Country superstar Morgan Wallen sure knows how to entertain a crowd, as demonstrated by last night’s (Aug. 13) headlining show at the three-day Tidalwave Music Festival in Atlantic City, N.J. Although his set included plenty of expected fan favorites – such as a few from 2021’s Dangerous: The Double Album, which he’s currently supporting –
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When “Satisfaction” by Benny Benassi came out in 2002, I was 11 years old. I was in 6th grade. Now, 20 years later (yes, I’m aging myself here), the song has left an iconic mark in dance music history along with other singles like “Put Your Hands Up For Detroit” or “Better Off Alone.” 20
Last night, the Cleveland-based Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honored Machine Gun Kelly (who has ties to the city) with “MGK Day,” which included a display with several of the rapper-turned-rocker’s personal items. Well, it seems as if the designation is now official, as Cleveland’s Mayor Justin Bibb named Aug. 13 “Machine Gun Kelly
Early Saturday morning local time, high winds in Spain at Medusa Festival caused part of the main stage to collapse, resulting in one death and more than 20 injured. After winds exceeding 51 mph were clocked, the main stage was evacuated but many apparently stayed behind against the official orders of staff and organizers. Pitchfork
Music fans may have been shocked when Iron Maiden reunited with vocalist Bruce Dickinson in 1999, but the biggest surprise might have been for Blaze Bayley. The singer famously filled in the gap for six years when Dickinson quit the heavy metal giants in 1993 to pursue a solo career, but Bayley admits in a
Having started in the EDM blog world back in 2014, I know a thing or two about throwing shade. If you think EDM Twitter is bad now, it was the actual wild wild west with plenty of producers, fans, and even promoters unafraid to throw shade any which way, warranted or not. Now, things have
One person has died and 17 were injured as the result of a partial stage collapse at the Medusa Festival in Spain. The incident happened in the early morning hours of Saturday August 13, when high winds ripped through the area of Cullera near Valencia around 4:18AM local time. The person killed was a 22-year-old
KEETZ follows up his Terminal EP strong with the project’s grittiest cut to date, “Blight.” This particular production has remained one of KEETZ’s best kept secrets until now. A hidden gem lurking in the shadows just waiting to be unleashed — and that day has finally come. “Blight” thrives in a grungy, electro house realm. The
Jamie Campbell Bower, the actor from Stranger Things 4 who — spoiler art — plays the murderous creature Vecna and its human counterpart Henry Creel, is also a musician. On Friday (Aug. 12), he released his latest dark and folky rock number, “I Am.” But it’s not his music debut. Bower has worked on music for years, releasing Prologue
Alabama’s Coco O’Connor works with some of the Americana and roots music community’s biggest talents on her latest release Big Reveal. The ten-song album delivers largely on the basis of her songwriting partnership with Stephanie Brown and multi-instrumentalist/piano player Mark Narmore. Other writers contribute as well, but they are the collection’s writing heart. It is stylistically
In this day and age, it’s seemingly impossible to escape the clutches of Disney and the bevy of cultural milestones they’ve dropped since their inception. It’s also telling that in a day when nostalgia mining is ever present, even Disney is making xerox’s or xerox’s of their beloved IP, both in live action and animated
Robin Schulz has been accused of stealing elements of his new song “Miss You” with Oliver Tree from rising producer southstar, who released a song with the same name, same sample, and seemingly same production (even the same track length) three months prior. A rework of Oliver Tree’s “Jerk,” “Miss You” initially released by southstar
The moment Alice in Chains superfans have been waiting all of 2022 for has arrived — the rockers have announced a massive Dirt box set to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the legendary album, which came out Sept. 29, 1992. The box includes a variety of vinyl and collectibles, including a sculpture of model Mariah O’Brien —
After having followed him for two years and through a number of permutations of releases, one thing we at YEDM can say about 1st Base Runner (Tim Husmann) is he never ceases to surprise. Never skimping on quality, the Austin songwriter and producer has run through loads of styles and subgenres, not to mention labels,
Alice in Chains have returned to the road, but ahead of their touring the band offered some insight about what might be coming to buyers of their VIP ticket package. The band shared their rehearsal setlist in advance of the tour, showcasing a wealth of material that may be considered for shows on their current
North Coast Festival is returning to the greater Chicagoland area this Labor Day weekend for what is sure to be a massive weekend of dance music. Featuring artists like Armin van Buuren, Illenium, Porter Robinson, Seven Lions, Diplo, Fisher, and many more; there’s truly something for everyone on this lineup. To commemorate the festival, Seven
Someone actually made a functioning guitar out of recycled IKEA furniture and it is sick. “The guitar started out as a joke,” YouTuber tchiks guitars says and told his wife, “I’m going to make a guitar out of Zoe’s old bed” and then he did. The idea for this guitar came to the YouTuber while
HARD Summer returned to the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino this past weekend for its 14th(!) edition and its first ever foray as a 3-day festival. Boasting a stacked lineup featuring some of the biggest names in dance music and hip-hop, this year’s HARD was one for the ages. The stages were epic, the