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Prog-Metal Band The Ocean Have Fossil Named After Them, Unveil New Music: Stream
German progressive metal band The Ocean now have a fossil named after them. “Ophiacantha oceani” is a new brittle star fossil discovered by paleontologists at the Natural History Museum of Luxembourg. The nomenclature is especially fitting given the The Ocean’s own use of paleontological themes, like their new concept album, Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic, arriving this Friday (September 25th). The fossil was discovered by Dr. Lea Numberger and Dr. Ben Thuy, who are either metalheads or simply appreciated The Ocean’s obsession with paleontology. Declared Dr. Thuy: “Musicians who so skillfully combine arts and science, composing albums like Precambrian (with songs named after the periods of the Precambrian), Pelagial (with songs named after the bathymetric subdivisions of the water col...
Dev Hynes Details New Score for Luca Guadagnino’s We Are Who We Are
Dev Hynes helmed the music for Luca Guadagnino’s new coming-of-age miniseries We Are Who We Are, which debuted on HBO last week. Now, Milan Records has announced that his score will be officially released next month. The Blood Orange mastermind has provided music for the screen in the past, including Melina Matsoukas’ 2019 film Queen & Slim. However, this We Are Who We Are project marks Hynes’ first-ever score for a TV series. The collection features 12 tracks written, produced, and performed by Hynes, alongside four previously shared instrumental pieces from composers Julius Eastman and John Adams. In an interview with Variety, Hynes said he and Guadagnino initially bonded over “quite similar tastes in more contemporary classic music.” He added, “I was talking to him about h...
Declan McKenna on Activism: “I’m a Pretty Hard-Lined Environmentalist”
Kyle Meredith With… Declan McKenna Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Declan McKenna speaks with Kyle Meredith about his sophomore album, Zeros. The album uses a wide concept of space as a way of looking at our own problems and behaviors here on Earth through an astronaut character named Daniel. McKenna explains how he arrived at the concept, wanting to write a song for the ways the world could end, and how we’ve become trapped by the very world we created. The London singer-songwriter goes on to discuss the importance of questioning societal norms, environmentalism, the accompanying visuals that go along with the record, and hopes for theatrics in the eventual live show. Kyle Meredi...
Lil Wayne Gets New McLaren For His Birthday From Mack Maine
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Lil Wayne and Mack Maine are obviously very, very good friends. The latter blessed Tuncechi with a new McLaren for his birthday. Per Rap industry protocol, Maine, who is still rocking with Young Money as its President after all these years, had his gift announced to the world on Instagram. “I luh ya brudda! I need that F1 driver outfit @ab had on!!,” is the caption of a quick video of the sleek, all-black McLaren 2020 McLaren 720S. Weezy turns 38 on September 27, so the gift comes a little early. In case you didn’t know, a new McLaren costs at least a cool $180,000, and that’s the cheapest model. But according to TMZ, Mack went in and dropped $400K for Wayne’s, which reportedly lights up a different color at night. Wayne continued his praise of his birt...
Trump Supporting Convoy Rolls Through North Carolina Yelling “White Power!”
Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty At this point we have to conclude that if you’re still supporting Donald Trump’s re-election campaign it’s probably because you support his racism, xenophobia and overall agenda of living in an Amerikkka under the rule of white supremacy. Regardless of how many times Trump and his supporters deny being racists, his words and their actions continue to echo that of 1940’s Klansmen looking to scare the bejesus out of people of color and anyone supporting equality. Over the weekend while Trump supporting protestors tried to intimidate early voters in Fairfax, Virginia, a convoy of Trump supporting hooligans rolled through the streets of Elon in North Carolina to support the Racist-In-Chief’s re-election campaign and yelled out the basis of their support: white po...
California Rapper Tay Way Murdered After Posting Video On Instagram
Source: kali9 / Getty Tay Way, an East Bay rapper who found fame local fame in and around the city of Richmond, Calif., was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting incident. The artist born Lamonta Butcher shared a video of himself walking around in Richmond via Instagram, leading the suspects to a street corner where the violent act was carried out. Several local outlets, including KPIX and East Bay Times, report that Butcher was filming a video using Instagram this past Friday (Sept. 18) in the afternoon hours. While walking down a street shortly after 12PM local time in the city’s Iron Triangle neighborhood, a shooter or group of shooters opened fire reportedly from a moving vehicle, striking Butcher and two others. According to the Richmond Standard, around 17 rounds were reportedly fir...
You Care: Beyoncé & Jay-Z Spotted Out For Dinner With Solange In NYC
Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Apparently, Beyoncé and Jay-Z do the same things most couples do, like go out with friends and fam. The Hip-Hop power couple was spotted out having dinner in New York City, and Solange was there, too. Page Six has the stalker-like details. Beyoncé and Jay-Z were spotted having a late-night dinner Saturday with Bey’s sister, Solange, and two friends at Scarpetta in NoMad. A spy told us, “They were immediately taken to a private area outside. Jay-Z was seen browsing the wine menu and landed on a nice bottle of red. Beyoncé wore a tan long jacket, orange hat and snakeskin heels, and made sure to keep her face mask on until her food arrived.” They had fried chicken, lots of pasta and cheesecake for dessert. Can it really be that private if it was outside and clearly...
EXTREME’s NUNO BETTENCOURT Pays Tribute To RUTH BADER GINSBURG
EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt has paid tribute to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday (September 18) due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer. She was 87. On Sunday (September 20), Nuno took to his Instagram to write: “NOTORIOUS RBG “It is a sad day knowing we won’t have you along with your leadership, insight, intelect, bravery and common sense with us on a planet that needs women and men like you more than ever. “I had fantasized and hoped that you we’re going to be our first woman president. “I loved that you fearlessly fought for equality for women. But EQUALITY for all was the goal. That’s why the first quote and photo of you I posted is the one that resonates so hard in my heart and mind. “‘...
KORN’s FIELDY Discusses ‘Supernatural Miracle’ Album From His STILLWELL Project (Video)
A 10-minute video in which KORN bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizuand vocalist/guitarist Anthony “Q-Unique” Quilessit down for an in-depth look at their band STILLWELL can be seen below. STILLWELL, which also features P.O.D. drummer Noah “Wuv” Bernardo, has just released its third album, “Supernatural Miracle”. The official lyric video for the disc’s first single, “Gasoline”, can be seen below. “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,” Bernard...
DEEP PURPLE’s ROGER GLOVER Picks GARY MOORE As His ‘Rock God’: ‘He Was Just An Absolute Force Of Nature’
DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover was the featured guest on BBC‘s “The Rock Show With Johnnie Walker” during the “Rock God” segment. Glover picked Gary Moore and stated about his choice: “When we had the reunion in 1984 — DEEP PURPLE, that is — Paicey [PURPLE drummer Ian Paice] came in — he’d been with the Gary Moore band for a couple of years, or several years — and he said, ‘Gary Moore‘s gonna be huge one day. He’s brilliant.’ And I’d never thought about it. I was aware of him, of course, in THIN LIZZY and stuff, but I never thought about it much until he moved to America where I was living at the time. Not only moved to America, but he moved one road away from me. I had a little studio there in my house, and I helped...
LAMB OF GOD Plays First Pandemic-Era Concert: Photos
LAMB OF GOD returned to the stage with a vengeance Friday night (September 18) for the first-ever live performance of the band’s latest, self-titled album via a worldwide stream. The fierce, surgical precision-performance of “Lamb Of God” was followed by the unearthing of LAMB OF GOD favorites for the encore, including “Ruin”, “Contractor”, “512” and the debut live performance of “The Death Of Us”, a new song the band wrote and recorded in quarantine for the “Bill & Ted Face The Music” movie and soundtrack. In addition to LAMB OF GOD‘s fiery return to the stage in their native Richmond, Virginia, the stream featured a pre-show hosted by Jose Mangin, featuring exclusive interviews with members of the ban...
Miami’s III Points Festival Shares 2021 Dates and Stacked Lineup With Eric Prydz, ZHU, Wu-Tang Clan, More
After the morose yet unsurprising postponement of its 2020 edition due to the impact of COVID-19, Miami’s III Points Music Festival is bouncing back with a stacked lineup in 2021. Originally scheduled for May 1st and 2nd, 2020 in the heart of Miami, the next edition of III Points will return to Mana Wynwood from April 30th to May 1st, 2021. A number of artists on the original 2020 lineup have been confirmed for the rescheduled fest, including Wu-Tang Clan and Kaytranada. They join a massive bill that features Eric Prydz, ZHU, The Strokes, Three 6 Mafia, Green Velvet, Virgil Abloh, Marc Rebillet, and Channel Tres, among many others. An announcement with even more artists is also on the way, according to a press release issued to announce the event. Like the vast ma...
