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Author, Activist & Scholar bell hooks Dead At 69 #bellhooks
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: The Washington Post / Getty Author, scholar, and noted feminist bell hooks became a towering figure in her decades-long career, penning dozens of books that inspired a generation of great thinkers in her wake. The prolific public intellectual has died, with reactions surfacing online reflecting on her lasting legacy.
Keechant Sewell To Be The First-Ever African-American Female Commissioner Of The NYPD
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David Dee Delgado / Getty Eric Adams hasn’t even officially taken the reigns of the Mayor of New York City and already is making history in the Big Apple by announcing who the next commissioner of the NYPD is going to be. NYMag is reporting that Adams has chosen Keechant Sewell to become the first-ever African-American female Commissioner of The New York City Police Department. The future Mayor of New York City made the official announcement during a press conference at the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City today (December 15) and had a message for the women of the city that never sleeps. Related Stories “Chief Sewell’s appointment today is a powerful message to girls and young women across the city: there is no ceiling to your ambition,” Adams said...
Richie Hawtin Teams Up With AIAIAI On World’s First Wireless Headphones Designed for Music Production
Richie Hawtin and AIAIAI have introduced the world’s first wireless headphones for music creators, the TMA-2 Studio Wireless+. Headphones and their technologies have changed drastically over the years. Wired headphones have long been the go-to for music producers and creatives alike, but being tethered arguably doesn’t allow for maximum versatility or creativity. “In 2021 it feels archaic to be wired to a piece of hardware just to guarantee pristine audio quality,” Hawtin said in a press statement. “The TMA-2 Wireless+ headphones give you the freedom to step further away from your devices allowing you to capture creative and expressive ideas while immersed in perfect sound. Disconnect and dive deeper into your moment of creativity.” TMA-2 Studio Wir...
Playa Playground Announces Lineup for Immersive NYE Festival at Las Vegas’ AREA15
There may not be a more special place to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas than AREA15. And thanks to Playa Playground, you can now ring in the new year with an epic music festival at the immersive venue. Located minutes from the world-famous Las Vegas Strip, the venue’s complex is designed intentionally as a blank canvas that can be fully customizable for any type of event. Renowned for its experiential activations, the venue will now play host to the Playa-themed fest and its slew of headlining DJs, sound camps, art cars, and more on NYE 2021. Multiple event spaces throughout the campus will be activated, including the PORTAL, a 360° projection-mapped room to showcase custom visual experiences that transport guests into other worlds. The festival’s organizer, Lavish Enter...
Watch Shaquille O’Neal Explain Why He Loves the EDM Scene On “Full Send Podcast”
Shaquille O’Neal sat down with the Nelk Boys for a slam dunk episode of their Full Send Podcast to discuss why he loves the EDM scene, how he got into DJing, and his relationship with Kobe Bryant, among other topics. O’Neal, who performs onstage under the moniker DJ Diesel, quickly rose through the EDM ranks after he was given the opportunity to DJ at Excision’s Lost Lands festival back in 2018. He eventually went on to throw down at the 2019 edition of Chicago’s iconic Lollapalooza, among other music festivals. Shaquille O’Neal performs at the 2019 edition of Lollapalooza. c/o Medium Rare When Bob Menery, host of the Full Send Podcast, asks O’Neal what he’s doing in Las Vegas, “the world’s biggest DJ” res...
Rich DietZ and Zack Martino Flip Destiny’s Child’s “Jumpin’ Jumpin'” Into Tech House Banger
Over two decades have passed since Destiny’s Child dropped “Jumpin’ Jumpin’.” But even 21 years later, one thing’s for sure: it’s still an anthem. Rich DietZ and Zack Martino have now breathed new life into the post-millennium generational R&B anthem, flipping it into a must-listen tech house banger fit for 2021. The original, which dropped back in July 2000 and appeared on Destiny’s Child’s sophomore album The Writing’s on the Wall, has been reimagined for the clubs in an electrifying rendition. The group’s iconic refrain is laced with a pulsing bassline, ultimately leading to a big snare build and juggernaut of a house drop. It’s the tension right before the drop, however, that gives...
TOM KEIFER, L.A. GUNS And FASTER PUSSYCAT Announce ‘Sonic Slam’ 2022 Tour
Rock fans rejoice! It’s been far too quiet the past couple of years, and it’s finally time for the return of a tour that cranks it to the max! “Sonic Slam” with Tom Keifer, L.A. GUNS and FASTER PUSSYCAT will head out on the road together starting June 1, 2022. The official itinerary is available at TomKeifer.com, with more dates to come. Keifer says: “#keiferband is amped for the ‘Sonic Slam’ 2022 tour with our friends L.A. GUNS and FASTER PUSSYCAT! Get ready for a 100% live, raucous, loud & slammin’ rock show. Looking forward to seeing everyone in 2022.” L.A. GUNS‘ Tracii Guns agrees: “I’m excited L.A. GUNS will be heading out on the road with Tom Keifer. We are really looking forward to touring again.” FAST...
NONPOINT To Release ‘Ruthless’ EP This Month
NONPOINT will release its new EP, “Ruthless”, on December 27. The official music video for single “Back In The Game” will arrive on the same day. With the roar of one word “independence”, NONPOINT has transcended the underground and taken its rightful place in metal history. Even now they continue to change the rules with their newest song “Back In The Game”, which keeps the NONPOINT tradition of inviting you in close, kicking you in the chest, then imprisoning an infectious lyric like “’cause you’re looking at a one-man death squad” into your mind knowing it will never escape. This song and official video go live across all streaming platforms December 27 at midnight along with the remaining songs from the “Ruth...
RUSH Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of ‘Moving Pictures’ By Making Rare Photo Outtakes Available
Photographer Deborah Samuel is credited for capturing the now-iconic album cover images for the RUSH albums “Permanent Waves”, “Moving Pictures”, “Exit…Stage Left” and “Signals”. Now in the 40th anniversary year of “Moving Pictures” — long considered one of rock’s all-time classic albums — fans will be able to obtain extremely rare photograph outtakes from the album cover shoot. Incredibly, these “Moving Pictures” photographs have never been made public. No alternate versions have appeared in magazines, in calendars, in books, or online anywhere, and have now been made available for the first time ever with the release of the Deborah Samuel Collection. Contained in this ultra-limited-edition curated collection ar...
NITA STRAUSS: ‘Alcohol Was Extremely, Extremely Detrimental In My Personal Life’
During appearance on “Guitar Autopsy”, the video podcast hosted by Rusty Cooley, ALICE COOPER guitarist Nita Strauss spoke about how she managed to lose 50 pounds and get sober while on tour back in 2015. “My whole approach to sobriety and health and fitness is to educate but not ever force,” she said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “I wouldn’t ever want it to be, like, ‘You have to stop drinking. You have to do cardio every day,’ or whatever. All I can share is really what worked for me, and that was alcohol was extremely, extremely detrimental in my personal life. “I got sober in 2015 and I basically just decided to make the most of it and said, ‘If I’m gonna do this, I’m gonna do it right,'” she continue...
Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of 2021: No. 3 — Adele
For this year’s update of our ongoing Greatest Pop Star by Year project, Billboard is counting down our staff picks for the top 10 pop stars of 2021 for the rest of this week. At No. 3, we remember the year in Adele — a long-dormant pop titan who returned late in the year and proved herself still one of the industry’s mightiest forces. Explore Explore Adele See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news If you had Adele on your mind back in January, maybe you were celebrating the 10-year anniversary of her blockbuster 21 album (alongside the singer) – or maybe you were still pondering why she decided to host Saturday Night Live in fall 2020 without anything to promote. After all, it had been more than five years since the world had heard a musical peep from the...
Here’s What Mariah Carey Had to Say About a Verzuz Battle With Beyonce
The fans want to know: Who would Mariah Carey be willing to do a Verzuz battle against? Though the list of potential opponents that are able to hold a candle to her 19 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits, six Billboard 200 No. 1 albums and five Grammy Awards is short, there’s one singer who Carey is against entertaining speculations of possible Verzuz battle. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In an interview with E! published Wednesday (Dec. 15), Carey was asked if she would ever challenge Beyoncé to a Verzuz battle. “I love Beyoncé and I admire her so much as a performer, for what she’s done for the world and everything else, so I ain’t answering that question,” she said. “I’ll be disrespecting myself and I’m not going to do that, because it’...
