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Drummer/Manager Eric Moore Leaves King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

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Eric Moore has left King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, the drummer/manager revealed in a statement. Moore, one of the band’s two drummers, will continue working with Flightless Records.

“I hope that the shows, tours and Gizzfests made an impression and provided an outlet for joy and lasting memories,” Moore wrote. “Whilst I’m deeply saddened by this decision, I don’t have any regrets and have enjoyed every fuckin second of being in this band and the journey it has taken us on. I’ll forever be in awe of the musicianship, creativity and work ethic of every single member. I was a fan boy from day one and am so grateful for everything I’ve learnt with my best mates by my side. Life goes on however, and I’m excited to keep growing the label and continuing to champion new artists and business endeavours until the lights go out.”

The band also posted a statement on Instagram, writing: “Over the last decade as both member and manager, from airport to soundcheck and from tourbus to stage he was there each step of the way. Eric made an immeasurable contribution to the band and we’re sad to see him go! We gotta thank him for his devotion, fervour and good times. We’re so grateful to have had the privilege of travelling the world with one of our best buddies. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours and we’ll miss ya on the road mate.”

Read both statements below.

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It is with great sadness that I announce my time with King Gizz has come to an end. I will keep working with Gizz putting out records but I will no longer be an active member or manager of the group. To anyone that caught a show and dived into our world over the last 10 years I just want to say thank you for the support. Being able to travel the world and perform in front of you is not something I take for granted. I hope that the shows, tours and Gizzfests made an impression and provided an outlet for joy and lasting memories. Whilst I’m deeply saddened by this decision, I don’t have any regrets and have enjoyed every fuckin second of being in this band and the journey it has taken us on. I’ll forever be in awe of the musicianship, creativity and work ethic of every single member. I was a fan boy from day one and am so grateful for everything I’ve learnt with my best mates by my side. Life goes on however, and I’m excited to keep growing the label and continuing to champion new artists and business endeavours until the lights go out. And when the lights go out..well.. someone give me the number for Coles cause I can pick and pack an order like a mf. Peace, Eric P.s Jase made me use this pic and told me to: ‘say ur a hippy now’ P.P.s I can’t actually pick and pack for shit

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12 Evocative Stills From 500 Days of Summer (2009)

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Though praised as one of the most heartbreakingly realistic portrayals of romance, the light tone of Marc Webb’s romantic comedy elevates the characters’ intricately detailed emotions without downplaying them. Joseph Gordon-Levitt expertly plays Tom Hansen, a hopeless romantic who, when he meets Zooey Deschanel’s Summer, believes he will spend his life with her.

But Summer doesn’t believe in love in the same way that Tom does. Tom is justly surprised when she marries someone else at the end of the film. Chloë Grace Moretz stars as Tom’s precocious sister, Rachel. Here are twelve evocative stills from 500 Days of Summer.

Samia Shares Video for New Song ‘Triptych’

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Samia has shared the latest single from her upcoming album The Baby, which arrives this Friday via Grand Jury. Titled ‘Triptych’, it comes with an accompanying music video directed by Fred Hechinger (Eighth Grade) and starring Samia and a ventriloquist dummy. Check it out below.

“I wrote “Triptych” sobbing in a green room in Denver,” Samia explains in a statement. “I’d just read the story of Francis Bacon and his lover/muse, George Dyer, whose chaotic lifestyle served as Bacon’s artistic inspiration. George Dyer overdosed in the bathroom of a hotel room paid for by Bacon, who famously painted a triptych of his lover’s final moments. I had just been through a pretty tough breakup and felt I might be purposefully getting myself into dicey situations to justify my big feelings and write about them. “Triptych” was a pretty blatant cry for help and an opportunity to confess my fear of being misunderstood.”

Previously, Samia unveiled the singles ‘Is There Something In The Movies?’, ‘Fit N Full’, ‘Big Wheel’, and ‘Stellate’.

Read our Artist Spotlight interview with Samia here.

Artist Spotlight: XATIVA

Drawing from her diverse cultural background, Swedish-Ecuadorian singer-songwriter XATIVA weaves together influences from classical music, jazz, and folk to create a rich tapestry of warm, intimate sounds. A classically trained singer, the London-based artist spent time in Madrid to write her debut EP, If I Am Fallinga hypnotic, heartfelt collection of songs laced around gentle, high-pitched melodies and soft, hazy guitars. Though it also takes inspiration from contemporary songwriters, her music takes me back to the idiosyncratic folk of Sibylle Baier, bristling with the kind of melodic sentimentality and sun-kissed nostalgia that makes the most universal experiences feel entirely new. Melancholic yet comforting in its sweetness, the four-track EP is a tender exploration of love and heartbreak that has us more than excited for wherever XATIVA decides to take her sound next.

We caught up with XATIVA for this edition of our Artist Spotlight series, where we showcase up-and-coming artists and give them a chance to talk about their music.

What inspired you to start making music?

I started studying music when I was a child and started writing and composing in my teens. I don’t think there was a specific point in time when I was inspired to start, it was more just something that I naturally and instinctively began to do.

What are some of your influences?

My main influences come from classical, jazz, and Latin music although I also listen to a lot of contemporary R&B, folk and electronic music. I think my international background has to some extent shaped my music as well. I grew up in London with an Ecuadorian mum and a Swedish dad so I was always immersed in an environment where different languages were spoken and various cultural attitudes and practices existed. I never felt confined to just one of these cultural or national identities and I think that that can largely be felt through my music as well.

What was the inspiration behind your debut EP?

I started writing the music for the EP when I was living in Madrid a couple of years ago. I was writing a lot during that period to cope with a difficult life experience and I think the EP evolved from a desire and a necessity to express the painful feelings that I had and to try to turn them into something beautiful that could resonate with people. At that time, I also started learning and studying guitar with traditional flamenco musicians. Apart from being inspired by the incredibly complicated harmonies, techniques and musical structures that they taught me and that I’m still struggling to get to grips with, I was also taken by the integrity of their emotional self-expression through music. Flamenco music, and these musicians, gave me the courage to try to articulate how I truly feel about something without being self-conscious or ashamed about it. My EP was then born out of a desire to communicate my own feelings and experiences in this new way that I learnt whilst I was in Spain.

How was the process of writing and recording it?

I wrote the first song from the record ‘Think of Me Softly’ whilst I was living in Madrid but I wrote the three other songs later when I was back in the UK. It took a while for the EP to take shape because it’s a mix of my older and newer songs, but at a certain point, I put the four songs together and they seemed to work as a cohesive project. I then went to Stockholm to record with Robin Carlheim at Woodhill Studios and he helped to bring the EP to life.

What’s your favourite song from the record, and why?

I think the title track ‘If I Am Falling’ is definitely my favourite because it captures the underlying message of the whole EP: ‘If I am falling, let me fall to you’.

What are your future plans?

At the moment I’m working on my next solo project but I’m also looking forward to beginning new collaborations with artists from different backgrounds and disciplines.

Beyoncé Unveils New ‘Brown Skin Girl’ Video

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Beyoncé has unveiled a new video for her track with Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, and WizKid, ‘Brown Skin Girl’, taken from her 2019 album The Lion King: The Gift. It features guest appearances from Naomi Campbell, Lupita Nyong’o, former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland, and Blue Ivy Carter. Check out the standalone visual below.

“It was so important to me in ‘Brown Skin Girl’ that we represented all different shades of brown,” Beyoncé said of the new clip on Good Morning America, where the video premiered. “We wanted every character to be shot in a regal light … It was important that we are all in this together and we’re all celebrating each other.”

Though the track first appeared on The Gift, ‘Brown Skin Girl’ also serves as the centrepiece of Beyoncé’s recently released visual album Black is King, which came out exclusively on the streaming service Disney+ on July 31.

Sam Smith Joins Tiwa Savage on New Single ‘Temptation’

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Tiwa Savage has shared a new song featuring Sam Smith. Co-written with Nigerian artist Fireboy DML, it serves as the latest single from Savage’s upcoming album Celia. Take a listen to it below.

Celia, which marks Savage’s fourth studio album, is set to arrive this Friday, August 28th, via Motown/Island. Featuring contributions from Davido, Stefflon Don, Naira Marley, and more, the LP includes the previously released singles ‘Dangerous Love’, ‘Koroba’, and ‘Attention’.

Last year, Savage contributed backing vocals to the Coldplay track ‘Èkó’, from the band’s last studio album, Everyday Life. She was also featured and co-wrote ‘Keys to the Kingdom’ from Beyoncé‘s The Lion King: The Gift and its companion album Black is King.

Sam Smith’s plans to release their new album To Die Fothis year have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They recently collaborated with Burna Boy on the joint track ‘My Oasis’.

Leikeli47 Shares NES-Inspired Video for New Song ‘Zoom’

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Brooklyn rapper Leikeli47 has shared a new track called ‘Zoom’. It serves as the first preview of her upcoming third album and comes with an accompanying NES-inspired music video in which she’s joined by a mysterious partner named Moriah for a co-op freeway battle. Check it out below.

Leikeli47 put out her last full-length offering Acrylic in 2018, following 2017’s Wash & Set. Last year, she unveiled the videos for the Acrylic tracks ‘Tic Boom’ and ‘No Reload’. No release date or tracklist for her forthcoming album has yet been announced, but the rapper has revealed that the new LP is called Shape Up. 

Relationships After 50: Key Features and Answers to Important Questions

Youth is left behind; childhood is hardly recalled. The fiftieth anniversary isn’t looming over the horizon but stepping out side-by-side. It sneaked up unnoticed. The half-century boundary is a pleasant date. It is difficult to classify yourself as an older man; it’s time to create, achieve goals, and of course, to love. Women and men, having felt maturity, do not give up on romance. Couples continue to fall in love again, strengthening existing relationships. Sometimes it is not easy; it comes to divorce. But that doesn’t mean that one should give up on love; after all, it can be easily found. Many have found love on eharmony and other dating sites and apps in recent years.

Senior couples whose relationships have stood the test of time might still be together, but that doesn’t mean everything is smooth-sailing. Old age comes with its slew of challenges that seniors might find difficult to navigate on their own. Online life and relationship coaching can give couples the support they need to overcome conflicts in a healthy way while rekindling the relationship.

Distinctive Features of Mature Relationships

By the age of 50, senior dating begins to differ; relationships move to a new stage. They don’t disappear; they don’t dissolve; they become entirely different. The soul is filled with wisdom that corrects behaviour. Behind the shoulders, there is life experience and formed habits. Relationships after 50 years are built with unusual thoroughness.

Having become mature, it is unacceptable to consider yourself older. The age when fifty-year-olds are being written off has ended. Society is gradually rejuvenating. Men and women who have lived for half a century do not want to devote themselves exclusively to household duties, living in a cottage, and raising their grandchildren. They are still interested in feelings, relationships with the opposite sex.

Completely contradictory manifestations are often noted:

  • the presence of fears of failure in the relationship;
  • frequent analysis of past events;
  • desire to have time to experience unknown emotions.

Physiological ageing of the body is an additional impetus for prolonging the youth of the soul. Noticing fading skin, dull hair, try to fill the relationship with beautiful experiences and romantic adventures to continue the phase of activity.

Preserving Feelings

Relationships of spouses after 50 years largely depend on tact, the ability to support a partner, listen to problems, and help unobtrusively. The children of most mothers grew up, flew out of the home nest. Caring ladies transfer maternal feelings to their husbands.

There are many reasons why a man was left alone by his senior age. Betrayal, troubles, hobbies that the spouse did not like facilitated the family breakdown. However, with age, the number of friends decreases sharply. A mature man is looking for a decent relationship.

Men build relationships with women in different ways, reaching the age of fifty. The spouses who have preserved feelings are proud of the family. However, some have to build family happiness from scratch. When getting to know women, it is crucial to learn not to focus only on intimacy, but to develop a comprehensive relationship. Gradually, the value of communication increases. With the opposite sex, you can discuss problems, find common hobbies, travel to unknown countries.

Conclusion

In European countries, ladies and gentlemen who have passed their fifties are no longer considered old. It’s time to follow a good example. It’s not too late to start building relationships at the age of 50. It is the beginning of an active mature life, in which you can not enter without a reliable partner.

Big Sean Shares New Nipsey Hussle Collaboration ‘Deep Reverence’

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Big Sean has shared a new single featuring the late Nipsey Hussle titled ‘Deep Reverence’. Produced by Hit-Boy, the collaboration is taken from Sean’s upcoming album Detroit 2, which now also has a release date attached to it – it comes out September 4 via G.O.O.D Music/Def Jam. Check out the single below.

“I’ve been going back listening to music that impacted me growing up, you know, songs I hear on the radio every day but I didn’t even realize was only popping in Detroit,” the Detroit rapper said about the album back when it was announced. “It feels like a whole new energy in the city, you know? It’s inspiring to watch — to the point it inspired me to go harder than ever. It’s like the phoenix rising out the ashes.”

Detroit 2 marks the follow-up to the Big Sean’s 2017 album I Decided., and comes eight years after the release of its predecessor, 2012’s Detroit.

Nipsey Hussle died in a shooting last year. He won two posthumous Grammys for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration earlier this year.

Nao and Lianne La Havas Team Up on New Song ‘Woman’

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Nao and Lianne La Havas have teamed up for a new song called ‘Woman’. Check it out below, alongside an accompanying music video.

“This is my anthem to empowerment. I want to send a message – to all women but especially to women of colour – that we can be in control, we can be leaders, we can have confidence in our minds and bodies,” Nao explained in a statement about the track. “There’s a lot of darkness in the world but also great things happening in response, many led by women and girls. For the first time in history there’s a global movement for equality, fairness and systematic change that seems to be delivering real results, both personally and politically. Me and Lianne really wanted to sing about that, support it and celebrate it.”

‘Woman’ marks the first new music from the R&B singer since her 2018 album Saturn. Lianne La Havas released her latest self-titled album earlier this year.