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The Chemical Brothers Release "Eve Of Destruction" Video, Announce 20th Anniversary 'Surrender' Deluxe Reissue

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The video features an out-of-this-world battle featuring Norwegian singer Aurora, who does vocals on the track
Jennifer Velez
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Jun 10, 2019 - 3:32 pm

Electronic kingpins The Chemical Brothers  have released a video for their latest single and opening track of their ninth album, No Geography.

The video for "Eve Of Destruction"  was directed by show designers Marcus Lyall and Adam Smith and features an out-of-this-world battle featuring Norwegian singer Aurora, who does vocals on the track. The song also features Japanese rapper Nene and has been an integral part of the duo's DJ sets for the last two years.  

The band also announced that they will release a new, expanded deluxe version of their third album,1999's Surrender. It will feature unreleased "Secret Pscychedelic Mixes" tracks, selected remixes from the time and a DVD with restored promo videos and film of their 2000 Glastonbury performance, a statement said.

First pre-ordered copies will also feature a limited pressing of the original Electronic Battle Weapon 3 & 4 on colored 10" vinyl. While a release date for the deluxe reissue has not been announced, the duo said on Twitter that it would be released in the fall.  

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My Morning Jacket Planning 20th Anniversary 'The Tennessee Fire' Reissue

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The new, expanded album will feature 16 previously "unreleased and unheard" songs, as well as alternative versions and more
Jennifer Velez
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Jun 11, 2019 - 11:46 am

GRAMMY-nominated indie-rock band My Morning Jacket have announced a deluxe reissue of their debut album, The Tennessee Fire, in celebration of its 20th anniversary. 

The new, expanded album will feature 16 previously "unreleased and unheard" songs as well as alternative versions and more, the band said in a statement, and will be a 3xLP set with artwork concepts and early band photos, among other things.

Vocalist Jim James wrote in a statement:

"Wow. I cannot believe it has now been over 20 years since we recorded THE TENNESSEE FIRE on my cousin John's grandparents farm out in Shelbyville, KY in a little studio called "Above the Cadillac." What a life changing time that was for me -- a cosmic door opening to a new universe, thanks to the generosity of family and the spirits of music and connection, I have been so lucky to encounter. We tried to do as many fucked up things as we could that we loved and hoped folks would enjoy. We laughed a lot and we cried some too, ha. We are so grateful and humble that people are still enjoying it so many years later, and we also really love playing these songs live still after all these years, ha ha ha.

We offer our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has listened since the beginning/jumped on along the way, and all the new folks just hearing the music and getting into it. Much has changed and shifted over the years in the world of My Morning Jacket both on earth and in other realms, and I am so grateful to everyone who has ever been involved with the band on any level that helped it grow. I am grateful for the joy and thankful to have learned some things from the pain/disappointments that I hope will help in the future. Love is music, music is god, god is love, and I feel so blessed to be able to share this thing called music with so many wonderful souls both as a musician and as a listener myself. There is so much wonderful music out there. Peace and love."

The Kentucky band will also perform a special show in honor of the 1999 album at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y. on Aug. 9., where they will perform the album in full, as well as other MMJ tracks from that era.

The reissue will be available on Aug. 2. For more information on the album reissue and how to pre-order, visit the band's website. 

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WATCH: GRAMMY Camp Alum Kristen Castro Releases "Surrender" Video

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The former April Maybe member releases the video for her latest single as a solo artist
Jennifer Velez
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Oct 18, 2019 - 10:12 am

GRAMMY Camp alum and former country group Maybe April member, Kristen Castro has released the video for her "Surrender" single, the follow-up to "Bloom."

The dreamy video full of pink hues features Castro singing and playing the guitar as a storyline of a post-breakup unfolds. Castro wanted to convey the feeling of coming to terms with the end of a relationship.

“I wanted the video to be about someone carrying memories to a waterfall trying to make sense of a heartbreak, but at the end they surrender to letting go and letting the water take it where it will," she said in a statement. "The pink hue throughout the video gives a visual feel of love and the abstract performance shots are meant for the listener to focus on the story and song.”

The single is a part of new music the singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has released since leaving Maybe April. The GRAMMY Camp alum added that she could not have gotten to where is today without her GRAMMY experience.

“[The camp has] given me the confidence to never stop believing in myself or what my music has to say," she said. "From playing guitar with Keith Urban, to a backstage /songwriting experience with Brandi Carlile, to being around young emerging artists who were so talented at camp and who are now playing in bands with huge artists across the country—it’s that kind of stuff that has grounded me as an artist, kept me being a dreamer and made me grateful to the people that have helped shaped me along the way.”

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Rolling Stones To Reissue 'Let It Bleed' For 50th Anniversary

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The box set will include a remastered version of the tracks in mono and stereo, as well as a replica of the "Honky Tonk Women/"You Can't Always Get What You Want" seven-inch in mono
Jennifer Velez
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Sep 12, 2019 - 12:11 pm

British rock icons the Rolling Stones have announced a reissue of their 1969 Let It Bleed album, which turns 50 this year. 

To celebrate, the band is releasing a box set on Nov. 1. It'll feature a remastered version of the tracks in mono and stereo, as well as a replica of the "Honky Tonk Women/"You Can't Always Get What You Want" seven-inch in mono. Other items include a poster and an 80-page book including unseen images and an essay written by music journalist and rock writer David Fricke.

The album was remastered by GRAMMY-winning engineer Bob Ludwig. The band recently finished the leg of their U.S. No Filter tour. 

The reissue can be pre-ordered now.

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BTS Taking An Official Break After Breaking Records & Offering Epic Performances

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Over the past 2 years alone, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook have broken several major records, made epic performances, and an album of theirs received a GRAMMY nomination. Now it's time for a break, their management said
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Aug 12, 2019 - 12:30 pm

K-pop superstars BTS are taking a break for the first time since their 2013 debut, their management team at Big Hit Entertainment announced on Sunday, Aug. 11.

"BTS will be going on an official and extended period of rest and relaxation," the South Korean entertainment company said in a statement on Twitter. "During this time, the members will rest and recharge in their own personal ways."

The announcement comes after an impressive run the past two years alone, in which Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook have broken records, including being the first K-pop band with a No. 1 album in the U.S. and made epic performances like the Beatles-inspired appearance on the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In addition to other accolades for the group, their 2018 album, Love Yorself: Tear, earned a GRAMMY nomination for Best Recording Packaging at the 61st GRAMMY Awards in February, bringing them to their first-ever GRAMMY show. 

Big Hit Entertainment asked fans to show the group "consideration for their need to rest and enjoy" their vacation, if they were to spot them during their time off. The vacation time will be a chance for the members to "recharge and prepare" for the next phases of their careers as well as be a "chance to enjoy the ordinary lives of young people in their 20s," Big Hit added.

The post did not specfically call out how long the time off for the group would last, yet the BTS Army has generally responded positvely to the news.

BTS released their latest studio album, Map Of The Soul: Persona, featuring "Boy With Luv" with Halsey in April, six years after they debuted with the single "No More Dream" from their album 2 Cool 4 Skool in 2013. 

Another noteworthy moment BTS has had with the Recording Academy this year was with GRAMMY U college students in Chicago for the May edition of our SoundCheck series. 

Thanks for all the music so far, BTS. We'll see you again soon. 

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