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STEEL PANTHER Launches Virtual Photo Exhibition To Support Concert Photographers
As the music industry waits for a time when touring can return and fans can gather to celebrate the music of their favorite artists again, STEEL PANTHER has begun another charitable endeavor to help support concert photographers that have been sidelined since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Aside from venues, promoters, support staff and patrons, concert photographers have had no performances to cover since March 2020. STEEL PANTHER has decided to partner with seven of its longtime collaborators to curate a virtual photo exhibition of each individual’s work for a two-week period. Each photographer has captured the band with their lens at various points of their career. Fans can purchase exclusive prints that were hand-picked by the band and photographers in various configurations with t...
JOE LYNN TURNER Says He Walked Away From SUNSTORM Project After It Started To Lose Its ‘Purpose’ And ‘Meaning’
Joe Lynn Turner has once again blasted Frontiers Music Srl for continuing SUNSTORM without him, claiming that he had “no idea” the Italian record label would replace him in the project and accusing Frontiers of “lying” about the reasons he is no longer involved with the brand. Last month, Frontiers announced that going forward, SUNSTORM will now be a vehicle for “one of the most impressive vocal talents to emerge in recent years” in the form of RAINBOW singer Ronnie Romero. Romero‘s debut album with SUNSTORM, “Afterlife”, will arrive on March 12. The first taste of the LP came with the release of the single and video for the track “Swan Song”. Turner, who recorded five albums with SUNSTORM between 2006 and 2018, addressed hi...
IRON MAIDEN’s BRUCE DICKINSON To Host ‘Powerslave’ Listening Party On Twitter
IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson will look back on the band’s 1984 album “Powerslave” in the February 12 installment of “Tim’s Twitter Listening Party”. Dickinson will offer up a track-by-track rundown of the record for the 666th edition of Tim Burgess‘s virtual listening party series, which was launched in March 2020 at the start of the global coronavirus pandemic. In a video message announcing the listening party, Dickinson promised that he would reveal “a few interesting secrets” about MAIDEN‘s fifth studio album. “And it’s gonna be fun,” he added. Regarding how MAIDEN came to be involved with “Tim’s Twitter Listening Party”, Burgess told NME: “We started these listening parties at th...
SERJ TANKIAN Teases Music Video For Title Track Of EP Of Songs Originally Intended For SYSTEM OF A DOWN
SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian will release the music video for the title track of his previously announced solo collection of rock songs, “Elasticity”, on Thursday, February 4 at 9:00 p.m. PST / 12:00 a.m. EST. A teaser for the clip, which was directed by Vlad Kaptur, is available below. The video will arrive three months after the release of “Protect The Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz”, SYSTEM OF A DOWN‘s first new songs in 15 years. The SYSTEM tracks were motivated by the recently erupted conflict between Artsakh and Azerbaijan, the latter aided by Turkey and accountable for the greatest violence the region has endured in 26 years. Speaking to Rolling Stone about how “Elasticity” came about, Serj said: “‘Elasticit...
Wakanda Series from Black Panther Director Ryan Coogler Coming to Disney+
Though its king is no longer with us, Wakanda lives on. Word has come that Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is developing a dramatic series set in Marvel’s fictional African country for Disney+. Deadline reports that the show is part of a newly signed five-year exclusive deal between Coogler’s Proximity Media and Disney. While the deal will find Proximity developing content beyond the Disney+ streaming service, the Wakanda project is up first. It also may not be the only Marvel Cinematic Universe series the production company will have a hand in, as Coogler said in a statement that “we will be working closely with [Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso and their partners at Marvel Studios] on select MCU shows for Disney+. We’re already in the mix on some projects that we can’t ...
Marilyn Manson Calls Abuse Allegations “Horrible Distortions of Reality”
Marilyn Manson has issued his first public comments in response to allegations of abuse levied against him by five women, including actress Evan Rachel Wood. In a statement posted to Instagram on Monday evening, Manson called the allegations “horrible distortions of reality.” “Obviously, my life and my art have long been magnets for controversy, but these recent claims about me are horrible distortions of reality,” Manson wrote. “My intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners. Regardless of how — and why — others are now choosing to misrepresent the past, that is the truth.” Earlier Monday, Wood and four other women accused Manson of sexual assault, psychological abuse, and coercion. “The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to t...
“Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” Rapper Silento Arrested for Murder
Silento, the Atlanta rapper best known for the viral hit “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)”, has been charged with murdering his cousin. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that Silento (born Ricky Lamar Hawk) was arrested by DeKalb police on Monday. Hawk’s cousin, Frederick Rooks, was shot and killed on the morning of January 21st. “After a thorough investigation, DKPD detectives identified Hawk as Rooks’ cousin, and the person responsible for Rooks’ murder,” according police spokeswoman Michaela Vincent. Detectives are still working to establish a motive. The 23-year-old Hawk has had several previous run-ins with the law. In August, he was arrested twice on domestic violence and gun charges. Then in October, he was booked after being clocked speeding at more than 140 mph. Hawk achieved ...
Dolly Parton Twice Turned Down the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Despite saving a little girl’s life, powerfully backing the Black Lives Matter movement, and funding the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, country music icon Dolly Parton somehow is still without a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. But it’s not because her big heart and philanthropic spirit haven’t been noticed by the White House. Donald Trump’s Administration actually attempted to give her the highest civilian honor not once, but twice — however, Parton turned him down both times. The legendary “Jolene” singer revealed the news on The Today Show on Monday, noting that her decision to twice decline the Presidential Medal had more to do with bad timing than politics. “I couldn’t accept it because my husband was ill and then they asked me again about it an...
Coachella Canceled Due To COVID-19 Pandemic, Officially
Source: Imeh Akpanudosen / Getty Astroworld, Rolling Loud and other music festivals may be preparing for their glorious returns during a deadly pandemic in 2021, but don’t count on Coachella to be one of those jamborees looking to become the next super spreader event. After being pushed back a few times during the past year, health officials officially shut down Coachella’s scheduled April 2021 date as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage out of control with no end in sight. Over the weekend Dr. Cameron Kaiser took to Twitter to announce that a public health order had been signed to put an end to any plans Coachella attendees had been making for April of this year. Due to the pandemic, Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser today (Jan. 29) signed a public health order canceling Coache...
HHW Gaming: Microsoft Says Xbox Series X Shortage Will Continue Into June
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 If you thought the new year would bring you some good news when trying to buy an Xbox Series X, we have some bad news for you. It’s still incredibly hard trying to secure an Xbox Series X or a PS5, which will likely not change anytime soon. Speaking with the New York Times, Microsoft’s head of investor relations, Mike Spencer, revealed that the next-gen console supply will still be very limited at least through June. This news isn’t that surprising because Microsoft warned of an Xbox Series X shortage back in November, stating that we would continue to see shortages heading into “Microsoft’s Q3, calendar Q1,” claiming the company should have more consoles April through June. Spencer’s news means that customers should expect the grind to buy an...
deadmau5 Shares Tracklist for Upcoming Compilation “we are friends vol. 10”
deadmau5 recently revealed who will be joining him for the tenth volume of his we are friends compilation series. After being announced last week, fans began to speculate which artists would be releasing new tunes on the mau5trap showcase. Over the weekend, across his social media pages, a video revealing the tracklist was shared. Coming this month is new music from deadmau5, ATTLAS, Colleen D’Agostino, BlackGummy, .ATM, EDDIE, Eekkoo, Fehrplay, Grabbitz, Matt Lange, MOGUAI, Mord Fustang, Mr. Bill, M4NDY, Notaker, No Mana, Pig&Dan, Rinzen, Tommy Trash, Wolfgang Gartner, and Zonderling. Some of these names may look familiar to fans of the masked producer, as many have been featured on previous volumes in the series or have even collaborated with the man h...
