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Creed Singer Scott Stapp to Play Frank Sinatra in Ronald Reagan Biopic
Scott Stapp (via “My Sacrifice” video), Frank Sinatra (via Nothing But the Best album cover) We’ve been inundated with some unforeseeable headlines in 2020, and here’s one more before the year ends: Creed singer Scott Stapp is playing Frank Sinatra in an upcoming biopic on Ronald Reagan. Yes, the rock vocalist is portraying the legendary crooner in the movie Reagan, starring Dennis Quaid as the 40th president of the United States. Stapp already filmed the role, telling Billboard, “Sinatra in performance mode was an exercise in restraint. He had this steely, stylish swagger and his sheer presence commanded a room. I was excited to join the cast and blown away by the on-set attention to detail, style, and overall production.” His performance as Sinatra comes during a scene in whi...
Little Richard Documentary I Am Everything To Tell The Story Of The ‘Architect’ Of Rock And Roll
“I am the innovator. I am the originator. I am the emancipator,” rock-and-roll legend Little Richard once famously self-described. “I am the architect of rock and roll.” That quote from one of music history’s most outsized personalities now lends itself to the telling of his life story in a new documentary, Little Richard: I Am Everything. Announced Wednesday (December 16), the film will be produced by Dee Rees (Mudbound, Pariah) and directed by Lisa Cortés (The Apollo). It will be created by Bungalow Entertainment in partnership with Rolling Stone, which will open its archival reportage on the trailblazing icon, as well as interviews with those who knew him. Richard’s friends and family are reportedly consulting o...
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Listen to an Unearthed Mac Miller Verse on New Version of Flying Lotus’ “Black Balloons Reprise”
Flying Lotus‘ “Black Balloons Reprise” with Denzel Curry was a standout on his 2019 album Flamagra. Now, fans can revel in a new version floating around the web that features a stunning, previously unheard verse from the late Mac Miller. The track began circulating when users logged into Grand Theft Auto V today and downloaded the Cayo Perico Heist update. The new version of “Black Balloons Reprise” featuring the unearthed Mac Miller verse now appears on FlyLo FM, Flying Lotus’ in-game radio station. Miller’s signature languid flow is a natural fit and feels like it was always meant to be alongside the chaotic charm of Curry. Back in July, Flying Lotus and Denzel Curry hosted a remix challenge for the single dubbed the #BLACK...
Listen to the Latest Wonky Compilation from Excision’s Subsidia Records, “Dusk: Vol. 2”
Bass heads, it’s time to preemptively put on your neck braces because Excision has unveiled the second chapter in Subsidia Records Dusk series. The label head said it best when he wrote that it’s the perfect combination of “wobbly, wonky and wonderful.” Featured on Dusk: Vol. 2 is music from Dion Timmer, Kaivon, Sam Lamar, Code: Pandorum, Notixx, YDG, and Excision himself, among many others. The tracks fall under the experimental umbrella like the previous Dusk installment. Each chapter of Subsidia’s debut compilation—Dusk, Night, and Dawn—represents a different sector of bass music. Prepare for your speakers to take a beating with these 20 tracks, each packed full with debauchery. Earlier in December, Subsidia released...
Brownies & Lemonade and IHEARTCOMIX Announce Return of LA GIVES BACK
Brownies & Lemonade has partnered with IHEARTCOMIX to bring back the fan-favorite LA Gives Back. While the annual benefit concert usually takes place at a club in Los Angeles, this year’s festivities will be broadcasted virtually via a 24-hour Virtual Telethon. The fundraiser livestream will take place on December 17th at 5PM PT (8PM ET) and will feature performances by A-Trak, AC Slater, Madeon, Mija, Party Favor, Pussy Riot, Snakehips and more. It will also have appearances from Joel McHale, Eric Andre, and Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers, among others. Oh, and Keyboard Cat. The beauty of LA Gives Back is that 100% of donations raised will benefit homeless youth and women through transformative education programs, counseling, crisis inter...
Zeds Dead and PEEKABOO’s Long Sought-After “POWA” ID Finally Hits Streaming Platforms
It’s tough to follow up a project as epic of proportions as this, but Zeds Dead have done it. The famed dubstep duo finally released the wolves today when they dropped “POWA,” a monster collaboration with fellow bass music heavyweight PEEKABOO. Ever since Zeds Dead unveiled the track at the 2019 edition of Ultra Music Festival, it had become one of their most highly sought after IDs. PEEKABOO then went on to fan the flames of the excitement when he dropped it during Monstercat and Brownies & Lemonade‘s “Home Frequency” stream. The single, which arrived by way of Zeds Dead’s Deadbeats banner, is a ferocious blend of both of their sounds. It’s chock full of vicious, wobbly sound design that ties a bow on what was a monster year for bot...
GRETA VAN FLEET Mourned EDDIE VAN HALEN’s Loss For A Week
GRETA VAN FLEET drummer Danny Wagner and guitarist Jake Kiszka spoke to Meltdown of Detroit’s WRIF radio station about the recent passing of iconic VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen. “That was a rough day, rough week,” Jake said (see video below). “[Me and] a lot of guitar friends, [we were] texting back and forth. [Eddie] was an influence for every guitar player. Who didn’t wanna play ‘Eruption’ and stuff like that? I remember growing up, he was such an influence to me. I remember a couple of years where I listened to VAN HALEN constantly. But it was pretty brutal. We mourned his loss for, like, a week.” Added Danny: “We were also in the studio recording one of the songs for [the new GRETA VAN FLEET] album that day too. We were in L....
SCOTT STAPP To Play FRANK SINATRA In Upcoming RONALD REAGAN Biopic
According to Billboard, CREED frontman Scott Stapp will portray Frank Sinatra in the upcoming biopic “Reagan”. The film, which is due next year, will include a scene of Sinatra singing at the Ambassador Hotel’s Cocoanut Grove club in Hollywood, where he performed at a fundraiser in 1970 for Ronald Reagan‘s second California gubernatorial campaign. “Sinatra in performance mode was an exercise in restraint,” Stapp said in a statement to Billboard. “He had this steely, stylish swagger and his sheer presence commanded a room. I was excited to join the cast and blown away by the on-set attention to detail, style, and overall production.” “Reagan” is directed by Sean McNamara, produced by Mark Joseph and written by Howard Klausner. Stap...
SERJ TANKIAN Documentary ‘Truth To Power’ To Be Released In February
According to Rolling Stone, a new documentary about SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian, “Truth To Power”, will be released on February 19, 2021 via Oscilloscope Laboratories. With unique and exclusive access to the man behind the music, award-winning director/writer/producer Garin Hovannisian (“I Am Not Alone”) captures both intimate and historic public moments, including Serj‘s role in inspiring the massive peaceful protests of 2018’s Velvet Revolution in his native Armenia which successfully ousted an oligarchic regime. “Truth To Power” also includes appearances by SYSTEM OF A DOWN bandmembers John Dolmayan and Shavo Odadjian, the band’s manager David “Beno” Benveniste, filmmaker/journalist Carla Garapedian, RAGE AGAIN...
JUDAS PRIEST’s ROB HALFORD Dons Santa Claus Outfit For Holiday Photo
JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford recently donned a Santa Claus outfit as he shared a Christmas photo for his fans and showed off some new stocking stuffers, including “Celestial”, his second collection of holiday music. Released in 2019, “Celestial” followed 2009’s “Halford III: Winter Songs”. Regarding how he came to find himself covering such classics as “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”, “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing”, Halford told AZCentral.com: “In its simplest terms, we love music at Christmas. We always play music around that time of year. And we have the great standards to listen to and enjoy, from these great Christmas carols, some of them hundreds of years old, to mor...
Creed’s Scott Stapp to Portray Frank Sinatra in New Movie About Ronald Reagan
When you think of Frank Sinatra, you probably don’t envision Scott Stapp, the former lead singer of Creed. But for those whose first impression of Sinatra comes from next year’s Reagan (a Ronald Reagan biopic starring Dennis Quaid), that’s what they’ll get. Stapp will play the legendary singer (as first reported by Billboard and SPIN can confirm) in the upcoming Sean McNamara-directed film. The cast also includes the talented Penelope Ann Miller, Kevin Dillon (better known as everyone’s favorite handsome brother in Entourage), and ancient actor-turned-Trump supporter, Jon Voight. It’s an odd cast, but maybe that’s just what the doctor ordered to kick off Stapp’s acting career. Either way, the experienced frontman is excited to portray such a legendary artist on the...
