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Watch Metallica Play ‘Fixxxer’ Live For the First Time During Career-Spanning 40th Anniversary Show
Last night, Metallica played their first of two 40th anniversary shows at San Francisco’s Chase Center. The career-spanning set saw the metal icons perform at least one song off each of their 10 studio albums, plus tracks off their live album S&M and covers album Garage Inc. [embedded content][embedded content] They kicked off the show with Kill ‘Em All opener “Hit the Lights” and went on to play staples like “Creeping Death,” “One,” “Nothing Else Matters” and “Sad but True.” But the setlist wasn’t only hits. Metallica also treated fans to deep cuts, playing “Trapped Under Ice” for the first time since 2012 and live-debuting the eight-minute Reload track “Fixxxer.” [embedded content][embedded content] A few songs in, frontman James Hetfield thanked fans for sticking with th...
Waxahatchee Announces El Deafo Soundtrack, Shares New Song “Tomorrow”: Listen
Waxahatchee has shared a new song called “Tomorrow.” The single will appear on her original soundtrack to the animated series El Deafo, which premieres January 7 on Apple TV+. Listen to “Tomorrow” below. El Deafo is based on Cece Bell’s best-selling children’s book of the same name. The story follows a character named Cece, who must learn to navigate life after she loses her hearing. To do so, she creates an alter ego named El Deafo to face new challenges. “I’m so happy to finally announce an amazing project I had the honor of being a part of,” Waxahatchee mastermind Katie Crutchfield said in press materials. “Last year I wrote some original music for a new show on Apple TV+ called El Deafo, based on the book of the same name by a true hero, Cece Bell. Myself along with Rob Barbato spent a...
Megan Thee Stallion To ‘Body’ Netflix With New Exclusive First-Look Deal
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Megan Thee Stallion might be going through it a little with media outlets and bloggers playing in her face about allegedly being shot by Tory Lanez, but the drama clearly ain’t stopping her success or her bag as the “Thot Sh*t” rapper is bringing her “Hot Girl Summer” energy to Netflix with an exclusive first-look deal she signed with the streaming giant. According to HuffPost, Megan will serve as creator and executive producer for multiple series and other projects with the network as part of the deal. Related Stories “I’ve always had a passion for telling creative and entertaining stories, so I’m thrilled about this partnership with Netflix,” the “Body”fem-cee said in a statement posted to Netflix’s Twitter account. “Vent...
Tyler The Creator’s Golf le Fleur* Luggage Is Handmade By Globe-Trotter And Cost A Grip
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Adriana M. Barraza/WENN / WENN Whether you like his style or not, Tyler, The Creator’s eye for quality can’t be denied. His preference in suitcases isn’t cheap and we finally find out why. As spotted on Complex the Odd Future front man has been sporting luggage in conjunction with his critically acclaimed effort Call Me If You Get Lost. But the pieces he has been spotted with on several red carpets are far from your average carries. Each of the cases are handmade by Globe-Trotter. For those not in the know the British manufacturer of luxury luggage patented the use of vulcanized fiberboard in their suitcases, a material consisting of paper, cotton and wood pulp. Apparently Tyler had long been a fan of their signature line and incorporated those ...
UTFO Rapper Kangol Passes Away, Twitter Salutes The Legend
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Derrick Salters/WENN.com / WENN Rapper and Hip-Hp pioneer Kangol Kid, born Shaun Shiller Fequiere, of UTFO fame has passed away. He was 55 years old. Early reports say Kangol passed away early Saturday morning (Dec. 18). Kangol had been bravely battling colon cancer, after being diagnosed about a year ago, and recently was paid a visit by LL Cool J in the hospital. As a member of UTFO (short for Untouchable Force Organization), which included the Educated Rapper, Doctor Ice, and Mix Master Ice, the quarter enjoyed early success, most known for their 1984 hit “Roxanne Roxanne,” which inspired a gang of answer records. Kangol’s UTFO groupmate Educated Rapper passed away in 2017. Hip-Hop heads who know their history, along with fellow legends including...
Vice President Kamala Harris Neatly Packed Up Charlamagne tha God, Twitter Reacts
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty The administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris is currently doing its best to advance promised policies even as tensions grow between their side and members of their own party. Charlamagne tha God pushed Vice President Harris on a question of who is actually running the country, which sparked a moment that has Twitter talking. During an airing of Tha God’s Honest Truth, Charlamagne asked Harris a rather pointed question. “Who’s the real president of this country?” Charlamagne said. “Is it Joe Manchin or Joe Biden?” The question made Harris sit straight up and look directly to the camera to give Charlamagne a read that he probably wasn’t expecting on national television. Come on, Charlamagne, it’s ...
ILLENIUM Announces Massive Two-Night Run at the Gorge In 2022
In the wake of the Grammy nomination for his remarkable Fallen Embers album, ILLENIUM is rising the ranks to command the biggest stages in dance music. This year, ILLENIUM has successfully fielded a series of performance firsts, from performing his “Trilogy” show for a packed out audience at Allegiant Stadium to leading his own debut destination festival in Cancún, Ember Shores. Fans also showed up in force for the “First Time” producer as he took on an impressive three-show run at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver. With that said, perhaps its no surprise that a pair of back-to-back shows at the Gorge is the next thing on the producer’s radar. Taking to Twitter, ILLENIUM announced the shows are slated for late May. While tickets won’t eve...
Tomorrowland Wins Key Permit to Expand to Three Weekends In 2022: Report
Tomorrowland has received the regulatory green light to go bigger and better than ever in 2022. Following two consecutive pandemic-induced cancellations in 2020 and 2021, Tomorrowland made their eagerness to make up for lost time clear as they immediately sought approval to expand to three weekends during the upcoming 2022 festival season. Belgian regulators have since decided favorably on the request as Tomorrowland has now reportedly received a permit from the province of Antwerp to move forward with their plans for expansion. “We are of course very happy with this,” said Tomorrowland spokesperson Debby Wilmsen, per Knack Focus. “We can now get to work preparing three weekends. They will all fall in July. We will work in the same way as with two editions̷...
KIRK HAMMETT And ROBERT TRUJILLO Play Late-Night Set Of Covers Following METALLICA’s 40th-Anniversary Concert (Video)
After METALLICA finished its first 40th-anniversary concert at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California Friday night (December 17), guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo cut across town to the legendary Fillmore where they performed a late-night set of cover tunes with THE WEDDING BAND. In addition to Hammett and Trujillo, THE WEDDING BAND‘s lineup for last night’s show included their good friends Whitfield Crane (UGLY KID JOE), Mark Osegueda (DEATH ANGEL), Jon Theodore (THE MARS VOLTA, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) and Doc Coyle (BAD WOLVES, GOD FORBID). Kirk told Cosmo Music about THE WEDDING BAND: “It’s just really fun jamming with these guys. It’s something different. For Rob and I, it’s cool, because we get to indulge our love of funk a...
QUEEN’s BRIAN MAY Tests Positive For COVID-19: ‘The Shocking Day Finally Came For Me’
QUEEN guitarist Brian May tested positive for COVID-19. The 74-year-old musician shared the news in an Instagram post, where he included a photo of his positive test result. He wrote in an accompanying message: “Yep. The shocking day finally came for me. The dreaded double red line. And yes – definitely NO sympathy please – it has been a truly horrible few days, but I’m OK. And I will tell the tale. PLEASE take extra care out there, good folks. This thing is incredibly transmissible. You really do NOT want it messing up YOUR Christmas. With love – Bri“. May, who lives in London, had in the past attacked U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, telling The Independent: “I think it would have been impossible for anyone to mak...
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Doesn’t Think ALEX VAN HALEN Will Make An Appearance At Any Of DAVID LEE ROTH’s Final Shows
Wolfgang Van Halen doesn’t think Alex Van Halen will perform at any of David Lee Roth‘s final concerts. The VAN HALEN frontman recently announced that was retiring, with his previously announced Las Vegas residency serving as his last set of shows. He also implied that his former bandmate Alex would make an appearance at some point during the run. But in a recent interview with SPIN, Wolfgang, who joined his father Eddie Van Halen in VAN HALEN at the age of 16 for the band’s 2007 reunion tour with Roth, replacing Michael Anthony, seemed to pour cold water on the idea. Asked about the possibility of Alex joining David on stage in Las Vegas, Wolfgang said: “I don’t think so.” When the interviewer pointed out that Roth had said it was happening, Wolfgang re...
COREY TAYLOR Says THE BEATLES’ New Documentary ‘Get Back’ Is ‘One Of The Most Fascinating Things’ He Has Ever Seen
SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has praised director and producer Peter Jackson‘s “The Beatles: Get Back” documentary, calling it “one of the most fascinating things” he has ever seen. The three-episode, nearly eight-hour documentary features the four members of THE BEATLES — John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr — crafting what was to become their final album. (THE BEATLES recorded “Let It Be” before “Abbey Road” but released the latter first.) It also includes the band’s iconic final performance on a rooftop in London. Taylor, who released his first solo album last year, discussed “Get Back” in a recent interview with HardDrive Radio‘s Lou Brutus. He said (as transcribed by ...
