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Deerhoof Announce First Japanese-Language Album, Share New Video: Watch
Deerhoof have announced a new album titled Miracle-Level. It’s their first Japanese-language LP and first full-length made entirely in a proper recording studio. It’s due out March 31 via Joyful Noise. Ahead of that release date, Deerhoof have shared lead single “Sit Down, Let Me Tell You a Story,” which comes with a music video directed by Noriko Oishi. You can check it out below (via The Fader). Over the span of two weeks last July, Miracle-Level was recorded with engineer and producer Mike Bridavsky at No Fun Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba. “I began listening through their albums and realized: I have no fucking idea how to make a Deerhoof record. Did anyone? They’d assembled a catalog of thoughtful, wild, and unique records, each different from the one before,” said Bridavsky in a statement...
Boygenius Announce New Album The Record, Share Three Songs: Listen
Boygenius are back. The supergroup of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus will release its debut LP, The Record, on March 31, via Interscope. Today, they’ve shared three new songs: “$20,” “Emily I’m Sorry,” and “True Blue.” Check them out below, along with the tracklist. Boygenius produced the record at Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, California. The trio presaged its return with the announcement of a show at the 2023 edition of Coachella. Boygenius had been relatively quiet since 2018, when they released a self-titled debut EP. In 2020, they released a collection of demos on a Bandcamp Friday for charity and joined Hayley Williams on her song “Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris.” Last November, they regrouped to play a benefit for the Bay Area nonprofit Bread & Roses. Check ...
Fall Out Boy Guitarist Joe Trohman Leaving Band, Citing “Rapidly Deteriorated” Mental Health
“Neil Young once howled that it’s better to burn out than to fade away. But I can tell you unequivocally that burning out is dreadful. Without divulging all the details, I must disclose that my mental health has rapidly deteriorated over the past several years. So, to avoid fading away and never returning, I will be taking a break from work which regrettably includes stepping away from Fall Out Boy for a spell. It pains me to make this decision, especially when we are releasing a new album that fills me with great pride (the sin I’m most proud of). So, the question remains: Will I return to the fold? Absolutely, one-hundred percent. In the meantime, I must recover which means putting myself and my mental health first. Thank you to everyone, including my bandmates and family, fo...
Tom Sachs x Nikecraft GPS Set To Drop In Field Brown Colorway
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @yankeekicks / Instagram The Tom Sachs x Nike collaborative Nikecraft was one of the surprise hits of 2022 and it seems like the duo is readying a new colorway of their General Purpose Shoe to get 2023 popping. Highsnobiety is reporting that a third colorway of the Tom Sachs Nikecraft General Purpose Shoe (which arrives in women’s sizing so take note if you get to order) get some buzz building before its release next month. Related Stories According to rumors buzzing around social [sic] media accounts within the sneaker world, Tom Sachs and Nike’s latest GPS sneaker releases on February 5 in a “Field Brown” colorway for the typical price of $110. In this new form, the same GPS silhouette that fans have come to covet is rendered in an earthy suede, with bl...
21 Goes Savage During Heated Clubhouse Spat, Twitter Thinks He’s Incriminating Himself
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Clubhouse is still a thing, and Hip-Hop superstar 21 Savage loves to spend a lot of time going back and forth on the social audio app. On Monday, Jan.16, Sir 21 got into an intense argument on Clubhouse, and it is unknown why he had time for the individuals in the room. “You waited for this moment your whole life, so you could argue with a n***a on Clubhouse,” 21 Savage yells in the clip below. “You keep letting all these Chicago n***as boost your head up like y’all n***as ain’t dying in real life, man. Stop playing…every n***a that we beef with, 30 of they n***as get smoked and don’t nothing happen to us,” he continues. “In real life, n***a. It’s real life!” Other unknown participants can be heard shouting in the roo...
Apple Finally Drops New MacBook Pro M2 Pro & M2 Max Chips
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Apple / MacBook Pro After a slight delay, Apple’s new MacBook Pro and Mac Mini utilizing its in-house chipset, have arrived. Apple’s long-awaited MacBook Pro utilizing the company’s new M2 Pro and M2 Max, promises to deliver improvements like longer battery life and faster performance, have finally arrived. The arrival of the new MacBook Pro allows Apple to deliver on one of its biggest goals to utilize its chipsets in its devices, allowing Apple to ditch chips manufactured by Intel. The new MacBook Pro was initially set to launch in 2022, but due to those pesky supply chain issues, Apple set its sights on early 2023, and now we are here. The MacBook Pro Powered By M2 Pro & M2 Max Breakdown According to Apple, the new MacBook Pro with the M2 Pro and M...
Uncle Murda “Rap Up 2022,” Wiz Khalifa “Love To Smoke” & More | Daily Visuals 1.18.23
HipHopWired Featured Video Weeks after Uncle Murda had social media buzzing and bugging with his latest year-end summary, “Rap Up 2022,” the Brooklyn rapper drops a clip for the “controversial” cut and it’s as entertaining as you’d expect. Kicking it with Tony Yayo and some thick young ladies in da club for his clip to “Rap Up 2022,” Uncle Murda uses stock footage of all the celebrities he spoke on to remind everyone of their foolishness while he pops bottles and bursts out laughing at his own punchlines. Related Stories Wiz Khalifa meanwhile keeps true to his character and for his visuals to “Love To Smoke,” Wiz sparks up a fat joint while chilling on his couch and playing some Xbox. Simple yet very relatable. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Coi Leray, 21 Lil Harol...
Skrillex Drops Electrifying House Track, “Leave Me Like This”
If you weren’t aware Skrillex is back, his new single is quite the wakeup call. The dubstep icon, who is gearing up for a momentous double-album release in 2023, today released “Leave Me Like This.” It’s an electrifying rush of house music featuring Minnesota hip-hop artist Bobby Raps, whose hypnotic vocals float atop an arrangement that tiptoes the wire between ballad and banger. In the second drop, Skrillex brings back his iconic “Oh my god!” sample, which he famously used over a decade ago in “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites.” Take a listen to “Leave Me Like This” below and stream it here. Skrillex revealed his upcoming double-album in early January after sharing a teaser with snippets of new music and a caption...
ODESZA, Diplo, SOFI TUKKER, More to Perform at 2023’s Governors Ball Music Festival
After a tumultuous past couple of years, Governors Ball Music Festival is ready to roll in 2023. This year’s festival will take place from June 9th to 11th at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York. Performances from a myriad of artists in various genres are on tap from the likes of Lizzo, ODESZA and Kendrick Lamar, who will headline the 9th, 10th and 11th, respectively. Diplo, SOFI TUKKER, Oliver Tree, Rina Sawayama and EVAN GIIA, among others, will also perform. Check out the full lineup below. The lineup for Governors Ball Music Festival 2023 features ODESZA, Diplo, SOFI TUKKER and Oliver Tree, among others. Governors Ball Music Festival Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “Words can’t express how excited we are to bring Gov Ball to Flush...
Skrillex Drops Spritely “Leave Me Like This” House Track
After delivering electric pop-up performances with Fred again.. and Four Tet in London, Skrillex now builds off the momentum of breakthrough tracks “Rumble” and “Way Back” with “Leave Me Like This” featuring producer Bobby Rapps. A wizard on the decks and the mastermind behind some of the biggest tracks in dance music, Skrillex looks to have found his footing recently, working with fresh talent in the likes of PinkPantheress and Fred Again.. to push new sounds in a scene that developed quietly during the pandemic. His latest track brings in hypnotic vocal chops in the intro before breaking down into bass house while working in his “Oh my god!” sample from the 2010 classic “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites.” “Had the toughest year of my life in 22, as did so many others. I literally found my...
On the Radar Latin: J Noa, Un Leon Marinero & More Emerging Artists to Discover
Every month, Billboard Latin editors feature a small group of new, or relatively unknown, artists whose music we love. Think “diamantes en bruto,” or “diamonds in the rough.” These are newcomers who have yet to impact the mainstream — but whose music excites us, and who we believe our readers should make a point to discover. Our first 2023 edition of “On the Radar Latin” includes emerging artists who we found either in a Spotify playlist or at a music showcase, for example. See our recommendations below: BRATTY Country: Mexico Why they should be on your radar: There’s an alluring, whimsical quality about Culiacán, Sinaloa artist BRATTY — whether it’s her breathy dolce vocals coupled with bedroom lo-fi productions or her unapologetic pop punk side. On the lyrical front, the artist disp...
Aubrey Plaza Shares a ‘Crazy’ Kiss With Chloe Fineman in New ‘SNL’ Promo
It’s Aubrey Plaza is finally making her debut on Saturday Night Live, and she wants to make sure she’s perfect. In a new promo for this weekend’s episode of the long-running comedy sketch show, the White Lotus star appeared alongside SNL cast member Chloe Fineman to reveal that she’s more than ready to grace the stage at studio 8H. “I’m excited,” Plaza tells Fineman in the promo. “And oh my God, I love your impressions. Drew Barrymore is my favorite.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Plaza then launches into a dramatic impression of Marcia Gay Harden in the 2000 film Pollock, which did not impress the SNL star. Trying to be polite, Fineman asked Plaza if she could do an impression that’s “a little more fun.” At t...
