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For Dirty Radio, it all starts with a beat
In the wake of the abuse allegations revealed in the documentary Leaving Neverland, Michael Jackson has been, in the parlance of our rapidly changing times, “cancelled” in many quarters, as if erasing his contributions to pop music will somehow make it all better.
When the Straight gets Dirty Radio members Farshad “Shadi” Edalat and Zachary “Waspy” Forbes on the phone, it’s certainly not to talk about anything as disturbing as Finding Neverland. The topic comes up, though, because one of the songs on the Vancouver group’s forthcoming third album, Pleasures (out April 12 via 604 Records), includes several references to Jackson in its lyrics.
“You’re the baddest thing I’ve ever laid eyes on/Now let’s dance to ‘Billie Jean’,” Edalat sings over the track’s elastically funky groove, following that up with “Now you’ve got me moonwalkin’.”
“Everyone has an opinion, obviously, and the world is full of people on the Internet typing what
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The duo of Shadi and Waspy has released a string of electro-laden contemporary dance/R&B that has scored millions of plays on streaming services with two full-length albums — Debut and Cassette — and the very well-received EP LiCK, since forming in 2010
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Farshad “Shadi” Edalat (vocalist/percussionist) and Zachary “Waspy” Forbes (DJ/producer) have been appearing regularly on local and national stages and are prepping for road time in support of the group’s brand new release, titled Pleasures. Dates have been announced at major festivals such as Brighton’s famed Great Escape Music Festival in the UK in early May.
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