A brand new Avicii remix has been launched six years after his tragic demise.
READ MORE: Avicii – ‘TIM’ evaluate
Launched on February 16, ‘Stunning Drug’, was first written and launched by the Zac Brown Band in 2015. Shortly after, Avicii – actual title Tim Bergling – remixed the monitor that has sat “within the vault” for the previous 9 years.
Zac Brown mentioned on social media forward of the monitor’s launch: “Earlier than Avicii’s passing, he and I labored collectively on a tune referred to as ‘Damaged Arrows’. And in return, he promised to do a remix on one among my songs.”
In 2015, @Avicii remixed “Stunning Drug” from our Jekyll & Hyde album, and we’re lastly releasing it from the vault this Friday, February sixteenth.
Brown additionally mentioned of the remix: “It’s very particular to us.” Take heed to the Avicii remix of Zac Brown Band’s ‘Stunning Drug’ beneath.
The Grammy-nominated DJ and producer died by suicide again in 2018. He was 28 years outdated. Avicii’s dad and mom subsequently arrange The Tim Bergling Basis in his reminiscence. The charity “focus[es] on supporting individuals and organisations working within the subject of psychological sickness and suicide prevention”.
Avicii’s father Tim Klas beforehand referred to as for extra psychological well being help for brand new artists within the music trade. He mentioned fame and fortune have been “a really harmful mixture” and that “a severe dialogue couldn’t harm”.
In February final yr, official footage from Avicii’s last-ever present was shared on his YouTube web page.
Extra lately, Avicii’s debut album ‘True’ (2013) celebrated its tenth anniversary with the discharge of some never-before-seen tour and studio movies.
Texas thrash steel band Energy Journey have introduced their return later this yr with a brand new singer.
READ MORE: A tribute to Energy Journey’s Riley Gale, a self-styled unusual man who made a contemporary steel masterpiece
Yesterday (February 20), the band took to social media to announce their return, confirming that they are going to be performing on the inaugural No Values pageant in June in California.
In a prolonged put up, the band mirrored on the previous 4 years and coping with the loss of life of frontman Riley Gale in 2020. The band – guitarists Blake Ibanez and Nick Stewart, bassist Chris Whetzel and drummer Chris Ulsh – wrote: “Practically 4 years in the past to the day, unbeknownst to us, we might carry out for the final time as Energy Journey. It has been a tough street since then, marked by deep ache, grief, and all the pieces else that got here with shedding our brother Riley.”
“We all know this may’t be undone, and it’ll at all times stay a part of us. We’ve thought deeply about the way forward for Energy Journey and what at all times comes again to us is that this band was based on resilience, perseverance, and most significantly: a love for the music and for all the folks it has introduced us nearer to alongside the way in which.”
Energy Journey continued: “We’ll by no means have the phrases to convey our appreciation of the enduring help we’ve obtained through the years, and we really feel as if the time is true to get again on stage for all of you who’ve been there all through our existence as a band.”
They then confirmed their attendance at No Values, and that Seth Gilmore of Fugitive and Skourge will tackle vocal duties for a string of reveals after. The band have but to introduced their upcoming efficiency dates.
Seth Gilmore beforehand joined the band for 5 songs when Energy Journey reunited for a shock gig in December final yr. It marked the primary efficiency from the thrash steel band since the sudden loss of life of frontman Riley Gale in 2020. Aged 34, Gale was later confirmed to have died of an unintentional overdose from the “poisonous results” of fentanyl.
It has been revealed that the best-selling cassettes within the US final 12 months have been all Taylor Swift or Guardians Of The Galaxy.
In keeping with a brand new report shared by Billboard, Swift has earned two spots on the highest 5 best-selling cassettes from 2023. ‘1989 (Taylor’s Model)‘ holds the Quantity Two spot and ‘Communicate Now (Taylor’s Model)’ landed the fifth spot on the record with 17,500 and 11,500 copies bought respectively.
All three of the Guardians Of The Galaxy Superior Mixes have landed a spot on the chart, with quantity one touchdown the highest spot, promoting roughly 18,000 copies. Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 2: Superior Combine Vol. 2 got here in at Quantity Three with 13,000 copies bought and Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 3: Superior Combine Vol. 3 adopted carefully behind coming in at Quantity 4 with 13,000 copies bought. Take a look at the highest ten record of most cassettes bought final 12 months under.
Taylor Swift performs at Melbourne Cricket Floor on February 16, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Picture by Graham Denholm/TAS24/Getty Pictures for TAS Rights Administration)
1. Numerous Artists – Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 1: Superior Combine Vol. 1 (18,000 copies) 2. Taylor Swift – 1989 (Taylor’s Model) (17,500) 3. Numerous Artists – Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 2: Superior Combine Vol. 2 (16,000) 4. Numerous Artists – Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 3: Superior Combine Vol. 3 (13,000) 5. Taylor Swift – Communicate Now (Taylor’s Model) (11,500) 6. Nirvana – Bleach (8,000) 7. Metallica – 72 Seasons (7,500) 8. Numerous Artists – Guardians Of The Galaxy: Cosmic Combine, Vol. 1 (6,000) 9. Numerous Artists – Barbie: The Album (5,500) 10. Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher (5,500)
A complete of 436,400 cassettes have been bought within the US final 12 months, marking a 0.75 per cent lower since 2022. Cassette gross sales solely made up about 0.41 per cent of all albums bought within the US final 12 months.
In different information, Swift not too long ago admitted that writing her forthcoming album ‘The Tortured Poets Division’ was “actually a lifeline for me”.
The singer stated throughout an ‘Eras’ present in Melbourne that she was reminded through the album’s creation course of simply how a lot writing lyrics will get her “by means of” troublesome durations in life.
“‘Tortured Poets’ is an album — I feel greater than any of my albums that I’ve ever made — I wanted to make it. It was actually a lifeline for me,” she defined. “Simply the issues I used to be going by means of and the issues I used to be writing about.
YEDM launched K4LT as a brand new artist in July 2023, together with his pensive, ambient monitor known as “LCPD”. It was a follow-up to his first EP, Endgame, and was two years within the making in addition to a departure from his authentic model. Now targeted extra on digital manufacturing, “LCPD” has seen an intriguing quantity of buzz, each from the business and followers. Audiences are placed on discover, nonetheless, to not settle into the dreamy, celestial vibe of “LCPD”. A really completely different temper is incoming with K4lT’s newest monitor, “This Room (Reprise)”.
The Belin-based K4LT, whose artist title is a stylized model of the German phrase “kalt” (trans. “chilly” in English), has mentioned his new rash of songs is a mirrored image of the isolation created by the COVID lockdowns and the wrestle of individuals even now to recollect socialize. “This Room,” launched early this month, with its pseudo-goth synth styling, relentless, quick-paced beat and the ennui and nervousness heavy within the lyrics, provides a disturbingly correct image of what many individuals are experiencing post-pandemic.
…the expertise of increasingly of your pals (and possibly your self too a bit) flip into modern-day hermits, giving up on components of life like relationships or having enjoyable in life in any respect. Simply attempting to make it with out giving any efforts into what would make them really pleased. And the songwriter being afraid how that ends (studying the “listing of deaths per yr”). Ultimately the track is about not accepting this defeats and preventing to stand up, be motivated (“as much as intrude”).
“This Room (Reprise)” can also be meant to be throwback to a track of the identical title by The Notwist, considered one of K4LT’s greatest influences. This isn’t a remix or a canopy, however a whole re-imagining of the monitor, as The Notwist’s authentic is extra straight shoegaze and publish punk with some attention-grabbing classic and experimental interludes, which could remind some followers of mid-era Radiohead or Death Cab for Cutie merging with Venetian Snares. Refreshingly sincere about naming his influences and inspirations, K4LT’s model is each a continuation of the unique tone of the monitor and a reversal. The place The Notwist’s authentic is smooth, susceptible and largely rock-based, K4LT’s reprise semi-industrial and itchy, pacing, impatient, bordering on annoyed. A opposite assertion to the unique, however no much less impactful.
Maybe “This Room (Reprise)” meant to point out the distinction in the way in which we handle relationships and work together with one another because the lockdown. Somewhat than specializing in a relationship and the place it’s going, we’re continuously trying outward while staying inward, not glad however not keen to do something about it. A tech-driven futility and an incapability to course of feelings by means of relationships – and even in any respect – stamps this monitor. That itch is there although, K4LT warns, and it’s prepared to interrupt the floor, the portends of the final line repeated earlier than the track cuts off: “…as much as intrude; as much as intrude.”
“This Room (Reprise)” is out now and obtainable to stream together with K4LT’s different works on Spotify. They may also be bought on Bandcamp.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor has put a sensual twist on The Final Dinner Social gathering‘s hit ‘Nothing Issues’ in Radio 1’s Live Lounge.
Ellis-Bextor’s efficiency within the Reside Lounge aired on Radio 1 earlier right this moment (February 20), marking her first time on the stay efficiency collection since 2001.
By the way, The Final Dinner Social gathering had appeared within the Reside Lounge a few weeks prior and mentioned that they had hoped Ellis-Bextor would cowl their debut single.
“I went to see them stay with Richard [Ellis-Bextor’s husband] final summer time they usually had been good,” she mentioned. “It’s a stunning factor to do their tune as a result of we adore it, don’t we? They’re improbable.”
Try Ellis-Bextor’s model of ‘Nothing Issues’ beneath:
Ellis-Bextor additionally carried out her hit ‘Homicide On The Dancefloor’, which has been having fun with a high-profile resurgence after it was used within the now-infamous closing scene of Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn.
It has turned a viral hit on TikTok and even entered the Billboard Scorching 100 – her first-ever tune to chart within the US. It additionally climbed the UK single charts, peaking at Quantity Two final month.
Test it out beneath:
Sophie Ellis-Bextor not too long ago spoke with NME in regards to the return of ‘Homicide on the Dancefloor’, and the monitor solely now receiving main recognition within the US regardless of having launched 20 years in the past.
Aussie rising artist ArkyWaters continues to make a splash along with his distinctive fusion of breakbeat and tech-house electronica. Following the acclaim garnered by tracks like ‘Take My Time’ and ‘Gum,’ Arky Waters has now provided followers one other glimpse into his forthcoming four-track EP with the discharge of his newest single, ‘Hercules.’
‘Hercules’ stands as a testomony to Arky Waters’ creative development, seamlessly mixing highly effective beats with intricate manufacturing components. The monitor represents a big evolution for the artist, serving as an attractive preview of the EP’s potential. With its fascinating soundscapes, ‘Hercules’ additional solidifies Arky Waters’ place as a forward-thinking presence inside the digital music panorama.
“I used to be working by some samples and got here throughout this large vocal, I slapped it on a breakbeat and it sounded huge. It carried a lot spirit and vitality. The monitor got here collectively fairly shortly after that. It simply screamed huge desert vibes so I simply went with it – I’ve been attempting to let go a bit extra and permit the songs to type themselves. I reckon it’s the proper dune-core tune.” ~ Arky Waters
Psytrance icon and ARTCORE founder Indira Paganotto, has introduced her ARTCORE tour for the upcoming yr that can encompass ten exhibits. Beginning with a return to Miami Music Week, Paganotto’s first present will happen at Manufacturing unit City on March 23. Paganotto is coming off what could have been her most profitable run in 2023, headlining at main festivals, golf equipment, and occasions, together with a residency at Amnesia Ibiza and in addition delivering a strong efficiency at Tomorrowland‘s mainstage.
Again in 2022, Paganotto launched her label, ARTCORE and has solely continued to be a power within the psytrance house. The upcoming tour will embody ten dates, with stops at OFF Sonar, Istanbul, Madrid, London, New York, Rome, Amsterdam, Belgrade, and Puglia. Kicking off the tour in Miami—which is able to see Paganotto showcase a brand new set of visuals—the lineup for this 12-hour occasion will embody the likes of Patrick Mason, Sara Landry, Luigi Madonna, and Cera Khin. As America continues to achieve curiosity within the new waves and sub genres of techno and psytrance, ARTCORE’s Miami return marks a big second for Paganotto. Tickets to the occasion can be found here.
Featured picture: Tomorrowland
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Drake has promised to reward a most cancers survivor $50,000 whereas performing on the Pittsburgh cease of his “It’s All A Blur – Massive Because the What?” tour.
READ MORE:Drake – ‘For All The Canines’ evaluation: banger-less, bitter and deeply mid
Whereas performing on the PPG Paints Area in Pittsburgh on Friday, February 16, the rapper took the time to learn a poster that an attendee was holding that shared how his music helped her by means of her most cancers battle.
“This stunning younger girl has an indication that claims ‘Your music carried me by means of most cancers’. Properly that’s a robust assertion coming from a survivor, coming from a “G” like your self,” he mentioned whereas on stage.
He continued: “So, tonight, I don’t know what you need to do with it, it’s as much as you, I hope you do no matter you need, do one thing good for your self, by the best way, I’ll maintain attempting to make music you need to hearken to, however tonight we’re going to provide you with $50,000. You do one thing, you go someplace, you may come and see one other Drake present if you would like. And I admire that, I admire the sentiment. It’s love.”
This isn’t the primary time the ‘Headlines’ rapper has been beneficiant whereas on stage. He beforehand promised a steep $100,000 to a live performance attendee who had simply completed their chemotherapy remedy at certainly one of his gigs in Nashville.
“Pay attention, overlook Drake, overlook anyone else on this constructing proper now. That’s a real soldier proper there,” he mentioned. “I hope my supervisor doesn’t kill me ’trigger I’ve by no means actually finished this a lot, however hear, I would like you to money this in on the finish of the night time. We’re gonna provide you with $100,000. I like you and I want you one of the best.”
Drake noticed a fan within the crowd throughout his Nashville present holding up an indication that learn, “Simply completed chemo,” and gifted them $100k. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/AYrJIa0K6y
Drake is at the moment on his “It’s All A Blur – Massive Because the What?” tour with J. Cole. The subsequent gig of the run is about to happen tonight (February 20) in Columbus, OH on the Schottenstein Heart. Take a look at the remaining dates under and visit here for tickets.
MARCH 2 – Kansas Metropolis, MO – T-Cell Heart 3 – Kansas Metropolis, MO – T-Cell Heart 6 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Heart + 7 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Heart + 10 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Area 14 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Financial institution Heart + 15 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Financial institution Heart 18 – Oklahoma Metropolis, OK – Paycom Heart + 19 – Oklahoma Metropolis, OK – Paycom Heart 23 – Dawn, FL – Amerant Financial institution Area ~ 24 – Dawn, FL – Amerant Financial institution Area ~ 27 – Birmingham, AL – The Legacy Area at BJCC ~ 31 – State Faculty, PA – Bryce Jordan Heart + ~
APRIL 4 – Lengthy Island, NY – UBS Area ~ 5 – Lengthy Island, NY – UBS Area ~ 8 – Memphis, TN – FedEx Discussion board + ~ 15 – Denver, CO – Ball Area + 16 – Denver, CO – Ball Area +
+ Rescheduled dates ~ With out J. Cole
In different information, Drake just lately shared the music video for ‘Wealthy Child Daddy’, which sees Sexyy Purple go into labour.
The music initially featured as a part of Drake’s newest album ‘For All The Canines’, which arrived final October.
‘For All The Canines’ marked Drake’s eighth studio album and the follow-up to his 2022 launch ‘Truthfully, Nevermind’. It additionally featured visitor appearances from the likes of 21 Savage, J. Cole, Dangerous Bunny, Lil Yachty and extra.
The album was given a two-star evaluation by NME, who criticised the completed outcome as sounding “banger-less, bitter and deeply mid”.“
Reasonably than classic Drake on show, ‘For All The Canines’ is as a substitute, for lack of a greater time period, painfully mid, an uneven affair that not often sees the artist attain the heights that we all know he’s able to,” it learn.
“Positive, there are moments the place it sparks, however all too usually the songs on ‘For All The Canines’ really feel like spinoff, energy-less or not totally shaped: from the forgettable ‘Bahamas Guarantees’, which appears like a mopey off-cast from ‘Views’, to the one-note ‘Drew A Picasso’, which by no means fairly involves life.”
In different Drake information, earlier this week the rapper received large on the 2024 Tremendous Bowl, claiming a million-dollar prize after inserting a guess on the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs to win.
ZUSO, spearheaded by Australian producer Gabriel Cuenca, is carving out an thrilling area of interest in atmospheric home music that has begun to garner him a world fanbase. In October 2023, Gabriel teamed up with the Sydney-based collective LOVE CLVB for the discharge of his single ‘Maintain Me.’ The monitor shortly garnered widespread acclaim, capturing the ears of music fanatics and tastemakers globally.
As he ventures into the brand new yr, Gabriel just lately unveiled his newest providing, the tranquil atmospheric piece titled ‘In The Darkish.’ That includes the ethereal vocal skills of Californian artist KORA, the monitor serves as one other testomony to ZUSO’s distinctive manufacturing prowess and distinctive type, expertly mixing downtempo components with a thumping liquid drum and bass groove.
“I needed to offer this tune a little bit of a darkish tone while additionally making it nonetheless enjoyable and hooky. It’s written from the attitude of being left within the unknown, whether or not that’s in a relationship or with somebody that’s particular to you. It attracts upon these feelings with a considerably gloomy however optimistic really feel. I needed to make it enjoyable while additionally portray that image and really feel, the quick tempo drums and breakbeats make it extra uplifting and contrasts fairly properly with that theme. General, it was a enjoyable tune to put in writing, massive ups to Kora as properly who sings the lead vocal, her voice actually purchased the tune to life and provides such a hooky layer to the tune. Hope you all get pleasure from it.” ~ ZUSO
KISS‘ Gene Simmons has retold the story of the one and solely time in his life that he received excessive.
The US rock musician, who has beforehand claimed to have by no means been drunk or excessive in his life, opened up in regards to the time he by accident ingested hashish brownies after a KISS gig within the ’70s.
“I’ve by no means been drunk or excessive in my life,” he reasserted on the podcast (per Loudwire), earlier than his son introduced up the “one unintentional story”.
Nick defined that his dad was “so faraway from drug tradition that he didn’t know that you may bake hashish into baked items”, and had no hesitation by accident consuming six brownies.
Nick Simmons and Gene Simmons on the world premiere of “Madame Net” held at Regency Village Theatre on February 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California (CREDIT: Michael Buckner/Selection by way of Getty Pictures)
“So, please describe then what you hallucinated,” he mentioned to his dad. “You’ve advised me this a few occasions. It’s my favorite story.”
Gene continued that he’s “by no means earlier than or since had something like that occur to me” and “wasn’t ready for it”.
He recalled: “So, you’ve received a room full of individuals celebrating – we’re breaking some form of document in Detroit…This was in ’76…The entire room is full, and I’m simply seeing the brownies piled [high]. And I really like that stuff. Everybody’s [like] ‘Let’s smoke, let’s put issues up our ass.’ No, simply give me cake.”
Gene mentioned that it “didn’t damage” that the girl shelling out the brownies “wasn’t dangerous trying, including: “[She] comes over, and I’m [like,] ‘Give me one other a kind of.’ Then I began, like a canine with a bone, simply following her round. ‘Can I’ve one other one?’ ‘You need one other one?’ And I simply saved consuming it – six.”
The KISS bassist and singer then recalled his expertise of being excessive, remembering the room “began to get larger, and my head began to get smaller…all the way down to the dimensions of an olive”.
He went on: “I keep in mind this: I began to open my eyes [wide] so that individuals would suppose I’m regular. And as I moved, my arms turned – because it will get farther [away from you], it will get smaller – nope, [my hands] ballooned up like cartoons. So it received huge.”
The musician mentioned that fortunately the editor of Creem journal was there to assist him into his limo. “And as I’m strolling, each step I take, [I have giant feet]. … And I’m speaking loudly as a result of I don’t suppose she will hear me, ’trigger my voice [seems] small.”
“We get within the limo, and I’m afraid to maneuver or something,” Gene recalled. “And I’m thirsty…In order that they pull over two or three blocks in a ghetto in Detroit, and he or she leads me in to get me a drink…And it’s crammed with neighbourhood people who’re there at night time grabbing a burger and stuff after the present.
“And I’m wearing leather-based, no kidding, they usually all flip round… And I’m pondering, ‘They’re all me as a result of my head is small’. So I attempt to make myself larger. And I’m going up, and the man goes, ‘What’ll ya have?’ And I’m going – yelling – ‘Can I’ve a glass of milk?!’”
After they returned to the lodge, the important thing to the room additionally appeared huge. “I’ll say that I’ve by no means been as massive in my life,” he quipped.
On a extra severe word, Gene mentioned his motive for not getting excessive or drunk was due to his late mom, who was a Holocaust survivor.
“She was in a focus camp when she was 14 years of age. And I by no means wished to interrupt her coronary heart,” he mentioned. “And I used to be all the time conscious I by no means wished to disappoint her – there was sufficient aggravation. So I by no means smoked cigarettes, by no means received excessive, by no means received drunk.”
Elsewhere, Gene Simmons final month introduced his first solo live performance after KISS’ retirement in December 2023.
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