If your mental health suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, you might have more in common with some of your favorite musicians than you thought. A recent survey of 700 musicians by the UK-based nonprofit Help Musicians highlights the bleak reality for artists during the pandemic era. Eighty-seven percent of respondents reported a …
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STUDY: 70% of DJs reported they underwent retraining or learned a new skill during lockdown
A new study finds DJs have pushed through quarantine by honing their skills. Bristol-born, London-raised Pirate Studios checked in with its DJ customers to dig into the current state of the industry and the findings are mostly optimistic. While many DJs have been adversely affected by the pandemic, the general consensus is that time in …
US Capitol Building placed under lockdown as Trump supporters clash with police
The United States Capitol has been placed under lockdown as thousands of Donald Trump supporters have been clashing with police. The president’s supporters stormed Capitol Hill today (January 6) to protest the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory in Congress, which resulted in the complex being locked down and nearby office buildings having to be evacuated. According …
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Rihanna says she is “always working on my music” and talks lockdown creativity
Rihanna has discussed what she’s been up to in lockdown, revealing that she’s “always working” on music. The pop star’s last record was 2016’s ‘Anti’, and fans have been eagerly anticipating the release of her ninth studio album. Speaking in a new interview, Rihanna talked about everything she’s been up to during lockdown, her plans …
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Paul McCartney says music was his “silver lining” during lockdown
Paul McCartney has opened up about the making of his new solo album during lockdown. Read More: The Big Read – Paul McCartney: “The Beatles were brothers arguing, that’s what families do” Dubbing the period spent at home recording “rockdown” in a new interview with The Sunday Times, the former Beatle star said he tried to remain …
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Jimmy Page says he’s been playing his guitar every day during lockdown
Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page has revealed he’s been playing his guitar every day during lockdown. Speaking to Total Guitar, Page said he’s been using his lockdown to spend more time playing. “Under the circumstances of having a lockdown and isolating, I picked up the guitar and made a point of playing the guitar every day,” the Led …
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Reunite Once Again Thwarts COVID Lockdown With Maskless, Renegade Rave
Back in August, events promoter ReUnite drew massive anger from the EDM and events community for throwing a full-on desert rave in the midst of the pandemic. Rumors of masquerading as a BLM protest and someone dying at the event also spread, only fueling the fire of people’s anger. Last night, ReUnite once again thwarted …
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Pete Doherty covers Manic Street Preachers’ ‘Motorcycle Emptiness’ for Libertines lockdown set
Pete Doherty has shared an acoustic cover of Manic Street Preachers‘ 1992 hit ‘Motorcycle Emptiness’ as part of The Libertines‘ latest live-streamed lockdown content. In the blurry footage, Doherty, who appears to be sat down and playing along to pre-recorded audio of the song’s lead guitar riff, begins by admitting things have been “a bit …
Jacob Colon Gives Candid, Quarantine Tell All about Producing During Lockdown
Jacob has evolved and developed his own signature sound of House music filled with a unique mix of high energy, heavy basslines and rugged beats, using his musical upbringing and time spent in bands to set himself apart from the crowd. After discovering his love for dance music in the clubs of NYC, we caught …
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Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes on lockdown life and “removing the ego” from live shows
Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes has opened up about his experience of life in lockdown, and how he and the band are reconsidering their approach to touring. Watch our Off-Script video interview with Sykes above. After speaking to NME for last week’s Big Read cover story about life and BMTH’s EP ‘Post Human: Survival …