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“Extreme Suffering”: 15 of 23 Monkeys with Elon Musk’s Neuralink Brain Chips Reportedly Died
Out of a total of 23 monkeys implanted with Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chips at the University of California Davis between 2017 and 2020, at least 15 reportedly died. Via Business Insider and the New York Post, the news comes from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, an animal-rights group that viewed over 700 pages of documents, veterinary records, and necropsy reports through a public records request at the university. Neuralink was founded in 2016 with a goal of helping people recover from traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, curing depression and other mental health disorders, and connecting humans to the internet for everything from music streaming to near-telepathic communication. The company has often touted its successes, such as a demonstration on a p...
Eddie Vedder Reveals Musical Influences to Bruce Springsteen in New Sitdown: Watch
Amazon Music has debuted a wide-ranging chat between Eddie Vedder and Bruce Springsteen, during which they broke down Vedder’s new album Earthling, the veteran rocker’s first solo studio album in more than a decade. During part of the conversation, The Boss questioned the Pearl Jam frontman about which bands and artists influenced his sound. “The stuff that got put in my blender, it started maybe, like, Jackson 5 when I was a kid and then [The] Beatles… growing up, and then The Who took over big time,” Vedder explained, before adding, “And then my friend,” gesturing to Springsteen. (“Ah, grazie,” the legend replied with a chuckle.) From there, Vedder continued charting his string of musical inspirations, citing The Band, Split Ends, Talking Heads, Sonic Youth, and Fugazi. “And I guess...
Eddie Vedder Reveals Musical Influences to Bruce Springsteen in New Sitdown: Watch
Amazon Music has debuted a wide-ranging chat between Eddie Vedder and Bruce Springsteen, during which they broke down Vedder’s new album Earthling, the veteran rocker’s first solo studio album in more than a decade. During part of the conversation, The Boss questioned the Pearl Jam frontman about which bands and artists influenced his sound. “The stuff that got put in my blender, it started maybe, like, Jackson 5 when I was a kid and then [The] Beatles… growing up, and then The Who took over big time,” Vedder explained, before adding, “And then my friend,” gesturing to Springsteen. (“Ah, grazie,” the legend replied with a chuckle.) From there, Vedder continued charting his string of musical inspirations, citing The Band, Split Ends, Talking Heads, Sonic Youth, and Fugazi. “And I guess...
Jazmine Sullivan Drops ‘Heaux Tales, Mo’Tales: The Deluxe’ & Twitter Reacts To “Issa’s Tale”
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Jazmine Sullivan had an amazing 2021 with her last project Heaux Tales enjoying well-deserved praise and Grammy Awards nominations to boot. On Friday (Feb. 11), the Philadelphia songstress delivered the deluxe edition of the release titled Heaux Tales, Mo’Tales: The Deluxe, and Twitter is especially fond of the “Issa’s Tale” interlude. Featuring the all-star talent that is Issa Rae, “Issa’s Tale” follows the format of interludes from the previous release with the subject sharing their own personal “heaux tales” experience. We won’t spoil it, but Rae’s description of a final encounter with an ex-boyfriend shipping off to foreign lands ends on a pretty humorous note. To that end, fans on Twitter have zeroed in on this particular ...
Omaha Worker Fired For Calling Delta Flight Attendant N-Word
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty In today’s episode of How TF You Get Fired On Your Day Off? an Omaha software company employee got himself fired for allegedly hurling the n-Word at a flight attendant after she confronted the passenger and the group they were with, some of whom were reportedly being loud, drunk, obnoxious and maskless. The group of passengers appeared to be coworkers and some of them wore masks with their company’s logo on them. In other words: Some racists just be trying to lose their job. According to the Lincoln Journal Star, the whole thing took place Monday during a Delta flight from Omaha to New York. Multiple passengers reported a group of people who had been drinking in an Omaha airport bar just before boarding the flight and some of t...
Took Long Enough: Trial Date For Jam Master Jay’s Murder Set For This Fall
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bob Berg / Getty Jam Master Jay’s family has sought answers about his murder for the last 20 years but no luck. They seem to be closer to getting justice as the trial has been set for this fall. As exclusively reported by AllHipHop.com the two men who are accused of killing the DJ legend will have their day in court in the coming months. Investigators believe that Karl “Lil D” Jordan and Ronald “Tinard” Washington were the two assailants who killed him in his Queens, New York recording studio on October 30th, 2002. According to the court documentation the duo entered the workspace armed while Jay was playing video games. Jordan is alleged to have shot two bullets one that killed JMJ instantly and wounded his friend Uriel “Tony” Rincon. There were als...
Eve Welcomes A Baby Boy with Husband Maximillion Cooper
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: VALERIE MACON / Getty The family of rapper and actress Eve just got a little bigger, as she and her husband Maximillion Cooper announced the arrival of their baby boy to the world on Thursday morning (February 10th). In a post made on her Instagram account, the 43-year old rapper shared a photo of her first child with her husband and entrepreneur Cooper. The caption to the charming photo of the newborn wrapped up in a comfortable blanket read: “Our Beautiful boy was born Feb 1st 2022 💙…Wilde Wolf Fife Alexander Somers Cooper 💙…Words can’t describe this feeling ✨✨✨” Cooper also shared the same photo to his own Instagram account, with his caption ending with the phrase “Let the wild rumpus begin!!” The arrival of Wilde W...
Smiles Only Drop Ferocious “New Era” EP
Contrary to their name, the new EP from Smiles Only is far from a ray of sunshine. The budding Canadian electronic music duo have dropped New Era, a blistering five-track EP out now via Emengy Records. While the EP runs roughshod with dubstep influences, it contains tinctures of melodic bass music that infuse layers of depth within. New Era kicks off with its titular track, which begins with a public service announcement and transports listeners right into the EP’s dystopian storyline: “The human race is in a state of panic.” What follows is a ferocious melodic dubstep tune that expertly blends heavy bass with fluttering arpeggios. Next comes two ominous midtempo bangers, “No Escape” and “Save The Humans,” each of which feature vicious sound d...
SKUNK ANANSIE Releases Animated Music Video For New Single ‘Piggy’
British rock icons SKUNK ANANSIE have released an animated music video for their new track titled “Piggy”. A punk-rock blast of distorted riffs, snarling vocals and powerhouse rhythms, it’s as confrontational and uncompromising as anything the band has done over the course of its long and illustrious career. Singer Skin comments: “If there’s one thing we’ve all learned over the past couple of years is that we cannot depend upon our governments to look after us. They seem to be unable to learn from the past and incapable of securing a decent future. This song was written in a moment of rage combined with bitter disillusionment. Brexit, then a complete mishandling of COVID. How the hell did we get to this?” SKUNK ANANSIE will be heading out on a mass...
K.K. DOWNING: ‘Why I’m Angry’ About Not Being Allowed To Rejoin JUDAS PRIEST
In a brand new interview with the “Goldmine” podcast, founding JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing, who is promoting the debut album from his KK’S PRIEST project, spoke about the circumstances that led to his departure from PRIEST more than a decade ago. Regarding the initial announcement that he was retiring from playing music, he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “That was a myth. That’s complete misinformation. And this is why I’m so unhappy with the rest of the guys in [JUDAS PRIEST], because they told you and all the fans something that’s complete misinformation. But they only told you that because they don’t wanna get into the details. “In December 2010, I decided not to do the farewell tour — the tour that we all said we...
TED NUGENT Shares New Single ‘American Campfire’
Ted Nugent has released “American Campfire”, the second single from his upcoming album called “Detroit Muscle”, which is due on April 29 via Pavement Music. The follow-up to 2018’s “The Music Made Me Do It” was recorded with Ted‘s current band, which includes bassist Greg Smith and drummer Jason Hartless. In regards to “American Campfire”, Nugent says: “Family campfires have always soothed the soul and brought people closer together. America needs our Spirit Campfire now more than ever. Fan the flames!” Produced by Michael Lutz and Nugent, “Detroit Muscle” features the following track listing: 01. Detroit Muscle 02. Come And Take It 03. Born In The Motor City 04. American Campfire 05. Drivin’ Blind 06. Just...
RICHIE FAULKNER Says He ‘Probably’ Would Have Been Able To Handle JUDAS PRIEST’s Songs With Only One Guitar
During an appearance on the “In The Trenches With Ryan Roxie” video podcast, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner spoke about the band’s recent announcement that it would embark on the next leg of its 50th-anniversary tour as a quartet. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Rob [Halford, PRIEST singer] called me up and he said, ‘Falcon, would you be able to handle all the guitar parts on your own without a second guitar player?’ And I said, ‘Yeah, I probably would be able to handle them. It would probably take a bit of moving around and doing things a bit differently — a couple of more pedals and stuff like that.’ ‘Cause he was thinking… I think one time PRIEST were a four-piece and he was thinking about going back to that an...
