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Hank Williams Jr. Announces Dan Auerbach-Produced Album Rich White Honky Blues
Hank Williams Jr. has announced that his 57th studio album, Rich White Honky Blues, will be produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach. It drops June 17th via Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound label. The 72-year old son of country music legend Hank Williams, Sr. also revealed the album’s opening number and first single “.44 Special Blues.” The spry solo track digs into the County Music Hall of Famer’s bluesy roots, with its vintage-style refrain, “Baby where’d you stay last night,” pairing perfectly to his well-worn wail. In a statement, Auerbach makes those same sonic connections, saying: “The first time I ever saw Hank Jr. on TV, I was a kid raised on Robert Johnson and Hank Williams, Sr. records, and those things came through so clearly watching him. So, I tried to assemble the rig...
The Killers Release Pressure Machine (Deluxe): Stream
The Killers have released the deluxe edition of their 2021 album Pressure Machine via Island Records/UMG. Stream it below on Apple Music and Spotify. First unveiled back in August, the band’s latest studio effort centers on the heartbreaking and intimate stories from Nephi, Utah, the small town on the Wasatch Front where lead singer Brandon Flowers was born and raised. Recorded entirely during the pandemic and leaning on influences of folk and heartland rock, Pressure Machine was a departure both sonically and lyrically for the Las Vegas-based veteran rockers, and the deluxe edition adds seven new tracks to the proceedings — including four re-workings of album closer “The Getting By” and two additional reimagined takes on melancholy opener “West Hills.” Advertisement Related Video The Kill...
Nigo Unleashes New Album I Know NIGO Featuring Tyler, the Creator, Pusha T, and A$AP Rocky
A Bathing Ape founder Nigo has released his new album I Know NIGO. Stream it via Apple Music or Spotify below. For the 11-track project, the Japanese fashion icon called upon an all-star list of collaborators, led by Tyler, the Creator (“Come On, Let’s Go”), Pusha T (“Hear Me Clearly” ), and A$AP Rocky (“Arya”). The follow-up to 2000’s Shadow of the Ape Sounds also includes a reunion of the Clipse (“Punch Bowl”), along with appearances from Pharrell and A$AP Ferg (“Paper Plates”), Kid Cudi (“Want It Bad”), Pharrell and Gunna (“Functional Addict”), Lil Uzi Vert (“Heavy”), Pop Smoke (“Remember”), and Nigo’s own group, Teriyaki Boyz (“More Tonight”). Advertisement Related Video Dating back to the peak of Bape’s success in the early 2000s, Nigo has had a close relationship with hip-hop, partic...
Dave Grohl Unleashes His Metal Album ‘Dream Widow’: Stream It Now
Grab a hose, because Dave Grohl is on fire right now. The Foo Fighters frontman and two-time Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee turns his creative energies into a new, considerably heavier project, Dream Widow. Dropping like a two-ton stone on Friday (March 25), Dream Widow is a companion to the Foos’ full-length feature film, Studio 666. It’s a throw-back to the heavy metal of old, dragged from the belly of the beasts that are Metallica and Motorhead, two of Grohl’s influences, with a touch of Ministry and Van Halen. Blending screamo, incendiary guitars and solos galore, the album, and its artwork, should be a wind-up for those who spend more time at church than rock concerts. “I can feel a black wind blowing,” Grohl sings on “Cold,” track 2 of 8, and a number that defines the mood. Expl...
Charli XCX Crashes Australia’s Albums Chart for First No. 1
Charli XCX crashes Australia’s albums chart for her first No. 1. The British artist and producer debuts atop the ARIA Albums Chart with Crash (Atlantic/Warner), her fifth studio set. The collection, the best-selling album of the week on vinyl, is the followup to Charli’s lockdown set from 2020, how i’m feeling now, which peaked at No. 37, and it’s her second Top Ten after Charli, which reached No. 7 in 2019. Following the announcement of a 2023 stadium tour of Australia and New Zealand, Ed Sheeran’s latest leader = (equals via Atlantic/Warner) lifts 8-2, while his previous albums ÷ (up 17-8) and X (reentering the chart at No. 42) also enjoy spikes. The general onsale started Wednesday (March 25) for Sheeran’s The Mathematics Tour, which is slated to kick off Feb. 2, 2023 at Sky Stadium in ...
Stream Charles Stepney’s First Eponymous Recording ‘Step on Step’
Charles Stepney, the lauded songwriter, producer and arranger, steps into the spotlight with a posthumous cut, the Chicagoan’s first-ever eponymous release. The newly-unearthed “Step on Step” is a home recording from the late ‘60s, and the first track to be released under Stepney’s name. The Illinois native recorded the song to four-track tape in the basement of his home. On it, Stepney layers his own performances on piano and vibraphone over an early drum machine, for a bare-bones insight into his talents. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “Step on Step” sees the light of day via International Anthem, which releases the track to celebrate would have been Stepney’s 91st birthday this Saturday (March 26). Stepney has been described as “one of the underrated heroes of Chicago soul m...
‘Atlanta’ Season 3 Episodes 1 & 2 Recap: ‘Sinterklaas’
Donald Glover‘s Atlanta returned after a four-year hiatus that felt more like an eternity on Thursday night (March 24) with a two-episode debut of season three. “Three Slaps” is sure not to be exactly what a starving fanbase was expecting but isn’t that the beauty in a show that keeps viewers’ emotions on a spinning carousel? Outside of a late appearance from Earn (Donald Glover), none of the original cast is seen in the season premiere. Explore See latest videos, charts and news FX’s caption for the episode even had jokes, “Wow it’s been a minute. I mean, I like this episode about the troubled kid but we waited 50 years for this?” The season kicks off with a conversation between a Black fisherman and a white redneck ironically named Earnest taking a boat out for a late-night fishing sessi...
2022 Pokémon World Championship Dates and Venue Have Officially Been Announced
The 2022 Pokémon world championship is coming to London this summer. Players from all over the world will have a chance to compete for over a half-million dollars in prizes, the title of World Champion, as well as receive a return invitation to next year’s games. Players of the Pokémon TCG, video game and UNITE can qualify for Worlds by earning Championship Points at events through the Championship Series season. Depending on the geographical Regional Zone and age division, players will require a different number of points to advance to the second day of the events. By day two, the top 16 players from the U.S. and Canada will be selected, as well as the top 22 from Europe, top eight from Latin America and top eight from the Oceania region will be selected for the TCG world champions. In th...
‘Atlanta’ “Three Slaps” Episode Flips Tragic Devonte Hart Story
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Guy D’Alema / FX On Thursday (March 24) FX series Atlanta finally kicked off its highly-anticipated third season. But if you were waiting for the adventures of Ern, Paper Boi and crew in Europe you had to practice a bit more patience (the 2nd episode followed) as it was a bugged-out quasi-kidnapping story based on the real-life tragic case of Devonte Hart. SPOILER AHEAD. In the episode, titled “Three Slaps,” a young Black kid, Loquareeous, shows out in class by getting his dance only to be reprimanded to the principal’s office. There, the no joke, but actually involved Black mother (along with her son’s grandfather) isn’t happy she’s been once again called to the school for her son’s “disruptive” (dog whistle) behavior, telling them to just put him in det...
‘The Batman’ Director Matt Reeves Releases Deleted Scene With Barry Keoghan’s Joker
The Batman director Matt Reeves has released a deleted scene from the film, which sees Robert Pattinson‘s Batman interact with Barry Keoghan‘s Joker at Arkham Asylum. The scene was first posted on a website shared by Reeves, which tasked viewers with solving word puzzles mimicking those of the Riddler (Paul Dano), though the video is now more widely available. “What’s interesting is that the reason that Joker’s in the movie is there was actually another scene that was earlier,” Reeves previously said in an interview with IGN. “And because the movie is not an origin tale for Batman, but it’s his early days, it really is an origin tale for the Rogue’s Gallery’s characters. And for me, I think [it’s] this idea that the Joker is not yet the Joker, but they already have this relationship.”...
Second Season of ‘Baki Hanma’ Has Been Announced
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A Megan Thee Stallion Docuseries Is Reportedly in the Works
Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion is receiving her very own docuseries. The project is produced in conjunction with JAY-Z‘s Roc Nation and Time Studios. Deadline reports that the docuseries will feature a slew of “rare archival footage and fresh verité video” that gives audiences a glimpse of the artist’s Texas upbringing. It will focus on Megan’s rise to fame, as well as the key milestones that led up to her current career status. Time Studios co-head of documentary Loren Hammonds commented on why they chose to spotlight Megan stating, “Millions of people are familiar with [Megan] as an entertainer, but this series will give her a chance to share her truth as never before. Her story is a powerful one, and the accomplishments that she continues to achieve are remarkable.” Roc Natio...
