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Finnish Cough Drop Brand Finds Humor in Black Metal and Death Growls for New Commercial [WATCH]

Black metal is the least understood genre of the whole metal oeuvre, as most people figure KISS are the figureheads of it because of the whole face paint thing. Therefore it rarely gets treatment that's informed enough to make a good mockery for those of us who get it. Finnish cough drop brand Zyx released a new commercial recently, as featured on Metal Injection, which is closer to reality than most.
Taylor Swift's '1989' Induces Unfortunate Racial Insights from The New York Times during Album Review

The New York Times made a cringeworthy insight while reviewing Taylor Swift's '1989.'
SFX Buys Listn (via Beatport) and Immediately Shuts It Down, Acquires Staff

Beatport is the biggest outlet in the world for electronic music fans to buy their wares, as well as a go-to source for news on the EDM industry. Therefore it seemed somewhat strange that the company would buy Listn, a "social listening app," and immediately announce that it was shutting its new possession down later this year, according to Digital Music News.
Amsterdam Dance Event Experiences Four Deaths Over Weekend; One Involved Phoenix Music International Representative

The Amsterdam Dance Event became yet another electronic dance music staple that's been left with the unfortunate stigma of drug overdose deaths. Four people were reported dead over the course of the five day event and authorities are fairly certain that at least three were tied to substances.
Charlie XCX Performs Hits at California High School Homecoming, All Part of Her John Hughes Fantasy

If you're anything like us you know that Homecoming dances et al end up being a huge disappointment. Thus it'd be nice to have a random celebrity musician show up at the event so at least we'd have a story to tell. Students at Aspire Pacific Academy in Huntington Park, CA will be able to tell their kids about how Charlie XCX showed up at their fall dance.
Paul Is NOT Dead: The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Jon Bon Jovi and a History of Musical Death Hoaxes

The Beatles formally released a press statement on October 21 during 1969 to deny claims that Paul McCartney had died. He wasn't the first celebrity to undergo a death hoax nor would he be the last. One would think that with a news cycle that constantly updates during the new digital age, people would panic less about these things. Alas, it's almost gotten worse. Check out five of the most famous death hoaxes in the history of musicians and how they got started:
Jean-Paul Sartre, Existentialism and Music That Lives It: The Doors, Pink Floyd and...Drake?

Jean-Paul Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature 50 years ago, which he immediately turned down, citing that no author "should allow himself to be turned into an institution." A somewhat ironic argument considering the institution that his arguments have become in the world of philosophy. Although not the inventor of existentialism, Sartre was at the apex of the doctrine during its rise in popularity following World War II. Music Times gathered a few songs that can be seen as representing Sartre's thought process and we hope that all you philosophy majors will lay off if we blur some lines. This is dense stuff.
Taylor Swift Matches Herself with Two Songs atop Digital Downloads Chart: "Out of The Woods" and "Shake It Off" Take Top Spots

Country music may have put two performers on top of the Billboard 200 this week but unfortunately it can't claim the same for the Digital Downloads charts, as Taylor Swift has "officially" switched over to pop. However she's certainly brought her sales tendencies with her.
Florida Georgia Line Keeps Country on Top of Billboard 200; The Game and U2 See Numbers Short of What They're Used To

This week's Billboard 200 Top 10 was chock full of new albums but the main story has to be country music's recent success. This week marks the third in a row where the genre has placed a new album atop the charts. Florida Georgia Line was this week's representative as Anything Goes sold 197,000 copies.
Glasslands Closing after New Year's Eve, but Management Seems Optimistic; Is VICE Media to Blame?

Music venues seem like a dime a dozen in New York City, especially Williamsburg, but we'll miss Glasslands. The performance space announced Tuesday that it will be closing its doors at the end of 2014.
Pandora Unveils AMP, A Service to Help Performers Track Data (and Make Sure They Get Paid)

One of the biggest bones of contention in the many ongoing battles between performers, labels and music streaming services—aside from the whole getting paid thing—is the lack of transparency on the part of the streamers. Pandora is looking to change that with AMP, a series of data visualization tools to help performers figure out who's listening.
Pink Floyd's 'The Endless River' on Pace to Take Preorder Record from One Direction's 'Midnight Memories'

Pink Floyd's forthcoming "final" album is looking like it will take the record for the most preordered album in the history of Amazon.com...Amazon.com.uk that is.
Drake, Avicii, 2 Chainz and More Headlining Australia's Future Music Festival for 2015

Australian hip-hop fans will get a treat as Drake will go on tour in the smallest of continents and, according to Billboard, it will be his first stop ever in the land down under. He'll be the primary headliner for the Future Music Festival. Among the other acts included on the bill will be Avicii, The Prodigy and 2 Chainz.
7 "Head Like A Hole" Covers for Nine Inch Nails' 'Pretty Hate Machine's 25th Anniversary: Devo, AFI and More

If your friend insists on arguing that 'Pretty Hate Machine' is a better record (everyone's got one of this friend) than 'The Downward Spiral,' smile and nod before suggesting that perhaps "Head Like A Hole" is better than any one track on 'Downward Spiral.' This is still a contentious argument, but far closer to reality than the previous one. The track's been a live staple for every one of those 25 years and many other groups have tried their hand at it. We decided to rank a few.
Plans for Tomorrowland India in Motion, but Goa Event Still Has Miles of Planning to Go

Tomorrowland is expanding its brand dramatically as the electronic dance music industry continues to do the same and it seems earlier guesses that India would be the next stop were correct. A report from Goacom.com, a news service in the Goa state, indicates that the company has begun putting out feelers to launch a festival.
King George I and Falco: Two German-Language Speakers who Went to No. 1 in the UK (with Emphasis on The Latter)

KG This date marks the 300th anniversary of King George I's rise to the throne in England during 1714. No, this isn't King George better known to fans of the American Revolution but it is the King George who essentially left the UK with parliament as the primary manager of law.
Cannibal Corpse the Latest Metal Band (or Performer in General) Finding Trouble while Performing in Russia

Lady Gaga and Madonna have had various legal issues with the conservative Russian government and its "homosexual propaganda" laws during previous tours, and now it looks like the other end of the music spectrum is having problems as well, based on reports from Cannibal Corpse.
Bruce Ratner Puts Majority Share in Brooklyn's Barclays Center Up for Sale...Value Estimated around $412.5 Million

Want to own a music venue? A really big one? Well good news: The Barclays Center in Brooklyn is looking for a majority owner and if you've got roughly $412.5 million dollars. Bruce Ratner, a minority owner in the Brooklyn Nets basketball team and majority owner of the arena in which they play, is selling of his chunk of the venue, which amounts to 55 percent according to NetsDaily.com.
Spotify to Offer Discounted Family Plans for Better Mobile Usage and Sharing

Spotify is rolling out a new plan to tempt you into springing for multiple accounts: family plans. Spotify is more than aware of one of the bigger issues preventing it from making bigger profits: Multiple users on one account.
Pitbull Hosting American Music Awards for Second Year after Successful 2013 Effort; Iggy Azalea, Katy Perry, More Lead Nominations

The American Music Awards are pulling a Tonys and sticking with a host that brings in the viewers. Pitbull was the master of the ceremonies at one of the most watched renditions in the event's history during 2013 and ABC decided to give him the keys again.
Sleater-Kinney Announce New Album 'No Cities to Love' for January and Tour for February; First New Music in Nearly Ten Years

Less than 24 hours ago we were reporting to you about a mysterious 7" record that came packaged up with Sleater-Kinney's new discography-spanning collection, Start Together. The record, which featured a new song later identified as "Bury Our Friends," was also marked with a date: 1/20/15. It looks like we don't have to wait for that date to get the big announcement: he band formally announced October 20 that it would be releasing a new album on the aforementioned date, and the band would be going on a tour to boot.
Led Zeppelin Moves to Dismiss Lawsuit from Spirit's Vocalist over "Stairway to Heaven" Similarity...Who Won?

Round one of Randy Craig Wolf versus Led Zeppelin is over and we haven't even gotten into the court room yet.
DJMag's Top 10 DJ's of The Past Five Years: Music Times Calculates for Dutch Domination (and Hardwell Doesn't Even Appear!)

Just to further up the controversy, Music Times asks not who was the best DJ in the last year, but who was was the best DJ of the last five years? Our formula wasn't too complicated...we just averaged the rankings of everyone featured on the DJMag Top 100 list in the last five years. That does cause some major issues for some contestants however. Hardwell has been no. 1 for the last two years but he didn't place during 2010, suggesting a rank of at leads 101, and thereby making his mean ranking skyrocket. The name of our game is consistency.
Food "Incidents" and Music: Al Green, Led Zeppelin, Guns N' Roses and More

Today marks the 40th anniversary of Al Green's "The Grits Incident." Check out a few more food-based "incidents" in the careers of major bands.
Spotify and Echo Nest Indicate Dutch Listeners Strongly Prefer EDM Music Versus Other Countries...Although Not Necessarily Its Own

It's a big week for electronic dance music news. For one, the highly hyped DJMag Top 100 DJs list just hit the web this weekend. More importantly, the Amsterdam Dance Event has occurred over the last five days in the titular city. Consider it something like a SWSW exclusively for electronic music performers, with more than 2,200 acts hitting the largest city in the Netherlands for a swinging five-say stretch. Spotify and its Insights blog took the event into consideration to see just what those wily Dutch were listening to in the lead-up to the event.
Bass Guitar Signed by Members of The Smiths, New Order, Stones Roses and More Stolen from Charity Auction for Child with Cancer

Equipment theft is a major problem for touring musicians all over the world, especially those who don't have security staff to monitor their vans while they aren't traveling. Heck, someone stole Zakk Wylde's one-of-a-kind blue bullseye Gibson last year, expecting that no one could figure it out. An even more brash thief struck in Manchester on Friday however, stealing a guitar signed by members of The Smiths, The Stone Roses and New Order. The item was to be auctioned off for charity, no less, according to NME.
Sleater-Kinney's New Box Set Comes With Mystery 7", Bearing January Date: New Album? Comeback Tour? New Reality TV Show?!?

Your correspondent isn't one to get too excited about every new song released by every frickin' band but this one could be exciting: It seems that a new Sleater-Kinney track exists, which only adds fuel to the fire of rumors suggesting that the band will be reemerging with a new album or tour during 2015. But we can be even more specific than that...how about January of 2015?
Primus Offers Golden Vinyl Version of New 'Willy Wonka'-Inspired Album, with Free Concert Entry for Life to The Five Winners

Primus has already generated plenty of publicity (or about as much publicity as a band like Primus can generate) for its forthcoming album Primus and the Chocolate Factory With the Fungi Ensemble. As you can guess, the album will take much of its inspiration from the classic film Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory (and not the newer, Tom Burton version, as frontman Les Claypool has emphasized). The band will be running a contest in conjunction with the release, and an appropriate one at that.
South Korean Government Official for 4Minute Show in Commits Suicide after Police Questioning for Role in 16 Deaths at K-Pop Concert

The incident at a 4Minute concert in Korea that left 16 fans dead will obviously take a long time for those with ties to the tragedy to recover from. One man, the government employee in charge of safety for the concert, took his own life less than 24 hours after the incident took place.
Hardwell Tops DJ Mag Top 100 DJs List Once Again...Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Armin van Buuren Chart High, Boy George Debuts?

If you read Music Times article on the leaked rendition of the DJMag Top 100 DJs list, you'll probably be disappointed to see the real thing: It's exactly the same (except this time nos. 71 through 100 are included as well).