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Music Spotlight: DJ Crazy Times

All appeared lost as we entered August 2023, with still no Song of the Summer of our own, when one man and one woman appeared on the horizon. And there they were: DJ Crazy Times and Ms. Biljana Electronica. Like Gandalf and Éomer overlooking Helm's Deep.

And now the man himself is here to answer the internet's burning questions in this latest Spotlight. His all-time gladdest rhythm? Other long-lost staples of the 90s he would love to bring back? What he would do during a cyber system overload? Wonder no more. It's Spotlight time with DJ Crazy Times (also known as comedian Kyle Gordon).

Listen to Planet of the Bass right here and pre-save Kyle’s debut album here!

#dj crazy times #kyle gordon #planet of the bass #ms biljana electronica #music #dj crazy times spotlight #music spotlight #spotlight music #spotlight #video spotlight

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kpop · 1 year

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Music Spotlight: MIYAVI

Are you ready for a special Music Spotlight guest appearance? This week, we’re featuring popular singer/songwriter, guitarist, and actor MIYAVI to celebrate the release of his anime cover album MIYAVIVERSE. Check out our full interview below!

Tell us about your recent album, and what you hope fans take away from it.

The new one is an anime song cover album. We cover anime songs like Evangelion or Naruto or Hunter, classic ones. One of the reasons why we did that was because I am Japanese, so it’s great to relearn that content, and I’m sure so many of my fans will be familiar with those anime. It’s a fun process to bring those anime tracks to MIYAVI’s world. It’s a different kind of vibe—anime songs, J-pop. But once I start playing the guitar, it’s like the original universe of the sound—and that’s why we named the album MIYAVIVERSE. It doesn’t have to be only the anime songs—it’s more like when we covered ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’, or ‘Youth of the Nation,’ or other Japanese tracks as well. Obviously it’s MIYAVI’s sound, but it’s a fun process to do a cover.

Your 14th studio album is themed around hit anime songs—what would you consider your favorite anime of all time, and your favorite opening/ending song?

My favorite is Dragon Ball Z. I know, it’s too classic, but that’s the thing I was watching when I was young. And every anime lover is going to respect Dragon Ball Z. To be honest, it’s too hard to cover that song—we can do it, but I don’t know if it's doable to perform on stage in a cool way. So that’s why we gave that one up.

Your illustrious career spans the last 20 years and multiple mediums—what would you consider the highlight up until now? Are there any major moments of growth you can recall?

Yes, a lot. First of all, when I moved to Tokyo from Osaka when I was 17 years old. I was kind of beginning to start finding myself as an artist. And then I became a solo artist, and then, you know, I started focusing on the guitars, and people started calling me a guitarist—so what’s my name? And then, in 2008, I started going on world tours, learning English, and acted in the film Unbroken with Angelina Jolie—so of course, you know these are big moments. And then I became an ambassador for UNHCR—that’s huge.

If you could give your younger self advice on how to cope with the pressures of society, especially in the entertainment industry, what would you tell them? Would you give your kids that same advice?

First of all, keep going and polishing up your skill, what you have—you know—your talent. That’s everything in the end. Nothing else helps you. I still just keep telling myself that. You know, it’s not about the connection or relationship or, of course, personality is counted—it’s included. More than that, as an artist, what you can give to the world is everything—so just keep going. As long as you have "it".

What are your biggest passions outside of music and acting? Are there any hobbies you turn to when you need to destress?

I play games. It’s a great connection with my daughters. It’s a huge connection, and then even while I'm away from home, I can still communicate with my daughters. And then it’s great to have something you share with your family. At the same time, it consumes a lot of time. So that’s the thing—once we start playing, it’s like we keep playing because it’s fun, and we go crazy. But at the same time, time is time, and I do need to work. But that is the hard part, and it is working well for our relationship. It is also the same thing if you play soccer or basketball or sports, it’s kind of the same thing.

This year marks your 20th anniversary, and in that time, you’ve racked up an impressive list of accomplishments. Is there anything you haven’t done yet that you’ve always wanted to? And are there any opportunities you regret not taking?

Basically, there are no opportunities that I regret not taking because I take everything. I never miss opportunities, as you know. When schedule conflicts, and some things that I was not able to do, there are some of course. But, personally, I never missed any opportunities in my life—so there is no regret. But there are tons of things that I have not accomplished, and want to accomplish. We haven’t gotten any GRAMMYs. These are not everything you know, but that's a great goal to have—and I have to work harder to accomplish it.

Want more MIYAVI? Check out his new anime song cover album MIYAVIVERSE here.

#music spotlight #miyavi #kpop spotlight #miyavi music spotlight

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thebedroomblues · 6 months

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DUBLIN NIGHT TWO (october 17th, 2023) RECAP:

-Miles looking up and pointing at the mirrorball while singing the lines "I stare up to the moon, and my lonely heart goes boom boom boom once again" during “One Man Band”.

-Alex reaching out for and smiling at a turtle plushie somebody threw on stage before they started playing “Arabella”.

-Alex saying: “Let’s hear it for Miles Kane! Wonderful.” before playing “Fluorescent Adolescent”

-Alex adding: “Do you remember? I remember…” while pointing at Miles at the end of “Fluorescent Adolescent” after the lights went out.

-Miles watching “505” from the side of the stage with Alex repeatedly turning to his right side.

-Alex singing “I Wanna Be Yours” turned to his right for the entirety of the song while walking to the corner of the stage. (After adding the line “I DON’T WANNA BE HERS, I WANNA BE YOURS” while the lights were out, the night before, in Belfast.)

-Alex pointing at Miles and then at himself while singing the line “I found out the hard way that here ain’t no place for dolls like you and me” and singing the rest of the verse directly at that side.

#milex #i think they are also in chronological order #last night was pretty crazy #i like it this way also #them being separate because these are separate acts - Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane - not TLSP - so miles has his full arena spotlight that #he deserves #and these are just little teasing bits and theatrics that we were obviously ment to spot because they are done so openly #(except for the turtle plushie - that’s us being delulu but we’ll let it slide)#miles kane #alex turner #i don’t know man i don’t know what’s going through their heads nor do i know their relationship #but this is cute and fun that’s all THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC #dublin 2023 #good night now i need to chill this is completely ridiculous

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folkpunkbreakfast · 8 months

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Project of the day 🥳🥳

The warmer months are getting closer so I've been slowly but surely working on these shorts! Will definitely be adding more as the days go!!

Patches : Gel, Dead kennedys, the taxpayers, black flag, holy locust, johnny hobo and the freight trains, suicidaltendencies, apes of state, subhuamans, clowns, kimya dawson, defence ohio,minor threat, pat the bunny, a beautiful beautiful cunt 💞

All fabric & paint has been stolen x

#hardcore punk #diy punk #punk diy #folkpunk #diy fashion #diy #punk #punk music #punk shorts #diy shorts #fuck you spotlight i aint paying for shit u bustards #queer art #queer punk #melbourne punk #queer core #minor threat #folk punk diy #diy patches #punk patches

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strangewomanactuallylargebass · 1 month

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Some of my favorite semi-obscure pieces of Madagascar media:

Madagascar: The Musical

Madagascar #2: Escape Plans

The Madagascar Penguins in: The New Neighbor

#i've talked about all of these before #but i felt like putting a spotlight on a few in particular today #there are so many interesting parts of the franchise that don't get talked about much #but i still love them all the same #madagascar #madagascar the musical #madagascar comics #malw #ahkj #tpom

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heidismagblog · 8 months

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#music spotlight #metallica #james hetfield #lars ulrich #kirk hammett #jason newsted #robert trujillo #bob rock #jerry cantrell

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gelphiegifs · 1 year

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When you hug your long-lost gf so hard you break your diamond necklace.

#gelphie #elphaba thropp #glinda upland #galinda upland #wicked #wicked musical #talia suskauer #allie trimm #id in alt text #s: reunion #it's off-camera but talia actually picked it up‚ held it with the broom for the rest of the scene‚ and walked away with it lol #so i'm taking that as elphie keeping glinda's necklace to remember her :')#also the spotlight is so bright forgive me idk how to edit that :(

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detcoco · 3 months

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Conan:

Kaito:

Something has changed within me~

Something is not the same

What an interesting sky pose that doesn’t look similar at all. There are no thematic ties between Elphaba and Kaito, what are you talking about. There is especially no correlation in the aforementioned song, either. They don’t both have daddy issues, don’t be silly. It’s not like magic is real in the detco universe.

…wait a minute.

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ghoulishr0t · 3 months

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finally painted my fave pic of my skrungly <3

#art #artists on tumblr #drawing #painting #artist spotlight #dkon art #artist #john deacon #queen #the band queen #queen the band #fan art #john richard deacon #digital #digital artist #digital art #digital painting #procreate #rock music

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Music Spotlight: Olive Klug

Get to know Tumblr-native Olive Klug in our latest Spotlight where they talk about how they got started in music, their newly released track and more.

Listen to "Coming of Age" right here.

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#Olive Klug #music spotlight #spotlight music #spotlight #video spotlight

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thejaguartour · 6 months

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Victoria Monét covers Essence Magazine: November Issue. 🤎

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taylornation · 2 years

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This morning we found ourselves running to Apple Fitness+ to try Taylor’s new Artist Spotlight workouts, featuring songs from Midnights! 🏃‍♀️🧘‍♀️🥵

For the next 3 weeks, sweat along to 3 new workouts a week with all-Taylor playlists!

#Taylor Swift #Midnights #TSmidnighTS #Apple Fitness+#Artist Spotlight #Apple Music #Close Your Rings

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kimodraw · 4 months

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⭐ plein d'enfants de la pollution⭐

#starmania #starmania 1979 #starmania 2022 #johny rockfort #cristal starmania #sadia starmania #ziggy starmania #marie jeanne starmania #zéro janvier #stella spotlight #saw it with my friends last week :)))))))))))) so good #been a fan for years its a REALLY GOOD version #for the uneducated....starmania's a good and fun french musical...written by michel berger #with balavoine and france gall in its original run #im havin fun with the designs i might do more...good break from animation work lol

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good-beansdraws · 1 month

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Yaaay, I got to do an art swap with @kyanako5972 -- here's her wonderful oc Claire Inez, featured in her webcomic SWAP Ensemble 🎶 Claire was a blast to draw, I hope I could do her justice!!

Failed versions include trial song background that just looked lame/unreadable, and the original singing pose that just looked off for some reason...

#ocs #waahhh thank you for doing the swap pal -- shes so cool ;--;#i always love seeing her pop up on your blog -- i was so excited to finally sit down and draw her :D #*offers you a cute little claire to bribe you to not Stab Me for my milgramblrgram attacks*👀👀👀#i was fully prepared to do a clarinet-playing-pose but it felt kinda static for a trade piece😭#so i figured dancing was a good mix of something fun and still musical 😎 she deserves the spotlight!!#i love all of her outfits -- i picked this one but it was hard to choose from so many cute ones haha #im impressed how many there are across the comic :0 #and hairstyles!! i liked drawing hers more loose here but there were so much fun ones!!#i couldnt get her pose/face to look right in the original sketch and i wanted it to be perfect >:[#i also loved your recent dance sequence art and had to step up my game if i was going to match your dynamic poses haha!#🎶🎶🎶#claire inez #swap ensemble

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xxselenite · 3 months

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Mean Girls (2024) could have been AMAZING if only Hollywood wasn't so ashamed of making musical films and stopped trying to attract people who don't like musicals.

There are thousands, millions, of theatre kids begging for content. Give us a musical film and we will watch it. We will buy our tickets. We will give you our money. So stop being so damn ashamed of us.

In the film, they try to "rationalise" the fact everyone is singing, but instead of being a silly "haha breaking the fourth wall" it's just making things awkward.

Stop being afraid of making a musical. Stop being afraid of silliness. Stop being afraid of fun

#plus most of the actors were fantastic #renee rapp #of COURSE #but also #avantika vandanapu #auli'i cravalho #jaquel spivey #come on he stole the spotlight #imagine having these powerhouses and not going full-on musical vibes #I did enjoy the film tho #it was fun #mean girls 2024 #mean girls

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heidismagblog · 8 months

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#music spotlight #metallica #james hetfield #lars ulrich #kirk hammett #cliff burton #PMRC

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