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Martin Garrix has stayed grinding in the studio through the pandemic — and most recently, he was spotted with go-to collaborators John Martin and Michel Zitron. This same trio first teamed up on the 2016 STMPD RCRDS release “Now That I’ve Found You,” which features the Swedish singer-songwriter duo stylized as John & Michel. Zitron went on to collaborate

Prolific music producer Phil Spector has died at the age of 81. Though known for producing a string of hits in the ’60s and ’70s, Spector’s spent the end of his life in jail after being sentenced in 2009 for the second-degree murder of actress Lana Clarkson. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation issued a

It’s the end of an era as Hardwell drops his explosive grand finale radio show — Hardwell On Air 500. The powerhouse mix runs a proper hour, featuring a dozen brand new IDs, the producer’s newly released “Bootshaus ID” as Jaxxwell (with Blasterjaxx), and a handful more of ID remixes of Hardwell favorites. Plus, music from

Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer has turned himself in to authorities after participating in the Jan. 6 pro-Trump mob riot at the United States Capitol Building as Electoral College votes for now President-elect Joe Biden were being certified. WishTV reports the FBI confirmed Schaffer turned himself in at around 3PM ET. Photos from inside the Capitol

We’re used to hearing local residents complain about noise from nearby festivals — Electric Forest, Middlelands, the list goes on. Promoters are often careful when choosing where to throw an event because these complaints are not uncommon. Still, residents of Hutto in Texas, near to where Deadmau5 performed a drive-in show at the Brushy Creek

“It wasn’t easy to walk away from them,” ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted told me almost nine months after he left one of the biggest band in metal on Jan. 17, 2001. “The first couple months were real fucked, and then I slowly came out of my depression and got back on the horse with my

Steve Aoki is never at a loss for content, and as he continues on his 6OKI campaign, the latest drop is an absolute heater with k?d, “BIB.” The last -OKI EP was number 5 back in 2018. Since then, he’s also dropped his newest studio album, Neon Future IV. But the grind never stops and this one is

The process of writing a song is different for everyone. Sometimes inspiration strikes quickly and everything comes together in a matter of moments, while, other times, musicians will spend years or even over a decade trying to complete just one track. In the case of Megadeth‘s iconic “Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?,” it was only

DLMT and Mahalo first teamed up for “So Cold” back in 2021, and the duo returns for their first track of 2021 with “Destination.” This fiery future house number is rife with energy and powerful lyrics and even more powerful beats. DLMT shares: “Mahalo and I have a bunch of records in the works together

Former Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford has said in a new interview that he was asked to join Guns N’ Roses twice, but turned down the offer both times. When Izzy Stradlin abruptly left the band in 1991, it created one of the most coveted openings in all of rock. The position was ultimately filled

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is hopeful to return in Fall 2021, according to the Mayor of Palm Springs. Mayor Christy Holstege recently spoke with Channel Q’s The Morning Beat with AJ and Mikalah. During the interview, they touched on the future of Coachella and other major events — and it’s looking like Fall is the

There are few musicians who are bigger fans of Soundgarden than the Pretty Reckless‘ Taylor Momsen. Lucky for fans of both bands, Matt Cameron and Kim Thayil actually played on a song on the Pretty Reckless’ upcoming album, Death By Rock and Roll, and Momsen has gone into depth about the experience in a new interview. The

The “2020 was a hard year” is shared pretty much universally, and echoed by 1001tracklists in the opening sentence of their State Of Dance Music 2020 report. As one of the best sites for aggregating data on sets by any and all artists, 1001 has a unique perspective and insight into trends and popularity of

In the early ’90s, Temple of the Dog moved us all with their passionate version of the song “Hunger Strike.” It featured a then emerging Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell and the newly named singer Eddie Vedder for the soon-to-be-huge Pearl Jam. Now, on the 30th anniversary of the song’s initial release, Cornell’s daughter Toni Cornell

Over the past few days, dance blogs have been publishing articles with various spins on the title, “Flux Pavilion Says Goodbye To Dubstep.” It’s a good article concept — a catchy title with a genre figure that has been at the top of his game over the past decade, with plenty of hits to his

After the death of a musician as iconic as Eddie Van Halen, it can be tricky to come up with ways to appropriately honor their legacy. Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony did say, however, that they would participate in a tribute concert if one is held to celebrate the late guitar hero. “It’s gotta happen. Of