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Lights All Night Organizers Cancel Minneapolis NYE Festival
The Minneapolis edition of the popular electronic music festival Lights All Night has been canceled just two days before the event was scheduled to begin. Prior to its cancellation, the two-day fest was planning to host performances from ZHU, Jauz, ATLiens, Doctor P, FuntCase, Vampa, Feed Me, Wreckno, and more. Organizers to took to social media to share a statement informing fans of the news. “Out of concern for our fans, artists, employees, and local communities, we are sad to announce Lights All Night Minneapolis will not be held this year,” the statement reads. While the pandemic was not overtly mentioned in the statement, prospective attendees can read between the lines as cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus rise rapidly around the world. However, the Dall...
Ex-WHITE LION Singer MIKE TRAMP To Release ‘You Only Get To Do It Once’ Single
Former WHITE LION frontman Mike Tramp will release a new single, “You Only Get To Do It Once”, on January 7. It is described in a press release as “an honest, stripped-down rock song with all elements that make Tramp such a recognized and loved artist — an autobiographic reflection with a disarming chord progression and a melody that will haunt you for days.” Tramp stated about the track: “It seems that all I do these days, is look in the review mirror to see where I’ve been and what I’ve done. When time almost stand still, compared to how it used to move too fast. I now look for things that made me happy and the reason why they did. Being a totally nostalgia freak and one who doesn’t want to let go of the good times and the real times, when ...
MÖTÖRHEAD Road Crew Pays Tribute To LEMMY With Fresh Tattoos
MÖTÖRHEAD‘s longtime tour manager Eddie Rocha and production assistant Emma Cederblad recently paid tribute to the band’s iconic leader Ian Fraser “Lemmy” Kilmister by getting MÖTÖRHEAD tattoos on their legs. A short video documenting the process — during which tattoo artist Stina Nyman of Eyescreamtattoo.com apparently blended some of Lemmy‘s ashes with the tattoo ink — can be seen below. A number of Lemmy‘s close personal friends and associates received bullet casings filled with his ashes after his death, including JUDAS PRIEST‘s Rob Halford, UGLY KID JOE singer Whitfield Crane and Doro Pesch. Lemmy died exactly six years ago — on December 28, 2015 — at the age of 70 shortly after learning he had been diagnosed with cancer. He had dealt with sev...
Ex-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Bassist MATT SNELL Joins KILL DEVIL HILL
In a new interview with Bass Musician Magazine, former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Matt Snell discussed his involvement in KILL DEVIL HILL, the band that once featured former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown and legendary drummer Vinny Appice. “We did a record during 2020. And it’s done,” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “There’s a couple of little tweaks left, so we’re working on the release plan for that. [Producer] Chris Collier actually did that record. He got a little bit busy doing the [new] KORN record, so we got put back for a couple of weeks, but he’s finishing it up right now. So the record is amazing; it sounds actually fantastic. I’m super excited about it.” Regarding how he came to play bass for KILL DEVIL HILL, M...
Agma – WOMBBATH
RATING: 9/10 It may only be those who sleep with an HM-2 pedal under their pillow who noticed, but WOMBBATH delivered one of the all-time great comeback records with “Downfall Rising” in 2015. A mere six years later, the Swedish death metal veterans are delivering their fifth post-return full-length, and it is by far the most ambitious and adventurous record to ever bear the band’s name. Given that they released two albums in 2020 (“Choirs of the Fallen” and “Tales of Madness”), it seems that WOMBBATH have hit a rich vein of inspiration and are now going for broke, both in terms of quality and quantity. That rare beast, the death metal double album, “Agma” is no old-school nostalgia-fest, instead, this is what happens when a classic sou...
New Details Surrounding DMX’s Unreleased Gospel Album Has Surfaced
In 2008, DMX recorded a gospel album that was never released as the late rapper intended. The double album, titled Walk With Me Now And You’ll Fly With Me Later, was recorded in the late 2000s when DMX was living in Arizona. While the mixtape was never released, half of the record was supposed to feature hip-hop tracks while the other would be made up of gospel titles. Rolling Stone recently reported that the majority of the gospel songs on the album were actually recorded in one night. Producer Divine Bars told the publication that it was difficult trying to get DMX to record the album. Instead, DMX would go to the bathroom and smoke crack before getting Gallo to play the late rapper a beat. He was then able to immediately write the song in one take before repeating the process again. In ...
Don McLean Is Open to Collaborating With Taylor Swift: ‘Anything Is Possible’
What’s better than one “major rock and roll force of nature”? How about two! Don McLean is still showing Taylor Swift love after her 10-minute, 13-second version of “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” became the longest ever No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 song in terms of its run time, dethroning McLean’s 8-minute, 37-second smash from 1971 “American Pie (Parts 1 & 11).” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In a new interview with People, the 76-year-old singer-songwriter contemplated on the idea of them coming together on a track. “Anything is possible, if it’s done the right way,” he told the publication. “I’m always interested in doing anything.” He clearly doesn’t view the pop superstar who broke his half-century record as an opponent, but as a ...
Weekly U.S. Vinyl Album Sales Break Modern-Era Record, Fueled by Holiday Shopping
Weekly U.S. vinyl album sales hit a modern-era record high, as 2.11 million vinyl albums were sold in the week ending Dec. 23 according to MRC Data. It’s the single-largest sales week for vinyl albums since MRC Data began tracking music sales in 1991. It’s the first time that weekly vinyl album sales have exceeded 2 million in the MRC Data era. The previous single-week high, since 1991, came a year ago, when 1.84 million vinyl LPs were sold in the week ending Dec. 24, 2020. Vinyl LP sales surged in the week ending Dec. 23 – by 45% compared to the previous week (1.46 million) – fueled by holiday shopping leading up to Christmas Day on Dec. 25. The top-selling vinyl album in the week ending Dec. 23 was Adele’s 30, with 59,000 copies sold. It ranks at No. 1 on Billboard’s weekly Vinyl Albums ...
Ozzy Osbourne Announces CryptoBatz NFT Collection: Details
Ozzy Osbourne is the latest musician to try their hand at NFTs. On Monday (Dec. 27), the Prince of Darkness revealed on Instagram that he’s releasing CryptoBatz, his very first collection of non-fungible tokens. “I’m launching a f–king NFT project. 9,666 unique bats designed by yours truly,” Osbourne wrote in his post, along with a sneak preview of two bats — a traditional black bat with the 73-year-old’s signature circular tinted sunglasses as well as a hot pink bat smiling without teeth. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “I’ve been trying to get in on the NFT action for a while so when I asked Sharon for a Bored Ape for Christmas after several failed attempts of buying my own, and she said no, so I decided to create my own,” Osbourne said in a press release. “CryptoBatz is a f–k...
Kane Brown Teases New Song ‘Whiskey Sour’ in a Home Video: Watch
Kane Brown has new music on the way in 2022, and the singer-songwriter gave fans an early listen to a new song, “Whiskey Sour,” which will release Jan. 14. “I love getting to sing other people’s stories!” Brown captioned an Instagram video of himself singing the new track on Dec. 26. Explore Explore Kane Brown See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The ballad marks one of Brown’s more traditional country-sounding releases, highlighting his smooth baritone over sparse, acoustic guitars. Meanwhile, the lyrics center on a story of a romance gone wrong. While the first verse focuses on two young lovers hopeful about their future together, that relationship quickly fizzles, with Brown singing, “It only took a month or so to be someone you used to know.” Longtime f...
‘Squid Game’ Creator is Already Talking to Netflix About Season 3
According to reports, we could be seeing a whole lot of Squid Game in the next few years. Initially, seemingly not open to the idea of a second season, the hit Korean Netflix show’s creator Hwang Dong-Hyuk slowly warmed to the idea of Season 2 but now it seems that fans can expect another installment to follow. Speaking to Korean broadcaster KBS, Hwang said “I’m in talks with Netflix over Season 2 as well as Season 3.” Adding noting that news regarding the future of the show should be coming soon. “We will come to a conclusion any time soon.” Sharing his changed outlook on Season 2 of Squid Game, Hwang Dong-Hyuk said “We are aware that everyone is waiting [for the next season to come out] so we’re all trying to think positively about the creation of the next season.” Stay tuned for more in...
Marvel Reveals Synopsis for ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’
Following the massive success of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Marvel Studios dropped the first trailer for Benedict Cumberbatch‘s next appearance in the MCU in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness just a week ago, and now the studio has finally released the upcoming film’s official synopsis. Following on from the events of both WandaVision and No Way Home, the second Doctor Strange installment will see the epic sorcerer join forces with the Scarlet Witch and his old partner Wong to confront enemies converging from all across the multiverse. As a translated version of the Japanese synopsis reads: “The door of the multiverse, full of mystery and madness, opens. Now that Iron Man and Captain America have left after a fierce battle in Avengers: Endgame, former ...
