The MTV Video Music Awards isn’t just a superficial awards show. It’s an institution that has crafted some of pop culture’s most iconic moments. Frankly, no other awards show has created massive ripples in the cultural zeitgeist such as Miley Cryus’ famous twerking moment and Beyoncé’s baby bump reveal alongside bands such as Alien Ant Farm playing their cover of “Smooth Criminal” or Rage Against The Machine and Limp Bizkit feuding onstage in 2000. However, many viewers equate the MTV VMAs to purely celebrating the efforts of most American Top 40 artists. This could not be further from the truth.… Read more »
Code Orange have stretched their creativity even further than ever before with their tranquil new track “Mirror”.
Grammy-nominated rock band, Code Orange have announced the details of their upcoming full-length album The Above. The record is set to drop September 29th via Blue Grape Music. The band also released a brand new single “Take Shape” which features Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins. The new track comes as the third single from The Above, following “The Game” and “Grooming My Replacement“. Code Orange have also shared a captivating visual for “Take Shape” that feels straight out of the late nineties. Speaking on the new album, the band shared: “We wanted the album to be able to wash… Read more »
The absolute legendary rock band, The Smashing Pumpkins revealed a brand new music video for their recent track “Spellbinding” today. The song comes from their newest trilogy album ATUM, that dropped in May of this year. The Smashing Pumpkins explore a fantasy universe filled with space themes and bizarre imagery within the video. It visually feels extremely in line with something you would have seen on MTV in the mid to late nineties. Director, Kevin Kerslake shares on the visual: “We adopted a virtual production model for the Spellbinding video, creating it entirely in the gaming engine; unreal, with digital… Read more »
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idobi’s staff put together their best of 2017 music picks, and shared some of the moments that made it all better.
This week on BLACKOUT with Samantha Scarlette and Eddie Barella, long-time Billy Corgan collaborator and friend, Linda Strawberry. Strawberry is a Los Angeles artist, director, editor and musician, best known as Billy Corgan‘s collaborator. And now, the two have co-directed a new silent film called Pillbox, which screens in London next week with, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York to follow. Tickets are sold out, but you can see Corgan on an upcoming North American tour. Follow BLACKOUT on Twitter: @BLACKOUTwithUs Subscribe to the podcast: iTunes
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