Ultra Music Festival was one of the first festivals anywhere to succumb to the mass of cancellations due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19. In the days following the cancellation headlines, the festival caught the ire of ticketholders for its restrictive refund policy, in that there wasn’t one. Ticketholders were offered the options of transferring their
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Insane Clown Posse had some of the most memorable feuds in music history, even when they weren’t in on the gag! During our recent chat with ICP’s Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope, where they played a game of ‘Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?’, they also elaborated on public spats with Slipknot and Sharon Osbourne. Both
Diplo has become one of the most prolific artists in the current quarantine streaming era, hopping on streams left and right and playing music out to tens of thousands of digital fans weekly. During just one of these streams, he casually dropped a massive new Major Lazer collaboration with Nicki Minaj and Mr Eazi. This
Mastodon have been quiet of late, but that doesn’t mean that work isn’t progressing on new music. During a chat with the RRBG podcast (as heard below), guitarist Bill Kelliher revealed that the band has “20 rough songs” recorded, and that they’ve been working on a song for the upcoming Bill and Ted movie. “We
Madeon celebrates a milestone today as he marks 10 years since he uploaded his very first original. After over a decade of making music, the producer has a lot behind him to be proud of and a bright future ahead. Tracing back his early work on SoundCloud, we’ve rediscovered “For You,” a funky, fresh production
Shinedown had planned to be doing a deep dive into their catalog while on tour this year, but they’re now the latest band to find their plans affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The group has issued a statement revealing that the trek has been canceled. In their statement, the band revealed that they attempted to
Quarantine continues here in the States, and while we won’t have live events anytime in the near future, that’s not stopping some of our favorite DJs from coming up with fun and creative ways to entertain and connect with fans. Kaskade has certainly been one of the more active producers having appeared on multiple live
You may have heard of Southern California rock trio Them Evils before, especially back in 2018 when they released their EP Rollin’ Stoned and Livin’ Free. After two years, they’re back with a new single, “Where Ya Gonna Crash Tonight?” While the song will not be out until May 29, the band have filmed an acoustic version
Two Friends received an unexpected shoutout on CNN this weekend… Absolutely no one was ready to hear a Two Friends Big Bootie Mix, Volume 17 reference during the network’s “Commencement Messages for the COVID Generation” feature piece — but that’s exactly what happened. Just watch… i’ll take “unexpected shoutouts on CNN” for 200, Alex pic.twitter.com/cVyIggEloa —
Queen guitarist Brian May says he’s currently recovering after a minor heart attack revealed blockages that required surgery. The rocker experienced the health emergency earlier this month amid an incident widely reported to be a gardening mishap that saw the musician tearing a gluteal muscle. But when the pain in his backside didn’t subside, further
Do LaB‘s online version of Lightning In A Bottle — DGTL LIB — kicks off tonight! The virtual festival features a diverse lineup of performers including Kaytranada, Glitch Mob, CloZee, Shiba San, TOKiMONSTA, Beats Antique, Mr. Carmack, Opiuo, Justin Jay, Funk Hunters, Rinzen, Monolink, Dirtwire, Elephant Heart, Patricio and more. Tonight’s lineup includes music from Four
Everyone who knew original Slipknot bassist and songwriter Paul Gray says pretty much the same thing: the guy was super-nice, incredibly friendly and never reeked of rock star ego. The few times I interviewed Gray I found him to be totally accommodating, brutally honest, and extremely proud of the music he wrote and played with the
Rave Family presents Electric Blockaloo is a whole new concept going down inside Minecraft next month — and the lineup is arguably the most stacked we’ve seen throughout quarantine. Electric Blockaloo could have dropped a typical lineup with some of our favorite DJs and that would have been just fine and dandy — but they’ve
Remember that time rapper 50 Cent interrupted Evanescence at the Grammys? The year was 2004. Evanescence, who had released the smash debut album one year earlier, were nominated for Best New Artist, alongside rapper 50 Cent who blew up with his single “In Da Club,” “Stacy’s Mom” authors Fountains of Wayne, soul singer, songwriter and
Dillon Francis has been keeping us entertained all quarantine long — and this weekend he’s bringing some friends along with him. IDGAFOS Weekend is already underway, and today’s lineup features live sets from Valentino Khan, Justin Caruso, Grandtheft, ETC! ETC!, Kittens, Lonely God and Yawns of GBC. Dillon’s best friend Gerald kicked things off earlier today
The ’90s were one of the most fascinating decades in rock and metal, widening the gap between the two genres and putting fans on opposing sides, either clinging to their denim patch vests or trading them in for flannel shirts. Grunge signaled the death of metal supremacy that put a stranglehold on heavy music in
A lot of DJs have taken their time in quarantine to come up with creative new ways to stream to fans. Whether it’s new camera angles, unique presentations, or something else, innovation is the name of the game right now. We’re not sure if this is the best use of their time, but Carnage and
An axe-wielding metalhead YouTuber from Bosnia was arrested and reportedly held by police for 24 hours after criticizing the Catholic church in his country. According to the YouTuber, he’s currently facing two-and-a-half years of probation. Earlier this month, the Bosnian Catholic Church held a mass in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The annual event