Month: February 2022

In his 1889 essay “The Decay Of Lying”, Oscar Wilde argued that, “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.” But the literary giant never lived through the shuttering of rock clubs, salons and hole-in-the-wall bars that are a sole source of promotion, incubation and performance for an artist and his work. That’s not
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Months after releasing his latest album, Lost In You, Jon Vinyl is back with his new song “Don’t Care.”  Over a bass-rattling production, Vinyl unbridled his frustrations with the girl he’s currently seeing. He keeps trying to please her and find ways for the relationship while battling personal demons.  But no matter how hard he tries, he sees
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The Olympics start this week, so here are some sweet new metal releases to blast while watching curling. Mass WorshipPortal Tombs (Century Media) Mass Worship hold their services in an oppressively tight space, a claustrophobic cathedral. Their intricate songwriting works to reinforce the overwhelming vibe of sheer heaviness. Touchstones include Gojira and Meshuggah at their
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HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Phynart Studio / Getty In other words, right-wingers who stand at the intersection of being vehemently anti-vax and having “support the troops” tattooed on their buttocks might be about to have quite the crisis of faith on their hands. The Army announced Wednesday that it will immediately begin discharging soldiers who
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After being forced to sit out the annually lucrative Chinese New Year period as the Covid crisis was just beginning in 2020, Chinese box office blasted to an all-time high during the comparable 2021 session. This week, the Year of the Tiger will be ushered in with eight movies beginning February 1, and with potential
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Rosalía has announced that her long-awaited new album, Motomami, will arrive on March 18th. To further preview the release, she’s unveiled a single called “Saoko,” as well as a new music video directed by Valentin Petit. Watch it below. Motomai serves as the follow-up to Rosalía’s Grammy Award-winning album, El Mal Querer. She previously previewed
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Jazmine Sullivan is full of surprises. The tracklist for the Grammy-nominated singer’s Heaux Tales deluxe edition has been revealed, and it does not feature any songs from its standard version. Instead, it’s all-new songs with the expectation of “Tragic,” which she released last June.  The ten-song set includes five new tales, one of which is nicknamed
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