Deftones are not tone deaf, joining the path that many of their peers have taken in deciding to reschedule their summer tour amid continued concern over the coronavirus pandemic. The group was set to hit the road with Gojira and Poppy in late July, with dates spilling over into early September, presumably in support of
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Even in this economy, Epic Games is thriving. The company’s remarkably popular battle royale game Fortnite has reportedly earned $1 billion from in-app sales in just two years. This, according to Digital Music News, which also reports the game brought in $44.3 million in April alone through its iOS and Android purchases. That’s up significantly from
What was promoted as America’s first “socially distanced” concert went ahead on Monday (May 18) in Arkansas, and now there are photos to prove it. The show — a solo performance from Travis McCready, frontman of the country-rock outfit Bishop Gunn — was initially scheduled for May 15. But the concert at Fort Smith’s TempleLive was
Tekashi 6ix9ine is mad that his new song “GOOBA” isn’t #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. In in a new “investigation” from him and his team, he has now accused Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande of buying their #1 for “Stuck On U” and the Billboard charts themselves of being manipulated. Accusations against the charts
The Pretty Reckless‘ Taylor Momsen has expressed her love and admiration for Soundgarden on multiple occasions and on the third anniversary of Chris Cornell‘s death, she’s teamed up with Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron to perform a cover of “Halfway There.” Momsen and her band The Pretty Reckless had opened for Soundgarden on the band’s final tour
The Highway: Country Artists You Should Know Volume 1 has just been released worldwide through the Spectra Music Group. The Highway features 11 new tracks from Country Music’s newest superstars that are soon to be household names around the globe. Track List Hot Pursuit – Leanne Pearson Wait for It – Houston Bernard You Made
The FMs have just released their new single “Silent City” on TRAX records. Oddly prophetic, the song was written a year ago by frontthem Matte Namer about a pandemic hitting NYC and forcing everyone to stay inside. During the month of April, The FMs shot a music video for Silent City, being creative while working
Let It Roll was one of the last holdouts of the European summer festival season and they tried, they really did, to keep the festival going. Working directly with the Czech Culture Minister, posting livestreams and even creating a hashtag, which they successfully got trending. #letssavethesummertogether was focused not only on trying to keep the
In recent weeks, the members of Clutch have played a few live-streamed mini-sets. Now the veteran rockers are teaming with several other bands to put on a virtual concert. “Live From the Doom Saloon, Vol. 1” will take place May 27, with the band supported by Crowbar, Blacktop Mojo and Saul. Each of the acts
One of the most genre defying, musically insane bands Revolushn has recently released a new single called “Electric.” Because of the timely theme of the song, the super-sensational video, and the genius of frontman and writer “No” (aka Frank Schubert), the song has sky rocketed creating a massive Spotify buzz. I revisited the California based
Wakaan has officially announced it will not move forward with its 2020 installment. Just months ago, Wakaan Music Festival celebrated its inaugural year and set the bar remarkably high for bass music events to come. Needless to say, the label headed up by Liquid Stranger was looking forward to another extraordinary, cultivating year — but it
Playing music can bring immense joy, and you definitely can see the joy coming from 10-year-old drummer Nandi Bushell, as she absolutely crushes one of her favorite rock songs, “Out of the Black,” from Royal Blood. Bushell has become a YouTube sensation over the past year, with her passion on the kit catching the eye
Recently signing to Insomniac’s HARD Recs, Wuki revealed a new album is on the way with “Chicken Wang” featuring Diplo and Snappy Jit as the first release from the upcoming collection. “Chicken Wang” delivers the perfect high-energy and twerk-ready bounce sounds that global audiences around the world have come to love from Wuki and Diplo
Looking to make a big splash in the world of kids’ entertainment, rock group Sharky Sharky, who formed in 2013 and even made an appearance on Britain’s Got Talent, have released the debut episode for their new animated show, The Adventures of Sharky Sharky. The project began as an offshoot of the power metal band Ascension, whose
There’s no doubt that we live in strange times. Though many have lives through various pandemics over the past 75 years, nothing has ever compared to the global crisis that COVID-19 has caused. And beyond the economic turmoil, there’s also a social turmoil brewing, at least according to the Dutch who criticized their government for
The idea of artificial intelligence bots creating music is one that doesn’t seem to sit right with a lot of people. At the very least though, these bots are pretty useful when it comes to writing parody songs. So, what happens when all of AC/DC‘s lyrics and music are filtered through AI? The hysterical song “Great
Hans Zimmer has famously composed the score for some of our favorite movies of the past few decades, including Christopher Nolan’s “Inception” in 2010. The song “Time” from that score has become a favorite of that score, and is also Zimmer’s current most-played song on Spotify. Now, Alan Walker has come to give it a
The coronavirus pandemic has left bands scrambling to fill suddenly wide open schedules. Anthrax know you have a lot of free time and want to help you become a better musician, which is why they’ve just launched a series of virtual classrooms. Each member will conduct a variety of online sessions ranging from something as fun