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Elton John Subjects Us to Horrible Flashbacks with “The Ultimate Zoom”: Watch
Winter… Zoom parties… new COVID-19 variant… Sounding familiar? Believe it or not, we’ve entered a disturbing era in which artists can say they’ve “reunited” with their lockdown collaborators, and Elton John certainly isn’t counting himself out from the quarantined festivities. The iconic musician has rounded up the cast of his recent album, The Lockdown Sessions, for a playful (albeit dismal) clip titled “The Ultimate Zoom Call.” John simply does not care that you’ve had enough Zoom gatherings, which is why he’s corralled the likes of Stevie Nicks, Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa, Lil Nas X, and many more to subject you to the harrowing reminder that we are coming up on the second anniversary of this shit. Eddie Vedder, Stevie Wonder, Young Thug, Damon Albarn, and Nicki Minaj were also among the est...
Keanu Reeves Confirms He Has Met With Marvel Boss Kevin Feige
Keanu Reeves has confirmed that he’s currently in talks with Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige to potentially join the MCU. During an interview to promote the upcoming release of The Matrix Resurrections, the John Wick actor revealed that there are ongoing discussions with Marvel regarding his participation within the cinematic universe, potentially bringing him into yet another franchise with his co-star Carrie-Anne Moss, who has featured in the Netflix series Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and the ensemble season The Defenders. “We have met, and [Kevin Feige]‘s a cool cat,” Reeves reveals. “Yeah. But no, we don’t have anything, gotta find something.” Unfortunately, for the time being, it seems there aren’t any particular roles fit for the actor to make his deb...
‘My Hero Academia’ Creator Says Manga Will End Soon
During the recent Jump Festa event at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi revealed that the beloved manga is nearing its end. In an official statement, Horikoshi said, “If things progress smoothly, the original My Hero Academia [manga] will reach its goal, for instance, in just about a year.” Adding that he isn’t sure that the ending would meet fan expectations, but he has every intention of writing and drawing the final arc to please his audience. Though Horikoshi did reveal a chance that manga could keep going, “If things do not go smoothly, I think at next year’s Jump Festa, I’ll have [Deku voice actor] Mr. Yamashita read the same statement.” Originally serialized in Shueisha‘s Weekly Shōnen Jump back in 2014, My Hero Academia has skyrocketed one of ...
SPIN Presents Lipps Service With Daniel Kohn
The new episode of Lipps Service is a bit different than usual. Host Scott Lipps spoke with SPIN’s editorial director Daniel Kohn. The two went over their respective best albums of 2021. The two also looked back at 2021 in the music and what’s to come in 2022. Kohn and Lipps have vastly different music tastes, but they did agree on one thing: Turnstile had one of the best albums of 2021. Since it began in 2018, the acclaimed podcast has featured many of the biggest voices and personalities in music, including exclusive interviews with Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis, David Lee Roth, Shepard Fairey, Courtney Love, Dove Cameron, Mick Fleetwood, Nikki Sixx, Perry Farrell and many, many more. On the previous episode of Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps spoke with rising rockers Palay...
The Dark Legacy of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’
I have as much affinity for the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” as the next Gen-Xer. I know I’m not alone in the nostalgic resonance of the echoing, opening chimes, which will forever harken back to the rush of the first view of the video, the slow-motion assembly of some of our favorite artists—Sting, Bono, George Michael, Boy George, Phil Collins, and more—all coming together under the name of Band Aid, just in this precious first moment, for a greater cause. It was 1984. We were told we, the listener, had the power to help the starving people of Ethiopia. All we had to do was purchase “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” The single went straight to No. 1 in the U.K., where it stayed for five weeks. Band Aid sparked 1985’s Live Aid, the most successful fundraising concerts ever (there were...
French Montana “Touch The Sky,” Jhene Aiko “Wrap Me Up” & More | Daily Visuals 12.20.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Ever since getting slandered on social media, French Montana has been a man on a mission and dropping visuals like they hot to prove he’s got enough work to keep his name ringing bells out in these streets. This time around the Bronx rapper comes through with some new visuals to “Touch The Sky” where he goes from rapping while laid up on a hospital bed to rhyming on the streets decked out in a suit and tie. Keeping things classy for the hood. Speaking of keeping things classy, Jhené Aiko does just that as he sings her heart out with a band in tow as she gets into the Christmas spirit for her clip to “Wrap Me Up.” Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from Hotboii featuring Kodak Black, Hoodrich Pab...
ORIANTHI To Film Concert DVD In Los Angeles
Australian musician, singer and songwriter Orianthi will film a concert DVD on January 8, 2022 at the Bourbon Room in Los Angeles. The set will be released at a later date via Frontiers Music Srl. Orianthi announced the DVD filming in a video message on social media. She said: “We’re shooting a live DVD at the Bourbon Room here in L.A. So if you guys are in town, come on by. You’ll be on the DVD, ’cause we’re shooting the crowd too. It’ll be so much fun playing brand new tracks with my band… Buy tickets now if you wanna be part of it. The Bourbon Room here in L.A. Shooting a DVD for Frontiers Records. So it’s gonna be fun.” Orianthi‘s first new studio album in seven years and her first new music as a solo artist in six years, “O&#...
Signed OZZY OSBOURNE Coat Among Items Added To JULIEN’S AUCTIONS’ ‘MusiCares Charity Relief Auction’
Julien’s Auctions has announced additional marquee items added to the celebrity lineup of instruments, memorabilia, wardrobe, artwork, and more to be sold at MusiCares Charity Relief Auction taking place live in Beverly Hills and online at juliensauctions.com on Sunday, January 30, 2022. This official Grammy Week event precedes the 64th annual Grammy Awards telecast. Proceeds will benefit MusiCares, the leading music industry charity, which provides the music community a support system of health and human services across a spectrum of need including physical and mental health, addiction recovery, unforeseen personal emergencies and disaster relief. Headed to the auction is a Keith Richards signed Gibson ES-335 in Ebony that includes a one-of-a-kind four second video authenticating hi...
KISS’s TOMMY THAYER: ‘My Legacy Will Be A Guy Who Came In, Worked Hard, And Was The Glue That Kept The Band Together’
In a new interview with Guitar World, KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer was asked what he thinks his legacy will be with KISS. He responded: “I don’t know if many people realize this, but I’ve been the lead guitarist in KISS longer than any other KISS guitar player. But I will always be known as ‘the new guy’ though — no matter what happens. I’m ‘the Ronnie Wood‘ of KISS. “My legacy will be a guy who came in, worked hard, and was the glue that kept the band together for a long period of time,” he continued. “I think the kind of character and personality that I have is that of a team player and somebody who can bring people together and bind things together. “And I think the reason that we’ve done so well and so consist...
NEW FOUND GLORY’s CHAD GILBERT Undergoes Surgery To Remove Tumor Of Adrenal Gland
Guitarist Chad Gilbert of the long-running pop-punk band NEW FOUND GLORY has been diagnosed with pheochromocytoma, a rare type of tumor that develops in the adrenal glands, small glands on the top of the kidneys. A week after his diagnosis, the 40-year-old musician underwent successful surgery to remove the tumor and has since credited his wife and the hospital staff with saving his life. Gilbert, who co-founded NEW FOUND GLORY in 1997, detailed his ordeal in an Instagram post which included a post-operation photo of him lying apparently sedated in his hospital bed. He wrote: “For the last 14 days I’ve been living in the hospital having cancer removed. Here’s the timeline of my unexpected journey: “On December 5th, my wife found me unresponsive in bed. I’d bee...
Police Reviewing Video in Drakeo the Ruler Stabbing, Mom Plans to Sue Over Killing
Los Angles police detectives are reviewing video and security footage from the Dec. 18 Once Upon a Time in L.A. festival in an effort to identify the person who fatally stabbed Drakeo the Ruler backstage as the late rapper’s mother vows to sue over her son’s killing. Explore See latest videos, charts and news According to the Los Angeles Times, an unnamed person with direct knowledge of the incident told the paper that Drakeo (born Darrell Caldwell) was attacked by a group of people, with several videos emerging after the incident; it was unclear at press time if any of the clips captured the stabbing. While authorities have not released many details about their investigation, sources told the Times that there were many people backstage when the attack took place. Drakeo, 28, was slated to...
Billy Corgan Mourns Father’s Passing, Plays Holiday Show With Family as Tribute
Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan paid homage to his late father, William Dale Corgan Sr., over the weekend following the elder Corgan’s death from a heart attack. In a Twitter tribute video, the singer said his father, 74, had had a host of health issues over the past few years and his death was not “wholly unexpected,” but still came suddenly on Friday. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “And then to make matters even crazier, he was pronounced dead in his home and they were able to revive him, and so for a short period of time he was alive and there was faint hope that he was going to pull through it and of course we were all laughing saying, ‘of course he’s gonna live’ cuz that’s who he is,” Corgan said. Corgan Sr., however, did not survive, passing away in a helicopter on ...
