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SLIPKNOT’s JAY WEINBERG Teams Up With VATER For New Signature Drumstick
Vater has released a new signature drumstick from SLIPKNOT‘s Jay Weinberg: the #Vater908! Grab your own pair today at www.vater.com. Says Jay: “Vater Drumsticks and I have developed a brand new stick that feels like a sharpened hybrid of the classic models I’ve been using since I was 14. The 908 feels familiar in the ways that drummers who play intense and heavy music need — but has extra consideration for the quickness and response we want from our drums and cymbals. “The 908 is between a 5A and 5B for a comfortable grip. It adds ¼” length for added reach, and has a quick taper for a slight forward throw — but with a fast response. Its medium-sized barrel tip delivers a defined ride cymbal tone, without lacking volume, while putting out full drum tones. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀...
WHITESNAKE’s DAVID COVERDALE Finally Undergoes Surgery For Bilateral Inguinal Hernia
Back in late March, it was announced that all of WHITESNAKE‘s previously announced touring activities, including this summer’s U.S. trek with SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE and NIGHT RANGER, were being canceled so that frontman David Coverdale could undergo surgery for bilateral inguinal hernia. In a new tweet, Coverdale offered an update on his condition, saying that he was able to get the operation at the Renown facility in his hometown of Reno, Nevada. “Finally!!! I was able to have hernia surgery!!!” he wrote Tuesday night (September 8). “A 1,000 thanks to ALL the caring, loving & incredible professionals at Renown for taking such good care of me… & to YOU, my Beauties…have a blessed day/night Wherever You Are, Know You Are Loved. Stay Sa...
Marilyn Manson on WE ARE CHAOS, Pandemic Life, New Wave Influences, and Favorite David Bowie Album
Marilyn Manson is set to unveil his 11th studio album, WE ARE CHAOS, this Friday (September 11th). In advance of its release, the rocker checked in with Heavy Consequence to discuss the new LP, and more. Following up his critically acclaimed 2017 album, Heaven Upside Down, Manson recruited Shooter Jennings to produce WE ARE CHAOS. While the recently released title track is an infectious mid-tempo, glam-rock number, the rest of the album explores the heavy and melodic extremes of Manson’s canon. Manson was set to support Ozzy Osbourne on tour this year, but those dates were canceled in order for the latter to seek medical treatments for various health issues. As it turned out, the tour would have been nixed anyway due to the pandemic. During our conversation with the Manson, he spoke of his...
beabadoobee Stays Present on New Single “Worth It”: Stream
Fake It Flowers is the forthcoming debut album from rising indie rocker beabadoobee, due out next month via Dirty Hit. One of the most anticipated of 2020, it’s been teased thus far with the brooding “Sorry” and Song of the Week “Care”. As a third preview, she’s now sharing a track titled “Worth It”. Additionally, beabadoobee has announced 2021 tour dates in the UK. On this new crunchy, grunge-inspired offering, the Filipino-British artist attempts to shake off the ghosts of a past relationship that have been distracting her from fully living in the present. The single reminds us of both the importance of letting our old traumas heal and the value in the here and now. In a statement, the musician also known as Bea Kristi says the track is “simply about teenage infidelity and the mistakes o...
Anna McClellan Announces New Album I saw first light, Shares Two Singles: Stream
Indie pop songwriter Anna McClellan has announced a new album titled I saw first light, set to arrive November 20th. To accompanying today’s news, the Omaha musician has shared two new singles, “Desperate” and “Pace of the Universe”. The record is McClellan’s third full-length to date and second for Father/Daughter Records following her 2018 album Yes and No. Early on in her career, the Nebraska-born singer-songwriter was cosigned by Frankie Cosmos, which gave her profile a boost and placed her in a league of comparable contemporaries. Like Cosmos and others such as Florist and Dear Nora, McClellan makes soft, relatively lo-fi twee pop with intimate subject matter and clever lyrics. Unlike those other acts, though, McClellan’s songs have a woozy and whimsical swing to them that’s distinctl...
The Cranberries on the 25th Anniversary of No Need to Argue
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Radio Public | Stitcher This Must Be the Gig is joined by Fergal Lawler and Noel Hogan of The Cranberries. Formed in Limerick, Ireland in 1989, the two were joined by Hogan’s brother Mike on bass and later vocalist Dolores O’Riordan. Over the course of eight albums and 20 years, the group wrote some of the most memorable sing-along anthems of the ’90s, from “Linger” to “Dreams” to “Zombie” to “Salvation”, becoming a worldwide phenomenon. Tragically, the group’s most recent record, 2019’s In the End, turned out to be their last as O’Riordan sadly passed away prior to its completion. But now, Fergal and the Hogan brothers are honoring their late friend and continuing the strength of their l...
Craig David Signs Worldwide Publishing Deal With Round Hill Music
British R&B star Craig David has signed a global publishing deal with Round Hill Music. The new arrangement, announced Wednesday (Sept. 9), includes all of David’s catalog, including his U.K. chart-topping debut album Born to Do It, and a futures agreement that will see all his new music administered by the independent music publisher. The 39-year-old singer is one of Britain’s most successful male solo artists of the millennium, with 23 U.K. top 40 singles, including two No. 1s (“Fill Me In” and “7 Days”), and a pair of No. 1 albums. In the U.S., David has twice cracked the Top 40 on the Billboard 200 and he has landed three songs on the Hot 100 chart, including a career-best No. 10 with “7 Days”. His trophy cabinet includes three Ivor Novello Awards and a brace of MTV Europe Mu...
Liz Phair Signs With Chrysalis Records for Forthcoming Album
After relaunching as a frontline label in February, U.K.-based Chrysalis Records has signed singer-songwriter Liz Phair for the release of her forthcoming album. The deal was announced Wednesday (Sept. 9). Phair’s signing with Chrysalis follows that of Laura Marling, whose Mercury Prize-nominated album Song For Our Daughter was released in April by the relaunched label in partnership with Partisan Records. A two-time Grammy nominee, Phair scored a breakthrough with her influential 1993 debut album Exile in Guyville, which finished at the top of the Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics’ poll that year. She followed it up with five more studio albums, including the Gold-selling Whip-Smart and 2003’s pop-driven Liz Phair. The latter album’s lead single, “Why Can’t I?”, netted Phair ...
Youngster Roberta Battaglia Belts Out Pink Cover on ‘AGT’: Watch
Tackling a Pink number in front of millions would be overwhelming for most tweens. Roberta Battaglia isn’t your typical kid. The 11-year-old singer stepped into the semifinals of America’s Got Talent on Tuesday night, and stepped onto the stage for a gutsy performance of “What About Us” by Pink. The powerful-voiced Canadian youngster doesn’t seem phased by the big occasion. During the AGT auditions, the-then 10 year old nailed her performance of “Shallow” and scored a golden buzzer. Watch her latest appearance on AGT 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 with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in t...
‘Wildcard’ Thomas Day Returns to ‘America’s Got Talent’ With Touching Billie Eilish Cover: Watch
Thomas Day got a second life on America’s Got Talent, and he didn’t waste it. On Tuesday night (Aug. 8), the 17-year-old returned to AGT for the semifinals, having been eliminated earlier in season 15. With a “wildcard” in hand, Day took his chance and performed a touching rendition of Billie Eilish’s melancholy song “When the Party’s Over”. Away from the mic, the Nashville native is considered one of the top football prospects in the nation. His true love is music. And with his combination of honest vocals, gimmick-free performances and teen idol charm, Day has a growing fanbase. Watch his AGT performance below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should...
DISTURBED To Release Cover Of STING’s ‘If I Ever Lose My Faith In You’
DISTURBED will release a cover version of Sting‘s 1993 single “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You” this Friday, September 11. A video for the track, directed by Matt Mahurin, will make its online debut this Thursday night at midnight EDT / 9:00 p.m. PDT. DISTURBED had great commercial success with its last cover, an orchestral treatment of SIMON AND GARFUNKEL‘s 1964 song “The Sound Of Silence”, which appeared on 2015’s “Immortalized” album. The band also previously covered TEARS FOR FEARS‘ “Shout” in 2000 and GENESIS‘s “Land Of Confusion” in 2005, the latter of which landed at position No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock chart. “The Sound Of Silence” earned DISTURBED its highest Billboard Hot 100 cha...
DRAGONFORCE’s HERMAN LI And SAM TOTMAN Show You How To Write A NIGHTWISH Song In 10 Minutes (Video)
Nearly two months after attempting to write a SABATON-style and a ALESTORM-style song in 10 minutes, DRAGONFORCE guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman returned to Twitch to take a stab at composing a song in the vein of Finland-based symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH. Video of the resulting session has since been uploaded to DRAGONFORCE‘s official YouTube channel and can be seen below. In a statement accompanying the YouTube release of the video, DRAGONFORCE wrote: “DRAGONFORCE live attempt to write a @Nightwish song in 10 minutes, with guitarists @Herman Li & Sam Totman on Twitch. Is this a livestream fail? Which era of NIGHTWISH is this song? Tarja Turunen, Anette Olzon or Floor Jansen? How will NIGHTWISH rate this song if they hear it? Will they find it funny or hate it? Hit L...
