Modapit is again along with his first journey to 2025’s musical launch ring. After delivering a quartet of one-off singles the earlier yr — as a follow-up to his debut LP Devotion — the previously enigmatic expertise from Hawaii has now been recruited by BIJOU for a two-for-one supply on DND RECDS with Press It / Inform Me How You like.
Having been self-described as a “manner of actually attempting to check the boundaries of home and techno music,” Modapit does simply that on his two-part EP. The DND RECS launch includes of its A-Aspect “Press It” and ensuing B-Aspect “Inform Me How You Love,” every outfitted with its personal addictive topline that sits over a sweltering, nuanced hybrid of home and techno. Stream Modapit’s new EP under.
A serious overhaul of the nightlife scene in Dallas is underway. As of Could 2024, SILO Dallas has entered the fray as the world’s latest nightclub bringing world-class manufacturing to North Texas, with a lineup to match.
Three years within the making, SILO Dallas is the brainchild of Donnie Estopinal — higher often known as Disco Donnie — and leisure entrepreneur ,Patrick Tetrick. When the duo first started work on the venue in 2021, the three,145-capacity house was nearly unusable — it didn’t also have a roof. Quick ahead to its grand opening in spring of 2024, and SILO has emerged as a state-of-the-art, multi-use occasion house designed to host the world’s most in-demand DJs.
Eric Prydz at SILO Dallas on November 16, 2024 | Picture credit score: SILO Dallas
For Estopinal, SILO Dallas marks an necessary milestone. His firm, Disco Donnie Presents, has been a significant participant within the dance music scene for years, identified for festivals like Lights All Night time, Ubbi Dubbi, and extra. Nevertheless, till now, they lacked a devoted venue. “We have now a fan neighborhood hungry for dwell leisure all 12 months spherical,” Estopinal explains. “Even with the success of our festivals, we didn’t have an area in Dallas that we might absolutely management and name dwelling. SILO solves that.”
SILO Dallas’ upcoming calendar contains a who’s who of impeccable expertise, together with Classic Tradition, Mau P, Solomun, Alesso, Tinlicker, Boris Brejcha and plenty of extra. Take a look at the complete upcoming calendar under, and head to their website for tickets and extra info.
Anita Dobson has revealed that her husband and Queen guitarist Brian Might is a collector of Star Wars memorabilia.
The actor, who has been married to the guitarist for over 24 years now, made the revelation in a brand new interview and shared that Might has a group of figures and ships impressed by the enduring George Lucas franchise.
Dobson – who famously performed Angie Watts in Eastenders – stated that her accomplice steadily buys two of the identical gadgets associated to the sci-fi sequence, one for himself and one for his grandchildren.
“Brian is a collector of Star Wars toys. And astronomical stuff, Queen stuff. He’s a giant collector,” she stated on the launch of Cirque du Soleil present Corteo at London’s Royal Albert Corridor (by way of Music News). “He buys a packaged one and one which he can have for the grandkids.”
Brian Might and Anita Dobson. CREDIT: Dave J Hogan/Getty
“He’s purchased rather a lot. It’s eased off a bit, as he’s gone by means of life. His favorite is the little inexperienced man, he loves Yoda,” she continued, including that he additionally “loves” to gather issues regarding “prehistoric creatures”.
“I all the time suppose I’ve obtained to have a filter out, and quite a lot of my garments go to the native hospice. However there’s a lot stuff. The best way I take a look at it, my husband is a hoarder and I’m a semi-hoarder,” she quipped.
“I attempt to reduce the buildup of stuff that is available in. My husband is absolutely intelligent so any little issues that are available that you just suppose are ineffective he’ll go, ‘No, no, don’t eliminate that as a result of it would are available helpful.’ And it does,” she added. “One thing he’s fixing, or one thing he has determined so as to add, and there it’s, he’s obtained it in his DIY field.”
Dobson stated that he has a group of Queen memorabilia too, together with previous costumes he wore on stage and at photoshoots, data, one-off releases and extra.
Brian Might’s passions prolong past that too, as latest years have seen him unfold consciousness across the badger culls within the UK and problem the notion that the animals are linked to the unfold of bovine tuberculosis (bTB).
Final 12 months, as an example, he labored with the BBC to create a documentary known as Brian Might: The Badgers, The Farmers And Me, which adopted him on a four-year venture to eradicate the illness – which may devastate cattle populations – with out harming the badgers.
On high of that, he has a large data of astrophysics, having studied it at Imperial School London and getting a PhD within the discipline again in 2007.
He has tied the worlds of music and astrophysics collectively, creating a pageant known as Starmus that has a give attention to music and science.
Eagles guitarist Steuart Smith has shared a well being replace with followers and introduced that he can be leaving the group.
The guitarist has been part of the American rock group since 2001, and shared a press release confirming {that a} current well being analysis has left him unable to proceed as a part of the line-up.
Shared with American Songwriter and Ultimate Classic Rock, the assertion from Smith learn: “It’s with profound remorse that, as a result of efficiency points related to my just lately recognized Parkinsonism, I discover that I have to bow out of my function with the Eagles whereas I can nonetheless achieve this gracefully.”
He continued: “It’s been an amazing quarter of a century, and I had hoped to have the ability to end out this yr with the band, however I have to now do what’s greatest for all involved.”
In line with the Parkinson’s Foundation, the time period Parkinsonism is “used to explain a set of motion signs related to a number of situations — together with Parkinson’s illness”.
The assertion additionally included contributions from the band’s founding member Don Henley, who paid his respects to Smith and recalled the affect that he had on the group. “The Eagles can be perpetually grateful for the extraordinary skills that he dropped at each our recordings and stay performances,” he wrote.
Joe Walsh and Steuart Smith carry out throughout Eagles present, 2024. CREDIT: Michael Blackshire/Los Angeles Occasions through Getty Photographs
“Steuart can be significantly missed, however he’ll at all times be part of our musical household. We all know our many followers be a part of us in wishing him properly.”
Following Smith’s departure, Eagles have reportedly introduced in Christopher Holt as the latest addition to the line-up. The information was shared on Friday (January 24) by his label, Idol Information.
The addition of Holt comes because the band just lately introduced the guitarist on stage throughout their present at The Sphere in Las Vegas final week. The group are presently breaking out career-spanning units on the venue as a part of an ongoing residency slot.
As reported by Parade, Holt has spoken about taking over Smith’s function as a part of the group, and informed The Dallas Morning News that he’s simply “making an attempt to fill the large footwear” of his predecessor and people who got here earlier than him. “It’s the very best honour for me to do it, and it’s my responsibility to get it proper,” he added.
In different Eagles information, the band just lately prolonged their residency dates at The Sphere in Las Vegas – confirming that it’s going to now be working past 2024 and up till spring 2025. Visit here for tickets.
Earlier this month, the band additionally donated $2.5million (£2.1million) to FireAid, the upcoming profit live performance for the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires.
Set to happen on January 30 on the metropolis’s Intuit Dome and KIA Discussion board, the primary wave of names confirmed included Billie Eilish, Woman Gaga, Rod Stewart, Katy Perry, Joni Mitchell, Pink Sizzling Chili Peppers, Sting, Stevie Nicks, Gracie Abrams and Inexperienced Day.
Will Smith has enlisted Massive Sean for his upcoming new single, ‘Stunning Scars’.
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Smith took to social media over the weekend to announce the one, which he has been teasing since earlier within the month. The track, per Smith is due for launch on January 30 and can characteristic Massive Sean.
The track’s visible stylings are closely impressed by The Matrix, with the actor having shared stills of himself recreating a few of the movie’s most iconic scenes. Final night time (January 26), Smith took to social media to share a trailer for ‘Stunning Scars’ that depicts Smith and Massive Sean recreating the “crimson or blue capsule” scene.
Within the trailer, Massive Sean portrays Morpheus, whereas Smith portrays Neo. The 2 mirror on Smith’s profession decisions, with Sean saying: “Look, you’ve made some superior profession decisions your entire life. There’s just one you actually remorse. Nicely, possibly two, however we’re not gonna deal with that one.”
He continues: “So, I’m gonna offer you a alternative. Blue capsule, the whole lot stays the identical, and also you get to maneuver on together with your life. Pink capsule, you get to return and star in that film that obtained away. The selection is yours.”
After weighing his choices, Smith chooses each drugs as Massive Sean quips: “Shit, that wasn’t even an choice”.
Will Smith has been teasing ‘Stunning Scars’ since January 7, when he shared a cryptic video on social media about him passing up a proposal to star in The Matrix in favour of Wild Wild West. Keanu Reeves would go on to star as Neo and turned The Matrix right into a phenomenon.
Earlier than revealing that the Matrix-inspired teasers have been for a music challenge, followers believed that Smith was rebooting the beloved movie franchise.
Smith has been specializing in his return to music in latest instances, making his comeback final 12 months with the one ‘Work Of Artwork’ that includes his son Jaden and Russ, adopted by ‘Tantrum’ with Joyner Lucas.
Each songs are anticipated to be a part of an upcoming album ‘Dance In Your Darkest Days’. The album has but to obtain a launch date and might be his first since 2005’s ‘Misplaced And Discovered’.
Civil Rights activist Al Sharpton has shared his ideas on A$AP Rocky‘s upcoming trial over a 2021 brawl with former good friend A$AP Relli.
Rocky (born Rakim Mayers) is at present on trial for 2 felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm following a November 2021 combat the place he allegedly fired photographs at his former good friend Relli (actual title Terell Ephron).
Sharpton took to X/Twitter to name out the jury choice course of after solely 4 Black folks had been chosen as attainable jurors for the New Yorker’s case, writing: “It has been delivered to my consideration by the [his civil rights organisation] Nationwide Motion Community’s Los Angeles workplace that out of 106 folks known as to probably sit as jurors in A$AP Rocky’s trial in Los Angeles, there are solely 4 Black folks.”
It has been delivered to my consideration, by the Nationwide Motion Community Los Angeles workplace, that out of 100 and 6 (106) folks known as to probably sit as jurors in A$AP Rocky’s trial in Los Angeles, there are solely 4 black folks.
He continued: “I’ve been intently in contact with A$AP Rocky’s mates, and – although I have no idea the particulars of the trial – I do know he deserves to be judged pretty by his friends, as is his constitutional proper.”
“It’s completely ridiculous that the jury shall be not truthful and consultant, in order to deprive A$AP Rocky of a good trial,” Sharpton added. “When we’ve 4 black folks within the metropolis of Los Angeles, out of 106 — and precisely zero inside within the first 30 attainable candidates for the jury — one thing seems to be very improper with the system.”
He concluded by saying he’s “monitoring” the trial to “be sure that truthful and consultant justice is afforded to A$AP Rocky.”
The rapper’s authorized crew have but to lift any issues concerning the jury choice course of.
Rocky’s trial commenced on Friday (January 24) with a jury of seven women and five men, none of whom had been Black (per TMZ). The prosecution alleged the rapper “lured” Ephron to a road close to the W Lodge Hollywood in November 2021 to debate a disagreement, resulting in a bodily altercation the place Rocky pulled out a gun and shot at him, grazing his knuckles. The combat was caught on CCTV.
He entered a plea of not responsible to 2 felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and faces as much as 24 years in jail if convicted.
This week, Rocky rejected a plea deal the place he – as a substitute of going through 24 years incarcerated – can be sentenced to 3 years probation, a seven-year suspended jail sentence and 180 days in county jail. On the similar listening to, his legal professionals additionally stated they believed the gun in the surveillance footage to be a “prop gun.”
In different information, Rocky’s long-awaited fourth album ‘Don’t Be Dumb’ was alleged to be launched final August, however is ready to come back out someday this 12 months. Reportedly, he has delayed the file as a result of leaks.
Carrie Underwood and Nelly‘s streaming numbers slumped following their performances at Donald Trump‘s inauguration.
Underwood’s rendition of ‘America The Stunning’ on the US President’s swearing-in ceremony went viral after she endured technical points throughout her efficiency, with the backing observe unable to play and Underwood having to sing a capella.
Regardless of that, her streaming numbers truly fell by 6 per cent on Inauguration Day (January 20).
Underwood’s music was streamed 1.46million occasions on the day, down from 1.55million the earlier week, in accordance with Luminate, through Billboard.
Each artists did see a small improve in digital obtain gross sales, though neither managed to high the 1,000 downloads mark that day.
Nelly, who carried out at President Trump’s inaugural Liberty Ball and responded to backlash, calling it “an honour” to carry out on the ceremony, additionally noticed a decline in his listenership. His songs have been streamed 1.54million occasions on the day of his inauguration, down from 1.63 million every week earlier.
Following Underwood’s efficiency, fellow nation music singer Jason Aldean got here to her defence. He advised Fox And Associates: “To begin with, it’s a tough music to do anyway. Whenever you’re speculated to be singing to a observe and that’s what provides you pitch reference for the music and to not have that and for her to simply kinda say, ‘All proper, hear, we’ll go.’ That’s a giant transfer and that’s a professional transfer on her half, so I believed it was nice.”
Underwood has saved her political opinions quiet all through her profession however was nonetheless subjected to criticism on-line for associating with Trump. She additionally didn’t endorse a candidate for the presidential election in November.
Underwood got here beneath fireplace when it was introduced she can be performing on the occasion. Whoopi Goldberg later defended her resolution, however added that she won’t be watching.
Donald Trump – CREDIT: Greg Nash/POOL/AFP through Getty Photographs
Upon being formally sworn in, Trump instantly set about issuing a sequence of govt orders, together with one declaring that the nation would solely recognise two genders: female and male.
The coverage prompted widespread criticism, together with from Lucy Dacus, who pledged $10,000 for trans surgical procedures for followers and inspired others to donate equally.
Through the inauguration occasions, Elon Musk additionally gave a speech expressing his delight at Trump’s victory, earlier than slapping his chest together with his proper hand and lengthening his arm diagonally upwards with the palm dealing with down. The X proprietor then rotated to crowd members behind the rostrum and repeated the gesture.
Many individuals in contrast the gesture to a Nazi salute, together with My Chemical Romance’s Frank Iero, who wrote: “Fuck this man and each single individual supporting this shit or losing any form of breath making an attempt to defend it,” he wrote within the caption, earlier than including: “Your true colors are shining via. #SmashHate.”
Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe additionally branded him a “fucking asshole” for doing so and Reddit communities began introducing a ban on hyperlinks to X in protest at Musk’s controversial arm gesture.
Taylor Swift as soon as requested The Mood Entice to handwrite the lyrics to one among their largest hits for Harry Types‘ birthday.
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Talking in a latest TikTok submit, the band recalled the second Swift made the request on the Aria Awards throughout the interval she was relationship Types from 2012 to 2013.
The band realized of Types’ love for his or her music after he obtained a tattoo of their lyrics from their debut single ‘Candy Disposition’.
“I feel [Styles] tweeted that he obtained it, so then, you already know, it was delivered to our consideration,” lead singer Dougy Mandagi stated earlier than declaring that Types, who was in One Course on the time, obtained the lyrics incorrect on his tattoo.
Onya Harry, we nonetheless love you though you bought the incorrect lyrics to ‘Candy Disposition’ tattooed. Nonetheless a number of copies of the ‘Circumstances’ fifteenth anniversary restricted vinyl urgent accessible, in the event you love the document as a lot as Harry did. ???????? #15yearsofConditions#conditions#thetempertrap#2010smusic#sweetdisposition#lovelost#harrystyles
On the unique tune the lyrics learn: “Gained’t cease ’til it’s over / Gained’t cease to give up,” however Types had the phrases scribed, “Gained’t cease ‘til we give up” as an alternative.
“We have been laughing about how he was incorrect after which quick ahead sooner or later we have been on the Arias and Taylor Swift was a presenter or one thing,” Mandagi continued.
“She got here to our inexperienced room with a bit of paper. She goes, ‘Are you able to write the lyrics for my boyfriend, it’s his birthday? I used to be like, ‘OK cool’. So then the dilemma was do I write the correct lyrics or do I write the incorrect lyrics?” he laughed. “I can’t bear in mind which one I wrote.”
In the meantime, Swift was just lately nominated for 2 BRIT Awards together with Worldwide Artist Of The Yr alongside the likes of Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter.
This 12 months’s awards will happen at The O2 in London on Saturday March 1, and broadcast solely on ITV1 and ITVX. Comic and actor Jack Whitehall has been introduced because the returning host, making it his fifth time presenting the ceremony after doing so in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Elsewhere, former Little Combine singer JADE just lately recalled the time Types “ignored” her after the pair went on a primary date as youngsters.
Nick Cave has spoken once more in regards to the dying of his two sons, admitting that their passing made him realise that work isn’t the “be-all and end-all of every part”.
READ MORE: Nick Cave interviewed: “There’s no metric that claims virtuousness makes good artwork”
His 15-year-old son Arthur Cave died unexpectedly in July 2015. He was one of many twin sons Cave shares together with his spouse, Susie Bick, who died following a fall from a cliff close to Brighton.
In 2022, Cave confirmed that his eldest son, Jethro Lazenby, had died on the age of 31. His passing got here after he had been recognized with schizophrenia.
The Unhealthy Seeds frontman beforehand spoke about how the experiences formed him in each his private {and professional} life final 12 months, and led to him putting his artwork on much less of a pedestal.
“That concept that artwork trounces every part, it simply doesn’t apply to me anymore,” he mentioned on the time. “Moderately than making me bitter, it did the other not directly. It made me rather more related to individuals basically.”
Nick Collapse London on April 8, 2024 CREDIT: Dave Benett/WireImage
He mentioned: “It has loads to do with Arthur and Jethro… I all the time simply thought artwork was, type of on the finish of the day, every part. I imply, it’s a horrible factor to say, nevertheless it was, it was all the time there. It was all the time dependable.”
Cave beforehand informed ABC Australia that “for many of my life I used to be simply form of in awe of my very own genius, you realize, and I had an workplace and would sit there and write each day and no matter else occurred in my life was peripheral”.
He added: “This simply collapsed fully and I simply noticed the folly of that, the type of disgraceful self-indulgence of the entire thing.”
Cave made the same remarks in his newest interview. “I feel after Arthur died, I simply shut the workplace, and I haven’t gone, I simply locked it up. I used to be simply repelled by it not directly. It appears so indulgent,” he mentioned.
He went on to say that whereas he nonetheless works “very, very exhausting” it’s not the “be-all and end-all of every part”.
Cave continued: “I discover my accountability in the direction of my youngsters and my spouse, and to be a citizen, a husband, these items are the precise animating drive behind, or needs to be the animating drive behind our creativeness.”
Susie Bick and Nick Cave throughout Milan Style Week 2023 CREDIT: Victor Boyko/Getty Photos for Gucci
He additionally mentioned his biggest pleasure comes “from my household and from my spouse, one side of my household that it’s troublesome to magnify how lovely that is that I’ve a bit of grandson who’s like, seven months outdated”.
The Unhealthy Seeds frontman additionally beforehand admitted that he regretted recording his 2016 album ‘Skeleton Tree’, so quickly after Arthur’s dying.
In a separate interview with The Sunday Times final 12 months, Cave mentioned: “That’s the solely album that made issues worse. My psychological well being was made worse, as a result of I did it very quickly after my son died, and I shouldn’t have finished.”
Elsewhere, he not too long ago defended one in all his lyrics written in tribute to Anita Lane, which featured on his newest album with The Unhealthy Seeds.
Lane was a former accomplice of Cave and bandmate in each The Unhealthy Seeds and The Birthday Celebration. She died again in 2021, aged 61.
Geordie Greep invited Sean Stephens, the singer behind the viral observe ‘I Am Rectangular’ on stage to carry out with him. Take a look at the footage beneath.
Stephens first went viral with the track in 2023, which he treks across the world to promote, lipsyncing it for TikTok and Instagram in iconic vacationer locations.
On Friday (January 24), Greep took his curiosity within the viral hit one step additional, welcoming Stephens on stage throughout a gig in Nashville.
Clips from the live performance present Stephens strolling by means of the group as Greep and his band start to play ‘Rectangular’. He then climbs on stage and approaches the microphone, earlier than singing the long-lasting opening line “I’m rectangular/I really feel it in my bones/I’m rectangular/I really feel no gap.”
In different information, Greep launched his debut solo album ‘The New Sound’ in October, two months after the “indefinite” finish of Black Midi was confirmed by his former bandmate Cameron Picton on social media.
The album scored three stars from NME, with a evaluate studying: “On ‘The New Sound’, although, Greep is neck deep in kinds that lend themselves to listener participation past head-nodding and slack-jawed awe. Extra particularly, that is music for dancing. However he nonetheless desires the listener to know that, on some stage, they’re being messed with.”
Chatting with NME about engaged on the file, Greep revealed that it was “the first time that I was very clear about the variety of music I like hear to.”
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