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Jeff Tweedy’s Love Is the King Conquers Anger and Fear with Happiness: Review
The Lowdown: Who in 2020, a year defined almost exclusively by fear, hate and unprecedented political division, has the nerve to release a record called Love Is the King? That might sound a little too optimistic for Jeff Tweedy, but while the Wilco frontman doesn’t always paint a rosy picture in his songs, he knows how to offer calm reassurance in dark times. Few songwriters possess such an acute ability to make sense of the craziness around them, and if Tweedy’s latest solo endeavor proves anything, it’s that sometimes that’s good enough. [embedded content] The Good: There was a time when recording a record amid such social or personal turmoil would have sent Tweedy down the path toward artful rancor. But Love Is the King is the latest in what has been a string of relatively calm releases...
Buzz, Buzz, Lily Allen Launches Her Own Sex Toy
With the live music industry shuttered fo the foreseeable future, artists are relying more than ever on the revenue of merch. In addition to your standard T-shirts and hoodies, we’ve seen some artists get creative with their own lines of CBD products (Sigur Rós), body pillows (Travis Scott), and yes, even Crocs (Post Malone). Lily Allen, too, has been thinking outside of the box merchandise-wise by thinking more about her bedroom activities: the London musician has just launched her own sex toy. A collaboration with German company Womanizer, the sex toy is a fancy pink vibrator called Liberty. Along with guaranteeing good ol’ pleasure, as its name suggests, the product is also meant to break down the societal barriers surrounding the subjects of female masturbation and sex positi...
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Release Cover of “Shallow”: Stream
In an answer to the prayers of classic country music fans everywhere, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have released a studio version of their “Shallow” cover. The husband-and-wife country duo first performed the A Star Is Born hit during a Facebook livestream early in the pandemic. They reprised their rendition as part of their Garth and Trish Live! special on CBS back in April. Now, they’ve finally taken the track into the studio, recording it for Brooks’ forthcoming new album, FUN. Oddly, the track is officially credited as “‘Shallow’ (the duet with Trisha Yearwood)”, as if the female vocal parts are a “featured” aspect and not the main attraction. Either way, Yearwood knocks Lady Gaga’s high notes out of the stadium in this faithful recreation of the blockbuster 2018 single. “From the ...
Street Fighter V’s Final Season Brings New Life to the Historic Series
It’s impossible to talk about the history of video games without mentioning Street Fighter. Whether in an arcade or on a home console, Street Fighter II and every successive iteration (the original Street Fighter didn’t catch on with most of the world) has become synonymous with video games of all types. Characters like Ryu, Chun-Li, and several other members of the roster are now pop culture symbols reaching far beyond the gaming community (just ask Nicki Minaj), and the series’ influence can be felt as widely as that of The Simpsons. As we near the end of the current generation of consoles, the gaming giants at Capcom have announced that the next season of new characters and content set to roll out for Street Fighter V over the next several months will be its last. But just because ...
Megan Thee Stallion Had The Perfect Response For That Varmint’s Instagram Live Rant
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Megan Thee Stallion kept it short and sweet in response to Tory Lanez’s Instagram Live rant. For whatever reason, the varmint thought Tuesday night (Oct.20) was a good time to hop on Instagram Live and give his side of the story that no one really asked for at this point. During his session, Lanez claimed that the Houston rapper’s account of the incident was “not accurate” and was “false information” despite the “Big Ole Freak” crafter supplying plenty of receipts to shut up those who doubted her claims from the jump. The 28-year-old Toronto native bitch and moaned on IG: “For the last three months of my life, I’ve been in this place where I’ve been bashed, I’ve been cut through — just people every single day just coming at me, coming at me, coming a...
Bill Cosby Sparks Chatter After Grinning Prison Photo Goes Wide
Source: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections / PA Dept of Corrections Bill Cosby is currently awaiting to appeal his felony sex assault conviction this coming December, but renewed chatter about his state of being has cropped up again after a new photo went wide. In the mugshot, Cosby, with his hair a bit grown out and uneven, is seen slyly smiling in the photo which garnered some sympathy along with measurable disdain. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections updated the disgraced 83-year-old entertainer’s prison photo, which is part of a routine established by prison facilities for record upkeep and the like. In the photo, Cosby, with his hair unkempt, appears to be looking down and smiling and the photo made its rounds on social media Tuesday (Oct. 20). While there was some concern ...
OZZY OSBOURNE Announces 2022 European Tour With JUDAS PRIEST
Ozzy Osbourne has once again announced the rescheduled dates for the European leg of his “No More Tours 2”. Due to the unprecedented and ever-changing situation, the six-week trek previously slated for October 2020 will move to early 2022. The rescheduled 19-date arena tour, with lifelong friends JUDAS PRIEST as special guests, will kick off on January 26, 2022 in Berlin, and includes a brand new date in Hungary, at the Budapest Arena, which will not include the Rob Halford-fronted outfit. Fans should hold on to their tickets as they remain valid for all rescheduled tour dates, and refunds must be sought at point of purchase. “I really want to thank my fans for their loyalty and for waiting for me,” Ozzy said in a statement. “Believe me, I can’t wait to ...
HEART’s NANCY WILSON Covers BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’s ‘The Rising’ (Video)
Nancy Wilson is celebrated as a seminal musician in rock ‘n’ roll history. Nancy and her sister Ann lead the multi-platinum rock group HEART. After 35 million albums sold worldwide, HEART was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2012. Ahead of her first-ever solo album, Nancy decided to release her stunning version of Bruce Springsteen‘s “The Rising” “because of these troubled times we’re living in,” she says. “‘The Rising’ has been on my mind. I wanted to make something uplifting and aspirational for those of us who are suffering with all this sickness and loss. I hope this song can help lift our spirits.” Nancy is revered as an ingenious guitar player, a gifted lead vocalist, and as an award-winning songwr...
DAVID CROSBY Says He Is ‘An Old Idiot’ After His Dismissive EDDIE VAN HALEN Tweet
Legendary singer-songwriter and guitarist David Crosby says that he was branded an “old idiot” by members of his own family over his dismissive tweet about Eddie Van Halen. A week after the VAN HALEN axeman’s death, Crosby seemingly minimized Van Halen‘s talents, replying simply “Meh ….” when asked for his opinion of the Eddie‘s guitar-playing skills. The following day, Crosby took to his Twitter to clarify his original comments. “[Jimi] Hendrix changed the world of guitar. Nobody else really,” he wrote. “[L]ook I get it ..many of you loved Van Halen ….and the one time I met [him] he was nice ….and he was talented …meh to me means I don’t care that much ….and I don’t …doesn’t m...
FOO FIGHTERS Release Amazon Original EP ‘Live On The Radio 1996’
FOO FIGHTERS have released a new Amazon Original EP, “Live On The Radio 1996”, available to stream and purchase only on Amazon Music. The four songs that comprise “Live On The Radio 1996” were originally recorded in 1996 as part of the “Rockline” radio show by producer Scott Weiss. Now a digital audio producer for Amazon Music, Weiss recently rediscovered the long-forgotten recordings and, thanks to Bob Coburn and the “Rockline” crew, prepared them for re-release. The EP features acoustic versions of songs culled from the band’s eponymous debut and 1997’s “The Colour And The Shape”, as well as the non-LP track “How I Miss You”. The final song is a never-before-released version of “Wattershed” th...
Unreleased 1997 Notorious B.I.G. Freestyle Pops Up in Soda Ad
If you think you’ve heard all the unreleased Notorious B.I.G. material there is, think again. A new animated Pepsi ad features an uncovered Biggie freestyle from 1997 in which the late Brooklyn rap icon drops a few bars about the sugary stuff in the run-up to Big’s upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction on Nov. 7. The brief rap is courtesy of Biggie collaborators DJ Enuff and Cey Adams, who remastered the 23-year-old tapes of the freestyle Christopher Wallace dropped at D&D Studios all those years ago during a visit to Hot97, accompanied by a short animated video in which characters hang on the streets of Brooklyn listening to a boombox. The Antnamation short takes viewers on a tour of the rapper’s beloved borough, from the corner near Biggie’s childhood ...
Listen to a Snippet of Ariana Grande’s ‘Positions’
It’s not too long now. Ariana Grande has been teasing her upcoming single “Positions” for the past week and after giving a glimpse at the artwork earlier on Wednesday, she dropped a snippet of the alluring track a short time later. The 15-second sneak doesn’t give a deep glimpse of the song, but we do hear Ari emoting wordlessly while her vocals emerge from a murky space as the title scurries across the screen. The tease comes along with the by-now-familiar black-and-white image of the singer’s body in a long-sleeved crop top and matching skirt, with her mouth just barely visible and right arm crossed over her exposed stomach. The tune drops at midnight on Thursday (Oct. 22) and is the first taste of Grande’s upcoming sixth studio album. “...
