This Week's Top Releases

Apple Is Selling A Brand New $999… Computer Stand? [VIDEO]

Apple revealed much yesterday in its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, including the “end” of iTunes as we know it, upgrades to the iPad and Apple Watch, and the new $5,999 Mac Pro. However, as has become tradition with Apple, much of its price points left consumers and tech advocates either in shock or, as you’ll see in the video below, straight up laughing. Along with the Mac Pro, Apple announced a separate $4,999 Pro Display XDR. It’s a beautiful display, to be certain, boasting a 6K resolution, up to 1600 nits of brightness, a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, and superwide viewing...

CRIMES! Strikes Hard On Bassrush Records With 2-Side EP

CRIMES! has touched down on the legendary Bassrush Records with a two-track single with “Breach” and “Stop Fakin’.” Featuring two heavy-hitting powerhouse productions, this talented producer has a promising future ahead. By encapsulating the hybrid trap/glitch genre with absolute precision, the man himself has set an untold precedent with this monstrous release. “Breach” does just that. Breaches uncharted territories with a wonky, yet hammering production that illustrates everything we love about the genre in one tune. Boom! “Stop Fakin” embarks with an ominous yet rhythmic parallel of elemental instruments. Painting a picture of anxious, yet fulfilling energies that highlight the producer’s...

Diplo Breaks His Silence On Unannounced Change In Major Lazer Members

2019 is a big year for Diplo. He’s released an album with Labrinth and Sia under LSD, he’s producing a new Mad Decent festival in Philly, he’s working with Mark Ronson on Silk City, he’s played both Coachella and Stagecoach, and he might be putting out the final album as Major Lazer. With regards to Major Lazer, the trio has been touring festivals and working on new music, but some believed that Jillionaire had left the group as he was being mentioned less on ML socials. At the same time, it was rumored that he’d been replaced by Ape...

Ultra Finally Responds To Festival Cancellation Rumors Mere Days Before Event

Yesterday, rumors of an impending ULTRA Singapore cancellation swept across social media. Evidence of a supposed text exchange and little to no progress on the stages at the venue suggested credence to the rumors, though no party involved in the event had made any official statement one way or another. This morning, an official statement from ULTRA Singapore promises the event will go on, and apologizes for not updating fans sooner. It states that the venue needed to be moved at the 11th hour, the logistics of which presented unique challenges that occupied a lot of their time. Because...

Governors Ball Refunds Final Day of Festival After Total Cancellation

Governors Ball Refunds Final Day Following Severe Weather Evacuation Thunderstorms rolled into Governors Ball in New York City last night, forcing the festival to evacuate and cancel remaining headlining sets for the weekend. The Strokes and SZA were unable to perform. Because of the delayed start of the festival, Charli XCX, SOB X RBE and Soccer Mommy also got their sets axed during the day. The first two days of Governors Ball 2019 went off without a hitch. Headliners Tyler, The Creator and Florence + The Machine were able to play on their respective days, as well as Major...

Spotify’s New “Social Listening” Feature Will Let You DJ for Your Friends from Anywhere

Spotify wants the music listening experience to become more social. A new feature the company is testing out (only employees have access so far) called Social Listening allows multiple users to create a collaborative playlist, listen to, and control music in real time. The news was first reported by Jane Wong, who shared screenshots of the various of the menus in the process. Users will be able to see how many people are currently listening, and anyone can add music to the queue. Spotify is working on Social Listening, letting friends to control music together with their own devices...

Wubba Lubba Dub Dub! Rick & Morty Are Getting Their Own Real Life Synthesizer

The dance music community holds a special affinity for Rick and Morty — and this new mini synthesizer takes it to the next level. Swedish company Teenage Engineering has teamed up with Rick and Morty’s creators for a very special edition piece of equipment. The new Pocket Operator, known as the PO-137, will feature samples straight from the source — voice actor and show co-creator Justin Roiland. This includes the wildly popular phrase, “wubba lubba dub dub,” which has made its way into edits and remixes across SoundCloud for some time now. “Pickle Rick” is another popular term that fans can...

Jay-Z Named First Billionaire Rapper In History

Jay-Z has made history time and time again. This time around, he’s making headlines as the first billionaire rapper ever. Real name Shawn Carter, the hip hop mogul, record executive, and entrepreneur wrote the blueprint on how to become successful in the music industry. It has taken years of hard work and dedication, but his drive has now paid off a billion times. Jay-Z has built an entire empire around his brand, with ventures including Roc Nation, Rocawear, Tidal, D’Ussé and more. According to Forbes, his current estate “conservatively totals $1 billion” — even when his superstar lifestyle and expenses...

Guy Banned From Festival After Posting Video Eating 20 Tabs of LSD

Being responsible with drugs at a music festival is not some new directive. For years now, in some cases decades, organizations like DanceSafe and Bunk Police, as well as other private festivals and individuals, have made drug education and safety a top priority. Beyond testing your drugs to know what it is you’re taking, measuring out correct dosages is equally important. Doing 20 tabs of LSD is simply not responsible. One man named Pete Townshend braved the unknown and took approximately 2mg of LSD (20 tabs) at an event this past weekend put on my Kosmic Events. A normal...

Apple Officially Kills iTunes & Reveals Its Replacement(s)

One of the biggest tech rumors of the past year has finally been officially confirmed today at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California. Apple announced that iTunes will be replaced by a trio of desktop apps called Music, TV, and Podcasts. This rumor has been all but heard from the horse’s mouth for the past couple months, but it’s good to finally hear it for real. During the conference in which Apple showed off its next-gen tech and software, the news about iTunes was not a shock to most, and opened up strategies for growth, as well. “For...