Whether we’re children or adults, we know that feeling when we’ve stared blankly at the night sky, imaging worlds just beyond our reach. In an isolating feeling to be sure, what that makes us so painfully aware of our loneliness, but there’s an even greater beauty to be had when you look to the stars
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After 17 years, dance music icon Annie Mac ended her legendary run at BBC Radio 1 with an emotional, heartfelt message. For her final sign-off on BBC Radio 1, Annie Mac thanked her parents for years of support and played out one last song, “Knights of the Jaguar” by DJ Rolando. She reminded listeners that life is short
Is Fred Durst wearing a wig? Going by Limp Bizkit‘s news-making set at Lollapalooza 2021 and the Bizkit bandleader’s recent social media posts, a new “Dad Vibes” Durst look — retro gray locks, cop shades, handlebar mustache, sensible menswear — has replaced the singer’s signature Yankees cap of Limp Bizkit’s hit-making yesteryear. Not that Durst had worn
Disco Donnie Presents (DDP) never fail to impress us with the shows they bring all over the United States. DDP (and their 16,000+ events) have helped to grow love for dance music immensely, showcasing an incredible array of talent and bringing in amazing local partners to put on what is always an unforgettable show for
Legendary metal bassist Rudy Sarzo has returned to Quiet Riot after 18 years. Sarzo’s return makes him the only classic member in the current incarnation of the band, following the 2020 death of drummer Frankie Banali. “Quiet Riot is set to welcome Rudy Sarzo back into the band after an 18-year absence,” reads an official
Lollapalooza began this Thursday, setting off four day of intense festival vibes in Chicago. Illenium and Steve Aoki closed out the festival on Thursday, but yesterday saw Marshmello taking closing duties and by all accounts, it was a time and a half. Of particular note was his opening track, which happens to be a forthcoming
How well do you know your metal subgenres? We’re not talking about obvious thrash titans like Slayer and Anthrax, or classic heavy metal stalwarts like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. No, we’re asking how well you know your deathcore juggernauts, psychedelic doom heavyweights and symphonic black metal veterans. A new online game will put your niche and
Excision is gearing up for something huge! The teaser video below draws his logo in the sand, along with a rather specific message: “Announcement coming August 3rd at 12 PM PT.” Given the nature of the waves and music in the background, all signs point to destination festival. Commenters on the thread have already dubbed
Summer is coming to close and so will another birthday season for a number of rock stars. Do you share a birthday with any of these musicians? You can find out in the gallery below as we check out all of August’s rock star birthdays. There are some absolute legends born in August. Two of
BBC Radio 1’s Dance Weekend is going down over August 6-8! The 3-day celebration features performances from Swedish House Mafia, Carl Cox, Nina Kraviz, MK, Paul Woodford, Hannah Wants, Café Del Mar and many more. Hosts include BBC Radio 1 presenters and friends Pete Tong, Sarah Story, Danny Howard, Diplo, and Sian Eleri. The mammoth 70-hour celebration of
ZZ Top have resumed their 50th anniversary tour after the death of longtime bassist Dusty Hill earlier this week. The group performed Friday (July 30) night in Tuscaloosa, Ala. with their longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis stepping in to fill the void, as per Hill’s directive before he passed. As was stated earlier this week,
Ghastly switches gears from his recent dubstep EP, The OG, to enter the realm of house music. “Burner,” a long-awaited ID is out today, as the producer heads into a new era of Haunted Haus. “Burner” centers around a Burning Man narrative, with trippy vocals, a low, playful bassline and plenty of “boots” and “cats”
Vio-Lence guitarist Phil Demmel is back at it one more time, giving viewers a cool socially distanced cover courtesy of his ongoing Collab-a-Jam series. This time out, Demmel has called in some of his musical friends to take on the ’80s hit “The Boys of Summer” originally done by Don Henley. The band for this
At the end of every year, Your EDM releases a list of 40 artists we believe will do great things in the following year. In 2020, we put euphorian on that list, and their debut EP on Never Say Die only serves to reinforce that our decision was 100% accurate. Where to even begin with youth,
I’ve had my share of wacky nights: the time Andy Dick showed up to a party he wasn’t invited to and took all of our blow (six people’s worth); when that one guy (who shall remain nameless) drunkenly pissed in a Grammy award-winning artist’s pool; or when someone in a touring band stole my prescription
Sparkee is the new king of funk-tronic music. He’s curated an immaculate discography, perfectly meshing disco, funk, and electronic into a truly iconic sound. The talented Canadian producer has already had a massive year, most recently winning Tiesto’s remix contest with his rendition of “The Business“ that has already earned over 1.6 million streams on
Slipknot are mourning the loss of one of the band’s founding members, former drummer Joey Jordison. Jordison’s family released a statement earlier this week (July 27) sharing that the musician had died in his sleep at the age of 46. The band have now issued a statement and released a tribute video to the fallen icon. “Our hearts
April Rose Gabrielli has just released her highly anticipated music video and single “Do You?” via Soho Records & AWAL/Sony. New Yorker, APRIL ROSE GABRIELLI, is a solo artist & rock singer who has traveled the world, working with bands, performing to large audiences; sometimes headlining, sometimes playing keys and backing with her perfect harmonies.