Monki – Queen Of Hearts – Dancing Astronaut

by: Sami Weisband Dec 20, 2020 Lucy Monkman, otherwise known as Monki, has just released her latest track, “Queen of Hearts,” via her own label & Friends. The progressive house anthem straddles generations, giving off an 1980’s prowess that spawns an early electronic feel. Spanning nearly seven minutes, “Queen of Hearts” shares a continuous beat …

Teachers confiscate equipment from 12-year-old who hosted rave in school toilets

A 12-year-old boy has found fame after hosting a 30-minute rave in his Manchester school’s bathroom during the lunch break. Cael Bell’s set lasted for 30 minutes before teachers at St. Antony’s Catholic College in Manchester broke up the party and confiscated his DJ equipment. Speaking to The Mirror on Friday (December 18), Bell’s mother …

Diplo Drops Deluxe Version of Debut Country Effort, Featuring New Tracks With Leon Bridges and ERNEST

Diplo made his highly publicized entrance into country music earlier this year, dropping the star-studded, cross-genre album Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil.  While Diplo has assured fans a second chapter from Thomas Wesley is on the way, he’s tiding his audience over with a deluxe version of his debut effort in the meantime. With …

ATTLAS reworks ‘Out Here With You’ into continuous mix [Q&A] – Dancing Astronaut

by: Mitchell Rose Dec 20, 2020 In early November, ATTLAS surprised fans with his second album of the year, his calming and uplifting Out Here With You. Now, the mau5trap producer has given the LP a complete overhaul, transforming the original material into a continuous mix. Titled Out Here Together, the new mix is rearranged …

Lil Wayne shares ‘B Side’ deluxe edition of ‘No Ceilings 3’ mixtape

Lil Wayne has shared a deluxe edition of his new ‘No Ceilings 3’ mixtape. The rapper shared the mixtape, hosted by DJ Khaled and featuring a verse from Drake, at the end of November, and has now added 14 new tracks to the mixtape with the expanded edition. As with ‘No Ceilings 3’, the ‘B …

Rewind: On This Day in 2016, Cookie Monsta Released Fan-Favorite VIP of “Party Drink Smoke”

Back in October the dance music community tragically said goodbye to Cookie Monsta, a pioneering artist in the dubstep world, gone far too soon. The bass music producer made his mark with the support of Circus Records, a label founded by his longtime colleagues and friends, Flux Pavilion and Doctor P. Four years ago today, Cookie Monsta …

Black Coffee Signs on for Series of VR Concerts In Sensorium Galaxy

Sensorium Galaxy, the forthcoming social VR experience platform, is poised change the way live electronic music is consumed in 2021. Sensorium has been aggressive in their courting of a lineup of top performers, and now they’ve now famed South African producer Black Coffee to the mix. Since in-person shows and festivals will likely be slow …

A.G. Cook’s PC Music releases Christmas album, ‘Pop Caroler’s Songbook’

A.G. Cook’s label PC Music has released a Christmas-themed album, featuring tracks from the label’s roster. The Pop Caroler’s Songbook features contributions from Cook, Hannah Diamond, Banoffee, umru, Aaron Cartier and more. Pop Caroler’s Songbook by PC Music The compilation album arrived alongside an accompanying livestream on Twitch, which featured performances from artists on the …

Spotify “Spoken Words Analyzer” Patent Approved, Will Use AI to Analyze Song Lyrics

Spotify has successfully patented a “Spoken Word Analyzer” feature, which will allow the platform to make determinations about a song’s lyrical content through the power of AI. The streaming giant filed the patent, which was ultimately approved by the United States Patent and Trademark Office this week, in late August 2020. The patent describes a feature that would …

Listen to Toro y Moi’s new remix of Haim’s ‘3am’

Haim have shared a new remix of their ‘Women in Music Pt. III’ track ‘3am’ by chillwave producer Toro y Moi. While the siblings’ original version was a spacious cut anchored by its subdued bass and airy synths, Toro y Moi’s electrified rework is filled with lush, distorted guitars. It’s Toro’s second remix this month …