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‘Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc’ Confirms Special 45-Minute Finale
It’s been announced that the final episode of popular anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba‘s final episode of the Entertainment District Arc, titled “No Matter How Many Lives,” will run for 45 minutes, opposed to the usual 23 minutes. The Entertainment District Arc takes place after the events of the Mugen Train movie and primarily sees protagonists Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke off on a mission in Yoshiwara’s red-light district under the guidance of Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui. Without revealing too much for those yet to catch episode 10, the dual-sword-wielding Tengen, and the main protagonist Tanjiro are caught in an epic battle against powerful antagonist Gyutaro, and the episode ends in a massive cliffhanger that fans are anxiously waiting to be resolved. While nothing has bee...
‘Jackass Forever’ Tops Domestic Box Office With $23.5 Million USD
Jackass Forever has topped the domestic box office in its opening weekend, raking in $23.5 million USD across 3,604 North American locations. Ticket buyers for the fifth installment in the Jackass franchise were 68% male, according to Variety. Additionally, 25% of attendees were over the age of 35 and 67% were between the ages of 18 and 34. “In a business that doesn’t surprise all that often, it’s sure nice to know that surprises — good ones — can still happen,” Chris Aronson, president of domestic distribution for Paramount, told the outlet. “I was pretty heartened by the percentage of moviegoers over 35. Who knew?” Jackass Forever arrives after Jackass: The Movie (2002), Jackass Number Two (2006) and Jackass 3D (2010) in the franchise. The movie sees th...
Pusha T Announces New Single “Diet Coke”
It was only a matter of time before we were going to hear new music from Pusha T given that he’s recently been spotted in the studio working with Kanye West and A$AP Rocky, and one of his forthcoming tracks also played in the background during NIGO’s inaugural KENZO runway show at Paris Fashion Week. And now, the Virginia Beach native has announced that his next single “Diet Coke” is dropping tonight at 12am EDT. The forthcoming tune is reportedly produced by Ye and 88-Keys, and music executive Steven Victor elected to share a small snippet of what appears to be its accompanying music video. The 13 second clip shows Pusha T and West in a black and white, the former of which is spitting bars as he raps, “The number on this jersey is the quote price / You ordered Diet Coke, that’s a joke, ri...
SPIN Presents Lipps Service With LP
In this week’s edition of SPIN Presents Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps spoke with singer-songwriter LP. The artist, who appeared on our July 2021 cover, has a great new album out titled Churches. In their conversation, LP and Lipps discussed what it was like growing up in the great New York City area and what it was like writing songs for Rihanna and Cher. The two also discuss the meaning of Churches and the highs and lows of the biz in 2022. Since it began in 2018, the acclaimed podcast has featured many of the biggest voices and personalities in music, including exclusive interviews with Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis, David Lee Roth, Shepard Fairey, Courtney Love, Dove Cameron, Mick Fleetwood, Nikki Sixx, Perry Farrell and many, many more. On the previous edition of L...
Halo – AMORPHIS
RATING: 9/10 Rhetorical question coming up: has there even been a more underrated band than AMORPHIS? Despite being insanely consistent and unwaveringly singular for over 30 years, the Finns have never really fit neatly into any ongoing or newly revived category, and the result is that far too little attention is paid to the overwhelming quality of this band’s music. Whether that will change when “Halo” reaches people’s ears is debatable, but this is yet another tour de force. The album is yet another collection of intricate but emotionally supercharged metal songs, all steeped in the imagery and atmospheres of Finland’s sacred Kalevala, but as punchy, timely and pertinent as anything else going on in modern metal. Part of the magic that lurks on just about ev...
MASTODON And OPETH Announce Second Leg Of North American Co-Headlining Tour
Grammy Award winners MASTODON will return to the road for the second leg of their acclaimed co-headline tour with OPETH this spring. The North American jaunt resumes on April 21 at Place Bell in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, stops in major markets coast-to-coast, and comes to a close on May 11 at Municipal Auditorium in Riverside, California. A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Tuesday, February 8 at 10:00 a.m. local time and end on Wednesday, February 9 at 10:00 p.m. local time. When prompted, type in the presale code “HUSHED2022” to access tickets before the general public. General on-sale will be Friday, February 11 at 10 a.m. local time. Comments OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt: “We’re excited to come back to North America for the second leg of shows tog...
NINE INCH NAILS Announces 2022 U.S. Tour Dates
NINE INCH NAILS will embark on a 2022 U.S. tour this spring. The trek will include three shows in April and May, followed by more than half a dozen dates in September. One of the shows, on September 24 at the Blossom Music Center in Cleveland, will include support from MINISTRY and NITZER EBB. The tour includes appearances at the Shaky Knees festival in Atlanta and the inaugural Primavera Sound in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale on Friday, February 11 at 10 a.m. local time. NINE INCH NAILS 2022 U.S. tour dates: Apr. 28 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater Apr. 30 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival May 01 – Franklin, TN @ First Bank Amphitheater Sep. 02 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Sep. 03 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre Sep. 07 – Tro...
Ex-TROUBLE Singer ERIC WAGNER: Lyric Video For Title Track Of Posthumous Solo Album Now Available
The official lyric video for “In The Lonely Light Of Mourning”, the title track from former TROUBLE singer Eric Wagner‘s posthumous solo album, can be seen below. The song features a guest solo from PLACE OF SKULLS/ex-PENTAGRAM guitarist Victor Griffin. “The title track is lyrically foreboding musically, vocally raw and emotional,” says Dave Snyder, who co-wrote the entire album with Wagner. “It’s intentionally spacious. We talked about the ‘less is more’ approach,’ leaving space to breathe. When we were putting this one together, Eric said once the chorus kicks in, ‘it’s gut-wrenching.’ I love that! “Being a huge fan of Eric and Victor‘s work, I was ecstatic when Eric told me Victor was on board for ...
Spotify CEO Capes For Avid N-Word Slinger Joe Rogan, Says “Silencing” Won’t Happen
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Drew Angerer / Getty Spotify is currently contending with a public relations nightmare as its big podcast grab, The Joe Rogan Experience, and its controversial host are in hot water. With backlash coming in the form of artists leaving the service along with criticism from subscribers, the CEO of the popular streaming service apologized to his staff but added that he won’t be “silencing” Rogan. Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, issued an internal memo to his staff regarding Rogan, who has come under fire for hosting guests that offered opinions that many felt were harsh, off-base, and even medically dangerous. Further, Rogan has attracted the ire of many after a collage video of him firing off the “n-word” in rapid succession went wide. Axios obtained a cop...
Drake Unfollows Rihanna & A$AP Rocky, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Theo Wargo / Getty Apparently, Drake being happy for Rihanna and A$AP Rocky is a non-starter. Reportedly, the 6 God has unfollowed both ever since the happy couple announced they were expecting a child together. The jokes, at Drake’s expense, started flowing shortly after Rihanna revealed she was pregnant with pictures of her strolling through Harlem hand in hand with Pretty Flacko hit the Internets Related Stories It’s no secret that Drake and Rihanna were once an item, and he’s dropped plenty of bars referencing her throughout his career. She was also the catalyst for the now-infamous brawl between Drake and Chris Rock at an NYC nightclub in 2012. Then in 2016, while at the MTV Video Music Awards and presenting her with the Video Vanguard Award he ...
‘The Boondocks’ Reboot On HBO Max Canceled
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Stephen Shugerman / Getty Sorry kiddos, but it looks like the highly-anticipated The Boondocks reboot that we were all looking forward to will not be happening after all. According to The Wrap it’s a wrap for the planned HBO Max revival of Aaron McGruder’s beloved comic book strip turned animated series. It was announced back in 2019 that The Boondocks would be making a comeback on HBO Max on a two season deal with 2020 being the target year for the official return. After being pushed back a few times, the show was declared dead by one of the voice actors who was going to be working on the show. Related Stories The Boondocks voice actor Cedric Yarbrough said earlier this week that the show was “not coming back” during an appearance on the Geekset Podcast....
Lil Uzi Vert Pleads No Contest For Assaulting Ex In West Hollywood
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty For Lil Uzi Vert, his latest appearance in headlines is another dubious one as he has reportedly taken a plea deal in response to charges of assaulting his ex-girlfriend in Hollywood last year. According to reports, the popular and eccentric rapper accepted the deal from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office to plead no contest to one felony after being hit with accusations of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Brittany Byrd last year. He was being charged with three felonies – making criminal threats, domestic violence, and assault with a firearm. There was also a misdemeanor charge of carrying a loaded firearm, which Uzi also pled no contest to. The rapper received a sentence of three years of formal probation, one year of...
