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Ralph Tavares, Eldest Brother of R&B Quintet Tavares, Dies at 79
Ralph Tavares, the eldest of the five brothers in the Grammy-winning R&B singing group Tavares, whose hits included “It Only Takes a Minute” and “Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel,” has died. Tavares died at his home in South Dartmouth, Mass., on Wednesday, two days before his 80th birthday, the group’s manager David Oriola said. The cause was not immediately clear. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The brothers, sons of immigrants from Cape Verde who were based in New Bedford, Mass., began performing together in 1959, settling on the name Tavares in 1973, the same year they had their first hit, “Check It Out.” Tavares sang alongside his brothers Antone Laurence “Chubby” Tavares, Perry Lee “Tiny” Tavares, Feliciano Vierra “Butch” Tavares Jr., and Arthur Paul “Pooch” Tavares. Ano...
NHC Releases ‘Lazy Eyes’ Video From First Show at the Troubadour
Rock super-trio, NHC, just released a video for their track “Lazy Eyes.” The Los Angeles-based rockers—Dave Navarro, Taylor Hawkins, and Chris Chaney—performed their first headlining gig at the Troubadour on November 23. [embedded content][embedded content] The “Lazy Eyes” video was created with footage from the performance, and was directed by Todd Newman. All three tough-looking rockers are all smiling throughout the set. Foo Fighters rhythm guitarist Pat Smear joined the trio on guitar, and can’t seem to wipe the soft smile off his face, while Navarro happily sings with and points to Hawkins and the two back-up singers. NHC most recently released “Lazy Eyes” and “Devil That You Know” together on November 12. Shortly after announcing their forming in September, the band debuted th...
Burna Boy Announces 2022 Madison Square Garden Concert
Burna Boy has announced his forthcoming concert at Madison Square Garden, making him the first Nigerian artist to headline the renowned arena. The Grammy-award winning artist released an announcement video on YouTube. [embedded content] Titled “One Night In Space,” the concert is set to take place on April 28, 2022. Burna Boy has kept busy over the past few months with a series of performances that included New York City’s Governor’s Ball’s San Francisco’s Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, Governor’s Ball and his headlining show at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl as part of his Space Drift Tour. Also this past October, Burna Boy dropped a new single and accompanying music video for “Want It All” featuring Polo G. The music video moves between the rapper on set with several dancers to cli...
Earl Sweatshirt Shares First Song From Upcoming LP ‘Sick!’
Earl Sweatshirt is coming out with a new album early next year. Out via Tan Cressida and Warner Records, Sick! follows 2019’s Feet of Clay EP and will debut on January 14. The rapper was originally working on an LP called The People Could Fly but scrapped the project when the pandemic hit. Shifting gears, Sweatshirt recorded the ten tracks that make up Sick! while the world was under lockdown. The cover art for the upcoming album features a silver mold of the rapper wearing a face mask, along with a photo, clove of garlic and two pills. Coinciding with the announcement, Sweatshirt gave fans a first look at the album with his new single “Tabula Rasa” featuring Armand Hammer. The song was produced by Theravada and Rob Chambers and delivered with a music video. Sweatshirt recently released a ...
Dwayne Johnson Reveals First Look at ‘Black Adam’ Costume
Dwayne Johnson has officially made his DC Extended Universe debut with the reveal of his Black Adam costume. In the new issue of Total Film, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is front and center on the cover, teasing fans of what to expect from the anti-hero’s costume. Johnson took to Twitter to announce the cover, which depicts the Black Adam costume in its electrifying glory. Accompanying the cover Johnson writes, “The world needed a hero, instead it got me ~ Black Adam.” In his interview with Total Film, Johnson shares his “10 year journey of bringing the Khandaq disrupter to the big screen.” The anti-hero film follows the storyline of an ancient character who has the power of Shazam. Despite only announcing his involvement with the role a few years ago, Johnson has long been associated with th...
Chris Hemsworth Offers First Look at ‘Extraction 2’
After much anticipation from fans, Netflix‘s Extraction 2 is now finally in production, and lead star Chris Hemsworth has just shared a first look at the upcoming sequel. Taking to Instagram, the Thor and Rush veteran posted two on-set images of himself donning all-black tactical gear climbing on top of what appears to be a freight train deep in the winter snow, along with the caption “Week two down on Extraction 2.” While not much has been revealed about the upcoming sequel just yet, an earlier teaser confirmed the return of Hemsworth’s character Tyler Rake following the incidents of the first film, and Sam Hargrave also took to the social media platform back in November to share with friends that at least part of the film will be taking place in Prague, far from the f...
Knuckles Makes His Debut In First ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ Trailer
After debuting the upcoming sequel’s official poster yesterday, Paramount has now dropped the first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2, giving fans of the franchise the first look at Idris Elba‘s Knuckles. Featured above, the clip begins with Sonic fighting crime and hanging out with James Marsden‘s Tom Wachowski before the dark and ominous return of Doctor Robotnik, played once again by Jim Carrey, threatens the fate of the world. Unlike the first film, Eggman is now assisted by the famed red echidna Knuckles, who takes Sonic on in a fight at the end of the trailer. Luckily, the blue speedster also has a new friend, as Tails makes his own debut with the iconic Tornado propellor plane. Joining Elba, Carrey, and Marsden will be Ben Schwartz, who’ll reprise his role as the titular protago...
Michael Nesmith, Monkees Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 78
Monkees singer, songwriter, and guitarist Michael Nesmith died Friday morning of natural causes at age 78, according to Rolling Stone. Nesmith wrote some of the group’s most notable songs, including “Mary, Mary,” “Circle Sky,” and “Listen to the Band.” “With Infinite Love, we announce that Michael Nesmith has passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, peacefully and of natural causes,” his family said in a statement. “We ask that you respect our privacy at this time and we thank you for the love and light that all of you have shown him and us.” Nesmith was a founding member of the Sixties pop-rock band and co-star of the iconic TV series, The Monkees. Last month, he and fellow Monkees member Micky Dolenz ended a farewell tour in Los Angeles. “It is with deep sadness that I...
FAITH NO MORE Cancels European Festivals, U.K., Australia And New Zealand Dates
FAITH NO MORE has canceled all of its previously announced shows for 2022, including tours of Australia, New Zealand and the U.K., as well as a number of European festival appearances. The band announced the cancelations in a statement posted on social media. The group wrote: “Unfortunately due to our current challenges, we aren’t going to be ready to perform for the upcoming Australian, New Zealand and UK/European tours. “To play at anything less than 100% after so long is not an option for us. “We apologize to all of you ticket holders, and are forever grateful to our fans for your support and understanding.” This past September, FAITH NO MORE scrapped all of its previously announced fall 2021 performances, saying frontman Mike Patton was unable to perform a...
IMMOLATION Announces New Album ‘Acts Of God’, Drops Video For First Single ‘Apostle’
New York death metal veterans IMMOLATION will release their new album, “Acts Of God”, on February 18, 2022 via Nuclear Blast. With five long years passed since “Atonement”, “Acts Of God” showcases IMMOLATION‘s ability to consistently create fascinating sounds while still keeping its feet firmly rooted in the old-school New York death metal for which it is renowned. The official music video for the first single from “Acts Of God”, a song called “Apostle”, produced, directed, and edited by the band’s own Robert Vigna, can be seen below. IMMOLATION vocalist/ bassist Ross Dolan comments: “After five long years, we are very excited to finally announce the arrival of our 11th full-length album, ‘Acts Of God’...
Ex-TROUBLE Singer ERIC WAGNER: First Single ‘Maybe Tomorrow’ From Posthumous Solo Album Now Available
Cruz Del Sur Music will release legendary former TROUBLE singer Eric Wagner‘s posthumous solo album, “In The Lonely Light Of Mourning”, on March 22, 2022. The official music video for the LP’s first single, “Maybe Tomorrow”, is available below. Recorded at Alpha Sound Services and Aardvark Recording, “In The Lonely Light Of Mourning” was completed and delivered to Cruz Del Sur Music a month before Eric‘s untimely passing. Initially scheduled for a November 2021 release, Cruz Del Sur Music — in cooperation with Eric‘s manager, Mike Smith — agreed to move the release date to March 2022 to give it the attention it deserves. The solo endeavor — a longtime goal of Eric‘s — serves as a fitting testament to one of doom metal’...
TONY IOMMI Doesn’t Rule Out More BLACK SABBATH Shows: ‘It’s Just The Major Touring That Has Come To A Stop’
In a brand new interview with Liz Barnes of Planet Rock‘s “My Planet Rocks”, legendary guitarist Tony Iommi was asked if “that’s really it” for BLACK SABBATH. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “You can never say never, can you? We’ve known in this band you can never say, ‘That’s never gonna happen again,’ because every time we said that, it has. We never thought we’d get back with Ozzy [Osbourne after] the early years. We never thought we’d get back with [Ronnie James] Dio again; we did. We never thought we’d have Ian Gillan in the band, but we did. So you just can’t say it’s never gonna happen.” Iommi also talked about SABBATH‘s final tour, “The End”, wh...
