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Wet Leg Make US TV Debut by Performing “Chaise Longue” on Seth Meyers: Watch
After releasing just four songs, Wet Leg have earned a considerable amount of buzz from websites just like this one, and last night the British indie rockers stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers for a performance of “Chaise Longue.” The track appears on the band’s upcoming self-titled debut album, due out April 8th, 2022 via Domino. Wet Leg founders Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers clearly enjoyed making their US TV debut, exchanging sly glances while getting away with singing tongue-in-cheek lyrics like “I went to school and I got the big D” on air. Further showing off their wry humor, “Chaise Longue” also alludes to a scene from Mean Girls (“Would you like us to assign someone to butter your muffin?”). Watch Wet Leg’s performance below. Fueled by a chugging guitar riff, it’...
Metallica to Stream 40th Anniversary Concerts on Prime Video and Amazon Music
Rejoice, metal fans! Metallica will be streaming their 40th anniversary concerts, taking place December 17th and 19th, via Prime Video and Amazon Music. As previously reported, the legendary thrash metal band will mark 40 years together with two shows at the Chase Center in San Francisco. The concerts are essentially sold out, although limited seats are popping up on Ticketmaster. However, fans all over the world will now be able to tune in to the historic gigs via Amazon’s streaming services. You can stream both performances from home devices or on mobile via Amazon Music, Amazon Music’s Twitch channel, and Prime Video (with or without Prime on-demand viewing Membership) beginning at 9 p.m. PT each night. The shows will then be available on-demand exclusively via The Coda Collection/Prime...
R.I.P. Lina Wertmüller, First Woman to Be Nominated for Best Director Oscar Dead at 93
Lina Wertmüller, the Italian filmmaker who in 1977 became the first woman to be nominated for the Best Director Oscar, has died at the age of 93, Deadline reports. She passed away at home in her birthplace of Rome. Wertmüller had a long career in entertainment. After graduating from drama school in Rome, she began working in theater, where she had roles in set design, publicity, and puppeteering. She toured for years with an avant-garde puppet group. In the 1960s, Wertmüller set her sights on film and worked closely with the director Federico Fellini. She served as an assistant director on his 1963 film 8 1/2 before her directorial debut, The Basilisks, arrived that same year. Advertisement Related Video Wertmüller rose to international acclaim in the 1970s with films like T...
‘A Long December’ Always Gives Me Reason to Believe
December is a month of traditions. A myriad religious observances, baked goods, decorations and familial obligations. We all have our conventions, taking time to mark the calendar as it leaves while we look forward to the one incoming. For many years I’ve held onto one tradition that gets me through, something that allows me to process the feelings I’ve held inside over the year, flushing them from my system as I make room for the challenges that a new year brings. On December 1, as early in the morning as possible, I pop on “A Long December,” which as you probably know was the second single from Counting Crows’ 1996 sophomore album Recovering the Satellites. I first heard Counting Crows on a mixtape I stole from my older sister, one that some would-be suitor made for her to express the th...
Kanye West and Drake’s ‘Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert’ Reportedly Has a Budget of $10 Million USD
The total cost of Kanye West‘s upcoming Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert with Drake is reported to be approximately $10 million USD, according to The Source. The budget includes the cost of set construction, production, space rentals, security, event staff and several other factors. According to the reports, Ye and Drake have been rehearsing for the event at an undisclosed location but will have a dress rehearsal prior to the performance. Earlier this week, CBS Los Angeles captured aerial video of the set’s construction for the upcoming event. The video shows the venue undergoing large-scale renovation, with a full crew working to build a circular mound-like structure in the center of the LA Coliseum. CBS Los Angeles photojournalist John Schrebier took to Twitter to comment on t...
Rapper & YG Affiliate Slim 400 Shot & Killed In Inglewood
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Slim 400, a rapper affiliated with YG and DJ Mustard, was shot and killed in Inglewood, Calif. on Wednesday (Dec. 8) according to still-developing reports. Some might remember that 400 survived an ambush where he was shot nine times in 2019, mocking his attackers in the process for not finishing the job. Slim 400, birth name Vincent Cohran, was born on June 21, 1988, in Frankfurt, Germany and raised in Compton, Calif. Rapping as a teenager, Slim eventually joined forces with the aforementioned YG, DJ Mustard, and Ty Dolla $ign in 2008 via the now-defunct Pushaz Ink label. Details regarding the shooting in Inglewood are scant but various news outlets are reporting that police are still investigating the matter as of Thursday mo...
Travis Scott Gives First Interview Since Astroworld Tragedy
After weeks of silence in the aftermath of the Astroworld tragedy, Travis Scott has given his first interview regarding the events that transpired. Scott sat down for a conversation with Charlemagne Tha God on his YouTube channel. [embedded content][embedded content] “I’ve been on different types of emotions, an emotional rollercoaster,” Scott told Charlemagne at the beginning of the interview. “It gets so hard because I always feel connected to my fans, and I went through something and my fans went through something and people’s parents went through something and it really hurts. It really hurts the community, it hurts the city. It’s just been a lot of thoughts, a lot of feelings, a lot of grieving, and just trying to wrap my head around it.” Scott said that he “didn’t know” that Astrowor...
Scuf Launches Its Highly-Customizable PlayStation 5 Controllers
If you’re lucky enough to have gotten your hands on a PlayStation 5 but are looking to upgrade your controller option this holiday season, Scuf is now here to help with its latest Reflex series. Designed to offer players a premium gaming experience, the new Scuf Reflex PS5 controllers provide a big step up from the standard models. Three tiers are offered depending on your needs. The first starts at $200 USD and boasts four removable and programmable rear buttons, another button that allows you to switch between three controller profiles when you’re loading different games, and support for both swappable faceplates and thumbsticks. Of course, it also has adaptive triggers. The mid-tier Reflex Pro model will then go for $230 USD and provide everything the aforementioned option carries with ...
Ubisoft Is Launching Its Own NFTs in ‘Ghost Recon Breakpoint’
Ubisoft is now taking the plunge into the world of NFTs. Named Ubisoft Quartz, the publisher’s new platform will allow players to purchase various NFTs — which it calls “Digits” — through a proof-of-stake currency named Tezos. These Digits will come in the form of in-game items such as weapons, vehicles and cosmetics, and those who purchase them won’t only get to use them during their gaming sessions but also subsequently sell them via their own cryptocurrency wallets. The service is being introduced today and will make its debut in 2019’s Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint, with the first three items arriving on December 9, 12 and 15. There’ll be a special combat mask, combat pants, and decked-out rifle you can purchase and use in the game itself, but note that all three will only b...
James Bond Producer Confirms the Next 007 Will Be a British Man “Of Any Ethnicity”
James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli has provided more details as to who would portray the next 007 agent. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Broccoli explained that the next titular agent will be a British man of “any ethnicity.” When asked to discuss the future of the character, she also explained why the agent will never be played by a woman and will continue to be played by a man, “I think it will be a man because I don’t think a woman should play James Bond. I believe in making characters for women and not just having women play men’s roles. I don’t think there are enough great roles for women, and it’s very important to me that we make movies for women about women. He should be British, so British can be any [ethnicity or race].” Broccoli also confirmed that the compa...
Daveed Diggs Journeys to New Eden in Latest ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 3 Trailer
The trailer for season three of Snowpiercer has officially been released. The action-packed and post-apocalyptic TV series is set to return to TNT next month after making its move from streaming giant, Netflix. The trailer sees Daveed Diggs reprise his protagonist role as Layton, whom fans can hear in as the narrator of the trailer. The trailer teases Jennifer Connelly’s character Melanie’s next steps with a voice-over that hears Layton set the scene for the third season. Snowpiercer has also recently been renewed for a fourth season. The team released a statement regarding the new seasons expressing their excitement, “All of our seasons embark on an emotional, unexpected ride and the well-plotted storylines will continue to evolve and remain relevant to audiences. We’re excited to keep th...
Latest ‘Peacemaker’ Featurette Details His New Best Friend Vigilante’s Origins
John Cena‘s Peacemaker is getting a new best friend in his own upcoming HBO Max show, and now Warner Bros. has released a new featurette detailing exactly who this “BFF” is. Going by the name of Vigilante and portrayed by Freddie Stroma, the new misfit considers himself to be Peacemaker’s best friend, although his sentiments aren’t exactly reciprocated. “He thinks of Peacemaker as his BFF,” explains director James Gunn, but “Peacemaker is pessimistic about maybe even having friends,” Cena adds. “And Vigilante is just gung-ho about having a best friend.” During the day, “Vigilante is a busboy in a restaurant,” the lead actor said. “But by night, he’s trained and transformed himself into a crusader for justice.” The video also showcases how the two characters have very similar beliefs, but t...
