs if there was an event or a protest that involved music it was usually one of our bands.” At that very same event, the Foo Fighters frontman played drums behind the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Beck. Watch video footage here. Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy” Annotated Video Alice in Chains' Top 5 Metallica’s Top 5 Songs Tool’s Top 5 Music Videos Behemoth's Top 5 Songs Source

Last week, Carly Rae Jepsen unveiled her new single, “Party For One”, along with the promise of a forthcoming album. On Monday evening, the pop singer performed the empowering track live for the very first time on The Tonight Show. “To me ‘Party For One’ is an anthem of what it is to celebrate time with yourself, which is a hard thing for people to really enjoy sometimes, and it’s something I’m learning to do more and more,” Jepsen previously explained of the song. “This song represents a lot of what this album is about for me which is romantic love but self-love too.” Catch the replay below. Jepsen’s last proper full-length, Emotion, came out back in 2015. Source

This feature originally ran November 2008 and has since been edited for Election Day 2018. Everyone hates politics. Election Day is among us, though. So, it doesn’t matter if you get nauseous any time you flip by C-SPAN or that you once had an asthma attack during your eighth-grade field trip to Washington, D.C. Truth be told, the country’s future is on the line, and it’s your civil duty to get out there and cast a ballot. As a source of inspiration, we scrambled together a cliché collection of the best political anthems out there. Because, really, sometimes you just need to hear the hits again to feel good about something — it’s sort of like how every sports team relies on the same three or four songs to get everyone in the mood. So, slap on those headphones, pump up the volume, and head to your local polling place. Don’t know where to go? Good news for you: Google has created this unbelievable search engine to help you find exactly what you need, including your district’s local polling place. It’s really that easy, folks. Good luck, god bless, and be smart. __________________________________________________________ 10. Black Flag – “Rise Above” “Rise Above” is just a balls-to-the-wall, throw-’em-up-in-the-air, politically motivated song. Written by Greg Ginn, the opening track off of Black Flag’s 1981 debut, Damaged, is probably the first thing every kid should hear on their 13th birthday. The chorus is anthemic (“We are tired of your abuse/ Try to stop us, it’s no use”), the rhythm is heavy, and the aggression is immaturely focused. If you missed out on this baby in middle school, do yourself a favor and kick up a riot at age 30. __________________________________________________________ 09. The Rolling Stones – “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” Everyone recognizes the signature guitar riff, the bouncy bass, the shuffling drums, and the hallway hook of Mick Jagger: “I can’t get no/ Satisfaction.” There’s a reason it’s quite possibly the most overplayed song in radio history: it shakes, it rattles, it rolls. Ever since it first appeared on The Rolling Stones’ 1965 diamond, Out of Our Heads, this historic rock ‘n’ roll landmark has remained a favorable chunk of rebellion, even if it’s hardly political. Hey, that’s never stopped the crowds. __________________________________________________________ 08. M.I.A. – “Paper Planes” Leave it to M.I.A. to not only properly sample The Clash, but one of the greatest and most poignant anthems in the band’s catalog. Without the echoes and beats of “Straight to Hell”, it’s unlikely that “Paper Planes” would have had the same emotional punch that it did back in 2007. Nevertheless, the Kala hit gives the former protest song a face lift for the 21st century, turning M.I.A.’s meditations on immigration and violence into something worth dancing over. __________________________________________________________ 07. U2 – “Sunday Bloody Sunday” Love ’em or hate ’em, U2′s still responsible for three of the greatest albums of the last 40 years: 1983’s War, 1987’s The Joshua Tree, and 1991’s Achtung Baby. Bono and co. preside over a great body of work, and much of it is very political. Although “Sunday Bloody Sunday” doesn’t factor into American politics whatsoever, the oppression of war and violence will tragically be a human problem forever, which is why we’ll always ask: “How long must we sing this song?” Forever. __________________________________________________________ 06. John Lennon – “Gimme Some Truth” When the late Beatle John Lennon screamed, “I’m sick and tired of hearing things/ From uptight, short-sighted, narrow-minded hypocritics/ All I want is the truth,” everyone probably said, “Well, you know what? Me too!” And we still most certainly do, which is why this bluesy, psychedelic number off 1971’s Imagine remains ever prescient. Here’s an English lad who said like it is … or was … or is. Whatever, the song speaks volumes today, and we still don’t need no yellow-bellied, son of tricky dicky’s! __________________________________________________________ 05. Marvin Gaye – “What’s Going On?” In 1985, it took dozens of A-list celebrities, including the King of Pop himself, to sell “We Are the World” to millions of people across the world. Yet Marvin Gaye, when he was still alive and behind the boards, could do it all on his own. “What’s Going On?” is living proof of this, a ballad that has endured every generation, every demographic, and every decade to remain the go-to song of unity and equality. It’s in the voice, sure, but it’s also in the title itself. Sometimes, that’s all you gotta say. __________________________________________________________ 04. Billie Holiday – “Strange Fruit” Few poems ever receive the notoriety that Abel Meeropol’s did, but when you have Billie Holiday on vocals, history tends to follow. Originally titled “Bitter Fruit”, this brazen protest song depicted a terrifying portrait of the many lynchings that were happening across America in the early 20th century. Since then, Holiday’s stirring ballad has influenced the likes of Bob Dylan and Kanye West as it’s bled into all things pop culture, ranging from film to television to comic books. __________________________________________________________ 03. Public Enemy – “Fight the Power” Thank heavens for Public Enemy. By 1988, Chuck D’s outfit had already owned the hip-hop genre, turning beats into left hooks that knocked everyone flat on their ass. Director Spike Lee saw that energy and used it to his advantage on his striking 1989 masterpiece, Do The Right Thing, seemingly building an entire film around the group’s unapologetically rebellious message of “Fight the Power”, which wouldn’t see an official release until the following year on Fear of a Black Planet. The song’s like a history book you never have to update. __________________________________________________________ 02. Aretha Franklin – “Respect” Your grandparents know this song, your parents know this song, and your kids will know this song. Reason being, the late Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin tapped into something that still alludes each and every human being almost any given day of the week — “a little respect.” Although the song itself was originally written and released by Otis Redding, Franklin made it her own in 1965, turning the ditty into a groundbreaking feminist statement that has scored American politics for decades. __________________________________________________________ 01. Bruce Springsteen – “Born in the U.S.A.” What would a list of political songs be without the inclusion of The Boss? Bruce Springsteen is an American institution, and he’s long kept his star-striped eyes on this country. Out of all his politically-charged anthems, though, it’s the titular track to his 1984 juggernaut album, Born in the USA, that has arguably endured the years and gotten the most mileage. Maybe it’s the poppy beat, a sarcastic juxtaposition to Springsteen’s sobering poetry, that has kept it alive amid the American vernacular. (Hell, that’s why the Reagan administration used it like a bunch of idiots.) Or maybe it’s because this country has yet to treat its working men and women like anything else but piles of trash on the side of the road. When Springsteen seethes, “Born down in a dead man’s town/ The first kick I took was when I hit the ground/ You end up like a dog that’s been beat too much/ ‘Til you spend half your life just covering up,” he’s not just talking about the ’80s. He’s talking about a present that has sadly always been this country’s future. And so, we’ll keep on singing. __________________________________________________________ Spotify Playlist Subscribe or stream below. Source