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Toto’s Joseph Williams Details Dogz of Oz Tour
Kyle Meredith With… Toto Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Toto singer Joseph Williams talks with Kyle Meredith about his new solo album, Denizen Tenant. Williams, the son of composer John Williams, tells us about covering Peter Gabriel and the influences that make their way on to the new LP. We also get the backstory on the new CWF album that showcases his voice alongside Chicago’s Bill Champlin and what to expect from next year’s Dogz of Oz tour with Toto. The legendary rock band recently announced a new lineup and plan to dive into deep cuts and solo songs for their 2021 tour. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which WFPK’s Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth o...
Donald Trump Permanently Suspended From Twitter
Donald Trump no longer has access to his beloved Twitter. As of Friday at 6:20 p.m. ET, his account has been permanently suspended. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” Twitter said in a statement. “Our public interest framework exists to enable the public to hear from elected officials and world leaders directly. It is built on a principle that the people have a right to hold power to account in the open. However, we made it clear going back years that these accounts are not above our rules entirely and cannot use Twitter to incite violence, among other thi...
SUSPECT208 Parts Ways With Singer NOAH WEILAND
SUSPECT208 has parted ways with its frontman Noah Weiland, the son of late STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland. Earlier today, SUSPECT208, which includes drummer London Hudson (18-year-old son of GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Slash) and 16-year-old bassist Tye Trujillo (son of METALLICA bass player Robert Trujillo), announced that it was looking for a new vocalist. The group wrote on Instagram: “SUSPECT208. Singer Wanted. Requirements: Age 18 to 24, Must live in LA. To submit your audition: DM us your cover of ‘Black Dog’ by LED ZEPPELIN. List 3 musical influences.” In December, SUSPECT208 released the official music video for its second single, “All Black”. A month earlier, the band issued “Long Awaited”, which has racked up nearly a mi...
EVERGREY Releases Music Video For ‘Eternal Nocturnal’
Swedish progressive metal band EVERGREY will release its 12th album, “Escape Of The Phoenix”, on February 26, 2021 via AFM. The official music video for the disc’s second single, “Eternal Nocturnal”, can be seen below. Written and recorded during the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, “Escape Of The Phoenix” came to life according to plans that had been laid out in 2019. Vocalist/guitarist Tom Englund and drummer Jonas Ekdahl began composing the songs in January, creating a foundation for the album before EVERGREY gathered together and arranged the songs as a group. Unlike a typical creative process, which is often interrupted by appointments, travelling and one-off shows, lockdown requirements gave the band much-needed time to work unhindered. The ...
KING DIAMOND: MERCYFUL FATE-Era ReAction Figure Available From Super7
Super7 is taking orders for its new MERCYFUL FATE-era King Diamond ReAction figure. The new 3.75″ ReAction figure is based on MERCYFUL FATE‘s 1982 mini-tour of Europe, with King Diamond‘s stage costume, famous make-up and awesome gloves. It is scheduled to begin shipping later this month. Super7 is the premier pop-culture design house and producer of lifestyle-oriented collectibles, toys and apparel based in San Francisco. Led by designer Brian Flynn, Super7 has harnessed the graphics, aesthetics and energy of his youthful obsession with science fiction, giant monsters, comic books, punk rock, skateboarding, robots and rebellion to build a unique and innovative business that crosses all categories and is not bound by traditional manufacturing boundaries. Besides its own b...
JON SCHAFFER’s Longtime Friend And DEMONS & WIZARDS Bandmate HANSI KÜRSCH Is ‘Deeply Shocked’ By Violence At U.S. Capitol
German metallers BLIND GUARDIAN — whose frontman, Hansi Kürsch, shares a long-running project with ICED EARTH‘s Jon Schaffer, DEMONS & WIZARDS — have released the following statement regarding the violence and destruction of property at the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday (January 6): “We are deeply shocked and our thoughts are with the relatives of the deceased. We expressly distance ourselves from any kind of violence irrespective if applied against institutions or persons. The incidents will be thoroughly investigated and the responsibles will be brought to justice. We ask for your understanding that in view of the hourly news situation we will not make any further comments at present.” As previously reported, Schaffer is among dozens of people wanted by the FBI...
Big Griselda, Big BSF: Soundtrack For Griselda & BSF’s ‘Conflicted’ Film Out Now
Source: Bennett Raglin / Getty Salute to Griselda x Fashion Rebels, and of course the Black Soprano Family for continuing to push the culture forward. The sprawling collective is set to unleash a new film Conflicted and Friday, fans were blessed with the soundtrack for the feature. Across 15 tracks, Griselda and BSF are heavily represented with the not-retiring Westside Gunn, Benny The Butcher, Armani Caesar, Boldy James, Heem, Jonesy (or Jonezy), and Rick Hyde. They’re joined by the likes of Flee Lord, Eto, Ransom, Elcamino, Chase Fetti, Billy V, Smoke DZA, Dave East, Ranson, YN Billy, and Lloyd Banks. The album is strong work from all the aforementioned, most especially Banks, who has kept away from the spotlight in recent times but hasn’t lost one bit of his ability as a world-class lyr...
Tracy Chapman Wins $450K From Nicki Minaj To Settle Copyright Lawsuit
Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty Tracy Chapman’s lawyer game is clearly proper. The beloved folk singer is getting a cool $450,000 from Nicki Minaj because of her copyright lawsuit against the Queens rapper. The Hollywood Reporter reports that instead of going to trial, Minaj will fork over the cash for sampling Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You” for a song called “Sorry” without proper permission Reportedly, on Thursday (Jan. 7), docs were made public that revealed Chapman accepted Minaj’s offer to settle. A trial was set for later this year. Interestingly, Minaj’s song never even got a proper release. But Chapman wasn’t having it when the song leaked, initially getting played by Funkmaster Flex on NYC radio station Hot 97. Chapman filed her suit in October 2018. Apparently, Chapman is also f...
Stretch And Bobbito Celebrate MF DOOM’s Legacy On Apple Music
Source: C Brandon / Getty Fans are still waving the Daniel Dumile flag weeks after his untimely death was confirmed. Two radio pioneers celebrated the late great MC’s career with a thoughtful and in-depth program. Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito The Barber reunited on one of the biggest digital streaming platforms to host a memorable MF Doom tribute show. On Thursday, January 7 the legendary on air duo broadcasted for two hours in honor of their comrade. Garcia specifically played a large role in the Super Villain’s early years by signing him in the 1990’s to his now defunct Fondle ‘Em Records. The result was several single releases that help defined Metal Face’s iconic persona. “DOOM’s style, at times, was very basement demo-esque, and that was deliberate, and it was brilliant,” Bobbito exp...
Jim Jones ft. Juelz Santana & Marc Scibilia “Election,” Tyla Yaweh ft. Gunna & Wiz Khalifa “All The Smoke” & More | Daily Visuals 1.8.21
Source: Vamp Life / EMPIRE For every Lil Wayne and Kanye West that supports Donald Trump’s MAGA movement, there’s a Busta Rhymes and Jim Jones that resist and call out the Racist-In-Chief’s white nationalist rhetoric. Continuing to amp up the resistance, Jim Jones links up with Juelz Santana and Marc Scibilia for his visuals to “Election” where they speak out about the times we’re living in and let everyone know they’re ready to get it popping should we go into a Purge era forreal forreal. Elsewhere Tyla Yaweh links up with Gunna and Wiz Khalifa get on some cinematic ish for their clip to “All The Smoke” and rob a bank before getting their Fast & Furious on. Looks like fun till you realize Vin Disel isn’t quarterbacking everything. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work fro...
Ariel Pink Dropped By Mexican Summer Following D.C. Riots
After being spotted at the D.C. Riots where a group of insurgents stormed the Capitol, Ariel Pink has been dropped by his label, Mexican Summer. “Due to recent events, Mexican Summer and its staff have decided to end our working relationship with Ariel Rosenberg AKA Ariel Pink moving forward,” a tweet from the label said. See the tweet below. Due to recent events, Mexican Summer and its staff have decided to end our working relationship with Ariel Rosenberg AKA Ariel Pink moving forward. — Mexican Summer (@MexicanSummer) January 8, 2021 According to several photos on social media that circulated on Wednesday night, including a photo taken in a hotel room and video captured by TFW No GF director Alex Lee Moyer, who was there, the trio were active participants in the mayhem in Wash...
Ladipoe – Rap Messiah
Don’t miss this brand new song from Ladipoe – “Rap Messiah” out now. Mavin Records rapper Ladipoe is back with his first joint of the year titled “Rap Messiah”. The lyricist jumps on the beats of Pop Smoke’s “Dior”. Ladipoe goes hard on the beats delivering on of the best rap lines in 2021 already. This was produced by by 808 Melo. Listen to Ladipoe – “Rap Messiah” below. Share this: You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
