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HBO Max Adds Disclaimer to Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles
HBO Max created a stir when it pulled Gone with the Wind from its platform in order to add a historical disclaimer. Still, the burgeoning service expressed commitment to contextualizing such potentially problematic films rather than completely removing them, and it looks like they’re following through. The streamer has now added another disclaimer ahead of Mel Brooks’ comedy classic Blazing S...
Telegram launches one-on-one video calls on iOS and Android
Secure messaging app Telegram has launched an alpha version of one-on-one video calls on both its Android and iOS apps, the company announced, saying 2020 had “highlighted the need for face-to-face communication.” In a blog post marking its seventh anniversary, Telegram described the process for starting a video call: tap the profile page of the person you want to connect with. Users are able to s...
THE CULT Is Recording New Album At Legendary ROCKFIELD STUDIOS
Iconic rockers THE CULT have entered the legendary Rockfield Studios in Wales to begin recording their new album. The band’s follow-up to 2016’s “Hidden City” is being helmed by producer Tom Dalgety, who has previously worked with GHOST and ROYAL BLOOD, among others. Earlier today (Saturday, August 15), THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy posted an Instagram photo of him in the ...
DISTURBED’s DAVID DRAIMAN: ‘People Are Gonna Come Out In Droves’ To See Live Concerts Once Pandemic Has Subsided
On Friday (August 14), DISTURBED singer David Draiman took part in a live interview with “Offstage With DWP”, the new online content series from Danny Wimmer Presents, one of the largest independent promoters in the United States. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about DISTURBED‘s plans to return to the road post-pandemic, Draiman said: “We can’t wait to get...
TED NUGENT Says Coronavirus Death Count Is Inflated: ‘It’s A Leftist Scam To Destroy The President’
In a new interview with 77 WABC‘s “Bernie & Sid In The Morning”, legendary rocker Ted Nugent repeated a narrative pushed by conservative media and disputed by health experts that suggests the official death count from the coronavirus is inflated. “The numbers that they’re spewing — 150 thousand dead [in the U.S.] from the communist Chinese virus — wrong, wrong, li...
STEEL PANTHER Drummer Pokes Fun At NIKKI SIXX’s ‘Most Underrated Bass Player’ Claim
STEEL PANTHER drummer Stix Zadinia has poked fun at Nikki Sixx‘s claim that he doesn’t get the credit that he deserves as a bass player. Earlier this week, the MÖTLEY CRÜE rocker was asked by a fan on Twitter to name “the most underrated bass player ever.” Sixx replied simply: “Me”. After BLABBERMOUTH.NET picked up Sixx‘s comment and published an article a...
UAE donates 7.5 tonnes of medical supplies to Nigeria
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday donated 7.5 tonnes of medical supplies to the Nigerian Government to support it in its response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The consignment which arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on Saturday, comprised thousands of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs). Handing over the items, the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Fahad Al-T...
NCFront: DSS invites ex-Reps Speaker over TV interview
All Africa The Department of State Services has invited a former member of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’aba, for questioning on Monday. Although the details of the invitation scheduled for Monday in Abuja were still sketchy, it was learnt that it was based on his recent interview on Channels Television on Thursday regarding the agenda to bring about a new Nigeria that works for all. News...
One dead in fresh Ivory Coast clashes over president’s re-election bid
vAt least one person was killed in clashes in Ivory Coast on Saturday in the latest violence sparked by President Alassane Ouattara’s controversial decision to run for a third term in October. The shooting death brings to four the number of people killed in the central town of Daoukro, a stronghold of former president Henri Konan Bedie, who is also a candidate in the election. Across Ivory Coast, ...
Nollywood actress Omotola Ekeinde contracts coronavirus
Popular actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, also known as Omosexy, has revealed that she has tested positive positive for coronavirus and is currently in isolation where she’s receiving treatment. The actress on her verified Instagram handle broke the news to her fans, adding that though she is now getting better, she has remained in isolation. According to her, ”I know most of you have been wondering...
2023 Cadillac Lyriq Will Be Priced Below $60,000
The 2023 Cadillac Lyriq debuted earlier this month, promising Tesla-like range and technology. Now, Cadillac is providing clues as to how much the electric crossover will cost when it debuts in late 2022 or early 2023. As Automotive News reports, the Lyriq will start under $60,000. That’s according to Steve Carlisle, president of General Motors North America, who made the announcement at the...
Big Daddy Barn Find: Ed Roth’s 1956 Ford F-100 Found after 50 Years in Hiding
Ed Roth was a man of many talents: painter, pinstriper, airbrush artist, fabricator. He was also a great self-promoter. Roth understood that an artist working in obscurity would likely starve. Success meant getting the word out about your skills. In the early 1950s, Roth bought a 1948 Ford, painted it red, lettered it with the name of his business and phone number, and adorned the roof over the ba...
