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J. Cole Reveals He Told Dr. Dre to Sign Kendrick Lamar
In a recent Nardwuar interview, J. Cole revealed that he told Dr. Dre to sign Kendrick Lamar. “The Human Serviette” caught up with Cole at Day N Vegas earlier this year for an in-depth chat. Surprising the Fayetteville rapper, Nardwuar asked if J. Cole was the person that told Dr. Dre about K. Dot. “Who told you that? Who gave you that piece of information?” J. Cole said. “…The answer is, yes. I did. I’m not gonna say I was the first to tell him […] I was like, ‘Yo, you gotta sign this kid from Compton.” Although Cole and Dre did talk about Kendrick during sessions on Detox, a member of Dre’s team already had an eye on the now-iconic rapper that signed to Aftermath back in 2013. Nardwuar then asked J. Cole if he wanted to sign Kendrick Lamar if he knew about him during the early stag...
Tom Holland Responds to Martin Scorsese’s Criticism of Superhero Films
Back in 2019, Martin Scorsese sent waves through the entertainment world by sharing his criticism of superhero films. The acclaimed director shared his dislike of Marvel Studios films in particular, calling them “not cinema” and referring to them as theme park rides. Though Scorsese did admit that the blockbuster hits are “well made.” During a recent interview, Spider-Man: No Way Home star Tom Holland responded to Martin Scorsese’s criticism and discussed the idea of his film potentially receiving Oscar nominations. “You can ask [Martin] Scorsese ‘Would you want to make a Marvel movie?’ But he doesn’t know what it’s like because he’s never made one,” said Holland. “I’ve made Marvel movies and I’ve also made movies that have been in the conversation in the world of the Oscars, and the only ...
How to Watch ‘Elf’ Online
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear — and watching Elf on repeat all season long. For those looking to watch the 2003 holiday classic, which finds Buddy the Elf (Will Ferrell) in search of his real father in New York City after he was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. [embedded content] Elf is available to watch on HBO Max, which you can sign up for here. The streaming service recently lowered its monthly subscription prices so you can watch Elf on HBO Max starting at just $9.99 a month here. Sign up for HBO Max once and you can watch Elf&n...
LEMMY Mural Appears On Spanish Street
According to Metal Journal, a small mural of iconic MÖTÖRHEAD leader Ian Fraser “Lemmy” Kilmister recently appeared on a street in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. The identity of the artist is unknown at the moment, but the mural can be found on Iturribide, a well-known street to all the heavy metal fans in Bilbao since some of the most popular heavy metal pubs have been located there since the Eighties. Lemmy died in December 2015 at the age of 70 shortly after learning he had been diagnosed with cancer. He had dealt with several health issues over the last few years of his life, including heart trouble, forcing him to cut back on his famous smoking habits. MOTÖRHEAD had to cancel a number of shows in 2015 because of Lemmy‘s poor health, although the band did manage to co...
Neil Young Drops Surprise Album for Christmas
If all you wanted for Christmas was a new Neil Young album, then you’re in luck. The legendary singer-songwriter has gifted fans with Summer Songs, a previously unreleased album from 1987. You can listen to it now via Neil Young Archives. “Happy Holidays everyone! I think you will enjoy this very cool recording – lost for years, but not forgotten. Now a gift,” Young wrote in a note accompanying the album’s release. The eight-song Summer Songs was originally tracked at Broken Arrow Ranch in Redwood City, California, with Young playing all of the instruments. Though the album was never released, several of the songs later appeared on records such as Freedom, American Dream, Psychedelic Pill, and Harvest Moon. However, “the words of these originals are significantly different from their subse...
Donald Glover Unveils Trailer for Atlanta’s Long-Awaited Third Season: Watch
Donald Glover has revealed the first full-length trailer for Atlanta’s long-awaited third season. Watch it below. As revealed earlier this week, Season 3 of FX’s award-winning dramedy starring Donald Glover, Lakeith Stanfield, Zazie Beetz, and Brian Tyree Henry will arrive March 24th — three years after it was originally slated to premiere in 2019 (it was ultimately delayed due to the pandemic). As fans will remember, Season 2 left off with Tracy (Khris Davis) showing up at “Paper Boi”‘s (Henry) apartment, not realizing the rising rapper had already left on his European tour. (We’d say “spoiler alert, but it’s been, you know, nearly four years…) Per to a logline provided by FX, Season 3 finds “Paper Boi,” Earn (Glover), Darius (Stanfield), and Van (Beetz) in the midst of the aforementioned...
Frank Ocean Premieres New Nine-Minute Song: Stream
On Christmas, Frank Ocean returned with a new episode of blonded RADIO, and with it came the premiere of a brand new song from the R&B crooner. In introducing the song, Ocean said it was inspired by a conversation he had with Wim “The Iceman” Hof, a Dutch extreme athlete and motivational speaker who specializes in cold therapy and breathing techniques. As Ocean explained, he spoke to Hof about “the purpose of grief” in the wake of the passing of his brother, Ryan Breaux, last year. “We spoke for a while about his work, the purpose of grief, and how going into the cold water changed his life,” Ocean wrote on Instagram. “It reminded me of conversations in the studio with players I know. Freewheeling, psychedelic, emotionally charged, intelligent, and generous.” Advertisement Related Vide...
Bad Bunny Teams Up With ‘The Simpsons’ for “Te Deseo Lo Mejor” Music Video
Bad Bunny has enlisted the Simpsons family for his “Te Deseo Lo Mejor” music video. Directed by David Silverman, who has also directed multiple episodes of the animated series, the music video begins with Marge kicking Homer out of the family home after he misses dinner. Throughout the visual, Bad Bunny appears in the form of a classic Simpsons-style character to sing to Homer. First, he shows up in the living room as Homer watches one of his performances. Then, the Puerto Rican rapper sings to Homer from inside an otherwise empty bar. At last, Bad Bunny brings the quarreling couple on stage at one of his concerts to lend a hand in their reconciliation. “Te Deseo Lo Mejor,” which translates to “I Wish You the Best,” comes off of the rapper’s third solo studio album El Último Tour Del Mundo...
Listen To DREAM THEATER’s Cover Of Holiday Classic ‘O Holy Night’
DREAM THEATER‘s official YouTube channel has uploaded the band’s cover of the holiday classic “O Holy Night”. The track was recorded during a soundcheck at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon on June 9, 1993 and was released three years later on a very rare fan-club-only Christmas CD. Last year, DREAM THEATER released a medley of holiday classics called “The Holiday Spirit Carries On”. The proceeds of the song, which was made available via Bandcamp, went to support the band’s road crew which was unable to work in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. DREAM THEATER‘s latest LP, “A View From The Top Of The World”, came out in October. It was produced by guitarist John Petrucci, with engineering and additional production by Jame...
DAVID DRAIMAN On DISTURBED’s New Music: ‘We Really Wanted To Go Back To Where We Came From’
At last month’s Welcome To Rockville festival in Daytona Beach, Florida, DISTURBED frontman David Draiman spoke to SiriusXM‘s Shannon Gunz about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band’s follow-up to 2018’s “Evolution” album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “This past week has just been amazing for the DISTURBED camp — like, amazing for the DISTURBED camp. We have been writing, and it is sick — it is absolutely sick. It is old-school DISTURBED. It’s groove, it’s power, it’s ferocity, it’s polysyncopation — it’s all those things that people have known us for since day one. We really wanted to go back to where we came from — our meat and potatoes, so to speak. We came up with six new song idea...
JOHN CORABI Doesn’t Know If Songs He Recorded With MICK MARS Will Make It To MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist’s Solo Album
Former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi says that he doesn’t know if the songs he recorded with Mick Mars five years ago will make it to the MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars‘s highly anticipated debut solo album. Back in 2016, Mars released snippets of two solo songs, apparently called “Gimme Blood” and “Shake The Cage”. The tracks, which were recorded at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, where Mars has lived for about eight years, featured Corabi, who appeared on CRÜE‘s 1994 self-titled album. Corabi later said that he didn’t contribute to the writing process for the two songs, but that he was open to collaborating with Mars on some brand new material. During a December 22 Facebook Live session, Corabi was asked about the fate of the material he r...
TIM ‘RIPPER’ OWENS Reflects On His Split With ICED EARTH: My Manager WENDY DIO Kept Saying, ‘Get Out Of This Thing’
In a recent interview with Metal Mythos Aftershock, singer Tim “Ripper” Owens, who joined ICED EARTH in 2003 and stayed in the band for four years before being fired in December 2007, reflected on his split with the Jon Schaffer-led outfit. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It wasn’t a very good parting. I was leaving to go to [Jon‘s] house to record a new record. And I walked back into my house to grab something and I got an e-mail and I looked at it and it said, ‘Brothers and sisters… You’re fired,’ or whatever. It’s the same e-mail he sent Blabbermouth at the same time. And it wasn’t a good falling out. It was two weeks before Christmas. It wasn’t good.” Owens continued: “Two weeks before that, [J...
