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ROB HALFORD Is ‘Stoked’ About Working On His Upcoming Blues Solo Album
Rob Halford says that he is “stoked” about the possibility of working on his debut blues solo album. The JUDAS PRIEST singer is collaborating with the same team that assisted him during the making of his 2019 Christmas LP “Celestial”, including his brother Nigel and his nephew Alex (son of PRIEST bassist Ian Hill). Speaking to Joe Rock of Long Island, New York’s 102.3 WBAB radio station, Halford said about his upcoming blues record (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I love the blues. Without the blues, we wouldn’t have rock and roll. The blues was born here in the United States and then slowly mutated into all these incredible styles and different dynamics and variations. Man, I think back to those originators, like Little Richard, Bill Haley, ...
KORN Drummer Explains Why ‘Requiem’ Contains Only Nine Songs
In a new interview with Midwest Beatdown, KORN drummer Ray Luzier spoke about the fact that the band’s new album, “Requiem”, consists of only nine songs, with just one being more than four minutes long. “We tracked about, I wanna say 16, 17 tunes or something like that,” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “And there’s a lot of records where if you think a song is a filler, it doesn’t necessarily mean the next guy thinks it’s a filler; they might like the songs that aren’t singles better than the singles, so everyone’s got opinions. But on this record, we tracked a lot. There’s some that didn’t make it [where] I was literally, like, ‘Wait. How can that not make it? That’s an amazing song....
THE WHO To Play Acoustic Show At ‘Teenage Cancer Trust’ Concerts In London
Prior to kicking off their long-awaited North American tour this April, legendary rockers THE WHO will play an acoustic show at this year’s Teenage Cancer Trust concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom on Friday, March 25. Following their success with the 2020 acoustic shows at Pryzm, Kingston-on-Thames, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend will front an acoustic band featuring Simon Townshend, Phil Spalding, Jodie Linscott, Billy Nicholls, Geraint Watkins, Charlie Hart and Andy Cutting, performing some WHO classics, rarities and all-time favorites. The support band for this show are THE WILD THINGS, who have been in the studio recently recording their forthcoming album, produced by Townshend. Tickets for this and all Teenage Cancer Trust concerts at the Royal Albert Hal...
Channel Orange Found Frank Ocean Thinking About Forever
Welcome to New Retro Week, a celebration of the biggest artists, hits, and cultural moments that made 2012 a seminal year in pop. MTV News is looking back to see what lies ahead: These essays showcase how today’s blueprint was laid a decade ago. Step into our time machine. By Rob LeDonne On July 4, 2012, Frank Ocean, one of the buzziest burgeoning musicians who had been steadily making a name for himself as a talented, innovative artist, posted a blog on Tumblr where he, without much fanfare, announced he was gay or, at the very least, bisexual. “[Four] summers ago, I met somebody,” he wrote in the all-caps declaration. “I was 19 years old. He was too. We spent that summer, and the summer after, together. Everyday almost. And on the days we were together, time would glide...
Sorry Not Sorry, It’s Foo Fighters Week
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if Dave Grohl moves even one finger, we sure as hell are going to write about it here at Consequence. Foo Fighters is the second most-written-about artist in the history of this site. Basically, we write about Grohl & Co. almost daily; the difference this time is that we’ve decided to formalize it as an actual week. Why are we like this, you may ask? Well, the running joke around here is that Grohl and his band keep the lights on, and we say that with the utmost gratitude and respect to that dude and his band. (Thank you for everything, Foos.) He makes headlines for doing good deeds, in addition to the usual rockstar stuff, and thus it is our jobs as humble scribes to give him attention on a regular basis. Advertisement But more than that, Fo...
The Weeknd Unveils Fully Immersive Music Special, The Weeknd x The Dawn FM Experience
Now that listeners have had more than a month to absorb Dawn FM, The Weeknd has unveiled a new way for fans to connect with the album: a fully immersive music special called The Weeknd x The Dawn FM Experience. The theatrical performance event is set to premiere on February 26 via Prime Video. “I’m ecstatic to partner with Amazon to premiere the most elaborate live TV special I’ve ever done. Welcome to the next phase of Dawn FM—a purgatory otherworld where live performance, theater, and performance art collide for a night out at the club,” The Weeknd said in a statement. A sneak peek of the special sees The Weeknd resume the elderly persona he’s donned during his Dawn FM era. See The Weeknd x The Dawn FM Experience teaser trailer below. [embedded content][embedded ...
‘Elden Ring’ Overview Trailer Shows Off Game’s Open World and Dungeons
After much anticipation from fans — especially over Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin‘s involvement — Elden Ring is finally releasing later this week, and now FromSoftware has dropped one last overview trailer to showcase what’s about to come. Spanning more than six minutes long, the new trailer spotlights a whole range of features the Dark Souls and Sekiro developer has created for its latest experience. Aside from an extensive open-world environment created by Martin himself, the overview also dives into the various dungeons you’ll venture into and explore, including “legacy” ones that harken back to some of FromSoftware’s most classic titles. Of course, you’ll also get to see more about the game’s wide range of enemies, player customization options, item crafting,...
Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg’s ‘Uncharted’ Debuts Atop Holiday Weekend Box Office
Sony‘s Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg-starring Uncharted is debuting atop the domestic holiday weekend box office with a total of $44.1 million USD. The sum was reportedly earned between Friday and Sunday and is expected to collect $52 million USD from 4,275 North American theaters by President’s Day. It also earned $55.4 million USD from the international box office and hit $139 million USD worldwide as of writing. “This is an excellent opening,” David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research said. “Action adventures based on video games are big movies and this weekend’s figure is nearly double the average for the genre… Budgets run high, so ‘Uncharted’ needs to connect in every market. So far, it is doing that.” In other Tom Holland news, an extended version of Spider-Man: N...
‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ Teases Teen Gotenks Fusion and Announces North America Release
During the recent Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2022 event, the Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero producers Akio Iyoku and Norihiro Hayashida and director Tetsuro Kodama continued the build-up for the upcoming release. During the event, the trio shared a new snippet from the film showing the new character Dr. Hedo. Coming with any audio, the clip shares a new focus on the art style of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. The event also saw the official announcement of a North American release of the film that will follow the premiere in Japan. Finally, a “Super” visual was revealed showing characters new and old, along with Teen Goten and Trunks performing the fusion dance, teasing the appearance of Teen Gotenks in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is now set to premiere i...
HBO Reveals There Is “No Guarantee” More ‘Game of Thrones’ Spin-offs Will Arrive
Fresh off the news that Game of Thrones writer George R.R. Martin has officially seen HBO’s prequel House of The Dragon, the network also confirmed that there is “no guarantee” that other spin-offs will arrive in the future. In a recent conversation with TVLine, HBO’s Casey Bloys said, “I’m not motivated here by any sort of, ‘We need three Game of Thrones spinoffs. To state the obvious, we’ve got one Game of Thrones show greenlit, and that’s House of the Dragon. And we’re really excited about that.” He did admit that there were others that are currently “in development.” But ultimately he revealed that the network “will green light something when we feel like something is exciting and well done and tells a story that we care about.” Bloys continues, “So there’s no guarantee that anything’s...
Eloise Von Velvet Awarded Guinness World Record For Most Studio Ghibli Items Collected
Guinness World Records has just announced a new holder for the most Studio Ghibli items collected. Eloise Jéglot, also known by her model name Eloise Von Velvet and Ghibli collector name ghibli.fan.france, has been awarded the status for her 1,496 items owned. Releasing a video interview with the announcement, Guinness World Records covers her favorite pieces and what she looks for when collecting items from Studio Ghibli. Comparing herself to Kiki from Kiki’s Delivery Service, Jéglot goes on to describe that everything from the clothing, architecture, and music from the films is what captivates her and encourages her to continue to grow her collection. Check out her massive collection in the video above. In other entertainment news, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero teases teen Gotenks fusion...
Prime Video Announces The Weeknd x The ‘Dawn FM’ Experience Live TV Special
Prime Video has officially announced the release date and unveiled the teaser video for The Weeknd‘s The Dawn FM Experience TV special. The upcoming special is billed as “a mesmerizing visual, creating a theatrical performance event that will envelope audiences in its unnerving and moody world.” The Dawn FM Experience will be exclusively available to Prime members in over 240 countries and territories worldwide. “I’m ecstatic to partner with Amazon to premiere the most elaborate live TV special I’ve ever done. Welcome to the next phase of Dawn FM—a purgatory otherworld where live performance, theater, and performance art collide for a night out at the club,” The Weeknd shared in a statement. “Dawn FM is a masterful display of The Weeknd’s artistic vision and creative ge...
