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Dennis Rodman Recalls Wild Night At Techno Club Ahead of Critical 1996 NBA Finals Game
Dennis Rodman never let a playoff game get in the way of partying. In fact, the NBA Hall of Fame forward frequently relieved the pressure of major games with nights out on the town. In his new book, Walk On The Wild Side, Rodman details one such outing ahead of a critical NBA Finals Game 6 against the Seattle Supersonics. The night began straightforward enough, with sushi and some Sake bombs, but with a crazy crew by his side, things rapidly went off the rails. Rodman found himself filling his head with “ear-splitting” techno music all night long at Chicago’s legendary Crobar nightclub. “We ended up at Crobar, where they have a bondage rack and men will stand there writhing in pain while voluptuous women pour burning wax onto their ni...
W.A.S.P. Postpones European 40th-Anniversary Tour Until 2023
Due to coronavirus restrictions, W.A.S.P. has postponed its European 40th-anniversary tour, originally scheduled for spring of 2022, until the spring of 2023. The new dates will take place in March, April and May of 2023. All tickets previously purchased for the 2022 tour will be valid at the rescheduled 2023 shows. W.A.S.P. leader Blackie Lawless commented: “With enormous frustration, I’m forced to announce W.A.S.P. must postpone the 2022 European leg of the 40th-anniversary world tour. This hideous pandemic that’s stripped people of their freedom and lives, that’s caused countless artists to cancel or postpone shows for years, once again has reared its vicious head to claim us… again! For years we’ve worked really hard to make this tour our celebration, for ...
NITA STRAUSS’s Next Solo Single Will Be Instrumental
Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, spoke to SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk” about her upcoming follow-up to 2018’s “Controlled Chaos” solo debut. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It’s gonna be half and half — six tracks with vocalists and six tracks of instrumental [music]. The next single after this, I think, will be an instrumental one; we’ve been doing it live on the solo tour and it’s been getting a super-good reaction from our crowds. So I think the next one will be instrumental — kind of go back to the roots — and then another radio single after that.” Asked if she can talk about some of the other guests that appear on her new solo album, Nita said: ...
EDDIE VEDDER Postpones Shows Due To Positive COVID-19 Test In Touring Party
PEARL JAM singer Eddie Vedder has postponed his shows in San Diego and Los Angeles due to a COVID-19 outbreak in his touring party. Eddie‘s concert with his new band THE EARTHLINGS at The Magnolia in San Diego, originally scheduled for tonight (February 15), will now take place February 27, while the show at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, originally slated for Thursday (February 17), has been pushed back to February 25. The concert postponements were announced on Vedder‘s social media pages on Monday (February 14). The statement read: “The Eddie Vedder and THE EARTHLINGS concerts scheduled for tomorrow February 15, 2022, at the Magnolia in San Diego and Thursday, February 17, 2022, at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles have regretfully been postponed. “We have been fol...
PHILIP ANSELMO ‘Was Surprised’ At How Positive Fan Response To PANTERA’s Vulgar Display Of Power’ Album Was
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of PANTERA‘s classic sophomore major label album “Vulgar Display Of Power”, The Pit has uploaded a video interview with the band’s vocalist Philip Anselmo. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Speaking about his expectations for the LP at the time of its release, Anselmo said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “When ‘Vulgar Display Of Power’ first came out, my expectations for how it would do were none. I never had any expectations for any record we’ve ever done. I always felt like if I put an expectation upon it, I’d always get let down. So I just let things happen as things happened. “Now, the reception of the record and — God — the tours, the tours,” he continued. “The ...
My Morning Jacket Announce 2022 Tour Dates
My Morning Jacket have announced a 2022 North American tour in support of their self-titled album, which was also their first new studio set in six years. Along the way, they’ll be accompanied by Madison Cunningham, Indigo De Souza, and Joy Oladokun. The Louisville rockers have already booked a trip to Cancún in March for My Morning Jacket’s One Big Holiday, and they’ll follow that with a run through the southern United States in April and May, including an appearance at High Water Music Festival and ending with Shaky Knees in Atlanta. After a brief rest, the trek resumes in June and July with a midwestern jaunt. Notably, they’ll play a two-night stand in their hometown of Louisville, with proceeds benefiting Change Today, Change Tomorrow (CTCT), a Louisville-based...
Sebastian Stan Might Just Eat You in New Trailer for Fresh: Watch
Anybody who’s used dating apps relates to the frustration that comes with trying to meet the right person, so it’s easy to relate to the plot of Fresh, which stars the irresistible Sebastian Stan as a stranger named Steve who seduces protagonist Noa (played by Daisy Edgar-Jones) during a meet-cute at the grocery store. Check out the trailer below ahead of its March 4th debut on Hulu. The clip opens with Noa zoning out during a terrible date before receiving advice from her best friend Mollie (Jojo T. Gibbs) that she doesn’t need anyone in her life. However, Noa can’t help but be charmed when she meets Texan surgeon Steve and he quips, “Do you live here? I live on Aisle 6.” Despite red flags like Steve not having an Instagram account, they go out on a date and hit it off immediately. “Girl,...
Death Cab for Cutie Cover Yoko Ono’s “Waiting for the Sunrise”: Stream
Ben Gibbard’s latest project has been compiling an album of Yoko Ono covers in honor of the iconic — and often misunderstood — musician. Today, his band Death Cab for Cutie have shared their own contribution to Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono before its February 18th release. “Waiting for the Sunrise” originally appeared on Ono’s 1973 double album Approximately Infinite Universe, which she co-produced with her husband John Lennon. The album saw Ono move from her avant-garde musical beginnings into a more straightforward pop sound, although “Waiting for the Sunrise” still has an endearing quirky spunk. Death Cab’s cover stays pretty authentic to Ono’s original, utilizing the same propulsive drum beat. They do give it a more rock-forward feel by adding some lovely vocal harmonies and a great ...
Bill Hader’s Barry Season 3 Reveals Release Date for HBO Return
After far, far, far too long off the air, Barry Season 3 is almost upon us. The HBO dark comedy about a hit man who chooses to pursue a new and very dangerous line of work — acting — has been off the air since 2019, with creators Bill Hader and Alex Berg using the pandemic downtime to refine the scripts. The core cast of Barry includes Hader, Henry Winkler, Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, and Anthony Carrigan. The first two seasons of Barry have earned a cumulative 30 Emmy nominations, with six wins including lead actor and supporting actor awards for Hader and Winkler. Season 2 of Barry left off with Barry (Hader) being even closer to his secret life being exposed, as Gene (Winkler) gets tipped off to Barry’s dangerous nature. We’ll find out what happens next when the series returns, and he...
Beach House’s Descent Into Madness
“I hope I can actually sing and tears aren’t just streaming down my face,” Beach House‘s Victoria Legrand says with a giggle. Over Zoom from their headquarters in Baltimore, Legrand and bandmate Alex Scally appear relaxed and eager for things to return to normal. They haven’t played in front of a live audience in nearly three years. Now, with Beach House’s eighth album, Once Twice Melody, on the way, the duo has a double album’s worth of new material to perform. Legrand says the two of them are “the most prepared we’ve been for a long time to go out and play live.” “[Three years] is a long time in the music industry, which changes and accelerates so quickly. So these shows are gonna feel like, I wanna call it a time party.” “I just hope I don’t have a nervous breakdown from some combi...
Kurt Vile Announces New Album (watch my moves) and Tour, Shares Video for New Song: Watch
Kurt Vile has announced his first new full-length album since 2018’s Bottle It In. This one’s called (watch my moves), and it’s out April 15. It’s his first release on his new label home, Verve Records. Today, he’s also shared the video for a new song called “Exploding Like Stones,” which features Sun Ra Arkestra’s James Stewart. Watch it below, and find Vile’s upcoming tour dates, too. The new album includes a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Wages of Sin.” Vile’s band the Violators appear on the album he self-produced with help from Rob Schnapf, and it also includes contributions from Cate Le Bon, Chastity Belt, Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa, and percussionist Sarah Jones. (watch my moves) was recorded at Vile’s home studio OKV Central. “When Waylon Jennings became an outlaw country artist, he ...
Beck and Lizzo Named SXSW 2022 Keynote Speakers
SXSW has announce a new round of keynotes and featured speakers, including Beck and Lizzo. Check out the full list of announced speakers here. Beck was among the recently announced nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Last year, he shared collaborations with Natalie Bergman and Paul McCartney. Lizzo is the executive producer of Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, a new unscripted series set to premiere this spring on Prime Video. Last summer, she shared her Cardi B collaboration “Rumors,” her first new music in two years. In September, she covered BTS’ “Butter.” Check out “A Mellow Gold Mine: Revisiting Beck’s Unreleased Early Work” and “Who Wrote Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts”? Who Knows?” on the Pitch.
