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GOJIRA’s JOSEPH DUPLANTIER: Latest GRETA VAN FLEET Album ‘Blew My Mind’
GOJIRA guitarist/vocalist Joseph Duplantier told Revolver magazine in a new interview that GRETA VAN FLEET‘s sophomore studio album, “The Battle At Garden’s Gate”, “blew [his] mind” when he first heard it. He added: “I heard about them as being a rip-off of LED ZEPPELIN. I think these kids are very talented — I hate calling them kids, by the way, because it shows how old I am. Seeing a bunch of 20-year-olds grabbing vintage instruments and fucking laying it down like they do, like in the good ol’ days. You can say they sound like LED ZEP or this or that; it doesn’t matter to me. I have more faith in humanity when I hear that. I’m, like, ‘Yes, some things are not lost.’ That album is absolutely amazing.” Despite t...
CARLOS SANTANA Cancels Las Vegas Residency Shows Following Heart Scare
Carlos Santana has canceled his Las Vegas residency dates following a health scare. The guitarist was scheduled to perform eight dates at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay this month, beginning on Wednesday. Santana said in a YouTube message Wednesday afternoon he had experienced chest discomfort Saturday and asked his wife and bandmate Cindy Blackman Santana to take him to the hospital. “Just wanted to share with you some clarity with specificity what’s been going on with my physicality,” Santana said in the video. “There’s been rumors flying around here and there about this and that. So, I’m here to just crystallize and make it clear. Last Saturday I had an incident where I asked my wife Cindy to take me to the hospital ’cause I had this thing happe...
CARLOS SANTANA Cancels Las Vegas Residency Shows Following Heart Scare
Carlos Santana has canceled his Las Vegas residency dates following a health scare. The guitarist was scheduled to perform eight dates at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay this month, beginning on Wednesday. Santana said in a YouTube message Wednesday afternoon he had experienced chest discomfort Saturday and asked his wife and bandmate Cindy Blackman Santana to take him to the hospital. “Just wanted to share with you some clarity with specificity what’s been going on with my physicality,” Santana said in the video. “There’s been rumors flying around here and there about this and that. So, I’m here to just crystallize and make it clear. Last Saturday I had an incident where I asked my wife Cindy to take me to the hospital ’cause I had this thing happe...
Acheron – KING BUFFALO
RATING: 8.5/10 At the risk of stating the obvious, if you enjoy getting high and listening to riffs, KING BUFFALO are almost certainly one of your favorite bands already. A band that combine and encapsulate everything that people love about several connected subgenres, joining the dots between stoner rock, doom and mind-expanding psychedelic explorations, the Rochester, New York trio are the only credible heirs to MONSTER MAGNET‘s turbo-psych crown. And you might even argue that KING BUFFALO transport the listener even further out into space-rock orbit than their New Jersey forebears. Frankly, you should be sufficiently stoned when listening to “Acheron” that none of this really matters. Arriving a mere few months after the stunning “The Burden of Restlessness”...
Acheron – KING BUFFALO
RATING: 8.5/10 At the risk of stating the obvious, if you enjoy getting high and listening to riffs, KING BUFFALO are almost certainly one of your favorite bands already. A band that combine and encapsulate everything that people love about several connected subgenres, joining the dots between stoner rock, doom and mind-expanding psychedelic explorations, the Rochester, New York trio are the only credible heirs to MONSTER MAGNET‘s turbo-psych crown. And you might even argue that KING BUFFALO transport the listener even further out into space-rock orbit than their New Jersey forebears. Frankly, you should be sufficiently stoned when listening to “Acheron” that none of this really matters. Arriving a mere few months after the stunning “The Burden of Restlessness”...
Beyoncé Shares Star-Studded Video For New Adidas X Ivy Park “Halls Of Ivy” Collection #HallsOfIvy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ADIDAS / Ivy Park Beyoncé typically stops the world anytime she makes a creative move, and that much is true for a new collection she’s unveiling via her adidas X Ivy Park collaboration. Introducing the “Halls Of Ivy” collection, the video for the campaign features a number of notable celebrities showing off the new wares. The campaign video features the likes of NBA All-Star James Harden, NBA rookie Jalen Green, the late Kobe Bryant’s daughter, Natalia Bryant, siblings Ava and Deacon Phillipe, and sisters Blue Ivy and Rumi Carter. Related Stories Shot in the high-end style one should come to expect with the Houston superstar, the casting of the spot is almost perfect with Green and Harden’s swagger along with Beyoncé’s effortless confidence shining throu...
Up & Coming Rapper Big Wan Shot & Killed
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @bigwan_bigload / Instagram Just when it seemed like the horrible trend was dying down, another young up and coming rapper has been killed in his hometown. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Big Wan (real name Dawan Turner) was shot and killed this past Friday (November 26) when shots were fired into a home on the 3800 block of North 13th Street. He was staying there with his mother and grandmother at the time of the shooting. He was only 19-years-old. Once praised by Pitchfork’s Alphonse Pierre as one of Milwaukee’s “finest (expletive) talker,” in the game, Wan was considered one of the city’s most promising talents to get into the music game. Just eight months later, his family will have to plan his funeral. The shooting took place at 9:0...
Cardi B Is the First Female Rapper To Go Diamond Twice And Twitter Is Here For It
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Cardi B has added yet another notch to her already star studded belt. She is the female rapper to have multiple songs go diamond which is a pretty big deal. As spotted on Complex the Bronx bombshell’s week is already off to a great start. On Monday, November 29 she found out that her collaboration with Maroon 5 “Girls Like You” sold over 10 million units. “Wow I got two Diamond records. Thank you sooo much @maroon5 for including me on this song and this is the song I cater to my daughter every time I perform it. I’m forever grateful,” she wrote via Twitter. Related Stories While this is quite the accomplish for any recording artist, regardless of genre, this is not the first time she has hit that benchmark. Her break...
Virgil Abloh’s Last Louis Vuitton Fashion Show Honored His Legacy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nicholas Hunt / Getty The fashion community lost a giant in Virgil Abloh last week. His final Louis Vuitton runway show celebrated his legacy with his peers, friends and family in attendance. As spotted on High Snobiety the luxury French designer unveiled their Spring Summer 2022 menswear collection. The assortment was curated and overseen by the Chicago, Illinois native and would be his last for LV. Naturally the event was the one not to be missed during Art Basel in Miami. In attendance were the likes of Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Jerry Lorenzo and Don C. Additionally Offset of Migos and Kid Cudi walked the runway wearing the pieces from head to toe. Related Stories This event was a clear tribute to Virgil’s career as several of his most iconic...
Shawn Mendes Promises ‘It’ll Be Okay’ on New Song: Stream It Now
Shawn Mendes mends his broken heart following his high-profile breakup with Camila Cabello on his new song “It’ll Be Okay,” which was released Wednesday (Dec. 1). He first teased the single via Instagram on Tuesday with a 12-second snippet of him singing, “Are we gonna make it?/ Is this gonna hurt?” over swelling, organ-like synths. He continues singing about patching up the wounds of a lost love in the chorus: “If you tell me you’re leaving, I’ll make it easy/ It’ll be okay/ If we can’t stop the bleeding/ We don’t have to fix it/ We don’t have to stay/ I will love you either way/ Ooh-ooh, it’ll be oh, be okay/ Ooh-ooh.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news “It’ll Be Okay” arrives just two weeks after Mendes and Cabello announced their breakup after the all-star couple had been datin...
How to Find Your Spotify Wrapped 2021
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, not the start of the Christmas season — it’s Spotify Wrapped day! That’s right, it’s what all your listening habits have been leading up to: the day the streaming giant tabulates all your personal data to serve up a custom accounting of your top artists, songs and playlists from the past year. Plus, it’s all presented in a colorfully curated package, perfect for sharing on Instagram. (And while we’re at it, don’t pay any attention to the haters: Only Grinches take time to post about how “no one cares about your Spotify Wrapped.”) While this year’s feature also comes with personalized audio auras (were you “wistful and focused” or “euphoric and bold”?) and a funky display of your top genres, your Spotify Wrapped can sometimes be hard to find. So...
John Mulaney, Mike Birbiglia & More Comedians Pulled Off Spotify Over Licensing Dispute
Spotify hosts a large offering of spoken word content on its platform these days, including comedy, podcasts, and poetry along with the music the platform has always been known for. Last week, however, on Nov. 24, the day before Thanksgiving, the streaming service quietly took down a broad swath of its spoken comedy recordings, including some of major comedy stars like Mike Birbiglia, John Mulaney and Jeff Foxworthy. Sparking confusion and outrage among these affected comedians and their fans, as of Wednesday (Dec. 1), a full week later, the Spotify takedowns remain in place. So why did this happen in the first place? Like music, there are two copyrights for a spoken-word comedy routine. First, the copyright for sound recording itself — for which many comedians collect royalties via SoundE...
