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Grand Juror In Breonna Taylor Case Says Kentucky AG Misrepresented Deliberations
Source: SOPA Images / Getty The police officers connected to the tragic shooting death of Breonna Taylor never faced murder charges because the Kentucky Attorney General didn’t give jurors that option. A grand juror has since come forth saying that AG Daniel Cameron misrepresented deliberations in the case thus misleading the public. The New York Times reports that the juror stated to their attorney Kevin Glogower that they were dismayed by the lack of an indictment to be deliberated upon regarding the officers’ alleged crime. Only former Louisville Metro Police Department officer Brett Hankison was presented to the 12-member panel with possible charges. From the Times: Mr. Glogower said the juror came to him last week in a state of turmoil after Mr. Cameron repeatedly said at a news confe...
Cardi B To Trademark “WAP” For Future Merchandise
Source: Screenshot / Youtube Even with a divorce in process and a lawsuit filed against her by Trump supporting MAGAts, Cardi B continues to chase that bag and with the popularity of “WAP” continuing to rise, she’s decided to trademark the song title and reap the rewards she’s earned for herself. TMZ is reporting that the “Bodak Yellow” rapper has just filed paperwork to own “WAP” as a trademark not only for music purposes, but with ideas of having the three letter abbreviation on everything you can imagine including clothing, ice, and even alcohol! Cardi filed the paperwork last week, saying she wants to slap WAP on virtually every kinda gear you can imagine — clothing, headwear, footwear, athletic bags, purses and jewelry. Hell, she wants you to drink WAP too!!! She filed WAP trademarks ...
SIX FEET UNDER Releases Video For New Single ‘Blood Of The Zombie’
On October 2, death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER will release their 17th full-length album, “Nightmares Of The Decomposed”, via Metal Blade Records. The official Reino Aedmäe-animated music video for the disc’s third single, “Blood Of The Zombie” can be seen below. Vocalist Chris Barnes comments: “Working again after 25 years writing an album with my old bandmate from CANNIBAL CORPSE, Jack Owen [guitar], was like coming home…To a room full of dead bodies. Jack‘s writing and riff work on this album gave me the fuel to write some disturbing lyrics and really set my creative mind on fire.” Comprised of 12 tracks, “Nightmares Of The Decomposed” is a defining statement, making it very clear that more than twenty-five years into ...
MÖTLEY CRÜE’s NIKKI SIXX On Moving To Wyoming: ‘I Felt It Was A Better Place To Raise My Daughter’
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx spoke to Marci Wiser of the 95.5 KLOS radio station about his recent move to Wyoming. For the past few months, Nikki has been posting photos on Instagram from the least populous U.S. state, where he has relocated with his wife Courtney and their one-year-old daughter Ruby. “We were [recently in Los Angeles] for a second and came back up — got out of there,” Nikki said (hear audio below). “We were just there, because we sold our house and moved to Wyoming. So we were just there packing about a week ago.” According to Nikki, Wyoming is filled with “no-B.S. type of people.” He explained: “Everybody is extremely outdoors-driven — fishing, hunting, hiking, going on the river, going up the lake. Everyone’s extremely h...
May You Be Held – SUMAC
RATING: 9/10 The gradual progression of Boston post-metal giants ISIS from competent NEUROSIS clones with potential to an ambitiously heady prog-metal machine was one of the more enthralling musical developments of the new millennium’s first decade. Band members have continued to pursue musical endeavors since that band’s 2010 dissolution, with the most satisfying of the splinter projects so far being SUMAC. Since guitarist/vocalist Aaron Turner joined forces with bassist Brian Cook (RUSSIAN CIRCLES, BOTCH) and drummer Nick Yacyshyn (BAPTISTS) in 2014, SUMAC has seemingly gone in an intentionally opposite direction from where ISIS had been heading. While the former band had become experts at juggling quieter moments of musical exploration with the heavy riffs that formed their ...
TRIXTER Drummer Defends Himself Against Criticism From Bandmates
TRIXTER drummer Mark “Gus” Scott has defended himself against harsh comments made by his bandmates, insisting that he is only “concerned” about what is best for the TRIXTER brand. Both TRIXTER guitarist Steve Brown and bassist P.J. Farley have been critical of Scott in recent interviews, with Steve saying that the drummer is on “the shit list beyond belief” with the rest of the group, while P.J. comared being in a band with Mark to owning a disobedient dog. “Sometimes you let the dog off a leash and he just goes running to the middle of the street — no good,” he said. Asked by Totally Driven Radio to respond to his bandmates’ remarks, Scott said (see video below): “I don’t know if the ‘bad dog’ is the best analog...
Boughs of Dolly: The Country Icon Will Star in & Produce Christmas Movie For Netflix
Christine Baranski and Jenifer Lewis star with Parton in ‘Christmas on the Square.’ Dolly Parton and Netflix are extending their working relationship. The country music icon will star in and executive produce a musical holiday movie for the streamer called Christmas on the Square. The movie, which also stars Christine Baranski, Jenifer Lewis, Treat Williams and Jeanine Mason and is directed by Debbie Allen (Grey’s Anatomy), is set to premiere Nov. 22. The release date for the movie is exactly one year after Netflix debuted Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings, an anthology series based on Parton’s songs. One of the eight installments, “These Old Bones,” earned an Emmy nomination for outstanding TV movie earlier this year. The It’s a Won...
Madonna’s Son David Banda Grooves to ‘Like a Virgin’ at His 15th Birthday Party
Madonna threw a raging backyard 15th birthday party for her son David Banda recently. The 62-year-old pop icon adopted Banda when he was just 13 months old after meeting him in 2006 at an orphanage in Malawi that she had helped fund, and it’s clear their bond has only grown stronger over the years. In a clip from the party that Madonna posted to Instagram on Monday (Sept. 28), the singer and Banda share a tender moment, with David giving Mom a big smooch and the pair explaining the origin of the teen’s birth name, which he said means “speaks the truth.” “Do you think you’ll be able to live up to that?” Madonna asks him. “Definitely, I’m currently living up to it. I love you. That’s the truth right there,” he says, kissing hi...
Round Hill Music Signs Rob Thomas to Worldwide Publishing Deal
Round Hill Music has signed multi-Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Rob Thomas to a long-term worldwide publishing deal, which will cover his full catalog, including past and future works. Best known as the frontman for Matchbox Twenty, Thomas has led the rock band through four studio albums beginning with debut Yourself or Someone Like You in 1996, which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, was certified twelve-times platinum by the RIAA and included hit singles like “Push” and “3AM.” Other top-charting songs from the band include “If You’re Gone,” “Unwell” and “How Far We’ve Come.” Arguably Thomas’ biggest hit, however, came from outside of the band: “Smooth,” his 1999 col...
Jennifer Lopez Gushes Over Daughter Emme’s New Book: ‘She’s Way, Way Ahead of Me’
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony‘s 12-year-old daughter Emme is now a published author, with her first book — titled Lord Help Me — out Tuesday (Sept. 29). The proud mamá spoke to Good Morning America about Emme, who sang with her at this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, and her love of sloths — which inspired the tween’s prayers book. Emme came up with the idea with her nanny as she thought kids needed to be taught to pray, according to Lopez. “They just kind of had this conversation, and she was like, ‘Maybe we can write a book where we can save the sloths, and we can use the money to save the sloths,'” Lopez told GMA. “I’m so proud of her to author her first book at 12 years old. She’s way, way ahead of me.R...
Mark Lanegan to Release Christmas Album as ‘Dark Mark’
It’s not looking like a COVID-19 vaccine will be available by the 2020 holiday season, so it’s only appropriate that often-mournful songwriter/ex-Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan is releasing out a full Christmas album under the ‘Dark Mark’ moniker. The album, titled Dark Mark Does Christmas 2020 will be available at Rough Trade stores. The record will consist of five tracks were released as a tour-only 12-inch in 2012 and Lanegan recorded five more tracks recently to turn it into a full-length album. The 2012 EP that featured the debut of the Dark Mark moniker included “The Cherry Tree Carol,” “Down In Yon Forest,” “O Holy Night,” “We Three Kings,” “Coventry Carol” and the Roky Erickson cover “Burn The Flames.” The new material includes the Everley Broth...
Testament’s Alex Skolnick Unveils New Rap Song “Trump Sucks”: Watch
Testament’s Alex Skolnick (photo by Antonio Marino Jr.), President Trump (via YouTube) Testament’s Alex Skolnick has long been regarded as one of thrash metal’s finest guitarists, but now he’s showing off his rap skills. The metal musician spits verses on his new original track “Trump Sucks”. The veteran rocker is not exactly Snoop Dogg when it comes to his flow, but he’s got some clever rhymes that spotlight his gripes with Donald Trump and the current administration in the White House. Skolnick was inspired to write and record the song by certain responses to his recent Instagram post condemning the president. “This song just poured out of me yesterday,” wrote Skolnick about the song. “It was completed in a matter of hours. To all the # Trump2020 and # Maga folks who’ve been floodi...
