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SEBASTIAN BACH Throws Shade At DAVID DRAIMAN For ‘Siding’ With JOE ROGAN Over NEIL YOUNG In COVID ‘Misinformation’ Fight
Sebastian Bach has thrown shade at DISTURBED singer David Draiman for praising Spotify‘s announcement that it would remove Neil Young‘s music two days after Young demanded that his catalog be taken off in response to “fake information about vaccines” being “spread” on the platform via Joe Rogan‘s podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience”. In a now-deleted post on his web site, Young said the music and podcast platform is “spreading fake information about vaccines — potentially causing death to those who believe this disinformation spread by them.” “I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform,” he wrote, according to Rolling Stone. “They can have Rogan or Young. Not...
Crytek Announces a Fourth Installment for Its Beloved ‘Crysis’ Game Series
Almost 10 years after unleashing Crysis 3 to ravenous gaming fans around the world, The Crytek Group has announced that a fourth installment of the series is on the way. The big announcement was heralded by an emphatic company quote stating, “CRYSIS IS COMING BACK!,” along with a 46-second teaser video uploaded to Crytek’s YouTube channel. [embedded content] The video depicts recognizable Crysis game graphics and flash-screen decals, with the end of the video drifting in on a magnified number “4” and the commanding phrase, “Join the journey. Become the hero.” With additional Crysis 4 news being revealed on its blog, Crytek Co-Founder and CEO, Avni Yerli says, “To everyone in our amazing Crysis community, and to all fans of the franchise all around the world: we have a special announcemen...
New ‘Bel-Air’ Teaser Reveals the Dramatic Fight That Moves Will to Philadelphia
Peacock has released a new trailer for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air modern day spin-off Bel-Air. This time around, the teaser showcases a more dramatic look at the reason behind Will’s move to Philadelphia. Will who is played by Jabari Banks, is seen getting into a confrontation with strangers on the basketball court when a ball seemingly hits another person on the head. As tempers erupt, Will is thrown onto the ground and the consequences of the fight lead to him moving to Philadelphia. In the sequence, Will’s mom is seen having a conversation in the car with him and says the chilling phrase, “”You could’ve been killed,” when referring to the fight. Bel-Air is set to premiere on Peacock on February 13, on Super Bowl Sunday. Adrian Holmes is expected to play Uncle Phil, Cassandra Freeman as...
Chuck Palahniuk Comments on China’s Change to ‘Fight Club’ Ending
Chuck Palahniuk, the author of the 1996 novel Fight Club — which was later made into the cult-classic David Fincher film in 1999 — has just responded to China‘s decision to change the ending of the story. Screenshots are currently circulating the Internet of the rewritten ending where “Project Mayhem” never takes place and the police capture Edward Norton/Brad Pitt’s character at the end and he is sent to a psychiatric hospital. Oddly enough, the altered ending is closer to Palahniuk’s original vision of the story where the bomb malfunctions and the narrator shoots himself only to wake up in a hospital. The text that appears at the end reads, “Through the clue provided by Tyler, the police rapidly figured out the whole plan and arrested all criminals, successfully preventing the bomb from ...
Anaïs Mitchell’s Watershed Moment
By Grant Sharples “Watershed,” the closing track on indie-folk songwriter Anaïs Mitchell’s first solo record in 10 years, is a reflection of where her life has taken her. Despite releasing her last collection, Young Man in America, in 2012, she’s stayed notoriously busy throughout that timeframe. Her 2010 studio album, Hadestown, was transmogrified into a full-blown Broadway musical, and it won eight Tonys in 2019, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. The following year, she gave birth to her second child. She also formed an indie-folk supergroup, Bonny Light Horseman, alongside two fellow folk mainstays: trusted collaborator of Taylor Swift and The National Josh Kaufman, and Fruit Bats frontman Eric D. Johnson. That’s why “Watershed” chronicles Mitchell’s journey: It explores t...
Justin Bieber Leads Nominees for 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards
The iHeartRadio Music Awards have unveiled the nominations for its ninth show, and Justin Bieber leads the way with a total of nine nods. The chart-topper received two nominations in the highly competitive song of the year category for “Peaches” featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon and “Stay” with The Kid LAROI, alongside Ed Sheeran’s “Bad Habits,” Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license,” Adele’s “Easy on Me,” Doja Cat and SZA’s “Kiss Me More,” Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open,” Dua Lipa’s “Levitating,” Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” and Ariana Grande’s ”positions.” Bieber also received a nomination for male of the artist of the year next to Drake, Sheeran, Lil Nas X and The Weeknd. Meanwhile, Olivia Rodrigo, who follows closely behind Bieber with eight nominations, is in the ...
Disturbed’s David Draiman Applauds Spotify for “Making the Right Call” in Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan Decision
After receiving an ultimatum from rock legend Neil Young to choose between his music and Joe Rogan’s podcast, Spotify decided to keep streaming The Joe Rogan Experience and remove the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s music. Now, Disturbed singer David Draiman has weighed in on the decision, applauding Spotify for “making the right call.” As previously reported, Young issued an open letter deriding Rogan for spreading false COVID information, asking Spotify to remove his music because he didn’t want to be associated with the same streaming service that profits from Rogan’s podcast. “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines — potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them,” wrote Young. “Please act on this immedi...
Kanye West To Employ Homeless People for Upcoming Yeezy Collab, Fashion Show
Kanye West’s latest fashion venture involves assistance from some unlikely newcomers. TMZ reports the rapper and business mogul has partnered with David Sabastian, the founder of streetwear brand Skid Row Fashion Week, for a forthcoming Yeezy collaboration that would give people without homes the opportunity to model the clothes they made themselves. Skid Row Fashion Week donates a portion of all sales to those living on Skid Row, a neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles known for its large homeless community. SRFW’s factory also employs people experiencing homelessness. Ye’s collaboration with the brand, which is scheduled to drop February 22nd, will go one step further by funneling 100% of the proceeds back to Skid Row’s residents, who also have a hand in designing the brand’s clothing. Sa...
Stanning BTS: The 7 Fates of Merch
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS This week on Stanning BTS, Kayla and Bethany cover the recently-released BTS Artist-Made Merchandise collection and introduce the beginning chapters and storyline of the 7 Fates Chakho webtoon and web novel. Related Video Listen to the latest Stanning BTS episode above. Then you can show how hard you stan Stanning BTS with the Iconic ARMY T-shirt, now on sale at the Consequence Shop or via the buy-now button below — available in two new colors! Advertisement Age Verification Are you 18 years of age or older ? .shopify-buy-frame–product{display: inline-block; margin-right: 20px;} Stanning BTS is a biweekly p...
Charli XCX Taps Rina Sawayama for Instant Club Classic “Beg for You”: Stream
Charli XCX is continuing her unstoppable hot streak with her forthcoming album CRASH, her third full-length in less than three years. Before its release on March 18th, she’s sharing another new single today called “Beg for You,” which features guest vocals from fellow pop experimentalist Rina Sawayama and interpolates Swedish singer September’s 2005 hit, “Cry for You.” Like the house anthem it samples, “Beg for You” is a rush of Eurodance bliss. The lyrics see Charli yearn for a distant romantic partner: “Oh, don’t you leave me this way/ Won’t you wait another hour or two?” she pleads in the chorus. “You know I need you to stay/ Don’t make me beg for you.” While “Beg for You” feels a bit more polished than Charli’s crunchy hyperpop or the nu-metal-inspirations Sawayama channeled on he...
Måneskin’s La Dolce Vita
Stacked heels, glam Gucci ensembles and delightfully lascivious asides, Måneskin’s Saturday Night Live debut stunned. It was tamer than the quartet’s club show at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom gig in October, where bassist Victoria De Angelis played with only black electrical tape over her nipples and frontman Damiano David spat water (Iggy Pop-style) into the eager mouths of the rabid young female crowd. De Angelis and David then gleefully leaped into the arms of their adoring acolytes to crowd-surf, before David invited the entire audience on stage. They accepted. [embedded content][embedded content] Everyone who could fit clambered onto the stage and squeezed in next to the band as they played. Dozens of thrilled, disbelieving women shimmied onstage. Possessed of the smolder of Elvis ...
Kanye West to Release Donda 2 in February
Kanye West has been teasing a follow-up to last year’s Donda for a bit now. Now, in an Instagram post, West confirmed that Donda 2 is on the way and will be released on February 22, 2022 (2/22/22 for you sleuths). And, there’s a blockbuster name attached to it as well. “DONDA2 COMING 2 22 22 EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY FUTURE,” West wrote in the post. Like everything, however, this just may be a lofty goal. In the not-so-recent past, West has changed and adjusted album dates and songs on the fly. Last year, Donda was released in August (after some back-and-forth with West’s label Def Jam). It was ultimately nominated for a number of Grammys, including Album of the Year and Best Rap Album. Prior to its release, West hosted a number of release parties, most controversially, the one in Ch...
