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Kodak Black Backs Out of $1M Tweet Promise After Receiving Pardon
Source: (Photo by Johnny Louis/FilmMagic) / (Photo by Johnny Louis/FilmMagic) If all a man has is his word, Kodak Black isn’t as rich as he thinks he is. The Florida rapper promptly deleted a tweet where he vowed to donate a million dollars to charity if — by some act of a higher power—he was pardoned from his 46-month prison sentence. ” Last Day In ” Out Now pic.twitter.com/rNhW52VAgL — Kodak Black (@KodakBlack1k) January 24, 2021 In 2019, he admitted to lying on federal forms in order to buy four firearms in Miami and with his extensive rap sheet — he knew better. Last Tuesday (Jan 19), the day before that last guy in the Oval Office left with his tail between his legs, he issued a long list of pardons that include Lil Wayne and of course, Kodak Black. The aforementioned twee...
NBA Analyst Sekou Smith Dies Of COVID-19 Complications, Twitter Mourns A Legend
Source: NBA TV / Turner Sports Beloved NBA analyst Sekou Smith has reportedly died of complications from COVID-19. He was just 48. The Turner Sports family mourns the loss of our very own, Sekou Smith. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. pic.twitter.com/97mu4bylfA — NBA TV (@NBATV) January 27, 2021 TMZ reports that Smith had been battling COVID-19. On Tuesday evening (Jan 26), NBA TV, which has employed Smith as an analyst for over a decade, confirmed his passing. “The NBA mourns the passing of Sekou Smith, a beloved member of the NBA family,” said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver in a statement. “Sekou was one of the most affable and dedicated reporters in the NBA and terrific friend to so many across the league.” Proudly born and raised in Grand Rapids, Atlanta was his current home...
Zayn’s ‘Connexion’ Has Plenty Of Space For His Voice. Thank Zach & Roger
Zayn’s most valuable asset has always been his voice. Throughout his four albums with One Direction, his falsetto memorably crested key moments of some of the band’s biggest singles, and “Zayn high notes” remains a popular YouTube search, yielding multiple videos with millions (and millions) of views. His first solo album, 2016’s Mind of Mine, found him weaponizing that instrument on maximalist, slightly mechanized pop that nevertheless occasionally buried his pipes under layers of production sheen. It’s a trend the singer stepped away from on 2018’s Icarus Falls, though the more intimate sonic moments hid inside a labyrinthine 30-song tracklist that unspooled over a languid 90 minutes. That’s why Nobody Is Listening, Zayn’s third and most accessible album yet, feels like such a gear shift...
‘Our Marriage Is Finally Over’: Teen Mom OG‘s Mackenzie And Josh Are Finished
Mackenzie has struggled to trust Josh through the years — and after the death of her mother Angie, the grief-stricken mother of three felt that her husband did not offer adequate support. But the plot thickened during the Teen Mom OG premiere: Mackenzie went through Josh’s phone and saw he was texting her cousin late at night, then posted about the correspondence on social media before confronting the two about the conversations. “Josh and I got into a huge fight. He moved his stuff out and we haven’t talked since,” Mackenzie admitted. Mackenzie revealed that Josh “has never been this mad at me” (the texts were a “misunderstanding”), and she told her sister Whitney that the “marriage is finally over.” “We’re not ...
EXODUS’s STEVE ‘ZETRO’ SOUZA Claims He Predicted METALLICA’s Chart-Topping Success In 1985
In a new interview with the “Shockwaves Skullsessions” podcast, EXODUS singer Steve “Zetro” Souza discussed METALLICA‘s late 1980s/early 1990s transition from being uncompromising thrash metal standard-bearers to arena rock’s heaviest band. “It’s funny,” he said (see video below). “[SLAYER‘s] Tom Araya told me one thing long, long, long ago. He said, ‘Zetro, just stay heavy and everything else will fall into place.’ And he’s right. Who’s the biggest band in the world? They’re a thrash band. If you really look at it from the beginning, the biggest band in the world is a thrash band. “In 1985, I remember, I [was] 21 years old,” he continued. “I just finished the LEGACY [ZetroR...
Watch Pro-Shot Video Of KIRK HAMMETT, ROBERT TRUJILLO And WHITFIELD CRANE Covering BILLY IDOL’s ‘White Wedding’
METALLICA members Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo, along with their good friends Whitfield Crane (UGLY KID JOE), Joey Castillo (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, ZAKK SABBATH) and Doc Coyle (BAD WOLVES, GOD FORBID), performed on July 26, 2019 at Cosmopolitan Music Hall at Cosmo Music in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. Dubbed THE WEDDING BAND, they played classic covers from bands like AC/DC, BLACK SABBATH, Billy Idol, and more. Newly uploaded professionally filmed video footage of THE WEDDING BAND playing a cover of Billy Idol‘s “White Wedding” at the event can be seen below. Kirk told Cosmo Music about THE WEDDING BAND: “It’s just really fun jamming with these guys. It’s something different. For Rob and I, it’s cool, because we get to indulge our love of ...
THE END MACHINE Feat. Ex-DOKKEN, WARRANT Members: ‘Phase2’ Album Due In April
THE END MACHINE, the new band featuring two members of the classic DOKKEN lineup — George Lynch (guitar) and Jeff Pilson (bass) — along with former LYNCH MOB and current WARRANT singer Robert Mason, will release its sophomore album, “Phase2”, on April 9 via Frontiers Music Srl. The disc’s first single will arrive in late February. Track listing: 01. The Rising 02. Blood And Money 03. We Walk Alone 04. Dark Divide 05. Crack The Sky 06. Prison Or Paradise 07. Plastic Heroes 08. Scars 09. Shine Your Light 10. Devil’s Playground 11. Born Of Fire 12. Destiny Last September, Lynch revealed to KNAC.COM that THE END MACHINE‘s second album would feature drummer Steve Brown, son of former DOKKEN drummer “Wild” Mick Brown, who played on THE END MACHINE‘...
GREAT WHITE’s MARK KENDALL On Split With JACK RUSSELL: He ‘Was Just Unable To Perform’
GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall has once again said that he holds no ill will toward the band’s original lead singer, Jack Russell. Russell exited GREAT WHITE in December 2011 after he was unable to tour with the group due a series of injuries, including a perforated bowel and a shattered pelvis. Jack largely blamed these injuries on his alcohol and painkiller addictions as well as the prednisone drug he was prescribed. Asked in a new chat with That Metal Interview if Russell was fired from GREAT WHITE, Kendall said (hear audio below): “No. He wasn’t fired. In the almost 30 years that we worked together, I think we might have gotten in, like, two arguments. Seriously! I mean, we were blood brothers. What happened was his demons overcame him. We were out on tour. He was...
Slushii and Dion Timmer Save the Day in Anime Music Video for “Test Me”
Back in 2019, two of bass music’s young stars, Slushii and Dion Timmer, teamed up to release a hi-tech dubstep single called “Test Me.” With sharpened bass cutting through pitched vocals, it quickly became a staple in many DJs’ sets around the world. Since then, the track has cemented itself as a fan-favorite and has even been added to the soundtrack of the dance music-heavy video game, Rocket League. Now, over a year later, the duo has released a new anime music video. In the video, you can see an animated version of the duo fighting robots to save a woman trapped in a sci-fi pod. In-sync with the beat of the song, each punch of the bassline corresponds to an explosion or attack from Slushii or Timmer as they plan their escape. With a luminous aesthetic throughout ...
David Guetta Previews “United At Home” Stream from Dubai’s Iconic Burj Al Arab Hotel
Electronic music superstar David Guetta has once again pulled a rabbit out of his hat, locking down another historic location for his “United At Home” livestream series. The famed “Titanium” producer took to social media today to share of a preview of the Dubai edition of his patented concert series, which will go down at the top of the idyllic Burj Al Arab luxury hotel. One of Dubai’s most iconic skyscrapers, the building is one of the tallest hotels in the world. Check out Guetta’s announcement below. The show is the fourth of its kind to be executed by Guetta and his team after massively successful iterations in Miami, New York City, and Paris. The Dubai edition of the “United At Home” virtual concert series, which raise funds f...
EDM.com Presents “Quarantini Chats” Episode #13: Deorro
Whether they’re bedazzling eggs with rhinestones, baking their own sourdough from scratch, or concocting absurd cocktails, those in the social media community at large have embraced their creativity during their time in quarantine. Harnessing that creativity and manifesting it into the dance music community, EDM.com’s Instagram Live interview series “Quarantini Chats” invites the brightest music producers and DJs in the game to join our platform and craft a custom cocktail as they sip and dive into a wide range of topics with our special guest hosts, The Hotel Lobby. As he continues to change the EDM game with his unique fusion of electronic and Latin music, dance music vet Deorro is joining EDM.com for the 13th episode of “Quarantini Chats.” To cel...
Malaa Previews Huge Remix of Alison Wonderland and Valentino Khan’s “Anything”: Watch
A dream remix hath taken shape. It looks like Malaa is on the verge of releasing a huge rework of Alison Wonderland and Valentino Khan‘s hit November 2020 collaboration “Anything.” Alison Wonderland’s dreamy vocals meet Malaa’s sinister deep house vibes in this massive track, which of course has the groovy underpinnings of a Valentino Khan banger. Malaa took to social media to announce that he’s “wrapped up new music” and to share a preview of the unreleased remix in a video, wherein the masked house superstar vibes out to the song in his studio. When Wonderland responded with the “eyes” emoji and an ellipses, all hell broke loose in her tweet’s reply section. At the time of this article’...
