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How JANE’S ADDICTION’s STEPHEN PERKINS Ended Up Playing On RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE’s ‘Know Your Enemy’
Bionic Buzz spoke to JANE’S ADDICTION and PORNO FOR PYROS drummer Stephen Perkins about how he ended up playing additional percussion on the song “Know Your Enemy” from RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE‘s classic self-titled debut album in 1992. He said: “Tom Morello [RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist] had a band called LOCK UP that would open up for JANE’S ADDICTION in, like, ’88 [or] ’89. And then we started jamming quite a bit in our home studio just to get our ya-ya’s out. And RAGE‘s first big show was opening up for PORNO FOR PYROS in a place called Castaic Lake here in L.A. We didn’t do a venue. We rented out a big stage and brought it to a lake and had a party. So me and Perry [Farrell, JANE’S ADDICTION singer] knew abo...
OVERKILL Is ‘Hard At Work’ On New Album, Says JASON BITTNER
OVERKILL drummer Jason Bittner has confirmed to BODS Mayhem Hour in a new interview that the band is “hard at work” on a new studio album. “Technically, we were supposed to already be done with it by now, if the world hadn’t changed back in March,” he said, referring to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe. “But now, due to the fact that we’re not pushing for a release that quickly, it’s given us a little bit of time to hone the songs a little better and spend some more time and whatnot. “I’m at about the song-seven mark right now out of 11 demos that we have,” he continued. “So I have about seven of them wrapped up so far. I’ll be working a little bit more on a couple of more new ones later this ...
Former LAMB OF GOD Drummer CHRIS ADLER Is Celebrity Judge On BANGER TV’s ‘Shredders Of Metal’ (Video)
Former LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler is appearing as a guest music celebrity judge on Banger TV‘s original competition series “Shredders Of Metal” this summer as part of the show’s third season. Eight drummers entered the contest and only one will be left standing and named this season’s “Shredders Of Metal” champion. Each episode features a one-versus-one drum duel, with the winner moving on until the final episode crowns the season’s champion. Adler said in a statement: “[I] took a few breaks from my band FIRSTBORNE to head up to Canada to meet up with my good friend Sam Dunn and crew at Banger Films. “I loved the time spent filming the entire new #shreddersofmetal season 3 DRUM edition. Incredible talent and personalities....
Ex-OVERKILL Guitarist BOBBY GUSTAFSON Addresses JAMES HETFIELD ‘Lookalike’ Accusations, Recalls METALLICA Audition
Former OVERKILL and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Bobby Gustafson was a guest on a recent episode of EXODUS frontman Steve “Zetro” Souza‘s YouTube show, “Zetro’s Toxic Vault”. During the chat, which can be seen in two parts below, Souza brought up the fact that Gustafson‘s visual appearance toward the end of his time with OVERKILL closely resembled that of METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. (Gustafson was accused by some METALLICA fans of ripping off Hetfield‘s stage moves and wristbands, as well as “jacking” the white Gibson Explorer in OVERKILL‘s 1989 video for the song “Elimination”.) Gustafson said: “I was the better-looking one. That’s all I’ve gotta say…” When Souza asked Gustafson if ...
The National’s Aaron Dessner Teases New Big Red Machine Music
Aaron Dessner’s making the most out of quarantine. The National multi-instrumentalist played a huge part in the making of Taylor Swift’s new (and pretty damn good) surprise-album folklore, with a co-writer or producer credit on 11 of its 16 songs. But that’s apparently not all he’s been up to. Dessner recently took to Instagram to tease new music with his other project, the Justin Vernon-assisted Big Red Machine. “5+ month studio bender continues,” he wrote alongside a photo of working song titles. “Thank you to everyone who has reached out about folklore….so glad you’re enjoying it as much as I do. Still feels surreal to me. Profoundly grateful to have time and space to work and finish things — and so thankful for the many friends contributing to that music and this new @bigredm...
Raekwon Connects With Ebro Darden To Discuss The 25th Anniversary Of ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx’
Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty The Wu-Tang Clan remains one of Hip-Hop’s most viable collectives and the crew’s gritty approach coupled with an innovative plan to transform the industry is a case study of strength in numbers. Raekwon, one of the sharp swordsman of Shaolin today will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his classic solo debut Only Built 4 Cuban Linx and a new interview broke down some of its finer points. Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and special guest Nas joined Ebro Darden for an in-depth breakdown of the creation of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx and how the album cemented the legacy of all involved. Chief among the goals for the Chef was to put his all into the album and be as authentic as possible. “We was definitely on that mission. That mission was do or die. To try to get from ...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (August 1)
From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week: Angela Aguilar honors artisan women This week, Angela Aguilar paid tribute to the beautiful and hardworking labor of artisan women in Mexico. In a photo, where she’s wearing a hand-made traditional dress, the Regional Mexican songstress expressed, “I carry our traditions in the embroideries of my dresses wherever we go, it fills me with pride to stand on stage dressed in Mexico.” Aguilar’s post was in celebration of World Embroidery Day on July 30. NEON 16, Tommy Mottola, and MITH Media unite for a good cause Multifaceted talent incubator NEON16, music executive Tommy Mottola...
President Trump Says He Will Ban TikTok From U.S.
The president made the remark on Air Force One on Friday evening. President Donald Trump said he will take action as soon as Saturday (Aug. 1) to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns. Trump’s comments came after published reports that the administration is planning to order China’s ByteDance to sell TikTok. There were also reports Friday that software giant Microsoft is in talks to buy the app. “As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the United States,” Trump told reporters Friday on Air Force One as he returned from Florida. Trump said he could use emergency economic powers or an executive order to enforce the action, insisting, “I have that authority.” Reports by Bloomberg News and the Wall...
Kanye West Says He’s ‘Concerned for the World’ After Abortion Remarks
Kanye West is standing by the anti-abortion comments he made during his first presidential campaign rally in South Carolina. West took to Twitter on Friday (July 31) — about two weeks after breaking down in tears on stage in Charleston while revealing that he and wife Kim Kardashian considered aborting their daughter North — to restate his feelings about the controversial topic. “I cried at the thought of aborting my first born and everyone was so concerned about me,” the 43-year-old rapper and fashion mogul wrote. “I’m concerned for the world that feels you shouldn’t cry about this subject.” He added that more than “22,500,000 black babies have been aborted” during the past 50 years. In another tweet, West wrote, “There is a tactic of ...
Peaches Gets Funky on Cover of T. Rex’s “Solid Gold, Easy Action”: Stream
T. Rex’s Marc Bolan (photo via Ian Dickson:Wikipedia) and Peaches (photo by Philip Cosores) There’s a massive tribute album coming out this September that sees everyone from U2 to Father John Misty covering the music of Marc Bolan and T. Rex. The latest artist to share their contribution to the compilation is Peaches, whose cover of the 1972 T. Rex single “Solid Gold, Easy Action” is as big as it is fun. So far, the songs we’ve heard from the tribute album, dubbed AngelHeaded Hipster, have been pretty imaginative thanks to artists like Joan Jett, Kesha, and The Sword. But Peaches puts her own unique spin on her cover while still remaining pretty faithful to the original track. According to a press release, that’s in part due to Hal Willner, the album’s producer and a longtime pa...
Courteney Cox Returning for Scream Reboot
Gail Weathers will be chasing headlines again in the forthcoming Scream reboot from Spyglass Media Group and Paramount Pictures. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Courteney Cox has signed on to reprise her iconic role for a fifth time. Cox joins her on-screen bae Dewey Riley, aka David Arquette, who confirmed his involvement in May. Although it’s expected that Neve Campbell will follow suit, the heroine of the blockbuster horror franchise has yet to officially commit. As previously reported, Ready or Not filmmakers Matthew Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett will direct the fourth sequel. They’ll be working from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt (Zodiac) and Guy Busick (Ready or Not). Even better, the original film’s screenwriter Kevin Williamson will serve as executive producer. Editors&...
Beyoncé’s Black Is King Seeks to Change the Way We See Ourselves: Review
The Pitch: “I can’t breathe.” These were some of the final words uttered by George Floyd, an African American man killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as a result of police brutality. Due to the frequency of its usage by countless others during similar situations in the past, this phrase has come to be synonymous with the Black Lives Matter movement. While the self-worth and regard for the life of a person of color has continuously come into question, the healing power of art (particularly music) has always been used as remedy in times of despair. Historically, the slaves residing on various plantations would receive momentary comfort by harmonizing hymns of perseverance, hope, and religion. To this day, artists are still sought out to deliver a message that is reflective of the times through...
