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Sylvan Esso Drops Surprise With Love EP: Stream
Sylvan Esso has dropped a surprise new EP titled With Love. Take a listen below via Spotify, and also watch a live performance video of “Numb”. It doesn’t get any fresher than this: The six-track EP was recorded on Tuesday night — mere hours ago as of publication — as part of the final installment of their virtual concert series “From the Satellite”. The epic performance saw bandmates Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath rework tracks off their latest album — this past September’s Free Love — alongside a 10-piece “dream team” band. Said “dream team” includes members of Bon Iver, Wye Oak, Hiss Golden Messenger, Mr. Twin Sister, Hand Habits, Mountain Man and Mandolin Orange. This is the very same band they toured with last year. Editors’ Picks The EP caps off an epic year for Sylvan...
Smashing Pumpkins Perform “CYR” on Fallon: Watch
On Tuesday night, Smashing Pumpkins delivered their first-late night television appearance in support of their new double album, CYR. Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, and Jeff Scroeder beamed remotely into The Tonight Show for a performance of the album’s title track. Watch the replay below. In a review of CYR for Consequence of Sound, Tyler Clark said the sprawling double album is “as frustrating as it is ambitious.” In other news, the Pumpkins recently announced a 33-song (!) sequel album to Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness in honor of its 25th anniversary. The group is also planning to embark on an arena tour next year in further support of the classic record. [embedded content] Related You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are lookin...
Paul Scheer on Psilocybin-Fueled Weezer Walks, DJ-Sparring With His Wife
One can never accuse Paul Scheer of laziness. Hell, just in this publication window, he has his guest-directed episode of Marvel 616 out, a new live-streamed Christmas episode of his award-winning podcast How Did This Get Made on Dec. 11 and a role in the indie superhero flick Archenemy, out the same day. Starting in improv at comedy breeding ground Upright Citizens Brigade, Scheer got his first break in 2007, creating the brilliantly bizarre, MTV sketch show Human Giant with Aziz Ansari and Rob Huebel. From there, along with a ton of roles on more cult shows like Party Down and The Life & Times of Tim, Paul created Adult Swim’s NTSF: SD: SUV in 2011. Spoofing MacGyver-styled ‘80s machismo and the glut of Law and Order spin-offs, the show gave Scheer his first confident spot in t...
Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES Drops ‘The Devil Made Me Do It’ Music Video
Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes has released the official music video for the song “The Devil Made Me Do It”. The track is taken from his “Under The Influence” EP, which came out in December 2018. “Under The Influence” was recorded in Cannes, France, where Holmes has lived since 2014. According to Holmes, the lyrics to his songs are “just things that I’ve done in the past.” “The Devil Made Me Do It” is “about drinking and driving. It’s saying ‘the devil made me do it.’ It’s about reality. It’s not about the cosmos.” As previously reported, the documentary film “Mean Man: The Story Of Chris Holmes” will be made available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD on January 15. Writte...
GLENN HUGHES Discusses Lyrical Themes On THE DEAD DAISIES’ ‘Holy Ground’ Album: ‘It’s About Autobiographical Stuff’
THE DEAD DAISIES — the hard rock “collective” founded by Australian musician and businessman David Lowy — will release its fifth album, “Holy Ground”, on January 22, 2021. The LP was recorded at La Fabrique Studios in the south of France with producer Ben Grosse. The follow-up to 2018’s “Burn It Down”, will be the band’s first to feature Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION), who joined the group last year as its new bassist and vocalist, replacing John Corabi (MÖTLEY CRÜE) and Marco Mendoza (THIN LIZZY). In an interview with “That Jamieson Show” which originally aired this past April but has just now been uploaded to YouTube, Hughes stated about the lyrical themes covered on “Holy Ground” (see video belo...
SLASH: ‘Victoria’ Les Paul Standard Goldtop Guitar Joins Gibson Slash Collection
After more than a century, Gibson artists, players and fans continue to experience the No. 1 guitar brand rejuvenated. Gibson is played by the best and brightest artists, across generations and genres and has emerged as the most relevant, most played, and most loved guitar brand around the world. The Gibson Slash Collection crosses three decades of partnership between Gibson and Slash, and in a history-making move for the brand, is the first evergreen artist collection made by Gibson. Slash and Gibson worked in close collaboration and the collection features multiple acoustic and electric guitars. The Slash Collection represents the influential Gibson guitars Slash has used throughout his career, inspiring multiple generations of players around the world. Today, December 1 marks the releas...
KERRY KING Commemorates First Anniversary Of SLAYER’s Final Concert
Kerry King has commemorated the first anniversary of SLAYER‘s final concert. On Monday (November 30), Kerry‘s wife Ayesha took to her Instagram to share a photo of her husband, and she included the following caption: “Kerry threw on a SLAYER shirt and poured a shot for you all to mark the anniversary of the last SLAYER show one year ago today. Have a shot with us! Cheers friends!” ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian also commemorated the anniversary, sharing a SLAYER picture that he said was taken during “their last band photo shoot backstage at the Forum [in Los Angeles] right before they walked to the stage for the last time.” This past August, Ayesha King said that there will never be a SLAYER reunion. She shot down the possibility of her husband and Tom Aray...
French Montana “You Deserve An Oscar,” Jhene Aiko “Born Tired” & More | Daily Visuals 12.1.20
Source: Derrick Salters/WENN.com / WENN With his latest project CB5 having hit the streets a little over a week ago already, French Montana is back on the block bubbling what he’s been cooking in the kitchen for the past hot minute. Today the BX representative comes through with some new visuals for his album cut “You Deserve An Oscar” which is a collage of images and clips featuring French in various places and a few looks at right hand man, Max B. From Hip-Hop to R&B, Jhené Aiko gets spiritual with it in and in her latest clip to “Born Tired” heads to a rain forest to become one with nature, mediate and have some good ol’ fun in a bounce house. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Rotimi, Blueface and Chriseanrock, and more. FRENCH MONTANA – “YOU DESERVE AN OSCAR” ...
Kodak Black Says He Will Donate $1 Million To Charity If Trump Pardons Him
Source: (Photo by Johnny Louis/FilmMagic) / (Photo by Johnny Louis/FilmMagic) When money talks people tend to listen. One incarcerated rapper is hoping the bag will get him back home. Page Six is reporting Kodak Black is doing his best to get a get out of jail free card by any means possible. According to the celebrity gossip website the Florida native is trying to work his celebrity into a good will play. As spotted on XXL he posted a tweet on Friday, November 27 asking the President of the United States to consider a very unique proposal. “If The President Them Free Me , I’m Gonna Spend 1 million on Charity within The First Year I’m Out. That’s on Everything,” he wrote. This is not the first time the “Wake Up In The Sky” rapper has reached out to Donald Trump for leniency. Back in S...
Mulatto Reportedly Considering Name Change After Backlash
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Atlanta-bred rapstress Mulatto has been receiving backlash over her controversial name, so much so that she is reportedly considering changing her nom de plume. During her interview with HipHopDx, the Queen of Da Souf rapper revealed that she is considering a name change due to the criticism. “I can’t say too much because we’re working on something right now, but I would be lying to say it hasn’t crossed my mind before,” Mulatto told the outlet. “It is a controversy that I hear and see every day as far as my name goes, so I would be lying to say no I never thought of that. But I can’t say too much because right now, it’s going to be a part of something bigger.” As previously reported, Big Latto was dragged over her name due to its problematic histo...
Wanted: Rapper Casanova Sought By The Feds, Indicted For Racketeering With 17 Other Men
Source: SDNY / Department of Justice Brooklyn rapper Casanova is in a world of trouble. The man born Caswell Senior is currently being sought by the Feds in a case that saw him and 17 others indicted for a litany of charges that include murder and racketeering. According to the FBI, Casanova is a member of a gang called the “Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation.” Per a statement from the Southern District of NY (SDNY) of the Department of Justice, one of Caswell’s co-defendants, Brandon Soto aka “Stacks,” has been charged with the murder of a 15-year-old minor. The homicide occurred on September 21, 2020 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Per the SDNY, Casanova and the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation participated in various illicit activities and scams that included drug dealing and taking advantage of pro...
South Korea Amends Law to Let BTS Postpone Compulsory Military Service
Given that BTS accounts for $5 billion (!) of South Korea’s gross GDP, members of #BTSArmy weren’t the only ones worryingly counting down the days until the K-pop group’s members became of age and would be forced to enlist into the military, as required by the country’s constitution. Well, as luck would have it, South Korea’s National Assembly has just passed legislation revising South Korea’s Military Service Act. According to the New York Times, the revised law allows top K-pop stars to postpone military service until they turn 30 — two years later than originally required. Additionally, K-pop entertainers who have received government metals for their cultural impact can now apply for deferment from the military. The timing of the legislation is by no means coincidental: BTS’s oldest mem...
