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Q-Tip Rolls Out A Tribe Called Quest Coronavirus Kit
Source: Taylor Hill / Getty Capitalizing on the global reality of COVID-19, A Tribe Called Quest frontman Q-Tip will be rolling out a product under his band’s banner. The Queens Hip-Hop legend has introduced A Tribe Called Quest-themed coronavirus kit to the masses. On Monday (Jul 20), the Abstract Poetic, real name Kamaal Fareed, shared a photo of the ATCQ coronavirus package that is fashioned after the band’s sixth and final album We Got Tt From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service album artwork. In the tweet, Q-Tip shared photos of what appears to be two face masks, disinfectant wipes, hand sanitizer, a small bottle of sanitizer fluid in a box set which features the final album cover art throughout. In the caption of the tweet, Tip wrote “Be safe. Soon come.” While the world waits on an offic...
J. Cole Announces 2 Singles From New Album ‘The Fall Off’, Confirms He Has 2 Sons
Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty J. Cole is opening up and sharing the love after announcing that he is releasing two new singles from his upcoming album, The Fall Off. In an announcement made via social media, J. Cole blessed fans with the news that he was releasing two singles, “The Climb Back” and “Lion King on Ice”, before adding that there is still no release date for The Fall Off due to him “taking my time” and “still finishing” the album. “The Climb Back – produced by me. Lion King on Ice – produced by J. Cole, T-Minus, and Jetson,” J Cole wrote. “First 2 songs from The Fall Off. Dropping tomorrow night 10pm. No date for the album yet, taking my time, still finishing.” The Climb Back – produced by me.Lion King on Ice – produced by J. Cole, T-Minus, and Jetson. First 2 songs from The...
Black Woman Who Kanye West Targeted At “Campaign Rally” Opens Up About The Experience
Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty Kanye West is having himself one hell of a week and not in a good way. The sh*t show pushed as a campaign rally is coming back to haunt him, one of the attendees is speaking out. When clips from Kanye West’s campaign rally began to hit Twitter, one, in particular, stood out. No, we’re not talking about the clip of him sharing that he almost aborted his first child or him claiming Harriet Tubman never freed slaves (Tubman’s great-niece checked him on that), we’re referring to the clip of him singling out a young Black woman in the crowd. In an exclusive interview with Madame Noire’s Veronica Wells, 20-year-old Iesha M. Daniels opened up about her experience at Kanye’s zany presidential campaign. In the interview, Daniels explains why she wanted to attend the car wr...
Joe Budden Celebrates Logic’s Retirement From Rap, Says Is Was Past Due
Joe Budden has been said that he considers Logic to be one of the “worst rappers” in the game. So when the “5AM” rapper revealed that he was retiring from Hip-Hop after this next project drops in order to be a father to his child, Jumpoff had no qualms with the decision and continued to slander the rapper for being struggle, in his eyes. On his latest podcast episode, Joe Buddens clowned Logic for declaring his retirement saying “Logic, you don’t get to announce this” before chuckling and saying “What the f*ck is he talkin’ about? Cause we don’t care.” After his co-hosts tried to explain that Logic is indeed popular, Buddens continued to taunt Logic saying “He should’ve retired a long time ago.” Even after Mal and Rory insisted that Logic was a good rapper, Joey was hearing none of it sayi...
DORO Announces Worldwide Livestream Of Final Show Of Her Drive-In Cinema Tour
Doro Pesch is the world’s first female rock musician to rock drive-in cinemas together with her fans. In June, the German metal queen’s first drive-in cinema show in Worms created enthusiastic fan reactions and was followed by over 600,000 people worldwide via video stream. After another successful show in Stuttgart, Doro now invites her fans to Bühl on August 1 to her third and (for now) last drive-in cinema show. There, Doro will be rocking all of her famous hits such as “Für Immer”, “Love Me In Black” and “All For Metal”. The setlist may even contain the new single “Brickwall” as a surprise. Doro says: “Over the last few months, I really missed my band and fans. The drive-in show has been a real unique experience and care...
THREE DAYS GRACE Debuts Cover Of GOTYE’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’
Canadian rockers THREE DAYS GRACE have shared their cover of Gotye‘s “Somebody That I Used To Know”. THREE DAYS GRACE frontman Matt Walst says: “The first time I heard ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’, I got goosebumps. This has only happened to me a few times in my life. I remember listening to it over and over and just being happy. Music releases a mood enhancing chemical in the brain that can set good moods and peak enjoyment. Music is truly the best drug.” THREE DAYS GRACE‘s music video for “Somebody That I Used To Know” was directed by Mike Filsinger and can be seen below. Last year, THREE DAYS GRACE extended its record for the most No. 1s in the 38-year history of Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart, with ...
SNOWY SHAW’s Autobiography ‘The Book Of Heavy Metal’ To Include Foreword By MIKKEY DEE
Multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw, who has played with KING DIAMOND, SABATON, MERCYFUL FATE, THERION, DREAM EVIL and DIMMU BORGIR, among others, will unleash his autobiography, “The Book Of Heavy Metal”, later in the year. The book, which was named after his most popular anthem to date, written for former band DREAM EVIL, will be available for purchase via www.steelcartel.com/snowyshaw. From the camps of all the aforementioned bands, Snowy is the first to spill the beans and tell it all. His version of the truth. It’s an extremely openhearted and revealing story of all the ups and downs a crazy rock ‘n’ roller coaster life at “Tivoli Shaw.” Often draped in cynical sarcasm, awkward truths and black humor. The multi-talented Snowy Shaw has been called...
JIMMY PAGE Says It’s ‘Really Unlikely’ LED ZEPPELIN Will Play Again In The Future
Jimmy Page says that it’s “really unlikely” that LED ZEPPELIN will ever play any more concerts. The guitarist discussed the possibility of a reunion of his legendary band during an appearance this morning (Wednesday, July 22) on BBC Radio 2 after his previously unreleased collaboration with THE ROLLING STONES, “Scarlet”, premiered on the “Zoe Ball Breakfast Show”. Asked if LED ZEPPELIN could ever hit the road again, referencing Mick Jagger‘s comment that he was “so disappointed” that ZEPPELIN didn’t go on tour after a one-off 2007 reunion show at The O2 in London, Page said, according to NME: “At the time of The O2, we thought — myself, John Paul Jones and Jason [Bonham] — that there was going to… it was said that ther...
FUZZ Announce New Album III, Share Lead Single “Returning”: Stream
FUZZ are back and they’re ready to blow out your speakers. Ty Segall’s beloved garage rock trio have announced a new album as well as a lengthy tour that extends through next year. They will be touring in support of the new record, III, which is due out October 23rd via In the Red Recordings. This is the first new album FUZZ have released in five years and serves as the follow-up to their 2015 full-length II. As such, this eight-track album sees Segall on drums, Charles Moothart on guitar, and Chad Ubovich on bass performing raw, headbang-worthy songs. Best of all, they’ve linked up with Steve Albini, who serves as the album’s producer and mixer. FUZZ are celebrating the news with “Returning”, the lead single and “mission statement” of the album. The song meditates on the power of solitude...
Whatever Happened to the Movie Theme Park Ride?
Blockbuster Month is celebrating the true titans of the genre. All month long, you’ll read through a variety of features digging deep into the greatest hits of Hollywood, from popcorn classics to underrated gems. Today, Clint Worthington revisits a time when the theme park ride was often a part of the summer blockbuster experience. I was never a big theme park guy. Between my disdain for crowds and heat and the high-level anxiety I get around rollercoasters, suffice to say I never actively sought them out in my early years. Then my eighth-grade school band was invited (like many bands do) to play at Walt Disney World in high school, so off we went to Orlando for a week of chaperoned magic — both there and at Universal Studios Florida. Yes, the rides were fun, the merch was overpriced (albe...
Fiona Apple Pens New Song “New York Doesn’t Like Your Face” For Apple TV’s Central Park: Stream
As reported in May, Apple TV’s new animated series Central Park features music from Fiona Apple, Cyndi Lauper, Aimee Mann, Sara Bareilles, and more. Apple specifically contributed to the show’s upcoming season one finale, “A Fish Called Snakehead”. In anticipation of that episode, her song, titled “New York Doesn’t Like Your Face”, is being shared today. Apple co-wrote the piece with David Lucky, a friend, composer, and collaborator whom she’s previously described as “one of my favorite people in the world.” The track itself is sung by Central Park character Ashley, voiced by the six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald. Watch a clip of Ashley singing Apple’s “New York Doesn’t Like Your Face” below. The full episode airs July 24th, which is the same day the entire soundtrack arrives. Editors...
Dave Grohl Defends Teachers, Slams Trump’s “Foolish” School Reopening Plan
Despite a spike in COVID-19 cases around the country, Donald Trump and his administration are keen on reopening schools. The dangerous move will undoubtedly put teachers and children at risk — especially students of color, according to one former CDC director. Teachers have responded with concern, anger, and even lawsuits aimed at the government. Now, Dave Grohl, former student and the son of a teacher, has been moved to speak up in defense of educators. The Foo Fighters frontman argued on behalf of teachers in a new audio version of his True Stories Instagram series, as well as in a lengthy essay written for The Atlantic. Together with helpful insight from his mother and a former teacher, Virginia, Grohl outlined the importance of “essential worker” teachers and emphasizes the hazar...
