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MACHINE HEAD’s ROBB FLYNN Pays Tribute To Original Drummer TONY COSTANZA
MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has paid tribute to the band’s original drummer, Tony Costanza, who died on Tuesday (August 4). He was 52 years old. Costanza was the singer of the Las Vegas metal band PAPSMEAR before relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area and joining MACHINE HEAD in 1992. He sat behind the kit for MACHINE HEAD‘s first three shows — a punk rock house party on Woolsey Street in Oakland on August 15, 1992; at The Huntridge Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 29, 1992; and at Los Angeles Metalfest at Gazarri’s in Hollywood, California on October 4, 1992. He left MACHINE HEAD in October 1992 and was replaced by Chris Kontos, who made his live debut with the group the following month. Flynn said that “a big chunk” of the band’s classic d...
TRENT REZNOR Collaborates With TOBACCO On ‘Babysitter’ Song
Trent Reznor has collaborated with avant-garde electronic artist Tobacco on a new song called “Babysitter”. The track will appear on Tobacco‘s upcoming album, “Hot Wet & Sassy”, which will be released on October 30 via Ghostly International. “I’ve always been an album guy and my albums are my zone, so Trent being on this one is one of the more meaningful things to me,” Tobacco, a.k.a. Tom Fec, told Rolling Stone. “Now he’s melted into it. “‘Babysitter’ is like one of those experiments I need to do every once in a while, to see how far I can push it within the constructs of writing a song, without just making noise,” he continued. “[It’s] edging. Probably not that different from how Taylor Sw...
Call Me: Hipgnosis Songs Buys Blondie Catalog
Merck Mercuriadis’ Hipgnosis Songs continues its spending spree with the acquisition of Blondie’s catalog. In a statement issued Wednesday morning (Aug. 5) to the London Stock Exchange, Hipgnosis and its investment adviser The Family announced a deal to buy 100% of Debbie Harry and Chris Stein’s writer’s share and neighboring rights (Sound Exchange) royalties in their Blondie catalogs, tallying 197 songs. Financial terms were not disclosed. “We are so happy to be working with a progressive company,” say Harry and Stein in a joint statement. “We are looking forward to the future with Hipgnosis’ forward thinking team.” {“nid”:”9344244″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Debbie Harry on Spending Six Weeks at No. 1 With Blondie's '...
One Direction Streams, Sales Spike In U.K. Following 10th Anniversary
The 10-year anniversary celebrations for One Direction were a lightning rod for the pop band’s sales and streams in the U.K., new data reveals. According to data published by the Official Charts Company, almost 25 million streams of the group’s songs were generated in the days leading to and following the July 23 anniversary date. As previously reported, three of their catalog albums — Take Me Home, Made in the A.M. and Four — last week returned to the Official U.K. Albums Chart Top 40. {“nid”:”9427696″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”One Direction Re-Enters Social 50 Chart After Celebrating 10th Anniversary”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/business\/chart-beat\/9427696\/one-direction-return-soc...
Wayne Connolly, Celebrated Australian Producer and Engineer, Launches Scenic Drive: Exclusive
Wayne Connolly, the celebrated Australian producer, engineer and artist who has collected eight ARIA Awards — and counting — for his work, has launched his first label, Scenic Drive. Based in Sydney, Connolly’s latest venture begins life with its debut signing The Nagging Doubts, whose breezy first single “Shot In The Dark” is due out Aug. 20, supported by a gig that night at The Vanguard in Newtown. They’re an “impressively self-sufficient band who are really good at home recording and they have stockpiled dozens of ideas and demos that need finishing,” Connolly tells Billboard. Scenic Drive should be a breath of fresh air, hitting fifth gear at a time when creatives are feeling stifled by the health crisis and the troubling second wave currently pummeling the state of Victori...
Gracie Abrams Delivers Debut TV Performance With Emotional ‘I Miss You’ on ‘Fallon’: Watch
Gracie Abrams made her TV debut Tuesday night on The Tonight Show. If she was freaking out on the inside, she sure wasn’t showing it. Armed with a keyboard and a microphone, the 20-year-old folk singer and songwriter Zoomed in from her bedroom for a virtual performance of “I Miss You, I’m Sorry.” {“nid”:”7964717″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Gracie Abrams Releases New Single 'Spark' in Support of Pediatric Cancer Research”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/news\/7964717\/gracie-abrams-spark-pediatric-cancer-jj-daughter\/”,”media”:{“width”:”1548″,”height”:”1024″,”extension”:”jpg”,”mime...
FKA twigs Links Up With Rapper 645AR for New Song “Sum Bout U”: Stream
In July, FKA twigs shared studio space with Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign on the collaborative single “Ego Death”. The R&B star is back now with another guest feature, this time appearing on “Sum Bout U”, the newest single from rising rapper 645AR. Born in the Bronx, but raised… Please click the link below to read the full article. FKA twigs Links Up With Rapper 645AR for New Song “Sum Bout U”: Stream Lake Schatz 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 the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Meet the AC/DC Superfan Who Unlocked Angus Young’s Back in Black Guitar Tone
We continue our celebration of 40 years of AC/DC’s Back in Black with the story of how one fan followed his obsession and became part of the AC/DC legend. Also, be sure to enter our huge giveaway below or here. You’d be hard-pressed to find a bigger AC/DC fan than… Please click the link below to read the full article. Meet the AC/DC Superfan Who Unlocked Angus Young’s Back in Black Guitar Tone Jon Hadusek 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 the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Lamb of God Now Have Their Own Small-Batch Coffee
Self-declared coffee lovers Lamb of God have launched their own small-batch single origin brew, Memento Mori, named after a single from their highly acclaimed 2020 self-titled album. Memento Mori is the band’s first foray into the world of coffee. The beans were sourced in El Salvador and roasted in Charlotte, North… Please click the link below to read the full article. Lamb of God Now Have Their Own Small-Batch Coffee Jon Hadusek 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 the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Who’s the Boss? Returning With Alyssa Milano and Tony Danza
Get ready for seconds with the Micellis. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony is developing a sequel series to Who’s the Boss? with original stars Alyssa Milano and Tony Danza attached to both star and executive produce. The gist of the follow-up would see Milano and Danza reprising their roles… Please click the link below to read the full article. Who’s the Boss? Returning With Alyssa Milano and Tony Danza Michael Roffman 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 the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Benzino Popped For Property Damage Due To Jealous Rage, Allegedly
Source: Lucianna Faraone Coccia / Getty Benzino is in the news again, and it doesn’t have do with Love & Hip Hop or The Source magazine. The Boston rapper turned reality star was arrested for property damage due to a jealous rage, allegedly. It reportedly went down last Friday (July 31), when he got into a shouting match with a man who was hanging with his ex-girlfriend and baby mama, fellow reality star Althea Eaton. Reports TMZ: That other man told cops he “and a female he has been seeing, Althea Eaton, were out for a walk in the neighborhood” but when they got back to his truck, Benzino “approached him in a threatening and harassing manner.” Cops say the man told them he didn’t know Benzino and had no idea Althea was involved with someone else. Ac...
Racist Virginia Mayor Compares Joe Biden’s Potential VP Pick To Aunt Jemima
Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty The town of Luray, Va. is best known for its caverns and as the headquarters of the sprawling Shenandoah National Park. However, the mayor of the small town is being asked to step down in the midst of a racist post comparing Joe Biden’s potential vice president pick to Aunt Jemima. As reported by WTOP, a Washington area station, Mayor Barry Presgraves took to Facebook to make the racist job, writing, “Joe Biden has just announced Aunt Jemima as his VP pick.” Presgraves, who has served as mayor of the predominately-white town of just under 5,000, has seemingly deleted the post after the chatter around wording began to gain traction online. It has been long presumed that Biden, the former vice president, will select a woman as his running mat...
