Rave Family Block Fest, pka Electric Blockaloo, the massive Minecraft festival that claimed to have over 950 artists and 65 stages over four days, is currently going through massive opening day bugs. The festival was called a Fyre Fest on Reddit almost a month ago, and now it seems to have earned that designation, though
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We Came as Romans still intend on celebrating their To Plant a Seed album, though 2020’s global pandemic has made that difficult. The group has now moved to schedule a 2021 run in celebration of the album’s 10th anniversary, even though the record turned 10 in 2019. The group issued a statement to fans explaining,
Since launching Dim Mak 24 years ago, Steve Aoki has done a lot in his career. Now, he’s opening up his new venture with Dim Mak En Fuego, a Latinx-focused imprint that aims to highlight Latinx artists from the underground. Officially announcing our new latin imprint!!! go follow @dimmakenfuego & drop a 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ydhuom4G6M —
Deftones, Gojira and Poppy have announced a run of 2021 North American tour dates. The shows were originally scheduled to take place in Summer 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the massive tour into next year. “Our North American tour with special guests, Gojira and Poppy, has now been rescheduled for August – September of
Excision has revealed that his dog, Rex, passed away at 15 years old at the time that he was unveiling his new stage The Evolution at Thunderdome in January. Today would have been Rex’s 16th birthday. It was also revealed that the pup inspired the name Excision in the first place, a name that has
What hath Kanye wrought? When rapper Kanye West announced over the weekend that he would run for the presidency of the U.S., there were a number of other fellow musicians who weighed in with their own supposed presidential runs, including Ozzy Osbourne, who just launched his presidential merch line. That’s right, the Ozzy Osbourne webstore
It’s been 10 years since Tron: Legacy, seven years since we last heard new music from Daft Punk, but that could all be changing soon as @DRMovieNews1, a reputable source for movie news leaks, reports. The movie news account claims that Disney has confirmed that ‘Tron 3’ is in development, info that comes from The
Yellowcard‘s lawsuit against late rapper Juice Wrld, which initially started prior to his death in late 2019, has been given the green light to proceed. The suit, which accuses the rapper of copying Yellowcard’s “Holly Wood Died” on his song “Lucid Dreams,” was put on pause in February because an executor had not yet been
Today, Apple Music has announced the launch of Africa Rising — a new bi-monthly artist program and playlist dedicated to identifying, showcasing and elevating rising African talent. Nigerian-born, Afro-fusion singer and songwriter Omah Lay debuts the new program. Every two months, Africa Rising will feature a new artist selected by Apple Music’s team to help amplify their
Charlie Daniels, best known as the author of the southern rock/country hit “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” has died at the age of 83. The Country Music Hall of Fame legend died of a hemorrhagic stroke this morning (July 6) at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee as confirmed on the Charlie Daniels website. The prolific
On July 4th, the Formula 1 Season Opening went down — and Oliver Heldens provided the soundtrack for the Dutch Grand Prix. Like other F1 events, the Dutch Grand Prix taps into the dance world at every opportunity. In fact, the Ultimate Race Festival was set to go down this year, before coronavirus (COVID-19) hit. The
Current Scorpions and former Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee has issued a statement clarifying his current health after Don Dokken revealed in a recent interview that Dee had contracted coronavirus. In a recent interview with Songfacts, Dokken was discussing touring in the current climate and revealed Dee’s coronavirus diagnosis. The singer stated, “I talked to Mikkey
The Fourth of July has come and gone — but the celebrations (or lack thereof) — technically last all weekend long. As always, EDM Twitter is weighing in this Independence Day. Some DJ/producers are stressing important social issues, some are celebrating per usual, and others are “cancelling” the holiday altogether. With coronavirus (COVID-19) still heavily
There are turning points sometimes on the road to success, and for Weezer‘s Rivers Cuomo that meant moving on from his metal dreams, though not without trying to fulfill them first. Speaking with Kerrang, the Weezer vocalist was asked about his pre-Weezer band Sixty Wrong Sausages. As Weezer lore goes, the band would play a
Image via Mixmag As the global pandemic rages on, some companies are rising to the occasion and adapting to the new world we live in. One of these companies, SSD Concerts, in partnership with the organizers of Newcastle’s This Is Tomorrow Festival, are opening a social distancing venue in the UK. The new venue, called
By 1988, Slayer were already one of the biggest metal bands in the world. 1986’s Reign in Blood sent them from the underground to the forefront of the metal scene where they were known as the most sinister of all of their contemporaries. After working with producer Rick Rubin for the second time, the thrash outfit dropped
Yesterday, RADIO.com hosted a Party In Place broadcast with some of the biggest names we’ve seen: Deadmau5, Disclosure, Flume, Major Lazer, Odesza, Porter Robinson, Rezz, RÜFÜS DU SOL, and Toro Y Moi. Though each artist only had about a 18-20 minute set, which is a bit disappointing, these are still new sets which should offset the
The concert environment must be reimagined amid for the current landscape that requires social distancing as a necessary component of mitigating the transmission of the coronavirus. One new music venue in the Newcastle, England is being built with the exclusive purpose of social distancing in mind. Currently, very limited options for concert viewing and/or attending exist.