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QUEENSRŸCHE’s TODD LA TORRE: Behind-The-Scenes Video From Making Of Debut Solo Album, ‘Rejoice In The Suffering’
QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Todd La Torre will release his debut solo album, “Rejoice In The Suffering”, on February 5, 2021 via Rat Pak Records. An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for the LP, featuring a look at the recording process and some snippets of several of the tracks, is available below. The first single from “Rejoice In The Suffering”, a song called “Darkened Majesty”, was released earlier this month. The track is a driving metal song complete with furious drumwork from La Torre, dynamic tempo shifts and showcases Todd‘s vocals in a way most fans have not heard before. Says Todd: “‘Darkened Majesty’ was one of the last songs written for this album. After having much of this album written, we wanted a song that immediately started o...
Which Latin Artist Dominated 2020? Vote!
Meanwhile, Maluma‘s “Hawái” ruled the first Billboard Global 200 Excl. U.S. chart (dated Sept. 19). The chart-topping track was later re-released as a remix featuring The Weeknd. On the regional Mexican space, emerging artists Natanael Cano, Junior H and Eslabon Armado cemented their spot in the genre as chart-topping artists. On the year-end ranking Eslabon Armado is the top duo/group and Cano is top new artist. Junior H crossed the finish line at No. 22 on the year-end Top Latin Artists list. His sophomore album, Atrapado en Un Sueño, earned the singer-songwriter’s first entry on any Billboard album chart. Thriving in the male-dominated genre, Chiquis scored her first-ever Latin Grammy win for her banda al...
Radiohead Are Here to Help You Make Some Grim Digital Holiday Cards
“THIS FESTIVE CARD IS FOR YOU TO MAKE AND SEND TO ACQUAINTANCES NEW AND OLD,” reads a message from the band on their website. “NO ELEMENT OF DATA PLACED ONTO IT WILL BE STORED BY RADIOHEAD. PLEASE DON’T RUN. THIS IS STILL A LIBRARY.” As reported by Pitchfork, guitarist Jonny Greenwood wrote a holiday message to fans in which he said, “Right now, I just feel this: I hope you are all safe and well and not too scared, or too bored. I also hope that somehow we can be part of making music for you soon, and that the pleasure of making music, and hearing music, whether in a gig, concert hall, church, or at home with friends—is not forgotten in this desolate year.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins ...
Pepe Aguilar’s Livestream Tribute to Mother Flor Silvestre Leads Top Facebook Live Videos Chart
Aguilar’s Nov. 26 Facebook livestream lasted more than an hour and showed a large crowd following a hearse containing Silvestre’s casket, followed by the funeral service itself. In its first seven days, the video was viewed 17.3 million times, a sizable count when considering that the next closest video by a musician in terms of views for November 2020 received 1.4 million views. Additionally, Aguilar’s clip was shared 119,000 times, was reacted to 467,000 times and received 101,000 comments, according to Shareablee. See the full top 10 for November 2020 below. 10. Elissa 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. ...
Which Female Artists Have the Most No. 1 Albums — and Where Does Taylor Swift Rank After ‘Evermore’?
Which woman has the most No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart? What about the all-female group with the most chart-toppers? And where does Taylor Swift fit into the list, now that she has an eighth No. 1 with Evermore? Those questions, and more, are answered on a special edition of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast (listen below), where hosts Katie and Keith join forces with Ask Billboard columnist Gary Trust to answer queries posed by chart fans. On the final Pop Shop Podcast of 2020, the team also answer questions relating to José Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad,” The Weeknd’s longevity on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Blinding Lights,” the chart successes of Mariah Carey’s two different versions of “Oh Santa!” and more. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So w...
Aspyr is the Video Game Publisher Bringing New Life to Your Favorite Old Star Wars Games
If you’re looking to replay some of your favorite old Star Wars video games on modern consoles, PCs, and even smartphones, you may want to check out what the folks at Aspyr (pronounced like “aspire,” for the curious) are up to. After initially finding success porting PC games to Mac in the 2000s, the Austin-based Aspyr changed directions over the last handful of years, publishing titles like Layers of Fear and Observer. But recently, the studio has seen a bit of a surge in popularity by republishing some of the finest Star Wars titles of the 2000s for a modern audience. What began as the two Jedi Knight games coming to Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch soon included the classic Episode I: Racer. But perhaps Aspyr’s most noteworthy addition is their surprisingly smooth recent ado...
Hayley Williams, St. Vincent and Lana Del Rey Perform Covers for Jack Antonoff’s Charity
Bleachers frontman and prolific producer Jack Antonoff, along with his sister Rachel Antonoff, took their 7th annual Ally Coalition Talent Show that supports LGBTQ+ youth virtual this year. Even though it was streamed on Twitch, that didn’t make it any less impressive. This year’s lineup included St. Vincent, Hayley Williams, Sleater-Kinney, Lana Del Rey, Spoon, The Chicks among many more. St. Vincent’s Annie Clark sang The Beatles’ 1968 ditty about Paul McCartney’s sheepdog, “Martha My Dear,” Lana Del Rey delivered “Silent Night” while sitting in front of her Christmas tree and Hayley Williams, with her hair up in a towel, did Massive Attack’s “Teardrop.” Other highlights included performances by Maggie Rogers, Brittany Howard and Antonoff performing “This is Me Trying” by&...
Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall Return to Queens in Coming 2 America Trailer
The long-awaited sequel to 1988’s Coming To America has been in the works for years, but Coming 2 America is finally on the way. Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall lead a long list of characters who are returning to Queens from Zamunda 32 years after the first film was released. The pair have to return to America after Prince Akeem’s (Murphy) father, King Jaffe Joffer (James Earl Jones) tells the newly crowned king on his death bed that only a male can become king and that he has a son in America…leading he and Semmi (Hall) to head back to the site of their misadventures. The returning cast is joined by Wesley Snipes, Tracy Morgan, Leslie Jones, Jermaine Fowler and Teyana Taylor. It is directed by Craig Brewer. Watch the trailer below. [embedded content] Coming 2 Ameri...
Frank Zappa’s Birthday Celebrated with New Branded IPA
Celebrate Frank Zappa’s birthday (December 21st) this year with the perfect boozy stocking stuffer: the Zappa-inspired “Why Does It Hurt When IPA?”. The new and cleverly titled beer is a collaboration between the Zappa Family Trust and San Diego’s Duckfoot Brewery Company. The West Coast-style IPA is brewed with so-called “ZAPPA hops”, Simcoe and Cascade, said to be as “hugely eclectic” as the late rock icon himself. According to a press statement, the beverage promises “notes of passion fruit, spice and grapefruit,” a noted favorite of Zappa’s. In addition to these bright flavors, the packaging for the new beer features never-before-published photos of Zappa himself playing guitar while sitting on the toilet. Indeed, this IPA loves to fold in all the jokes: there’s Zappa on the can a...
Hayley Williams Covers Massive Attack, St. Vincent Sings The Beatles at Ally Coalition Talent Show: Watch
Hayley Williams, St. Vincent, Lana Del Rey, photos via The Ally Coalition Each year, Jack Antonoff and his sister Rachel Antonoff host a talent show to raise money for their charitable organization The Ally Coalition, which supports LGBTQ+ youth. Because of the pandemic, this year’s event took place virtually, with performance from the likes of St. Vincent, Hayley Williams, Sleater-Kinney, Lana Del Rey, Spoon, The Chicks, and more. Among the notable moments: Hayley Williams covered Massive Attack’s “Teardrop” in her bathrobe; St. Vincent’s Annie Clark sang The Beatles’ “Martha My Dear”; and Lana Del Rey crooned “Silent Night”. The evening also saw Maggie Rogers play “Blood Ballet”, one of the rarities included on her new archival collection, and Clairo covered Norah Jones’ “Sunrise”. Super...
Gremlins Is Classic Holiday Comfort Horror
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Psychoanalysis is a weekly series on the Consequence Podcast Network that takes an in-depth look at a mental health topic through the lens of horror. “You say you hate Washington’s Birthday or Thanksgiving and nobody cares, but you say you hate Christmas and people treat you like you’re a leper.” Today, Lara, Mike, and Jenn and joined by special guest Dan Caffrey for a Holiday Comfort Horror episode on Joe Dante’s 1984 holiday horror classic, Gremlins! The conversation is as diverse as the gremlins themselves. Jenn has a new horror hero in Lynn Peltzer, Mike shares his experience watching Gremlins with his daughter, Lara can’t resist a sad story, and Dan loves Stripe’s hilarious ...
The 10 Best Leonard Cohen Songs
To paraphrase a saying attributed to Buddha, when the student is ready, the Leonard Cohen song will appear. Philosopher king and ladies’ man, poet and ordained Buddhist monk, aesthete and pilgrim — in his nearly 50-year musical career, Cohen embodied contradictions and sang his story-songs in a trademark sandpapery voice in the pursuit of beauty and truth. When asked about his baritone, he was the first to say, “I never thought I could sing.” But sing he did. He sang his heart out. From his first 1967 album Songs of Leonard Cohen to his elegiac 14th studio and final album You Want it Darker in 2016, he sang about relationships, reflected on life, death, love, impermanence, and Biblical themes. Cohen’s life trajectory is well known to fans. He began his career as a poet and novelist in Mont...
