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
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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
Bad Wolves have been making headlines all weekend following the announcement that singer Tommy Vext was parting ways with the band. Last night (Jan. 11), Doc Coyle and John Boecklin hosted a livestream on Facebook to explain the decision, and confirm that it was not related to “cancel culture.” The rockers started the discussion off by
With the turn of the new year, thus brings a welcomed wave of fresh new talent. Through a barrage of political developments, economical fluctuations, and a general social volatility, the world’s balance seems to fall largely onto the shoulders of those we look to in times of real trouble; musicians. Tokyo-based Shurland Ayers touches down with everything we
Someone has combined Paramore‘s “Misery Business” with the Weeknd‘s hit “Blinding Lights” and it sounds fire. Check out the mash-up, posted by nxghtshade toward the end of this post. Sounds dope, right? “Misery Business” was Paramore’s first genuine hit. Taken from classic scene LP Riot!, the song currently stands at over 326,000,000 streams on Spotify. Paramore
Nashville musician Chris E. Kelly called his electro project Lost American because at the time, he was an expat in Spain, having wandered Europe and Asia for years. Now that he’s retuned to his hometown, it seems he may keep the moniker; it’s certainly a “lost” sort of time for America, after all. Potential sociopolitical
Motorhead icon Phil Campbell was the latest guest on Full Metal Jackie’s weekend radio program. The guitarist touched on two of his latest albums — one with Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons (PCATBS) and the other a solo record — as well as how he’s dealing with his downtime amid the pandemic. We’re the Bastards,
Zeds Dead is hosting a Deadbeats House Party tonight — and you’re invited! On Friday, the producers teased the possibility of throwing down a house-centric stream on Twitch, and now it’s official. Tonight, we’re expecting the freshest in house music from Deadbeats artists and friends, and hoping for some classic ZD tunes like “Lost You” and “Collapse 2.0”
Though it was revealed shortly after Eddie Van Halen‘s death that longtime frontman Sammy Hagar had reconnected with the guitarist before his passing, the same can’t be said for bassist Michael Anthony. Speaking with Talkin’ Rock With Meltdown, Anthony revealed, “We actually hadn’t spoken, and unfortunately, we didn’t get a chance to. And, you know,