Madonna calls for gun control in the US to be treated like “the new vaccination”

Madonna has called for gun control in the US to be treated like “the new vaccination” following the recent deaths of Adam Toledo and Daunte Wright. Toledo, 13, was shot dead by a police officer in Chicago on March 29 after being chased down an alley by the officer. Wright, 20, was shot dead by …

Spotify Is Rolling Out Voice Control Functionality: Just Say “Hey Spotify”

The Spotify experience is now hands-free. In a move to step up their “voice” game, the music streaming giant has implemented the use of a wake word that will allow users to navigate within the app upon command.  Simply saying “Hey Spotify” now yields an on-screen prompt to try saying the name of a playlist, …

Nicole Moudaber and Alan T control ‘The Volume’

by: Austria Masim Mar 10, 2021 Nicole Moudaber and Alan T unite for a blusterous two-track EP titled The Volume. The Queen of Techno enlists her dear friend and Miami’s notorious Club Space doorman, Alan T, for a pair of overwhelming hypnotic tracks “The Volume,” and “The Music Is Mine,” released on Moudaber’s very own …

How to Control Harshness When Mastering EDM

High frequencies are essential to a powerful EDM track. But harshness, caused by excessive high-frequencies, can quickly ruin any mix. That’s why it’s so important to learn how to control harshness during the mastering stage. In this guide, you’ll learn: how to identify harshness the best way to dial in professional-sounding EDM mixes ideal settings …

Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio releases two tracks from new album ‘Dead Hand Control’

Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio has released two new singles from his forthcoming album just weeks before it is set to arrive. The two singles, title track ‘Dead Hand Control’ and ‘Take It From Me’, mark the third and fourth songs lifted from Baio’s third LP, due out January 29 through Glassnote. Baio described ‘Dead …

“He wanted to control my talent”

Darlene Love has reflected on working with Phil Spector following the news of his death earlier today. The music producer, who was serving 19 years to life in prison for the murder of Lana Clarkson, died yesterday (January 16) after reportedly relapsing in his recovery from coronavirus. Love worked with Spector in the early ‘60s, …

“He wanted to be in control”

The wife and bandmates of late Rush drummer Neil Peart have discussed being asked to keep the legend’s health battles private in a new interview. Peart passed away last January after quietly battling brain cancer for three years. Rush members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson and Peart’s wife Carrie Nuttall have now spoken to Rolling …

Britney Spears “will not perform again” while her dad remains in control of career

Britney Spears lives in fear of her father and will not resume live performances while he remains in control of her career, the singer’s lawyer has said. The comments, made by attorney Samuel D. Ingham, came after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny declined to suspend James Spears from his role in the conservatorship …

Richie Hawtin on Income Equality in Dance Music: “We’re Trying to Fix a Problem That We’ve Lost Control of”

Fabled techno producer and music entrepreneur Richie Hawtin recently opened up about the lack of income equality between DJs and producers in dance music.  In a new interview with Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst for their “Interdependence” podcast, Hawtin delved into a number of timely issues in EDM, including crucial changes to the economic infrastructure of live DJ sets. …