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COVID-19 Conspiracy Theorists Thought Guitar Pedal Was a 5G Chip Blueprint
In the latest edition of reality being more absurd than our wildest imaginations, COVID-19 conspiracy theorists tricked themselves into thinking that the electrical schematics of a common guitar pedal were the master plans behind 5G mind control. It’s literally as ridiculous as it sounds, but here’s the context. In case you’re blissfully unaware, there’s a dangerously prevalent theory abound that the new towers for 5G cellphone service are responsible for spreading COVID-19. In fact, federal agents are investigating whether anti-5G sentiments could have been a potential motive for the Christmas Day Nashville bombing, which went down right near an AT&T building. This baseless connection between an airborne disease and a cellphone service obviously has real-world implications, but believ...
Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch Sells for $22 Million
In literal, not-at-all metaphorical news, an exuberant ode to childhood imagination has been stripped down and sold to a billionaire collector. According to Wall Street Journal, Michael Jackson’s famed 2,700 acre Neverland Ranch has been bought by grocery store tycoon Ron Burkle for $22 million. The sprawling estate is located in Los Olivos, California, on the edge of Los Padres National Forest. Jackson was introduced to the property in 1983 by Paul McCartney, who stayed there during a music video shoot. Jackson made it his own in 1988, after which he transformed it into a carnivalesque fantasy land with amusement park rides, electric trains, and even a private zoo. Jackson wanted Neverland to be a time machine, allowing him to enjoy the childhood he felt he’d been denied. It also ho...
Alice Cooper Writes and Performs Song for the Late Harry Nilsson’s Ailing Son Zak: Watch
Alice Cooper has once again shown his inspirational side, writing and performing an original song for late singer Harry Nilsson’s ailing son, Zak Nilsson, who’s battling end-stage colon cancer. Cooper sang the touching song in a surprise appearance on an episode of YouTube program Coffee Talk With ADIKA Live when Zak was a guest on the show to discuss his experience with cancer, chemotherapy, and end-of-life care. During the conversation, Cooper appears in his signature suit and top hat, singing the song in a piano / show-tune style, much like Harry Nilsson’s classic pop hits. “Your dad would write a song about you that everyone could sing,” Cooper lets out during the song’s a cappella bridge. Zak recently entered hospice rather than continue treatment, so “Coffee Talk” hosts Stefan Adika ...
Cardi B Flips About Surprise ‘WWE Raw’ Mention, Jokes at Vince McMahon to Be Ready to Rumble
Cardi B went on a Twitter smackdown spree Monday night (Jan. 4) after she received an unexpected shout-out during WWE Raw by Hall of Fame professional wrestler Torrie Wilson. The surprise name drop came in a filmed backstage bit in which WWE champ Angel Garza presented a rose to Wilson — Bachelor-style — who politely demurred, noting that she had “invited Cardi B, Kylie Jenner and Ariana Grande to come here to watch RAW tonight.” She then claimed that all three were chilling just down the hall and told Garza that the “WAP” rapper would LOVE the rose. “She’s looking SOOO fine tonight,” Wilson lied, encouraging Garza to buzz off and find Cardi in what turned out to be a dark room where he encountered a menacing Boogeyman instead...
Emily Lazar Is First Mastering Engineer to Land 3 Grammy Nods for Album of the Year
Fourteen years ago, Rick Rubin was nominated as producer of The Chicks’ (formerly known as Dixie Chicks) Taking the Long Way and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Stadium Arcadium and one of five co-producers of Justin Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveSounds. (Rubin won for The Chicks’ album.) Six years ago, Pharrell Williams was nominated as artist and producer of his own album, Girl, as one of six producers of Ed Sheeran’s X and as one of a whopping 17 producers of Beyoncé’s Beyoncé. In both of those years, there were just five nominees in the category. For the last three years, there have been eight nominees in each of the “Big Four” categories, including album of the year. Lazar was first nominated for album of the year nine years ago (along with Joe LaPorta) as mastering engineers of Foo Fighters...
Stephen Colbert Mocks Trump, Jokes We’d Have President BTS If Rally Sizes Determined Election Winner
Stephen Colbert poked fun at one of the arguments in President Donald Trump’s leaked phone call to “find” more votes by saying if rally sizes had the power that votes did, then BTS would be our next president. The Washington Post obtained an audio recording of Trump’s phone conversation with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Jan. 3, in which Trump pressured him to find 11,780 additional votes in the president’s favor during a recount that would not indicate Joe Biden as a clear winner. “We won very substantially in Georgia. You even see it by rally size, frankly. We’d be getting 25-30,000 people a rally,” Trump argued. But The Late Show With Stephen Colbert host had a counterargument tied to a...
Missy Elliott Reveals That Tweet’s ‘Oops (Oh My)’ Is Not About What You Think It’s About
Not interested in ruining a good story, Missy said, “we just let the consumers mind create what they wanted.” That strategy seemed to work, as the song reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2002, thanks in part to such provocative lyrics as “Mmm, I was looking so good, I couldn’t reject myself/ I was feeling so good, I had to touch myself,” which live on the track alongside other languid lines such as “I was eyeing my thighs, butter pecan brown.” In a fan-resurfaced clip, Tweet backs up Missy, explaining that the track was not sexual but about “self love and appreciation… You know I was real insecure with myself for a while.” Having learned the lesson that sex sells, however, Tweet says in the clip that she was also happy to l...
The Weeknd Shares ‘Save Your Tears’ Video
The Weeknd is gearing up for a big 2021, following an impressive 2020 that saw him release the strong After Hours album that racked up multiple awards and spawned several jarring music videos. Those videos have gotten progressively darker and his new clip for “Save Your Tears” definitely continues that trend. In his previous video for “Too Late,” Abel Tesfaye’s decapitated head was used as a plaything by two sisters before ultimately being reattached. Videos for “In Your Eyes” and “Snowchild” were equally as menacing. For “Save Your Tears,” the Weeknd is on the mend, singing in front of a masked, seated audience, but as usual with his videos, things aren’t quite what they seem and ultimately take a turn. Check it out below. [embedded content] The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” m...
Bruce Springsteen Promises a ‘Big Surprise’ in 2021
Bruce Springsteen has revealed that he won’t tour in 2021, however, during a call into his SiriusXM channel E Street Radio on New Year’s Eve he promised a “big surprise” in 2021. Springsteen teased his plans, saying, “I have some projects coming up this year that I won’t tell because it’s going to be a secret then a big surprise, but I do have things to keep me busy this year that will give the fans something to bide their time with.” He also spoke to SiriusXM’s Jim Rotolo about touring. “If things go according to what Dr. Fauci is projecting, as soon as we can we’ll be out there and that might be somewhere in the New Year of 2022,” Springsteen said. “I’m completely projecting because no one really knows but that’s what I think, according to all the ...
Courtney Love Calls 2004 Solo Album One of Her ‘Great Shames’
Count on Courtney Love to bring the bizarre levity, most recently via a social media confession calling her 2004 America’s Sweetheart solo album one of her “life’s great shames,” like “Steve Coogan, or crack.” The Instagram caption goes on to explain why: “just the period, sloppiness, men, money, drugs, nightmare….” That said, the Hole frontwoman says, “Maybe one day I won’t hate that record. It has some good songs.” Coogan dated British actor/comedian Coogan for a brief period in 2005. The cherry on top of the post is a photo of Love driving a car painted with the pinup-style artwork from America’s Sweetheart album. It’s captioned, “a happy Australian cruising around, Australia… “America’s Sweetheart“ having her revenge, on, Melbourne? AMAZING!” Other adjectives besides amazing ...
Billie Eilish, Beastie Boys, Wilco, Phoebe Bridgers and More Customize Coolers for Charity
The Beastie Boys, Billie Eilish, Wilco and more have customized a bunch of Yeti coolers for a charity auction benefitting out-of-work touring and venue crews. Bidding is now open, with the opening bid for the Eilish cooler starting at $225; Phoebe Bridgers’ decorated cooler at $300 and the Beasties’ starting at $700. All proceeds from Yeti’s One for the Roadies campaign go to Crew Nation, a relief fund established by Live Nation that helps unemployed live music workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Beasties’ cooler comes “full of merch and includes a vinyl copy of Beastie Boys Music”; the Brandi Carlile cooler features art created by the singer and her family — and includes a drawing of a unicorn and rainbows on the lid– while the My Morning Jacket one comes with cool artwork...
Bobby Shmurda Might Be Home In February
Source: Bennett Raglin/BET / Getty Bobby Shmurda is finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. So long as he stays clear of any trouble, the Brooklyn rapper can be a free man in February. In 2016 after taking a plea deal and pleading guilty to charges that include conspiracy, Shmurda as sentenced to 7 years in prison. Unable to get bail, Shmurda had already been in jail for two years. Back in September 2020, the “Hot N*gga” rapper got some bad news when the parole board he faced denied his request for early release. Despite his assertions that he was a changed man, the parole board wasn’t convinced, and said he would have to serve his max sentence. That meant he wouldn’t hit the town until the end of 2021. However, TMZ reports that the Department of Corrections moved his conditiona...
