“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
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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
Eight months ago, Porter Robinson premiered “Look At The Sky” for the first time during his own virtual festival, Secret Sky. Now, two weeks from today, the track will finally see an official release. Nurture, Porter’s second studio album, was originally due for release in 2020 but, like so many others, was delayed due to
While 2020 brought forth a lot of negatives, one great thing that happened last year was System of a Down releasing their first new music in 15 years. The band worked up and released the new songs “Protect the Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz” as a way to address the ongoing war in Artsakh. In a new
Despite our high hopes, major music festivals continue to get postponed and canceled in 2021 — with two new announcements just this week. First up, BPM Festival in Costa Rica has canceled its 2021 dates, following its other canceled event in Malta. New dates have been rescheduled to January 12-18, 2022 as coronavirus rages on. The
Late Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 13), it was revealed that President Donald Trump had been impeached a week before he was set to leave the office of President. This latest infraction relates the Trump’s role in the riot that occurred at the U.S. Capitol building last week. The House of Representatives charged Trump with high crimes
GRiZ presents his second virtual Camp Kulabunga, an online retreat set to take place next month over February 20-21. The DJ/producer goes beyond the music, offering fans and friends a much needed “spiritual cleanse.” Camp Kulabunga provides a chance to connect and find a sense of community, self-empowerment, radical inclusion, and wellness. The immersive live
Guitar great Joe Satriani has put his creativity toward another platform, serving as a co-creator on the new comic book series “Crystal Planet.” The space-centric story centers on Satchel Walker, described as “a man out of time” who finds himself caught between desperate factions as they battle for resources while in the perilous orbit of
The resurgence of indie synth pop in the late 00s and early 10s was sort of a breath of fresh air in a musical climate that prior to that had been pretty strictly divided between pop, EDM and Indie. Acts like M83, Cut/Copy, Hot Chip. Phantogram and even the Yeah Yeah Yeahs took the new