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ILLENIUM, Dillon Francis, FISHER, More to Perform at Life Is Beautiful 2021: See the Full Lineup
Life Is Beautiful has announced a star-studded lineup for the festival’s 2021 edition. A bevy of major electronic music artists will grace the stages of the beloved Vegas music festival, including ILLENIUM, Dillon Francis, FISHER, San Holo, and CloZee, among others. Billie Eilish, Green Day, and Tame Impala were tapped as headliners for the fest’s grand return, which will go down September 17th to 19th, 2021. Check out the full lineup below, courtesy of the event’s official flyer. Billie Eilish, Green Day, and Tame Impala are set to headline the 2021 edition of Life Is Beatiful in Las Vegas. Life Is Beautiful (via Twitter) Life Is Beautiful CEO Justin Weniger recently opened up about the struggles of navigating the erratic nature of the pandemic while planning t...
Billie Eilish, Green Day and Tame Impala to Headline Life Is Beautiful Festival
Well, if you were worried that music may not return in 2021, here’s a sign that things may be looking up. Las Vegas fest Life Is Beautiful revealed that Billie Eilish, Green Day and Tame Impala will headline this year’s event, which is slated to take place Sept. 17-19 in downtown Las Vegas. Other performers include HAIM, A$AP Rocky, Illenium, St. Vincent, 6LACK, Modest Mouse and many, many more. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width”:”480″,”height”:”270″,”playlist”:”10315″,”inviewBottomOffset”:”105px”} }); –> “When curating the lineup for Life...
Billie Eilish, Green Day and Tame Impala to Headline Life Is Beautiful Festival
Well, if you were worried that music may not return in 2021, here’s a sign that things may be looking up. Las Vegas fest Life Is Beautiful revealed that Billie Eilish, Green Day and Tame Impala will headline this year’s event, which is slated to take place Sept. 17-19 in downtown Las Vegas. Other performers include HAIM, A$AP Rocky, Illenium, St. Vincent, 6LACK, Modest Mouse and many, many more. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width”:”480″,”height”:”270″,”playlist”:”10315″,”inviewBottomOffset”:”105px”} }); –> “When curating the lineup for Life...
Tame Impala Sound System To Make Live Debut With Back to Back Shows In March
Tame Impala Sound System is taking to the road in early March for two back-to-back performances at the SNACK Weekender in Perth. Tame Impala Sound System was an idea born in the quarantine era subsequent to the frontman himself cancelling a massive stadium tour last year. Instead, Tame Impala took to jamming digitally via livestream with his bandmates on a trove of analog technology. Thus, Tame Impala Sound System was born as the group went on to appear together for a number of sets, most notably taking over NPR‘s “Tiny Desk” concert series late last year. The upcoming shows, however, will effectively be the live debut of Tame Impala Sound System. Taking to Twitter, the “Breathe Deeper” artist further fueled the excitement by sharing the war chest of synths an...
Kid Cudi Sampled a Tame Impala Track on New Album Cut, “Dive”
Kid Cudi shook the music world after announcing his latest album Man On The Moon III: The Chosen would drop this week. Upon pre-ordering the album, some fans noticed another familiar name in the production credits, Kevin Parker, perhaps better known to the world as Tame Impala. With the album out in full, we now know Mr. Rager sampled Tame Impala’s “Love/Paranoia” for his track “Dive.” The original track was the penultimate cut on Tame Impala’s Grammy-nominated album, Currents. Kid Cudi maintains the densely atmospheric textures and alternative-rock influence that graced the original, but flips the tone a full 360 degrees, yielding a particularly moody result. Stylistically, the sample choice aligns well with the rapper’s Man On Th...
The 30 Best Albums of 2020
After a deluge of canceled or delayed tours, drive-in experiments, Bandcamp Fridays and bedroom livestreams, we’re finally here. Yay? It’s hard to celebrate much of anything in 2020. But one encouraging sign from the music industry has been the number of artists innovating on the fly — figuring out ways to sustain their careers through the madness. And as fans, at least we’ve had new albums to help us process our continuing semi-apocalypse. Having (mercifully) reached the end of this awful year, we have even more perspective on the functionality of a great record. The 30 we’ve assembled here have prompted us to dance, helped us grieve, made us laugh, or even just allowed us to escape into a transportive riff or soundscape. We assume they did the same for the artists themselves. Let us reme...
Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, Jeff Tweedy, Rufus Wainwright Cover John Lennon on His 80th Birthday
In honor of what would be John Lennon’s 80th birthday (Oct. 9) artists including Kevin Parker of Tame Impala, Pete Yorn, Jeff Tweedy and Rufus Wainwright have covered songs from the late singer’s catalog. Tweedy, joined by his son Spencer and Liam Kazar, shared a version of Lennon’s “God,” off the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band album, which you can watch below. [embedded content] Parker covered “Jealous Guy” off Lennon’s 1971 Imagine album. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-wp-preserve="%3Cscript%20async%20src%3D%22%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fembed.js%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E" data-mce-resize="false" data-mce-placeholder="1" class="mce-object" width="20" height="20...
Watch Tame Impala Perform to An Empty Stadium for FIFA 21’s Official Soundtrack
Tame Impala is back with another quarantined performance—this time at the empty HBF Park in Perth—in celebration of FIFA 21‘s October 9th release. The set sees Kevin Parker alongside what he deems the Tame Impala Soundsystem, performing his two hit singles “Elephant” from 2012’s Lonerism and “Is It True” from his most recent album The Slow Rush. The trio filled the empty stadium with their psychedelic, groove-inducing beats and Parker’s signature falsetto. While “Is It True” will be featured on the game’s official soundtrack, “Elephant” should always be a contender for sporting events worldwide. The chest-thumping guitar and drum intro can ignite a crowd just as well as the infamous “Hey Song,” but co...
Flume, Alison Wonderland, Big Gigantic, More Featured on “FIFA 21” Soundtrack
Soccer fans everywhere are preparing their thumbs for the release of EA Sports‘ FIFA 21. In addition to the promised gameplay and graphical improvements, the developers have announced what artists will be soundtracking players’ matches for the coming year. The 2021 soundtrack has been split into two. One-half covers the base game while the other handles the street soccer portion of the application, “Volta Football.” Between the pair, players will have access to tunes from more than 100 artists representing over 20 countries. Fans were excited to see music showcasing many different cultures together in one place—similar to how the world’s most popular sport unites spectators and players from all corners of the globe. The main difference between the tw...
Watch Kevin Parker Bring His “Tame Impala Soundsystem” to Jimmy Fallon with “Borderline” Performance
Kevin Parker is keeping Tame Impala fans satiated through the ongoing live concert drought with a steady stream of remote performances. Last night he was the featured artist on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, returning to play “Borderline” from his hit album The Slow Rush. He was joined by his two constituents, Jay Watson and Don Simper, who he collectively dubs the “Tame Impala Soundsystem.” The trio patched in from Parker’s now-signature VHS-camcorder, showcasing his smooth vocals alongside a plethora of synthesizers, keyboards, and drum machines. He has perfected creating retro art for the current age, melding his psychedelic-pop stylings with the mainstream. So far, Parker has lit up screens with performances on Mark RonsonR...
Tame Impala Drops Technicolor Music Video for “Is It True”
Watch Parker bring synesthesia to life. Kevin Parker, the man, the myth, and the legend behind Tame Impala, has released the official music video for “Is It True,” the sixth single from his The Slow Rush LP. The psychedelic, technicolor visuals are reminiscent of Parker’s live performances, engulfing the viewers in a world of synesthesia. The visuals depict Parker grooving in a retro format that looks like it was created with a mix of VHS recordings and Amiga 2000 graphics. The result feels as if you’ve entered the multi-instrumentalist’s private trip, a landscape of introspective, glitched-out art. The “Is It True” music video arrives shortly after Parker surprised fans with a rare Tame Impala remix of 070’s Shake‘s &#...
BMG Commits to Review of Historic Contracts, Diversity Shakeup In Pledge Against Racism
In the wake of international protests against the death of George Floyd and other Black men and women at the hand of police officers, BMG has committed to action. And timeframes. One week on from “Black Out Tuesday,” BMG has set out its stance on racism and inequality. The music company circulated a message to thousands of its artists and songwriters with a pledge: “We need to play our part in addressing historical injustices inflicted on black people.” Mindful of the music industry’s “record of shameful treatment of black artists,” the message reads, “we have begun a review of all historic record contracts. If any inequities or anomalies are found, BMG will create a plan to address them within 30 days.” BMG also promises to address diversity within its workplace. “...
