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Peep Pics Of Kyrie Irving’s New Nike Kyrie 7 Signature Sneaker
Source: Nike / NIke Though the Brooklyn Net’s newest superstar point guard, Kyrie Irving, didn’t return to the bubble to play out the remainder of the COVID-19 NBA season, Nike is still lacing his signature line with the kind of heat that you’d find in Miami. Source: Nike / NIke Yesterday Nike unveiled their upcoming Kyrie 7 which features some dope composite mesh upper for comfort and flexibility and a “data-informed traction” grip on the bottom sole for the ballers who like to cut through the court like Uncle Drew during the playoffs. The designers took into account Kyrie’s playing style when developing his latest silhouette and best believe anyone who hoops in these will appreciate the thought process. In the Kyrie 7, computational design processes turn real-time game data into a 360-de...
HHW Gaming: Netflix Announces New Assassin’s Creed Live Adaptation Series
Source: Netflix / Assassin’s Creed With Assassin’s Creed Valhalla just days away, Netflix announced that it will have its own original series based on the popular video game franchise. Netflix dropped the news today that it will be teaming up with Ubisoft to bring Assassin’s Creed to the small screen and sharing a teaser in the form of the logo pictured above. Not many details were dropped along with the announcement. Still, we do know that Jason Altman (Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet) and Danielle Kreinik, who serves as Director of Television Development at Ubisoft, will serve as executive producers on the show. In a press release, Jason Altman, Head of Ubisoft Film & Television, said about the forthcoming series: “For more than 10 years, millions of fans around the world h...
HHW Gaming: ‘NBA 2K21’ Next-Gen Gameplay Shows Off New Rail Cam Presentation & More
Source: 2K / NBA 2K21 Next-Gen 2K and Visual Concepts have been blessing us with plenty of details regarding the NBA 2K21 on PS5 and Xbox Series X. Now we get to see some actual gameplay. We already know LeBron James is king thanks to his 98 overall rating and what to expect in the form of next-gen upgrades to the game. Now it’s time to see it in action. Outside of the next-gen gameplay reveal trailer that pretty much showed us what we already knew, NBA 2K21 will look insane on PS5 and Xbox Series X, but still, the question remained how does run in real-time? Well, Tuesday (Oct.27), Visual Concepts executive producer Erick Boenisch and gameplay director Mike Wang picked up the sticks and decided to show off what the team at the studio has been hard at work on. Immediately you will notice t...
TESTAMENT’s ALEX SKOLNICK Announces Podcast Partnership With OSIRIS MEDIA For ‘Moods & Modes’
Osiris Media has released its latest episode of the multidimensional, multimedia podcast series “Past, Present, Future, Live!” featuring TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick. Host RJ Bree talks with Skolnick, who at age 16 joined the San Francisco Bay Area act, which would become one of the bands that defined the thrash metal scene of the late 1980s. Skolnick discusses studying with Joe Satriani, touring the world with some of the leading metal bands, and changing his life completely by moving to New York, studying jazz, and forming the ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, which is still playing jazz today. He also discusses his new podcast, “Moods & Modes”, which is now part of the Osiris family. After the interview, Skolnick performs “Unbound”, “Gymnopedie”...
METALLICA’s JAMES HETFIELD Talks About ‘Metallica Scholars’ Program (Video)
In the clip below, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield about the motivation behind the Metallica Scholars program. The Metallica Scholars initiative was created in 2019 through a partnership between METALLICA‘s All Within My Hands foundation (AWMH) and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), a Washington, D.C. based organization representing the country’s more than 1,000 community colleges. Hetfield states: “All Within My Hands was formed out of a want and a need to help, to give back. There were some things that were somewhat obvious that we could all agree upon, like natural disasters or food — something like that. But then beyond that, how do we get into education with the trades and skills? And getting in to find the passion was super important to us. And...
HAMMERFALL’s OSCAR DRONJAK: ‘You Can’t Have A Metal Concert With A Seated Audience’
Guitarist Oscar Dronjak of Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL spoke to Barbara Caserta of Italy’s Linea Rock about what the touring circuit might look like post pandemic. He said (see video below): “We’re hoping that things will get back to normal soon enough. I don’t know what it’ll take — probably a vaccine, I guess — to make sure that the virus don’t spread at the concerts. “It’s still strict rules and regulations in Sweden as well, or live music and sporting events and stuff like that. They just today, actually, raised the level from 50 people to 300, but that is seated audience only, for sporting events as well as music, and also at least one meter or whatever distancing between the seats — unless you went there with your wife or something, th...
Return To Hemmersmoor – THEM
RATING: 8.5/10 Originally formed as a straightforward KING DIAMOND tribute band, THEM have long since outgrown their initial masterplan and evolved into the one of the most entertaining heavy metal bands on the planet. If you missed the international sextet’s first two albums, 2016’s “Sweet Hollow” and 2018’s “Manor Of The Se7en Gables”, you missed out on some of the most uproarious horror-themed metal this side of, well, you know who. And while vocalist Troy Norr is undoubtedly capable of doing a fine impression of the aforementioned Dane, he has brought more than enough of his own, warped personality to bear on the band’s works to date. The truth is that “Return To Hemmersmoor” deserves to reach an audience far beyond the rather...
Butch Vig Says Nevermind ‘Would Not Have the Same Cultural Impact’ Today
Nirvana’s Nevermind continues to endure nearly 30 years, but would its legend be what it is if it was released today? Butch Vig isn’t so sure. The album’s producer observed that if Nirvana’s culture-shifting album was released now, “despite being a great record, it would not have the same cultural impact” today. In an interview with NME, Vig, who is also the longtime drummer for Garbage, said that the iconic Nirvana record, if released today, would have a different trajectory. “I think it would be tough to repeat that zeitgeist moment. It was perfect timing coming out when there was a shift in music and it felt like a revolution. I can see that happening again, but not in the same way.” The producer/musician continued: “I saw something similar with Billie Eilish. I’m fr...
Megan Thee Stallion Brings the Heat in Savage x Fenty Lingerie
Megan Thee Stallion is a self-proclaimed “Savage,” so what better way to flaunt it than in a little Savage x Fenty ensemble? The star took to her Instagram story to share a steamy mirror selfie in a matching floral bra and underwear set from Rihanna’s popular lingerie line. The “Dear Diary Embroidered Unlined Bra” and “Dear Diary Embroidered String Thong” are part of the brand’s new collection, and are available for $50 and $23, respectively. 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 Intern...
American Music Awards Adds Three Latin Categories, Matching It With Soul/R&B and Rap/Hip-Hop
The expansion of coverage for Latin music in the AMAs is a clear signal of the genre’s increasing popularity and crossover appeal. The AMAs are a ratings-driven show. If they do something, it’s because they think it’s what the audience wants and demands. A quick history lesson: Dick Clark created the AMAs in 1973 as a more viewer-friendly, populist answer to the Grammy Awards. Clark, a canny showman, seemed to be saying, “Let the Grammys honor classical and jazz and all the other specialized music forms. We’ll zero in on the genres that most people care about.” For the first five years of the show, 1974-78, there were just 15 awards — five each in the three genres with the broadest appeal at the time — pop/rock, soul/R&B and country. In 1979, disco was red-hot. The show res...
How to Watch the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards
The 15th BET Hip Hop Awards will crown todays’s rap heavyweights on Tuesday night (Oct. 27), hosted by The 85 South Comedy Show emcees Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean. DaBaby comes in hot by leading this year’s nominations with 12, including hip-hop artist of the year, best hip-hop video and song of the year (“Bop” and “Rockstar”), and two for hip-hop album of the year (Kirk and Blame It on Baby). His “Rockstar” collaborator Roddy Ricch enters as a close runner-up with 11 nods, while Megan Thee Stallion and Drake tie for third place with eight each. 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Burna Boy and Chris Martin, City Girls, Gucci Mane, Jhené Aiko, Lil Baby, Mulatto, Quavo, Tobe Nwigwe and Ty Dolla $ign will be perfor...
Five Burning Questions: Gabby Barrett Climbs to No. 6 on the Hot 100 With Charlie Puth-Assisted ‘I Hope’
1. “I Hope” hits a new peak of No. 6 on the Hot 100 this week in its 43rd week on the chart — dating back to early January. On a scale from 1-10, how surprised are you that it’s still climbing this deep into its chart run? Katie Atkinson: I think I’m a 2. This song hit me like a ton of bricks when it came out — thanks to that seemingly sweet first verse leading into a spiteful wrecking ball of chorus — so I knew it had a strong chance to make a big impact both in the world of country and beyond. The only reason I’m a 2 instead of a 1 is that I might not have predicted that it would climb all the way to the Hot 100 top 10. That’s massive — especially for an American Idol alum in the year 2020. Jason Lipshutz:&n...
