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Sergio Vega Further Explains Deftones Exit, Details His New Project
Bassist Sergio Vega has opened up about his departure from Deftones, while also detailing his new musical project. Vega had effectively left the Deftones over a year ago, but only went public with the news in March. In a lengthy video statement, Vega explained that he never became an official member of the band and contract disagreements regarding his position in the group led to his exit. Vega was initially hired by Deftones to fill-in for Chi Cheng, who was in a coma following a 2008 car accident. He remained in the band following Cheng’s passing in 2013. Advertisement Related Video The bassist elaborated on the situation in a new interview with the Talk Toomey podcast (as transcribed by The PRP). As Vega tells it, cutting him into the official Deftones lineup would have affected the sha...
Bloody Wonder
If Laurie Anderson and Art of Noise had a love child, it might resemble I Speak Machine, the experimental music and audio-visual project of vocalist Tara Busch and filmmaker Maf Lewis. Thoroughly original in its own right, I Speak Machine has spent the last decade stirring our subconscious and defining the conventional, combining music technology and vintage synths with striking, can’t-look-away visuals that reflect and imprint themselves on our deepest and darkest dreams. It’s saturated, cinematic and unforgettable. And bloody. Sometimes I Speak Machine gets very bloody. “Visually it gets right to the point, which is to unsettle and release,” frontwoman Tara Busch explains. “The image of blood dripping and splashing is what this music looks and feels like, if that makes sense.” She n...
Watch Jack White Share Advice From Prince on Colbert
Jack White went to the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to discuss his recent engagement and to perform “What’s The Trick?” [embedded content][embedded content] White has done so much recently, it was only fitting he talk to Colbert to hash it all out. Before diving in, Colbert makes fun of White for rarely joining talk shows (“They’re contractually tax-related obligations once a year,” said White) and White’s new blue do (“If you stick out you’re tongue you got red, white, and blue, you’re an American flag,” Colbert said.) White performed the National Anthem at the Detroit Tigers game only hours before proposing and marrying his wife, Olivia Jean, on stage at his homecoming concert last week. Because White’s anthem rendition went well and the Tigers won the game, he felt all signs ...
Anthony Carrigan Loves Surprises
Polite and cheerful Chechen mobster NoHo Hank is so singular a character that it’s easy to forget that Anthony Carrigan, the actor who portrays him on the HBO comedy Barry, actually hails from Boston. When SPIN caught up with Carrigan about what’s in store for the upbeat murderer on the series’ third season, it seems like even Carrigan loses the distinction for a second. “I almost slipped into Hank there,” he laughs as the Chechen accent slithers into a description of Hank’s complicated friendship with discharged Marine-turned-hitman Barry Berkman, played by series co-creator Bill Hader. Not that anyone can get enough of the character that, at one point, was going to be offed in the pilot. Regularly referred to as the show’s scene-stealer, NoHo Hank has become the character whose storyline...
Nicky Jam Hits No. 1 on Latin Airplay Chart With ‘Ojos Rojos’
Nicky Jam pounces to the No. 1 rank on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart as the song climbs 5-1 to lead the April 23-dated ranking. Jam expands his dominance with 16 leaders, and the first unaccompanied by another act in over five years. “Ojos Rojos” advances from No. 5 – having previously reached No. 4 for two weeks – in its 11th week, thanks to a 48% boost in audience impressions, to 10.5 million, earned in the U.S. in the week ending April 17, according to Luminate, formerly MRC Data. WSKQ New York posted the biggest increase among panelists, up 1 million to 1.8 million, followed by WMEG San Juan, P.R. (up 564,000 to 914,000), and KXOL Los Angeles (up 497,000 to 842,000). The coronation of “Ojos Rojos’” arrives amid Jam’s Infinity Tour, which kicked off Feb. 3 in Boston. The song evicts J...
The Wiggles to Receive Ted Albert Honor at 2022 APRA Awards
Everyone will be wiggling at the 2022 APRA Music Awards, where the Wiggles will receive one of the Australian music industry’s top honors. When the circular APRAs are handed out next month at Melbourne Town Hall, the original Wiggles lineup — Anthony Field, Murray Cook, Greg Page and Jeff Fatt — will receive the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music. For over thirty years, the Wiggles have entertained kids (and given their parents a well-deserved break) with their cheery disposition, colorful skivvies and dancing fingers, and their bank of singalong songs, which include “Hot Potato, “Fruit Salad,” “Get Ready to Wiggle,” and many more. The founding members formed the Wiggles in 1991, having met while studying Early Childhood Education at Sydney’s Macquarie University...
Tony Awards Implements ‘No Violence’ Policy Following Will Smith’s Oscars Slap
The Tony Awards have introduced a new policy on how it will handle potential violence during the live show weeks after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars. In the FAQ portion of a letter obtained by The Hollywood Reporter and sent by Tony Awards Productions to possible ticket buyers for the 75th annual show, producers revealed how they plan to handle an individual in the event they are the “perpetrator” in a violent incident during the ceremony. “The Tony Awards has a strict no violence policy,” the letter reads. “In the event of an incident, the perpetrator will be removed from the event immediately.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The show’s new protocol was included among several other standard policies addressing a range of...
Johnny Depp Testifies Ex- Amber Heard Attacked Him, He Never Hit Back
Actor Johnny Depp scoffed at the notion during court testimony Wednesday that his constant quarrels with ex-wife Amber Heard would ever prompt him to hit her, and insisted on cross-examination that her allegations devastated his career. “Violence isn’t necessary,” Depp said from the stand during his libel lawsuit against Heard, his second day of testimony. “Why would you hit someone to make them agree with you?” Heard has accused Depp of physically and sexually assaulting her on multiple occasions before and during their brief marriage. The former “Pirates of the Caribbean” star sued after Heard, who is also an actor, made an indirect reference to those accusations in an op-ed piece she wrote for The Washington Post. Depp addressed Heard’s accusations in detail Wednesday. Heard has said th...
‘Skate 4’ Pre-Alpha Gameplay Footage Leaks Online
Almost a year after releasing its first teaser trailer and two years after announcing the title, new footage of EA‘s upcoming Skate 4 has now leaked online, showing off some of the title’s new gameplay. While the game appears to still be in its pre-alpha stage, the short clip offers fans a glimpse into what kind of gameplay you can expect. VentureBeat‘s Jeff Grubb points out that EA and Full Circle are hard at work trying to “get the feel right,” which sounds promising to fans of the franchise. You’ll also see a front flip in one of the tricks in the video, suggesting that there might be more to the game than just conventional skateboarding like its predecessors in the series. Unfortunately, with the game still in an early development stage, there’s not much more information regarding Skat...
‘Saints Row’ Shows Off Its Massive Inventory of Customization Options
The long-awaited Saints Row remake is still a few months away from releasing, but Deep Silver and Volition have now dropped a new trailer showcasing some of the game’s customization options players will get to experience. Featured above, the almost six-minute clip features everything customizable in the game. In terms of your own Boss, you’ll be able to change pretty much every aspect of their look, ranging from a myriad of hairstyles in the widest range of colors to other details like tans, prosthetics, piercings, scars, tattoos, and even their muscles, veins, wrinkles and brusies. Of course, you’ll also get to choose what they wear, with layered clothing returning so you can pick what your outfit will consist of, whether it’s underwear, T-shirts, jackets, sneakers, hats, gloves, and...
The Pokémon Company Is Acquiring Trading Card Manufacturer Millennium Print Group
The Pokémon Company International has now entered an agreement to purchase trading card manufacturer Millennium Print Group. For now, no pricing details were provided for the acquisition, which will see the two companies join forces following a business partnership that started back in 2015. The companies’ announcement highlights that Millennium Print Group will continue to operate as a separate, autonomous organization but with the aid of both investment and industry expertise from The Pokémon Company International, which oversees the Pokémon brand globally outside of Asia. The latter also hopes to help Millennium grow and expand its production capabilities to serve more than just its own TCG, reaching out to the broader industry for collectible card games. “The talented team at Millenniu...
Sega Announces Official ‘Sonic Origins’ Release Date
Sega has officially confirmed the release of its multi-game collection Sonic Origins. The collection is set to feature digital remasters of some of Sonic’s most iconic games including the original Sonic The Hedgehog and its sequel, Sonic 3 & Knuckles and Sonic CD. Sonic Origins will also feature two different play modes, Classic and Anniversary. In Classic Mode players will be able to experience the original game presentation, playing with the traditional finite live and game over style. However, the Anniversary Mode is an updated version that gives players an infinite number of lives and no game-overs. The new collection also features new in-game missions and challenges for players to unlock. The game is set to release on Sonic’s birthday this June and will be made available across va...
