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Sad Night Dynamite have shared the new single “Black & White.” The song dropped ahead of the duo's tour with Glass Animals. Made up of U.K.-based duo Archie Blagden and Josh Greacen, Sad Night Dynamite's song comes as a preview of the pair's upcoming mixtape, due soon via Elektra Records. “Black And Whi...

The Sandbox has announced a partnership with Warner Music Group (WGM) to create a concert venue within the notable metaverse platform. The space will be part virtual venue, part amusement park, and will host concerts and live experiences from artists represented by WMG...

Detroit in the 1950s and ‘60s was a “boomtown,” according to MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer. “It was the manufacturing center of the world,” he wrote in the October 2003 issue of Mojo magazine. “If you wanted it built, we could build it in Detroit. Jobs were there for anyone willing...

Sad Night Dynamite, the project of U.K.-based artists Archie Blagden and Josh Greacen, are bringing listeners further inside the world in their debut self-titled mixtape with the ominous new video for “Krunk.”  The duo find themselves at the center of a sinister fantasy in the Greg Hackett-directed visual. During a lively...

Punk was, by design, meant to be small and regional. True, bands might break out and become national or even international. But the overarching idea was keeping things small and accessible. You wanted to be able to reach out and touch your favorite band in a small sweaty club, maybe have a beer with the members after...

The year is 2001. The middle school bus stops by your house in 10 minutes as you hastily smudge on frosted lip gloss, grab your tattoo choker necklace and add an extra gem to your jeans' bedazzled pocket. Trucker hats and studded belts are all the rage...

blink-182 drummer and kickass mixmaster Travis Barker has formed a new label, DTA. The label’s first release is “Gimme Brain,” a collaboration between Lil Wayne and Rick Ross. With DTA, Barker has entered into a joint venture with Elektra Records. He’ll assist in ...

Fitz And The Tantrums More Than Just A Dream Fitz And The Tantrums’ first album, 2010’s Pickin’ Up The Pieces, was an anomaly in pop music: a fun, upbeat retro-soul/funk/R&B hybrid that sounded remarkably fresh, thanks in part to frontman Michael Fitzpatrick’s surprisingly pissed-off lyrics and saxophonist James King’s perfectly sculpted horn lines. Unfortunately, nearly everything ... Read Mo