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[NEW MUSIC] SMOKEPURPP & MURDA BEATZ FT. LIL YACHTY & OFFSET – “DO NOT DISTURB”

I heard Smokepurpp and Murda Beatz have been working for some time on an upcoming collab project, Bless Yo Trap. While we wait for it’s release, the duo dropped off a the second single to it today and it’s not bad. Smokepurpp and Murda cooked up a new song “Do Not Disturb” and they got Lil Yachty and Offset on it, too. Shout out to Murda for the dope production. Check the song out below via Spotify and tell us your thoughts on it.

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[HIDDEN GEMS] POP PUNK IS STILL GOING STRONG

I used to be an extreme fan of pop punk when I was in high school. I spent all my time going to shows and spent all my money at Hot Topic. I was a huge fan of the scene, that I let it take over my life. Just kidding, it wasn’t that deep, but I did spend all my time listening to these bands like Citizen, The Wonder Years, The Story of Far and many other artists that scream sung lyrics about the pains of growing up and heartbreak, along with other darker themes. The joy of this music is that it is not afraid to get vulnerable and the “angst” make for some really great music.

I haven’t been listening to the genre for quite some time now just simply because I grew out of the music and bands weren’t really releasing anything after 2015. I was surprised when I went on Spotify radio to find out that all my favorite bands were actually releasing music- I just wasn’t keeping up with them.

Also, I noticed that the bands have grown up too. They are no longer being extremely whiny and are focusing their lyrics more on the distaste in themselves, instead of primarily keeping to the theme of someone who broke their heart.

Here is some of the music I found when I was taking a trip down memory lane:

“Sister Cities” by The Wonder Years:

I am amazed by the talent from The Wonder Years. After their 2015 release, No Closer to Heaven I thought that was going to be the end for them. Their talent is unstoppable.

Citizen – “In the Middle of It All:”

Sorority Noise – “A Portrait Of:”

And here are some other songs I found that are a little outdated but still so good:

Sorority Noise – “Blonde Hair, Black Lungs:”

Wavves – “My Head Hurts:”

Bye guys, I’m going to go grab my eyeliner and buy a ticket to go these their shows.

Long live punk pop!

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LANA DEL REY LEAVING RADIOHEAD “HIGH AND DRY”

For the last few months, there has been a heated lawsuit that was affecting the music world. Radiohead sued Lana Del Rey over writing credits on her Lust for Life track “Get Free.” The songs were pretty similar so it was a case that took a few weeks to fully work out.

Listen to the similarities here if you haven’t already:

This Sunday at the Lollapalooza event in Brazil, which Lana was performing at she announced that her lawsuit was over. During her encore, while performing, “Get Free” Lana lit a cigarette and stated,

“Now that my lawsuit’s over, I guess I can sing that song anytime I want, right?”

Watch her performance here:

Radiohead’s publishers stated:

“As Radiohead’s music publisher, it’s true that we’ve been in discussions since August of last year with Lana Del Rey’s representatives. It’s clear that the verses of ‘Get Free’ use musical elements found in the verses of ‘Creep’ and we’ve requested that this be acknowledged in favor of all writers of ‘Creep.’ To set the record straight, no lawsuit has been issued and Radiohead have not said they ‘will only accept 100 percent’ of the publishing of ‘Get Free.'”

Overall this lawsuit has been so confusing and attracted bad publicity for both the artists. I don’t get why they keep releasing different statements because I thought that Radiohead was pursuing the lawsuit. There is so much drama in Hollywood. I am glad that Lana gets to sing her song again because it was one of the highlights of her album. We can’t really un-hear the similarities in both their songs, so I wish that Radiohead would have won this lawsuit. I don’t think anything can take down Lana Del Rey that this point in her career.

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