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Cyn Santana Has A Good Laugh At Meme That Confused Joe Budden For Common
Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty As the world continues to wait on pins and needles over the 2020 election humor is in high demand right now. One reality television star got some comedic relief from a misfired tweet. As spotted on Hot New Hip Hop a meme with good intentions didn’t connect as intended but went viral as a funny fail. An account @Vesta shared a photo collage that featured Joe Budden one side and a pile of pennies on the other side. The quote was “a lot of y’all are lacking” inferring that folks need some common sense. Given that the photo should have been rapper Common, who says he and Tiffany Haddish are still a thing, the miss quickly turned the meme into a whole different meme. So much so that it landed on Cyn Santana’s radar. The “Walk With Me” rapper’s former love qu...
HHW Gaming: The COVID-19 Pandemic Forces Sega To Sell Its Arcade Business
Source: Pola Damonte via Getty Images / Getty It should come as no surprise the arcade gaming industry has taken a hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the biggest names in the arcade game business, Sega, is officially taking its quarters and going home. Eurogamer is reporting that Sega Sammy Holdings Inc, the parent company of Sega Entertainment, has felt the sting of COVID-19, like many other companies that rely on human foot traffic. In a statement, the company revealed it has sold 85.1 percent of its Japanese arcade business to the amusement machine company Genda. Per Sega: “As Amusement Center Operations area in Entertainment Contents Business is strongly affected by COVID-19, utilization of facilities has declined remarkably, and a significant loss was recorded at 1Q of the fisca...
Joe Biden Makes History Surpassing Barack Obama For Most Votes of All Time
Source: W.Wade/WENN / WENN Presidential Candidate Joe Biden has made history. According to published reports, the former Vice President by surpassing former President Barack Obama for the most popular votes, garnering a whopping 70 million votes, making him 2.7 million votes ahead in the popular vote of current President Donald Trump via the Associated Press. While America anticipates the overall results of the 2020 Presidential election as over 100 million ballots were cast, Biden has taken the lead in states like Michigan after Trump was initially taking the lead, has quickly put him on track to get the 270 electoral votes he needs to win the election–despite Trump’s efforts to interrupt the Democratic process. According to The New York Times, Joe Biden is leading in Nevada and Ariz...
System of a Down Release First New Songs in 15 Years
Whoa! Raise your hand if you saw System of a Down releasing new music this year — especially after the political back-and-forth between singer Serj Tankian and drummer John Dolmayan. On Friday, the band released a pair of new songs in “Protect the Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz.” The band united to show support for their native Armenia, which is currently embroiled in a conflict with Azerbaijan. Listen to the songs below. Earlier this year, we spoke with Tankian about his new electronic solo album and it compares to Toxicity. Here’s what the band had to say about the release: 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. E...
Miley Cyrus and Stevie Nicks Team for ‘Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix)’
Back in September, Miley Cyrus appeared on the Tonight Show to perform her new single at the time, “Midnight Sky.” On the show, she told host Jimmy Fallon that she received a letter from Stevie Nicks after asking to use a sample of her track 1981 track, “Edge of Seventeen” on “Midnight City.” And now? The two have joined forces on a remix of “Midnight Sky” aptly titled “Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix).” And yes, she samples Nicks’ “Edge of Seventeen.” Listen below. [embedded content] This is the year Cyrus embraced classic rock. Last month, she revealed that she was working on a Metallica covers album. She also performed a version of Pearl Jam’s “Just Breathe” as well. Cyrus’ new album, Plastic Hearts, is out on Nov. 27. Listen to it here. You Deserve to Make...
Omar Apollo Is Embracing His Whole Being With Apolonio
Omar Apollo has landed. Following the release of his debut album, Apolonio, the free-spirited singer-songwriter donned a fuzzy purple suit and took the stage at Prince’s Paisley Park studios. Gyrating to his own music, chest bare and guitar in hand, he became the first artist to play a concert in this sacred space. “His estate reached out to my management,” Apollo tells SPIN. “I’m just like, ‘Dude, of course, I’ll be down.’” The 23-year-old, who is pushing the boundaries of pop with R&B and funk references from Prince’s playbook, made history on the turf of his late idol. Inspirations he was dreaming about three years ago are now part of his world. When Apollo didn’t have the money in 2017 to upload music to Spotify, a friend who believed in his talent let him borrow $30. H...
Precious Star
Joan Jett’s been up all night. This is the first thing she tells me when I finally speak with her, a moment I’ve been waiting for as long as I can remember. We all have our reasons for doing what we do, most of mine revolve around Joan Jett. If Venus came into this world on a delicate, frothy clamshell, Joan Jett rode in on the back of a bound, gagged and fully leashed Poseidon, all five-foot-five of her riding a roaring tidal wave with the ease of an escalator, while flashing a hypnotic sly side grin that says: Just shut up and swim. Joan Jett is everything. If you’re a Gen X-er like me, you likely became obsessed shortly after the release of her January 1982 hit single — actually a cover of a 1975 Arrows song — “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll”, from the album of the same name. Yes, there wer...
The Most Influential Artists: #31 Bikini Kill
As part of our 35th-anniversary, we’re naming the most influential artists of the past 35 years. Today, we’re at #32. From Olympia, Washington here’s Bikini Kill. CREDIT: Steve Eichner/WireImage Marches, protests and mass movements against misogyny — no, these aren’t moments from ‘60s second-wave feminism or even the ‘90s third-wave. It’s all happening now, and with punk rock having its own insurgence against patriarchal predators in the scene, there’s been a dire need for girls in the front now, more than ever before. Enter: Bikini Kill. Gen X-ers remember the days when Kathleen Hanna would blare this famous call to arms at gigs, while millennials and gen Z-ers simply grew up with an appreciation for the ‘90s riot grrrl movement they led, with hopes for a modern comeback. Riot grrrl may h...
GLENN HUGHES Pays Tribute To KEN HENSLEY: He Was ‘An Incredible Songwriter, Guitarist And Keyboard Player’
Glenn Hughes has paid tribute to Ken Hensley, former URIAH HEEP vocalist songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who died peacefully on November 4 following a very short illness. He was 75 years old. Earlier today, the legendary ex-DEEP PURPLE bassist/vocalist took to his social media to write: “So deeply saddened to hear that my long time friend & Brother, for five decades, Ken Hensley @uriahheepofficial ,has passed. An incredible songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player, and more importantly, – a beautiful kind human being. Your music will live on Ken. Honored to have sung a song called ‘Last Dance’ on your solo album, Blood on the Highway. All my Love …” Hensley was one of the most important musicians of the past half a century. His work with URIAH...
BLACK STONE CHERRY’s CHRIS ROBERTSON: ‘Without EDDIE VAN HALEN, I Would Never Have Become A Lead Guitar Player’
BLACK STONE CHERRY‘s Chris Robertson has reflected on the passing of Eddie Van Halen, saying that the legendary VAN HALEN axeman “rewrote the guitar handbook” with his signature instrumental “Eruption”. Robertson discussed his appreciation for the groundbreaking musician in a brand new interview with Robert Cavuoto of Myglobalmind. He said: “I never got to meet him or see them play live, but I can say without Eddie, I would never have become a lead guitar player. “When I was playing guitar, I always wanted to learn how to solo. There were always so many notes to learn on a big fretboard and how to use a whammy bar. I learned how to play guitar using an Epiphone Telecaster. I was listening to ‘Van Halen I’, starting with ‘Runnin...
ROB HALFORD Doesn’t Know If His Autobiography Will Influence Lyrics On JUDAS PRIEST’s Next Album
In a new interview with Greg Prato of Songfacts, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked if he thinks his recently released autobiography, “Confess”, might influence the lyrics on the band’s next album. He responded: “That’s a good question. I don’t know. We’ll just have to wait and see. I take all of my life experiences and kind of figure out where I am and what I’m doing, and see if they relate to JUDAS PRIEST and to where we are and what we’re doing now. I hear these stories from some of my friends that say because of the pandemic, they’re feeling very angry and they need to let that type of feeling out, and one of the best ways of doing that is through your music. “It wouldn’t surprise me if there’s some ki...
Rockers React To DONALD TRUMP’s Baseless Election Fraud Claims
TESTAMENT‘s Alex Skolnick, QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre, Danko Jones and ex-SKID ROW/SAIGON KICK drummer Phil Varone are among the rockers who have reacted to President Donald Trump‘s baseless claim that the presidency was being stolen from him as vote counts showed his path to victory disappearing. “This is a case where they’re trying to steal an election, they’re trying to rig an election, and we can’t let that happen,” Trump said in an appearance in the White House briefing room earlier today, offering no evidence to back up the claims and vowing to take the matter to the Supreme Court. “If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us, if you could the votes that ca...
