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FOZZY’s CHRIS JERICHO: ‘Rock And Roll Has Always Been Kind Of The Red-Headed Stepchild Of The Music World’
During an appearance on this past Monday’s (April 4) episode of SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, FOZZY frontman and wrestling superstar Chris Jericho spoke about the popular notion that the producers of the Grammy Awards “hate” rock, as evidenced by the fact that they continue to disrespect the heavy metal genre by not including it in the event’s televised portion. “It’s the same way it’s always been, man,” Chris said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “Rock and roll has always been kind of the red-headed stepchild of the music world. And it’s just the way that it is. Unless there’s a GUNS N’ ROSES or a METALLICA in ’91 that gets a worldwide, huge push, rock and roll’s always...
HALESTORM’s LZZY HALE On TAYLOR HAWKINS’s Death: ‘It’s Such A Shame’
HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale has reflected on the passing of FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins, whose death shook the music world late last month. Speaking to Meltdown of Detroit’s WRIF radio station, she said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We didn’t know [Taylor] that well. My little brother [HALESTORM drummer Arejay Hale] hung out with him a couple of times. I never got the chance to. But we worked in similar circles. And it was just heartbreaking because we were actually supposed to have a gig with the FOO FIGHTERS in the next couple of months, and so that’s not happening now. And it’s a shame. “We’ve been working with the same producer, Nick Raskulinecz, that did a bunch of those FOOs records with Taylor,” she continued. ̶...
‘Russian Doll’ Season 2 Trailer Sees Natasha Lyonne Return as a “Time Prisoner”
Netflix on Thursday dropped off the official trailer for season two of Russian Doll, its Emmy-winning sci-fi series starring Natasha Lyonne. Season two, which is set four years after Nadia (Lyonne) and Alan (Charlie Barnett) managed to escape mortality’s time loop, promises to continue exploring “existential thematics through an often humorous and sci-fi lens,” according to the official description. “Discovering a fate even worse than endless death, this season finds Nadia and Alan delving deeper into their pasts through an unexpected time portal located in one of Manhattan’s most notorious locations,” the synopsis reads. “At first they experience this as an ever-expanding, era-spanning, intergenerational adventure but they soon discover this extraordinary event might be more than the...
Leah And Jaylan Just Celebrated Two Relationship Milestones On Teen Mom 2
Leah and Jaylan took two big, positive steps in their relationship on this week’s Teen Mom 2 episode. First, they are officially boyfriend and girlfriend: He asked to be exclusive when they were vacationing in Costa Rica with her sister Victoria. Second: He traveled from his current home base of Georgia to meet her three daughters in West Virginia. Right before the latter event unfolded, Leah told Jaylan that she wanted Ali, Aleeah and Addie to get to know the man “making their mama smile.” Even though Leah warned Jaylan that her little ladies would “put him to the test,” he was ready to know the girls face-to-face. And shortly after a school pickup, Leah asked them if they were open to the idea — and, of course, they were (Ali even replied with a simple...
Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley Has Gone Through Heaven and Hell to Get to Sobriety
“There is some kind of a misconception where people assume if you’re taking drugs, or you’re drinking a lot, that you have some sort of demon or you’re in a dark place,” Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley says, “But so often, it just isn’t like that”. Whibley is an open book about his struggles with his physical health, his mental state and addiction. The music industry tends to shy away from nuanced conversation about the complicated intersection of drugs, alcohol and the pressures of the road. Whibley is starkly up-front, willing to frankly discuss the issues that have tried to drag him down — and the means he found to instead stand tall. For Whibley, that story goes all the way back to just after 2011, with the release of Sum 41’s sixth record, Screaming Bloody Murder. With a fresh and new record,...
Pink Floyd Release First New Song Since 1994 in Support of Ukraine
Pink Floyd released a new song! Yes — you read that correctly — Pink Floyd! David Gilmour and Nick Mason (still no Roger Waters) have teamed up for a new song for the first time since the band’s 1994 Division Bell. [embedded content][embedded content] Titled “Hey Hey Rise Up,” the proceeds from the song will support Ukraine. “I hope it will receive wide support and publicity,” Gilmour said in a statement. “We want to raise funds for humanitarian charities, and raise morale. We want to express our support for Ukraine and in that way, show that most of the world thinks that it is totally wrong for a superpower to invade the independent democratic country that Ukraine has become.” This is also the first Pink Floyd track without original keyboardist Richard Wright, who died in September 2008. ...
Here Are the Biggest Moments From Inside the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Since 1958, the Recording Academy has presented its annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony to honor the achievements of the music community and its academy members. HYPEBEAST was on the ground at this year’s event — held in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena — and witnessed dazzling musical performances, surprise celebrity appearances and showstopping red carpet looks. Located along the Las Vegas Strip, the 17,000-seat multi-purpose arena played host to the ceremony’s first audience-attended event since the pandemic relegated the show to a nominees and performers-only showcase in 2021. Last year’s ceremony was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center and only allowed nominees and performers to attend without an audience. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images GRAMMY signage and photo boo...
Portishead Regroup to Livestream Rare Concert to Benefit Ukraine
Portishead will regroup next month for their first show in seven years, playing a short set as part of a War Child benefit concert supporting relief efforts in Ukraine. The 1,200 tickets for the show, which takes place in the band’s Bristol hometown, will be raffled off in pairs, but everyone who enters will gain access to a livestream. (A single entry is free for those who send a postcard to a UK address—see more below.) Donating £10, or around $13, creates three entries. Enter here before 7 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, April 24. Idles, Billy Nomates, Katy J Pearson, Heavy Lungs, and Wilderman are also playing the six-hour concert. In a statement, Portishead said: “We are really pleased to be able to support the people of Ukraine by performing a few songs at this event in collaboration with th...
Porridge Radio Share Video for New Song “The Rip”: Watch
Porridge Radio have released a new song called “The Rip” from their upcoming album Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky. It comes with a music video directed by frontperson Dana Margolin’s sister Ella Margolin. The clip features Dana Margolin running on a treadmill in a field while mysterious figures in papier-mâché masks slowly surround her. Find the video, which contains strobing images, below. “We wanted [‘The Rip’] to sound like massive pop, like Charli XCX, but with the instrumentation of bands like Slothrust or Deftones,” said Dana Margolin in a statement. “It took the longest a song has ever taken me to write lyrics for, and they took form over a few years. At the beginning it was a song about a power dynamic where I was in control, by the end it was about one where I had non...
Arca Announces KICK Box Set, Shares New “Cayó” Video: Watch
Arca has announced a new box set for her expansive KICK series. The new release includes all five of Arca’s latest albums—KiCk i, KICK ii, KicK iii, kick iiii, and kiCK iiiii—in a 5xLP vinyl box set due out May 20 via XL. A limited number of box sets will include exclusive alternate artwork for KiCk i. Arca has also shared a new song called “Cayó,” featuring additional production by Tim Hecker and a music video directed by Albert Moya. In a statement, Arca said “Cayó” is about “exploring self states, non-binary modes of relating of that which is ‘other,’ creating new intersectional ways of mediating identity through exploring sensuality, and heightened communion with the sensual embodiment of self.” Check it out below. Revisit Pitchfork’s feature interview “Live From Quarantine, It’s the A...
Pink Floyd Releasing New Song “Hey, Hey Rise Up!” to Support Ukraine
Tonight, at midnight Eastern, Pink Floyd will release the new song “Hey, Hey Rise Up!” The song features Andriy Khlyvnyuk (of Ukrainian band Boombox). Specifically, the new track has Khlyvnyuk’s vocals from an Instagram post that found him singing the patriotic Ukranian song “Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow” in Kyiv’s Sofiyskaya Square earlier this year. Find the lyrics and single artwork for “Hey, Hey Rise Up!” below. Pink Floyd recorded “Hey, Hey Rise Up!” on Wednesday, March 30, according to a press release. A music video, directed by Mat Whitecross, was also made that day. The lineup on the track includes David Gilmour and Nick Mason with bassist Guy Pratt and keyboardist Nitin Sawhney. “Hey, Hey Rise Up!” is billed as the first original music from the band since 1994’s The Division...
Action Bronson Announces New Album Cocodrillo Turbo, Shares Video for New Song “Subzero”: Watch
Action Bronson has announced a new album titled Cocodrillo Turbo. It will arrive April 29 via Loma Vista. He’s shared lead single “Subzero” today along with a music video directed by James Larese. In the clip, Bronson can be seen riding a bodyboard in a tsunami while waves crash through New York. Eventually, he ends up in the desert where the Alchemist catches him in a Mad Max–style vehicle. Check it out below. Cocodrillo Turbo follows Bronson’s 2020 album Only for Dolphins. The new LP features Conway the Machine, Roc Marciano, Hologram, and Meyhem Lauren, as well as production from the Alchemist, Daringer, Roc Marciano, and Bronson himself. In a statement, Bronson explained, “I first came up with this album while in the water. I’ve spent many lifetimes in the water. I’m just a water man. ...
