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Wrongful Death Suit Filed By Parents of Deceased Imagine Music Festival Attendee
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Fernando Octavio Rodriguez, an Imagine Music Festival attendee who reportedly died near the event after an encounter with police. On September 20th, 2019, law enforcement were summoned to an intersection near the Atlanta Motor Speedway, where a naked man was reported wandering around, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Police confronted Rodriguez and stunned him at least 16 times when he refused to comply, according to the complaint. Though the results of Rodriguez’s toxicology report are not yet available, his attorneys believe he may have been under the influence to the point where he was unable to take direction from officers. The police then allegedly knelt on Rodriguez’s neck while apprehending him for a...
deadmau5 Joins VC Firm As Strategic Advisor As Metaverse Gold Rush Heats Up
deadmau5‘s next gig will ensure the expansion of immersive metaverse technology and cutting-edge music tech. The electronic music luminary has accepted a role as a strategic advisor to Outlier Ventures, which, as Market Insider notes, was among the first venture capital firms dedicated to making crypto-related investments. The company, founded in 2014, also brought on hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg alongside deadmau5. deadmau5 and Snoop will advise and invest through Outlier Ventures’ Base Camp Accelerator, an incubator program that has collectively received over 5,000 applications from startup projects and generated $250 million in capital funding. With a monster year for crypto now in the books in 2021, the program is expected to be bigger than ever in 2022, with the potential to ac...
Armin van Buuren Lights Up United Center During Chicago Bulls Halftime Performance
Over the weekend, Armin van Buuren joined the Chicago Bulls on the court during their game against the Knicks, but the 6’2” producer didn’t quite make his NBA debut in the traditional sense. He did, however, light up the Bulls’ home of the United Center with a halftime DJ set that brought over 20,000 fans to their feet. van Buuren opened with a surefire favorite, the Bulls’ introduction theme, which was famously remixed by Pretty Lights a decade ago. From there, van Buuren introduced a pumping kick drum and arpeggiated bassline before transitioning the dance cadence into some of his own music, such as “Blah Blah Blah” and “No Fun.” The Bulls rolled out the red mats for the trance music legend as the team’s dedicated tumbling team ...
Laura Jane Grace Announces Headlining Canadian Tour
Not long after releasing her surprise EP, At War with the Silverfish, Laura Jane Grace has mapped out a tour across Canada. The Against Me! vocalist has announced a string of dates up north in March 2022 — as well as one in Buffalo, New York — with support from UK songwriter Lande Hekt and punk duo Mobina Galore. Grace will play Buffalo’s Rec Room on March 3rd before heading off to Montreal, where her tour will then take her through Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver, and more. Hekt and Mobina Galore will serve as opening acts on all dates. Since live music returned, Grace’s touring schedule has kept her pretty busy. She’s in the midst of a US tour right now, and last summer, she made headlines by hosting a gig at Four Seasons Total Landscaping, the garden supply ...
R.I.P. Lou Cutell, Seinfeld’s “Assman” Dead at 91
Lou Cutell, the veteran character actor known for playing “Assman” on Seinfeld and “Amazing Larry” in the 1985 film Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, has died at the age of 91. After getting his start on Broadway, Cutell segued to television with guest roles in The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Wild Wild West, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Starsky & Hutch, The Love Boat, The Bob Newhart Show, and Kojak. But Cutell will most be remembered for his 1995 appearance on Seinfeld, where he played a proctologist whose custom vanity “ASSMAN” license plate is wrongly given to Kramer. Cutell also made a brief but memorable appearance in Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, playing “Amazing Larry.” Advertisement Related Video More recently, Cutell played Leo Funkhouser, the uncle of Marty Funkhouser, on Curb Your Enthusiasm, a...
Marilyn Manson and DaBaby Receive Album of the Year Grammy Nominations Due to Rule Change
Thanks to a new rule change, Marilyn Manson and DaBaby each have the opportunity to take home their first Grammy next year. They are both nominated for appearing on Kanye West’s latest effort, Donda, which received a nod for Album of the Year. Prior to an amendment announced by The Recording Academy in late May, only contributors credited on at least 33% of the album’s playing time were eligible in the prestigious category. This restriction was lifted with the intent of acknowledging the work of traditionally overlooked collaborators like songwriters, producers, and engineers, who often go unrecognized for their key participation in recording an album. As a byproduct, two of the more toxic figures in music are eligible to pick up a Grammy win next year. West recruited DaBaby and Manson to ...
Dinosaurs Rule the Earth in New Jurassic World: Dominion Prologue: Watch
Before the year even started, Jurassic World: Dominion was postponed to 2022, but fans don’t have to wait any longer to get a glimpse at the latest Jurassic Park installment. Today, Universal Pictures released a five-minute prologue video that sets up the events of the dinosaur sequel. Directed by Colin Trevorrow, who helmed the franchise’s original 2015 revival before J.A. Bayona filled in for 2018’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the clip offers original content not found in the upcoming film. It starts off 65 million years in the past, when dinosaurs were the dominant creatures on the planet. For several minutes, near silence soundtracks our look at the animals as they live peacefully, swimming in rivers and hunting for food. It’s an eerily immersive clip; shoutout to the eff...
WHITESNAKE Announces New Bassist TANYA O’CALLAGHAN
WHITESNAKE has announced the addition of bassist Tanya O’Callaghan to the group’s ranks. Tanya joins the David Coverdale-fronted outfit as the replacement for longtime bassist Michael Devin whose departure was revealed over the weekend. Coverdale said in a statement: “Well, well, well…ladies & gentlemen…boys & girls…we are very proud to announce & to introduce you all to our newest snake…or should I say…snakette!!! Please give a loud WHITESNAKE choir welcome to the Irish tornado!!! A whirling dervish of a performer whom we feel will bring a fresh, new, exciting musicality & welcome energy to the band, both in the studio & onstage… Here she is… Irish born & bred…the one & only… Tanya O’Callaghan!!! “For whatever reason, WHITESNAKE ha...
JUDAS PRIEST Announces ‘Screaming For Vengeance’ Graphic Novel
Z2 Comics has announced that JUDAS PRIEST will team with the rapidly growing entertainment brand for an original graphic novel to be released in 2022, in time for the anniversary of the British heavy metal legends’ highest-selling album, the indisputable classic “Screaming For Vengeance”. Teaming with writers Rantz Hoseley (“Comic Book Tattoo”, “The Heroin Diaries”) and Neil Kleid (“Savor”), and artist Christopher Mitten (“Hellboy And The B.P.R.D.”), JUDAS PRIEST bestows upon its generations of fans the band’s first-ever graphic novel. 500 years from now, a ring of cities orbit high above the surface of a dead world, controlled by a ruling elite that maintains power through manipulation and brutality. When a naïve engi...
ROBERT PLANT Says ‘Stairway To Heaven’ Copyright Dispute Was ‘Unpleasant For Everybody’
During an appearance on “Loose Ends” on BBC Radio 4 earlier this week, Robert Plant commented on the copyright dispute over whether LED ZEPPELIN‘s classic song “Stairway To Heaven” was a rip-off of SPIRIT‘s “Taurus”. Michael Skidmore, the trustee of “Taurus” songwriter Randy “California” Wolfe‘s estate, had brought the claims more than four decades after “Stairway To Heaven” appeared on LED ZEPPELIN‘s untitled album, better known as “Led Zeppelin IV”. In June 2016, a Los Angeles jury deliberated for about five hours before deciding unanimously in favor of LED ZEPPELIN. The case was revived in 2018 before a court of appeals upheld the original verdict last year. In October 2020, the U...
METALLICA Partners With Iconic Mystery Board Game CLUE
METALLICA has partnered up with one of the most iconic American mystery games, Clue. Picture this: The band and crew are back at HQ to record METALLICA‘s next album, but with all the excitement, a key piece of equipment has gone missing. As the hours tick by, the group grows more and more eager to begin. They decide to split up and scour the building for any trace of their missing equipment. Find out what piece has gone missing, where it’s hiding, and who finds it so the recording session can get back on track! Players: Papa Het, Duder, Mr. Ripper, Dr. Groove, The Engineer, Col. William Equipment: Guitar, Bass, Snare Drum, Wah Pedal, Microphone, Computer The artist behind Metallica Clue, Maxx242, stated about his involvement with the project: “We were mostly given the specs for...
See the Full List of 2022 Grammy Nominations
The Recording Academy on Tuesday unveiled the nominations for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. The nominations were revealed during an announcement event at the Grammy Museum, where Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. and Board of Trustees Chair Tammy Hurt were joined by BTS, Gayle King, H.E.R, Jon Batiste, Carly Peace, Tayla Parx and several others. Among the most-esteemed awards, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, SZA, Lil Nas X and several others are up for Record of the Year, while Finneas, Glass Animals, Olivia Rodrigo, The Kid Laroi, Saweetie and more are in the running for Best New Artist. Winners will be announced during the award ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The 64th Annual Grammy Awards will be available to watch live on CBS and via the Paramount+ app at...
