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Watch Pro-Shot Video Of GAVIN ROSSDALE Performing ALICE IN CHAINS’ ‘Would?’ With BREAKING BENJAMIN
BREAKING BENJAMIN, which would have kicked off its U.S. summer tour with BUSH, THEORY OF A DEADMAN, SAINT ASONIA and Cory Marks last Wednesday (July 15), has released a never-before-seen video from its winter 2020 trek with KORN. On February 29, at Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada, BREAKING BENJAMIN frontman Ben Burnley surprised the sold-out crowd by bringing Gavin Rossdale of BUSH onto the sta...
RATT Singer STEPHEN PEARCY’s New Solo Album Will ‘Hopefully’ Be Released By Next Summer
Guitarist Erik Ferentinos, who has played with RATT singer Stephen Pearcy for nearly two decades, spoke to All Music/All Bands about Pearcy‘s forthcoming solo album. He said: “Stephen and I started working on his new solo record late last year. He is currently getting a deal together to release that. He also mentioned something about a best-of compilation.” Regarding the songwrit...
NEW YEARS DAY’s ASH COSTELLO Is Back In Studio Working On New Music
NEW YEARS DAY singer Ash Costello has entered the studio to begin work on the the follow-up to 2019’s “Unbreakable” album. Earlier today, Costello posted a photo of her and co-producer Scott Stevens (HALESTORM, SHINEDOWN) in the studio wearing masks, and she included the following message: “recording in 2020 DAY 1- I have so much to say and I’ve found my voice now mor...
PAUL STANLEY Is Putting Finishing Touches On Debut SOUL STATION Album
Paul Stanley has returned to the studio to put the finishing touches on the debut album from his R&B band SOUL STATION. Earlier today, Stanley posted a photo of him wearing a mask in the studio, and he included the following message: “Day 2 in the studio finishing up Soul Station album and YES, We’re ALL wearing masks. We do it for our families, children, hospital workers, first re...
Ohio House speaker charged in bribery scheme over power plant bailout
All but one of those lawmakers voted for House Bill 6, which provided the $1.3 billion to prevent the shutdown of FirstEnergy Solutions’ two nuclear power plants and a coal plant. But even with that support, Householder and the others indicted had to spend millions on advertising to ensure passage of the bill. The bill to aid FirstEnergy Solutions, which was rechristened Energy Harbor after ...
Facebook will study whether its algorithms are racially biased
Facebook is forming new internal teams dedicated to studying its main social network and Instagram for racial bias, in particular for whether its algorithms trained using artificial intelligence adversely affect Black, Hispanic, and other underrepresented groups. The team will be “tasked with ensuring fairness and equitable product development are present in everything we do,” a Facebook spokesper...
Over half of US kids are playing Roblox, and it’s about to host Fortnite-esque virtual parties too
Epic Games’ popular free-to-play title Fortnite has shown that people, especially kids, are willing to flock to attractive virtual spaces to hold meetups and parties as ways to socialize during the pandemic. Many of those kids are likely playing Roblox, too. The company just told The Verge that over half of US kids and teens under the age of 16 play the game — and this week, Roblox is adding its o...
Twitter cracks down on QAnon conspiracy group, including a ban on 7,000 accounts
Twitter just announced an crackdown on QAnon, the far-right wing conspiracy theory movement, by banning 7,000 accounts and taking several specific actions that could prevent the spread of their propaganda from as many as 150,000 more, reports NBC News. The company confirmed the numbers to The Verge. In addition to flagging QAnon-specific content for bans under its existing rules (see embedded Twee...
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 Ultra may try to be the Xbox Phone
Samsung’s Note 20 Ultra, which is expected to launch on August 5th at the next Samsung Unpacked event, may be highly optimized to stream Xbox games over xCloud, according to a new report from WinFuture. While that might come as a surprise, Samsung and Microsoft have actually gotten pretty cozy over the past year. Last August, at the last Galaxy Note launch event, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appear...
Jeff Bridges and Breedlove Unveil New Signature Model Acoustic Guitars
Actor and musician Jeff Bridges has teamed with Breedlove for a line of new signature model acoustic guitars. The instruments are sustainably sourced and feature Bridges’ “All in This Together” motto inlayed on the fretboard. As Bridges states in the press release, the elegant acoustic guitars prove “we can build beautiful instruments to make beautiful music that will resonate for all time, and pr...
Floating Movie Theaters Coming to New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and More US Cities
Parisians were treated to a floating movie theater adventure this past weekend. Apparently it went swimmingly because now a different company, Beyond Cinema, is bringing a similar idea to America. Starting this September, Beyond Cinema will launch 12 to 24 mini boats — each of which can hold upwards of eight people — in US cities. Movies will be projected on a large screen outdoors near the water,...
We Promise This Impossibly Perfect Limited Edition T-Shirt Doesn’t Bite
We’re taking a big bite out of summer with a capsule of exclusive merch to celebrate the 100 Greatest Summer Blockbuster Movies of All Time. The first in these limited-edition designs, the Chum Crew T-shirt features a list of familiar names on the front and our new logo on the back, printed on a unisex Ice Blue tee. You’ll have to obey your instincts and get yours now before supplies run out,...
