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DJ ASHBA: ‘The GUNS N’ ROSES Gig Fit More Like A Glove Than Probably Any Other Style Of Music’
Former GUNS N’ ROSES and current SIXX:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba, who has just released a new single, “A Christmas Storm”, spoke to Darren Paltrowitz about the inspiration for the holiday track. He said (see video below): “I was never good at learning other people’s music. I’ll be the first to admit it. I’m not that guitar player. The GUNS N’ ROSES gig fit more like a glove than probably any other style of music, just because I was such a fan of the music growing up, so Slash‘s style — that very bluesy, pentatonic style — really fit me, and I felt like I could bring something to the table and do whatever I could to at least do that justice. “But, yeah, learning other people’s songs, I’ve never actually had a big desire to...
TED NUGENT Says ‘The Election Was A Fraud,’ Falsely Claims ‘A Lot Of Dead People’ Voted
Outspoken conservative rocker Ted Nugent says that this year’s presidential election was a “fraud,” falsely insisting that “a lot of dead people” voted and claiming that a lot of “suspicious” ballots came in for President-elect Joe Biden. Nugent, an avid Donald Trump supporter, offered his opinion of this year’s election during Monday’s (November 23) episode of his Internet show “Spirit Campfire”. He said (see video below): “I’ve been absorbing, searching, reviewing, masticating and regurgitating. All the evidence I can find, the election was a fraud. There were an awful lot of dead people that voted; I don’t have the exact number, but there were a lot of dead people that voted. There were a lot of suspicio...
MAX CAVALERA Wants To Make ‘Raw’ And ‘Brutal’ New SOULFLY Album
Max Cavalera has confirmed to Ireland’s Overdrive that SOULFLY is working on material for the follow-up to 2018’s “Ritual” album. “I’m currently writing loads of stuff with Zyon [Cavalera, SOULFLY drummer and Max‘s son] three times a week,” he said. “On the way to the jam space, we are playing a lot of stuff that he [Zyon] has never heard before. Like, the other day we were driving along and I was playing C.O.C. ‘Technocracy’, which is their hardcore stuff which they don’t play anymore. I was telling Zyon to pay attention and check out the old-school stuff. [Laughs] “Having him in a band with me is such a cool situation as we get to jam so many different ideas and he will bring some new stuff to the table that I&...
Jeff Tweedy Says P. Diddy Once Mistook Him for an Usher at the Grammys
With the 2021 Grammy nominations coming today (Nov. 24), Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy told Seth Myers his humbling — if hysterical — story from a previous Grammy night. The Wilco singer revealed that P. Diddy thought he was an usher and asked the Wilco frontman for a program of the night’s events. “I was with a big group of people; all the Wilco guys, wives and girlfriends. Somehow I ended up standing outside one of the bathrooms at the Staples Center, holding everyone’s Grammy program,” Tweedy said on the Nov. 23 edition of Late Night with Seth Meyers. “And P. Diddy walked up to me, and he thought I was an usher handing out programs. He taps the programs I was holding with a cane and said, ‘give me one of those.’” His retort? ‘No, they’re mine. It didn’t escalate, thank goodness,” Tweed...
Trevor Noah to Host the 2021 Grammys
The Daily Show host Trevor Noah can add a new gig to his resume: Grammys host. On Tuesday morning, hours before the list of nominations is set to be revealed, Noah was announced as the host of the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. Alicia Keys had hosted the event for the past two years. “Despite the fact that I am extremely disappointed that the Grammys have refused to have me sing or be nominated for best pop album, I am thrilled to be hosting this auspicious event,” Noah said in a statement. “I think as a one-time Grammy nominee, I am the best person to provide a shoulder to all the amazing artists who do not win on the night because I too know the pain of not winning the award! (This is a metaphorical shoulder, I’m not trying to catch Corona). See you at the 63rd Grammys!” In a statement of hi...
Recording Academy Halts ‘Grammy Nominees’ CD Series After 26 Years
The Recording Academy has called a halt to its annual Grammy Nominees CD series. The franchise was a major hit for many years, but has faltered in recent years as CD sales have dwindled. “It ended up costing us quite a bit of money to do it and it was not selling [in big numbers anymore]” Harvey Mason Jr., the Recording Academy’s chair and interim president/CEO, told Billboard. An Academy spokesperson injected a hopeful note: “The CD is taking a year off and conversations will be had next year on how to proceed in this new music consumption world.” Fifteen volumes in the annual series, which was produced by Leslie Lewis, made the top 10 on the Billboard 200. Two volumes—in 2013 and 2014—climbed as high as No. 2. {“nid”:”5885267″,”type”:”post”...
BTS Hand Out the Christmas Gifts With ‘Life Goes On’ Performance on ‘Corden’: Watch
BTS are back in a big way with BE and the latest single from it, “Life Goes On.” The K-pop kings dropped by The Late Late Show With James Corden on Monday night (Nov. 23) to perform the new track. J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Suga and V brought the Christmas cheer with a warm-and-cuddly singalong around the Christmas tree. {“nid”:”9488479″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Watch BTS Serve a Pajama-Clad Performance of 'Life Goes On' on 'Good Morning America'”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/columns\/k-town\/9488479\/bts-perform-life-goes-on-gma-video\/”,”media”:{“width”:1548,”height”:1024,”extension”:”jpg”,”mime_typeR...
Josh Groban Brings a Christmas Vibe to ‘The Tonight Show’ With ‘World We Knew’: Watch
There’s a Christmas feeling in the air. Christmas trees are going up around the country, Mariah Carey is back on the airwaves, and Josh Groban has a new record out. The veteran singer and songwriter just released a new album Harmony, supported by a three-part virtual concert series, including his first-ever holiday concert on Dec.19. {“nid”:”9435271″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”20 Questions With Josh Groban: Inside His Big Fall Release & Newfound Quarantine Habits”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/columns\/pop\/9435271\/20-questions-with-josh-groban\/”,”media”:{“width”:1548,”height”:1024,”extension”:”jpg”,”mime_type”:”image...
Watch BTS’ Teaser Video For Their MapleStory Collab
BTS are diving into the world of MMORPGs with a new collaboration on member Jin’s favorite game, MapleStory. The free, 2d side-scrolling multiplayer online role-playing game from South Korea’s Wizet in which groups of players get together to hunt for monsters and share prizes announced the collaboration on Tuesday (Nov. 24). “Are you ready for the most monumental MapleStory crossover ever?! Is anyone more excited than us?! Well, maybe BTS is…” read a tweet from the game makers, which linked to a video preview of the K-Pop superstars freaking out about the gig in a room packed with game gear. In the clip, the guys sing the MapleStory theme song as they sit around a table and Jin gushes about how this is the day their “dream comes true” while decidi...
Phoebe Bridgers Covers Merle Haggard’s “If We Make It Through December”: Stream
Whip out the eggnog because Phoebe Bridgers is back with her annual holiday release. Our former Artist of the Month has covered the 1974 Merle Haggard original “If We Make It Through December”, and all proceeds will benefit Los Angeles’ Downtown Women’s Center for homeless women. While most Christmas songs are bursting… Please click the link below to read the full article. Phoebe Bridgers Covers Merle Haggard’s “If We Make It Through December”: Stream Lake Schatz 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 us...
John Cleese Defends J.K. Rowling with His Own Transphobic Tweetstorm
John Cleese has some donkey-brained takes on transgender people. On Sunday, the 81-year-old Monty Python actor went on a tweetstorm of callous transphobia and cringey old man musings on wokeness that culminated with him saying: “I’m afraid I’m not that interested in trans people.” It all started when a Twitter… Please click the link below to read the full article. John Cleese Defends J.K. Rowling with His Own Transphobic Tweetstorm Eli Enis 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 rev...
Lars Ulrich: Metallica Are Roughly a Month into “Some Pretty Serious Writing” for New Album
After sharing new music ideas with each other over Zoom and email early on in the pandemic, Metallica are now into “some pretty serious writing” for their next album. Drummer Lars Ulrich revealed the news to Phoebe Bridgers as part of a “Musicians on Musicians” conversation the two had for Rolling Stone.… Please click the link below to read the full article. Lars Ulrich: Metallica Are Roughly a Month into “Some Pretty Serious Writing” for New Album Spencer Kaufman 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 b...
