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KISS’s PAUL STANLEY: ‘To Me, Life Is A Miracle On Its Worst Day’
KISS frontman Paul Stanley was a recent guest on “Dennis Miller +1”, an interview show hosted by American actor, comedian, talk show host and five-time Emmy award winner Dennis Miller. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about rock stars who make self-destructive behavior a part of their brand, Stanley said (hear audio below): “Unfortunately, I think that the press, the media, critics are responsible for some of that, because somehow not caring about business, not caring about your health, living this rock and roll caricature is what credibility is based on for some. And it’s unfortunate, because it kills the rock star, but the critic continues. So it just never made sense to me. I wanna enjoy the hard work, I wanna enjoy the fruits of the labor, so to sp...
TED NUGENT Predicts ‘Manufactured Fake Racism’ Will Become ‘The #1 Issue In America’ Under PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
Outspoken conservative rocker Ted Nugent has painted a bleak picture of the United States’ immediate future, predicting that the Joe Biden presidency will result in a rise in unemployment and “manufactured fake racism” becoming “the #1 issue in America.” Nugent — a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump — took to his Facebook page on Friday (January 22) to write: “Nuge Predictions on Impacts of Biden presidency: unemployment rises, energy and food costs soar, real wages shrink, freedoms are severely restricted or lost, membership in the NRA & GOA rises, gun & ammo sales soar, gangsters continue to slay other gangsters in Chicago, America becomes much more dependent on foreign energy, the Chinese and Russians play chess against America...
MICHAEL SCHENKER On His Brother RUDOLF: He ‘Is A Bully, And I Don’t Connect With Bullies’
In a new interview with Spain’s Metal Journal, legendary German guitarist Michael Shenker was asked if he thought about approaching his former SCORPIONS bandmate Klaus Meine to contribute his vocals to a reworked version of the SCORPIONS song “In Search Of The Peace Of Mind“, which appears on “Immortal”, the upcoming album from MSG (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP). Michael responded (hear audio below): “Because Klaus and I, we started COPERNICUS before we joined the SCORPIONS, I always tried to [entertain] the idea of doing something with Klaus [again]. But over the years, my brother Rudolf [Schenker, SCORPIONS guitarist] has become — he’s just simply a bully.” He continued: “I’m 66; [Rudolf is] seven years older. By him not giving me the...
MIKE MANGINI Says New DREAM THEATER LP Will Be ‘Energetically Unrelenting’
Mike Mangini has finished laying down his drum tracks for DREAM THEATER‘s new album. The follow-up to 2019’s “Distance Over Time” is tentatively due later this year. Earlier today, Mike took to his Facebook page to write: “My drums for DT15 are complete. “This is a long post, but for those of you just like me who need positive inspiration more than ever, this is for you: “I’ve not played on an album this energetically unrelenting start to finish since ANNIHILATOR. But the wild thing is the amount of vintage DT melody weaved on to that kind of energy. I’ve never tapped into more advanced uses of my old and new chops in musical ways because of a monumentally collaborative effort of 5 like-minded, organic/evolving individuals. Is it from t...
Billie Eilish & Rosalía’s Spanish-Language Collab Tops Favorite New Music Poll
After hinting that a collaboration was in the works in spring 2019, Eilish and Rosalía dropped the dreamlike track in which the two music stars showcase their vocal chemistry by trading off slow-tempo verses filled with hazy melodies and melancholic lyrics. “I remember when we were writing the song, I remember her saying something about, ‘It should be in English.’ And I was like, ‘No, no, no. It should be in Spanish. It’s so beautiful.’ And I’ve always loved music that isn’t in English,” Eilish recently told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. The music video for “Lo Vas a Olvidar,” filmed by award-winning director Nabil, shows Eilish and Rosalía’s powerful performances in a somber setting. Placing second on the past w...
Miley Cyrus to Perform at ‘TikTok Tailgate’ Super Bowl Pre-Show for Vaccinated Health Care Workers
The official NFL Twitter account gave some more context for the event: “@mileycyrus will be at Super Bowl LV to perform at the first-ever #TikTokTailgate – the NFL’s pregame event for the 7,500 vaccinated health care heroes who have been invited to attend.” “These dedicated health care workers continue to put their own lives at risk to serve others, and we owe them our ongoing gratitude,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement about giving Super Bowl tickets to people working in health care during the pandemic. “We hope in a small way that this initiative will inspire our country and recognize these true American heroes. This is also an opportunity to promote the importance of vaccination and appropriate health practices, including wearing masks in...
Morgan Wallen’s ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’ No. 1 for Second Week on Billboard 200
Of Dangerous’ 159,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week ending Jan. 21, SEA units comprise 133,000 (down 26%, equaling 177.11 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs), album sales comprise 22,000 (down 70%) and TEA units comprise 4,000 (down 39%). Since the Billboard 200 began ranking albums by equivalent album units in December of 2014, Dangerous is the first country set to log two weeks of at least 150,000 units. Notably, in the last 12 months, Dangerous is just the fourth album, among all genres, to log at least two weeks of 150,000-plus units. It follows Taylor Swift’s Evermore, Juice WRLD’s Legends Never Die and Lil Uzi Vert’s Eternal Atake — all with two weeks each of 150,000-plus units. Pop Smoke’s former No. 1 Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon ...
Livestreams & Virtual Concerts to Watch: Week of January 25
Jan. 27: Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatachee will be chatting about her album Saint Cloud as well as getting through the pandemic. RSVP here. Jan. 28: Billie Eilish, Foo Fighters, Muse and many more are participating in iHeartRadio’s ALTer EGO, with the Foo kicking things off at 9 p.m. ET, and Eilish wrapping up the evening at 10:20 p.m. ET. Princess Nokia is kicking off Brooklyn club Elsewhere’s new Twitch series, Elsewhere Sound Space, with a live performance and interview. The show begins at 7 p.m. ET. Jan. 29: Adam Lambert is celebrating his 29th birthday with a livestream show from L.A.’s The Roxy. He’ll be performing songs from his latest album, Velvet, and other favorites from his catalogue. He’ll be doing two shows that day, one at 3 p.m. ET, and th...
Godzilla vs. Kong Trailer Teases Monster Mayhem In Your Living Room: Watch
Godzilla vs. Kong (HBO Max) Seek shelter because the monsters are due on your local Maple street. Legendary has unveiled the first trailer for the highly anticipated crossover blockbuster Godzilla vs. Kong, which arrives in your living room on March 26th via HBO Max. Directed by Adam Wingard (The Guest, You’re Next), the follow-up to both 2019’s Godzilla: King of Monsters and 2017’s Kong: Skull Island pits the titular beasts against one another in what will undoubtedly be a landmark real estate disaster. Judging from the trailer below, it would appear that Kong and Godzilla aren’t the only titans to terrify humanity. No, much like the other entries in Legendary’s MonsterVerse, there are all sorts of creatures to behold (and run away from). Doing all the sprinting this time around is The St...
Adele’s 21 Brought Sincerity to Pop Music When It Needed It Most
Editor’s Note: Consequence has been around long enough that so many of the new albums that originally turned us on to music are now celebrating their first milestone anniversaries. As we begin to reflect on these records, you can catch our updated assessments here. It’s September 2011, and London’s breathtaking Royal Albert Hall is filled with over 5,000 music fans. (Oh, how I miss live music.) On stage, a 23-year-old Adele has the undivided attention of every eye, every ear, every soul, as she tells the story of “Someone Like You,” the overwhelmingly successful second single from her sophomore album, 21. “I didn’t have that one song that I believed myself on…that one song that moved me,” she explains to the crowd. “And it’s important that I do feel like that … so I have the confidence to ...
Seth Rogen Keeps Telling “Fascist” Ted Cruz to “Fuck Off” on Twitter
Throughout quarantine, many of us have picked up new hobbies like baking bread, sewing quilts, playing board games, or exercising. Seth Rogen also has a new pastime: calling Ted Cruz a fascist and telling him to “fuck off”. As Uproxx points out, the 38-year-old actor has made it his mission to tweet insults at the 50-year-old Texas senator/pathetic MAGA loyalist for being, well, a conniving piece of shit. On January 20th, the uniquely unlikable Cruz decided to engage with Rogen when the vocal anti-Trumper responded to Cruz’s dimwitted criticism of Biden rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement with a terse, “Fuck off you fascist”. Cruz replied by quote-tweeting Rogen with some insufferable bullshit about him being a rich Hollywood celebrity, and Rogen again responded concisely: “Hah...
Trapt Drummer Makes ‘Bittersweet’ Decision to Quit Band After Singer’s Political Rants
Last year was a bizarre one for many bands, but Trapt might take the WTF cake. They first made headlines in April for a feud with Ice-T, then tried to defend some rough sales numbers, and ended 2020 with a Facebook and Twitter account ban after singer Chris Taylor Brown went on some pretty cringeworthy political rants pertaining to Proud Boys and questioning systemic racism in the United States. With all that in mind, it’s really no surprise Michael Brown decided to dip the hell out. On Sunday, the drummer revealed his “bittersweet” decision to quit the band in a lengthy message on Instagram. “After playing drums for Trapt for the past couple years, I have decided to step down from the band. This is definitely a bittersweet decision,” he began before addressing (without naming names) the m...
