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Yorüba’s ‘Bye Good Girl’ hits new heights

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With their latest single ‘Bye Good Girl’ the duo Yorüba have managed to reach new heights as they have climbed the charts.

The single is currently at no.44 on the Traxsource Deep House Top 100 and is looking to go further with its high potential. The single features deep grooves, chopped vocals and everlasting atmosphere that will teleport you into the world of club music.

Playful papercraft installations by Zim and Zou 

Zim and Zou a pair of artist based in the northeast of France that creates intricately handcrafted installations.

The duo has a creative way to manifest their concepts with paper. Through their thoughtful use of cheerful colours and fun shapes, these papercraft installations turn into pieces of three-dimensional wonderland.

Forest Folk

Top 5 Colours To Look Out For In S/S 18 Menswear

Colour is very important when it comes to fashion. Colour does go on trend, it is obvious but not as much as when we see design details or print. These are some of the key colours to look out for next year.

Dirty Pink

This is a darker shade of pink, hence the name. It’s a more subtle shade of pink and I think it would look good no matter the style of the garment whether it be a shirt or short.

© Richard James

Slate Grey

This is a lighter tone of grey and perfect for summer. For those who love to wear darker clothes this is a step up to a lighter tone. Dark clothes does absorb heat so wearing something light keeps us cooler.

© Thom Browne

Corn Flower 

Like dirty pink, this is a more subtle shade of blue. It’s not too bright for the eyes and I do love the colour. This is great if you want to branch out and try colours. The subtle shade of blue will still keep you in your comfort zone.

© Cerruti 1881

Camel 

This is quite a typical go to colour during spring/summer season. It comes in different shades and for next year its lighter tone in comparison to this year where it’s quite a sandy colour.

© Tonsure

Volt

 This is the brightest colour out of all the other colours. It’s a great colour to wear. It’s not very intimidating as a colour as it’s not bright like a neon colour. If you’re bold, confident and not intimidated by vibrant colours then this colour is great for you.

© Daniel W Fletcher

Randall Park becomes part of ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’

With ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ set to be released in 2018, the actor Randall Park has joined the project whilst it is still in pre-production.

Directed by Peyton Reed, the sequel to ‘Ant-Man’ will now feature actor Randall Park who is known for his roles in ‘The Interview’ (2014), ‘Trainwreck’ (2015), and ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ (2015-).

Previously, Randall Park has been nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy Series at the Critics Choice Television Awards and has built up his career as a lead since the start of the series ‘Fresh Off the Boat’. He will be looking to expand into the range of roles he has taken on as an actor with this latest project.

The National have sold out all of their UK dates

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The American indie rock band The National have sold out all of their UK dates for their 2017 tour.

The band took to social media to tell fans saying “Thank you. All of our UK dates are now sold out. See you in the fall”.

The band has been active since the late 90’s and have been releasing music ever since. They have currently released six studio albums, thirteen singles and two EP’s.

Their forthcoming album ‘Sleep Well Beast’ will be released on the 8th of September which the tour will be used to promote. Their last album ‘Trouble Will Find Me’ was released back in 2015 and reached no.3 on the US Billboard 200.

Nelsan Ellis known for ‘True Blood’ dies aged 39

Actor Nelsan Ellis widely known for TV series ‘True Blood’ has died aged 39.

Nelsan Ellis known for playing Lafayette Reynolds in the horror-drama series ‘True Blood’ has died after having complications with heart failure.

HBO has shared their condolences via social media saying “We were extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Nelsan Ellis. He will be dearly missed by his fans and all of us at HBO.”.

Many fellow actors and stars also paid their tributes via social media.

Soundcloud has shut down London and San Francisco offices

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Music streaming service Soundcloud has shut down two offices due to financial concerns.

The very popular streaming Soundcloud seems to be going downhill as they have closed two of their offices in London and San Francisco. The two offices were shut down immediately which means a total of 40% of the workforce behind SoundCloud have been let go.

Soundcloud as a service was founded in 2007 and is currently based in Berlin, Germany. The website has an Alexa rank of 109 which makes it one of the most popular music websites on the internet. Over the years Soundcloud has received a lot of investment from different sources but as competition grew they struggled to monetise. SoundCloud has attempted to boost its cash flow by making a subscription service last April however, it does not seem to have worked as competitors like Spotify, Tidal and Deezer seemed to of overshadowed the German based streaming service with either offering a cheaper alternative or using exclusive releases like Jay-Z’s album ‘404’ to raise the number of users.

Action Bronson announces that ‘Blue Chips 7000’ will be released in August

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Rapper and food critic Action Bronson has announced that because of delays his forthcoming album ‘Blue Chips 7000’ will be released in August.

The well-respected artist Arian Asllani better known by his stage name Action Bronson has gone to social media to tell his fans that due to delays the album ‘Blue Chips 7000’ will be released in August rather than June as some have thought. At this moment of time, there does not seem to be a definitive date for the release of the album. This will be his fourth album, latest being ‘Mr. Wonderful’ which was released back in 2015 with Atlantic.

DJ Mag Top 100 voting is underway but criticism is still in the shadows

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Arguably the biggest DJ magazine in the world DJ MAG has run an annual Top 100 DJ list since 1993.

Since every year it has run the top 100 list has grown with many few faces coming in and out, over the years has gained quite a status in the world of electronic dance music. However, over the years any DJ’s and music producers have noticed some problems with the list as it grew in popularity.

Firstly, one of the lesser talked issues is that female DJ’s seem to be hugely under-represented on the list. Some years only one or two faces show up out of a hundred, which is quite a tiny percent knowing there are lots of great female DJ’s that are shaping the dance music world such as Annie Mac, Nina Kraviz, B.Traits and many more.

The other issue that seems to of caught more attention is the unfair voting system. Many DJ’s and producers have voiced their opinions saying that the voting system simply does not work, as it comes down to the popularity rather than the quality of the DJ. Adding to this problem is that many of the DJ’s are more respected as producers rather than DJ’s. The list seems to of shifted from actual DJ’s to music producers, which makes the world of dance music wonder if the name of the list should be changed to Top 100 music producers & DJ’s.

But really the main big popular faces of the electronic dance music world still seem to take this list seriously. Running full social media campaigns throughout the contest, trying to reach the top. So, as it seems, DJ Mag is not looking to change their system in a major way anytime soon, which is a shame to some as they feel it has bigger potential.

 

SEXTILE share another track before the release of their forthcoming album ‘Albeit Living’

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Los Angeles based trio SEXTILE have shared their second track ‘Who Killed Six’ from their forthcoming album Albeit Living’.

The album is due to be released on the 14th of July via felte. It will include in total ten songs, two of which have been already shared by the trio.

Frontman Brady Keehn has said “Right when I was making the demo for ‘Who Killed Six,’ my first synth – the Korg Polysix – died; hence the name of the song. Later down the line when it came time to write lyrics, I wanted to tie in similar words that are descriptive of electronics with my view on our social, economic and political climate.”

With this release, SEXTILE are looking to once again expand into the world of music sharing their unique and raw style of music.

Sextiles are due to perform at Zebulon in LA on the 13th of July and at Echoplex in LA on the 18th of July.