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What’s Streaming on Netflix in November 2020
Netflix is bringing the royalty in November 2020. The highly anticipated fourth season of The Crown premieres mid-month to much hype. Oscar winner Olivia Colman returns as Queen Elizabeth, only this time she’ll duke it out with Gillian Anderson’s portrayal of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. That’s not all! America’s own queen Dolly Parton is bringing her holiday special Christmas on the Square to the streaming giant on November 22nd. So, expect to spend Thanksgiving down in Tennessee for a little country get-together. Elsewhere, there’s the hilarious new sketch comedy series Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun, Shawn Mendes’ world tour documentary, Ron Howard’s star-studded Hillbilly Elegy, and, yes, Kurt Russell’s return in The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two. Editors’ Picks In term...
J Dilla’s Welcome 2 Detroit Gets 20th Anniversary 7-Inch Vinyl Box Set
Next year will mark 20 years since the release of J Dilla’s solo debut album, Welcome 2 Detroit. To celebrate, Dilla’s early label BBE Music has announced a deluxe 7-inch vinyl box set reissue set for release on February 5th, 2021. Welcome 2 Detroit — The 20th Anniversary Edition presents the original LP remastered and split amongst 10 discs. Each disc includes one or two of the 16 album tracks backed by either an instrumental or alternate take. The exception is “Rico Suave Bossa Nova”, which is paired with a previously unreleased edit by Azymuth. An additional 11th disc features newly released alternate outtakes, demos, and mixes, while disc 12 includes both the original and instrumental versions of DJ Muror’s new remix of “Think Twice”. Also packaged in the box is a book by British write...
Friday the 13th Offers a Hidden Portrait of Grief
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS “You see, Jason was my son, and today is his birthday …” Excuse me, which way to Camp Blood? We hear it has a death curse? Psychoanalysis kicks off November with a new mental health topic, and we have to get it ready before the campers arrive next week. Join Jenn, Mike, and Lara as they unpack the concept of grief and explore how the death of Jason Voorhees informs the events of the original Friday the 13th. Meet us at the lake as we dive down deep to explore the unpleasant emotions we like to keep below the surface. Mike gives an updated theory for how we experience grief and shares a creative idea for processing the pain of losing a loved one. We’ll also discuss our love for Sl...
Infinity Knives on Defying Easy Description, Blowing Up on Bandcamp
“I used to skip class,” says Tariq Ravelomanana, recalling his adolescent years at Baltimore County’s Perry Hall High School. “We had a piano room that nobody used, so I could just go in there and play.” And even now, as a skilled musician who records under the name Infinity Knives, he describes what he can play as “anything I could get [his] hands on.” “I borrow instruments [to record],” he says. “I didn’t own a guitar until two years ago.” Ravelomanana, 28, arrived at his intuitive, self-taught musical approach during years of early travel: He was born in Tanzania, moved around Africa throughout his childhood and wound up in Maryland as a teenager. “My dad’s a conservative Muslim, and my mom’s a conservative Christian. So I wasn’t really allowed to listen to music, but I kinda snuc...
HHW Gaming: ‘NBA 2K21’ Next-Gen Ditches The Neighborhood For The City
Source: Visual Concepts / NBA 2K21 The Visual Concepts team wasn’t kidding when they said NBA 2K21 nextgen is a completely new experience built from the ground up. Thanks to series of Courtside Reports, we have been methodically learning what to expect from NBA 2K21 next-gen. We learned about the innovations coming to player animation, collision, AI behavior, how the PS5’s new DualSense controller will work with the game, and so much more. We also got to see the game in action, showing off the new rail cam presentation, graphics and introducing the new color commentary team. It was recently revealed that NBA 2K21 will now allow players to create their own fully customizable WNBA player and experience a WNBA career on and off the court in the newThe W, The W Online, and MyWNBA modes. ...
Kanye West Went Double Wood With 60K Votes In The Presidential Election
Source: Neil Mockford / Getty As election day kicked off and Joe Biden battles Donald Trump for control of the Oval Office, Kanye West seems to be content in defeat knowing that though he didn’t get to even sniff Washington with his “third-party” run, he did take his pound of flesh from the American electorate. Deadline is reporting that the rapper turned fashion designer turned GOP operative had received at least 60,000 votes for President of The United States as of 7:45pm last night with 10,000 coming from Tennessee. Kanye’s updated state-by-state breakdown is as follows, according to the AP: Arkansas: 4,040 Colorado: 6,254 Idaho: 3,631 Iowa: 3,202 Kentucky: 6,259 Louisiana: 4,894 Minnesota: 7,789 Mississippi: 3,277 Oklahoma: 5,590 Tennessee: 10,216 Utah: 4,344 Vermont: 1,265 Taking to T...
SCOTT PHILLIPS Says There Has Been ‘Talk’ Of CREED Reunion: ‘It’s A Possibility Down The Road’
Scott Phillips says that a reunion of CREED is “a possibility down the road.” This past June, CREED updated its Facebook profile with an old photo, igniting rumors of the band’s imminent return. Phillips, who is promoting ALTER BRIDGE‘s new EP, “Walk The Sky 2.0”, discussed the chances of a CREED comeback during a new interview with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio. Asked about CREED changing its social media a few moths ago to reflect a classic band photo, the drummer said: “I didn’t know that that had happened. That’s interesting. I’m the worst when it comes to social media. I go through phases where I’m into it for about two days, and then I don’t pick it up for about two months. But, that being said, there’s ...
GAVIN ROSSDALE Is ‘Eternally Grateful’ For BUSH’s Early Success
In a new interview with the FM99 WNOR radio station, BUSH frontman Gavin Rossdale was asked what it was like for a U.K.-based band to have its debut album, 1994 “Sixteen Stone”, help define radio-friendly alternative rock in America in the immediate post-grunge period. He responded (see video below): “It was just a mind-messup, because we just came from literal obscurity to being on the radio and having a hit song, ‘Everything Zen’, and being put in that genre of music when we were from London. So it was a mind-messupper, and it was a beautiful thing, and it’s what propelled me to here. So it’s something I’m eternally grateful for.” Last month, BUSH has announced two drive-in shows across Southern California to celebrate the October 30 ...
ADRIAN SMITH Was ‘A Little Uncomfortable’ With IRON MAIDEN’s ‘Violent’ EDDIE Imagery
In a new interview with Robert Cavuoto of Myglobalmind, IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith was asked if he has a favorite image of the band’s mascot Eddie over the course of MAIDEN‘s four-decade career. He responded: “In the early days, the images of Eddie with all the bloody axes made me feel a little uncomfortable as I thought it was a bit violent. As we get older, the imagery is slightly more subtle, like with the ‘Brave New World’ album cover. It’s broader, and you can still use the Eddie imagery in a subtle way. I’m big into subtlety.” Eddie, whose full name is Eddie The Head or Edward The Head (also known as Edward The Great), is a perennial fixture in the often-violent MAIDEN album cover art, as well as ever present in the group’...
JUDAS PRIEST’s ROB HALFORD: ‘I Wish I Could Sing ‘Painkiller’ Like I Did In 1991′
During an appearance on a recent episode of Dean Delray‘s “Let There Be Talk” podcast, Rob Halford was asked if he does any vocal warm-ups before performing live with JUDAS PRIEST. He said (hear audio below): “I just go out and do it. And as I’ve been doing this now for 50-odd years, I really have to save my voice; I have to make sure that it’s got the strength. ‘Cause when you’re drinking, that’s the worst thing for your voice, especially when you’re a doing a show. How the hell did I get through those shows [before I got sober]? “Yeah, I’ve been using these pipes for 50 years, and I’m trying to get the most out of them,” he continued. “I’ve had to make some adjustments. I wish I could sing ...
The Weeknd Earns His First Adult Contemporary No. 1 With ‘Blinding Lights’
The track additionally topped the Pop Songs airplay chart for six weeks and this week spends its record-breaking 46th frame on the survey. It bests the 45-week runs of five other hits (most recently Harry Styles’ “Adore You”). The Weeknd concurrently debuts his newest AC charted title, as “In Your Eyes” opens at No. 29. Originally released, with “Lights,” on his album After Hours, the song is being promoted to AC radio via a version featuring Kenny G. As for the sax star, Kenny G adds his 27th AC entry, dating to his first, “Songbird,” in 1987. That song became his first of 10 top 10s on the tally, a sum that includes two No. 1s, both in 1993: “Forever in Love” and “By the Time This Night Is Over,” the latter fea...
Canada’s SOCAN Reports Growth In 2019, Distributions Shrink Due to Tech Rollout
Finally, the company says that mechanical royalties totaled C$12 million ($9 million) last year. As part of its results, the company acknowledged that its move to diversify beyond performance rights collections begun in 2016 has not worked out to its satisfactions. So it says it’s taking steps to rectify that situation. As part of that move, SOCAN said it registered a C$41.7 million ($31 million) impairment charge to its Dataclef subsidiary. But that charge have not impacted distribution, the organization said. Dataclef includes its acquisitions of Audiam, which tracks songwriter royalties at YouTube and other digital services for songwriters; Musicnet; and the Canadian mechanical licensing organization SODRAC. “At the time of our investment in these operations, we were exploring new...
