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Bob Saget, Stand-Up Comedian and Full House Star, Dies at 65
Bob Saget, the longtime stand-up comedian who starred in the long-running sitcom Full House, has died, TMZ reports. Police confirmed he was found dead Sunday in an Orlando, Florida hotel room. He had just performed shows in Florida as part of a stand-up tour. Saget’s cause of death is currently unknown. He was 65. Saget had two opposing public-facing personalities. He starred as the wholesome Full House (and Fuller House) patriarch Danny Tanner, appearing in the late ’80s and early ’90s sitcom alongside John Stamos, Dave Coulier, Candace Cameron, Jodie Sweetin, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Ashley Olsen. As a stand-up comedian, he famously told raunchy jokes. He was a long-running host of America’s Home Videos, served as the narrator of How I Met Your Mother, and had a memorable cameo in Half Baked...
James Mtume, Jazz and R&B Musician, Dies at 75
James Mtume, a musician who recorded with jazz greats before leading the R&B group Mtume, has died. His son Faulu Mtume confirmed the news to Pitchfork. He was 75. Mtume was born James Heath Jr., the son of jazz saxophonist Jimmy Heath, in Philadelphia. He was raised by his mother Bertha Forman and pianist James “Hen Gates” Forman, who played in Charlie Parker’s band. Forman introduced the young Mtume, literally, to some of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. “Just imagine, you’re nine, ten years old and there’s Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins,” Mtume told Red Bull Music Academy in 2014. “I never was hip enough to know just how brilliant a situation that was, but what I did know about jazz musicians were they were an extraordinary group. Witty, funny. There was not...
Billie Eilish and Finneas Win Best Original Song at 2022 Golden Globes
Billie Eilish and Finneas won Best Original Song tonight at the not-televised 2022 Golden Globe Awards. Their James Bond theme “No Time to Die” was nominated alongside Beyoncé (“Be Alive” from King Richard), Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Dos Oruguitas” from Encanto), Van Morrison (“Down to Joy” from Belfast), Carole King and Jennifer Hudson (“Here I Am” from Respect). Hans Zimmer won Best Original Score for his work on Dune. Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood (Power of the Dog), Alexandre Desplat (The French Dispatch), Germaine Franco (Encanto), and Alberto Iglesias (Parallel Mothers) were also nominated. Lady Gaga was nominated for Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture: Drama for her portrayal of Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci, but lost to Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos). Alana Haim ...
Kendrick Lamar’s ‘good kid, m.A.A.d city’ Is 2021’s Highest-Selling Rap Vinyl Album
Kendrick Lamar‘s good kid, m.A.A.d city was named the highest-selling rap vinyl album of 2021 despite being released almost a decade ago. According to stats shared by Billboard, K-Dot’s sophomore studio effort sold a total of 194,000 vinyl copies last year, becoming the 10th highest-selling vinyl album overall in addition to being the highest-selling rap album on vinyl of the year. Other titles in the top 10 include Adele’s 30, which sold 318,000 copies, Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever, which sold 252,000 copies and the Beatles’ Abbey Road, which sold 201,000 copies. Lamar’s longtime producer Sounwave recently teased that he has new music on the way, and many fans think that it could be the DAMN. followup. The Compton artist’s forthcoming album will be his last with Top Dawg Entertainmen...
John Stamos Reacts to Bob Saget’s Death: “I Am Broken. I Am Gutted.”
On Sunday, Bob Saget was found dead inside of an Orlando, Florida hotel room at the age of 65. News of Saget’s passing was met with an outpouring of tribute posts from the entertainment world. “I am broken. I am gutted,” tweeted Saget’s Full House co-star John Stamos. “I am in complete and utter shock. I will never ever have another friend like him. I love you so much Bobby.” “Bob Saget was as lovely a human as he was funny. And to my mind, he was hilarious. We were close friends and I could not have loved him more,” wrote legendary TV writer and producer Norman Lear. Advertisement Related Video “I’m so shocked at @bobsaget’s passing,” added Joel McHale. “One of the most kind & thoughtful people I’ve ever come across & he just happened to be one of the funniest on the planet. I wil...
Golden Globes 2022 Winners: The Power of the Dog, West Side Story, Succession Take Top Prizes
The 2022 Golden Globes represented a truly unprecedented moment for the 78-year-old awards ceremony — for one thing, there wasn’t a public ceremony. Instead, in the middle of both a rising Omicron wave and an ongoing existential crisis, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced last Thursday that it would announce this year’s winners via social media on the designated night, during a private event. Thus, with pretty much the opposite of fanfare, The Power of the Dog (Drama) and West Side Story (Comedy/Musical) were named the best films of 2021 by HFPA members. On the TV side, Succession, HBO Max’s Hacks, and Amazon Prime’s The Underground Railroad were recognized as last year’s outstanding drama, comedy, and limited series. Jane Campion also won best director for The Power of ...
‘Baki: King of Souls’ Mobile Game is Coming This Year
For fans of the Baki anime, the hit series on Netflix is now set to receive a mobile game. Titled Baki: King of Souls, the upcoming title serves to celebrate the 30th-anniversary of Keisuke Itagaki‘s franchise. Releasing later this year, the mobile game will be a “hand-to-hand combat RPG” centered around Baki Hanma and other characters found in the Baki manga/anime. The game will be free to play with optional in-game purchases available. Baki: King of Souls will be available on both Apple iOS and Android devices. Check out the announcement video above and head over to the official Baki: King of Souls Twitter account for more information. In case you missed it, BAIT and Good Smile Company come together for a V.S.O.F. Mazinger Z figure. Read Full Article
Woodstock Co-Creator Michael Lang Dead at 77 Years Old
1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair co-creator Michael Lang has died. He was 77 years old. The news was confirmed by Lang family spokesperson Michael Pagnotta, who confirmed that the industry icon had non-Hodgkin lymphoma and died on January 9 at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. “He was absolutely an historic figure, and also a great guy,” Pagnotta said. “Both of those thing go hand in hand.” Lang co-created the famed Woodstock festival alongside Artie Kornfeld, and the late organizer attempted to celebrate Woodstock’s 50th anniversary in 2019. However, recurring issues such as permits, artist cancellations and production problems forced Lang to officially cancel the event. Read Full Article
Cardi B and Kanye West Reportedly Filmed a Music Video in a Balenciaga Store
Kanye West seems to continue to further cement his relationship with Balenciaga. Following the news of YEEZY GAP’s announcement “ENGINEERED BY BALENCIAGA”, Ye has been spotted shutting down a Balenciaga store in Miami with fellow rapper, Cardi B. Cardi B was announced as the face of Balenciaga in September 2020 and has since grew her relationship with the brand. The two Balenciaga ambassadors were recently seen together in the same store, seemingly teaming up to shoot a music video. It is currently unknown if the project is for one of Kanye’s new hits or a new project from the “WAP” rapper, though she has recently alluded to dropping a new album in 2022. The sighting also comes days after Ye shut down the same store for a shopping spree with fellow hip-hop star Future. It comes as no surpr...
NITA STRAUSS Says Some Of The Collaborations On Her Upcoming Album Will ‘Really Surprise’ Fans
Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, spoke to “Heather & Wickett” of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 about the progress of the writing and recording sessions for her follow-up to 2018’s “Controlled Chaos” solo debut. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It’s really cool for me to step out of what I was comfortable doing as a guitar player. I was really happily in this instrumental guitar role and I sort of just got pushed into the deep end of the pool kicking and screaming. And we couldn’t be happier. The song with David Draiman [DISTURBED] is everything that we could have hoped for. We are, I believe, currently the highest-charting single by a female solo artist ever at ...
GENE SIMMONS On MARVEL COMICS Legend STAN LEE: He Will Be ‘Forever Loved And Missed’
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has paid tribute to Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, saying he will be “forever loved and missed”. On Friday (January 7), Simmons took to his Twitter to share a photo him with Lee, and he included the following message: “I miss Stan Lee. We would meet over the years and talk about life and comics. I’ve always been a fanboy and used to torture Stan‘s Sec’y Flo Steinberg to let me speak to Stan…Stan sent me this before he sadly passed, in his handwriting! Forever loved and missed!” Lee died on November 12, 2018 at the age of 95 after being rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. According to The Pulse Of Radio, Lee was born as Stanley Lieber in Manhattan on December 28, 1922. He went to work as a teenage...
SCORPIONS Tease Music Video For Next Single, ‘Rock Believer’
SCORPIONS have shared a teaser for the official music video for their next single, “Rock Believer”. The full track will be released on Thursday, January 13 at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET, with the music video to follow on January 18. The single’s cover art was designed by Klaus Voormann and can be found below. “Rock Believer” is the title track of SCORPIONS‘ 19th studio album, which will be released on February 25. Two months ago, SCORPIONS released the official music video for “Rock Believer”‘s first single, “Peacemaker”. The track features music courtesy of guitarist Rudolf Schenker and bassist Pawel Maciwoda and lyrics by singer Klaus Meine. Asked in a recent interview with Chile’s Radio Futuro what fans can expect...
