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JUDAS PRIEST’s ROB HALFORD Says He Once Tried To Seduce IRON MAIDEN’s PAUL DI’ANNO
Rob Halford says that he once tried to seduce former IRON MAIDEN frontman Paul Di’Anno. The JUDAS PRIEST singer made the revelation in his upcoming autobiography, “Confess”, which has already been described by the U.K.’s The Telegraph as “one of the most candid and surprising memoirs of the year.” In the book, Halford recalls inviting Di’Anno back to his hotel room when MAIDEN supported PRIEST on a 1980 tour. Just prior to the trek, Di’Anno was quoted in a music paper as saying that that MAIDEN was going to “blow the bollocks off PRIEST” on the trek, a statement which irked then-PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing enough to want to remove MAIDEN from the bill. Halford writes, according to Metal Hammer: “We didn’t really hang...
TWISTED SISTER’s DEE SNIDER Slams Florida Anti-Maskers For Using ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ For Their ‘Moronic Cause’: ‘Selfish A**holes’
TWISTED SISTER‘s Dee Snider has slammed a group of anti-mask protesters for blasting the band’s classic song “We’re Not Gonna Take It” while defiantly marching through a Target in South Florida without any face coverings. A video that was originally posted on Reddit shows the protesters, including one who was wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat, chanting “Take your mask off” and playing “We’re Not Gonna Take It” on a portable device at customers who looked on. “Fucking idiots,” the woman who filmed the video muttered to herself. Late Tuesday night (September 15), Snider retweeted the video and included the following message: “No…these selfish assholes do not have my permission or blessi...
RISE AGAINST Releases Animated Video For First New Song In Three Years, ‘Broken Dreams, Inc.’
Punk rock stalwarts RISE AGAINST have released “Broken Dreams, Inc.”, their first new song in three years, and the first as part of a new agreement with Loma Vista Recordings. Produced by Bill Stevenson, Jason Livermore, Andrew Berlin and Chris Beeble, the track is angry, fast and furious punk rock, with ruthless drums, pounding bass, blazing guitar and impassioned vocals. Also released is the animated/motion comic video for the song that features art from DC‘s “Dark Nights: Death Metal” drawn by the series’ artist Greg Capullo. “Broken Dreams, Inc.” speaks to today’s changing landscape of American society, the opportunities that are available to some but not to others, the people who are able to benefit versus those who get left behind...
NIKKI SIXX Explains Why He Is Reluctant To Publicly Speak Out On Political Issues
In a new interview with Yahoo!, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx spoke about the backlash he and some of his peers, like Axl Rose or Sebastian Bach or Dee Snider, have gotten for expressing liberal or anti-Donald Trump views in the past. “We could do a whole interview where I would tell you my opinion on this administration, and other administrations, but I’m not a politician, I’m a rock star, and people don’t want me to talk about stuff like that,” he said. “They tell me to ‘stay in my lane’ and just stick to playing bass. I don’t really want to just stick to playing bass, but I don’t want to alienate and have a mudslinging contest.” Asked if he would ever go into politics, Sixx, who is considered to be one of music’s leading...
Kesha Brings T. Rex’s ‘Children of the Revolution’ to Tonight Show
As the celebration of Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex.‘s release continues, Kesha has now brought her own glamorous performance of T. Rex’s “Children of the Revolution” to The Late Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Covered in silver paint and chainlinks, she gives the 1972 single an extraterrestrial look. And with the multitudes of Keshas appearing on the screen, it looks a lot like a video for the next James Bond single. “[O]ne of my most fave artists of all time and one of my favorite songs…. one of my fave performances ever!!!!! You won’t want to miss this silver extraterrestrial performance 👽👽👽,” she tweeted. Last week, Nick Cave performed “Cosmic Dancer” and Joan Jett played “Jeepster” on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Angelheaded Hipst...
Eels Drop New Single ‘Are We Alright Again’
Eels shared the second single, “Are We Alright Again,” from the group’s upcoming Earth to Dora album, which drops on Oct. 30 via E Works/PIAS. The song was written in the early days of the pandemic and “is a “kind of a quarantine daydream that I needed to have,” singer E (aka Mark Oliver Everett) said in a statement. With the exception of “Are We Alright Again,” the songs on Earth to Dora “came about just before the pandemic hit and changed everything. I’m hoping they can be, maybe kind of soothing or something. To hear songs dealing with things we are dreaming about getting back to,” E said. Check out “Are We Alright Again” below. [embedded content] It’s Eels’ 13th full-length EELS album and first since 2018’s The Deconstruction, and features musicians Koool G Murder, The Chet and P-...
Will Butler Gets Ready to Feast in ‘Bethlehem’ Video
With Generations releasing next week, Will Butler has released his third single, “Bethlehem.” Co-directed by Butler and Adrienne Anderson, the visual looks like a frenetic preparation of a feast, which the artist referred to as “a nightmare of a Flemish still life.” From meats hanging above a fire to a table that starts to overflow with food, there’s a lot going on in the clip. [embedded content] Butler explained the origin of the track in a statement below: “This song partly springs from “The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats: “what rough beast, its hour come round at last, / Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?” Like a lot of folks, I woke up after the election in 2016 mad and sad and scared and exhausted. This song is born of that emotion. My bandmates Jenny Shore, Julie Shore, ...
Apple Unveils All-In-One Subscription Bundle
Apple will bundle some of its subscription services together for discount. Customers who want to buy subscriptions to Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade and iCloud storage will soon be able to do so for a combined price that starts at $15 per month. The company has unveiled Apple One, a series of bundles of its various services. Plans range in monthly price from $15 to $30 depending on how many people are accessing the bundle and what offerings are included. The Apple One individual plan will cost $15 per month and includes Music, TV+, Arcade and 50GB of iCloud storage. The family plan, which includes access for up to six people, features the same mix of services and more cloud storage for $20 per month. The premiere plan, which also includes access for up to six people, adds News+ and n...
Daneliya Tuleshova Impresses With Jessie J Cover on ‘AGT’: Watch
Teenage Kazakh singer Daneliya Tuleshova is already recognized as a star on the rise in her homeland. She’s also making fans in the United States with her impressive run on America’s Got Talent. On Tuesday night’s semi-final, Tuleshova performed a gorgeous cover of Jessie J’s “Who You Are,” video of which is getting traction on YouTube. She’s only 14, but Tuleshova is already battle hardened. Two years ago, she represented her Kazakhstan in the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, finishing sixth. The first five finalists for AGT season 2020 were unveiled last week, with singers Roberta Battaglia, Broken Roots and Archie Williams among them. During the early stages of the competition, Tuleshova admitted to nerves. She’s not showing them as the talent quest reaches its clim...
Kenadi Dodds Shines With Thomas Rhett Cover on ‘AGT’: Watch
With a place in the grand final on the line, Kenadi Dodds didn’t leave anything to chance. The teenage contestant has impressed along the way to the semis, and she gave it her best shot at a finals spot during Tuesday night’s episode. Dodds is in her zone when she performs country. For her semis appearance the Utah native again took her place at the keys, this time for a cover of Thomas Rhett’s “Be A Light”. The youngster is coached by her dad, a two-time Paralympian who shared with her the “importance of hard work and perseverance,” her biog reads. That work is clearly paying off in the 2020 season of AGT. Watch the performance below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins wit...
Alien Huang, Taiwanese Singer and Actor, Dies at 36
Taiwanese actor-singer-model Alien Huang has died. He was 36. Local news reports say Huang was found dead in his apartment in Taipei on Wednesday morning, local time. Tapei police said Huang appeared to have died suddenly in his bathroom by accident and that there were no drugs or alcohol or signs of a struggle at the scene. Police are continuing to investigate. Born Huang Hong-Sheng in Taipei in 1983, he began his career as an entertainer at 18, joining the boy band HC3. He later performed with the band Cosmo. From music he graduated to acting, appearing in films such as Wild and Holiday Dreaming and television series such as Freedom of Half Grown Ups and Mysterious Incredible Terminator. Huang was well known in Taiwan for presenting the variety show 100% Entertainment. [embedded content]...
HHW Gaming: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Now Available Via The Galaxy Store
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz The future of gaming has officially launched… on Samsung’s flagship smartphone, that is. On Tuesday (Sept.15), Microsoft’s cloud gaming service Xbox Game Pass Ultimate officially exited the beta mode and is now available in the Samsung Galaxy store. The new service allows gamers to play 100 games on either their Samsung Galaxy Note20, Note20 Ultra, or Galaxy Tab S7. Samsung also announced it will be offering consumers an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Bundle when they purchase a Galaxy Note20 (or qualifying Samsung Galaxy device) as well as the MOGA Bluetooth Controller. Consumers will get a 3-month subscription, but you will have to move fast because Samsung is only offering the bundle for a limited time. Source: Samsung Mobile / Microsoft We got a chance ...
