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Hear Trent Reznor on Danny Elfman’s New Song ‘Native Intelligence’
Following their first collaboration, “True,” last year, Danny Elfman tapped Trent Reznor to perform lead vocals on”Native Intelligence.” The track is off Elfman’s latest double album, Big Mess. [embedded content][embedded content] “Native Intelligence” blends both Reznor and Elfman’s vocal styles with its orchestral arrangements and striking instrumentation. They had previously remixed “True” in August 2021. Elfman’s Big Mess released last June, and he has already shared its brand new collector’s edition box set. Along with Reznor, Elfman recruited vocalists Rebekah Del Rio, FEVER333, and Blixa Bargeld for the never-before-released tracks in the box set. The Oscar-nominated-composer is slated to perform at this year’s Coachella, where he is debuting Danny Elfman: From B...
As You Were is More Than a Band of Rockin’ Soldiers
Music may not be the first thing you think of when the US Army comes to mind. It might not even be the third, fourth, or fifth thing you think of. As a matter of fact, you may have never linked the military to music, and you wouldn’t be alone in your reasoning. The two don’t tend to conjure one another unless, of course, your mind’s eye heads straight to the Civil War: A battle wherein a bunch of poor guys with drums and bugles marched to their demise alongside guys with muskets and guns. Though these musician-soldiers were integral to the popularization of American songwriting, they’ve since been largely forgotten, and so too the link between battlefield and beat-making. Today, however, things are a little different. Music is not only a lauded facet of the US Army, it’s a recognized milit...
Machine Gun Kelly Announces ‘Mainstream Sellout’ Tour With Travis Barker, Avril Lavigne and More
Machine Gun Kelly will head out on tour this summer in support of his sophomore pop-punk album, Mainstream Sellout, which is scheduled for release on March 25. The Blonde Don is already confirmed to perform at 52 arenas across North America and Europe, with guests including Travis Barker, Avril Lavigne, Blackbear, Trippie Redd, Willow, Iann Dior, Pvris and 44phantom. MGK will open his tour on June 8 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, before taking off across North America with stops in Atlanta, Boston, Miami, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Portland, Louisville, Montreal, Salt Lake City, Denver and several others. The North American leg of the tour will conclude on August 13 in the 31-year-old pop-rocker’s hometown of Cleveland. The “Emo Girl” singer will then jet off to Europe, where his tour ...
Daddy Yankee Announces Retirement, Will Release Final Album ‘Legendaddy’
After upwards of 30 years in the music business, Daddy Yankee will be retiring. The Puerto Rican rapper is known for coining reggaeton and introducing the genre to an international audience with his 2004 hit “Gasolina.” On Sunday, he shared the news of his retirement in a heartfelt video posted to his YouTube channel “This race, which has been a marathon, finally sees the finish line. Now, I am going to enjoy what all of you have given me,” he said in the video, translated per CNN. “People say that I made this genre worldwide, but it was you who gave me the key to open the doors to make it the biggest in the world.” Ahead of retiring for good, Daddy Yankee will put out one last album. Entitled Legendaddy, the LP drops this Thursday, March 24. It’ll be the first full-length project from the...
Modest Mouse’s We Were Dead at 15: Isaac Brock, Johnny Marr on Collaborative ‘Brotherhood’ — and Future
For Johnny Marr, one moment crystalizes his brief tenure with Modest Mouse. It was 2006, and the British guitarist, long revered for co-founding the Smiths, now found himself in a situation unsuited for rock royalty: sweating in the hot, crowded Portland attic of Mouse leader Isaac Brock. “There was literally a time [while playing ‘Invisible’], and I thought it was symbolic, where we bumped into each other,” Marr tells SPIN over Zoom, recalling his early rehearsals with the indie-rock band. “And I thought, ‘This is fucking cool.’ It’s two in the morning, and we’re both going for it, and we nearly knocked each other off the track. It was symbolic. When I started making records, particularly with the Smiths, I was able to put guitars together and make them fit. But this was a different ...
CRADLE OF FILTH Releases Music Video For ‘How Many Tears To Nurture A Rose?’
Veteran British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have released the official music video for the song “How Many Tears To Nurture A Rose?” The clip premiered last night as part of CRADLE OF FILTH‘s “Infernal Vernal Equinox Deadstream”, and now fans all across the globe can also bask in its sublime black magick. Directed by Vicente Cordero, the stunning video winds a haunting tale – sinister, alluring and deadly. But he that dares not grasp the thorn, should never crave the rose… CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani “Filth” Davey stated: “This is yet another great video by director Vicente Cordero, encapsulating the occult essence of the song’s lyricism with great sweeping colorful strokes of total batshit-craziness. It really makes ...
MONSTER MAGNET Frontman’s Back Injury Forces Cancelation Of European Tour
Due to back injury, MONSTER MAGNET has announced the cancelation of its performance at Desertfest New York 2022 in May and its European summer 2022 tour. MONSTER MAGNET lead singer Dave Wyndorf suffered a bike accident earlier in the year and is currently in physical therapy. Wyndorf says in a statement: “My apologies to everybody for dropping out at this time. I’m as disappointed as anyone. Doctors say I should be as good as new by summer’s end and then we can start making up for lost time. ROCK!” MONSTER MAGNET released its first covers album, “A Better Dystopia”, last May. The album was conceived and recorded during the pandemic and is composed of “strange bits of musical obscurity,” in the words of Wyndorf. “I didn’t feel much...
Photos: RANDY RHOADS’s Family, Friends And Fans Gather At His Gravesite To Mark 40th Anniversary Of His Death
A number of friends, family, fans and fellow rockers gathered this past Saturday (March 19) at late OZZY OSBOURNE/QUIET RIOT guitarist Randy Rhoads‘s gravesite at the Mt. View Mortuary & Cemetery in San Bernardino, California to mark the 40th anniversary of his death. Among the well-wishers to a marble mausoleum bearing the Rhoads name were Randy‘s sister Kathy and brother Kelle. Photos of the event can be seen below. People reportedly travel from around the world, as far as Japan and New Zealand, to the cemetery to pay tribute to the iconic axeman. Back in 2012, on the 30th anniversary of Randy‘s death, hundreds of heavy metal fans and fellow musicians gathered at his gravesite, including Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE), Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE) and Frankie ...
WHITESNAKE Bassist TANYA O’CALLAGHAN Says There’s Already ‘Talk’ Of New Music From DAVID COVERDALE-Fronted Band
Tanya O’Callaghan says that “there is talk” of WHITESNAKE continuing to write and record new music even after the completion of the band’s farewell tour. In November, Tanya was named the latest member of the long-running hard rock outfit as the replacement for longtime bassist Michael Devin whose departure was revealed a few days earlier. When asked in a new interview with VWMusic if she will be staying on to record in the studio with WHITESNAKE as well, Tanya said: “Yeah, hopefully. There’s talk of it already. It’s one of the questions. We’ll probably keep recording, so absolutely. It’s just touring that David [Coverdale, WHITESNAKE frontman] is done and set with. I don’t think he can ever stop writing music, he’s a song ma...
Daniel Radcliffe Admits “Not Interested” In Starring in ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Movie
Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he’s not interested in starring in a film adaptation for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. In a recent interview with The New York Times over Lost City with Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum, the British actor says that he’s currently happy with where he is and Cursed Child is “not something I’m really interested in doing right now.” Speaking about his reunion with the cast earlier this year for HBO, Radcliffe commented that he’s able to enjoy it only because his life no longer revolves around the franchise. “This isn’t the answer that anybody’s going to want, but I think I was so able to go back and enjoy it because it’s not a part of my day-to-day life anymore,” he explained. “I’m getting to a point where I feel like I made it out o...
UNIQLO US to Release ‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie’ T-Shirt Capsule
To celebrate the U.S. premiere of Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie, the prequel film to Season 1 of the Jujutsu Kaisen anime series, UNIQLO is dropping a special four-piece T-Shirt collection highlighting characters from the animated movie. The tees are available in black, white, and navy featuring images of the title graphics and soul-binding ring as well as stylized artworks of the main characters featured. The prints include young depictions of the powerful Satoru Gojo, antagonist Suguru Geto, and scenes showcasing film protagonist Yukka Okkotsu and his childhood friend Rika Orimoto. UNIQLO’s Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie T-shirts will be available at the UNIQLO US website on April 7 for $19.90 USD. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is also now showing in select theaters across North America in both Engli...
‘Mobile Suit Gundam 00’ Is Receiving New CG Anime Project ‘Revealed Chronicle’
15 years after Mobile Suit Gundam 00 premiered, the popular Gundam arc is now receiving yet another anime project. Named Revealed Chronicle, the new anime will use CG graphics as opposed to its previous animation styling, with original director Seiji Mizushima reuniting with other staff members including screenwriter Yosuke Kuroda, sci-fi writer Tomohiro Chiba, character designer Yun Kouga, musical director Masafumi Mami, and mechanical designers Kanetake Ebikawa and Takayuki Yanase. The project was announced during the latest “Gundam Figures Live!!!” event and its story will help fill in gaps in the original two-season anime, especially in the period between the two seasons. It’ll also reveal the secret behind the legendary Double Drive and the missing link to the...
