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John Summit has spoken about the mixed response to him headlining Lollapalooza 2026, saying that he has seen a lot of people online asking “who the fuck” he is.
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The Illinois DJ and record producer is set to headline this year’s edition of the Chicago festival alongside Lorde, Charli XCX, The Smashing Pumpkins, Olivia Dean, Jennie, Tate McRae and The xx.
He is a huge name in the dance world, having kicked off his career in 2017 and dropped the hit house single ‘Deep End’ in 2020. His debut album ‘Comfort In Chaos’ arrived in July 2024, and he followed it up with the sophomore record ‘Ctrl Escape’ earlier this year.
While he is widely recognised in the electronic music world as an icon of tech-house and as the founder of the Experts Only label, he is lesser known in pop music circles – and his inclusion at the top of the Lollapalooza bill seemed to leave some festivalgoers stumped.
“You still see the comments of all the pop fans being like ‘Who the fuck is John Summit?’,” he told Billboard when asked about the response he saw after securing the huge headline slot.
“I was like, ‘Damn, I thought I was doing pretty well’… but I still have a lot of heads to turn,” he said, also adding that dance artists need to “prove themselves more than pop artists”.
“I’ve touched the pop realm, but I think I’m fully in dance music, because I still haven’t had a Billboard [Hot] 100 track or anything,” the DJ continued, explaining that while his songs “chart in dance music” lists, it is “a different world” when it comes to the pop charts.
He went on to share other differences between dance and pop, saying that the former is led more by standalone singles than full albums, and adding that the electronic record labels work more as “tastemakers” than their pop counterparts.
Summit’s upcoming headline slot at this year’s Lollapalooza comes following him revealing three years ago that he decided to be a DJ after seeing deadmau5 perform at that same festival back in 2011.
“I feel like everyone always has that moment when they’re like, ‘Oh my god, this is my genre,’” Summit told Billboard at the time. “That’s when I knew I wanted to be a part of electronic music.”
The Chicago festival takes place between July 30 to August 2 this year, and will be held at the usual Grant Park location.
Others on the bill include Geese, Wet Leg, Wolf Alice, Ethel Cain, Turnstile, Lil Uzi Vert, CMAT, Little Simz, Zara Larsson, Clipse, The Neighbourhood, Yungblud, Beabadoobee, and Sombr.
Also set to perform are the likes of 5 Seconds Of Summer, JADE, Skye Newman, Viagra Boys, Oklou, Blood Orange, Suki Waterhouse, Major Lazer, Empire Of The Sun and The Chainsmokers. Visit here for remaining tickets.
Earlier this year, John Summit performed at Coachella 2026, and his set on the Do LaB stage made headlines after a speaker reportedly fell and injured a member of the audience.
The post “Who the fuck is John Summit?” Artist responds ahead of headlining Lollapalooza appeared first on NME.
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Spider-Noir is streaming in full now, but does Nicolas Cage’s Ben Reilly become The Spider again? Find out below.
The show is based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man Noir and follows Reilly, an aging private investigator and superhero in 1930s New York who grapples with his past in the aftermath of a personal tragedy.
It is set within the world of Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, with Cage reprising his role from the 2018 film, and all eight episodes of the show are streaming now on MGM+ in the US and on Amazon Prime Video internationally.
It was developed by Oren Uziel, previously known for 22 Jump Street and The Cloverfield Paradox, and it also starred Brendan Gleeson, Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez, Abraham Poppola and Jack Huston.
Watch the trailer here:
NME gave the show a three-star review, noting: “In the end, Spider-Noir may face an uphill battle for ratings – how much crossover do the modern Marvel blockbuster and pre-war crime fiction fandoms have? – but there’s a lot of fun to be had here. Much more than with any other recent Spider-Man spin-off, that’s for sure.”
The ending of Spider-Noir explained: does Ben become The Spider again?
Throughout the season, Cage’s Ben Reilly was resisting re-embracing his superhero alter ego, choosing to run from his past following the death of his girlfriend.
At the start of the finale, Brendan Gleeson’s Silvermane and his gang have captured him and his secret identity is on the verge of being exposed. Cat Hardy (Li Jun Li) reveals that she had betrayed Silvermane, however, while Robbie Robbertson (Lamorne Morris) disguises himself as The Spider to protect Ben.
Cat kills Silvermane as his mob empire collapses, while Ben faces off with the superpowered Dirk Leyden, in his persona of Megawatt, eventually throwing him into the path of an oncoming train and killing him.
Ben finally has access to the last dose of the antidote, which could let him escape the burden of The Spider for good, but instead he gives it to Flint Marko, saving him and allowing him to be with Cat.
By giving up his own chance at freedom, Ben accepts the responsibility that he had previously been resisting, and embraces his role and destiny as The Spider.
The post The ending of ‘Spider-Noir’ explained: does Ben become The Spider again? appeared first on NME.
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I think that DJs earn a good amount of money in clubs. However, becoming a DJ is not that easy. You need to have a good understanding of music. There are many people who want to become a DJ, but they end up choosing a different profession. So, have you ever thought about becoming a DJ?
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so i was looking into this for my cat because vet bills are no joke but then i saw the fine print and it’s like… is this even worth it? they dont cover pre-existing stuff and half the time you still end up paying a ton out of pocket. is anyone here actually using pet insurance and finding it helpful or is it just another scam to make you feel better until something actually goes wrong? i get the idea but…
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like not a big life event or anything, just some random ass moment that stuck with you for no reason. i was listening to this one track earlier and it reminded me of this time i was stuck in a parking lot waiting for my buddy to get out of target because he insisted on “just running in real quick” and ended up being 40 minutes i was blasting this song on repeat cause it was the only one i had downloaded at the time and now i cant hear it without thinking of that dumb parking lot and how annoyed i was anyway share yours, i feel like everyone’s got at least one of these
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tbh okay so i was listening to starset the other day (i know theyre kinda cheesy but the sci-fi vibes!!!) and it got me thinking... theres a surprising amount of bands out there with space or astronomy names like moon tooth, mars volta, galaxy declined... even sunn o))) sorta counts if you squint whats up with that?? is it just because space is Mysterious and Cool or do musicians actually know their stuff about black holes and pulsars and stuff?? (probably not but a girl can dream.)
also side note: has anyone here actually listened to starset beyond their big singles?? some of their deep cuts are... um... a choice but monster still slaps anyway now im curious if theres a band literally called black hole or something equally on the nose. id totally check them out even if theyre terrible...
also side note: has anyone here actually listened to starset beyond their big singles?? some of their deep cuts are... um... a choice but monster still slaps anyway now im curious if theres a band literally called black hole or something equally on the nose. id totally check them out even if theyre terrible...
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I think that terminator is one of the most popular movies out there and there are many people who like terminator movies. Some people claim that earlier movies of terminator were much better. So, do you like terminator movies?
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mine was this pack of "smart" sticky notes that are supposedly reusable but i have no idea how to actually reuse them without ruining the adhesive?? now theyre just sitting on my desk looking sad lol... also yesterday i bought a book about obscure 17th century marine chronometers because of course i did... like i dont even know why i thought i needed that but here we are what about you guys?? anything you bought recently that made you go “why did i think this was necessary”?? haha
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like i get the whole tiktok era thing shortened attention spans or whatever but some of these tracks legit feel like they end before they even start. you finally get into the vibe and then it’s over. im not asking for a 10-min epic but cmon give us at least 3 solid minutes to enjoy it. feels like half the time im hitting repeat just to feel like i actually listened to the song maybe im getting old but back in the day you could at least count on a solid chorus-bridge-chorus structure. now its like intro, drop, done anyone else feel this way or am i just being a grouch
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seriously, whats with names like "bassquaker" or "glitchflux"? its like they just smashed two vaguely tech-sounding words together and called it a day. dont get me wrong, some are cool, but others just scream "i used a generator." feels like no one even tries to check if it sounds dumb out loud ive seen a few threads lately about branding for new djs and this keeps coming up. like, if youre trying to stand out, at least pick something that doesnt sound like it belongs on a bad startup logo. or am i the only one who cringes at this stuff? also, quick tip for anyone picking a name: say it in a sentence. "youre listening to dj bassquaker" should not make you laugh.
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like, i dont need a robodog that just sits there looking vaguely sad when i forget to charge it for three days. lowkey im talking about one that can remind me im late for work, knows when im stressed and plays calming whale sounds (lol, yeah im into that), and maybe even roleplays as a hype squad when im trying to finish a side project?! theres gotta be a way to program that... right? imagine a little robo-kitten that climbs on your keyboard but instead of being annoying it auto-saves your half-baked draft first or better yet, it tells you **exactly** where you left off because lets face it, i cant keep track of anything anymore... idk maybe this is too much to ask but between space launches and indie bands dropping albums named after pulsar coordinates (look up psr b1919+21, its wild), i feel like we should be farther along with this tech by now. anyone else feel this way or am i just overcomplicating my life again???
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