Yvie Oddly

Yvie Oddly, the incredible winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11 and finalist on All Stars Season 7, is back and better than ever with a new record that's sure to set your pulse racing! Yvie's YO EP, available via Voss Music, is tailor-made for the oddballs, the outcasts, and the queerdos of the world who are looking for something unique and refreshing. Yvie Oddly has teamed up with some of the game's most talented producers, including Richie Beretta (Major Lazer, Cazwell) and Brad Kemp (Chore Boy, Glitter Moneyyy).  In addition, this EP also features a collaboration with the hot-rising producer/DJ/rapper, Wreckno on "Topsy Turvy". Get ready to celebrate PRIDE month in style with Yvie Oddly's latest record that's set to change the game within the Hip Hop/EDM scene. 

LISTEN TO YO HERE

"I’m excited about this project because it’s so trippy" states Yvie. "I tend to take shit too seriously, but I just had fun on this! I took these colorful soundscapes, wrote whatever my brain thought of, and just let it flow out of me. It’s as operatic and campy as it is witty and biting. This was such a fun casual flex to write and perform.  The same goes for all my collaborators. I worked with producers who didn’t shy away from bold sounds or surreal moods. And I even got to collab with two queer artists (Cakes Da Killa & Wreckno) who are known for breaking boundaries in the music industry. It’s overall unapologetic, proud, and fun at a time when we need it most."

You’ll also be able to catch Yvie live as she embarks on the RuPaul Drag Race Werq World Tour as well as her own Strange Love Tour. Strange Love features Yvie in her debut one-woman show chock full of outrageous comedy, insane musical numbers, and gratuitous nipple play.

CATCH YVIE LIVE:
June 9 & 10^th: Gay Men's Chorus Divas: Icons and Justice Warriors – Denver, CO
June 17 - 19: Nubia Tour
June 20: Strange Love Tour – St. Louis, MO
June 21: Strange Love Tour – Chicago, IL
June 22: Tracks Denver with PEACHES
June 25: NYC PRIDE
June 28: Strange Love Tour – Philadelphia, PA
June 29: Strange Love Tour – Pittsburg, PA
June 30: Strange Love Tour – Los Angeles, CA
July 14: Yvie Oddly - 3 DOLLAR BILL NYC
July 19: Strange Love Tour – Atlanta, CA
July 20: Strange Love Tour – Nashville, TN
July 22: Strange Love Tour – San Francisco, CA
Aug 31: RPDR Werq The World Tour – Tokyo
Sept 3: RPDR Werq The World Tour – Manila
Sept 5: RPDR Werq The World Tour – Taipei
Sept 7: RPDR Werq The World Tour – Singapore
Sept 10: RPDR Werq The World Tour – Perth, Wa
Sept 13: RPDR Werq The World Tour – Adelaide, SA
Sept 15: RPDR Werq The World Tour – Melbourne, VIC
Sept 16: RPDR Werq The World Tour – Canberra, ACT
Sept 17: RPDR Werq The World Tour – Syndey, NSW
Sept 20: RPDR Werq The World Tour – Brisbane, QLD
Nov 1: Strange Love Tour – Washington, DC
Nov 3: Strange Love Tour – New York, NY
Nov 4: Strange Love Tour – Philadelphia, PA
Nov 5: Strange Love Tour – Boston, MA
Nov 8: Strange Love Tour – Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 10: Strange Love Tour – Columbus, OH
Nov 11: Strange Love Tour – Toronto, Canada
Nov 12: Strange Love Tour – Detroit, MI
Nov 15: Strange Love Tour – Phoenix, AZ
Nov 17: Strange Love Tour – Los Angeles, CA
Nov 18: Strange Love Tour – Vancouver, Canada
Nov 19: Strange Love Tour – Portland, OR
Nov 20: Strange Love Tour – Seattle, WA
Nov 29: Strange Love Tour – Kansas City, MO
Dec 1: Strange Love Tour – St. Louis, MO
Dec 2: Strange Love Tour – Indianapolis, IN
Dec 3: Strange Love Tour – Minneapolis, MN
Dec 6: Strange Love Tour – New Orleans, LA
Dec 7: Strange Love Tour – Houston, TX
Dec 9: Strange Love Tour – Oklahoma City, OK
Dec 10: Strange Love Tour – Dallas, TX
Dec 13: Strange Love Tour – Denver, CO
Dec 14: Strange Love Tour – Chicago, IL
Dec 15: Strange Love Tour – Richmond, VA
Dec 17: Strange Love Tour – Atlanta, GA 

Follow Yvie Oddly:

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ABOUT ONLY CHILD TYRANT

When Nomark released the debut Only Child Tyrant album Time to Run in 2019, Amon’s adventure into rock music at first seemed surprising, but long time followers of Tobin’s work were able to join the dots between the album’s pounding, explosive energy and earlier releases. District Geek described it thusly, “this album is a worthy successor to Chaos Theory, it is once again a sensational journey.”  A mix of alt-rock and surf rock electronica, the album was described as “an eye-opening piece of art.” (EDM.com) and the LA Times concluded Time to Run "rocks. Like, turn-it-up-to-11 rocks.”

 

Press for Only Child Tyrant

 

“Time To Run is a refreshing clash of styles within electronic music, and everyone from fans of Tool to Trentemoller may find themselves with the record on repeat. It's an eye-opening piece of art.” – EDM.com

 

‘"Solid Gray Zebra" opens with what sounds like the hum of a shorted-out guitar cord, pushes forth a touch of distortion and rolls into a driving bass pattern that sounds ripped from an early Black Flag record. "Long Down" opens with a slow, twang-bar-accented guitar riff that echoes through Duane Eddy-style strums… “Time to Run” rocks. Like, turn-it-up-to-11 rocks.’ – LA TIMES

 

“It’s brilliantly bonkers… the wonderfully wonky riff of "Monkey Box" opens proceedings… "Eight Bit Psyche" sounds like Augustus Pablo and The Tornados jamming in some faraway corner of the stratosphere.”

– Electronic Sound Magazine

Dreamland II

For The Winn
Billy Winn

Billy Winn Awakens Dreamland II, The Final EP of His Two-Part Series

Billy Winn’s Dreamland II releases everywhere on August 9 and it picks up where the first album left off.  Thematically, at least.  Both EPs tell stories from the perspective of a queer kid of color who has had his heart broken.  “It’s the only position that I can write from and it’s one that I can’t recall ever hearing in pop music,” Winn explains.  “My hope is that regardless of where you come from, who you are now, or who you are becoming; you’re able to find something in these songs that resonates and makes you want to play them over and over again.”

Billy Winn was listening to a lot of TLC and Janet Jackson while he was working on Dreamland II.  “Specifically, Crazy, Sexy, Cool, Fanmail, and Janet’s Velvet Rope album.  At the same time, I was listening to artists like Flume, Owl City, Robyn, and Tove Lo; trying to find a place musically where they could all co-exist or become something completely different altogether.”

He was also inspired by a series of circumstances in his life, including the death of his father.  “He and I weren’t close but at the end of his life, I was asked to return home to take care of him and my family.  It was an extremely emotional situation, and definitely something that I’m still healing from.”

It is one of the reasons Dreamland II is angrier than the first album.  While Dreamland I explored life as a perception of fantasy and guilty pleasures, Dreamland II reveals more pain beneath the surface.  There is an overriding theme throughout that it’s all fun and games until someone catches feelings.

Billy Winn is a Billboard-charting singer, songwriter, recording artist, and performer whose music ranges from high energy dance records to emotionally charged EDM.  Some of his most popular singles include “Seal It with a Kiss”, “Crash,” and “Future X Boyfriend.”

Dreamland I was a major turning point for the young artist and its success allowed Winn to tour and expand his fan base.  It has also taught him to not doubt or second guess himself.    “I’m trusting my instincts a lot more these days and I have to admit I’m pretty confident in the road ahead.” 

Billy Winn released “Another Broken Heart,” the debut single from Dreamland II, in June.  The next release from the album, “Tell Him,” is scheduled to release in early fall.

 

Billy Winn’s Dreamland II is being distributed by Ferocious Music and OneRPM and is available on iTunes, Spotify and all digital platforms.  For more information, visit BillyWinn.com or follow him on Facebook.

Another Broken Heart

Billy Winn Returns in Dreamland II, The Final EP of His Two-Part Series

Featuring Debut Single, “Another Broken Heart”

Billy Winn’s Dreamland II picks up where Dreamland I left off.  Thematically, at least.  Sonically, its debut single, “Another Broken Heart,” releasing May 24, turns up the drama with a heavy-octane dance number.  “I love going back to EDM, where it all started for me,” Winn explains.  “High energy dance is always a great place to get things started.”  

Both EPs tell stories from the perspective of a queer kid of color who has had his heart broken.  “It’s the only position that I can write from and it’s one that I can’t recall ever hearing in pop music,” Winn continues.  “My hope is that regardless of where you come from, who you are now, or who you are becoming; you’re able to find something in these songs that resonates and makes you want to play them over and over again.”

“Another Broken Heart” was inspired by a series of circumstances in Winn’s life, including the death of his father.  “He and I weren’t close but at the end of his life, I was asked to return home to take care of him and my family.  It was an extremely emotional situation, and definitely something that I’m still healing from.” 

Billy Winn

He didn’t intend on making “Another Broken Heart” a dance record.  Its original chorus was midtempo.   The idea to speed up the melody and make it a dance record came from his production team, Johnie & Elliot.  “Johnie turned the song into something rare,” Winn reflects.  “It’s a dance track with a strong, relatable message about something we’ve all been through at least once.  I think it’s the perfect summer song.”

Billy Winn is a Billboard-charting singer, songwriter, recording artist, and performer who regularly thrills audiences with his shows and music releases, ranging from high energy dance records to emotionally charged EDM.  With Dreamland II, Winn notes his inspirations as being a mix of 90s R&B and the EDM of the last decade.

“I was listening to a lot of TLC and Janet Jackson while I was working on Dreamland II; specifically, Crazy, Sexy, Cool, Fanmail, and Janet’s Velvet Rope album.  At the same time, I was listening to artists like Flume, Owl City, Robyn, and Tove Lo; trying to find a place musically where all those influences could exist or become something completely different altogether.”

Last year, Billy Winn released Dreamland I, an album that explored life as a perception of fantasy and guilty pleasures.   Singles “Seal It with a Kiss”, “If You Really Cared”, and “Crash” were all presented as chapters in a larger story.    “Another Broken Heart” is the next chapter in Winn’s Dreamland saga. 

“In ‘Another Broken Heart’ and all of the songs in Dreamland II, the idea is that it’s all fun and games until someone catches feelings,” Winn says.  

Dreamland II is a bit angrier than the first EP with a little more underlying pain because the perspective has changed.   “I’m not only talking from one individual’s thoughts or feelings anymore. In Dreamland II, I consider multiple angles.”

It’s been a year since Winn released Dreamland I and the acclaim from the album has allowed him to tour and expand his fan base.  It has also taught him to not doubt or second guess himself.    “I’m trusting my instincts a lot more these days and I have to admit I’m pretty confident in the road ahead.” 

“Things will happen that are outside of my control, but I’m not letting those forces control me.” 

Billy Winn’s Dreamland II is being distributed by Ferocious Music and OneRPM and is available on iTunes, Spotify and all digital platforms.  For more information, visit BillyWinn.com or follow him on Facebook.

 

Michael's Musings

Selfie Portrait
Michael Shinafelt

"Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are foot steps on the moon" 

The above quote is life! Read it an absorb it. If you ever told me at 52 I would be my personal best when I was younger, I would have laughed. 

Well surprise, surprise I recently dropped 40 lbs. "Yes" I blew up to 213  and am now down to 173 lbs. Hence the selfie portrait this week. It's me right here, right now. My next goal is to drop to 165. I've got this, and so do you whatever it is you want.Time to get busy!

Life would be so easy if we could all be insincere, luckily most of us can't

Don't go chasing butterflies, especially biracial, bisexual ones

The RHOBH reunion part ince aired this weak, um, I mean week

You, yes you, are dirty and need your booty washed out by cloud soap

Say it, forget it. Write it, regret it.

Don't you love farce? "No" personally I love Yellow Baby Buggy Bumpers 

Just read a headline that states: Taylor Swift Teases - OK, tell me something new

Shout out to Kyla Coleman the recent winner of America's Next Top Model. I admire her fearlessness.

Tom Hardy

Tom Hardy, Tom Hardy, Tom Hardy

My Bitch Face will rest when it's work is done

Get a F#cking EDM Sharpie

Liar, liar ho on fire!

When I think about you I ______ it's time to fill in that blank again kiddies

My finger is on the trigger at:
https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/MShinafelt   

Feel "So Alive" & Get "Stripped" With Daniel Ash

Here's something of note. Daniel Ash is back and Stripped on his bomb ass new album!

For over 35 years, Daniel Ash (Bauhaus, Tones On Tail, Love & Rockets) has been one of the seminal figures in alternative music; whether for his wildly experimental guitar playing or for his sardonic vocal stylings, or perhaps even for throwing in a bit of saxophone. Having defied categorization by fusing elements of electronica with punk, goth, and glam rock, Ash has earned the status of a living legend. 

Stripped (Main Man Records) is Ash's first studio album since 2002. The album features all "re-takes" done in a style that resembles dub-step, variations of EDM, Atmospheric and Ambient "A-La Brian Eno Meets Bowie". Avid fans may recognize the songs but in reality they are at times completely different in a genetic recombination passing through a centrifuge

The biggest commercial hit by Love and Rockets was "So Alive" which in itself is a masterpiece. the record went to #3 on the Billboard Pop charts. Legendary producer of the original John Fryer was tapped for the new version of "So Alive" along with "Love Me" and the Bauhaus classic, "Slice Of Life."

                                                                Stripped

Stripped also features producer Mat Mitchell of Puscifer on the track "Christian Says" and Adam Bravin of She Wants Revenge on "OK This Is the Pops." Both classic songs are originally from Tones On Tail, the band born out of the ashes of Bauhaus and later became Love and Rockets.

Stripped also features the never released until now new song "Come On"

"So Alive" SoundClound: http://mvdb2b.com/s/DanielAshStripped/MMR058

Pre-order CD: http://mvdshop.com/products/daniel-ash-stripped-cd

Amazon: http://amzn.com/B01ARYG0AC