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Single Page of Spider-Man Comic Fetches $3.36 Million USD at Auction
A single page of a Spider-Man comic has sold for $3,360,000 USD at a recent auction. Illustrated by Mike Zeck, the page came from a 1984 issue no. 8 of Marvel Comics‘ Secret Wars, a twelve-issue limited series. The page featured the black suit that was later revealed to be the character Venom. It was sold on Thursday, the first day of a four-day auction organized by Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas. Bidding opened at $330,000 USD but quickly jumped to the millions. That’s Not Just Your Spidey-Sense Tingling: Pages Introducing Spider-Man’s Black Costume Swing Into Auction. Original artwork from 1984’s ‘#SecretWars’ No. 8 makes public debut at Heritage Auctions in January.https://t.co/OrgMhUuvit#SpiderMan #Spiderverse #ComicArt pic.twitter.com/qRHxBANeRV — Heritage Auctions (@HeritageAucti...
Netflix Is Making a Series About Professional Tennis With Production Underway at the Australian Open
Netflix is creating a new tennis docuseries, following professional players as they compete for major titles, Bloomberg reported. For the series, Netflix secured deals with the two governing bodies of professional tennis, the Association of Tennis Players and the Women’s Tennis Association. The streamer also inked a deal with the organizers of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Filming began at the first of those tournaments, the Australian Open, which will officially commence on Monday. The French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open will follow. The series will feature equal time for men and women, according to Bloomberg. The show may cover the current controversy surrounding the world’s top men’s player Djokovic Novak. Novak, who is unvaccinated against COVID-19, had his visa revoked by Aust...
Earl Sweatshirt Drops Visual for ‘Sick!’ Track “Titanic”
Earl Sweatshirt has shared a music video for “Titanic,” a single off of his new LP Sick!. The song was produced by the rapper’s frequent collaborator, the Detroit-based Black Noi$e Directed by Rodney Passe, the video follows Earl Sweatshirt riding through the city leaning out the back of his car. The simple visual compliments the profundity and complexity of the rapper’s meticulous bars. “Send a postcard from the depth. Bleed the vein ’til nothing left,” he raps. His first studio album in four years, Earl Sweatshirt dropped Sick! on Friday. In a statement, he described recording the project in the coronavirus pandemic, saying that he “leaned into the chaos.” The LP is composed of ten tracks, with guest features from Zelooperz on “Vision” and Armand Hammer on “Tabula Rasa.” In other music n...
Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers Have a Blast Performing ‘How Dare You Want More’ & ‘Chinatown’ During ‘SNL’ Debut: Watch
Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers brought loads of fun to the first Saturday Night Live of 2022 on Jan. 15, performing a pair of songs from the group’s 2021 album, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night. The indie pop band subbed in for the evening’s originally scheduled musical guest, Roddy Ricch, who was forced to drop out because of COVID-19 exposure. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news For Bleachers’ first performance, Antonoff was joined onstage by musicians Blu DeTiger and Claud for the high energy track “How Dare You Want More.” Dressed in a white T-shirt and blue jeans, the super-producer frontman bounced around stage while backed by a lively horn section and his dad, Rick, rocking out on acoustic guitar. Antonoff slowed things down for the group’s...
Ariana DeBose Joined by Kate McKinnon for Spectacular ‘West Side Story’ Medley During ‘SNL’ Monologue: Watch
Ariana DeBose brought a little taste of West Side Story to Saturday Night Live. The Golden Globe-winning actress, who stars as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of West Side Story, made her SNL hosting debut on Jan. 15, bringing lots of laughs to the first episode of 2022. Wearing a shimmery white blazer and a matching furry skirt, DeBose opened her monologue by giving a nod to her roots and celebrating Broadway’s perseverance during the pandemic. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “It is great to be here representing not only the Latino community as an Afro-Latina, but also the Broadway community,” the actress said to cheers from the audience. “Obviously, Broadway has been through a lot these last past couple of years … but we are a community that perseveres.” She contin...
Kanye West Shouts Out Travis Scott for Providing Address to Daughter Chicago’s Birthday Party
Kanye West is thanking Travis Scott for offering up information about his daughter Chicago’s 4th birthday party amid family drama. The 44-year-old rapper and fashion mogul, who now goes by Ye, claimed in a video on Saturday (Jan. 15) that his estranged wife, Kim Kardashian, did not invite him to their daughter’s special day. The Yeezy designer added that he was ultimately able to attend the bash, thanks to assistance from Scott and Kylie Jenner. “Yo, I’m so happy right now,” Ye says in the Instagram clip, per Hollywood Unlocked. “I just came from Chi’s party and I just gotta shout out to Travis Scott for sending me the address and the time, and making sure that I was able to spend that birthday memory with my daughter to be there with the rest of the family.” Explore See latest videos, cha...
Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller on Their Infinitely Relatable New HBO Comedy Somebody Somewhere
Once you know the premise, you realize there’s no other possible title for Somebody Somewhere. The new HBO comedy, executive produced by the Duplass brothers and directed in part by Jay Duplass, stars Bridget Everett as Sam, a 40-something resident of small-town Kansas who’s mourning her deceased. sister, working a dull job, and in general feeling a bit lost in life — until, that is, she becomes closer to Joel (Jeff Hiller), an old high school classmate who helps reawaken in her a passion for music. The show is a sometimes sweet, sometimes sad, and more often than not very funny look at what it means to try to reawaken after years of sleepwalking through life, anchored by the deep and complex friendship between its central characters. During a recent press day, Consequence was lucky enough...
Morgan Wallen Makes Surprise Appearance at MLK Freedom Fest
Nearly a year after being caught on camera using a racial slur, Morgan Wallen appeared on stage at the event honoring Martin Luther King Jr. The country singer made a surprise appearance at Nashville’s MLK Freedom Fest on Saturday night, joining rapper Lil Durk for a performance of their recent collaborative single, “Broadway Girls.” In introducing Wallen, Lil Durk said he was “genuine at heart,” and added, “Can’t nobody cancel shit without me saying it, you know what I’m saying?” In February 2021, footage of Wallen using the n-word was posted to TMZ. In the video, which was filmed by his neighbor, Wallen was seen drunkenly yelling, “Take care of this pussy ass motherfucker. Take care of this pussy ass n****.” Wallen later attributed his behavior to being in the throes of a 72-hour bender....
Watch Bleachers Perform “How Dare You Want More” and “Chinatown” on SNL
Jack Antonoff brought his solo project Bleachers to Saturday Night Live last night (January 15). The band performed “How Dare You Want More” and “Chinatown” on the SNL stage. Roddy Ricch—the originally scheduled performer—was replaced after a COVID-19 exposure. West Side Story’s Ariana Debose hosted, and Freddie Gibbs stopped by for a musical sketch with Debose, Chris Redd, and Kenan Thompson about being broke at the club. Check it out below. Last year, Antoff joined a growing number of artists requiring audience members to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test at dates on his fall tour. In September, Antonoff was named artist-in-residence at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. Read “Jack Antonoff, Polarizing Nice Guy” on the Pitch. Content This content ...
New Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Documentary Announced
Nick Cave has announced a forthcoming documentary titled This Much I Know to Be True depicting his creative partnership with longtime collaborator and Bad Seed Warren Ellis. The film “captures Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ exceptional creative relationship as they bring to life the songs from albums Ghosteen and Carnage,” Cave posted on his official Instagram account earlier this week. The film will be directed by Andrew Dominik, who also helmed the 2016 Nick Cave doc One More Time with Feeling. This Much I Know to Be True is scheduled for release later this year. Find Cave’s full post here. According to a recent Deadline exclusive, This Much I Know to Be True was shot on location in London and Brighton in 2021, and will act as a companion piece to One More Time with Feeling. The documentary...
Rachel Nagy, the Detroit Cobras Singer, Has Died
The Detroit Cobras singer Rachel Nagy has died. Her bandmate Greg Cartwright broke the sad news via the band’s Facebook page last night. “It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we announce the loss of our beloved friend and musical colleague, Rachel Lee Nagy,” he wrote. “There are no words to fully articulate our grief as we remember a life cut short, still vital and inspirational to all who knew and loved her. With the Detroit Cobras Rachel Nagy carried the torch of Rock, Soul and R&B to fans all over the world. More than just a performer, she embodied the spirit of the music itself and vaulted it to new heights with her own deeply affecting vocal power. I know that I am not alone when I say that I was inspired by her vitality, her fierce intensity and her vulnerability....
RATT Singer STEPHEN PEARCY To Release ‘Agent Provocateur’ Solo Album This Year
RATT singer Stephen Pearcy has set “Agent Provocateur” as the title of his sixth solo album, to be released later this year. Late Saturday night (January 15), Pearcy took to his Instagram to share a photo of his first five CDs — “Social Intercourse” (2002), “Fueler” (2004), “Under My Skin” (2008), “Smash” (2017) and “View To A Thrill” (2018) — stacked on top of one another, and he included the following message: “STEPHEN PEARCY Solo record #6 ‘Agent Provocateur’ tba 2022. #stephenpearcy #agentprovocateur #tobereleased #2022 #ontour”. Last June, Pearcy told Vintage Rock Pod about his upcoming follow-up to “View To A Thrill”: “So much time has passed since we started writing, Eri...
