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Mitski Returning With New Music Tomorrow

Mitski has announced she will be returning with new music tomorrow (October 5). A new post on her Twitter account @mitskileaks (which is now being run by her management, according to its bio) suggests that a new song will be released at 10 am ET (3pm BST) on Tuesday, October 5. The tweet includes a link to YouTube video titled ‘New Song Tomorrow – 10AM ET’. Check out the post below.

Mitski released her last album, Be the Cowboy in June 2019. The singer-songwriter played what she said would be her “last show indefinitely” in September of that year, though she clarified this did not mean she would be “quitting music.” She’s since shared a song for Floria Sigismondi’s horror film The Turning, collaborated on music with Allie X, and composed the soundtrack for Chris Miskiewicz and Vincent Kings’ graphic novel This Is Where We Fall.

This Week’s Best New Songs: Converge & Chelsea Wolfe, Empath, Floating Room, and More

Throughout the week, we update our Best New Songs playlist with the new releases that caught our attention the most, be it a single leading up to the release of an album or a newly unveiled deep cut. And each Monday, we round up the best new songs released over the past week (the eligibility period begins on Monday and ends Sunday night) in this segment.

On this week’s list, we have the swirling, apocalyptic, guttural 8-minute epic by Converge and Chelsea Wolfe, ‘Blood Moon’, the lead offering from their upcoming collaborative LP; the mesmerizing new track from Martha Skye Murphy, ‘Stuck’, which laces her hypnotic voice around subtle, slow-burning sonics; IDLES’ ‘The Beachland Ballroom’, the pummeling lead single from their upcoming album CRAWLER, which features a stirring vocal performance from Joe Talbot; Arca’s abrasive and chaotic new Spanish-language track, ‘Incendio’, which recalls KiCk i‘s ‘Nonbirary’; Wet Leg’s insanely catchy second single, ‘Wet Dream’; Circuit des Yeux’s latest single, ‘Vanishing’ another remarkable track full of apocalyptic drama; Empath’s dynamic, invigorating new song ‘Born 100 Times’, the Philadelphia quartet’s first new music since their 2019 debut; and ‘Shimanchu’ by Portland’s Floating Room, which packs a startling intensity over the course of three minutes, Maya Stoner’s voice seething with desperation before culminating in cathartic screams and a killer solo.

Best New Songs: October 4, 2021

Song of the Week: Converge & Chelsea Wolfe, ‘Blood Moon’

Martha Skye Murphy, ‘Stuck’

Arca, ‘Incendio’

Wet Leg, ‘Wet Dream’

Circuit des Yeux, ‘Vanishing’

Empath, ‘Born 100 Times’

Floating Room, ‘Shimanchu’

IDLES, ‘The Beachland Ballroom’

Thao & the Get Down Stay Down Break Up

Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, the band fronted by Thao Nguyen, have announced on social media that they are breaking up. “After over a decade of making music together, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down is dissolving,” the group wrote in a statement. “Thank you to all who have recorded and performed with us. Thao and Adam are each moving on to pursue other projects.”

Nguyen formed the band, which was originally named Thao With the Get Down Stay Down, while studying at Virginia’s College Of William & Mary in 2003. There, she teamed up with drummer Willis Thompson, who left the band in 2010. She met Adam Thompson, the only other consistent member of the group, at a show in Richmond. The band’s first album We Brave Bee Stings and All came out in 2008 by Kill Rock Stars, followed by 2009’s Know Better Learn Faster. The band subsequently signed to Ribbon Music for their next three records: We the Common (2013), A Man Alive (2016), and Temple (2020).

Emily Ratajkowski Accuses Robin Thicke of Groping Her During ‘Blurred Lines’ Video Shoot

Warning: This article discusses allegations of sexual assault.


Model and actress Emily Ratajkowski has accused Robin Thicke of groping her while on the set of 2013’s ‘Blurred Lines’ music video. As Rolling Stone reports, in a chapter of her upcoming book My Body, Ratajkowski says that although she initially had no issue with the nudity required for the edited and unrated versions of the Diane Martel-directed music video, things changed when Thicke “returned to the set a little drunk to shoot just with me.”

“Suddenly, out of nowhere, I felt the coolness and foreignness of a stranger’s hands cupping my bare breasts from behind,” Ratajkowski writes. “I instinctively moved away, looking back at Robin Thicke. He smiled a goofy grin and stumbled backward, his eyes concealed behind his sunglasses.”

“He smiled a goofy grin and stumbled backward, his eyes concealed behind his sunglasses,” Ratajkowski continued. “My head turned to the darkness beyond the set. [Director Diane Martel’s] voice cracked as she yelled out to me, ‘Are you okay?’”

Speaking to the Sunday Times of London, Martel supported the model’s allegations against Thicke: “I remember the moment that he grabbed her breasts. One in each hand. He was standing behind her as they were both in profile. I screamed in my very aggressive Brooklyn voice, ‘What the fuck are you doing, that’s it! The shoot is over!'” She adds that Thicke apologized “sheepishly” and that the incident wouldn’t have happened “had he been sober.”

My Body is set for release on November 9.

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Watch Kacey Musgraves Perform ‘justified’ and ‘camera roll’ on ‘SNL’

Kacey Musgraves was the musical guest on the 47th season premiere of Saturday Night Live, where she performed songs her off her latest album star-crossed. Musgraves delivered a stripped-down version of ‘justified’ seated on a stool, with only her acoustic guitar and boots visible to the camera, referencing the scene in Forrest Gump where Jenny appears naked on stage. She also gave the album track ‘camera roll’ its live debut. Watch it below.

The appearance marked Musgraves’ second time performing on SNL as a musical guest. She made her debut on the sketch comedy show in 2018 in support of her album Golden Hour, which she followed up with star-crossed this September.

5 Reasons Clash of Clans Remains Such a Popular Game

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Clash of Clans made its original debut as a mobile strategy game in 2012 and remains one of the most popular games today. Raiding another player’s base for valuable resources, unlocking new troops, and upgrading the defensive structures on your base are the core gameplay features that keep players coming back for more each day. Clash of Clans also continues to offer new updates on a regular basis and has over half a billion downloads on the Google Play Store.

Here are five reasons why Clash of Clans remains one of the most successful games in the mobile gaming industry.

Variety of Different Play Styles

Clash of Clans gives players the freedom to play the game in non Gamstop casino. A single-player mode allows you to practice your attacking skills against a wide range of bases while multi-player mode lets you attack other player bases to gain resources. You can also reach higher leagues by earning between one to three stars on each attack. Countless troop compositions are also available, whether you prefer air attacks with dragons and balloons or if you enjoy ground attacks that include valkyries and an ice golem.

Social Aspects of Joining a Clan

Joining a clan with friends and family is a core feature of the game, as you can donate troops and discuss attack strategies with other members. You can also copy the design of another clan member’s base and use friendly challenges to practice your attacking skills. Clan Wars is another popular feature, as it allows you to battle against other clans for supremacy. The clan with the highest number of stars wins the war and gains valuable loot to upgrade troops and their base.

Freemium Model of Business

Clash of Clans reaches millions of players around the world because it is free to download. Of course, in-app purchases are available to allow players to complete upgrades quicker. A monthly subscription is also possible to unlock unique hero skins and additional rewards. However, you can still enjoy all of the core gameplay features of Clash of Clans without making any purchases.

Worldwide Appeal

Clash of Clans has a worldwide fan base due to the simple, yet highly entertaining gameplay features. Millions of players log-in each day to chat with other clan members, upgrade their base, practice new attack strategies, and participate in Clan Wars. The Clash of Clans community is highly active at all times due to the diverse range of fan bases in China, Japan, India, Iran, and the United States.

Continual Stream of New Content

One of the main ways that Clash of Clans remains popular is due to the numerous content updates throughout the years. Clash of Clans initially began with eight town hall levels but has since expanded to twelve town halls that offer unique troops and defensive structures. New gameplay modes have also been added, such as Clan War Leagues, Builder Base, and Clan Games.

Clash of Clans is one of the most lucrative mobile games of all time and continues to has millions of players around the world. A variety of different play styles and a continual stream of new content allows Clash of Clans to remain near the top of mobile games since making its debut in 2012. Only time will tell if Clash of Clans can continue its run of success against the ever-increasing amount of competition in the mobile gaming industry.

Players React to Ridiculous eFootball 2022 Faces

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The rebranding of PES to eFootball looked promising for FIFA’s main rival. However, the rebrand could do nothing to improve the game, which has been the lowest-rated game on Steam since its release. In fact, eFootball has been roasted by players because of its consistent bugs and awful face scanning. Messi, the game’s cover boy, arguably received the worst face scan, resulting in a blast of mocking by eFootball players via social media.

A negative review on Steam stated: “Absolutely horrible. Poorly optimised, the game looks like a mobile port without the onscreen buttons, and the graphical glitches are awful.
This is not FIFA’s competition, this is FIFA’s free advertising. Horrible and ruined childhood game.”

Here are some reactions by players on the popular social media Twitter.

3 Ridiculous Glitches & Bugs in FIFA 22

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With the new FIFA release coming out, it seems only natural to post the bugs and strange glitches we found in the game that is the go-to for football fanatics.

Here are three glitches and bugs on FIFA 22 that you may find yourself.

Shoddy Goalkeeping

FIFA is notoriously known for crap goalkeeping; either it’s too good or just utterly incompetent. The video below shows that a goalkeeper saves a shot and then dives under the ball, letting it go into the net. You don’t see a lot of that in real life, if at any time.

Own Goals

This is another example of a horrible bit of code by EA where the CPU scores a blatant own goal from a simple chip by the user. Luckily for the person playing, this wasn’t an online match, or someone would lose a controller. Yikes.

The Goal Kick Glitch

Unlike the two above, this glitch can be used more frequently due to its placement. A goal from the goal kick seems ridiculous, and whilst it does take another player to score, it looks like it can be used repeatedly by users in FIFA Ultimate Team and Seasons.

Other notable glitches & bugs on FIFA 22

There have been numerous reports of other bugs in the game concerning the goalkeepers, terrible defence, indirect freekicks, players names and numbers not showing, amongst others.

Here is a compilation by Alphyx on some of the hilarious glitches that the game holds at this moment in time.

The Alchemist Enlists Mavi on New Song ‘Miracle Baby’

The Alchemist has teamed up with North Carolina rapper Mavi for a new song called ‘Miracle Baby’, the first offering from his forthcoming EP This Thing of Ours Vol. 2. Check out its Daniel Reagan-directed music video below.

In addition to Mavi, who also featured on the first This Thing of Ours, the new EP also includes appearances from Vince Staples, MIKE, Danny Brown, and more. This year, the Alchemist has dropped collaborative albums with Boldy Jackson (Bo Jackson) and Armand Hammer (Haram). This Thing of Ours Vol. 2 is set to arrive on October 8, six months after the first installment.

 

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Adele Appears to Tease Return With “30” Billboards

Adele fans are speculating that new music is imminent, as billboards with the number 30 have been spotted around the world. Adele released her last album 25 in 2015, with the number of the album title corresponding to the singer’s age when she wrote it. Adele is now 33, which would suggest would have begun work on the new album in 2018. Back in 2019, the singer joked 30 would be a drum ‘n’ bass record. Check out the billboards below.

As Adele fan accounts have also pointed out, Taylor Swift has just moved up the release of her re-recorded Red from November 19 to November 12, which has raised speculation as to whether the change was meant to accommodate a potential release date for Adele‘s new record.