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Forget starting your morning with a cup of coffee, how about a rave? The folks over at McDonald’s are throwing a massive morning rave to kick off your day, all in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. So what’s the point, you ask? It’s to celebrate the new McDonalds Triple Breakfast Stack, “a breakfast sandwich created to conquer morning hunger and a big day.” The party kicks off next Thursday at 6AM (bright and early) with Filipino American DJ Manila Killa headlining. And yes, there will be breakfast sandwiches and coffee to get you going. Admission is FREE and open to ages 18+. RSVP and find more info about the RISE N RAVE through Facebook here. Thursday, December 13 6:00AM – 8:00AM Globe Theater 740 S Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90014 The post McDonald’s Throwing Breakfast Rave in Los Angeles appeared first on EDM Maniac. Source

Flóra Klein, mother to KISS co-founder Gene Simmons, has passed away at the age of 92. The news was announced today by Simmons’ wife, Shannon Tweed, on Facebook, where she wrote, “Rest in peace my dear Flora. The best grandma and mother in law I could ask for. You were loved and you will be missed.” Also joining in the remembrances of Klein was Simmons’ bandmate Paul Stanley, who posted his own tribute on Facebook, along with a photo of Gene as a kid with his mom. “Gene’s mother, Florence Lubowski, has passed away,” Stanley wrote. “I knew her as long as I’ve known Gene. Beyond her fierce love and pride in her only child, she was his inspiration to live up to being worthy of the sacrifices she made in a very difficult and, at time, horrific life. A holocaust survivor, she fought for all she had, and her fierce protection and pride in Gene made her someone to be feared, admired and loved. I will miss her laugh and smile. Let us all say a prayer for her, Gene and his family.” Originally from Hungary, Klein was sent to a concentration camp at the age of 14. According to Simmons, she watched as her entire family, save for her brother Larry, were killed. The bassist/vocalist told the Sydney Morning Herald that in spite of those horrors, his mother was “a positive person who sees the goodness in people’s hearts. I wouldn’t be that forgiving if I had lived her life.” Klein is survived by Simmons and her two grandchildren, Sophie and Nick. Simmons himself followed with a Facebook post of his own, simply captioned, “The best mother in the world,” along with a collage of photos. This news comes soon after KISS announced that their next tour will be the band’s last. The “End of the Road Tour” is currently set to kick off on January 31st at Vancouver BC’s Rogers Arena and stretch on through 2019 with dates throughout North America, Europe, and Australia. Source

Father John Misty is teaming up with Goldenvoice for a benefit concert to raise funds for those impacted by the California wildifres. The star-studded, all-ages evening will unfold at The Ace Hotel on Tuesday, December 18th, with the net proceeds going to the Southern California Disaster Relief Fund. Joining Father John Misty at the event will be HAIM, Mac DeMarco, Rivers Cuomo, Rostam, Tim Heidecker, Weyes Blood, Nate Ruess, Lucius, Jeff Bhasker, Jonathan Wilson, and more. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT. The Southern California Disaster Relief Fund, which was created by United Way of Greater Los Angeles in partnership with United Way of Ventura County, supports low-income families impacted by the current wildfires. Fans can bid on front row tickets for the concert via CharityBuzz, which is also throwing in a commemorative show poster signed by the artists. Those who’d like to donate but won’t be attending the show can do so by texting ACEBENEFIT to 41444 or through the United Way website. See a poster for the show below. Source

Countdown NYE returns for the 5th year as Insomniac‘s inaugural New Years party at NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA. Insomniac Event‘s ground-shattering lineup for the 2019 affair features more than 30 worldwide renowned acts ready to bring in the New Year with all YOU headliners the only way we know how, with multiple stages bumping the full spectrum music, supplemented by top-notch otherworldly production lights and pyrotechnics, surrounded by a bunch of beautiful ravers. Countdown NYE lineup: Countdown NYE Lineup Insomniac has some out-of-this-world stages planned for Countdown NYE‘s production. You can expect to see four outer-spaced fully themed stages packed with oozing talent ready to set off 2019 right! Take a listen to a couple select tracks from artists we are particularly looking forward to seeing. Take pictorial glimpses into Insomniac‘s stage production perfection. MOTHERSHIP STAGE photo credit Insomniac NEBULA STAGE photo credit Insomniac AREA 51 STAGE photo credit Insomniac TWILIGHT ZONE STAGE photo credit Insomniac Pick up your pass to Countdown COUNTDOWN NYE EVENT INFO: NOS Events Center 689 S. E St San Bernardino, CA 92408 Learn more about the location. Monday, December 31, 2018 Will Call Opens: 2pm Festival Hours: 5pm–2am ÎTŠ Ä NĘW ŸĘARŠ ÎNVŠÎØN! PRÊPĀRĘ ÛRSĘLVēŠ FØR CÔNTÂCT 12/312019 <NØS ĘVÊNTS CËNTËR> #COUNTDOWNNYE → https://t.co/hDBUHkGNkx pic.twitter.com/z2KtXMhapL — Countdown NYE (@countdown_nye) November 27, 2018 Follow Countdown NYE: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram The post Insomniac Curates Surreal Concept for Countdown NYE appeared first on EDM | Electronic Music | EDM Music | EDM Festivals | EDM Events. Source

Leading up to the release of his upcoming album The Unseen in Between, American folk mainstay (and former guitarist for Kurt Vile) Steve Gunn has put his new single, “Stonehurst Cowboy”, out into the world. NPR premiered the song, which the singer-songwriter described as one of his most personal tracks yet. An ode to his late father, who died in 2016, “Stonehurst Cowboy” is a heartbreaking account of his father’s lifelong guidance: “Teach us right all those steps/ Before there’s nothing left/ For all those cowboys in the world.” Gunn described his father, whose name he shares, as a streetwise, tough guy from Southwest Philadelphia who was barely young enough to avoid being sent to Vietnam. The man had to become “an adult at hyperspeed,” adding, “He was too young to know what the hell was going on when the war broke, and it wasn’t until he, his brothers, and friends came back to make any sense of it.” Stream “Stonehurst Cowboy” on Apple Music or Spotify below. To accompany the song, Gunn has also released an acoustic video version produced by The Mitcham Submarine, featuring him strumming and singing “Stonehurst Cowboy” under graffiti-laden overpasses in London. This stripped-down version feels even more personal, Gunn’s earnest vocals repeating the important lessons he learned from his father. Watch Gunn’s soulful acoustic video below. This isn’t the first preview we’ve gotten of Gunn’s new album; the artist previously shared “New Moon” alongside the album’s announcement. The Unseen in Between is due out January 18 via Matador Records. Source

Last night, some of indie rock’s most prominent artists honored late Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison at a tribute concert at New York City’s Rough Trade. Officially dubbed “Tiny Changes: A Celebration of the Songs of Scott Hutchison”, the evening saw The National’s Aaron Dessner, Julien Baker, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, Craig Finn of The Hold Steady and Kevin Devine take the stage to perform solo and group cover songs from the Frightened Rabbit catalog. Highlights included ensemble performances of The Winter of Mixed Drinks cut “Swim Until You Can’t See Land” and the title track of 2016’s Painting of a Panic Attack. Baker also tackled Pedestrian Verse’s “Holy”, “The Woodpile” with assistance from Dessner, and came out for “I Wish I Was Sober” alongside Devine. From Frightened Rabbit’s 2010 album, The Midnight Organ Fight, Gibbard took on “Keep Yourself Warm” and Finn did “Head Rolls Off”. All proceeds from the tribute show benefited the Scott Hutchison fund, a mental health-focused charity launched by the late musician’s family members. Prior to passing this past May, Hutchison had long struggled with depression. “I wish I would have told Scott how much his songs meant to me,” Gibbard previously said of Hutchison. “Or how [Frightened Rabbit’s] The Midnight Organ Fight was pretty much all I listened to for months while going through an extremely dark patch in my life. Or what a wonderfully funny and engaging person I found him to be.” Check video footage down below. Source

The Offspring lay claim to a legacy that, even after almost 25 years of mainstream success, is difficult to neatly iron out. Punk bands of their size and stature typically mature and grow with age, which is understandable given how creatively limiting the genre can be. Just look at how quickly Green Day pivoted from hurling snot rockets to providing the soundtrack to every senior prom in America with “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” or how Blink-182 arguably over-corrected in its move from pop punk idiocy to songs like “Adam’s Song” and “Miss You”. But The Offspring never wholly embraced the idea of growing with age, preferring to hold on to at least a little bit of their adolescence. You have to go back a ways to remember a time when the Orange County band was taken almost too seriously by fans and critics ready to anoint them kings of punk rock’s mainstream resurgence. After earning their cred on 1992’s Ignition, Smash emerged as one of 1994’s biggest and most critically adored rock records. The Offspring were as slyly hilarious and bratty as any of their peers, but whatever humor was to be found in the band largely got lost beneath layers of youthful angst. Whereas Green Day kept things delightfully juvenile, The Offspring dove into weighty subjects like depression and anxiety (“Self Esteem”, “Gotta Get Away”), that is when they weren’t railing against stupid, dumbshit, goddamn motherfuckers. Ixnay on the Hombre, released two years later, stayed largely in its predecessor’s lane. But by 1998, pop music had found its way into just about everything, even music from bands we once thought wanted nothing to do with it. The Offspring’s fifth record, Americana, still gave heavy nods to the band’s SoCal punk lineage. But it also featured a few jarring breaks from tradition, nowhere more so than on the record’s lead single. “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)” did not sound like The Offspring or much of anything else for that matter. It actually sounds like pop music being used against itself, like a band making a play for the most annoying song of all time. And yet it remains the band’s biggest single and a song that’s actually proven surprisingly influential almost in spite of itself. There’s no skirting around the fact that “Pretty Fly” is a bad song. It’s got an obnoxious chorus (Dexter Holland’s “uh huhs” are still irritatingly chill-inducing), lazy lyrics, lots of cowbell and other odd instrumentation, and even a long-since-defunct Ricki Lake reference. It was a turn away from any perceived self-seriousness and certainly away from the purist, mile-a-minute punk that had long been the band’s calling card. But this would be a harsher critique if the band wasn’t in on the joke. The song is overtly stupid on its face, but it was also meant as an indictment of late-’90s youth culture. The alternative rock boom that launched the band to stardom had come and gone, only to be replaced by boy bands with frosted tips and, perhaps worse, rap metal dunderheads like Korn and Limp Bizkit. The Offspring might have traded in some of its punk cred with “Pretty Fly”, but the opportunity to take potshots at cultural appropriation and mindless posturing was probably worth it. The greatest irony of “Pretty Fly” is how well it succeeded. The Offspring wrote a song that mercilessly skewered pop culture and called out at least some portion of their own fan base. Nevertheless, the song became one of the biggest punk singles of all time. Here in the States, it reached No. 13 on the Billboard Top 40, No. 5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts, and No. 3 on the Billboard Alternative Rock charts. Its success was even greater in other parts of the globe, where it landed at the top of the charts in nine different countries. The song was anything but punk in the musical sense, but The Offspring bit the hand of an adoring public that continued to feed it. That counts for something. The Offspring have continued to have their fun with pop music in the years since. Americana also featured another hit single in “Why Don’t You Get a Job?”, a playful ska joint that clearly took some influence from The Beatles’ “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”. They continued to savagely troll pop music on “Cruising California (Bumpin’ in My Trunk), the lead single from 2012’s Days Go By, a record that otherwise might be called a back-to-basics retreat to the guitar rock formula. Letting go of punk rock’s boxed-in expectations freed the band up for greater success, and other bands arguably followed their lead. Blink-182 always had a sense of humor about themselves, but it had become a lot more pronounced by the release of 1999’s Enema of the State. Scores of other lighthearted, board shorts-wearing punks also found success into the early 2000s, with New Found Glory, Fenix TX, Good Charlotte, and A Simple Plan all finding their way onto radio and MTV. After almost 30 years, it’s still hard to pinpoint and define The Offspring. Are they a punk band? A pop band? A pop-punk band? A punk band that occasionally uses pop to make fun of pop? They’re undeniably a little bit of all these things, and maybe that’s what’s allowed them to have continued success. There probably was a time where The Offspring wanted nothing more than to be a great punk band. But achieving that pretty quickly allowed them to take other avenues in their music. “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)” might have taken the band down a ridiculous side road, but it was one that arguably showed how mainstream punk could reinvent itself to stay viable into the 2000s and beyond. Source

The Pitch: Okay, so it’s a tale of two sisters, told in two parts, and set across the glossy, soulless backdrop of modern pop music. We’ve got Sia writing the songs. We’ve got Natalie Portman lip synching them. And we’ve got Jude Law playing her tough New York manager. But it’s more than just about fame! It’s about the rippling effects of trauma, be it school shootings, teenage pregnancy, drug addiction, or 9/11. If that doesn’t make sense to you, that’s okay, because we’ve also got Willem Dafoe as the narrator to fill in the holes for all the plebes, and who doesn’t love Willem Dafoe? Stay In Your Lane: Did that tongue-in-cheek pitch have your eyes doing their best Sonic the Hedgehog impersonation? If not, then Vox Lux is your bag. Though probably still not. The problem is that writer/director Brady Corbet can’t stay focused for more than five minutes, oscillating between social issues with the precision of an outraged tween on Twitter. What might have been a seductive meditation on the corruption of trauma winds up being a chaotic diatribe about Things We’re Angry About in 21st Century Pop Culture. It’s exhausting, to say the least, but hardly surprising. After all, Vox Lux is a sophomore effort from Corbet. Even more to the point, it’s the followup to his 2015 feature-film debut, The Childhood of a Leader, which nabbed him the Best Debut Film and Best Director awards at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. Whether that success got to his head or not is debatable, but at the very least, it certainly fueled his drive on Vox Lux. The guy tries so goddamn hard to outdo himself that it’s almost commendable, except that there’s so much pretension washed over this film that it’s too insufferable for any sort of applause. In fact, it’s kind of nauseating. It’s then telling that Corbet shouldered all of the writing — a first for the would-be auteur. With the exception of his 2008 short, Protect You + Me., he’s long worked with collaborators, particularly on The Childhood of a Leader, which he co-wrote with Mona Fastvold. Needless to say, he could have used another voice on Vox Lux, seeing how the film suffers most from its flimsy character portraits and robotic dialogue. Corbet gets away with it during the first half, mostly because it leans on his stronger visual talents, but that second half with Portman is rough. Truly rough. Well, Let’s Hear About Portman: Not so good. For starters, she’s only in the film for 50 of its 120 minutes, most of her time finding her spouting maudlin lines that breathlessly scoot her character’s emotional arc from point A to point Z in the ample time she’s afforded. This snapshot performance might have worked if not for her materializing New York accent, which is — no lie — barely a few degrees above John Travolta’s cringing attempts in Gotti from earlier this year. The way Portman chews through her already-clumsy dialogue is unintentionally cartoonish, and when she leans into the tough, she might as well be wearing a gangster costume from one of those Spirit Halloween stores. She never comes off as casual, especially when she’s juxtaposed against Raffey Cassidy, who winds up offering the most nuanced performance of the entire cast, which is remarkable given her dual roles as Portman’s younger self and her teenage daughter. Of course, Portman’s accent is a distant second to the attempts of her English co-star. Whoever thought it’d be a smart idea to cast Jude Law as a tough New Yorker ought to be either commended for their imagination, or tasked to spend a year in the Big Apple for deep research. It’s almost comical watching Daddy Dumbledore chew nervously over each sentence, as if he’s thinking, How might Keitel say this? If the film weren’t already such a mess, it might be distracting. Instead, the two accents unintentionally add some much-needed humor. Now You Sia, Now You Don’t: With Sia on board, you’d think the songs would at least be the film’s strong suit — sort of. Save for lone emotional standout “Wrapped Up”, the rest of her inclusions are forgettable, pedestrian-level pop. Perhaps she’s holding back the goods for her followup to 2016’s This Is Acting, or maybe she’s just as overworked as Corbet, but fans looking for an album or even an EP of new Sia jams will be mildly disappointed. Whoa, Scott Walker Did the Score? Yes, he did. Walker previously worked with Corbet on The Childhood of a Leader, and the two re-team here to similarly splendid results. His score is easily one of the stronger takeaways from the film, and ultimately deserves a second or third spin, even outside of the movie. Verdict: Vox Lux wants to be everything and winds up being nothing. By the end, when the whole thing devolves into a dubious concert film, and we’re watching fake fans go crazy over fake songs, there’s this uncanny valley of universal bliss that’s just achingly hollow. Perhaps that’s the point, that Corbet is simply critiquing the enduring power of pop music, and how its sweet confection tends to mask even the most devastating traumas. Even so, it’s still hollow. It also feels incomplete. Something’s missing in Vox Lux, and that something goes well beyond the garish accents and Corbet’s gluttonous smorgasbord of aesthetics. Structurally speaking, the film’s two halves never quite resolve one another, no matter how much exposition Corbet squeezes into the dialogue and no matter how much he employs Dafoe as a narrator, and that lack of resolution makes for an exhausting watch. Once again, and at the risk of beating a dead horse, Vox Lux boils down to an everyday Twitter feed: fake personalities, interesting ideas, pointless arguments, and lots of colorful images and songs you might want to save for later. Trailer: Source

Deerhunter has a new album coming out next month called Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?. They’ve already shared one single, the dreamlike “Death in Midsummer”, in promotion of the release. Now, we’ve got another taste of what the record has to offer with a second track, “Element.” Filled with harpsichords, chunky acoustic guitar chords, and frontman Bradford Cox’s lilting vocals, it’s a quirky, psychedelic cut that wouldn’t be too far out of place among late-period Beatles or Pet Sounds. According to Stereogum, Cox describes the song as “an elegy for ecology (a landscape done in toxic watercolors)” — a suitably esoteric descriptor for such a mercurial track. Listen to “Element” on Apple Music and Spotify below. Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? is set for release January 18 via 4AD. Pre-order the album on Deerhunter’s website. Source

The quick rise to fame by Michigan rockers Greta Van Fleet has been remarkable, as the young band makes its mark throughout the world. But Canada just may be the place where the band has made the most impact. “When the Curtain Falls”, the first single off the band’s recently released debut album, Anthem of the Peaceful Army, has spent an incredible 13 weeks at No. 1 on rock radio in Canada, which followed similar chart-topping feats by earlier tracks “Highway Tune” and “Safari Song”. Overall, Greta Van Fleet have spent 27 weeks at No. 1 on Canadian rock radio in 2018, breaking a record for a calendar year previously shared by Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam. Canada’s enthusiasm for Greta Van Fleet is seen in a new live video for “When the Curtain Falls”, captured at the band’s first-ever Canadian gig, at the Rebel in Toronto this past July. The clip, premiering right here at Consequence of Sound and Heavy Consequence, can be seen below. Greta Van Fleet will finish up their 2018 touring with multi-night stints in Chicago and Detroit, having just played a three-night stand in New York City. The band will then embark on a massive world tour in 2019, beginning in Europe in the winter, and then hitting the U.S. in the spring. See a full list of dates here. Source

The ghost with the most finally gets the soundtrack release he deserves. Tim Burton’s 1988 ghostly comedy classic Beetlejuice was a breakout hit for Burton and star Michael Keaton, and cemented Burton’s decades-long partnership with his carnivalesque musical collaborator Danny Elfman. Now, Waxwork Records is reissuing Elfman’s soundtrack for the film’s 30th anniversary, and it’s a whopper of a deluxe, re-mastered release. Featuring Elfman’s complete soundtrack (and the two Harry Belafonte tracks featured in the film), Beetlejuice 30th Anniversary Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is pressed to 180 gram colored vinyl in either “Beetlejuice swirl” or black and white, set to match Betelgeuse’s classic striped suit. It all comes housed in a gatefold sleeve featuring new original artwork by Phantom City Creative’s Justin Erickson. (Read: We’re Very Unhappy: How Endless Rewrites Saved Beetlejuice) It’s a gorgeous release, and should at least tide us over until Beetlejuice 2, which its cast maintain still might actually happen. At the very least, we’ll have that Beetlejuice musical next year. In the meantime, though, just slap this bad boy on your turntable and jam out to “Day O” until you drop dead — or float to the ceiling. The album sells for $30, and will be available Friday, December 7th via Waxwork’s website. Beetlejuice 30th Anniversary Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Artwork: Need a refresher on the greatness of Beetlejuice? Here’s the film’s trailer. Source

HEALTH have today announced their latest album, VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR. The follow-up to 2015’s DEATH MAGIC is due out February 8th, 2019 via Loma Vista Recordings. Described as the band’s “heaviest, most genre-obliterating album,” VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR was produced by frequent collaborator Lars Stalfors (St. Vincent, Lil Peep). The record promises a range of sounds from thrashing metal to funk to “Arabic bass music dragged through hell.” There’s even a guitar ballad called “DECIMATION” capping it all off. As a first listen, HEALTH have shared the video for the title song, “SLAVES OF FEAR”. Directed by Zev Deans, the clip flashes the titles of the album’s tracks over choppy, shaky images of S.W.A.T.-armored figures apparently attacking people. The images highlight the furious anxiety of the song itself, and you can take a look below. Pre-orders for the new LP are now live. The album art and tracklist can be seen ahead. VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR Artwork: VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR Tracklist: 01. PSYCHONAUT 02. FEEL NOTHING 03. GOD BOTHERER 04. BLACK STATIC 05. LOSS DELUXE 06. NC-17 07. THE MESSAGE 08. RAT WARS 09. STRANGE DAYS (1999) 10. WRONG BAG 11. SLAVES OF FEAR 12. DECIMATION HEALTH will support VOL. 4 on a North American tour that will take up the better part of early 2019. Find their complete itinerary below. HEALTH 2019 Tour Dates: 01/23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere Zone One 01/30 – Brixton, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton * 01/31 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg * 02/01 – Cologne, DE @ Palladium * 02/03 – Hamburg @ Docks * 02/04 – Berlin, DE @ Huxleys * 02/06 – Prague, CZ @ Forum Karlin * 02/07 – Warsaw, PL @ Torwar * 02/09 – Vilnius, LT @ Compensa Concert Hall * 02/11 – Tallinn, EE @ Saku Arena * 02/12 – Riga, LV @ Arena Riga * 02/14 – Moscow, RU @ Megasport Arena* 02/15 – Prague, CZ @ Meet Factory 02/16 – Warsaw, PL @ Hybrydy 02/20 – Oslo, NO @ Bla 02/21 – Gothenburg, SE @ Oceanen 02/27 – Frankfurt, DE @ Nachtleben 02/28 – Munich, DE @ Feierwerk 03/01 – Leipzig, DE @ Täubchenthal 03/02 – Berlin, DE @ So36 03/04 – Brussels, BE @ AB 03/05 – Lille, FR @ Aéronef 03/06 – Utrecht, NL @ EKKO 03/07 – Groningen, NL @ Vera 03/08 – Lyon, FR @ Festival Transfer, Transbordeur 03/09 – Paris, FR @ Badaboum 03/12 – Bordeaux, FR @ Iboat 03/14 – Milan, IT @ Circolo Magnolia 03/15 – Rome, IT @ Traffic Live 03/16 – Bologna, IT @ Freakout Club 03/17 – Torino, IT @ Spazio211 03/19 – Lausanne, CH @ Le Romandie 03/20 – Luzern, CH @ Konzerthaus Schüür 03/22 – Luxembourg, LU @ Rotondes 03/24 – Manchester, UK @ YES 03/25 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell 03/26 – Glasgow, UK @ CCA 03/27 – Bristol, UK @ The Exchange 03/28 – London, UK @ Oval Space 03/29 – Cardiff, UK @ Clwb ifor Bach 03/30 – Brighton, UK @ Patterns 04/09 – Oakland, CA @ The New Parish 04/10 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent 04/12 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge 04/13 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue Nightclub 04/14 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos 04/16 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 04/17 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater 04/19 – Saint Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Grill 04/20 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge 04/21 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop 04/22 – Detroit, MI @ El Club 04/23 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground 04/25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere The Hall 04/26 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair 04/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts 04/28 – Washington, DC @ Rock N Roll Hotel 04/30 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade @ Purgatory 05/01 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon 05/02 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall 05/03 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk 05/04 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada 05/06 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf 05/07 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar 05/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom * = w/ The Neighbourhood Source

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed the 2019 Golden Globes nominations on Thursday morning. While movies like BlackKklansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, and Black Panther and performers like Melissa McCarthy, Christian Bale, and Donald Glover are all up for major categories, a number of musicians received nods as well. The field of songwriters up for Best Original Song is an impressive mix of icons and modern talent. Kendrick Lamar and SZA (under her given name, Solana Rowe) received a nomination for “All the Stars” off Black Panther, along with Top Dawg Entertainment exec Anthony Tiffith and producers Marc “Sounwave” Spears and Al “Al Shux” Shuckburgh. Another top contender could be the hit “Shallow” from A Star is Born, which would go to Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Dirty Pretty Things/Klaxons’ Anthony Rossomando, and Miike Snow’s Andrew Wyatt. (Gaga is also up for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for her starring role in A Star is Born; she was nominated in 2012 along with Elton John for “Hello Hello” from Gnomeo and Juliet, and won Best Actress — Miniseries or Television Film for her part in American Horror Story: Hotel) In the “legends” section of the category, Dolly Parton received her third-ever Best Original Song nom (following 1981’s “9 to 5” from Nine to Five and 2006’s “Travelin’ Thru” from Transamerica) for the Linda Perry-co-penned “Girl in the Movies” from Dumplin’. Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox also got a nod for her first song in eight years, “Requiem for a Private War”, from the soundtrack to A Private War. Rounding out the nominations is “Revelation” from Boy Erased. The moving track gives first time nods to Troye Sivan and Sigur Rós’ Jónsi, as well as Brett “Leland” McLaughlin. The winners will be revealed during the Sunday, January 6th gala hosted by Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Andy Samberg and Killing Eve’s Sandra. The ceremony will air on NBC. Best Original Song: “Shallow” (A Star Is Born) “Revelation” (Boy Erased) “All the Stars” (Black Panther) “Requiem For A Private War” (A Private War) “Girl in the Movies” (Dumplin’) Source

I have been the biggest Chance the Rapper fan for as long as I can remember. The raspy, smoke-filled lines delivered in Acid Rap were the first thing to draw me into the world of rap. From there I was hooked. Coloring Book? A masterpiece in my mind. It was a different feel than Acid Rap, but was a Chance album through and through. However, that was a little over two years ago. How much longer can Chance fans, and the rest of the rap community wait for an album? He has dropped singles in the meantime I know (listen to “I Might Need Security,” “The Man Who Has Everything,” etc.), but they are mediocre at best. Measured against any other rapper on the scene right now, except Kendrick, Drake, J Cole, and maybe a few others, the songs would be great, however we are talking about Chance the Rapper who, upon the release of Coloring Book, was arguably the best rapper out. Chance has been teasing the release of a couple of new albums ever since the release of Coloring Book. There was talk of a collaborative album with Childish Gambino. Nowhere to be found. There was talk, video, and confirmation from Chance the Rapper and Kanye West of a Ye produced album titled “Good Ass Job”. Still not here. Where is the music Chance? He should take this as a compliment. We are ready for his new music. The question isn’t if people want Chance’s new album, it is a question of how long are people willing to wait? Leave an audience alone for too long and they will leave, despite their desire to see what they came for. Plenty of rappers like Travis Scott, Drake, and J Cole have dropped highly-praised albums, or even two, in the time it has taken Chance the Rapper to release a new album. I know he has been busy doing countless fundraisers and activities for social good, and I, and those he has helped immensely, are so grateful for the work that he has been doing; however, if it’s not too much to ask, we need Chance the RAPPER. Please come back. The post How Long Can We Wait on Chance? appeared first on Verge Campus. Source

This morning, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed the nominees for the 2019 Golden Globes. Now in its 76th year, the annual awards ceremony recognizes excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. Among the major film nominees is A Star is Born, which dominated the Drama field with nominations in nearly every essential category, including Best Picture, Best Director, and both top acting categories. Elsewhere in Drama, a couple of the other big players include BlackKklansman and If Beale Street Could Talk, which also achieved top honors in both the Best Picture and acting categories. (Both Bohemian Rhapsody and Black Panther round out this year’s field.) Over on the Comedy/Musical side, The Favourite and Vice continue to gain awards season momentum with a wide spread of nominees across all of the top categories. Crazy Rich Asians, Mary Poppins Returns, and Green Book will also vie for traction next month. For television, Best Comedy sees one of the biggest snubs this year: FX’s Atlanta’s incredible second season. Aside from Donald Glover’s single nomination for Best Actor, the show was snubbed entirely this go-around. However, HBO’s breakout hit Barry steps in as one of the top nominees, nabbing most of the selections, alongside returning series such as NBC’s The Good Place and Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Newcomers Showtime’s Kidding and Netflix’s The Kominsky Method also cleaned up. Over in Drama, it’s a hot year for new titles as four of the five nominees for Best TV Series – Drama are coming off their rookie outings: Amazon’s Homecoming, FX’s Pose, BBC America’s Killing Eve, and Netflix’s Bodyguard all debut with top nominations. The veteran? The final season of FX’s long-acclaimed The Americans. Check out the complete list nominees below. Winners will be announced during a live gala on Sunday, January 6th hosted by Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Andy Samberg and Killing Eve’s Sandra Oh that will air on NBC. Film Best Motion Picture, Drama: A Star Is Born If Beale Street Could Talk BlacKkKlansman Bohemian Rhapsody Black Panther Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody John David Washington, BlackKKlansman Lucas Hedges, Boy Erased Willem Dafoe, Eternity’s Gate Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born Glenn Close, The Wife Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me? Rosamund Pike, A Private War Nicole Kidman, Destroyer Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: The Favourite Green Book Mary Poppins Returns Crazy Rich Asians Vice Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: Christian Bale, Vice Viggo Mortensen, Green Book Robert Redford, The Old Man & the Gun Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins Returns John C. Reilly, Stan and Ollie Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: Olivia Colman, The Favourite Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins Returns Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade Constance Wu, Crazy Rich Asians Charlize Theron, Tully Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Roma Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born Adam McKay, Vice Peter Farrelly, Green Book Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman Best Screenplay: Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, The Favourite Adam McKay, Vice Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie, Green Book Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk Alfonso Cuaron, Roma Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Mahershala Ali, Green Book Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me? Timothee Chalamet, Beautiful Boy Sam Rockwell, Vice Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk Amy Adams, Vice Emma Stone, The Favourite Rachel Weisz, The Favourite Claire Foy, First Man Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat, Isle of Dogs Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins Returns Ludwig Göransson, Black Panther Justin Hurwitz, First Man Marco Beltrami, A Quiet Place Best Original Song: “Shallow” (A Star Is Born) “Revelation” (Boy Erased) “All the Stars” (Black Panther) “Requiem For A Private War” (A Private War) “Girl in the Movies” (Dumplin’) Best Animated Feature Film: Incredibles 2 Isle of Dogs Ralph Breaks the Internet Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Mirai Best Foreign Language Film: Capernaum Girl Never Look Away Roma Shoplifters TV Best TV Series, Drama: Homecoming Killing Eve The Americans Pose Bodyguard Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama: Jason Bateman, Ozark Matthew Rhys, The Americans Richard Madden, Bodyguard Billy Porter, Pose Stephan James, Homecoming Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama: Sandra Oh, Killing Eve Caitriona Balfe, Outlander Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale Julia Roberts, Homecoming Keri Russell, The Americans Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy: Barry The Good Place Kidding The Kominsky Method The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy: Sasha Baron Cohen, Who Is America? Jim Carrey, Kidding Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method Donald Glover, Atlanta Bill Hader, Barry Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy: Kristen Bell, The Good Place Candice Bergen, Murphy Brown Alison Brie, GLOW Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Debra Messing, Will & Grace Best TV Movie or Limited-Series: The Alienist The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Dirty John Escape at Dannemora Sharp Objects A Very English Scandal Best Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie: Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso Daniel Bruhl, The Alienist Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal Best Actress in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie: Amy Adams, Sharp Objects Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora Connie Britton, Dirty John Laura Dern, The Tale Regina King, Seven Seconds Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie: Henry Winkler, Barry Edgar Ramirez, The Assassination of Gianni Versace Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal Kieran Culkin, Succession Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series, or TV Movie: Alex Bornstein, The Marvelous Mrs.Maisel Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects Penelope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Thandie Newton, Westworld Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale Source

UK’s Next Big Star Makes Big-Time Debut with New Single Austin-born blues/soul/pop guitarist/vocalist, Jackie Venson is the music industries next big breakout star of 2019. After a much-talked about live performance at Austin City Limits and the release of her September EP, Transcends. Jackie delivers another huge release to her catalog with new single, “A Million Moments”. “A Million Moments” is a groovy pop sing-a-long that will reach the top of the charts in both the UK and USA in no time. Venson’s talent has been labeled phenomenal by both critics and established entertainers like Gary Clark Jr. The new single showcases a signature sound of powerful vocals by whom many believe is this generation’s blues guitarists. Stream “A Million Moments” above, courtesy of Soundcloud. Venson recently signed to UK label Big Indie and is set to release a series of 12 single/videos, as she gears up for a new EP due out in 2019. Stay tuned to more of Jackie Venson in the upcoming year by following the rising star via Instagram. The post Premiere: Jackie Venson Has “A Million Moments” For New Hit [Listen] appeared first on Verge Campus. Source

The Lowdown: Meek Mill’s Championships is a culmination of milestones for the Philadelphia-bred rapper that run the gamut from deeply personal to professional. Mill’s coup includes his 2018 release from jail after a highly publicized probation violation and subsequent incarceration, a watershed on-the-record reconciliation with rap frenemy Drake titled “Going Bad”, and his formal ascent from street phenom to the upper echelon of elite mainstream rap acts. The latter point is finalized by “What’s Free” — a timely collaboration with Maybach Music Group label boss Rick Ross and Jay-Z that sets the tone for the album. The Good: Mill proclaims himself a “student of the game” and proves it with track selection that pairs the new school with rap classics. He bridges rap’s fraught generational gap through collaborations, from Cardi B and Kodak Black to Fabulous. That sentiment is bolstered by stylistic nods to classics from Hov, Mobb Deep, and The Notorious B.I.G. “Trauma” invokes the 13th Amendment and activist work of former NFL player Colin Kaepernick while throwing back to Mobb Deep’s “Getaway”. Meek Mill ups the ante with a verse that animates the experience of extrajudicial violence from the perspective of the victim — a move that conjures Nas’ 1996 standout “I Gave You Power”. “What’s Free” revisits Biggie’s “What’s Beef”, “Respect the Game” revives Jay-Z’s “Dead Presidents”, and “Splash Warning” feels inspired by Timbaland’s production on The Black Album standout “Dirt off Your Shoulder”. Opting to be more multifaceted than flashy, Meek Mill demonstrates the kind of versatility and maturity that should comfort anyone that might have been worried about his career longevity. It doesn’t hurt that most of the tracks slap. The Bad: Championships features a few of the usual pitfalls of past albums from Meek Mill, where flex and sex-centric filler singles ripe for clubs and radio disrupt a rich, personal narrative that is always the most poignant thing about him when the gravity of his statements matches the vigorous energy and palpable urgency of his delivery. That impact is lost when the track is ceded to name dropping brands or boasting about ménage à trois, though braggadocio is understandable given his established aesthetic and the adversity he’s managed to overcome. Additionally, the reworks of Golden Era rap tracks play with less heft than the originals, which leaves a little to be desired when contrasted with Meek Mill’s sharp delivery. The Verdict: Meek Mill takes up the mantle of leadership as an advocate for imprisoned peers whose voices have been silenced by the punitive mechanisms of the American carceral system. The follow-up to his 2017 album, Wins & Losses, and the more recent Legends of Summer EP, Championships is Meek Mill’s first full-length album since being released from custody. While the Audemars-Piguet and Rolls-Royce Wraith have not disappeared from the equation and Meek Mill’s affinity for the finer things is still intact, his conscience is the crown jewel of Championships. Essential Tracks: “What’s Free”, “Respect the Game”, and “Going Bad” Source

When you hear people describe a DJ as having an “eclectic selection” they usually refer to the odd disco track thrown into an otherwise ordinary house set, but you can rest assured that you are in for a wild ride when you listen to a set from Glaswegian native Dennis Sulta. With past sets involving a diverse mix of techno, uk hardcore, trance and 80s hi-NRG, Sulta’s sets have put him on the map as one of the most exciting DJs currently out there. Known for his killer dancing behind the decks as well as his next level selections, from classic disco, to techno, to even a DJ Cammy tune which look we’re not exactly advocates of, but hey, it was definitely different. In recent years, his quirky style has landed him on bills alongside the likes of Mall Grab, Jackmaster, Mella Dee and Palms Trax. His set for Cercle is almost a little more reserved, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t go off, so check it out below and tell us what you think. Source

On Wednesday night, Jack Antonoff hosted his annual Ally Coalition benefit concert at New York’s The Town Hall. Among the performers at this year’s Talent Show included Mitski, Bleachers, Rostam, Regina Spektor, and Lana Del Rey. As part of Del Rey’s performance, she was joined by Antonoff to perform a pair of songs they are currently working on as part of a country project that will likely never see official release, as she noted. Check out clips of the twangy tracks below, one of which is supposedly called “I Must Be Stupid for Being So Happy”. Del Rey’s official forthcoming Antonoff-produced effort Norman Fucking Rockwell is allegedly slated for release on March 29th, 2019, according to MTV UK. The release date has not been confirmed by her label. tonight lana del rey performed songs from a country record she & jack antonoff are making that will probably never get a proper release and honestly the yeehaw jumped out !! pic.twitter.com/kojuzqgd9Q — keaton kilde (@keatonkildebell) December 6, 2018 Lana Del Rey performing a new country song pic.twitter.com/wMhRCsPysx — omarxnyc (@omarxnyc) December 6, 2018 Another surprise came during Hayley Kiyoyo‘s set when the intimate audience was treated to a surprise appearance by recent Republic Records signee and confirmed suitcase traveler Taylor Swift. Together, the duo sang Swift’s Reputation track “Delicate”. Of course, it’s fitting that Swift would appear at Antonoff’s event, seeing how the two have collaborated extensively in recent years, most notably on Swift’s divisive Reputation single “Look What You Made Me Do”. Check out a fan-shot video of the surprise duet below. Taylor Swift and Hailey performing at the Ally Coalition pic.twitter.com/vk5D2wgkCI — omarxnyc (@omarxnyc) December 6, 2018 Source

‘Tis the season for top music lists. Every music source has their idea of top artists, albums, and songs for the year — but Apple Music is an excellent indicator of the music that best represents 2018. According to the popular streaming service (and it’s hard to argue) Drake is coming out on top. He holds the title for most streamed track of 2018 with “God’s Plan” and in the U.S. his “Nice For What” comes in at the number 2 spot. His album, Scorpion, is also the most streamed album of 2018 via Apple Music. Post Malone, XXXTENTACION, Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, Lil Baby, BlocBoy JB, Offset & Metro Boomin all fall within the top 10 as well. Still, Drake’s presence is overwhelming compared to all of these other artists. Needless to say, Apple Music users love their hip hop. EDM taps into the list of globally streamed tracks. Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey‘s “The Middle” and Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa‘s “One Kiss” snag spots within the top 50. Marshmello appears multiple times on Apple Music’s most streamed list for his tracks “Silence” featuring Khalid, “Wolves” with Selena Gomez, and “FRIENDS” with collaborator Anne-Marie. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso also make the list for their crossover track “Let Me Go” featuring Florida Georgia Line & Watt. Peep Apple Music’s most streamed for 2018 below. Apple Music’s Most Streamed 2018 Most Streamed Songs (US) 1. Drake: “God’s Plan” 2. Drake: “Nice For What” 3. Post Malone: “Rockstar” (feat. 21 Savage) 4. Post Malone: “Psycho” (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) 5. Drake: “In My Feelings” 6. Lil Baby & Drake: “Yes Indeed” 7. BlocBoy JB: “Look Alive” (feat. Drake) 8. XXXTENTACION: “SAD!” 9. Offset & Metro Boomin: “Ric Flair Drip” 10. Cardi B,Bad Bunny & J Balvin: “I Like It” Most Streamed Albums (US) 1. Drake: Scorpion 2. Post Malone: Beerbongs & Bentleys 3. Cardi B: Invasion of Privacy 4. Migos: Culture II 5. Travis Scott: ASTROWORLD 6. XXXTENTACION: ? 7. Post Malone: Stoney 8. Chris Brown: Heartbreak on a Full Moon 9. J. Cole: KOD 10. Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd & SZA: Black Panther The Album Music From and Inspired By Most Streamed Songs (Global) 1. Drake: “God’s Plan” 2. Drake: “Nice for What” 3. Post Malone: “Rockstar” (feat. 21 Savage) 4. Drake: “In My Feelings” 5. Post Malone: “Psycho” (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) 6. Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin: “I Like It” 7. XXXTENTACION: “SAD!” 8. Camila Cabello: “Havana” (feat. Young Thug) 9. BlocBoy JB: “Look Alive” (feat. Drake) 10. Offset & Metro Boomin: “Ric Flair Drip” 11. Lil Baby & Drake: “Yes Indeed” 12. Post Malone: “I Fall Apart” 13. Juice WRLD: “Lucid Dreams” 14: Post Malone: “Better Now” 15. Migos, Nicki Minaj & Cardi B: “MotorSport” 16. Bazzi: “Mine” 17. Drake: “Nonstop” 18. Kendrick Lamar & SZA: “All The Stars” 19. Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line: “Meant to Be” 20. Ariana Grande: “No Tears Left to Cry” 21. Migos: “Walk It Talk It” (feat. Drake) 22. Travis Scott: “SICKO MODE” 23. Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey: “The Middle” 24. G-Eazy: “No Limit” (feat. A$AP Rocky & Cardi B) 25. XXXTENTACION: “Moonlight” 26. 6ix9ine: “FEFE” (feat. Nicki Minaj & Murda Beatz) 27. Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa: “One Kiss” 28. Ed Sheeran: “Perfect” 29. Cardi B: “Bodak Yellow” 30. Dua Lipa: “New Rules” 31. Tyga: “Taste” (feat. Offset) 32. Cardi B: “Bartier Cardi” (feat. 21 Savage) 33. Migos: “Stir Fry” 34. Maroon 5: “Girls Like You” (feat. Cardi B) 35. Bruno Mars “Finesse (Remix)” (feat. Cardi B) 36. The Weeknd: “Call Out My Name” 37. Ed Sheeran: “Shape of You” 38. Khalid & Normani: “Love Lies” 39. Drake: “I’m Upset” 40. NF: “Let You Down” 41. Camila Cabello: “Never Be the Same” 42. XXXTENTACION: “Fuck Love” (feat. Trippie Redd) 43. XXXTENTACION: “Jocelyn Flores” 44. Marshmello: “Silence” (feat. Khalid) 45. Imagine Dragons: “Thunder” 46. Rich the Kid: “Plug Walk” 47. Khalid: “Young Dumb & Broke” 48. Selena Gomez & Marshmello: “Wolves” 49. Marshmello & Anne-Marie: “FRIENDS” 50. Lil Dicky: “Freaky Friday” (feat. Chris Brown) 51. Sam Smith: “Too Good at Goodbyes” 52. French Montana: “Unforgettable” (feat. Swae Lee) 53. XXXTENTACION: “Changes” 54. Post Malone: “Candy Paint” 55. Ella Mai: “Boo’d Up” 56. Post Malone: “Ball For Me” (feat. Nicki Minaj) 57. Kodak Black: “Roll in Peace” (feat. XXXTENTACION) 58. Lil Pump: “Gucci Gang” 59. Cardi B: “Be Careful” 60. Post Malone: “Congratulations” (feat. Quavo) 61. Travis Scott: “Butterfly Effect” 62. Drake: “Mob Ties” 63. G-Eazy & Halsey: “Him & I” 64. Dua Lipa: “IDGAF” 65. Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake: “King’s Dead” 66. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso: “Let Me Go” (feat. Florida Georgia Line & Watt) 67. The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar: “Pray for Me” 68. Kendrick Lamar: “LOVE” (feat Zacari) 69. Lil Uzi Vert: “XO TOUR Llif3” 70. Gucci Mane: “I Get the Bag” (feat. Migos) 71. Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble: “This Is Me” 72. Imagine Dragons: “Believer” 73. Eminem: “River” (feat. Ed Sheeran) 74. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee: “Despacito” (feat. Justin Bieber) 75. Kendrick Lamar: “HUMBLE.” 76. J. Cole: “KOD” 77. Ariana Grande: “God Is a Woman” 78. YoungBoy Never Broke Again: “Outside Today” 79. Miguel: “Sky Walker” (feat. Travis Scott) 80. Rudimental: “These Days” (feat. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen) 81. 5 Seconds of Summer: “Youngblood” 82. Imagine Dragons: “Whatever It Takes” 83. Logic: “1-800-273-8255” (feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid) 84. Ed Sheeran: “Perfect Duet” (with Beyoncé) 85. Kanye West: “All Mine” 86. Drake & Michael Jackson: “Don’t Matter to Me” 87. Shawn Mendes: “In My Blood” 88. 21 Savage: “Bank Account” 89. Maroon 5 “What Lovers Do” (feat. SZA) 90. Famous Dex: “Pick It Up” (feat. A$AP Rocky) 91. Post Malone: “Rich & Sad” 92. Selena Gomez: “Back to You” 93. Rich the Kid: “New Freezer” (feat. Kendrick Lamar) 94. Nicki Minaj: “Chun-Li” 95. YG: “Big Bank” (feat. 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Nicki Minaj) 96. Halsey: “Bad at Love” 97. Zayn: “Dusk Till Dawn” (feat. Sia) [Radio Edit] 98. Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid: “Eastside” 99. DJ Khaled: “Wild Thoughts” (feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller) 100. Lil Skies: “Red Roses” (feat. Landon Cube) H/T: Complex | Photo via Rukes.com This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Apple Music Reveals Top 100 Most Streamed Tracks Of 2018 Source

Sometimes, simple is best. A melody, a drum pattern, a vocal sample, and you’ve got a hit. The hard part is getting the right melody, the right drum pattern, and the right vocal sample. Blinkie’s new song “Take Control” has each and it’s a smash hit. There’s not much to say for this track given its intense simplicity. The drum pattern isn’t excessively complex, nor is the piano melody all too left field. The vocal sample, too, is a simple repetition of, “Take control, let it go.” And yet, the track is absolutely addictive. The deep bassline and the melody on top of it are wonderful candy for the ears. Even for a basshead like myself, I find myself immersed in the sound, wanting to dive back in again and again. “Take Control” is available now. Grab it here and listen below.  This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Blinkie – Take Control Source

Terrifying times for Matt Pinfield. As TMZ reports, the former MTV VJ was hit by a speeding car in Los Angeles on Monday night, resulting in his leg being broken in two places and major lacerations to his head. Fortunately, he was rushed to Cedars-Sinar hospital, where he received stitches for his head and underwent surgery for his leg. His friend recently posted a photo reporting that he’s in stable condition — and even eating a muffin! For decades, Pinfield has been a major voice in the music industry, having served as a VJ on both MTV and VH1. His work on 120 Minutes opened the door for countless acts and shed a light on new music for viewers across the world. Read senior writer Ryan Bray’s excellent piece on 120 Minutes here and wax nostalgic with Pinfield’s Robert Smith interview from 1996 below. Source

What do you get when you have an album but don’t really want to call it that? A double EP! The new release from Dion Timmer, Very Extra EP, is a so-called double EP that “starts by immersing you in a world of euphoria and melody spanning the first 5 tracks. As you reach the back half, Dion turns up the heat and throws down some of his most aggressive new bangers.” Well, I’ll say… With the exception of “Calling Me,” the first five tracks are all very melodic and light tunes, compared to what you’d expect of Dion given his usual style. As you’d expect, though, the latter five make up for the lightness with some significantly heavier sounds. The only thing really bothering me about the release is calling it a double EP rather than an album, but I suppose that’s more of a personal issue. The music is great, so who cares! Listen to Very Extra below!  Photo via Rukes.com This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Dion Timmer Releases New Double EP, “Very Extra” Source

Whenever someone asks me if I care about animal rights I always answer with a resounding yes. However, my feelings towards PETA, the body of humans that have appointed themselves the saviour of all animals everywhere, are that they are complete and utter sensitive shit heads that are only capable of killing 95% of the animals in their care. But enough about that, you’re here to have a gander at the absolutely insane anti-animal language that good ol’ PETA is keen to put a stop to right? Well, look no further. Words matter, and as our understanding of social justice evolves, our language evolves along with it. Here’s how to remove speciesism from your daily conversations. pic.twitter.com/o67EbBA7H4 — PETA: Bringing Home the Bagels Since 1980 (@peta) December 4, 2018 The organisation followed that sound bit of logic with the following statement: Just as it became unacceptable to use racist, homophobic, or ableist language, phrases that trivialize cruelty to animals will vanish as more people begin to appreciate animals for who they are and start ‘bringing home the bagels’ instead of the bacon. While it is important to recognise the value of our words, the argument becomes redundant when you consider that animals ARE LITERALLY INCAPABLE OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY AND GARNER NO CONTEXT OR OFFENCE FROM WHAT WE SAY TO THEM. Phew. As you’d expect, the internet proceeded to rip into PETA, here’s a selection of some of the best. This is a joke post right? Has to be. Equating "anti animal" speech to racial slurs is a whole new level of absurdity. We eat animals. They do not have equal rights with humans. I'll keep using my "anti animal" words, thanks. — KorbeK (@KorbeKGaming) December 5, 2018 This is a wildly false equivalency. Why don’t you try telling Matthew Shepard’s family, or Brandon Teena’s family, that bigoted slurs are the same as saying “bring home the bacon”? This is a middle finger to the LGBTQ, disabled, and POC communities in this country. — Erin Bacca (@erinbacca) December 5, 2018 My wife has Celiac disease and finds your "Bring home the bagels" and "Feed two birds with one scone" offensive. Not really, but this is ridiculous. — Jeff Kleck (@JeffKleck) December 5, 2018 pic.twitter.com/Am8HsYnP0x — Joe Harrison (@child_genius1) December 5, 2018 Maybe I’m feeding a fed horse here but I think we’ve gone too far @peta pic.twitter.com/fHCmMzFW2L — Blaize Hart (@HartBlaize) December 5, 2018 Source

Skrillex is on the verge of a huge comeback — and it’s so close we can almost hear the wubs. The producer just refreshed his website, boasting only his signature logo and nothing else. Usually when artists wipe to a clean slate, they’re gearing up for something big. While hopefuls like us are banking on new music, perhaps a new album, and even a full fledged tour, there are others who speculate differently. The possibilities range from “new Mariah Carey collab” to “Christmas merch” to “purple Lamborghini confirmed” to “probably maintenance.” The real kicker is that skrillex.com will direct browsers to skrillex.com/password. Some Redditors have found signs of Shopify, which can be used to sell merchandise or tickets, plus a function that reads “registerGA.” Over the past couple of years the producer has been keeping his head down, grinding in the studio working on new music in a plethora of genres and producing for other artists. Whatever he’s readying for — we know it’s going to be worth the wait. Skrillex.com Is this normal? from skrillex This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Skrillex Refreshes Website As Fans Anticipate Comeback Source