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New RATT Guitarist JORDAN ZIFF: ‘I Will Never Play Songs 100% Note For Note’
New RATT lead guitarist Jordan Ziff — who is also a member of Marty Friedman‘s backing band — spoke to The Entertainer! Magazine about what it was like to join the band in 2018 as the replacement for Warren DeMartini. “I love playing those songs,” he said. “When I was in high school, I listened to that stuff. It’s interesting to be able to come into a band that had a guitar player I really respect and be in his position to do his stuff. “I will never play songs 100% note for note,” he said. “It’s just not what I do. Even if I’m playing a cover song, I want to somehow make it my own song. That’s what I do. If I was playing in a band where it was unacceptable for me to be myself, I wouldn’t want to be a part of it.”...
Former BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Is Putting Finishing Touches On New Solo Album
Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin has resumed work on his long-awaited new solo LP. Earlier today, he wrote on his social media: “This lockdown has been a GREAT opportunity to finish my solo album AT LAST!!!!!… Its forced me to focus on getting it done and there are some REALLY cool people playing on it..!!!!! SO FAR … i can confirm the very wonderful talents of Danny Needham [VENOM], Magnus Rosén [ex-HAMMERFALL], Scott McClellan and Greg Smith. I met with Danny and Magnus last year to try out some stuff. … But its getting there and the songs are sounding great… 🙂 Watch this space for more announcements.” Martin‘s last solo album, “Scream”, was released in November 2005 via MTM Music. BLACK SABBATH released six albums with Martin ...
FOZZY’s CHRIS JERICHO Wants To Make Wearing Face Masks Mandatory
FOZZY has announced the rescheduled “Save The World” tour starting October 3 in Dallas, Texas and ending on November 22 in Nashville, Tennessee. FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho said in a statement: “Due to the news of the world @fozzyrock are choosing to push back our #SaveTheWorld tour yet again! Hopefully rock shows will be allowed and safe in Oct/Nov! “Just know that we have been in intense discussions with all of the local promoters involved and we promise these shows will be following ALL health and safety guidelines established by each governing municipality…. and we are strongly encouraging everybody to wear a mask! (I personally Wanna make them mandatory, but I’m not a state governor.) Having said all that, we can’t wait to rock with you all a...
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Detangled: DJ Akademiks Claims Complex Fired Him; Drops New Freestyle [Video]
Source: Earl Gibson III / Getty Hip-Hop’s most hated media personality has apparently been shown the door. DJ Akademiks is saying he has been fired from his talk show. The last couple of weeks have been filled more downs than ups for the Jamaica-American. It started out with his criticism of Freddie Gibbs that lead to a very snarky back and forth with the Gary, Ind. rapper. From there he got into some a war of words with Meek Mill who pointed out his culture vulture vibes. Somehow that set the stage to him to dropping some very harsh bombs on Chrissy Teigen and John Legend. Last week it was reported AK was suspended from Complex for his actions. As spotted on Hot New Hip Hop it seems he has been terminated from his position on Everyday Struggle. On Sunday (July 12), Ak shared a post via so...
HHW Gaming: Near-Mint Condition Super Mario Bros. Copy Fetches Record Amount Of Coins
Source: KAREN BLEIER / Getty If you’re holding onto pristine copies of Nintendo games, you definitely should check out this story. Someone just got $114,000 richer thanks to unknown buyer scooping up a sealed copy of the 1985 NES classic, Super Mario Bros. The game was sold via Heritage Auctions and broke a previous record held by another copy of the same video game making this copy of the iconic title “the most expensive game ever sold to date.” A sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. just sold at auction for $114,000, which is a new record for the sale of a single game. Bet the owners of the $100,000 one, which is an earlier printing, feel great today. pic.twitter.com/lVdcla8d19 — Chris Kohler (@kobunheat) July 10, 2020 According to Heritage Auctions, the game’s 9.4 out of 10 rating, which me...
HHW Gaming: The Biggest Reveals From Ubisoft’s Ubisoft Forward Virtual Presentation
Source: Ubisoft / Ubisoft USA Sunday (Jul.12) Ubisoft held its first virtual event, Ubisoft Forward, and updated gamers on its highly-anticipated titles coming to consoles. The first game out the gate during the roughly 15-minute virtual presentation we got a look at was Watch Dogs: Legion. Before we got to see the game in action, a cinematic trailer detailing the third game in the Watchdog franchise introduced us to the protagonists of the game while unveiling the futuristic London setting the game will take place in. [embedded content] Once that wrapped, we were treated to a breakdown of the many protagonists we can look forward to using in the game through recruitment. In the gameplay overview trailer, we learn that there is no one way to complete a mission in the game and that each cha...
Central Park Karen Case Still Going Forward Despite Birdwatcher’s Refusal To Cooperate
Source: @melodyMcooper / Twitter Amy Cooper may have thought that she was instilling fear when she filed a false call against Black birdwatcher, Christian Cooper, but instead turned her own life upside leading to a felony charge. According to published reports, despite the unwillingness of the victim Cooper to cooperate, the New York District Attorney’s office has reportedly decided to move forward with the prosecution of Amy Cooper for the May 25th filing of a false police report on Mr. Cooper, claiming he was “threatening her life.” Although Mr. Cooper highlighted the incident by sharing the incident to social media causing outrage that resulted in Ms. Cooper losing her job, and her dog temporarily after the video went viral. “She’s already paid a steep price,” Mr. Cooper said responding...
David Lee Roth Doubts Van Halen Will Tour Again
The last time we heard Eddie Van Halen’s name it was because a nugget about him pulling a gun on Fred Durst leaked from a new book on the increasingly reclusive guitarist. David Lee Roth had some news about his bandmate and it will be to the chagrin of Van Halen fans. In an interview with the New York Times where he mostly talks about his art during the pandemic, Roth said that Van Halen the group is unlikely to tour again due to Eddie Van Halen’s ongoing condition. The guitarist has been battling throat cancer, and Roth said if the band hasn’t returned to the road by now, the future doesn’t look promising for the hard rock legends. “I don’t know that Eddie [Van Halen] is ever really going to rally for the rigors of the road again,” Roth said. “I don’t even want to say I’ve waited — I’ve&n...
Dalai Lama Makes Billboard Chart Debut, With ‘Inner World’ Album
The set debuts at No. 1 on the New Age Albums chart. His Holiness the Dalai Lama appears on Billboard‘s charts for the first time with his debut album release, Inner World. The album debuts at No. 1 on the New Age Albums chart (dated July 18) and No. 8 on World Albums with 2,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending July 9, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. About half of that sum is via album sales, as the set concurrently debuts at No. 98 on the all-genre Album Sales chart. Inner World, which was released on the Dalai Lama’s 85th birthday, July 6, features his spoken-word mantras and teachings mixed with music. The music was recorded by New Zealand musicians Junelle and Abraham Kunin. Dalai Lama is the title given by Tibetan people to the spiritual le...
On This Day in Billboard Dance History: Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers Got Lucky
If there were a Mount Rushmore of electronic music, Daft Punk‘s helmets would surely be blasted into the side of a mountain. But in fact, the robot icons have only have a single No. 1 song to their name. In the spring of 2013, the anticipation around Daft Punk’s forthcoming LP was kinetic. It had been eight years since the duo’s last studio album, Human After All — a noisy, industrial electro banger that extended the game-changing aural aesthetic of their prior two LPs, 1997’s Homework and 2001’s Discovery. It had also been seven years since Daft Punk’s seminal 2006 Coachella performance, which is still cited as one of the best shows in the 20-year history of the festival and is considered a gateway moment for the burgeoning rise of dance musi...
Lisa Marie Presley Described Herself as a ‘Ferociously Protective’ Parent in 2014 Interview
Lisa Marie Presley, whose son Benjamin Keough died on Sunday (July 12) at age 27, previously described her “ferociously protective” parenting style. Presley’s rep told The Hollywood Reporter yesterday, “She is completely heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated but trying to stay strong for her 11-year-old twins and her oldest daughter, Riley. She adored that boy. He was the love of her life.” But in a 2014 interview she did with Healthy Living Magazine, Presley said her protectiveness and love for her kids didn’t waver when they got older. “I am very protective. I just smother them in love and I am also ferociously protective,” she said at the time. “When they get older sometimes I don’t think it ev...
Maroon 5 Announces New Routing for 2021 Tour
Maroon 5 was one of countless artists who were forced to cancel their 2020 tour dates as the coronavirus continues to spread. However, the group announced on Monday (July 13) their official 2021 dates. Tickets and LaneOne Premium Packages purchased for the band’s 2020 tour will be honored for the new dates. A new show at NYC’s Madison Square Garden has also been added for September 10, 2021. Unfortunately, the band’s concerts in Hartford, CT at XFINITY Theater, as well as Flushing, NY at CITI Field will be cancelled. Ticket holders for Flushing will receive an email with an opportunity for a pre-sale for the MSG show, or a refund. Tickets for the MSG show will go on sale Friday (July 24) at 10 a.m. See the full list of new dates below. Ma...
