The Dare took some time out of his Lollapalooza weekend to sit down with Rolling Stone for “Song Shuffle,” which uncovered the producer and DJ’s love for Kacey Musgraves and his thoughts on how Justin Bieber could have improved his new album, SWAG. After hitting shuffle on his playlist, the …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo Brings Out Weezer, Korn Return After 28 Years at Lollapalooza 2025
Lollapalooza Day Two wrapped in Chicago’s Grant Park on Thursday with stellar performances from Olivia Rodrigo, who made her Lollapalooza Chicago debut at the top of the lineup; and Korn, who last performed the festival when it was still a touring entity back in 1997. Bleachers, T-Pain, and Djo were …
Read More »The Dare Wants This Moment To Last
One Tuesday evening in September, in an unassuming, dusty building in New York’s Chinatown and up a rickety elevator ride that made you wonder about the pre-war building’s safety codes, you’d find the Dare DJing on the sixth floor to a few dozen people, days before he heads out on …
Read More »The Dare Brings Back Early-2000s NYC Rock for 12 Joyless Minutes on 'The Sex EP'
To even comment on the Dare, the provoca-pop project of 27-year-old private-school substitute teacher turned downtown NYC enfant celebre Harrison Patrick Smith, is to have lost the game. The Dare, which released its debut EP last week, feels like a musical pseudo-event, existing only for the purpose of feeding its …
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