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MATT SORUM: The Reason I Became A Drummer Was RINGO STARR
Matt Sorum has credited Ringo Starr with being the reason he became a drummer. The former GUNS N’ ROSES member took to his Instagram earlier today (Tuesday, July 7) to share a photo of him with Ringo, and he included the following message: “Happy 80th Birthday Ringo , this is a shot from my upcoming book that will be out next year now . The reason I became a drummer was this man. Like many of us in the mid 60s that saw THE BEATLES on Tv when they first came to America.They appeared on The Ed Sullivan although I was a bit young and their 4th appearance is what captured my attention with the song I Feel Fine. I then received a 45 record from my Brother Mark of A Hard Days night and I was never the same along with the rest of the world . “Over 73 million tuned in to the Sull...
NIKKI SIXX Says He Has ‘Relocated’ To Wyoming To ‘Reset, Restart And Recreate’
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx says that he recently relocated to Wyoming to “reset, restart and recreate.” For the past few weeks, Nikki has been posting photos on Instagram from the least populous U.S. state, where he has been spending time with his wife Courtney and their 11-month-old daughter Ruby. Earlier today, Sixx posted a new selfie, with the Wyoming mountains in the background, and he included the following message: “The 2 places I’ve felt closest to God is in Alaska and Wyoming. “Being relocated in Wyoming most of the time,I am feeling reconnected to some new creativity already. “Every now and again in life you need to rethink your purpose here. Right now I am here to reset, restart and recreate.I am working on a book, a musical and awaiting a...
LINKIN PARK’s MIKE SHINODA Discusses Writing ‘In The End’ (Video)
LINKIN PARK‘s Mike Shinoda spoke to Rock Sound TV about the song “In The End” recently surpassing one billion views on YouTube. It is the second LINKIN PARK track to reach the milestone; back in November 2018, “Numb” achieved the same feat. Shinoda said: “We were rehearsing in this little room in Hollywood. And when I say ‘Hollywood,’ it was the grossest part of Hollywood. At the time, Hollywood and Vine had prostitutes and drug dealers. And there was a taco shop on the corner, an all-black hair salon next door, a grocery store with a Korean couple who ran that on the corner, and a bunch of Scientologists. There was a place that was calling itself a reading center, to teach you how to read, but all of the books were Scientology books, which i...
SATYRICON Frontman Sold 90% Of His Wine Business For Millions
According to Dagens Næringsliv, SATYRICON frontman Sigurd “Satyr” Wongraven sold 90% of his wine company, Wongraven Wines, in 2019 to Vingruppen, owned by wine and spirits producer Arcus. Dagens Næringsliv obtained Vingruppen‘s 2019 financial records that showed shares in Wongraven Wines were valued at NOK 51.3 million, which is about $5.4 million. In 2019, Wongraven Wines had sales of NOK 6.6 million (approximately $700,000), ending the year with a profit of NOK 3.7 million ($390,000) before tax. Since 2009, Sigurd Wongraven has developed and sold quality wines in Norway. From 2014, this has been done in collaboration with Vingruppen. Satyr‘s portfolio includes the popular Wongraven Morgenstern Riesling, Wongraven Alleanza Langhe Rosso and Wongraven Champagne. He b...
Colin Kaepernick Partners With The Disney Channel For Documentary Series
Source: NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 05: Colin Kaepernick receives the SI Muhammad Ali Legacy Award with Beyonce and Trevor Noah during SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 2017 Sportsperson of the Year Show on December 5, 2017 at Barclays Center in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated) Colin Kaepernick will continue to be a voice for the voiceless but now on a bigger platform. The activist is now partnering with one of the prominent media brands in the world to do so. As spotted on ESPN the former quarterback will be telling a much needed story regarding racial inequality in the United States via a new deal with The Disney Channel. According to the report the conglomerate will also deliver a documentary series on Kaep’s life including his career as a NFL star quarterba...
Breonna Taylor’s Family Says She Was Still Alive After Being Shot, But Police Didn’t Offer Aid
Source: Breonna Taylor / Breonna Taylor Breonna Taylor‘s family is once again speaking out about new details regarding the murder of the 26-year old EMT after a new report reveals that she was actually still alive after being shot in her home. On Monday (Jul 6), Breonna Taylor’s family, who is currently in a lawsuit against police and the city of Louisville, revealed that Taylor was actually still alive after being shot more than 8 times while sleeping in her bed and only succumbed to her injuries after being denied medical attention by the detectives. The 31-page complaint filed Sunday (Jul 5) presents a new narrative of the events leading up to the raid, which it describes as “wanton” and “reckless,” and attempts to fill in the details of how the 26-year-old Black woman died at the hands...
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Freddie Gibbs Cooks DJ Akademiks To A Crisp On ‘Desus & Mero’ [Video]
Source: WASHINGTON, DC – June 8th, 2017 – Rapper Freddie Gibbs performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. Gibbs released his third studio album, You Only Live 2wice, in March. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post via Getty Images) When journalists go low, Freddie Gibbs goes lower. He had time for Hip-Hop’s most hated media personality. As spotted on HipHopDX the Gary, Indiana MC made a recent appearance on the Desus & Mero show. As usual The Bodega Boys were combing through the biggest stories in popular culture. Things got interesting when the topic of DJ Akademiks’ and Kane’s online beef came up. The two got him on the video call and a roasting ensued. ‘This hoe ass got mad because he thought I was talking some shit about Gunna and T.I. or something li...
Michaela Coel Turned Down $1M Netflix Deal Over Attempted Copyright Jig
Source: Karwai Tang / Getty Chewing Gum star Michaela Coel may have gained her cross over success thanks to Netflix, but after the deal surrounding her new series, I May Destroy You, left her at a disadvantage the British star is explaining why both BBC and HBO are now the series’ new home. During an interview with Vulture, Michaela Coel details why the partnership with Netflix ended after the launch of her new show due to the negotiation for placement leaving her with no rights to the show. Recalling a conversation she had asking Netflix if she could keep at least five percent, Michaela said: “There was just silence on the phone. And [the senior development executive at Netflix] said, ‘It’s not how we do things here. Nobody does that, it’s not a big deal.’ I said,...
Marisa Monte Signs Global Agreement With Universal Music Publishing
Brazilian star Marisa Monte, the elegant singer, songwriter, producer and instrumentalist known for her distinctive vocals and ability to span multiple genres of Brazilian music, has signed a global administration agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group. The deal encompasses Monte’s impressive catalog of songs on Monte Songs, spanning an almost four-decade career, including hits like “Ainda Bem,” “Depois,” “Beija Eu,” “Amor I Love You,” “Não Vá Embora,” “Já Sei Namorar,” “Velha Infância,” “Passe em Casa” and “Não é Fácil.” Long regarded as one of Brazil’s leading female acts, Monte is also a much-admired artist globally who has worked with the likes of David Byrne, Phillip Glass, Arnaldo Antunes and Carlinhos Brown. The latter once described her voice as “one of the most perf...
(G)I-DLE Proclaims ‘I’m the Trend’ in Spunky New Song
(G)I-DLE already had the Internet and the K-pop world buzzing with their ‘I-LAND: WHO AM I’ online concert series last month, but turns out, they have more up their sleeves. The girl group unveiled an infectious new song on Tuesday (July 7) titled “i’M THE TREND.” The spunky tune, written by the band’s Minnie and Yuqi as a thank you to their exponentially growing fanbase, features lyrics that reference their other hit songs like “Oh my god,” “Blow Your Mind,” “LATATA,” LION” and “Uh-Oh.” The accompanying clip shows the girls having some summertime fun as they chant “I’m the trend.” Recently (G)I-DLE made their official U.S. debut with the release of their I trust mini-album. Watch th...
Neil Young Won’t Sue Trump for Playing His Music at Rallies, So He Rewrote ‘Looking For a Leader’
Neil Young sounded off on President Donald Trump yesterday (July 6) in one of his signature scathing letters after Trump used his music at another one of his rallies. But Young had another suggestion cued up. Over the weekend, Young expressed his disdain for the Commander-in-Chief on Twitter when he played his classics “Rockin’ in the Free World” and “Like a Hurricane” during his Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota’s Black Hills, a sacred area to the Lakota Sioux where Indigenous people arrived to protest the president’s event. In his latest letter to the president posted on his Neil Young Archives website, the 74-year-old rocker wrote, “Although I have repeatedly asked you to please not use my music because it indic...
Remember Mariah Carey’s Bottle Cap Challenge? Here’s the Blooper You Didn’t See
Mariah Carey‘s whistle tones can blow the roof off any venue and the cap off any bottle per her 2019 Bottle Cap Challenge clip. But on the one-year anniversary of the video today (July 7), the 50-year-old megastar shared some behind-the-scenes bloopers that, well, blew off more than expected. “Last year I tried to crush the bottle cap challenge, but the bottle almost crushed me. Here’s the take you didn’t see…” she captioned the new video on Instagram. In the 10-second clip, Carey’s glass bottle goes flying off the table and rolls across the floor, which startled one of her kids who yelled, “Mom!” Stars from supermodel Naomi Campbell to filmmaker Lee Daniels couldn’t get enough of the hilarious miscalculation as evident by th...
