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Fatboy Slim Shocks the World with Admission of Lost Passion for Making Music

In a surprising revelation, legendary DJ and producer Fatboy Slim (real name Norman Cook) admitted that he has lost the passion for creating new music. While he shows no signs of retiring from live performances, producing fresh tracks is no longer a top priority for the electronic music icon. It has been nearly 15 years since Fatboy Slim released a full-length album. His last notable project was “Here Lies Love,” a 2010 concept album created in collaboration with David Byrne of Talking Heads , which later became a Broadway musical in 2023. As for solo projects, his last album, “Palookaville,” came out in October 2004, over 20 years ago. While he has released a few tracks sporadically since then, his output hasn’t matched the prolific pace of his career peak in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Now, it seems the legendary artist has been grappling with a lack of inspiration for making music. “You can’t make music unless you’re absolutely passionate about it and driven by it from...

Carl Cox: "Illegal raves are happening because young people are frustrated"

The growing number of illegal raves sweeping the UK is down to young people feeling frustrated that nightclubs are still closed – despite lockdown lifting, says DJ Carl Cox.  The illegal scene is thriving during the coronavirus crisis because there is still no timeline on clubs and festivals reopening. "These illegal parties are basically done out of frustration. Just done out of showing it's our right to do what we want to do. It's not the answer to this," he said.  Police have been forced to shut down raves all over the country, including two in Manchester attended by 6,000 people , where there was an alleged drug death, rape and three stabbings.  During the COVID-19 lockdown, he has been doing his sets online instead and is taking part in a virtual reality festival called Lost Horizon with Fatboy Slim this weekend. But despite this "new way of doing things", not everyone is content with virtual partying. [ source ] 

First 20 Acts to Join EXIT Festival's Big 20-Years Bash!

EXIT Festival 's big  20 years  celebration will take place from  9 to 12 July 2020  at the 18th century  Petrovaradin Fortres s, overlooking the Danube to festival's hometown  Novi Sad  in Serbia.  Various styles of  electronic ,  rock ,  metal  and  hip-hop music  in a diverse lineup that  EXIT  is known for.  David Guetta, Tyga, James Arthur, Fatboy Slim, Boris Brejcha, Sepultura, Meduza, ARTBAT and Zhu , to name a few, will be playing one of world's most beloved and award-winning festivals that started as a peace and freedom movement back in 2000. Ever since its rebellious roots,  EXIT  won  two  titles of the  Best Major European Festival  at European festival awards, the  Best Overseas Festival  at UK Festival Awards and  dozens  of other awards and recognitions by some of the world’s most influential media. ​ Headlining this first of...