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Shameless is still going strong, with its ninth season kicking off on September 9th. But for Emmy Rossum, her time on the Showtime series in coming to an end, as she just announced that this upcoming season will be her last. Rossum plays Fiona Gallagher on the series, serving as a de facto house mother to a scrappy family led by a irresponsible patriarch played by William H. Macy. She announced her departure via a lengthy Facebook post praising the show’s cast, her character, and a communal backstage vibe that’s fostered a sense of community for the 31-year old actress. “See, in real life, unlike Fiona, I’m an only child. I never had a big family,” she wrote. “Being ensconced in that messy Gallagher family love is something I’d always dreamed of. But even off set, it feels real. We’ve watched the kids grow up into the strong, talented, independent human beings that they are.” In 2016, Rossum and the show made headlines when the actress refused to sign on for the series’ eighth season unless she was paid more than Macy, who, despite sharing lead duties on the show, was paid much more. Macy supported the idea, as did the showrunners, and Warner Bros. soon emerged with a new contract. Season nine will not be the show’s final season, however. “I know you will continue on without me, for now,” she said in her post. “There is much more Gallagher story to be told. I will always be rooting for my family. Try not to think of me as gone, just think of me as moving down the block.” Read the post in full below. Watch the trailer for Shameless season nine: Source

Yoshi Flower has my heart right now, and it’s because his unique sound is like a refresh button for my musical palette. This week, I challenged myself to find a new artist and test out a new genre I had not really listened to, and Yoshi Flower definitely fit the criteria perfectly. If you haven’t heard of him yet, I think it’s about time to get acquainted. The Detroit-born musician is a newly signed-Interscope Records (via Rock Mafia) artist with a truly eclectic sound. In the past, the artist has collaborated with Elohim and has opened for Princess Nokia and Flint Eastwood. Next Flower will be opening for SG Lewis on his tour this fall! Tour dates below. So, what’s pretty special about his sound? His very chill music is hypnotic and melancholic. It’s almost eerie in the way he plays with the rejoicing sounds of the compositions by warping them into more cynical tunes. The electronic/hip-hop beats entwined by the voices remind me of two acts I really like: Blackbear and The Neighbourhood. The dark features take over the productions and draw you into the edgy multi-genre records that Flower creates. Recently, Flower released two new singles, “Brown Paper Bag” and “Just Cuz We’re Paranoid Doesn’t Mean They’re Not Onto Us”. The first single was premiered on Zane Lowe’s World First on Beats 1 Radio on Apple Music two weeks ago and his second track has been receiving it’s own praise. Both records own a sort of aggravated and dynamic character to them. “Just Cuz We’re Paranoid Doesn’t Mean They’re Not Onto Us” has an aggressive grind to it and a malicious, evil-villain kind of tone, but his voice is just soft enough to pull back into the melody. In “Brown Paper Bag” the music is definitely a mix in tonality where for one second the music is serene and the next it’s viciously biting with heavy beats and fierce guitar riffs. I’m curious to find out where this artist will take his music and what kind of project he will put out as a whole when the time comes. Tour dates: SEP25 WASHINGTON, DC, USA UNION STAGE SEP26 PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA THE FOUNDRY PHILADELPHIA SEP28 BROOKLYN, NY, USA ELSEWHERE SEP29 BROOKLYN, NY, USA ELSEWHERE SEP30 CAMBRIDGE, MA, USA THE SINCLAIR OCT2 TORONTO, CANADA MOD CLUB THEATRE OCT3 MONTRÉAL, CANADA THÉÂTRE FAIRMOUNTOCT5 Oct5 DETROIT, EL CLUB OCT6 CHICAGO, IL, USA LINCOLN HALL OCT7 MINNEAPOLIS, FIRST AVENUE AND 7TH ST ENTRY - 7TH ST ENTRY ROOM OCT9 DENVER, CO, USA OGDEN THEATRE OCT12 SEATTLE, WA, USA SHOWBOX SODO OCT13 VANCOUVER, CANADA COMMODORE BALLROOM OCT16 SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA, USA FREMONT THEATER OCT18 SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA THE WARFIELD OCT19 SANTA ANA, CA, USA OBSERVATORY OCT20 LOS ANGELES, CA, USA THE NOVO BY MICROSOFT OCT21 SAN DIEGO, CA, USA THE OBSERVATORY NORTH PARK Follow Yoshi Flower on social media to find out more on the mysterious artist and his musical endeavors. Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Site The post Yoshi Flower is the Eccentric New Artist We All Needed Today appeared first on Verge Campus. Source

Tough news out of the Mastodon camp, as the band has been forced to cancel their North American fall tour with Dinosaur Jr. due to a “critical situation of a member of the Mastodon family.” The trek was slated to kick off this Saturday, September 1st, in Edmonton, Canada. Mastodon made the announcement today on Facebook with the following message: Mastodon regrets to inform fans that due to a critical situation of a member of the Mastodon family, their upcoming tour with Dinosaur Jr. will be canceled. Tickets and VIP upgrades will be refunded at point of purchase. Mastodon would like to extend their sincerest thanks to their loyal fans as well as the fans of Dinosaur Jr. for their support and understanding at this time. The band hopes to make up these shows at a future time, but as of now, no plans for rescheduling have been set. We recently interviewed Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor, and he told us he was “stoked” about touring with Dinosaur Jr., calling frontman J. Mascis a “definite visionary.” The affected tour dates are listed below. Mastodon and Dinosaur Jr. Canceled 2018 North American Tour Dates: 09/01 – Edmonton, AB @ North Alberta Jubilee Auditorium 09/02 – Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle Centre 09/04 – Saskatoon, SK @ O’Brians Event Centre 09/06 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre 09/07 – Duluth, MN @ Duluth Heritage Center 09/08 – Sioux City, IA @ Anthem at Hard Rock Casino 09/11 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom 09/12 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre 09/14 – Ft. Wayne, IN @ Clyde Theatre 09/15 – Grand Rapids, MI @ 20 Monroe Live 09/16 – London, ON @ London Concert Theatre 09/17 – Kitchener, ON @ Elements 09/19 – Hamilton, ON @ First Ontario Concert Hall 09/20 – Port Chester, NY @ Capitol Theatre 09/21 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Tool’s Top 5 Music Videos Tour Update: Nine Inch Nails Presents: Cold and Black and Infinite Tour Metallica’s Top 5 Songs Behemoth's Top 5 Songs Alice in Chains' Top 5 Videos Source

Taking a step away from their traditional mainstream dance music lineups, electronic carnivals, and wonderland themed festivals, Insomniac Events sends shockwaves through the EDM community with news of their brand new festival: Sacred Valley. Insomniac Unveils New 4-Day Experience: Sacred Valley. “An experiential confluence of music, art and community woven into the lush fields and tree-lined grounds…” -Insomniac Insomniac’s new event is set to take place over 4 days from September 27th – 30th, on the Los Coyotes Indian Reservation. Located two-and-a-half hours South of Los Angeles, the Los Coyotes Indian Reservation will provide attendees with ample space for camping and adventures with over 250,000 acres of land. “Capture the essence of collaborative music spaces for artists, dreamers, dancers and visionaries alike.” -Insomniac This truly immersive experience will feature 24 hours of non-stop music across two stages: the Lunaris Temple and the Solaris Temple. Adding to the special vibe that Sacred Valley will surely hold, Insomniac has stepped outside of the norm, curating an extra special lineup featuring deep techno, house, trance, psy-trance and other experimental genres. Check out the Lineup for Insomniac’s brand new Sacred Valley Festival below: Listen to Super Flu: Listen to Ace Ventura: Sacred Valley will host a variety of immersive experiences including: Speaker Panels, Morning Yoga Sessions Breath Workshops Health & Wellness Seminars Opening & Closing Ceremonies Spiritual Dance Astrology VR Sound Healing Tarot & Astrology Reading Body Painting Live Art Nature Walks guided by the local Native American Tribes Follow Sacred Valley: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram The post Insomniac Unleashes New Psychedelic Outdoor Gathering: Sacred Valley appeared first on EDM | Electronic Music | EDM Music | EDM Festivals | EDM Events. Source

The Pitch: It’s 1948 in the English countryside. WWII is over, but its ghosts continue to inhabit the lands once ruled by the noblest families. Among them for hundreds of years were the Ayres, who oversaw the once-opulent Hundreds Hall as the epicenter of British high culture. Post-war, however, Hundreds Hall isn’t what it used to be. Mrs. Ayres (Charlotte Rampling) wanders the halls convinced of a malevolent presence in the house. Her daughter Caroline (Ruth Wilson) is simply trying to maintain what’s left of the decrepit space, for the sake of her family. The eldest son, Roderick (Will Poulter), returned from the war covered in scars and convinced that Hundreds Hall has been claimed by a great evil. So when Dr. Faraday (Domhnall Gleeson) arrives to help rehabilitate Roderick, he soon discovers that his present may become just as connected as his past to Hundreds Hall, and anything which may exist within its walls. The Ghosts of You and Me: Based on Sarah Waters’ novel, The Little Stranger is hardly the slow-churning horror film its trailers have suggested it to be. There are certainly more than a few instances of genuine terror throughout, but its horrors are every bit as allegorical as literal. As interpreted by Room director Lenny Abrahamson, Stranger is far more concerned with the quietly pervasive politics of its era and region than with the specters at the center of the story, for better and worse. This does occasionally drain some of the drama out of the film’s central conceit (is the house haunted, or are its residents?) when so much time is spent on Faraday’s complex relationship to Hundreds Hall and talk of glorious onetime parties, but it also situates The Little Stranger as a more pensive kind of ghost story. The pacing and tone and top-notch set design alike recall Crimson Peak, another misunderstood gothic drama about what lost family legacies leave in the wake. If Stranger never achieve’s that film’s giddy giallo peaks, its understated tone nevertheless conjures up a palpable sense of ominous mood that imbues the film with a sustained hum of dread even when its story can’t always keep up. The Verdict: “I could not help imagining that I belonged.” Faraday utters this early in The Little Stranger, and it’s a fine summary of the bitter, pointed cynicism that Abrahamson and writer Lucinda Coxon bring to their adaptation. Belonging is central to the film, both in Faraday’s status as an educated man born from common stock and in the possessive nature that seems to immediately overcome anybody who enters what remains of Hundreds Hall. The notion of belonging is frequently made sinister, whether politically or paranormally, throughout the film, particularly around the time when Roderick begins to experience terrifying visions of what he believes to be the inevitable end of the Hall, and the family, if they don’t leave at once. Leaving isn’t so simple with centuries of investment involved, however, and that’s to say nothing of what happens if Roderick is right and something else is attempting to keep them in place. Particularly through Caroline, who Wilson brings to vivid life as a woman who’s once been denied a life of her own and has to struggle with the mid-century compulsion to keep the family intact, The Little Stranger grapples with class and the accompanying status. To that end, its most compelling moments emerge later in the film, as a reticent mutual attraction between her and Faraday gives way to something more nuanced, and increasingly unsettling. (Gleeson is likewise excellent as Faraday, turning him into a milquetoast rube full of unnerving multitudes.) Abrahamson’s approach to the material is intimate, which hobbles the film when it comes to fully considering the larger cultural constructs it introduces, but allows its central foursome to delivery showy-yet-affecting turns as opposite and yet complimentary forces of terror and inaction. Yet as each member of the Ayres family and the one interloper begin to question their very selves, The Little Stranger slowly mutates into a harrowing treatise on the ways in which absolute privilege can corrupt absolutely. Where’s It Playing?: The Little Stranger is now nationwide in limited release. Source

This past Sunday, BROCKHAMPTON announced they’d be dropping a new album called Iridescence next month. Now, the hip-hop boyband has scheduled a North American fall tour in support of that release. Spanning 27 dates, the “I’ll Be There” tour officially kicks off October 3rd in Mesa, Arizona before making its way through Houston, New Orleans, Philadelphia, New York, Toronto, Chicago, Seattle, Denver, and Las Vegas, among other cities. The itinerary also includes festival appearances at Austin City Limits and Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw in Los Angeles. This newest run of dates follows BROCKHAMPTON’s recent stint over in Europe. It also comes after the band decided to part ways with member Ameer Vann following accusations of sexual and emotional abuse and misconduct by multiple women. Iridescence, which appears to be separate from the previously announced the best years of our lives, will be the group’s first album since last year’s impressive SATURATION III. Find the rap collective’s full tour schedule below, and grab tickets here. BROCKHAMPTON 2018 Tour Dates: 09/21 – Auckland, NZ @ Logan Campbell Centre 09/22 – Melbourne, AU @ Listen Out Melbourne 09/23 – Perth, AU @ Listen Out Perth 09/25 – Melbourne, AU @ The Forum 09/26 – Sydney, AU @ Enmore Theatre 09/29 – Sydney, AU @ Listen Out Sydney 09/30 – Brisbane, AU @ Listen Out Brisbane 10/03 – Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre 10/05 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival 10/06 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater 10/07 – Houston, TX @ Revention Music Center 10/09 – Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland 10/10 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom 10/12 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival 10/13 – New Orleans, LA @ Orpheum Theater 10/14 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy 10/16 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem 10/17 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore 10/20 – Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena 10/21 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5 10/22 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5 10/25 – Toronto, ON @ Coca-Cola Coliseum 10/26 – Detroit, MI @ The Masonic Temple 10/28 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom 10/30 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory 11/01 – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium 11/03 – Seattle, WA @ WaMU Theater 11/05 – Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum 11/07 – Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House 11/08 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 11/10-11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Camp Flog Gnaw 11/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Exposition Hall 12/01 – San Diego, CA @ Valley View Casino 12/06 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea Revisit one of the band’s recent tracks, “1997 Diana”: Childish Gambino’s Top 5 Songs Travis Scott's Top 5 Videos Food References in Drake’s Music Eminem’s Highest Charting Songs Migos’ Top Songs Source

Origins is a recurring new music feature that tasks an artist with dissecting the inspirations that led to their latest song. When looking to spark their songwriting sessions, rising outfit The Dose dig through the catalogs of Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, The Sex Pistols, and The Cure. Their sound is no mere rehashing of music’s past, however. For the Los Angeles duo — comprised of Indio Downey (son of Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr.) and Ralph Alexander — they’re injecting the legendary rock of yesteryear with the energy of today. Early listeners got a glimpse of this potential on The Dose’s 2016 self-titled EP, self-produced and partially tracked at Jack White’s own Third Man Records in Nashville. Downey and Alexander are now ready to take the next step in their career by releasing their full-length debut album. The forthcoming 12-track effort features production from Keith Nelson (Buckcherry) and mixing by Joe Barresi, known for his work with Tool and Queens of the Stone Age. Although a confirmed release date has yet to be revealed, The Dose are today sharing one of the album’s singles with the world. It’s called “Saline” and, like many alt-rock anthems of the past, it wavers between quiet, heartfelt musings and full-on adrenaline rushes. “She’s like a potion I can’t deny/ A hand in motion that doesn’t leave me dry,” Downey sings, clearly entranced by love. Check it out below via its official music video, directed by Jake Stark and produced by MDDN (the company run by Good Charlotte’s Benji and Joel Madden, which also manages The Dose). It follows Downey and Alexander as they spend a gorgeous day at the beach. Both Downey and Alexander spoke to Consequence of Sound about the inspirations that helped birth “Saline”, including the music of U2 and the majesty of both the Pacific Ocean and Joshua Tree National Park. U2 — “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”: Ralph Alexander: Early U2 is some of the best songwriting of all time, in my humble opinion. This song in particular is a slow burn that builds from the start, capturing the listener as it goes. That kind of writing was something I always envied and hoped to achieve with Indio when he brought in the initial ideas for “Saline”. Photograph: Indio Downey: The line “Saline on my bedspread” was directly inspired by a photograph I took of my girlfriend, Sophia. Every time I look at it, it makes me smile. That’s kind of what I wanted to accomplish with the song. Joshua Tree National Park: photo by NPS/Brad Sutton RA: For me, there’s never a better time to think, reflect and absorb music than when you’re on the road. Indio and I spent many days and nights camping around Joshua Tree during the writing process for the record. The dichotomy between total silence and wind howling across the desert inspired the constant shift in dynamics I wanted to capture on the song. Love: ID: (citing a lyric from “Saline”) — “She’s like a potion I can’t deny, a hand in motion, that doesn’t leave me dry.” Pacific Ocean: RA: “Saline” is very much the ending of a journey for us on the record. It was the final song written and recorded while we were still mixing/mastering the others. This song was literally written within view of the ocean and it was always an inspiration to look out and see the vast panoramic view. A constant shift in dynamics, feelings and sounds. In addition to putting the finishing touches on their debut album, The Dose will be playing alongside System of a Down, Deftones, and Alice in Chains at this year’s Aftershock Festival in Sacramento and Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville. Source

Aziz Ansari has kept himself largely out of the public eye since being accused of sexual misconduct back in January. He’s slowly been inching back into the comedy scene, however, performing an unannounced Comedy Cellar set in New York City in May, as well as stopping at clubs in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Now, he’s announced his return to the road with a short run of September shows. Dubbed the “Working Out New Material Tour”, the trek includes two dates at Charleston, South Carolina’s Gaillard Center and a pair of shows in Tennessee, one in Knoxville and another in Chattanooga. Tickets are available now. Netflix is probably glad to see the star and creator of their hit series Master of Nonewould be open getting back out there. Programming executive Cindy Holland recently said the streaming service to a third season of the show “when Aziz is ready.” “We certainly have given some thought to it,” she added. “We certainly would be happy to make another season of Master of None with Aziz.” In an article published by babe, a woman identified as Grace detailed a date that allegedly ended with Ansari being sexually aggressive and ignoring “verbal and non-verbal cues to indicate how uncomfortable and distressed she was.” Ansari issued a response saying, “It was true that everything did seem okay to me, so when I heard that it was not the case for her, I was surprised and concerned. I took her words to heart and responded privately after taking the time to process what she had said.” Another comic who has been a centerpiece of the #MeToo movement, Louis C.K., has also begun mounting his comeback. He recently dropped in for a set at the Comedy Cellar, though one joke that mentioned a rape whistle didn’t sit well with some audience members. Source

Gérard Depardieu has been accused of rape and sexual assault, reports the BBC. The French actor, best known for films like Cyrano de Bergerac and Green Card, denies the allegations “absolutely.” According to a French media report, the allegations come from a 22-year old French actress. The Hollywood Reporter quotes a Holland-based news agency, reporting that the woman claims she was raped on two separate occasions by Depardieu, who was reportedly giving her “professional advice.” The assaults occurred, per sources of the Le Parisien newspaper, at Depardieu’s home on August 7th and 13th of this year. Hervé Temime, a lawyer for the actor, is sure of Depardieu’s innocence. “I had a long meeting with Gérard Depardieu and I am absolutely convinced his innocence will be established,” he told France Info radio. Depardieu has appeared in 170 films over five decades. In 1990, he received his first Academy Award nomination for Cyrano de Bergerac and was awarded a Golden Globe for Green Card. His other notable film roles include The Last Metro, Jean de Florette, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, and Life of Pi. Source

Ridin’ in their “Rari” Last week, Deco Fam dropped their debut album Chinatown (executive produced by SUPR SPRT) and it’s a project that will have you The project is currently available on all digital streaming services and you can listen to it HERE. hilarious new music video to accompany their recently released single “Rari” and it’s definitely something worth checking out and getting curious about. Above is the accompanying music video for their single “Rari” which comes off the new album. The song itself is light-hearted and comical. And much like the rest of the beats from the project, this one is another banger that has you moving to the entirety of the tune. So who is Deco Fam? The act includes the make-up of two Haitian rappers, who come from Dade County Miami. However, the two have taken their sound and brought it to the city of La La Land to grow their musical reach. Deco Ho Chi Mayne & Deco STLN (aka Deco Fam) are actually peculiar and more fascinating pair than you may think. They’re not just rappers, but they’re also designers–true artists by trade. For the past 4 years, these two served as footwear designers at PUMA and a lot of their work could be found in the partnerships such as Fenty, The Weeknd, Selena Gomes, and Jay-Z (and many more). The creative community came to recognize their side hustle as they would throw after hour parties at their loft in Chinatown Gate, where super producer Sonny Digital, A$AP Mob, and Michael Christmas have made appearances. Chinatown, their 11-track project, has already had good reviews! Their single “Deco Juug” was featured on The FADER in January of this year and Sound of Boston, and the guys themselves have been reviewed by Respect Mag. They also more recently performed at The PULL UP at ONCE Ballroom in Somerville, MA. The guys take us on a musical journey of their own that incorporates the stylings of trap, Haitian, and Asian music and brings it all into one big fusion of sound. With heavy bass lines and eclectic percussive tones, the melodies transform into strange and intense compositions. It’s as if you step into Alice’s Wonderland and don’t quite know where you end up, but it’s somewhere in between lit and quirky. So, with all of that being said, I think it’s time you give the music a listen yourself, and hear for yourself the sounds of Deco Fam below: Be sure to stay tuned as the guys have much more in store and connect with them via social media! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Soundcloud The post Artists & Designers Deco Fam Drop Album “Chinatown” + Music Video appeared first on Verge Campus. Source

Bruce Springsteen has spent the last 10 months occupied with his smash Broadway residency, but the show is scheduled to come to an end on December 15th. (Barring another extension, of course.) With the finish line nearing, fans are beginning to wonder what’s next for The Boss, and now we may have the first hints at an answer. (Read: The 100 Greatest Debut Singles of All Time) Producer Ron Aniello, who worked on Bruce’s last two albums with The E Street Band, 2014’s High Hopes and 2012’s Wrecking Ball, has been teasing some studio sessions on Instagram (via Wicked Local). Two posts in particular feature E Street drummer Max Weinberg in what appears to be Springsteen’s own Colts Neck, New Jersey studio. Adding more fuel to the fire, the videos were posted sometime Sunday or Monday, days that Bruce was off from Broadway. So, who knows what song @EStreetMax is playing here in @springsteen Colts Neck studio? Or is Ron Aniello just trolling us pic.twitter.com/awvtdf5hsu — Greasy Lake (@GreasyLake) August 28, 2018 Springsteen previously teased a new solo album in an interview with Variety last November. “It’s a singer-songwriter record. It’s connected to my solo records writing-wise, more Tunnel of Love and Devils and Dust, but it’s not like them at all. Just different characters living their lives,” he explained. He also said the album is influenced by Southern California pop music of the ’70s, name-checking the likes of Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb, and Burt Bacharach. Of course, it’s entirely possible these recent studio sessions are unrelated to a new Springsteen record. Per Wicked Local, there’s word that fellow E Street member/Mrs. Springsteen, Patti Scialfa, is also working on an album. It also could be related to an upcoming Nebraska/Born in the USA box set. Some on social media are even suggesting Weinberg is covering ELO’s “Don’t Bring Me Down” in the above clip. It’s impossible to know for sure what any of this really means, but anytime the E Street Band is in studio it’s exciting, and you have to believe The Boss isn’t far behind. Source

Paul Simon’s In the Blue Light isn’t due out for another week, but you can currently stream the entire thing over at NPR. The album, released to coincide with final North American leg of the legendary songwriter’s farewell tour, consists of reinterpretations of, as he puts it, “songs that I thought were almost right, or were odd enough to be overlooked the first time around.” Previously, we shared a new version of 1990’s “Can’t Run But”, for which Simon teamed up with The National’s Bryce Dessner and instrumental collective yMusic. Elsewhere on the album are contributions from trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, guitarist Bill Frisell, and drummer Jack DeJohnette, as well as Simon’s longtime bandmate Steve Gadd. In The Blue Light is out 9/7 on Sony Legacy. In the Blue Light Artwork: In the Blue Light Tracklist: 01. One Man’s Ceiling Is Another Man’s Floor 02. Love 03. Can’t Run But 04. How The Heart Approaches What It Yearns 05. Pigs, Sheep and Wolves 06. René and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War 07. The Teacher 08. Darling Lorraine 09. Some Folks’ Lives Roll Easy 10. Questions for the Angels Source

Pusha-T and Drake have been at each other’s throats since Pusha dropped “Don’t Fuck With Me” in 2011, which warned Drake to stay in his lane: “Rappers on they sophomores / Actin’ like they boss lords.” Despite this, Pusha’s G.O.O.D. Music honcho, Kanye West, had maintained a productive working relationship with Drake, to the point where they briefly teased a collaborative album together. However, after Pusha took more shots at Drake on his latest album, the Kanye-produced DAYTONA, Kanye suddenly found himself at the receiving end of not one, but two Drake diss tracks. He also mocked Kanye during a recent show in Chicago. As it turns out, Drake’s animus toward Kanye doesn’t stem from his involvement in DAYTONA. At least according to Kanye, who says Drake is actually peeved over “Lift Yourself”. Released in April, ahead of Kanye’s ye, “Lift Yourself” is built around a beat sampled from the 1973 soul song “Liberty” by the group Amnesty. It’s an intriguing track… until it’s ruined by Kanye’s nonsensical toilet humor (“Whoop-di-scoop-di-poop/Poop-di-scoopty/ Scoopty-whoop” he raps in the second half of the song). It seems as if Drake was either supposed to be on an unreleased proper version of “Lift Yourself”, or intended to use the beat on his own album Scorpion — that was, until Kanye leaked it. As a result, Kanye says Drake has been texting him purple demon emojis. As Kanye relayed in an interview with Chicago’s 107.5 WGCI Chicago: “Drake is a person who loves Kanye West, you’re supposed to be protective of that person at all cost and make sure, ‘Bro, are you good?’ It’s not about being selfish, like ‘I wanted to be on the ‘Lift Yourself’ beat and I wasn’t on it, so now I’m mad about it, and now I’m sending you purple demon emojis.'” For his part, Kanye isn’t interested in beefing with Drake. “I don’t play like that, I don’t play in that place . . . It’s like, look, it ain’t no beef,” Kanye said in his interview with WGCI. Ultimately, he believes he and Drake will reconcile “because we got to. We got work to do because these voices are just too powerful.” Drake doesn’t appear ready to bury the hatchet just yet, however. Following Kanye’s comments, he posted a photo to Instagram which he captioned with the purple demon and crying-laughing emojis. Source

Last year, prior to the sudden passing of singer Dolores O’Riordan, The Cranberries drew up plans for a 25th anniversary edition of their seminal debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?. In tribute to O’Riordan, the band’s surviving members decided to move forward with the archival release, which will arrive on October 19th through UMC. Available as a four-disc box set as well as a 2-CD deluxe bundle, the collection boasts session outtakes, B-sides, and the band’s debut EP alongside a remastered version of the original album. Also included is a handful of early demos, which were originally recorded under the name The Cranberry Saw Us. (Read: The Cranberries’ Stunning Debut Does More Than Just Linker 25 Years Later) Also on October 19th, fans can also purchase the remastered album digitally and on vinyl, including a 180-gram black LP and a limited edition color LP. Pre-orders have begun here. Since its initial release in March 1993, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? has sold over six million copies worldwide. The debut record produced hit singles in “Linger” and “Dreams”. As a press release notes, it was main songwriter O’Riordan’s “dogged determination to succeed” that led to the album’s title: “Elvis wasn’t always Elvis,” she said. “He wasn’t born Elvis Presley, he was a person who was born in a random place, he didn’t particularly have a lot but he became Elvis. And Michael Jackson was born somewhere and he became Michael Jackson and so on and so forth. And I thought we were just born in a random place so why can’t we be that successful as well? And I believed we could but the majority of people were saying, ‘You’re absolutely nuts, you’re not going to make it, you can’t make any money out of it, you should do cover versions!’.” This 25th anniversary reissue comes ahead of The Cranberries’ final album, which is on schedule for release in 2019. Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? 25th Anniversary Tracklist: Disco One: Original album remastered 01. I Still Do 02. Dreams 03. Sunday 04. Pretty 05. Waltzing Back 06. Not Sorry 07. Linger 08. Wanted 09. Still Can’t… 10. I Will Always 11. How 12. Put Me Down Disco Two: Album out-takes 01. Íosa 02. What You Were (Demo) 03. Linger (Dave Bascombe mix) 04. How (Alternate version) Single b-sides 05. Liar 06. What You Were 07. Reason 08. How (Radical mix) 09. Them 10. Pretty (Prêt-à-Porter movie remix) Debut EP 11. Uncertain 12. Nothing Left At All 13. Pathetic Senses 14. Them Early demos * 15. Dreams (Unmixed) 16. Sunday 17. Linger 18. Chrome Paint 19. Fast One 20. Shine Down 21. Dreams (Pop mix) *recorded as The Cranberry Saw Us Live at Cork Rock (June 1, 1991) 01. Put Me Down 02. Dreams 03. Uncertain – Live at Féile, Tipperary (July 31, 1994) 04. Pretty 05. Wanted 06. Daffodil Lament 07. Linger 08. I Can’t Be With You 09. How 10. Ode to My Family 11. Not Sorry 12. Waltzing Back 13. Dreams 14. Ridiculous Thoughts 15. Zombie 16. (They Long to Be) Close to You Disc Four: Dave Fanning, RTÉ radio session, 1991 01. Dreams 02. Uncertain 03. Reason 04. Put Me Down John Peel, BBC Radio 1 session, 1992 05. Waltzing Back 06. Linger 07. Wanted 08. I Will Always Dave Fanning, RTÉ radio session 1993 09. The Icicle Melts 10. Wanted 11. Like You Used To 12. False Source

Alternative rock’s rise to prominence in the early ’90s made for some surprising hit singles, including some from cult heroes for whom mainstream acceptance never seemed in the cards. After Nirvana, it seemed like a shot at their proverbial 15 minutes. But even by that measure, the success of Danzig‘s “Mother ’93” felt a little bit like hell freezing over. Glenn Danzig wasn’t groomed for major radio and MTV, and even his hit single took five years to break through the underground to wider audiences (“Mother ’93” is a slightly retooled version of “Mother”, originally released on the self-titled 1988 debut album from the singer’s namesake band). But the song’s success won Danzig more than record sales and fame. It also earned him some hearty vindication. The song is a direct shot at the Parents Music Resource Center, which in the mid 1980s made it its goal to try and safeguard children from what its members saw as “offensive” music. Formed by Tipper Gore, Pam Howar, Sally Nevius, and Susan Baker, the PMRC targeted not just music with explicit lyrics, but also that which they found promoted violence, sexual deviancy, and other subject matter they saw capable of corrupting the imaginations of young listeners. The watch group’s “Filthy Fifteen”, a list of songs that members found objectionable that was assembled and released in 1985, zeroed in specifically on pop (Prince’s “Darling Nikki”, Cyndi Lauper’s “She Bop”, Madonna’s “Dress You Up”) and ’70s and ’80s hard rock and metal (AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, and Twisted Sister, to name just a few). The list served as a springboard into the PMRC’s end goal of labeling offensive or explicit records as such to tip off parents about their content. The PMRC’s efforts became known as “The War on Porn Rock.” During hearings held in September 1985, artists including Frank Zappa, Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider, and even John Denver took turns pushing back against what they saw as a huge red flag waving in the face of artistic freedom. The PMRC originally proposed a rating system on par with that the MPAA used for films, but eventually settled for a more measured course of action, charging the Recording Industry Association of America with branding records deemed explicit with warning labels. The labels, dismissively referred to as “Tipper stickers”, started appearing in their earliest forms on records in 1985. By 1990, the Recording Industry Association of America rebranded the label in the form of the now-iconic black-and-white Parental Advisory sticker, which graced the covers of predominantly rock and hip hop records, including later pressings of Danzig’s 1988 self-titled debut. Now, 30 years later, the album remains a case study of the capriciousness and ineffectiveness of the labeling system. Danzig formed his namesake band after disbanding Samhain in the summer of 1986. The singer, along with Samhain bassist Eerie Von, drummer Chuck Buscuits, and guitarist John Christ, linked up with Rick Rubin, releasing their debut on August 30, 1988. The singer’s fascination with graphic imagery dates as far back as The Misfits’ comic-inspired horror punk. But his new band’s debut subbed out his former band’s hardcore sound and violent, B-movie imagery for something less explicit and more suggestive. Punk adrenaline was sidelined for moody, blues-infused gloom metal, while Danzig toyed with lyrical imagery that was by turns biblical (“Twist of Cain”), sexual (“She Rides”), and, at least on its face, satanic (“Am I Demon”, “Evil Thing”). But while undeniably dark, it’s near-impossible to call Danzig explicit. On the complete contrary, the record’s lyrics are almost spotlessly clean, even grimly poetic. Save for the singer’s use of the word “whore” in “Possession”, there’s not a vulgar word to be found. Still there was something intangible baked within Danzig‘s 10 tracks that irked the powers that be. Two years after the release, the album got retroactively hit with the Parental Advisory warning. Stickering Danzig’s debut is proof positive of just how arbitrary and freewheeling the process for applying the Parental Advisory label is and always has been. The RIAA quickly punted the responsibility of stickering albums to the record labels themselves, and there never seemed to be much in the way of codified criteria outlining what should or should not be considered explicit or offensive. The matter only got grayer and murkier in 1996, when it was decided to revise language on the stickers from “Explicit Lyrics” to “Explicit Content.” In other words, the music industry was given further latitude to label just about anything it didn’t like, be it because of a record’s lyrics, cover art, or anything in between. This didn’t go unnoticed by Danzig himself. More than 25 years after Danzig’s release, the singer still felt raw over what he saw as the PMRC’s lame attempt at censorship. “‘Mother’ was a song I wrote about the PMRC,” Danzig told City Pages in an interview from 2013. “Al Gore wanted to tell people what they could listen to and what they couldn’t, what they could record. It was basically coming down to the idea that he wouldn’t let anybody record any music that he didn’t think you should be doing. There was going to be an organization that would tell you what you could and couldn’t record. And certainly if you couldn’t record it, you couldn’t put it out. It was really fascist.” Labels undeniably have been cherry picking records they considered worthy of the Parental Advisory label for years, but the sticker seems to lose more and more clout with each passing year. Even from the start, many records branded with the sticker sold in the millions, especially in genres such as hip-hop where getting stuck with the label became almost unavoidable. Records such as Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward Spiral, Rage Against The Machine’s Evil Empire, Marilyn Manson’s Antichrist Superstar and Eminem’s Marshall Mathers LP, to name but a few, thrived not just in spite of the label, but perhaps because of it. The label started as a warning, but over time it grew into an emblem for anti-establishment cool, oddly supporting the exact music it was initially designed to warn the world against. The label’s effectiveness only further evaporated with the rise of the internet, first through MP3s and downloads and now through streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music. What good is a physical warning label in an age where fewer and fewer listeners are using physical media? Even PMRC members concede the point today that there’s little use for the labeling system they worked to create more than 30 years ago. “But there’s not much we can do about that,” Susan Baker told Newsweek in 2015. “This digital age is amazing.” At least with “Mother”, Danzig was able to get in the last word. “Can you keep them in the dark for life?” “Can you hide them from the waiting world?” Apparently not. Source

tUnE-yArDs dropped their latest album, I can feel you creep into my private life, back in January, but they’ve also had a pretty busy summer. They appeared on the Sorry to Bother You soundtrack and teamed up with that film’s star, Lakeith Stanfield, for another track called “Mango”. Now the indie pop duo are back with more new music, as they’re the latest artists to feature on Spotify Singles. As is standard for the live recording series, the band recorded a live take of one of their own songs as well as a cover. For the original, they went with the I can feel you track “ABC 123”, turning in a more kinetic rendition that at times feels like its boarding on a techno remix. That same energy went into their cover, Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”. While remaining faithful to the progression of the ’80s classic, tUnE-yArDs layer their version with spacey, bubbly effects that somehow feel even more ’80s than the original. Take a listen below. Next month, tUnE-yArDs will join David Byrne on the road as he picks up the final leg of his US tour. Source

Kweku Collins resurfaced last month with a single called “Sisko Kasidy”. Today, the Closed Sessions rapper is back with the gift of another tune, “ET”. Whereas his previous Star Trek-referencing track lived in a space of hazy arrangements, this new song finds Collins calmly rap-singing over a gentle acoustic guitar. It’s an emotive listen, and also one that continues to show the Chicago MC’s varied taste when it comes to textures in his music (a press statement notes he handled both the guitar parts and production). Hear “ET” down below. Along with new music, Collins has announced a North American fall tour featuring support from Joseph Chilliams. Collins’ Grey EP landed a spot on our Top 50 Releases of 2017 list. Kweku Collins 2018 Tour Dates: 10/25 – Detroit, MI @ The Shelter # 10/26 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall # 10/27 – Toronto, ON @ Adelaide Hall # 11/01 – Boston, MA @ Middle East Upstairs # 11/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry # 11/03 – New York, NY @ SOB’s # 11/04 – Washington, DC @ Union Stage # 11/07 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle # 11/08 – Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5 # 11/09 – Nashville, TN @ High Watt # 11/15 – Austin, TX @ Barracuda # 11/16 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues # 11/17 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links # 11/24 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater # 11/28 – Portland, OR @ Holocene # 11/29 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos # 11/30 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret # # = w/ Joseph Chilliams Source

Muse have announced the title, tracklist, and release date of their eighth studio album: Simulation Theory, spanning 11 tracks, is due out November 9th through Warner Bros. Records. Serving as the follow-up to 2015’s Drones, Simulation Theory was produced by the band alongside Rich Costey, Mike Elizondo, Shellback, and… Timbaland. Of the 11 songs found on the tracklist, we’ve already heard “Thought Contagion”, “Dig Down”, and “Something Human”. A fourth track, “The Dark Side”, is being previewed today to coincide with the album’s announcement. Like Muse’s previous three offerings, “The Dark Side” is accompanied by an elaborate music video, which you can watch below. Simulation Theory will be released in three formats: Standard (11 tracks), Deluxe (16 tracks), and Super Deluxe (21 tracks). The expanded tracklisting boasts an acoustic gospel version of “Dig Down”, a UCLA Bruin Marching Band-featuring version of “Pressure”, a live version of “Thought Contagion”, acoustic versions of several tracks including “Something Human”, and “Alternate Reality” versions of “Algorithm” and “The Dark Side”. Artwork for the album was illustrated by digital artist Kyle Lambert, who’s done the poster art for Stranger Things, Jurassic Park, and many other films. The Super Deluxe cover was illustrated by Paul Shipper, whose previous work includes Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Avengers: Affinity War, amongst others. Muse will support Simulation Theory with a world tour in 2019; dates are still forthcoming. Simulation Theory Artwork: Simulation Theory Tracklist: 01. Algorithm 02. The Dark Side 03. Pressure 04. Propaganda 05. Break It To Me 06. Something Human 07. Thought Contagion 08. Get Up and Fight 09. Blockades 10. Dig Down 11. The Void Deluxe Album CD: 01. Algorithm 02. The Dark Side 03. Pressure 04. Propaganda 05. Break It To Me 06. Something Human 07. Thought Contagion 08. Get Up and Fight 09. Blockades 10. Dig Down 11. The Void 12. Algorithm (Alternate Reality Version) 13. The Dark Side (Alternate Reality Version) 14. Propaganda (Acoustic) 15. Something Human (Acoustic) 16. Dig Down (Acoustic Gospel Version) Super Deluxe Boxset: CD 1 and Vinyl 1 01. Algorithm 02. The Dark Side 03. Pressure 04. Propaganda 05. Break It To Me 06. Something Human 07. Thought Contagion 08. Get Up and Fight 09. Blockades 10. Dig Down 11. The Void CD 2 and Vinyl 2 01. Algorithm (Alternate Reality Version) 02. The Dark Side (Alternate Reality Version) 03. Pressure (feat. UCLA Bruin Marching Band) 04. Propaganda (Acoustic) 05. Break It To Me (Sam de Jong remix) 06. Something Human (acoustic) 07. Thought Contagion (Live) 08. Dig Down (Acoustic Gospel Version) 09. The Void (Acoustic) 10. The Dark Side (Alternate Reality Instrumental) Source

The Primals have an impressive pedigree, boasting a lineup consisting of current and former members of Darkest Hour, The Explosion and Dead to Fall, and they’re set to unveil their debut album, All Love Is True Love, on September 7th via Southern Lord. Leading up to the release, the band has teamed up with Heavy Consequence and Consequence of Sound to premiere the fuzzed-out rock track “Pity City”. The band is fronted by John Henry, best known as the vocalist of veteran metal band Darkest Hour. Musically, the Primals are a far cry from the melodic death metal stylings of Darkest Hour, but the band still brings some heavy riffing to their infectious brand of rock. Rounding out the trio are bassist Chad Fjerstad (formerly of Dead To Fall) and drummer Andrew Black (formerly of The Explosion). Regarding the track “Pity City”, Henry tells us, “This song originally came from a different project I was working on which was more electronic, using an old Univox drum machine and a bunch of layered synths and guitars. It stood out to me as more of a structured song than the rest from that session so I decided to see if it would work with the Primals.” He adds, “Once Andrew added his version of the drumbeat and I heard it with Chad playing the driving bassline I knew it would work. This one is definitely more on the poppy/pretty end of the spectrum of the album, and the only track that features a synth part. Lyrically this track is a good representation of the album title All Love Is True Love, as it’s sort of a love song to everyone I’ve ever loved, even the ones who are out of my life. I think the last lines sum up the song fairly well: ‘Me and the ones I adore, I don’t believe there’s an end anymore, and we are nothing.’” All Love Is True Love, which was produced by John Reis (Rocket From The Crypt, Hot Snakes), is available for pre-order digitally via iTunes and physically via Southern Lord at this location. In addition, you can catch the Primals playing a handful of concerts this fall, including three record-release shows in September, plus a gig with the legendary ’60s band The Sonics in November. See the dates below. The Primals Fall 2018 Tour Dates: 09/07 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hi-Hat * 09/14 – Washington, DC @ The Pinch # 09/15 – Brooklyn, NY @ El Cortez Safari Room ^ 11/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo % * = record release show w/ Prissy Whip, Death Crux, Fraude, DJ Tuna # = record release show w/ Despite Despair, Rat Infested ^ = record release show % = The Power of The Riff kickoff party w/ The Sonics Source

Houston Artist Otb Fastlane Taps Michael Artis For His New Video “Hater” Fastlane takes a funny look at something we all can relate to as a captivating narrative unfolds in his neighborhood experiencing new money, new fame and a new lifestyle. The “Hater” video features a guest appearance from Slim Thug and begins with a cool skit and special effects. The emerging independent artist has quickly amassed a massive following in Houston as a leader of its local rap scene. “We surprised all the kids, basically the whole city was present and they seen what it meant, to have him there.. very exciting. That was just a great look. Slim Thug is one of the biggest co-signs you could get out of Houston, Texas period.” Watch “Hater” above. The post OTB Fastlane Addresses The “Hater” : Watch appeared first on Verge Campus. Source

Bradley Cooper’s remake of A Star Is Born, starring Lady Gaga, is set to hit theaters on October 5th. That same day will bring the release of the film’s accompanying soundtrack, featuring 19 original songs sung by Gaga and Cooper. The soundtrack also boasts contributions from Lukas Nelson, Jason Isbell, Mark Ronson, and Andrew Wyatt of Miike Snow. (Read: The 25 Most Anticipated Films of Fall 2018) Accompanying the 19 original songs are 15 dialogue tracks “featuring those moments that will take listeners on a journey that mirrors the experience of seeing the film,” according to a press release. Two of songs from the soundtrack, “Shallow” and “Maybe It’s Time”, are previewed in the film’s theatrical trailer, which you can watch below. The complete tracklist, including songwriting and production credits, can be found afterward. A Star Is Born Soundtrack Tracklist: 01. Intro 02. Black Eyes – Performed by Bradley Cooper. Written and produced by Bradley Cooper and Lukas Nelson. 03. Somewhere Over The Rainbow 04. Fabulous French 05. La Vie En Rose – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written by Louiguy and Edith Piaf. Produced by Lady Gaga and Brian Newman. 06. I’ll Wait For You 07. Maybe It’s Time – Performed by Bradley Cooper. Written by Jason Isbell. Produced by Bradley Cooper and Benjamin Rice. 08. Parking Lot 09. Out of Time – Performed by Bradley Cooper. Written and produced by Bradley Cooper and Lukas Nelson. 10. Alibi – Performed by Bradley Cooper. Written and produced by Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper and Lukas Nelson. 11. Trust Me 12. Shallow – Performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Written by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt. Produced by Lady Gaga and Benjamin Rice. 13. First Stop, Arizona 14. Music To My Eyes – Performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Written by Lady Gaga and Lukas Nelson. Produced by Lukas Nelson. 15. Diggin’ My Grave – Performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Written by Paul Kennerley. Produced by Lady Gaga and Lukas Nelson. 16. I Love You 17. Always Remember Us This Way – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written by Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey, and Lori McKenna. Produced by Dave Cobb and Lady Gaga. 18. Unbelievable 19. How Do You Hear It? 20. Look What I Found – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written by Lady Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, Paul “DJWS” Balir, Lukas Nelson, and Aaron Raitiere. Produced by Lady Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, and Paul “DJWS” Blair. 21. Memphis 22. Heal Me – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written by Lady Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, Paul “DJWS” Blair, Julia Michaels, and Justin Tranter. Produced by Lady Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, and Paul “DJWS” Blair. 23. I Don’t Know What Love Is – Performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Written and produced by Lady Gaga and Lukas Nelson. 24. Vows 25. Is That Alright? – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written by Lady Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, Paul “DJWS” Blair, Lukas Nelson, and Aaron Raitiere. Produced by Lady gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, and Paul “DJWS” Blair. 26. SNL 27. Why Did You Do That? – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written by Lady Gaga, Diane Warren, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, and Paul “DJWS” Blair. Produced by Lady Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, and Paul “DJWS” Blair. 28. Hair Body Face – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written and produced by Lady Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, and Paul “DJWS” Blair. 29. Scene 98 30. Before I Cry – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written and produced by Lady Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, and Paul “DJWS” Blair. 31. Too Far Gone – Performed by Bradley Cooper. Written and produced by Bradley Cooper and Lukas Nelson. 32. Twelve Notes 33. I’ll Never Love Again (Film Version) – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written by Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey, and Aaron Ratiere. Produced by Lady Gaga and Benjamin Rice. 34. I’ll Never Love Again (Extended Version) – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written by Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey, and Aaron Ratiere. Produced by Lady Gaga and Benjamin Rice. Source

Neneh Cherry returned earlier this month with her first single in four years, “Kong”, produced by Four Tet and Massive Attack’s 3D. It turns out the track is taken from a much larger project, Cherry’s fifth studio album titled Broken Politics. Due out October 19th through Smalltown Supersound/Awal Recordings, the new album follows Blank Project from 2014. Writing sessions took place over the course of a week at Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, New York — a space founded by Karl Berger, a jazz pianist who played with Cherry’s stepfather, Don Cherry. Much like Black Project, the LP’s production was overseen by Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden. Cherry’s writing partner Cameron McVey also contributed throughout. As its title suggests, the album sees Cherry wrestling with today’s political climate and the disillusionment it’s bred. She elaborated in a statement: “I like writing from a personal perspective, and the time we live in is so much about finding your own voice. People have been left feeling misheard, misunderstood, and disillusioned. What the fuck can I do? Maybe politics starts in your bedroom, or your house — a form of activism, and a responsibility. The album is about all of those things: feeling broken, disappointed, and sad, but having perseverance. It’s a fight against the extinction of free thought and spirit.” As a second preview of Broken Politics, Cherry has shared a new song called “Shot Gun Shack”. Per Cherry, it’s about “the notion of war zones and the tragedies that guns bring there… The dealing of arms. Street culture. The gun is a powerful thing—dangerous, but powerful.” The track takes its name from “shotgun houses”, which were a popular type of house in the South, especially New Orleans, from the end of the Civil War to the 1920s. Take a listen below. The artwork for Broken Politics, as well as the above press picture, was done by German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans. He’s also known for the photo art for Frank Ocean’s Blonde and its accompanying print magazine, Boys Don’t Cry. Broken Politics Artwork: Broken Politics Tracklist: 01. Fallen Leaves 02. Kong 03. Poem Daddy 04. Synchronised Devotion 05. Deep Vein Thrombosis 06. Faster Than The Truth 07. Natural Skin Deep 08. Shot Gun Shack 09. Black Monday 10. Cheap Breakfast Special 11. Slow Release 12. Soldier Neneh Cherry 2018-2019 Tour Dates: 09/06 – Stockholm, SE @ Tradgarden 09/11 – Ramsgate, UK @ Music Hall 09/12 – London, UK @ Village Underground 09/26 – Paris, FR @ Le Cafe de la Danse 02/14 – London, UK @ Roundhouse Source

Portland’s own Release Highly-Anticipated New EP, The Reign Portland, Oregon bass music producer Cory O and MC Raquel Divar are excited to announce the release of their new EP The Reign. On this five-track EP, Cory and Raquel skillfully combine elements of trap, bass music, grime, double time, rap, and hip-hop to create their own genre they have deemed “rap forward electronic music.” The duo had this to say about the title of their EP release. “We ride between the electronic and hip-hop worlds, we’re just trying to create something different.” The Reign also alludes to the fact that is their zone, their lane, and what they do. Influenced by their own real-life experiences in Portland, The Reign touches on the west coast weed culture on “Runners Anthem” and politics, namely the Portland protest following the Trump election on “Snakes In The City.” Cory and Raquel’s style brings to mind artists such as Foreign Beggars, Run The Jewels, and Spark Master Tape. Raquel’s powerful lyrical flow is the perfect compliment to Cory’s masterfully produced beats. Raquel often uses metaphor, most notably on “Smith N Wesson” featuring Alia Zin to display her poetic skills. Some could even liken Raquel Divar the Missy Elliot of bass music. The Reign is now available on most major digital platforms via Cory’s own emblem Tomahawk Recordings. Listen to ‘The Reign’ above, courtesy of Spotify. The post Cory O & Raquel Divar are ‘The Reign’ Music Needs : Listen appeared first on Verge Campus. Source

The Bizness Boi and Ric and Thadeus-produced effort is a peppy new record that finds JAG delivering telling bars coupled with Trey’s soulful vocals. Throughout the Summer, South Central rising star JAG has been skyrocketing with several hit singles like “Far From Me” and “The Nomo Yrs”. In campaign of his highly-anticipated new project 2700, JAG pulls out the heavy-hitter in longtime hitmaker Trey Songz for his latest single, entitled, “Tap In”. Produced by Bizness Boi, Ric, and Thadeus, the West Coast trendsetter handled the rhymes while Trey Songz solidify the hit with his signature smooth vocals. With Trey on the track, the hit factor is evolved to the next level and made a mainstream contender leading up to JAG’s full-length effort. JAG’s forthcoming 2700 project is set to feature Ty Dolla $ign, Trey Songz, Honorable C Note, Bizness Boi and lots more A-list credits. Listen to “Tap In” above, courtesy of Spotify. The post JAG & Trey Songz Are “Tap In” For West Coast Hit : Listen appeared first on Verge Campus. Source

There’s an artist out in the grand land of Instagram, and he’s reimagining some of your favourite EDM artists through the meticulous placement of Emojis. Look, I know it sounds dumb, hard to do and unnecessary but art exists in all forms and once you see these, you’ll be seriously impressed! The artist, Yung Jake takes famous people’s faces and makes emoji art out of them. Notable inclusions are Steve Aoki, Diplo, Drake, Chromeo and so much more. Check out some of our favourites below and if you’re liking what you see there’s a heck of a lot more of them on his Instagram, that aren’t just limited to electronic music figures! [Via: Dancing Astronaut] Source