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New KING DIAMOND Album Won’t Arrive Before 2023
Metal Blade Records founder and CEO Brian Slagel spoke to Canada’s The Metal Voice about the progress of the songwriting sessions for new studio albums from both KING DIAMOND and MERCYFUL FATE. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I had a really good conversation with [King Diamond, who fronts both KING DIAMOND and MERCYFUL FATE] the other day, and he’s working on both KING DIAMOND and MERCYFUL FATE. I might have heard a demo or two that sounded really, really good. “I don’t know when either of these records are gonna come out, ’cause King likes to do things at his own speed,” he explained. “It’s, like, ‘Hey, whatever works for you is totally fine with me.’ But I was very happy with what I’ve heard so far. So...
Portrait of Asian Elvis Impersonator Removed From Memphis Airport Due to Backlash
The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) has removed an Elvis Presley–inspired piece of artwork at the Memphis International Airport by artist Tommy Kha because of backlash from Elvis Presley fans. The Commercial Appeal reports the piece was installed in a newly reopened concourse in mid-February, but airport administrators removed it this week, citing unspecified negative commentary from fans. “After some disturbing complaints about my work, it was decided, and without my knowledge, the pictures were removed. I’m the only artist they have removed,” Kha wrote in an Instagram post on Monday (March 21). In Kha’s photographic piece, an Asian man dressed in a jumpsuit that recalls Aloha From Hawaii–era Presley stands in a room filled with kitchen and office wares. Kha and the ...
Jon Spencer Says the Blues Explosion Is No More
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, the stalwart New York outfit that reimagined blues rock in the 1990s and inspired the subsequent garage-rock revival, is no more, Spencer revealed in a new interview for the Kreative Kontrol podcast. The trio of Spencer, guitarist Judah Bauer, and drummer Russell Simins went on hiatus in 2016 but no longer plans to regroup. Spencer cited Bauer’s health issues as the main factor in the split. Watch him discuss the band’s end below. The trio formed the Blues Explosion in 1991, following Spencer’s tenure fronting the deliberately offensive 1980s garage rockers Pussy Galore. Their 1994 album Orange mixed breakbeats and blues poetry with primal rock’n’roll riffs, subverting the self-reflective grunge orthodoxy of the time. They released a further eight albums ov...
Kid Cudi Directing and Starring in New Netflix Movie Teddy
The road has been long, from it being a tv show for years to finally being a film. So it means so fuckin much to finally be able to bring it to the screen next year, and I cant wait for u all to meet Teddy, his friends, his family and take a walk in his world for a bit. If I could sum up what the movie is about in one sentence, id say this: It’s as if I took the song ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ and wrote a movie about it. I added a lot of my own personal struggles and experiences in it, so this film is very close to my heart. I know, that deep down, this movie will help people in the same ways my music has. Im continuing my mission. Now this is a comedy, but It wouldn’t be me if I didn’t sprinkle some real shit in there. Its trippy, its fun, its sad, its life.
Beyoncé and Billie Eilish to Perform at 2022 Oscars
Beyoncé and Billie Eilish have been added as performers at the 94th Academy Awards this weekend. Beyoncé will perform “Be Alive” from King Richard, and Eilish will be joined by her brother Finneas for a performance of the James Bond theme “No Time to Die.” Sebastián Yatra will also perform the Encanto song “Dos Oruguitas,” while Reba McEntire will perform the Diane Warren-penned song from Four Good Days, “Somehow You Do.” Van Morrison will not be able to perform his song from Belfast, “Down to Joy,” due to his tour schedule. The performers join D-Nice and the Samples on the program, which will also feature an “all-star” band of Travis Barker, Sheila E., Robert Glasper, and music director Adam Blackstone. It happens on Sunday, March 27, at 8 p.m. Eastern. Beyoncé and Eilish are up for...
‘Back to the Future’ Staple Christopher Lloyd Joins ‘The Mandalorian’ Season Three
Back to the Future star Christopher Lloyd is set to appear in season three of Disney+ and Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 83-year-old actor is on the call sheet for the show’s upcoming season, and will be appearing in the capacity of a guest star. Any further information regarding his character was not revealed, however, and Lucasfilm did not share a statement. The Mandalorian is currently in the midst of filming and does not have a release date as of writing. Earlier this year, rumors suggested that the series could be returning around Christmas 2022. Season two ran from October 2020 to December 2020, and went on to receive four Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Giancarlo Esposito)...
‘Blade Runner: Black Lotus’ To Receive Sequel Comic Book Series
Titan Comics will be releasing a comic book sequel to the anime television show Blade Runner: Black Lotus. The comic book series will span four issues and is scheduled to launch on June 1. “Elle, AKA Black Lotus, hoped she could leave behind her violent past and find a new life. But is that possible in a world where replicants are still hunted and feared?,” Titan Comics described the new series. Junggeun Yoon, Creees Lee, Concept Art, and Mico Suayan created different pieces of cover art for the first issue of the mini-series. Swamp Thing’s Nancy Collins is writing the comic books and Hawkeye: Kate Bishop’s Enid Balam, who also works for Marvel, is illustrating. A collaboration between Crunchyroll and Adult Swim, Blade Runner: Black Lotus premiered in November last year and ran until Febru...
‘Jeen-Yuhs’ Directors Creating New Feature Documentary on McDonald’s All-American Game
Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy co-directors Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah are creating a feature documentary on the McDonald’s All-American Game spotlighting all-star high school basketball players. Under the working title The All Americans: The Games That Changed The Game, Simmons and Ozah will produce the film with their production imprint Creative Control, alongside Roc Nation and Known Studios. Production on the film has already begun and will include footage from next week’s 2022 McDonald’s All-American Games in Chicago. The annual game, which launched in 1977, features the 48 best and most highly-recruited high school players from across the country as they play against each other, East vs. West. NBA stars including Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal...
Kid Cudi To Direct and Star in Netflix’s ‘Teddy,’ Produced by JAY-Z and Jeymes Samuel
Kid Cudi is slated to direct and star in an upcoming Netflix film, titled Teddy, based off a script that he has been writing for almost a decade. The 38-year-old musician and actor shared the news via Twitter on Tuesday, noting that he first began writing the project in 2013 and has been waiting to tell his fanbase for quite some time. “I always wanted to write my own movie, so I said f*** it and started doing it,” he wrote. “The road has been long, from it being a tv show for years to finally being a film. So it means so f***** much to finally be able to bring it to the screen next year, and I cant wait for u all to meet Teddy, his friends, his family and take a walk in his world for a bit.” ?✌???? pic.twitter.com/j0vMHkIoMK — The Chosen One : I ? YOU FRESHIE 4EVER (@KidCudi) March...
In Ukraine, Music Promoters Pivot to War’s Front Lines: ‘Culture Needs to Hold On’
The ritual is the same every August. Promoters for Zaxidfest, about an hour southwest of Lviv, Ukraine, dig into storage containers and haul out electrical generators, walkie-talkies and other equipment to put on the latest edition of the event, which has been held since 2009. This summer will be different. “All our storage goes to armed forces and refugees,” says Yakiv Matviychuk, the founder of the festival, which booked punk and metal bands like Cradle of Filth and Lacuna Coil in 2019 and drew 75,000 fans in a single day. “Unfortunately, I am not a soldier. So I help with donations. All people do what they can do the best.” Many men on Zaxidfest’s staff have joined the military to repel the Russian forces who attacked the country on Feb. 24. They’re scattered throughout Ukraine, from Ky...
How to Watch ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Online
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Nearly four months after swinging into movie theaters and grossing more than $1 billion at the box office to become the highest-grossing film of 2021, Spider Man: No Way Home is finally available to stream from the comfort of your own home. The Marvel movie was originally slated to drop on VOD this week but arrived ahead of schedule on March 15. Tom Holland reprises his role as Peter Parker in the superhero flick, co-starring Zendaya as Spider-Man’s girlfriend MJ and Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Strange. Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jamie Foxx, William Dafoe, ...
Becky G & Karol G’s ‘Mamiii’ Expands Its Billboard Latin Charts Domination
Becky G and Karol G’s “Mamiii” hits No. 1 on two new Billboard Latin charts. A week after conquering the Latin Pop Airplay chart (dated March 19), their first collaboration takes over the all-genre Latin Airplay chart as it jumps 3-1 on the March 26-dated ranking. It concurrently ascends 2-1 on Latin Rhythm Airplay. With the move, “Mamiii” now tops six Latin charts concurrently: Hot Latin Songs, Latin Airplay, Latin Pop Airplay, Latin Rhythm Airplay, Latin Digital Song Sales, and Latin Streaming Songs. The previous instance of that six-chart simultaneous domination occurred almost three years ago when Daddy Yankee’s “Con Calma,” featuring Snow, topped all six of the May 25, 2019-dated tallies and the surveys dated June 15-29, 2019. “Mamiii” ascends to lead Latin Airplay with an 11% increas...
