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Former president Barack Obama has shared his favorite songs and films of 2018. As a president who can actually read, Obama has also revealed some of his favorite books from the past year. Obama’s playlist includes indie favorites like Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett as well as hip-hop heavyweights including Chance the Rapper, J. Cole, and The Carters. Cardi B’s “I Like It”, one of our own favorite songs of 2018, made his list, as did Janelle Monáe’s “Make Me Feel”, taken from one of our favorite albums of the year. Also receiving some love was “Mary Don’t You Weep” from Prince’s first posthumous album. (If you recall, Obama welcomed Prince to the White House near the end of his second term.) On the film front, Obama enjoyed Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Annihilation, as well as the Mr. Rogers documentary, Won’t You Be My Neighbor, among other pictures. You can find Obama’s full list of favorite songs, films, and books below. His wife’s memoir, Becoming, was “obviously my favorite” book of 2018, he remarked. Favorite Songs: Apes••t by The Carters Bad Bad News by Leon Bridges Could’ve Been by H.E.R. (feat. Bryson Tiller) Disco Yes by Tom Misch (feat. Poppy Ajudha) Ekombe by Jupiter & Okwess Every Time I Hear That Song by Brandi Carlile Girl Goin’ Nowhere by Ashley McBryde Historia De Un Amor by Tonina (feat. Javier Limón and Tali Rubinstein) I Like It by Cardi B (feat. Bad Bunny and J Balvin) Kevin’s Heart by J. Cole King For A Day by Anderson East Love Lies by Khalid & Normani Make Me Feel by Janelle Monáe Mary Don’t You Weep (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version) by Prince My Own Thing by Chance the Rapper (feat. Joey Purp) Need a Little Time by Courtney Barnett Nina Cried Power by Hozier (feat. Mavis Staples) Nterini by Fatoumata Diawara One Trick Ponies by Kurt Vile Turnin’ Me Up by BJ the Chicago Kid Wait by the River by Lord Huron Wow Freestyle by Jay Rock (feat. Kendrick Lamar) And in honor of one of the great jazz singers of all time, who died this year, a classic album: The Great American Songbook by Nancy Wilson Favorite Films: Annihilation Black Panther BlacKkKlansman Blindspotting Burning The Death of Stalin Eighth Grade If Beale Street Could Talk Leave No Trace Minding the Gap The Rider Roma Shoplifters Support the Girls Won’t You Be My Neighbor Favorite Books: Here’s a reminder of the books that I read this year that appeared on earlier lists: Becoming by Michelle Obama (obviously my favorite!) An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die by Keith Payne Educated by Tara Westover Factfulness by Hans Rosling Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging by Alex Wagner A Grain of Wheat by Ngugi wa Thiong’o A House for Mr Biswas by V.S. Naipaul How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History by Mitch Landrieu Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela The New Geography of Jobs by Enrico Moretti The Return by Hisham Matar Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Warlight by Michael Ondaatje Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick Deneen The World As It Is by Ben Rhodes Here are my other favorite books of 2018: American Prison by Shane Bauer Arthur Ashe: A Life by Raymond Arsenault Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday Feel Free by Zadie Smith Florida by Lauren Groff Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight Immigrant, Montana by Amitava Kumar The Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis Johnson Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark There There by Tommy Orange Washington Black by Esi Edugyan Source

Well, it turns out that the rumors that Michael Anthony would be rejoining Van Halen for a stadium tour in 2019 were likely just that — rumors. According to the bassist himself, he hasn’t spoken with the members of Van Halen in years. Anthony checked in with Premiere Radio Networks following the report that the classic Van Halen lineup would tour again, saying, “The only comment I have is that I haven’t spoken to any of the guys since we last played together back in 2004.” He added that he ran into drummer Alex Van Halen “a few years backs” but only made small talk. While he didn’t specifically say that the rumors were not true, it goes without saying that it’s hard to plan a reunion without talking about it first. Speculation started when singer David Lee Roth told Vulture a couple weeks back, “When we come back through town in the summertime and do the original thing, maybe somewhere sportin’, maybe with somebody famous, I’ll make sure we get you all tickets so you can see what we do for gainful employment,” adding, “Because, you know, next time my rock band will be playing the same place that the Yankees play. Okay?” Then fuel was added to the fire when Eddie Trunk, radio personality and onetime host of VH1’s That Metal Show, told listeners of his SiriusXM show, “The rumors from reliable sources — but still rumors that are unconfirmed — is that the band will tour in 2019 with the original band, which would mean the return of Michael, and that it’s gonna be some sort of stadium package.” The classic lineup of Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, and Alex Van Halen last played a concert together in 1984. Roth left the band 1985, and was replaced by Sammy Hagar. Gary Cherone would eventually take over vocals in the late ’90s, before Hagar returned to the band from 2003 through 2005. By the time Roth was welcomed back in the band in 2007, Anthony had been replaced by Eddie’s son, Wolfgang Van Halen. In the years since he was ousted from Van Halen, Anthony has played with Hagar in the band Chickenfoot, as well as the newer outfit Sammy Hagar & The Circle, who are releasing their debut album, Space Between, in January. Source

Off his Blacc Emergence’s New Project, Mirror Emerging new artist Blacc E (Blacc Emergence) has been making a lot of noise thanks to the release of his latest project, entitled, Mirror. Continuing to campaign the new project, the Salt Lake City-bred emcee delivers the latest promotion in the visual presentation for the fan-favorite track, “Aqua Di Gio”. Directed by talented director Arivisions, the new video shows the rising star link up with fellow recording artist Dzjay for the two to experiment with a couple of new strains. Things quickly get trippy and the two, along with the viewer, embark on a journey they won’t soon forget. “Aqua Di Gio” is the debut visual from the new effort. Everything on Blacc E. Coming out of the 11:39 Collective imprint, the new artist credits his style and influence to award-winning legends like Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Tech N9ne, and Eminem. Blacc E is apart of the Los Angeles group HAF Bros, his style is creative, known for his fiery lyrics and wordplay. Showing a lot of promise as he releases more and more new music, Blacc E is prepared to be a big impact in 2019. For everything Blacc E, follow the rising star on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Blacc E’s new project Mirror is available now on Spotify via 11:39 Collective. Watch “Aqua Di Gio” by Blacc E off his new project Mirror now. The post Salt Lake’s Blacc E & Dzjay Are “Aqua Di Gio” : Watch appeared first on Verge Campus. Source

For the first time since compact discs arrived in the music industry, the Grammy‘s in 2018 have included Album of the Year nominees that completely skipped the format. This includes Cardi B‘s Invasion of Privacy and H.E.R.‘s self-titled debut album, released on Atlantic and RCA respectively. Both artists decided to snub CD releases in favor of streaming and downloads instead. Interestingly enough, both Cardi B and H.E.R. made their albums available on vinyl, as well. CDs were first introduced in 1982 and popped into the Grammy’s Album of the Year category in 1984. According to Nielsen Music, CDs made for 90 percent of album sales in the U.S. in 2007. Compare that to last year, as that number has dropped to just 18 percent. CDs aren’t completely dying, but it’s fully possible the technology could become a novelty similar to vinyl releases; though, even vinyl is experiencing a resurgence in popularity, so who’s to say. View the full list of Grammy nominees here. Source: Billboard | Photo credit: Maro Hagopian This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Grammy Album of the Year Nominees Skip CD Format Source

According to a just-released statement on their Facebook Page, Dirtybird Campout will not return to the East Coast in 2019. The festival was plagued with several noise complaints during this year’s event which put a damper on some of the festivities taking place. Dirtybird says they are actively working on finding a new location for their East Coast edition of their famed Campout festival, and hopes to return in 2020. You can check out the full announcement below. Featured Photo: Aaron Benjamin Glassman The post Dirtybird Campout Not Returning To East Coast Next Year appeared first on EDM Maniac. Source

2018 has been a great comedy year, even if it’s also been a pretty weird time to try and do comedy at all. After all, where do you find humor when the world seems to be on the verge of collapse for any number of reasons, social and political and geographic alike? For John Mulaney, it most frequently lies in the absolute strangeness of everyday life. To call Mulaney an observational comic would do at least a mild disservice to the unique sense of empathy and specificity he brings to his stories and performances about the weirdoes living among us. After all, they’re the ones who make life most interesting. They certainly enliven Mulaney’s work, from his tales of Detective J.J. Bittenbinder in his hit Netflix special Kid Gorgeous: Live at Radio City to his acclaimed work as the unhinged George St. Geegland in the recently concluded Broadway run of Oh, Hello, his two-man show with Nick Kroll. What distinguishes Mulaney from so many comic voices fixated on the eccentric is the honest-to-God kindness he brings to his subjects. He can cut straight to the center of a topic or a person, hilariously so, but he’s never cruel in the way that so many comedians of yore might have been about the same topics or people. In his 2012 stand-up special New In Town, Mulaney remarks with a laugh that “adult life is already so goddamn weird”, and there’s as much affection as there is rueful awareness in his tone. The weirdoes, after all, are the ones who form a comedian like John Mulaney, a man in a suit who’s as interested in bygone references as he is in dealing with anything topical in his characteristically unorthodox fashion. In an outstanding year for stand-up comedy, and comedy at large, John Mulaney was our favorite comedian of the year. We had the opportunity to chat with him for the better part of an hour about everything from his storytelling-centric approach to comedy, to the ways that we all talk about comedians and their audiences these days, to his most visible role yet as Peter Porker in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. ——– The Perils of the Crown John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (Netflix) Hello, Mr. Mulaney, thank you for taking the time to speak with us. Well, it’s an honor. Thank you for the title and the crown. We’ll be sending an actual physical crown in the coming days, so you can look forward to that. Not too — not too heavy, please. All right. You know, it can cause neck damage. As it has for many. The great royals. Oh, Hello At the Oscars? Oh, Hello on Broadway (Netflix) I have to ask: Are George and Gil hosting the Academy Awards? There’s been a lot of teasing, there’s been a lot of doctored photography. I mean, I don’t know if they’re teasing. They said they are. I think their statement said, “We were offered it, and we accepted it, and we are hosting.” I’m concerned because I don’t want to call them liars, because they’re very litigious, but there’s been no corroboration from ABC or the Academy Awards themselves, and I think there normally is. And I’m just starting to get nervous for them, but they might not be totally truthful. So it’s more a concern of whether they’ll be allowed to host the Academy Awards. Am I concerned if they’ll be allowed? I had never considered that they would be allowed, although to be fair, it would be a first to have two unknown men staring down the barrel of 80 host. I don’t know if it would be a good first. My concern is that they have really doubled down on this claim or fact — again, I don’t want to get sued by them — but I have yet to see any corroboration that this is happening. Well, we’ll be keeping our eyes peeled in the forthcoming days, absolutely. Yeah, I’m pretty concerned. I’m pretty concerned. That it’s going to unravel and that they’re gonna look pretty bad. Well, I hope they can be spared the most severe public humiliations. Oh, well, they’ve already had those in the past, so I don’t know what could top what they’ve been through before. You know — they did a Balloon Boy thing a week after the original Balloon Boy. And that was just pathetic and embarrassing. A true faux pas of the viral world. I remember saying to them, “What were you thinking?” And they said, “Well, the first one was famous,” and it was like, “Alright.” And I was just dropping off a meal for them. Chicago Pride John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid (Netflix) You tap into this weird feeling of pride that a lot of Chicago locals I know get when anyone they’re familiar with is referenced. Where do you think that comes from, that sense of civic pride about any marginally famous local being acknowledged? We in Chicago love everything about Chicago, and take great pride in everyone from Chicago, because one—true pride, and also, we’re building our case for best city in the world. You know, that’s where they shot The Fugitive. We’ve just gotta remind everyone, constantly, of anything that ever happened there. [affects Chicago accent] Uh, you know, you ever seen Presumed Innocent? That’s the building. Stuff like that. We insist that movies were shot there, that people are from there. Even if we claim that the people weren’t shit when they were younger. And we do have something that—we do have something that I, in New York, in every city that thinks itself the greatest place on earth, there’s one thing that if you mention, their jaws drop in awe. And that’s whenever I say that I often went to see the ’89 to ’96 Bulls. I think they would have traded places with me, even if they’d lived at the top of the goddamn Eiffel Tower. That’s an automatic trump card. Absolutely. Certain Knicks fans will try to push back, you know, and they’ll say “I love John Starks,” and that sets me off right away. I was just talking to Hasan Minhaj, and he said, “Did you ever go to a game?” And I said, “I went to many Friday nights at the Chicago Stadium.” He said, “You went to the old stadium?” It was like I was suddenly Alfred Hitchcock and he was Dick Cavett or something. It was like, “I can’t believe you’ve lived this life.” Storytelling and Comedy Kid Gorgeous: Live at Radio City (Netflix) Storytelling is a huge part of the way you structure your comedy. Who are some of the people who influenced the way you tell stories and jokes? A little later—a little later, like in my early 20s, I became a big fan of Spalding Gray, which was a huge influence. My grandfather actually told a lot of stories. My grandfather was born in 1902, my dad’s dad. He grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin, in East Troy. He put himself through Notre Dame playing poker. He knew Knute Rockne, because he was there when Knute Rockne was there. He became a pharmacist at a small company called Walgreens. He was at Walgreens for the next 70 years or something. He traveled all over the world. He did all of it: a pharmacist, and then eventually an executive at Walgreens, and also had this kind of Ernest Hemingway lust for travel. But he would pull me aside when I was a kid and tell me stories about being out in the Serengeti, [where] he and a bushman were trapped, and there were lions, and — you know, he had true, great stories like that. And I think as his hearing got difficult, he would pull you aside when you were a little kid and talk right into your ear about it, which is really, really amazing. Both about business and about farms and about — I mean, everything. 1902 to 1993. [Laughs.] What didn’t he see? He watched the world change, needless to say. Yeah, and he traveled for business as a buyer for Walgreens. So you know, [he] had to deal with Johnson and Johnson when they were still two people named Johnson and Johnson. And he also had to deal with various people that controlled liquor distribution in Chicago at that time. I don’t want to cast any aspersions, but they were the mafia. I often think I got a lot from him. I’m realizing later in life, you know. My family grew up to be very modest and humble, and…not that my grandfather was arrogant at all, but I do have the same desire to tell stories where some guy — some guy tried to trick me, but I tricked him back, and I got ten grand! That to me is a great story. My grandmother on my mom’s side is from Salem, Massachusetts, and is a raconteur, and can sort of tell almost jazz-like stories where people are referenced who I have no idea who they are. And in the middle of a story about why a certain wharf is named for a certain Revolutionary War figure, she’ll then have a tangent about how at that time, on the select committee, Patty McCory, whose wife was an EMT — there’d be these asides and details to her stories that just flowed. I actually sound like her a lot on stage. On Telling Jokes When There’s a Horse in the Hospital John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (Netflix) When everything in the world seems terrible all at once, where do you still find humor, while everything is kind of imposing? Yeah, that’s a hard question to answer. I don’t want to be glib and say I can. “Oh, I can still find humor everywhere!” I would say that in [Kid Gorgeous], you’re looking at someone who’s very angry, but not about the things they’re talking about. To me, it’s when Jimmy Stewart comes home in It’s a Wonderful Life, and a knob on the banister comes off, and he’s so pissed, or when he finds out that Zuzu went home without her coat, and he just screams at the teacher over the phone. He’s not actually mad about that. He’s mad about everything. I like that a lot, you know, people that explode about something in the moment. “There’s no ketchup!” And what they’re mad about is the state of the world, the state of the universe, the state of them. And it comes out in small waves, like Captcha requests when you’re logging into a website. Or everything. Comedy and Age John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (Netflix) In all of your stand-up specials so far, you seem to keep landing on this idea of being a kid, and the ways in which being a kid is really frightening, especially when you don’t understand anything. What about that is interesting to you as an idea? Well, that is one of the only things I have perspective on, because I have 20 years…no actually, I’m 35 now. I have 25 to 30 years of perspective on it. I couldn’t answer what I’m like now. Other people would be able to. But I can look with some hindsight on what I was like as a kid. And what’s fun about that is, you’re never really accurate, you’re talking about how you feel now about how you were as a kid. One, I was young when I started doing standup, so I didn’t have that much to draw on. I had funny characters in my life, and I … I guess I was pretty young, it maybe came out of being on the road and, you know, people saying, “You look young, you look young.” I didn’t feel young; I felt the oldest I’d ever felt. But people would say, “You look young.” I thought about that, I wasn’t trying to cater to some perception. But I realized, “Okay, you’re not that mature-looking,” so I wore a suit to insist that I was in charge of the proceedings [laughs], and I talked a lot about the stories from growing up, I think mainly just because I liked them. You know, 25 is different than 36. I can get grumpy now, and it was fun not to withhold that. I don’t think it comes off as grumpy, meaning sour. I hope not. But you know…at 36, with a tear in my hip and less successful nights of sleep, I now go “oh, I get why adults just go goddammit” all day long, for no reason, you know? I find myself doing that. “Oh goddammit, it’s in the drawer?” I’m getting into that phase a little. I find it funny, and I also don’t wanna become that person fully. But I wanted to be mad onstage and find a funny way to do that. I had also just done Oh, Hello on Broadway, where I played a character who’s furious. I think doing a hundred and forty shows where i was screaming at a Broadway audience as a unlikable character was very helpful and liberating, because I had to just sit there and scream at them and not care if they didn’t like it. Or care, but commit to it, and not change if they didn’t like it. The Value of Giving People a Show John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (Netflix) As far as Oh, Hello goes, how did that change or alter in any way how you understood using a stage? Scale. This has been reinforced in a lot of great ways throughout my career, now in its sixth decade, where you know, people paid for a show. I started thinking about that when I was emceeing at Caroline’s Comedy Club, and Brian Posehn was the headliner. I overheard this couple get their check at the end of the night, and it was way more than they had anticipated, and I heard the husband say to his wife “oh, that’s okay, we just won’t go out next weekend.” And I thought, “this is people’s night out. This is about them. It’s also about me [laughs], but it’s about them. Put on a show.” I had a set for The Comeback Kid at Chicago Theatre, I really enjoyed that. And working on Broadway, it was “scale! Scale!” People are coming to a fancy venue. They’re excited. You’ll do so much more when that curtain raises and there’s a real set, made with care, that’s beautiful to look at. Even if every joke had stunk, I wanted people to get their money’s worth just by that curtain going up, and seeing the set. Without changing the material or the tone, this is people’s night out. Make it a big deal. Spider-Ham, Spider-Ham Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse (Sony) As long as we have the chance, I wanted to talk about Spider-Ham. For all you’ve done, it’s your cinematic debut. How’d you get involved with the project? Because these superhero movies are always kept under wraps, I got an email where the project had a fake name, and it said, “They want you for this movie. We can’t send you the script. We can’t tell you what it is. Do you wanna do it?” And I’ve made this joke before, but I’ll repeat it: That’s how a lot of kidnappings begin. I was available, so I said yeah. It was great. I’m being a little facetious; I knew it was [Phil] Lord and [Chris] Miller. But I didn’t know anything about it. When I got there, I was like “…Spider-Man Spider-Man? Nicolas Cage, did you say? Mahershala Ali? Hailee Steinfeld? Liev Schreiber? Jake Johnson? And me? Okay.” I was shocked. I can’t believe I’m involved in something that big. I was proud to be able to give voice to Peter Porker. The film is such an amazing collage of animation styles and different universes. I look at it in awe. I can’t believe I had any part in it. A Discussion About “Changing Crowds” John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (Netflix) One of the big dialogues around comedy this past year has been how the crowds have changed. You’re hearing a lot about that from comedians. Especially as somebody who came up during the period of time when those crowds have allegedly changed, how do you regard that? Just to clarify, and I’m not trying to play devil’s advocate or be contrarian at all. When people ask this question, I’ve been curious lately: What do you mean, when you say, that the crowds have changed? I ask that sincerely. I can’t think of anyone who’s actually said it, or seen a crowd and gone, “They’ve changed,” myself. I’m not trying to be argumentative at all, but without naming names … are there names? I can’t think of people who are on record saying it. I recognize it as a kind of public domain thought now, that comedians are upset with audiences who want an evolution of thought and language. And I just haven’t actually heard that articulated by a comedian. In fairness, I’ve mostly heard it out of older comedians, at the risk of generalizing. I keep hearing this, and it’s fine, I’m sure there are examples. But it gets discussed, or asked of me, like it’s a phenomenon. That I just don’t see. I talk to three comedians a day, every day, and I personally have not heard anyone say, “What’s going on with these audiences? You can’t even make fun of the disabled anymore!” I’m not hearing these things, personally. John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (Netflix) So where do you think that discussion comes from, then? I think it’s a thing that’s written about. I think it’s a little cart-before-horse, all these “trends in comedy”, and then they become sort of written in stone. “Oh yes, yes, comedians are having trouble now because they want to say politically incorrect things, and they are mad at the audience, and they’re mad at young audiences, and they won’t play colleges.” I’ve seen those things attributed to certain comedians who actually didn’t say that. And I am positive that there are people in professional comedy who have said it. I just mean that I don’t find it a widespread thing among my contemporaries, or many comedians I speak to. And there are many issues in the entertainment industry, so I’m only speaking to this perhaps-strawman that’s been built of the comedian who says he’s sick of political correctness. Yes, there are a couple. Over the years, I’m sure you could pull quotes. It is not a phenomenon that’s discussed in a way of, like, “this is a negative.” It’s more like, “Oh, remember when we did that sketch in ’08? Yeah, we wouldn’t do that now. The tone’s a little off.” Comedians adapt. You wanna be a comedian because you see a headliner on TV, and then you spend a decade being an emcee, where your job is really just to welcome everybody. You learn how to make fun of the venue, you learn how to make fun of the shopping mall where the comedy club is. Then you become a featured act, you’re doing 25 minutes, so now you have to adapt to that. You’re not the headliner, but you have to own the stage. You’re not the emcee either, so you don’t just want to be welcoming everybody, that’s their territory. Then you become a headliner, and as people have said, now suddenly the confidence you give off controls an hour of these people’s experience. You play colleges, you do charity events, and you adjust your language. Comedians are constantly adapting. If there are comedians who say “you can’t say anything anymore,” to that I would say, “Think of how many times you’ve adapted. Now do it again.” Also, I have just not found that to be true. I’ve played three colleges this month, and people have a sense of humor. Comedians of the Year John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (Netflix) It’s been an outstanding comedy year. What are some of the releases that you’ve really enjoyed? It’s been one of the best years of the decade. Look at the variety of specials that came out. I loved Nanette [Hannah Gadsby’s special], and I loved Adam Sandler’s. I loved Ali Wong. I just saw [Anthony] Jeselnik tape his special. Chris Rock’s Tambourine was fascinating and hilarious. Michelle Wolf’s special was great. Ryan Hamilton. Patton Oswalt. Steve Martin and Martin Short, who’ve been doing this since the ’70s, made a hilarious special. All across the board, different ages, different backgrounds, all did excellent work that was successful and well-appreciated. It’s probably one of the best years of specials ever. Pretty much every special you just named is streaming somewhere, whether on Netflix or HBO or somewhere else. Have you seen the industry change or grow in any way because of the accessibility of these specials? More people seem to know stand-up than before. I’ve always said that people don’t know what stand-up comedy is. More people than you’d think don’t know that stand-up comedy is normally an hour of someone onstage, and that it’s not a speech. That they are opinions playing with expectation and surprise, occasionally being facetious, often being honest. Maybe getting to the strange thoughts people have. It’s funny when I see a comedian’s set referred to in the press as “their remarks”, as if it was a speech, like, “I wanted to give a speech and I genuinely thought this would go well.” It always makes me laugh. I’ve thought for a long time, people don’t know what stand-up is. More than you’d expect. Now that’s changing, because people just watch specials. The View From the Top John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous Tour Have you seen your fanbase change at all in the last couple years? I remember I was in Madison, WI around 2011 or 2012 and it was a lot of people who were in high school, and they were with their parents, and it didn’t seem like their parents were just chaperoning. It seemed like they also enjoyed the material. So it’s been really fun to watch a wide breadth of ages and backgrounds enjoy it, because you know, it’s the thoughts of a ridiculously outdated, silly man in a suit. I will say, I think the most gratifying thing, having been a kid that listened to comedy albums in my room, and how much that meant to me. To get any kind of email or message online from someone who’s, you know, “I’m 13 and I just got Kid Gorgeous and I’m listening to it.” That means a lot. A lot. A lot. Source

Since the introduction of the Factory 93 brand Insomniac has blessed L.A. with a plethora of extended sets from numerous underground legends. In 2018 alone they hosted Adam Beyer & Cirez D, Carl Cox, and many others. Next up on the agenda is the massive back-to-back from tech house entrepreneurs Jamie Jones and The Martinez Brothers. For seven straight hours these three legends will guide Los Angeles house music enthusiasts through countless different sounds and styles. This unstoppable trio are no strangers to extended sets. They are all residents of the infamous party brand Circoloco where they often share the stage, and Jamie Jones heads his own party brand, Paradise, which frequently features the Martinez Bros as well. The three have performed together countless times. Their chemistry on stage contributes a joyful vibe to any environment they play whether it be a giant festival or an intimate club night. All three of them have been DJing for decades so they understand exactly what it takes to make every set unique for every new crowd. This will be the final Saturday of 2018. There’s no way they’re bringing anything less than their A-game. The Martinez Bros. B2B Jamie Jones Open-To-Close will take place at the Hollywood Palladium on Dec. 29. Tickets are available here. The post The Martinez Bros. B2B Jamie Jones All Night Long appeared first on EDM Maniac. Source

One last gift before the year is over… Illenium celebrated his 28th birthday yesterday, and told fans to expect one last free gift today. While we conjectured it would be the Illenium x Slander collaboration, the reality is just as sweet. Uploaded on Trap Nation, Illenium shares a compilation of all his 2018 live edits. These are the moments in his live shows you’ve probably been most excited about, as well as disappointed. After all, live edits are live… they rarely if ever see an actual release. With this new compilation and free download, fans can listen to them any time they want. Talk about a special gift! Click here to find the download in both MP3 and WAV formats. Listen below! 2018 Unreleased Illenium Edits Tracklist 2017 Intro (1:00-3:10) 2. 2018 Awake 1.0 Finale (3:10-4:59) 3. Lost, Disarm You, Chosen You (Illenium Trap Edit) (4:59-7:16) 4. Say It (Illenium VIP edit) (7:16-11:58) 5. Needed You/Silence (Illenium Edit) (11:58-14:01) 6. Angels & Airwaves – The Adventure (Illenium Remix) (14:01-17:27) 7. Take You Down/Don’t Let Me Down (Illenium Edit) (17:27-19:20) 8. Crawl Outta Love Intro/VIP Edit (19:20-22:54) 9. Where’d U Go (Fort Minor X Illenium Mashup) (22:54-25:44) 10. Awake 2.0 Intro (Gold) (25:44-28:38) This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Illenium Shares Compilation Of 2018 Live Edits For Free via Trap Nation Source

In regards to Matt Enos & Enrique Negron‘s EP ‘Haters’ out on House Keepers Records December 28th, they did NOT come to play. This versatile and complex masterpiece will not disappoint when it graces your ears, and we were even blessed with a remix from Clyde P. In a world where underground music is still so rare, it’s always refreshing to know that it is still alive and well. Catch the heat up close and personal and thrive with us on the Celine Orlando rooftop featuring Clyde P. on January 18th as we celebrate the release of this groundbreaking EP. Tickets here. Keep up with House Keepers Records here: Facebook.com/housekeepersrecords Instagram.com/housekeepersrecords Twitter.com/housekeepersrec The post New ‘Haters’ EP Out On House Keepers Records appeared first on EDM Maniac. Source

DJ Snake’s Premiere Classe Records might be the sleeper label of the year. Without much in terms of promotion, its grown by leaps and bounds and featured a number of high profile releases from the likes of SAYMYNAME, Gammer, 4B, and Chace. After an extremely successful first year, DJ Snake and Premiere Classe Records are thanking fans by giving away a compilation album of all 2018 releases. After kicking off the label in March by releasing smash hit “Whistle” by 4B and TEEZ which turned out to be the most played record at Ultra Miami, the label has seen a steady rise and released another 6 singles from producers all over the world. DJ Snake’s vision “No politics, just dope music” portrays the wide range of genres represented by the label. From a heavy hitting “Burn” by SAYMYNAME to groovy neo disco tune “Boss” by Mercer and Shanghai based pop and dance music prodigy Chace’s “Never,” the label showed how to shine a light on music and people they believe in. With a total of 10+ million combined streams and views, it’s easy to say the imprint’s releases have already taken off in a big way. To give you an impression of the Premiere Classe 2018 rollercoaster, watch this video edit created by Carlo Mastrorelli below. The compilation called ‘Classe Of 2018’ is available now as a free download: Download here Photo via Rukes.com This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: DJ Snake Just Gave Away All The Releases On His Premiere Classe Label For Free Source

Composer and pianist Philip Glass was among the honorees at this month’s Kennedy Center Honors, the 41st iteration of the annual celebration of the arts. The broadcast for the event – which also recognized Cher, Reba McEntire, Wayne Shorter, and the creators of Hamilton – aired Wednesday night on CBS, and featured a number of tributes from fellow musicians. (Read: Top 50 Songs of 2018) In addition to Paul Simon, Angélique Kidjo, and Jon Batiste, St. Vincent took the stage to honor Glass. She joined violinist Jennifer Koh to reimagine Glass’ “Osamu’s Theme” from his soundtrack to the 1985 film Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters. Watch their brief, expressive performance below. St. Vincent’s excellent Masseduction recently nabbed two Grammy nominations, including Best Alternative Music Album. Source

Frank Adonis, the actor who is best known for playing real-life mobster Anthony Stabile in Goodfellas, has passed away. He was 83 years old. Adonis died in Las Vegas on Wednesday after battling a number of health issues, according to a statement from his wife. For the last few years, he primarily struggled with kidney problems and had been on dialysis. Due to his failing health, Adonis was put on a ventilator about a week ago; he was taken off the ventilator after Christmas. “He will be missed. He was a great father and an amazing husband,” his wife, Denise, told TMZ. “He helped all his friends he could. Great writer, director and actor. He was my best friend.” Born in Brooklyn in 1935, Adonis amassed more than 30 film credits over the course of this decades-long career. Along with 1990’s Goodfellas, he appeared in two other Martin Scorsese films, 1990’s Raging Bull (as Patsy) and 1995’s Casino (as Rocky). Adonis also featured in Jim Carrey’s Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and the Charlie Sheen-led Wall Street, as well as had TV roles on The Sopranos and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Source

YouTube’s 2018 Rewind was heavily criticized for glossing over some of the major events of the year on the platform in favor of appealing to advertisers. While it’s a predictable move, it still annoyed creators who felt they should have been featured, and even some of those featured had harsh words to say about it once they saw the final cut. Many YouTubers have made their own Rewind videos in the aftermath, including PewDiePie, the most-subscribed channel on YouTube (who wasn’t even in the official rewind). The much more realistic rewind includes a lot of real content from the platform over the past 12 months, including Monstercat’s viral “Crab Rave” and references to Marshmello. A brief mention of Avicii is also made in the ‘In Memoriam’ section of the video. Keep in mind – it’s still PewDiePie. If you don’t like his comedy, you’re not going to like this video, either. Having gotten that out of the way, check it out below. This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: PewDiePie’s YouTube Rewind Is What The Real One Should’ve Been Source

Along with the bigger names making up the Decadence Colorado lineup, there will be the finest in deep house, tech house and techno present. Rejoice, its going to be a Dirtybird – Desert Hearts family affair! As you prepare for the dance floor shenanigans, get to know 5 underground acts that really pull the Decadence lineup together. A Decadence Colorado Playlist 1. Walker & Royce Walker & Royce Decadence Colorado Walker & Royce, the Brooklyn based duo repping the labels: Dirtybird, Relief, W&O Street Tracks, Moda Black, Pets Recordings, Safer At Night, Crosstown Rebels and Glasgow Underground will surely offer a yummy set. Leaning on the sexier sounds of deep and tech house, Samuel Walker and Gavin Royce will get the booties moving and the smiles ensuing. Of course they offer pure techno and house as well. Enjoy one of their stable singles ‘Reaching’ as a free download and their Insomniac Track of the Day, ‘Bright Lights’. 2. Nora En Pure photo credit Nora En Pure at Tomorrowland Belgium We will be graced by the Switzerland native, Nora En Pure along her Polynesia Tour. After witnessing her sets and having the opportunity for an exclusive interview with her, we know Nora is pure fire with a heart of gold. Without a doubt, the energy she will be pumping with worldly instrumentation and raw bass lines is transcending. Be ready to enter the world of Nora En Pure, the finest in indie dance and deep house. Enjoy a tribal single ‘Roots’ off her recent future house EP, don’t look back (Enormous Tunes), a Spinnin’ Deep release ‘Tears In Your Eyes’ and her daybreak set at Tomorrowland. 3. Mikey Lion Mikey Lion @ Oregon Eclipse Desert Hearts’ pride and joy, Mikey Lion will be in the house. Spinning tracks for the love club, you can count of Mr. Lion bringing your squad closer together. You guys will be holding hands, telling each other how beautiful you are and possibly even crying during his magical set. He will always bring that energy that brings your swag sky high! Enjoy a couple different sides to this big cat by listening and downloading for free his single with Bengal ‘Like That’ then his How To Love set. 4. Claude VonStroke Claude VonStroke Decadence Colorado The Detroit local and Dirtybird Founder himself, Claude VonStroke will control the decks for what is sure to be a clean AF set. You can trust him to loop in the latest bangers in tech house that creates a super fun atmosphere full of wigglers and love. During his set, listen for his recent release ‘Walay’, but you never know he may even mix in some Rihanna. 5. Lee Reynolds photo credit Lee Reynolds The London bred artist Lee Reynolds says: “My real role in Desert Hearts is more on a spiritual level, making sure we spread a positive message and do the right thing”. He has been conducting madness for over 25 years, making him the oldest performer at this year’s Decadence, but know just like wine, techno gets finer with age. Strap in for the wicked and wonky sonic adventure Reynolds will navigate. Get a taste of his unique style through his single ‘Up & Down’ and his set at Desert Hearts Festival. If you haven’t purchased your ticket to Decadence Colorado yet, don’t worry there is still time. Grab your pass now and meet us, moving on the dance floor. Follow Decadence: Official Website | facebook | Instagram | Twitter The post 5 Underground Artists at Decadence You Need to Experience [Playlist] appeared first on EDM | Electronic Music | EDM Music | EDM Festivals | EDM Events. Source

SNOWGLOBE Dates – Dec. 29th – Jan. 1st Location – South Lake Tahoe, California DECADENCE NYE ARIZONA Dates – Dec. 30th – 31st Location – Rawhide Event Center, Chandler, Arizona DECADENCE NYE COLORADO Dates – Dec. 30th – 31st Location – Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado SNOWTA NYE Dates – Dec. 30th – 31st Location – Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota AVALON PRESENTS NYE 2019 MARKUS SCHULZ [OPEN TO CLOSE] Dates – Dec. 31st Location – AVALON, Hollywood, California BLACKGUMMY NYE Dates – Dec. 31st Location – Sound Nightclub, Hollywood, California NYE ft. JEFFREY SUTORIUS (formerly known as DASH BERLIN) Dates – Dec. 31 Location – Exchange LA, Downtown Los Angeles, California LIGHT & LIFE PRESENTS: DAVID GUETTA NYE 2019 Dates – Dec. 31st Location – Brooklyn Warehouse (Location TBA), Brooklyn, New York BangOn! NYC NEW YEAR’S EVE w/ CLAUDE VONSTROKE Dates – Dec. 31st Location – Knockdown Center, New York, New York MINIMAL EFFORT: NEW YEAR’S EVE Dates – Dec. 31st Location – The Belasco Theater, Downtown Los Angeles, California COUNTDOWN NYE Dates – Dec. 31st Location – NOS Events Center, San Bernardino, California FEATURED PHOTO: Insomniac The post NYE 2019 Event Guide appeared first on EDM Maniac. Source

Back in September, we had our first look at the upcoming Mr. Rogers biopic starring Tom Hanks. Now, the project has officially been given a title: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. The film take its heartwarming name from the theme song of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. “It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood/ A beautiful day for a neighbor,” goes the educational children’s show’s tune. “Would you be mine? Could you be mine?” Due out through Sony, the biopic is being directed by Marielle Heller (Diary of a Teenage Girl) and features a script from Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster. Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Tammy Blanchard, and Sakina Jaffrey have also been cast alongside Hanks. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is inspired by the real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and a journalist named Tom Junod. Assigned to write a profile about Rogers, a cynical Junod finds his life transformed by the experience. The film is due to open in theaters October 2019. Revisit the original opening song below. Source

Much of the world enjoyed a jolly Christmas Day this past Tuesday, including prisoners in an England prison. After a video appeared online and went viral of inmates dancing to “Whoomp There It Is” by Tag Team, an investigation is now under way. The focus of the investigation is looking into how the prisoners gained access to a mobile phone. Mobile phones are not allowed in prisons. The clip is believed to have been filmed by a prisoner in HMP Lancaster Farm in North Lancashire, reports the Daily Record. The video has been posted on a couple of Facebook pages so far, receiving upwards of 500,000 views and over 2,000 comments. The whole scene is like something out of a weird alternate reality, but it is indeed very real. A Prison Service woman said: “This behaviour is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. We have recruited an extra 3,500 prison officers over the last two years and are investing an additional £40 million in safety and security. Anyone found with a mobile phone faces extra time behind bars and we are spending £2 million to detect and block them from being used.” Watch the video via Mirror below. This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: WATCH: Prisoners ‘Rave’ On Christmas Day While Listening To Dance Music Source

A lot of artists have had a great 2018, among them riddim and dubstep artist SVDDEN DEATH. (Yes, we’re now differentiating from riddim and dubstep. Get over it.) While SVDDEN DEATH is by no means new to the scene, thanks to tours with Snails and Borgore, and plenty of festival bookings, his clout has rocketed up this year. In 2019, SVDDEN DEATH is going to set sail on his first Holy Ship! in January. Before the big day – coming up in just a few weeks – we caught up with the young bass blaster to ask about his past year, what he expects in 2019, and more. Listen to his latest EP, VOYD Vol 1, and keep scrolling to read our interview below.  As the year comes to an end, what do you know now that you wished you knew 12 months ago? I wish I knew that flat earth was real so I didn’t spend all my time thinking about sitting on a big ass ball. What sorts of experiences are you looking forward to in 2019? I’m really excited for all the festivals I’m playing, and Holy Ship at the beginning of the year. I’m really stoked for taking new elements into my live performances as well. Speaking of Holy Ship, are you excited? Have you ever been on a cruise before? I’ve never been on a cruise or a ship of that caliber. I’ve learned how to sail small ships but at the end of the day I’m terrified of the ocean lol. There are squids in there. I am really excited to be on the ship though, everything I’ve heard makes it sound like an insane experience. There are so many bass artists on your ship, who do you think you might hop up and do an impromptu B2B with? I would love to b2b with my boy Snails. You’ve just done a remix for Marshmello & Bastille. Were you a fan of the original? I’m a huge fan of the original, and I was really stoked to give my own spin to it. I put a lot of effort into the remix and making it sound good at a quarter of the speed as the original as well as adding new melodic and heavy elements. Overall I’m really satisfied with the outcome. What plans for your music do you have in 2019? Voyd vol 2. This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Your EDM Interview with SVDDEN DEATH Ahead Of Holy Ship! 2019 Source

Lil Wayne and JAY-Z weren’t always friendly. For years, the pair traded diss tracks. That eventually changed, however, and the rap luminaries now consider themselves friends as well as peers. In fact Wayne took a moment during his Sunday night show in Chicago to thank Hova for his generosity. “There’s people like JAY-Z. He helped me when I was really, really, really down. Really, really, really down,” Wayne said onstage (via USA Today). “Jay don’t want me to tell nobody. That man helped me with my taxes. He’s a real friend, y’all.” Wayne is likely referring to the $7.72 million in back taxes the rapper owed years ago. He paid it back in 2012, and as we now know it was apparently with the help of the Jigga Man. Wayne also took a moment in Chicago to shout out producer Swizz Beats. “There’s people like Swizz Beatz that’s gonna send me every beat he make and want me to rap on every single one until I got my situation straight,” Wayne said. See the footage below. Wayne’s doing solid these days. He finally released the long-awaited Tha Carter V after it languished in the wilderness for seven years. He also recently teamed up with Nicki Minaj for a new remix of “Good Form”, contributed to Future and Juice WRLD’s joint album, and popped up on the soundtrack for Creed II. His Tha Carter V track “Mona Lisa” featuring Kendrick Lamar was named one of our favorite songs of the year. Source

With the way numerous trailers and teasers are released these days, you’d think Hollywood had gone all-in on the idea of giving up the ghost well before a movie is released. Still, studios like to be coy every now and then with certain bits of information, just to keep up the suspense and “surprise.” Take when Benedict Cumberbatch joined Star Trek Into Darkness; fans knew he was going to play Khan, but everyone from the actor himself to director J.J. Abrams denied it until the movie was released. Disney and Marvel have been taking a similar approach to Jude Law’s role in the upcoming Captain Marvel. We’ve been listing him as portraying Mar-Vell — an integral part of the Captain Marvel lore (natch) — in nearly every post we’ve done on the film since way back when he was first circling a contract last November. But for whatever reason, everyone involved in the project has demurred when asked about Law’s part. Then came a Funko Pop! figure that listed him as Yon-Rogg, an eventual antagonist of Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers, and everyone had the same thought: “Well, maybe we were wrong.” Never doubt yourself, True Believers. As ComicBook points out, Marvel Studios has now confirmed that Law is indeed playing Mar-Vell. A previously released photo of Law and Larson recently popped up on the film’s official website with the caption, “Jude Law as Mar-Vell, the leader of Starforce.” And so the rumors were put to bed, confirmed. Screenshot from the Captain Marvel website In the comics, Mar-Vell is actually the source of Danvers’ powers. The alien Kree tries to save her when a Kree machine explodes, but the strange cosmic energies of the device merge Danvers and Mar-Vell. Now a human-Kree hybrid, Danvers begins a superhero life as Ms. Marvel before taking on the Captain Marvel mantle. The film looks to be taking quite a different track with the character, with Mar-Vell being Danvers’ mentor and leader in the Kree military unit called Starforce. There’s still plenty of mystery surrounding how Danvers gets her powers and why her memory seems to be erased, as you can see in the latest intriguing trailer below. Captain Marvel soars into theaters on March 8th. Source

We got our first look at Max Minghella’s Teen Spirit earlier this year, and now the first-time director is back with more footage of Elle Fanning’s journey towards pop superstardom. In the film’s newest trailer, the burgeoning songstress performs Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own”, making it the first of several pop standards we’ll get to see covered in the film. Artists like Ariana Grande, Jack Antonoff, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Ellie Goulding will also see their work featured in the story of Violet, a young English woman who enters into an American Idol-like singing contest. The new trailer also offers a deeper look into Violet’s origins, as well as her developing stage presence. Watch it below. Based on its trailer, the movie looks to be less cynical than recent explorations of music stardom like Vox Lux and Her Smell, and more youth-focused than A Star is Born. It hits theaters on April 5th, 2019. Source

For those who work in social media, Instagram has caused its fair share of headaches in 2018. With various changes to the feed algorithm and the introduction of a new ‘Close Friends’ feature on Stories, there’s been a lot to keep track of and adapt to. Even if you don’t work in social media, Instagram is still one of the most widely used apps on the market today. This morning, users got more than they bargained for when they saw a completely new interface for looking at posts: side-scrolling. See below. I have the new Instagram horizontal scroll interface. I’m sure this will not be met with any backlash WHATSOEVER. But seems maybe intended to reduce mindless vertical scrolling? cc @mosseri comments at the end pic.twitter.com/fwmtbfjFaf — Alex Heath (@alexeheath) December 27, 2018 Within a brief period of time, the update was reversed. As it turns out, it was all one major mistake. Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri commented on the flub. Instagram also commented from their official account, but told a different story. Sorry about that, this was supposed to be a very small test but we went broader than we anticipated. — Adam Mosseri (@mosseri) December 27, 2018 Due to a bug, some users saw a change to the way their feed appears today. We quickly fixed the issue and feed is back to normal. We apologize for any confusion. — Instagram (@instagram) December 27, 2018 Fortunately, this isn’t a permanent change and doesn’t seem like it will be happening anytime soon. Even more fortunate, perhaps, is that Instagram has now seen how universally hated this new interface would be if it were actually implemented. This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Instagram Sends Users Into Panic Mode With Accidental Rollout Of New Test Feature Source

Macaulay Culkin has found himself back in the spotlight as he waxes nostalgic over his days playing Kevin McAllister in Home Alone. Not only did he revisit the countless video games inspired by the movie franchise, but he recreated several of the famous scenes for a new holiday advert. But lest we forget the actual Macaulay Culkin is a bit of an oddball, someone, who until very recently, shied away from his child stardom in favor of a pizza-themed Velvet Underground covers band. Now, in another bit of wackiness, Culkin has announced his intention to change his middle name to… Macaulay Culkin. Over the last month, Culkin has polled fans asking them to vote on his new middle name (it’s currently “Carson”). The options included “Shark Week”, “Kieran” ( his brother’s first name), “The McRib Is Back”, and “Publicity Stunt”, but ultimately, his Twitter followers decided on “Macaulay Culkin”. So, beginning in 2019, he’ll be known legally as Macaulay ‘Macaulay Culkin’ Culkin. “It has a nice ring to it (if you like my name),” Culkin remarked on Twitter. Merry Christmas to me, from all of you! My new middle name has been chosen. You voted and the winner is clear. In 2019 my new legal name will be: Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin. It has a nice ring to it (if you like my name).#MerryChristmas — Macaulay Culkin (@IncredibleCulk) December 25, 2018 Source

There is no surprise that Woodstock was one of the greatest events in the history of our world. Plans have finally been coming together to create a multi-day music event in honor of Woodstock’s upcoming 50th anniversary at the original location of the festival. The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts has finally announced that this comeback event will take place on August 16-18th in 2019 as the original event took place August 15-17th, 1969. The new event will be called the Bethel Woods Music and Culture Festival as the tagline says, “Celebrating the golden anniversary at the historic site of the 1969 Woodstock festival.” Some information has been released on Facebook and has claimed that this rebrand of the event will be aimed towards all fans of all age generations, and will include live music, exhibits, and TED-style talks. There hasn’t been any word on who will be joining for the weekend, but that all is to come. Rumor has it that the original co-founder of the original Woodstock, Michael Lang, is also planning to create his own 50th-anniversary event, but no announcements have been made about this yet. Although the original Woodstock brought in 500,000 people a day, there was mud to sleep in, and you couldn’t leave the grounds, this event was a pivotal time in the world of the music. Artists like Joan Baez, Santana, Joe Cocker, and Jimi Hendrix all performed on that iconic stage. You can go to this website to subscribe to their updates as they slowly start to come out. The post Live Nation Announces Woodstock 50th Anniversary Event at Original Location appeared first on EDM Maniac. Source

It was two years ago today that we lost one of our most cherished actresses and personalities, Carrie Fisher. The world — and Family Guy — is still mourning her and learning to live in a world without our beloved Princess, as is her own daughter, Billie Lourd. Demonstrating some of the grace that was passed down to her, the young and talented Lourd marked the anniversary of her mother’s passing with a piano performance of Nico’s “These Days”. The Jackson Browne-penned track appeared on Nico’s 1967 solo debut, Chelsea Girl. Artists like Elliott Smith have covered the song before, but Lourd’s reverential take is particularly touching given the circumstances. “It has been two years since my Momby’s death and I still don’t know what the ‘right’ thing to do on a death anniversary is,” Lourd wrote on an Instagram video sharing the rendition. “So I decided to do something a little vulnerable for me, but something we both loved to do together – sing.” Lourd continued, “This is the piano her father gave her and this was one of her favorite songs. And as the song says, we must ‘keep on moving’. I’ve found that what keeps me moving is doing things that make me happy, working hard on the things that I’m passionate about and surrounding myself with people I love and making them smile. I hope this encourages anyone feeling a little low or lost to ‘keep on moving’. As my Momby once said, ‘take your broken heart and turn it into art’ – whatever that art may be for you.'” Take a look below. Source