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This New Single from Mindchatter, Rising Star on ZHU’s Label, Is Worth Your Time
Mindchatter is one of the most promising young electronic acts you’ve never heard of. Today’s release of his new single, “Language,” is your chance to hop on the bandwagon. Featuring the New York City-based artist’s own vocals over an upbeat instrumental, “Language” is the second single off his forthcoming album, which is currently untitled and has no definitive release date. It shows a sophisticated artistic direction for Mindchatter, with wonderfully dense synths, understated piano chords and arpeggios, and vocals that could induce ASMR. It’s creative like Medasin and groovy like Darius, but with an updated, youthful energy. After his initial 2019 releases received critical acclaim and top playlist spots, Mindchatter wa...
Bored In Quarantine? Sketch Your Favorite Albums With This Online Music Coloring Book
Coloring in the lines just got easier thanks to Sony Music, who has launched an online coloring book called The Colouring Sessions that allows you to sketch out your favorite albums Crayola style. Available records to color include Foo Fighters‘ In Your Honour, Jamiroquai‘s Funk Odyssey, and Jimi Hendrix‘s debut album Are You Experienced. Simply browse the collection of templates, download, and start coloring. You can print them out and physically color them in, which could make for a therapeutic respite from the revolving door of gloomy COVID-19 news, or do it all online. You’re able to select a wide range of colors and then use your trackpad or mouse to draw before exporting your masterpiece. Heidi Boston-Thompson, Senior Digital Marketing Manager, Sony Music UK, ...
Music Against Animal Cruelty and Beatport Announce “Wild Digital” Livestream to Raise Awareness for Wildlife Conservation
Music Against Animal Cruelty (MAAC), the charity dedicated to raising awareness and funds to aid in the conservation of wildlife via music, has partnered with Beatport to bring fans a virtual music marathon this Saturday, May 16th. “Wild Digital” will give music lovers the chance to party with some killer DJs while giving back to wildlife conservation. With COVID-19 at the forefront of our minds, the rise in global consciousness is at an all-time high. It’s in dark times like these that coming together for a positive cause is most important. The “Wild Digital” stream will be hosted on Beatport’s Twitch channel and features some of the biggest names in house and techno music. Heavy-hitters like Art Department, Danny Tenaglia, Dubfire, Mathew Jo...
Eric Andre Announces First Standup Special, Legalize Everything, Coming to Netflix
It’s hard to believe, but nobody has ever offered Eric Andre a gobsmacking amount of money for a standup comedy special — until now. In a typically deranged Instagram post, the actor and comedian announced that his first special, Legalize Everything, will be coming to Netflix on June 23rd. The new comedy event takes its name from Andre’s 2019 “Legalize Everything” world tour. The announcement video included a short peek into Andre’s apartment. “Hey guys,” he began, “This is a painting of the Pope hugging GG Allin in outer space. Which brings me to my next point: the guy from Celebrity Apprentice was appointed President of the United States. Now,” and here he began to spin in circles while singing, “I can show you the world,” from Aladdin. This accomplished, Andre arrived at ...
slowthai Isn’t Messing Around on New Single “MAGIC”: Stream
slowthai capped off this past weekend with “ENEMY”, a rowdy single referencing his controversial stage antics at the NME Awards in February. Now just three days later, the British rapper is back with “MAGIC”, his second banging track of the week. Recorded earlier this year, the new single was produced by Kenny Beats, known for his acclaimed joint albums with Denzel Curry (UNLOCKED) and Rico Nasty (Anger Management). The two artists’ first official collaboration is out through Method Records and ASAP Rocky’s own AWGE imprint. As to be expected from slowthai, “MAGIC” is punctuated by the MC’s reliably fired up flow, which alternates between steady spitting and straight-up jumping-on-a-car-roof hollering. “I got the world in my hand,” he boasts in his opening verse, right before Kenny Beats d...
Oh God, Post Malone Is Selling Rosé
Post Malone is the uncool suburban mom’s idea of hip-hop, and so it makes sense that he would release a name-brand rosé, which is — let’s be honest — the uncool suburban mom’s idea of wine. Fine, granted, that’s unfair to rosé, which doesn’t have to taste like a pile of sugar dumped into a bucket of food coloring. Perhaps Post Malone’s Maison No. 9 will be a dryer vintage — although, given his musical predilections for sugary-sweet hooks packaged with clever branding, perhaps not. Speaking of branding, the artist born Austin Post has created this wine with Global Brand Equities, the brainchild of nightclub-owner James Morrissey. Combined the two men have a lot more experience drinking wine than making it, and so they’ve brought on oenologist Alexis Cornu. The name Maison No. 9 means “...
Melissa Etheridge Son, Beckett Cypher, Dies at 21
Melissa Etheridge’s 21-year-old son, Beckett Cypher, has died. Both Beckett and his sister, Bailey, were born to Etheridge’s former partner, Julie Cypher, via artificial insemination. David Crosby was later revealed to be the biological father of both children in a 2000 Rolling Stone cover story. Etheridge announced the passing of Beckett on Wednesday afternoon via Twitter. A cause of death was not disclosed. <img data-attachment-id="1036191" data-permalink="https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/05/melissa-etheridge-son-beckett-cypher-dies-at-21/melissa-etheridge-family/" data-orig-file="https://consequenceofsound.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Melissa-Etheridge-family.jpg?quality=80" data-orig-size="411,500" data-comments-opened="1" ...
Arkansas Governor Slaps Music Venue With Cease-and-Desist Ahead of First Concert
Last week, Arkansas venue TempleLive announced that Travis McCready would be playing a socially-distanced show in Fort Smith — the first show to take place since venues were essentially shut down in March. Now, after threatening to do so since the announcement of that show, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has issued a cease-and-desist order and warned that the state wouldn’t be afraid to “utilize local law enforcement.” According to Rolling Stone, the state’s state’s secretary of health, Nathaniel Smith, also told the venue that “Your failure to comply with this order and postpone your event to be in compliance with the health directives will result in a violation of the Arkansas public health code.” The state is scheduled to reopen on May 18. However, this show, which would ta...
Galantis and R3hab Appear On Soundtrack for Upcoming Scooby Doo Film “Scoob!”
There aren’t many forms of entertainment that evoke nostalgia more than cartoons. With a sense of wonder at their bedrock, cartoons transport us back to our younger selves, when we sat in front of our televisions on Sunday mornings with a big bowl of cereal and an ear-to-ear smile. Scooby Doo, one of the most iconic cartoon franchises of all-time, continues to dominate to this day. Since its Hanna-Barbera Productions debut back in 1969, the series has stood the test of time, translating to the silver screen in grandiose fashion and raking in hundreds of millions of box office dollars with each motion picture it releases. With its zany, anthropomorphic titular canine leading the way, the Scooby Doo franchise is set to release its latest movie, Scoob!, this Friday, May 1...
Calvin Harris Represents the Only DJ to Appear On the Sunday Times Rich List
The Sunday Times Rich List is an annual list of the 1,000 wealthiest people or families residing in the UK published in famed British news outlet The Sunday Times. According to the feature’s music-centric sub-list, Calvin Harris made the cut as the only DJ to appear amongst its gaggle of international superstars. Calvin, whose wealth is estimated to be a cool £180 million, is officially ranked as the 16th richest musician in the UK. Filling the list’s top two spots are prolific composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and legendary former Beatle Paul McCartney, who each have an estimated wealth in excess of £800 million. Following in the third spot is Rihanna, who is reportedly worth £468 million, due in part to the monumental success of her fashion and cosmet...
Stephen King and Joe Hill’s Throttle Heading to HBO Max
Like father, like son: Stephen King and Joe Hill’s Throttle is heading to HBO Max. According to Deadline, their 2009 novella is in the early developmental stage to become a feature film for the forthcoming streaming network. Raising Dion co-executive producer Leigh Dana Jackson will write the screenplay, which will be produced by David S. Goyer and Keith Levine through their Phantom Four label. The story follows a father and son-led biker gang — how fitting, huh? — who catch the eyes of a big rig truck in the middle of the desert. In other words, it’s like Sons of Anarchy, which actually starred King, meets Spielberg’s Duel. The original novella was published in an anthology titled He Is Legend and later turned into a 2012 comic book adaptation. It was also recollected last year into ...
Perfume Genius on Masculinity, Motown, and My Bloody Valentine
Kyle Meredith With… Perfume Genius Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Perfume Genius mastermind Mike Hadreas speaks with Kyle Meredith about new album Set My Heart On Fire Immediately. Together, they discuss how movement informed the record and its connections to the dance and music collaboration The Sun Still Burns Here. Hadreas also weighs in on writing songs with big changes, themes of masculinity, guitar sounds that recall My Bloody Valentine and Motown, and his dream-team backing band of Jim Keltner, Pino Palladino, and Matt Chamberlain. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which WFPK’s Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of musicians. Every Monday, Wednesday, a...
