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Johnny Marr’s Fever Dreams Pts 1 – 4
“Your name comes up a lot around here,” I tell Johnny Marr during our virtual visit, me from the U.S., him on the outskirts of his hometown of Manchester, UK. He sits—smiling, warmly—in front of an enviable display of recording equipment, a far cry from the curious kid hanging around future Cult guitarist Billy Duffy’s teenage garage band, the youngster of the group. “I’ve known Billy since 1975,” Marr explains. “He was older…he was very kind because you know teenagers. I was so young. I was probably about 12. Pretty precocious, I guess, or pretty intrepid. I used to just go where the guitars were. He was a kid, 15-years-old himself, but seemed very serious about music. It was great. He still treats me like some little kid, which is sweet, really, at this age.” When I spoke with Duffy last...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Tim McIlrath of Rise Against
Name Tim McIlrath Best known for Rise Against Current city Chicago Really want to be in Chicago Excited about Our new album Nowhere Generation and the Nowhere Generation tour rolling on for an upcoming spring tour with Pennywise and a Canadian tour with Billy Talent. My current music collection has a lot of I’m listening to a lot of female fronted bands like Wolf Alice, War on Women, Sincere Engineer and Dead Sara. And a little bit of Shoegaze like Jesus & Mary Chain or newer stuff like Teenage Wrist. You wouldn’t expect me to listen to Growing up in Chicago, I was in close proximity to the ‘90s industrial scene, so I have a love for things like Ministry, Pailhead, or KMFDM. Preferred format I usually put a record on every morning when I walk i...
The Regrettes Announce New Album Further Joy
The Regrettes announced the release of their third studio album, Further Joy, on April 8 via Warner Records. The indie-rock group has not released an album since their 2019 project How Do You Love? When asked about the album title, frontman and songwriter Lydia Night said “that phrase, ‘further joy,’ summarized what it meant to be on the hamster wheel of constantly chasing happiness, but in turn, that’s what makes you unhappy. I was stuck in a loop of wanting to be better, wanting to be good, and therefore I couldn’t be here. I couldn’t be present.” After meeting for a 10-day writing retreat in Joshua Tree (which they told us about in September), the band found themselves struck by inspiration and began quickly putting together demos via zoom writing sessions and working with producers Jac...
Sebastian Stan Is a One-Man Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe ruled the metal scene in the late ‘80s, going on to sell over 100 million records. However, by the time Sebastian Stan was the right age to appreciate the glam band, the metal heyday had passed. “Unfortunately, I didn’t really know Mötley Crüe when I was growing up,” Stan says, “because when I was in high school, it was already a grunge world.” But that didn’t stop the Romanian-born actor from discovering the band later, telling SPIN, “I personally gravitate towards the ’80s.” So, despite not growing up on the iconic group, he eventually came to love them. Eventually becoming intimately familiar with one of the band members by playing him on TV. Stan, 39, is currently garnering praise for his portrayal of Crüe drummer Tommy Lee in the Hulu drama Pam and Tommy, a fictionalized r...
Beats & Stüssy Announce Beats Pill+ As First Collab
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Beats / Beats The Beats Pill+ is back. Although the portable speaker was thought to be discontinued, its apparently been resurrected as the first collab with Beats and famed streetwear brand Stüssy. The limited-edition Beats Pill+ comes outfitted in a new black and white skull & bones design while the crispy, clear and booming sound that made the portable speaker so popular remains the same. Also included in the design is the phrase “The only good system is a sound system” along with the expected Stüssy and Beats branding. The collab will be ready for you to purchase starting Friday, March at 10 am on stussy.com. Related Stories The Beats Pill was first released a decade ago, followed by the Pill+ a few years later. While available worldwide, s...
Beats & Stüssy Announce Beats Pill+ As First Collab
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Beats / Beats The Beats Pill+ is back. Although the portable speaker was thought to be discontinued, its apparently been resurrected as the first collab with Beats and famed streetwear brand Stüssy. The limited-edition Beats Pill+ comes outfitted in a new black and white skull & bones design while the crispy, clear and booming sound that made the portable speaker so popular remains the same. Also included in the design is the phrase “The only good system is a sound system” along with the expected Stüssy and Beats branding. The collab will be ready for you to purchase starting Friday, March at 10 am on stussy.com. Related Stories The Beats Pill was first released a decade ago, followed by the Pill+ a few years later. While available worldwide, s...
Ex-Hubby Kevin Hunter Sues ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ For Wrongful Termination
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The Wendy Williams Show may be coming to an end, but that’s not stopping Kevin Hunter from becoming the Hot Topic–again. After the announcement that the eponymous show of his ex-wife, Wendy Williams, was coming to an end after 14 seasons, Hunter has officially filed a lawsuit against the production company for the allegedly unjustified dismissal. Related Stories According to documents obtained by Page Six, the civil lawsuit filed in New York City federal court earlier this week claims Debmar-Mercury wrongfully fired Hunter “on the basis of his marital status” to Williams. He also alleges that just days after he and Williams filed for divorce in April 2019, Debmar-Mercury sent him a written notice that he had been terminated as an exec...
Ex-Hubby Kevin Hunter Sues ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ For Wrongful Termination
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The Wendy Williams Show may be coming to an end, but that’s not stopping Kevin Hunter from becoming the Hot Topic–again. After the announcement that the eponymous show of his ex-wife, Wendy Williams, was coming to an end after 14 seasons, Hunter has officially filed a lawsuit against the production company for the allegedly unjustified dismissal. Related Stories According to documents obtained by Page Six, the civil lawsuit filed in New York City federal court earlier this week claims Debmar-Mercury wrongfully fired Hunter “on the basis of his marital status” to Williams. He also alleges that just days after he and Williams filed for divorce in April 2019, Debmar-Mercury sent him a written notice that he had been terminated as an exec...
Social Media Reacts To Kanye West Burying Pete Davidson Alive In “Eazy” Video
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: YouTube / Youtube With his divorce to Kim Kardashian finally coming to a conclusion, Kanye West decided to fire off one more shot at his ex-wife’s beau, Pete Davidson. In his latest music video to “Eazy,” Ye lived out his dark and twisted fantasy for all to see.Using clay animation in his latest Game assisted music video, Kanye West buries a “Gumby” version of Pete Davidson alive and plants seeds on his head to later cut off the roses that grew out of his person. At the end of the video we see a message saying “EVERYONE LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER,” followed by “EXCEPT SKETE YOU KNOW WHO,” before finally reading “JK HE’S FINE.” We can only imagine what Kim and Pete Davidson are feeling right about now. Good thing Pete Davidson deleted his social media ...
Social Media Reacts To Kanye West Burying Pete Davidson Alive In “Eazy” Video
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: YouTube / Youtube With his divorce to Kim Kardashian finally coming to a conclusion, Kanye West decided to fire off one more shot at his ex-wife’s beau, Pete Davidson. In his latest music video to “Eazy,” Ye lived out his dark and twisted fantasy for all to see.Using clay animation in his latest Game assisted music video, Kanye West buries a “Gumby” version of Pete Davidson alive and plants seeds on his head to later cut off the roses that grew out of his person. At the end of the video we see a message saying “EVERYONE LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER,” followed by “EXCEPT SKETE YOU KNOW WHO,” before finally reading “JK HE’S FINE.” We can only imagine what Kim and Pete Davidson are feeling right about now. Good thing Pete Davidson deleted his social media ...
Joe Budden Boldly Claims Megan Thee Stallion Is Not A Superstar, The Hotties Call Him A Hater
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Phillip Faraone / Getty The Podfather, Joe Budden, is at it again with the Hip-Hop hot takes. This time, he’s taking a shot at Megan Thee Stallion’s star power when it comes to being a music star. The 41-year-old “retired” rapper turned media personality is not sold about Megan Thee Stallion being a Hip-Hop superstar. Budden, who has publicly been throwing doubt about the Houston rapper’s claims about being shot by miniature rapper/singer Tory Lanez, decided to chime in on the recent drama involving Thee Stallion, his former Everyday Struggle co-host DJ Akademiks, and Lanez. Speaking on the topic, Budden tried to explain why he felt that Thee Stallion is not a superstar because of her album sales. “You’re not a superstar if you can’t sell an album. ...
Joe Budden Boldly Claims Megan Thee Stallion Is Not A Superstar, The Hotties Call Him A Hater
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Phillip Faraone / Getty The Podfather, Joe Budden, is at it again with the Hip-Hop hot takes. This time, he’s taking a shot at Megan Thee Stallion’s star power when it comes to being a music star. The 41-year-old “retired” rapper turned media personality is not sold about Megan Thee Stallion being a Hip-Hop superstar. Budden, who has publicly been throwing doubt about the Houston rapper’s claims about being shot by miniature rapper/singer Tory Lanez, decided to chime in on the recent drama involving Thee Stallion, his former Everyday Struggle co-host DJ Akademiks, and Lanez. Speaking on the topic, Budden tried to explain why he felt that Thee Stallion is not a superstar because of her album sales. “You’re not a superstar if you can’t sell an album. ...
