Rebecca Black
Queer Duo DAGR Release Empowering EP Featuring Rebecca Black, Portugal. The Man, More
Burgeoning queer dance music duo DAGR have released Fade on Back, an electrifying, seven-track tonal experience from start to finish. Consisting of Ceci G and Veronika Jane Wyman, DAGR were born a day apart and raised in rural Texas. But they never crossed paths until arriving in Los Angeles and producing and touring for King Princess, UPSAHL, Girlpool, Uffie, Charli XCX, Brooke Candy and more. Fade on Back begins with its titular track, which is chock-full of pummeling bass and wonky synths, delivering an industrial sound that shows DAGR mean business. The EP skates into “Cafe Racer,” which features Rebecca Black and LVL1, and “Everytime That You Go.” The former is a pulverizing, house-inspired record with sultry rave vibes, while the latter lathers ...
From Teenage Internet Fame to Alt-Pop Coachella Sets: The Chaotic World of Rebecca Black
It’s been exactly 585 Fridays since Rebecca Black released “Friday.” In that time, she’s gone from a 13-year-old with pop star dreams to one of the most eternal and viral internet sensations of all time to an electronic alt-pop singer capable of putting on one of the most over-the-top and ridiculous Coachella DJ sets in recent festival history. During her early Saturday evening “Rebecca Black & Friends” set at the Do LaB, Black introduced a wide variety of guests, including Big Freedia, bass phenom Blu DeTiger, and Slayyyter (with who she collaborated with last year) — while also busting out a stadium-style t-shirt cannon to fire into the crowd shirts reading things like “REBECCA BLACK REPLACED KANYE WEST AS THE COACHELLA 2022 HEADLINER” and “I LIKE REBECCA BLACK AND I CAN PROVE IT DUE...
Rebecca Black Performs Surprise DJ Set at Syracuse House Party
Rebecca Black is still queen of the weekend. The infamous “Friday” songstress recently took to the stage for the first time in nearly two years for a show at Syracuse University. The event was hosted by the college’s dedicated radio station, WERW Radio. Black’s return to the stage is coupled with the release of her sophomore EP, Rebecca Black Was Here, which dropped in early summer. Her Syracuse appearance saw her test-running new cuts from the record for the first time in anticipation of a more substantial tour happening early next year. Following her scheduled performance at The Schine Underground, Black was spotted again at an afterparty. She seen was dominating the DJ decks from the middle balcony of a multi-story apartment complex. Recommended ...
41 Artists Reflect on Nirvana’s Nevermind Turning 30
The world changed 30 years ago today. Though it took a few months before the proverbial train left the station, the rumblings from the underground completely blew up when college rock and punk blended to form alternative rock, with Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl serving as the conductors. Nevermind’s legacy is firmly and safely entrenched in music history. It’s been discussed so many times before, but here’s the CliffsNotes version. All of these years later — even though Nirvana burned out instead of fading away — Nevermind continues to resonate. Cobain’s powerful lyrics are still influencing people of all generations (maybe not Boomers, but Gen X and beyond) and their musical tastes. It still serves as the gateway to rock for countless fans. When SPIN spoke with Nov...
Rebecca Black Releases Remix Celebrating 10 Years of “Friday” with Dorian Electra, Big Freedia, and 3OH!3
Rebecca Black debuted a hyperpop remix of her viral single “Friday,” celebrating its 10th anniversary. The new release marks the second offering from her in 2021, following “Girlfriend.” The remix is produced by Dylan Brady of 100 gecs and features pop music agitator, Dorian Electra, Big Freedia, and 3OH!3. In a press release, Black shared, “Friday has this accidental campiness that was part of making it what it was, and through the years, camp has been something I’ve only further tried to embrace.” After ten years of some of the most brutal criticism an artist could receive, Rebecca Black is still in the game, carrying the torch, and writing hit singles. In 2011, at the age of 13, Rebecca Black’s life changed forever when her ...
