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Ex-GUNS N’ ROSES Drummer MATT SORUM And Wife Expecting First Child
Former GUNS N’ ROSES drummer Matt Sorum and his wife, choreographer, singer-songwriter, visual artist and fashion designer Ace Harper, have announced that they are expecting their first child this summer. Matt and Ace have been married since 2013 and are thrilled to welcome this new baby into their lives. “We are beyond elated with God’s gift of our baby girl,” they said in a statement. “Of all the beautiful adventures we’ve been fortunate enough to have in our lives, there is nothing that compares to the joy we feel of finally creating our own family. We’re excited to show our child all the wonderful experiences life has to offer.” Prior to the new baby being born, ZZ TOP‘s Billy F Gibbons will release a new album that Matt co-wrote an...
Watch Metallica Slay the National Anthem Before a Warriors Game
Metallica was the first band to rock the new Chase Center in San Francisco back in 2019 with their S&M2 concerts. Though they can’t be back at the arena in person just yet, James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett decided to throw their support behind the hometown Golden State Warriors ahead of their clash with the reigning NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers via an instrumental version of the “Star-Spangled Banner.” As you can see below, in just under 110 seconds, the duo slay it. This isn’t the first time, however, Hetfield and Hammett have shown off their anthem chops. Each year, Metallia pops up at neighboring AT&T Park to play the national anthem ahead of a San Francisco Giants game. And a few years ago, they performed the anthem at the Warriors’ old home, Oracle Arena, ahead of ...
Cypress Hill Release New Tune ‘Champion Sound’
Legendary superstars Cypress Hill surprised fans today with the release of a brand-new song, “Champion Sound.” The track, which was produced/mixed by Black Milk is their first new music since 2018’s Elephants on Acid. The tune is also featured on the soundtrack of the recently released R.B.I. Baseball 21, the eighth installment of the R.B.I. franchise developed by Major League Baseball. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width”:”480″,”height”:”270″,”playlist”:”10315″,”inviewBottomOffset”:”105px”} }); –> The hip-hop legends also recently announced a pa...
Rhye’s Michael Milosh Accused of Sexual Abuse and Grooming by Ex-Wife
Alexa Nikolas, the actress and former wife of Rhye frontman Michael Milosh, has accused him of grooming her beginning when she was 16, and of additional physical and sexual abuse. Nikolas posted her story on Instagram in an “open letter” on Monday titled “Groomed By The Groom.” In the lengthy IG posts, Milosh’s ex-wife called him an ephebophile — a person primarily attracted to late- or post-adolescents, generally teenagers between 15 and 19. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width”:”480″,”height”:”270″,”playlist”:”10315″,”inviewBottomOffset”:”105px”...
Japanese Breakfast Performs “Be Sweet” on Fallon: Watch
Michelle Zauner, aka Japanese Breakfast, served as the musical guest on Monday night’s episode of Jimmy Fallon, where she performed her latest single, “Be Sweet”. Additionally, in a nod to her debut appearance on The Tonight Show, Zauner dusted off “Jimmy Fallon Big!”, from 2017’s Soft Sounds from Another Planet, as a web exclusive. Zauner and her band filmed their mini-set at Brooklyn’s National Sawdust. With the exception of a female patron at the bar and an extraterrestrial bartender, the venue was completely empty. As such, the only way to view both performances is by clicking the play button on the videos embedded below. “Be Sweet” is the lead single from Zauner’s upcoming album, Jubilee, out June 4th via Dead Oceans. The record follows 2016’s Psychopomp and 2017’s...
My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way, Julien Baker, and DeathbyRomy on Dealing With Isolation
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Stitcher | Google | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Presented by Consequence of Sound and Sound Mind Live, Going There with Dr. Mike is an interview podcast series in which clinical psychologist and life coach Dr. Mike Friedman talks with musicians about the crossroads where music and mental health meet. As part of National Day of Unplugging, which reminds us all to put away the smart devices just for a day and find healthier ways to connect, Sound Mind Live teamed with NDU to present Unwound & Unplugged, an acoustic concert and mental health panel livestream. Hosted by Dr. Mike Friedman, the panel featured Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance, Julien Baker, and DeathbyRomy, who shared their own mental health battles, dealing wi...
R.I.P. Yaphet Kotto, Homicide: Life on the Street and Alien Actor Dead at 81
Yaphet Kotto, an Emmy Award-nominated actor best known for his role in the TV police procedural drama Homicide: Life on the Street, as well as in films like Alien, The Running Man, Live and Let Die, has died at the age of 81. According to his wife of 24 years, Tessie Sinahon, Kotto passed away Monday, March 15th. A cause of death was not immediately made public. The Harlem native portrayed police lieutenant Alphonse “Gee” Giardello throughout Homicide’s seven season run from 1993 to 2000, appearing in a total of 122 episodes. The NBC drama received universal acclaim, winning multiple Emmys, Peabodys, and Television Critics Association Awards. Kotto will also be remembered for on-screen roles in Alien, where he played the space traveler Parker; in the James Bond film Live and Let ...
My Laura Nyro Confession
The first time I put Laura Nyro’s album, Eli and the Thirteenth Confession on a plastic grey turntable of the cheap record player (a toy with a plug), it wasn’t enough time to hear everything the music was doing. I had to play the record every day for a week or more to learn how to listen to it. Nyro’s songs, other than the ones that became hits for other people, are richly unclassifiable–meshing pop, gospel and even 20th century music influences and all delivered by a singing voice that has an otherworldly three-octave range and seems to unfold with the urgency of someone confessing. As a burgeoning singer-songwriter myself who was also drawn to the autobiographical, I wanted her music to seep into my DNA. Eli and the Thirteenth Confession was released in 1968, the year before ...
A Day in the Life of…AJ Smith
It’s no surprise Billy Joel flipped for singer-songwriter AJ Smith’s pop-ballad homage—“Billy Joel.” It’s beautiful, heartfelt, and intoxicating. In high school, Smith served as a young associate violinist to the National Symphony Orchestra, while simultaneously serving as an engineer and infrared systems developer for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. After choosing the path of music instead of engineering, and honing his craft at NYU, Smith now plays 10 instruments and is currently creating pop hits you won’t able to avoid. No matter what the song, no matter what the mood—the tone, the timbre—there’s something eternally optimistic about AJ’s music. Take his single “Roommate”, for instance, a brilliant showcase of his genuinely star-powered, butter-voiced talent and charisma. ...
Blast Rites: March 2021’s Hottest Metal
Welcome to Blast Rites, SPIN’s monthly metal column! In this edition, we’ll celebrate the return of one of experimental metal’s most celebrated bands, queer doom from Boston, London’s noisy metalcore sensation, and two new rippers from the Bay Area. Genghis Tron — Dream Weapon (Relapse) A lot was taken from us in the past year, yet renowned electronic-experimental metal group Genghis Tron got back together. Consider it a wash. With everything as fucked up as it now and Sumac drumming phenom Nick Yacyshyn joining the band, Dream Weapon should sound like layers upon layers of uncontrolled demolitions, right? Weapon is their least metallic, least chaotic, most synth-forward, most uncompromising record. Aggression hasn’t totally seeped out in hibernation — “Pyrocene” mixes rumbling synth bass ...
Lawrence and De Covenant – Testify (Music + Video)
Here’s a brand-new music video from Lawrence and De Covenant – Testify. Energetic gospel praise singer, Lawrence and De Covenant returns with another hot tune dubbed “Testify”. As usual, the praise machine and his vibrant team rolled up their sleeves and set to work on this particular track. It’s an Afrocentric song that’s set the tone for a praise-filled atmosphere. Testify is a thanksgiving song that highlights the goodness of God in our lives from season to season. Lawrence and his team are living testaments of the faithfulness of God as well as his goodness to the children of men. They show it with all the zest they can summon in this beautiful piece. The song was ably produced by Ini D Minstrel, while the video was directed by Oluyinka Davids. Watch and enjoy Lawrence and De Covenant ...
Kaytranada Dominates 2021 Dance/Electronic Grammy Awards: See the Full List of Winners
Kaytranada has won his first Grammy Awards, sweeping the 63rd annual ceremony’s Dance/Electronic categories. The renowned Haitian-born beatsmith nabbed wins in the Best Dance Recording and Best Dance/Electronic Album categories, taking home the hardware for “10%” with Kali Uchis and Bubba, respectively. It’s been a long time coming for one of the most gifted and versatile producers not only in the electronic community, but the contemporary music scene at large. Check out his acceptance speeches below. Kaytranada beat out a number of formidable artists for his first-ever Grammy nods, such as Disclosure, Flume, Madeon, and Baauer, among others. You can check out the full list of winners below. Record of the Year “Everything I Wanted” — Bill...
