New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain dead at 69 after cancer battle

Sylvain Sylvain, guitarist of proto-punk band New York Dolls, has died. He was 69 years old. The news was confirmed on January 15 (Friday) via a statement on Sylvain’s official Facebook page, where it was revealed that he had passed from the cancer he’d been living with for over two years. “Though he fought it …

Diplo Teases Return Of Silk City, His Collab With Mark Ronson, After 3 Years

Diplo has been incredibly busy over the past couple years, putting out albums with Major Lazer, LSD, and a solo country album on top of his new house label Higher Ground as well as managing his original label Mad Decent. It’s not like he doesn’t have help, but man the guy is busy. Still, somehow, he’s …

Joseph Capriati says ‘the worst is over’ in new medical update – Dancing Astronaut

by: Dancing Astronaut Staff Jan 14, 2021 Italian DJ Joseph Capriati has shared a medical update from his hospital bed, stating that “the worst is over” after being stabbed in the chest by his father and subsequently admitted to the hospital on January 8. Although the producer’s stabbing and the arrest of his father for …

Cardi B scores her first lead role in comedy ’Assisted Living’

Cardi B has scored her first leading role in a movie with the main part in upcoming comedy Assisted Living. The rapper made her Hollywood debut in 2019 when she appeared in a minor role in the Jennifer Lopez-starring Hustlers. Now, Cardi has been confirmed to play the lead role in Paramount’s forthcoming film. According …

Marshmello Announces His Next Album Is Complete

August last year, Marshmello said he had an album coming in 2020. Clearly, that didn’t happen. But in good news, the album is now done and, like so many others whose albums didn’t quite make it out on schedule last year, we should expect it in 2021. Marshmello has released three Joytime albums in the past …

Anonymous duo Confetti are ‘Lonely’ – Dancing Astronaut

by: Dancing Astronaut Jan 14, 2021 Meet Confetti, hailing from LA and Nashville, these two anonymous elephants are quickly building an organic and diverse fanbase with alt-pop leanings and earworm inducing leads. Their latest single “Lonely” is an anthem to questioning everything and getting lost in the introspective moments after a break up. Built on …

“As long as we’re on the same page, we can continue”

Serj Tankian has addressed the future of System Of A Down, saying that the band “can continue, if we’re on the same page”. Back in November, the Californa outfit shared their first new songs in 15 years with ‘Protect The Land’ and ‘Genocidal Humanoidz’, which were released to raise awareness of the ongoing conflict in …

1001tracklists Releases Comprehensive “State Of Dance Music 2020” Report

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 …

Barely Alive and Voltra collide for the powerful ‘Fusion Core’ – Dancing Astronaut

by: Austria Masim Jan 14, 2021 Barely Alive has teamed up with one of Dancing Astronaut’s Artists to Watch in 2021, Voltra, for a thunderous collaboration titled “Fusion Core,” from Disciple Round Table’s forthcoming Knights Of The Round Table Vol. 4 compilation. “Fusion Core” was first played at Barely Alive’s Nocturnal Wonderland Virtual Rave-A-Thon set in September …

“If you’re a feminist, you have to support women in all fields of work”

Dua Lipa has responded to the backlash she faced last year for being filmed at a strip club after the Grammys. The star and other artists who were present at the Los Angeles venue, including Lizzo and Lil Nas X, were criticised for “exploiting women” and being “anti-feminist”. After footage of Lipa throwing money over …