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Iconic House Music Promoter Dave “Medusa” Shelton Dead at 64
Over the weekend, the house music community lost one of it’s early icons. The house community is mourning the loss of one of its early icons. Dave “Medusa” Shelton tragically passed away from natural causes at age 64 over the weekend. Shelton’s close friend, Miguel Ortuno, shared the news with the world via a touching Facebook post from the late promoter’s account. View the original article to see embedded media. Paying homage to Shelton’s joyful outlook on life, Ortuno shares a thoughtful sentiment asking mourners to remember the good times Shelton created and to be happy and live life to the fullest, in his honor. This is such a sad time and I know Dave had an amazing relationship with so many of you. Please do remember the best of...
THE DEAD DAISIES To Kick Off 2021 With ‘Get Out Of The House’ European Tour
THE DEAD DAISIES will kick off 2021 with a European headline tour, showcasing the band’s new lineup and eager to perform their first new music for fans since 2018. Support on the trek will come from the U.K. band THOSE DAMN CROWS. “We can’t play for you in 2020, but we are really looking forward to seeing you in 2021 for our ‘Get Out Of The House’ tour and playing as many stages across the planet as possible,” says vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes. “Love is the answer and music is the healer. Let’s rock ‘n’ roll together.” With dates yet to be confirmed, the band will follow up with shows in the U.K. and Japan. They’ll then embark on a summer run throughout Europe combining arena and amphitheatre shows playing with JUDAS ...
THE WHO: ‘Every Album, Every Song’ Book Due In October
“The Who: Every Album, Every Song”, a book examining each one of THE WHO‘s studio albums, including 2019’s “The Who”, will be released on October 28 via Sonicbond Publishing. Formed in 1964 and still going strong in 2020, THE WHO is one of the most popular and enduring bands in the history of rock. The legendary debut album “My Generation” and a string of hit singles paved the way for “Live At Leeds”, hailed as the best live rock album of all time, and the best‐selling “Who’s Next”. Powered by the phenomenal rhythm section of Keith Moon and John Entwistle, they earned a reputation as a premier live act and pioneered festival and arena performances. The rock operas “Tommy” and “Quadrophenia”...
GIL MOORE On Possibility Of New Music From TRIUMPH: ‘It Could Happen’
Legendary Canadian rockers TRIUMPH reformed their classic lineup of drummer Gil Moore, guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett and bassist Mike Levine for an invite-only event last November at Moore‘s MetalWorks studio in Mississauga (a suburb of Toronto), Ontario, Canada. The reunion — which was taped for the forthcoming documentary “Triumph: Lay It On The Line” — stoked discussion whether the band would join the ranks of other veteran rockers for a reunion tour. In a recent interview with Canada’s The Metal Voice, Moore was asked about the possibility of new music from TRIUMPH in the not-too-distant future. He responded (see video below): “It’s hard to say. There’s nothing stopping us. Obviously, MetalWorks is still there. “We played three songs in t...
KAMELOT Has ‘Too Many Ideas’ For Next Studio Album
In a new interview with “The MetalSucks Podcast”, Tommy Karevik spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for KAMELOT‘s follow-up to 2018’s “The Shadow Theory” album. The singer said (hear audio below): “We’re kind of far down the line, to be honest. We have a lot of music written, a lot of ideas. I think what we need to do right now is to kind of pick and choose what we want. We have too many songs, too many ideas, and we have to kind of narrow it down. And that’s a really good place to be, because that’s not usually where we are at this point. So that’s better. It’s further down the line than we usually are. So that’s really good. “It’s cool, because you start seeing everything shaping up...
The Pointer Sisters’ ‘I’m So Excited’ Returns to ‘Saved By the Bell’ Revival: Watch the Trailer
For Bayside High, class is back in session. Peacock released its new Saved By the Bell reboot trailer on Monday (Aug. 10), featuring fan-favorite alumni Elizabeth Berkley Lauren, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez and more. In the popular 1990s sitcom’s revival, Zack Morris (Gosselaar) is the governor of California, but gets into some trouble when he closes too many low-income high schools. The affected students then must then attend the highest performing schools in the state, including Bayside High. {“nid”:”6465155″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Watch Jimmy Fallon Return to Bayside High With 'Saved By The Bell' Cast”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/news\/6465155\/jimmy-fallon-bayside-high-saved-...
Universal Music Group & Tencent Music Launch New Label in China
Universal Music Group and Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) are strengthening their ties with a new joint venture music label that will develop, produce and showcase Chinese artists, the companies announced Monday (Aug. 10). The news came with announcements UMG had reached a multi-year licensing extension with Tencent, as well as a new multi-year licensing deal with Chinese streaming platform NetEase Cloud Music. Under the renewed agreement between Tencent and UMG — first signed in May 2017 — Tencent will continue to distribute UMG content on its associated streaming platforms QQ Music, Kogou Music and Kuwo Music, as well as the karaoke platform WeSing. {“nid”:”9399541″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Universal Musi...
Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ Tops Midweek Chart In U.K.
Taylor Swift’s Folklore is in pole position for a third consecutive week at No. 1 in the U.K., though her challengers aren’t far behind. Folklore is the most streamed album week in the first half of the chart cycle to lead the Official Chart Update. Glass Animals’ Dreamland (Polydor) is just 600 chart sales behind in second place, and is the week’s best seller on physical formats, the OCC reports. Dreamland should give the English psychedelic pop outfit their first Top 10, besting the No. 23 peak of their sophomore 2016 album How To Be A Human Being. {“nid”:”9431667″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' Outraces Fontaines D.C.'s 'A Hero\u2019s Death' For U.K. Chart Title”...
Benee Shares Her ‘Lockdown’ Song ‘Snail’: Stream It Now
Benee’s career is traveling at anything but a snail’s pace. Unless that snail has a rocket attached to its shell. The New Zealand newcomer drops “Snail,” a cute, upbeat pop number which she wrote after enduring weeks in lockdown (and spending a lot of time looking down). The track is produced and recorded by Josh Fountain. On it, she sings “I’m like a snail, you’re a guy/ Kinda mad I can’t fly.” {“nid”:”9337519″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”With 'Supalonely,' Benee's Pop Stardom Reaches New Heights: Emerging Artists Spotlight”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/columns\/pop\/9337519\/benee-interview-supalonely-emerging-artists-spotlight\/”,”media”:{“width”:1548,”...
Buzz Osborne Dives Deep Into Science, Evolution, and Religion
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Buzz Osborne gives Kyle Meredith a call about Gift of Sacrifice, his new King Buzzo album with oft-collaborator Trevor Dunn. The Melvins frontman talks about working with an acoustic bass, a modular synth, and his ever-growing alternate tunings. Osborne also discusses the ever-looming influence… Please click the link below to read the full article. Buzz Osborne Dives Deep Into Science, Evolution, and Religion CoS Staff 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...
Lindsey Buckingham Sings Live for First Time Since Open Heart Surgery: Watch
Life has been quite rocky for Lindsey Buckingham the last couple of years. In addition to being fired from Fleetwood Mac, he suffered a heart attack and underwent open heart surgery that ended up damaging his vocal cords. But there is light at the end of the tunnel and the… Please click the link below to read the full article. Lindsey Buckingham Sings Live for First Time Since Open Heart Surgery: Watch Meagan Fredette 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 Internet revenue.
TV Reporter Sings Pantera’s “Walk” Riff While Spotlighting Vinnie Paul Cutout at Texas Rangers Game
Over the weekend, a Texas Rangers game at Globe Life Park in Arlington was blessed with the spirit of Pantera. While spotlighting a cutout of late drummer Vinnie Paul in the stands, the team’s Fox Sports field reporter Emily Jones sang the guitar riff from the legendary metal band’s classic… Please click the link below to read the full article. TV Reporter Sings Pantera’s “Walk” Riff While Spotlighting Vinnie Paul Cutout at Texas Rangers Game Spencer Kaufman 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 fa...
