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Kristin Chenoweth “Ready” to Play Dolly Parton in a Biopic or Broadway Show
Considering her career has spanned over half a century, the world is long overdue for a Dolly Parton biopic. But one of the first steps toward getting the project off the ground is finding its star, and Broadway veteran Kristin Chenoweth had a straightforward response when she found out she was being considered: “I’m ready Dolly.” Parton discussed her plans for a biopic or Broadway show during her recent appearance on Mr. Nashville Talks. As it turns out, the multi-hyphenate has wanted to adapt her life story for a long time, but naturally, the pandemic shifted her plans. “I’ve been talking about doing my Broadway musical and we were really, really way out ahead of that, and then COVID hit and that changed my mind about a whole lot of things,” Parton said. “I do intend someday to be o...
SASAMI on Guitar-Playing Caterpillars, Dancing Grunions, and Seals Named May Jascis
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS SASAMI sits down with Kyle Meredith for an interview about her adventures making the album Squeeze. Those adventures include becoming one with Earthly elements, shrinking herself to fit inside of an acoustic guitar to eventually cover System of a Down’s “Toxicity,” and inhabiting a river and capturing guitar playing caterpillars. Related Video The indie rock artist — who was Consequence’s February Artist of the Month — also tells of dancing golden grunions, romantic relationships with seals named May Jascis, and being addicted to licking paint. She tells us all of this from the comfort of the “Sedona of energy fields.”...
Latto and DJ Khaled Serve a Mariah Carey Fantasy on “Big Energy” Remix
Latto has dropped the official “Big Energy” remix with DJ Khaled and Mariah Carey, loaning elements from MC’s chart-topping 1995 hit “Fantasy.” The Atlanta rapper took to Twitter on Monday to detail exactly how the collaboration, which also includes a sample of Tom Tom Club’s 1981 single “Genius Love,” took form. “I originally thought Mariah for the remix back in like November when it first started going up, but didn’t think I could get her realistically,” she wrote. “Fast fwd I said fuck it and reached out. She was down.” I originally thought Mariah for the remix back in like November when it first started going up but didn’t think I could get her realistically… fast fwd I said fuck it and reached out. She was down ? #BigEnergyRemix https://t.co/Gj46Qi2kqg — BIG LATTO ? (@Latto) March 28,...
Perry Farrell Posts Video Tribute to Taylor Hawkins: ‘He Was My Best Friend’
Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell has shared a heartfelt video tribute to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, calling him “my best friend” and “one of the most passionate drummers I’ve ever seen in my lifetime. When I think of him, I sum it up with one word: velocity,” Farrell said. “He had the gift to maintain a confident, striking and stroking velocity on drums.” Hawkins died Friday (March 25) at a Bogota hotel, hours before Foo Fighters were to play a festival in the city. Farrell had joined the band a week earlier in Santiago to sing the Jane’s Addiction classic “Been Caught Stealing” and was planning to spend time with the Foos again on March 27 at a Lollapalooza stop in Sao Paulo. Hawkins was a lifelong Jane’s Addiction fan [he wore a Jane’s Addiction shirt at last year’s...
Donald Glover Enlists Malia Obama as a Writer for His New Amazon Series
Malia Obama, the daughter of former president Barack Obama, has joined the writers room of Donald Glover‘s upcoming Amazon series. Speaking to Vanity Fair, the Atlanta creator opened up about how the former first daughter works inside the writers room, stating that she has a “great” writing style. “She’s just like, an amazingly talented person,” Glover said during the season three premiere of Atlanta at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. “She’s really focused, and she’s working really hard.” “I feel like she’s just somebody who’s gonna have really good things coming soon,” he added. “Her writing style is great.” Stephen Glover, Donald’s younger brother and fellow Atlanta writer and executive producer, added, “Donald always says perspective is important, and people with differen...
Matt Reeves Explains His Version of the Joker in Deleted ‘The Batman’ Scene
Matt Reeves has recently released a deleted scene from The Batman featuring Robert Pattinson‘s Dark Knight interrogating Barry Keoghan‘s version of the Joker, and the director has now shed more light on his vision of the Clown Prince of Crime. Explaining in a recent interview with IGN that fans are seeing “a pre-Joker Joker” to fit with the film’s focus on Batman’s early days, Reeves explains that he wanted to take a different approach from the two recent Jokers we’ve seen on the silver screen. “I wanted to create an iteration of him that felt distinctive and new, but went right back to the roots,” Reeves remarked. “So he’s very much out of the Conrad Veidt mold and that idea of the silent film of The Man Who Laughs.” “He’s got this congenital disease. He can never stop smiling. ...
Jared Leto Wants to Face All Three ‘Spider-Man’ Actors in ‘Morbius’
As rumors of a Spider-Man appearing opposite Jared Leto‘s Morbius circulates the internet, the actor revealed that he wants to face all three three Spider-Man actors. Speaking to ComicBook, Leto shared that he is not worried to take on Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire — all of whom portrayed Peter Parker over the last 20 years and appeared together in Spider-Man: No Way Home. “Well, I’ll tell you what, I’ll take ‘em all my friend, I’ll take ‘em all,” he said. “I’m not scared. I’m not scared, but I have to say, there’s something about Tom Holland’s Spider-Man and Morbius being a new chapter in universe that seems quite fitting. And I would love to see them get in the ring with one another, these two characters. And I think Tom’s just, like, you know, done a phenomenal job. And...
Apple TV Plus Becomes First Streamer to Win Best Picture at the Oscars
Apple TV+ has made history as the first streaming service to take home an Oscar for Best Picture with its coming-of-age comedy-drama CODA. The film follows Ruby Rossi, played by Emilia Jones, who navigates the world as the only hearing member in a deaf family and attempts to establish a life for herself outside of her home. Additionally, CODA‘s Troy Kotsure won Best Supporting Actor, making him the first Deaf actor to win an Oscar since his co-star Marlee Matlin took home Best Actress for her role in Children of a Lesser God in 1986, and writer-director Siân Heder took home Best Adapted Screenplay. Apple CEO Tim Cook took to Twitter to share the news, writing, “Team CODA created a profoundly beautiful movie, a story of hope and heart that celebrates our differences.” Team CO...
50 Cent Clowns Chris Rock After Will Smith Slap Because Of Course
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty Remember when 50 Cent got attention because of his bars and beats? That’s still in the past but he was sure to comment on Will Smith’s now infamous slap to the jaw of Chris Rock during Sunday night’s (March 27) Oscars telecast. Apparently, Ferrari considered the ramifications and staging of the incident, the Oscars with the entire world watching, as the best and most opportune moment to smack people he may have issues with. “You have to win Oscars to do this kinda sh*t. after i win i’m gonna slap the sh*t out of a few people. LOL,” was Fif’s caption of a photo of a teary-eyed Smith’s acceptance speech after winning Best Actor in a Male Leading Role category. Just 50 Cent getting his troll on, which is on brand. He’s also running r...
OPETH Drops Previously Unreleased Song ‘Width Of A Circle’, Announces ‘In Cauda Venenum (Extended Edition)’
Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will release “In Cauda Venenum (Extended Edition)” on May 13 via Atomic Fire Records. This release, available on digipak, contains the English and Swedish versions of OPETH‘s latest album, “In Cauda Venenum”, with new illustrations by internationally renowned Travis Smith in the booklet. In addition, there is also a third CD including three previously unreleased bonus tracks, both in English and Swedish: “The Mob” / “Pöbeln”, “Width Of A Circle” / “Cirkelns Riktning” and “Freedom & Tyranny” / “Frihet & Tyranni”. “In Cauda Venenum (Extended Edition)” is now available for pre-order. Also on May 13, the album’s strictly limited ...
New SKID ROW Singer Met His Bandmates For First Time In Person Four Days Before Playing Their First Show
New SKID ROW vocalist Erik Grönwall says that he met his bandmates in person for the first time four days before they played their first show together. The Grönwall-fronted version of SKID ROW made its live debut Saturday night (March 26) at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada as the support act on the rescheduled dates for SCORPIONS‘ “Sin City Nights” residency. SKID ROW‘s nine-song set included its new single, “The Gang’s All Here”, which was made available on Friday, March 25. The song is the title track of the band’s upcoming album, which will arrive on October 14 via earMUSIC. On Sunday (March 27), Erik took to his social media to share a photo of the new SKID ROW lineup, and he included the follow...
PERRY FARRELL Pays Tribute To His ‘Best Friend’ TAYLOR HAWKINS: ‘One Of The Most Passionate Drummers I’ve Ever Seen’
Perry Farrell has shared a video tribute to his “best friend” Taylor Hawkins who died last Friday (March 25) at the age of 50. The JANE’S ADDICTION frontman and Lollapalooza founder recorded the message on Saturday and had it played at the Lollapalooza Brasil festival, where the FOO FIGHTERS were the scheduled headliners on Sunday. In the five-minute video, which can be seen below, Farrell states (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Taylor Hawkins died yesterday. He was my best friend — beloved in my home by my wife, my children, even my dogs. Whenever Taylor came over, we would make music in the den, [my dog] Cloud would always go and sit right by him. He was one of the most passionate drummers I’ve ever seen in my lifetime. When I think of him, I sum it up...
