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Pornhub’s Really Good At Marketing; Here’s Their Latest Campaign

Their newest “Premium Places Initiative” might be their best work to date. Hosting a porn site on the internet these days is almost as worthless as maintaining a music blog— the reason being incredible over saturation of the market. Its gotten to the point where there is so much porn on the internet that one more additional video might just cause jizz to spontaneously seep … Continue reading Pornhub’s Really Good At Marketing; Here’s Their Latest Campaign

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Can We Talk About This Atrocious Bowie Statue For A Minute?

And maybe talk a little shit? Most of the world can agree that David Bowie’s unforeseen passing was a real fucking bummer. An illustrious icon, who had made such a vast impression on such a large number of people, was suddenly gone…and everyone felt pretty shitty about it. Where were you when you heard the news? I, for one, was rather inebriated, and let me … Continue reading Can We Talk About This Atrocious Bowie Statue For A Minute?

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Old Man Saxon busts back with new “Stop Shooting” video

Director Anthony Yano Hays immediately sets the tone for the hyper-anxious, “Stop Shooting” – a djemba-thumping track whose erratic visual counterpart begins with a precautionary seizure warning. What may seem gimmicky at first, quickly becomes justified as flashes of neon and disorienting effects thrash alongside producer Mount Cyanide‘s pulsing bass and drum rhythms. It’s thunderous foundation gallops along as if to replicate a tribal war-time … Continue reading Old Man Saxon busts back with new “Stop Shooting” video

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Overheard Desert Daze: A Festival Recap Via Ridiculous Quotables

Desert Daze is a festival that isn’t built in the desert, but rather, is born from it. Where other fests go to great lengths to create a certain on-brand ambiance that goes beyond its own grounds, Desert Daze chose simply to embrace the mystic properties that Joshua Tree itself is already notorious for. View this post on Instagram if this is everything A post shared … Continue reading Overheard Desert Daze: A Festival Recap Via Ridiculous Quotables

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Five Desert Daze Undercard Acts You Will Trip Out On

Desert Daze will descend upon the enchanted Joshua Tree National Forest again in just two days, where thousands of kindred spirits shrouded in denim and paisley will gather to celebrate the desert’s mystic properties via music, art and all sorts of other weird, trippy shit (like black metal yoga, and modular sound baths…whatever the fuck that is). The festival makes its return to The Institute of Mental … Continue reading Five Desert Daze Undercard Acts You Will Trip Out On

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Wack Track Of The Week: Will Smith Pioneers ‘Dad-Step’ With New Single, “Get Lit”

Will Smith, the mastermind behind turn of the century hip-hop bangers such as, “Miami” and “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It,” has returned with a genre-defining new single entitled, “Get Lit” — and it’s just as cringe as it sounds. Listen Below: It’s peculiar to me that everyone kind of knows that Will Smith makes music, but no one really wants to talk about it. It’s like when your … Continue reading Wack Track Of The Week: Will Smith Pioneers ‘Dad-Step’ With New Single, “Get Lit”

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Could Grizzly Bear Be A Secret Desert Daze Headliner?

The following is purely speculation that derives from an extremely naive state of wishful thinking, but, goddamnit, it’s possible. Hear me out: According to a story-post on the festival’s official Instagram account, an unknown Desert Daze affiliate/organizer attended the highly exclusive Grizzly Bear show Wednesday night at the Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles; a relatively small venue with a mere 275 person capacity. This particularly … Continue reading Could Grizzly Bear Be A Secret Desert Daze Headliner?

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Dustin Lovelis’s ‘Been Hit Before’ Shoots You Through A Wormhole Straight To A Pool Party

Dustin Lovelis Been Hit Before Friendship Fever / Porch Party Records I recently picked up Dustin Lovelis’s Been Hit Before at my local record store and it hasn’t left my turntable since. Not because it’s printed in lime green and looks cute as fuck while it’s spinning around, but because its grooves are filled with exactly the right blend of dreamy, psychedelic pop that is just like … Continue reading Dustin Lovelis’s ‘Been Hit Before’ Shoots You Through A Wormhole Straight To A Pool Party

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The Five Absolute Worst Screamo Covers On The Internet

Luke 21:25 regarding the end of times: “There will be signs in pop and rock and hip hop, and on the earth dismay among genres, but mostly in perplexity at the roaring of the screams and the breakdowns, men fainting from fear and laughter of the Screamo renditions which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shook. “Then they … Continue reading The Five Absolute Worst Screamo Covers On The Internet

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Rinse Culture Presents: Mr. Monotone Paints Music Icons

An art show experience featuring $40 canvas, live music/visuals, and specialty drinks all night long FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE Bare walls in your highly overpriced 2-bedroom apartment got you down? Tired of those black light posters with the torn edges you picked up at the swap meet as a freshman in college? Perhaps you’re a bit more refined and prefer an elegant decor consisting of $3 … Continue reading Rinse Culture Presents: Mr. Monotone Paints Music Icons

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