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How Sean Connery’s Final Role Capped Off His Career
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was a disaster. Less an adaptation of the Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill graphic novels of the same name than a slapped-together cash-in on the action-horror craze of films like The Mummy, the 2003 film was reviled by critics and opened second to Pirates of the Caribbean. It also happens to serve as the final on-screen role for Sir Sean Connery, who passed today at the age of 90. Stories abound about how much Connery clashed with the film’s director, Blade‘s Stephen Norrington, while filming, and how those experiences allegedly led him to retire from acting in 2006. (Yes, Sir Billi fans, I know that’s technically his final role, but two hours in a voice booth as a skateboarding CG veterinarian isn’t quite the same as starring in a summer b...
El-P, Charli XCX, Lizzo and More Are in the Halloween Spirit
It really is cruel that Halloween is on a Saturday this year — between the pandemic and looming election, it’s hard to let loose and celebrate much of anything right now — but that doesn’t mean you can’t dress up, even if your costume party is hosted by Zoom. Run The Jewels’ El-P and his wife Emily Panic paid tribute to The Sopranos by dressing up as Tony and Carmela Soprano. Charli XCX got ghoulish with red latex and a creepy monster sleeve. Halsey, the queen of Halloween, went all out on a Corpse Bride costume, while YUNGBLUD dressed up in two different costumes (Wednesday Addams and Beetlejuice). But Lizzo might have taken the cake this year — she dressed up as 2020’s hero, the fly that landed on Mike Pence’s head during the vice presidential debate. See all these and more cos...
Sean Connery, The Original James Bond, Dead At 90
Sean Connery, the whiskey-voiced son of Scotland who brought James Bond to the screen for the first time and went on to lead a long and celebrated acting career, died on Saturday (October 31). He was 90. The BBC reported that the actor passed peacefully in his sleep after being “unwell for some time,” according to his son, Jason Connery. “We are all working at understanding this huge event as it only happened so recently,” he said. “A sad day for all who knew and loved my dad and a sad loss for all people around the world who enjoyed the wonderful gift he had as an actor.” Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Born Thomas Sean Connery on August 25, 1930, his challenging childhood in the slums of Edinburgh influenced much of hi...
Insomniac Acquires Promotional Company Club Glow and Venues Echostage and Soundcheck
Insomniac is taking gigantic steps to expand its footprint and influence on the east coast. The global events operator has announced the acquisition of dance music promoter Club Glow as well as venues Echostage and Soundcheck, based in Washington, DC. The acquisition, announced this week, was finalized in February of this year. The deal was reportedly to be announced at this year’s Winter Music Conference, which was ultimately cancelled. The deal will see Club Glow founding partner Pete Kalamoutsos continue to helm the company he helped establish back in 1999. Club Glow has built a thriving book of business that included 150 shows annually at Echostage alone prior to the pandemic. The massive club was the largest venue in DC when it opened in 2012. The company opened t...
TroyBoi Announces New Single “Mother Africa” Due Out Next Month
TroyBoi has announced his next move. Britain’s trap don is set to drop a new single, “Mother Africa,” next month. For the first time in three weeks, TroyBoi took to Twitter, breaking his silence and musing that it may be time for some new music. Luckily, fans did not have to wait long for the “Warlordz” producer to make good on that statement. “The music that will be coming out of the speakers in my sets when shows start again…I’m shook for you,” TroyBoi said on social media back in August 2020. While we won’t be able to hear the full impact of what he’s been cooking up in a main stage setting, the producer is ready to serve up something hot. His latest announcement arrived without a preview, but the ominous, emerald-tinged ...
CHARLIE Delivers Intergalactic House Music on New Single “Space Disco”
With all of the negative things happening on Earth right now, rising house producer CHARLIE is taking the party to the cosmos instead. She has dropped her new groove-inducing single “Space Disco,” which will have you have you feeling like you are on a planet lightyears away. The intergalactic journey opens with chest-thumping pads as the haunting chorus makes its way to the forefront. The chanting feels as if you are being welcomed to a newly discovered party planet where only good times are had. Just when you thought you knew what to expect from the track, she throws down a fiery second drop that is sure to get you out of your seat. When listening to this single, the below clip from Star Wars comes first to mind. This year, CHARLIE has...
Feed Me Shares How He Was Discovered By deadmau5 After Dropping Demos Online
In an interview with MusicRadar, dance music’s favorite green monster Feed Me shared insight on his early career-defining moments, including the story of how he was first discovered. Jon Gooch, the multi-alias producer behind Feed Me, Spor, and Seventh Stitch, started as a graphic designer. In his teens, he started generating income doing design-related commission work, a step that allowed him to fund his musical endeavors. He downloaded FL Studio and rapidly began making headway under his drum & bass-focused alias, Spor. The Spor project showed promise, as Gooch was signed to a label and played shows around the UK. Ultimately, however, he wasn’t attached to the drum ‘n’ bass genre as a whole, thus Feed Me was born out of a need for change. Chang...
DAVID COVERDALE Attributes Some Of WHITESNAKE’s Success To Lyrics About ‘Human Themes’
In a new interview with Joe Rock of Long Island’s rock station 102.3 WBAB, WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale was asked about the apparent lack of humor in the band’s lyrics. David responded: “Well, it’s interesting, because particularly now, I’m very active on social media. I know, just from e-mails that we receive and positive messages, a lot of the stuff I post puts a much-needed smile or gives somebody a laugh or touches a nerve. I’ve always been a proponent of meditation. Although I don’t preach it, I encourage people that it would be helpful to them during this very challenging time. “And that’s the other reason that Rhino and I said, ‘Let’s go ahead with our plan for the ‘Red, White And Blue’ trilogy.R...
Rockers React To Passing Of SEAN CONNERY
David Coverdale (WHITESNAKE), Gavin Rossdale(BUSH), Gary Holt (EXODUS, SLAYER), WARRANT, Jason Bonham, John Corabi (ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE) and Vernon Reid (LIVING COLOUR) are among the rockers who have reacted on social media to the passing of Sean Connery. The Scottish actor, who was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, died Friday night (October 30) at the age of 90. Connery appeared in seven Bond films and won an Oscar in 1988 for his role in “The Untouchables”. Other notable roles included those in “The Hunt for Red October”, “Highlander”, “Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade” and “The Rock”. Sean died peacefully in his sleep in the Bahamas. His son Jason Connery said his father “had many of his family who could be in the...
KORN Bassist’s STILLWELL Releases ‘Could’ve Sworn’ Music Video
“Could’ve Sworn”, the new AhrenEye-directed music video from STILLWELL, the band featuring KORN bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu, vocalist/guitarist Anthony “Q-Unique” Quiles and P.O.D. drummer Noah “Wuv” Bernardo, can be seen below. The song is taken from STILLWELL‘s third album, “Supernatural Miracle”, which was released in September. “Supernatural Miracle” finds STILLWELL reconciling its eclectic and storied musical backgrounds, and highlighting the similarities between each member’s celebrated careers. “With this new album, STILLWELL sounds like one band instead of past albums where it feels like three or four different bands,” Bernardo explains. “With Q on guitar, it enabled us ...
KING DIAMOND Instagram Filter Now Available
King Diamond has released a new Instagram filter which allows fans to appear as though they’re wearing the legendary Danish heavy metal singer’s face paint. Several fans have already posted selfies using the photo-editing tool, as seen in various tweets below. Asked in a 2019 interview with Kerrang! magazine where the idea for his makeup came from, King said: “It started with Peter Gabriel. I’d seen photos of Alice Cooper, but it was when I saw GENESIS live that I thought, ‘If I do something, I have to have a show to go with the music.’ I saw Alice the next year, in 1975, and that blew my mind.” King also confirmed that KISS bassist Gene Simmons once threatened to sue him over the makeup. “They said, ‘Your makeup is getting too close, y...
Bruce Springsteen Narrates Joe Biden Campaign Ad About Scranton
We’re just a few days out from the election, and as the presidential candidates make their final push, Joe Biden’s pulling out the big guns. On Friday, the Democratic nominee shared a campaign ad focusing on his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it’s narrated by Bruce Springsteen. “Scranton, Pennsylvania. Here, success isn’t handed down. It’s forged with sweat, grit, and determination. This is his hometown,” the Boss says while images of Scranton and its citizens, including Biden, flash on the screen. “In Scranton, good times aren’t promised. Here and in towns across America times are harder than they ought to be. Lives on pause; dreams on hold; futures in doubt. He’s running to change that.” The minute-long clip is soundtracked by Springsteen’s Born In The U.S.A. sing...
