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The Trailer For Season 2 of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Looks Off The Chain [Video]
Source: Courtesy of Netflix / Netflix With the success and popularity of The Umbrella Academy last year, y’all should’ve known Netflix was going to bring back the gang of super-powered misfits for another season of world-saving heroics with comedic hijinks. Source: Courtesy of Netflix / Netflix Picking up where season 1 left off as the Hargreeves family once again find themselves in the midst of an pending apocalyptic event as they time travel back to the 1960’s Dallas. Unfortunately each one of them have been placed in different locations and it’s on Five to figure out where they are and bring them all together. With only a few days until they can make things right and prevent a worldwide nuclear holocaust, the team must figure out how to save the day while The Commission continues t...
‘The Wonder Years’ Is Getting An All Black Reboot
Source: Fred Lee / Getty Iconic family sitcom, The Wonder Years, is coming back to TV, only this time it’s going to be all Black. According to published reports, the 1988 coming-of-age dramedy set in the late 1960s and early 70s that told the story of teen Kevin Arnold (played by Fred Savage) and his suburban family, is now getting a reboot that will tell the story of American life during the pivotal Civil Right Era from a Black perspective. Produced by Lee Daniels, the reboot will be set during the same time period, except it will focus on a Black family in Montgomery, Alabama. “How a black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama in the turbulent late 1960’s, the same era as the original series, made sure it was The Wonder Years for them too,” the show description read. ...
Rickey Smiley’s Daughter Aaryn Shares Opens Up About The Night She Was Shot In Houston
Source: Rickey Smiley / Aaryn Smiley Rickey Smiley’s daughter opened up about the frightening night that landed her in hospital after being struck multiple times by stray bullets. Smiley’s daughter Aaryn called into her dad’s radio show, The Rickey Smiley Morning Show. She shared the details about the night over the July 4 weekend, where she suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The 19-year-old was celebrating her birthday with her boyfriend in Houston, Texas. While on their way to get some fast food from Whataburger, Smiley was hit both legs by stray bullets and had to undergo emergency surgery and a blood transfusion. Describing the incident, Smiley’s daughter initially thought the gunfire was fireworks being set off and thought she initially just got “burned” by the fireworks being set off ...
The Caucasity: Koo Koo For Koffee Ken Spits & Throws Food Inside Black Owned Coffee Shop After He’s Asked To Wear Mask
Source: FG Trade / Getty A Black business owner was forced to pull herself together after being attacked by a racist over her store’s mask policy. According to a local publication, ALX Now, Abyssinia Market & Coffee House, a Black-owned Virginia based coffee shop was vandalized and the owner, Lily Damtew, was spat on after asking a white customer to wear a mask, a new policy Damtew enforced upon the reopening of her store. “Right after they left, another guy came in not wearing a mask,” said Damtew, who was also wearing a face shield at the time. “I told him that we have a sign on the door saying, ‘Please wear a mask,’ but he said, ‘No, I don’t have to wear a mask.’” It was at that point Damtew offered the man a mask to comply with Alexandria city officials who issued an executive orde...
Purple Disco Machine Funkifies Duke Dumont’s Classic Single “Ocean Drive”
Duke Dumont has been filling our summer with fresh remixes of tracks from his debut album Duality. The latest remix sees his 2015 hit “Ocean Drive” reworked into a funky house bop courtesy of Purple Disco Machine. The rework arrives after Dumont offered up an acoustic rendition of his catchy tune “Nightcrawler” last week. Purple Disco Machine’s remix of “Ocean Drive” is a groovy ride front to back. The German producer looped and chopped the unforgettable vocals of the original track as well as added plucky synths and a funky bassline to cultivate a nostalgic feel. While maintaining the sincerity of the original, Purple Disco Machine has added the perfect amount of his own personal touch to truly make this version of “Ocean DriveR...
Summer Camp Music Festival Postpones 20th Anniversary Event to 2021
Summer Camp Music Festival is the latest major festival brand cashes in its chips due to the impact of COVID-19. The fest’s organizers were holding off on postponing as the state of Illinois navigated its reopening process. which was hinging on Phase 5 of the “Restore Illinois Plan.” However, due to the recent spike in nationwide cases, they decided to officially pull the plug. Ian Goldberg, founder of the beloved Chillicothe, Illinois music fest, today announced the official postponement of its 2020 event, which was going to be its 20th anniversary. In a press release, he also shared Summer Camp’s rescheduled dates, announcing that the 2021 iteration will take place over Memorial Day Weekend from May 28th to May 30th. “We have held out wit...
EDM.com Presents “Quarantini Chats” Episode #2: Kaleena Zanders and VenessaMichaels
Whether they’re bedazzling eggs with rhinestones, baking their own sourdough from scratch, or concocting absurd cocktails, those in the social media community at large have embraced their creativity during their time in quarantine. Harnessing that creativity and manifesting it into the dance music community, EDM.com’s Instagram Live interview series Quarantini Chats invites the biggest music producers and DJs in the game to join our platform and craft a custom cocktail as they sip and dive into a wide range of topics with our special guest hosts, The Hotel Lobby. Fresh off the release of their decadent single “Creme Brulee,” a sun-kissed, R&B-inspired breakbeat bop, Kaleena Zanders and VenessaMichaels are ready to pour up and show up. Ahead of the impe...
DJ Snake Launches Collection of “Pardon My French” Soccer Jerseys
Grammy Award-nominated electronic producer DJ Snake is launching a new line of soccer jerseys. A diehard fan of French football club Paris Saint-Germain, Snake is preparing to release his custom jerseys on July 15th 2020. The threads, which he shared with GQ France, will feature designs tailored to his “Pardon My French” collective and brand. DJ Snake has always been a major soccer fan. He consistently teases new PSG jerseys via Twitter and can be seen wearing them at many of his live shows. He is also going to be featured on the soundtrack of the forthcoming video game Street Power Soccer, which will be available later this summer on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4, and PC. You can check out photos of DJ Snake’s custom “Pardon My French” jerseys below ahe...
POISON’s RIKKI ROCKETT Relaunches DEVIL CITY ANGELS With New Single And Video, ‘Testify’
DEVIL CITY ANGELS, the band featuring drummer Rikki Rockett (POISON) and vocalist Brandon Gibbs, has released a new single, “Testify”. The official music video for the track can be seen below. DEVIL CITY ANGELS was originally formed by Rockett, Gibbs, guitarist Tracii Guns (L.A GUNS) and bassist Eric Brittingham (CINDERELLA). The band released its self-titled debut album in September 2015. Following the recording of “Devil City Angels”, Brittingham decided not to continue with the project and his spot was taken by Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE). Around a year later, Rockett, Gibbs and Brittingham joined forces with guitarist Joel Kosche (ex-COLLECTIVE SOUL) to form the LORDS OF DEVIL CITY. Within a few months, Rockett, Gibbs and Brittingham relau...
SKID ROW Is Still Writing Material For Next Studio Album
On Friday (July 10), SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan spoke to Groove Entertainment, LLC‘s “Live Music Happy Hour” about the progress of the recording sessions for the final chapter of SKID ROW‘s “United World Rebellion” trilogy. The disc is being tracked at a Nashville, Tennessee studio with producer Michael Wagener, who also helmed the group’s 1989 self-titled debut and 1991’s “Slave To The Grind”. SKID ROW‘s new LP will mark its first release with South African-born, British-based vocalist ZP Theart (DRAGONFORCE, TANK, I AM I), who joined the band in 2016 following the departure of Tony Harnell (TNT, STARBREAKER). Bolan said (see video below): “We’ve been working on it for a while with Michael Wagener; he’s...
MACHINE HEAD’s ROBB FLYNN On Coronavirus Pandemic: ‘I Think This Thing’s Gonna Go On For Two To Probably Four Years’
This past Wednesday (July 8), MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn spoke to Primordial Radio about how he is dealing with the coronavirus crisis and what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. He said (see video below): “I’ve been saying this for months, and people don’t really like my opinion of it, but I think this thing’s gonna go on for two to probably four years, the pandemic. “I think when it first hit, we were all a little naïve about what exactly was happening. We rushed into kind of, ‘Let’s reschedule [our European tour].’ And then so much changed — it’s like the world flipped on its head in four weeks. Everything that you kind of knew was, like, ‘Woah!’ Every single venue we were gonna play is now permanent...
THE PRETTY RECKLESS’s TAYLOR MOMSEN On Singing ‘Like A Stone’ Days After CHRIS CORNELL’s Death: ‘I Could Barely Get Through It’
THE PRETTY RECKLESS singer Taylor Momsen, who has repeatedly named SOUNDGARDEN as one of her favorite bands, spoke to “Offstage With DWP” about the influence of the iconic Seattle alternative rock act on her music career and her songwriting approach. She said (see video below): “Their level of artistry and songwriting and musicianship is so above what I can even comprehend. It’s so intricate, it’s so detailed, it’s so good and it’s so smart that it takes a minute to understand SOUNDGARDEN. They’re catchy, and everyone’s heart the hits, but when you really investigate SOUNDGARDEN and get into it, it’s like a religion — it’s so in-depth and it’s just superior to so much music that’s out there. “I’ve bas...
