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Consequence Shop’s Black Friday & Cyber Monday BOGO Sale Starts Now
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, but you don’t have to wait to digest your turkey before you get some great deals. The Consequence Shop’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday buy-one-get-one sale is starting now! From November 19th through the 30th, we’re giving you up to 50% off a number of our top-selling items when you buy one at full price. Pick up any item in our Protect Live Music line, for example, and get 50% off one of our custom Consequence logo beanies or our new tie-dye logo beanies. Use promo code BOGO 2. Even new products are part of the deals! Snag some of the new Winter Collection hoodies, sweatpants, or tie-dye beanies; one of our fresh Wavvy crop tops, T-Shirts, and crewneck sweatshirts; Hell’s a Beach T-shirts and hoodies; Radiate Positivity Hurricane Ida reli...
Wale Announces ‘Under A Blue Moon’ US Tour
Wale has announced his Under A Blue Moon US Tour, set for 2022. The multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated artist took to Instagram on November 17 to announce the forthcoming tour with a montage of clips from previous tours. The tour is in support of his latest album Folarin II, which was released on October 22 and features J. Cole, Rick Ross, Jamie Foxx, Maxo Kream and others. Slated to hit over 30 cities, the Under A Blue Moon Tour is scheduled to begin in January 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee before concluding in March in Memphis, Tennessee. Earlier this month, Wale appeared on an episode of Drink Champs to discuss his departure from JAY-Z’s Roc Nation in 2014, citing that he “really had a meltdown” when he was opening for J.Cole in 2013. Tickets for the Under A Blue Moon Tour are available no...
BRET MICHAELS Donates Use Of His Private Plane So Ole Miss Quarterback MATT CORRAL’s Parents Can Attend Game
POISON singer Bret Michaels has surprised Heisman Trophy candidate Matt Corral‘s parents and offering a flight on his plane, so they don’t miss what could be their son’s final home game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday night (November 20). Corral‘s parents, Liz and former U.S. marine Peter Corral, will arrive in Oxford, Mississippi via Michaels‘s plane to see Ole Miss hosts Vanderbilt at 7:30 p.m. “I wanted to surprise the Corrals, as they are great family friends,” said Michaels, who continues his solo “Nothing But A Good Vibe” tour and prepares for the upcoming stadium tour. “Knowing the chaos of holiday air travel, I wanted to ensure that Liz and Peter could make it to what may be their son’s last home game at Ole ...
ROB HALFORD Says He Hasn’t Heard K.K. DOWNING’s New Band
JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford says that he hasn’t heard KK’S PRIEST, the new band launched by PRIEST‘s founding guitarist K.K. Downing. The 70-year-old singer, who is promoting the recently released limited-edition PRIEST box set “50 Heavy Metal Years Of Music”, was asked about his former bandmate’s new group in a new interview with Spain’s Mariskal Rock. “Well, I haven’t heard it,” Rob said about KK’S PRIEST (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “And when I will, I’ll let you know. I’d much rather stay focused on this celebration of 50 years, [on] this box set. This box set is an extraordinary representation of this lifestory that this band has gone through.” In addition to Downing, KK’S PR...
Former TURBONEGRO Singer HANK VON HELL Dead At 49
Former TURBONEGRO singer Hank Von Hell has died. The Norwegian musician, who for 17 years fronted TURBONEGRO, the self-styled “biggest underground rock ‘n’ roll band in the world”, passed away earlier today (Friday, November 19) at the age of 49. Hank Von Hell‘s death was confirmed in a statement on his social media. “We are very sad to announce that Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby, also known to the world as Hank von Hell, sadly passed away on November 19th, 2021,” the statement read. “We kindly ask for your respect to the family and close friends in this moment of tragedy.” TURBONEGRO commented on Hank Von Hell‘s passing in a post on Facebook. The band wrote: “It is with immense sadness we received the tragic news that Hans-Erik ...
MUDVAYNE: Official Video Recap Of WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE Concert
MUDVAYNE played its third reunion show last Sunday night (November 14) at the Welcome To Rockville festival at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. An official video recap of the concert was uploaded to the band’s YouTube channel and can now be seen below. MUDVAYNE canceled its appearance at the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky in September after the band’s singer Chad Gray and “a few staff members” tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. MUDVAYNE played its first show in 12 years on September 11 at the Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival in Mansfield, Ohio. MUDVAYNE formed in 1996 and has sold over six million records worldwide, earning gold certification for three albums (“L....
HHW Gaming: ‘Madden NFL 22’s Title Update Celebrates The Return of Raiders’ Legend Bo Jackson
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: EA Sports / Madden NFL 22 Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden was removed from the game, but legendary Los Angeles Raiders running back Bo Jackson is back! Bo Jackson, one of professional sports most decorated athletes is finally back in Madden. EA Sports announced the return of Bo Jackson by revealing the game’s new digital cover featuring the two-sport athlete. Along with the announcement of the return of Jackson in the game and the new cover, Madden NFL 22 players can also look forward to new in-game content as well. Source: EA Sports / Madden NFL 22 Related Stories “It’s great to be back in the game with Madden NFL and to appear on my first cover,” said Bo Jackson. “The Nike Bo Knows campaign brings back a lot of nostalgia for me and many others. ...
YG Expands His Mobile Mental Health Program In California
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty YG has been putting in a lot of work to help out the community he comes from, and thanks to a crucial partnership his philanthropic foundation has partnered with a city in California to offer free mobile mental health services to low-income people and the homeless. On Wednesday (November 18th), the Compton, California native joined officials from the city of Hawthorne, California to commemorate the announcement of the city’s partnership with the TeleHealth Van service and his 4HunnidWays Foundation. The multi-platinum artist is a co-founder of TeleHealth Van Service along with Dion Rambo and NFL running back Todd Gurley. They were joined at the ceremony by Hawthorne City Council member Angie Reyes English, Hawthorne Police Chief Mich...
Blake Griffin & The NBPA To Kick Off ‘NBPA 450’ on Black Friday
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jonathan Bachman / Getty Blake Griffin may not be stuffing the box stats like he once was but the man is out shaking and baking on the streets of New York with the help of The National Basketball Players Association and has some goodies in store for fans come Black Friday. On November 26, 2021, Blake Griffin will be teaming with the NBPA to launch it’s first-ever flagship holiday event dubbed the NBPA 450 Gives which will be partnering with numerous sponsors to give fans 14-days of giveaways and prizes. To celebrate #BlackOwnedFriday, the event will kick off on Black Friday at Industrial City in Brooklyn and it will be there that fans will be able to win an exclusive NBPA member-curated gift box. Though the contents of the box remain a myst...
SPIN Sessions Presents: Derek Simpson
Derek Simpson is an optimistically simple being in the best sense. Not one to overcomplicate things, rather enjoy the curiosities that life has to offer. Through music, playful inquiry, keeping things fun and explorative, Simpson is relinquishing perfectionism and relishing in receiving his wisdom through creativity. Even though he lives simply, it is not to be confused with being simple minded. His recent LP, Signs, carries a multitude of introspective scenes that outline his inner thoughts, embellished by his mesmerizing guitar playing. These conversations between his sentiments and the music make for a tasteful cocktail made of all the feel-good human stuff. SPIN caught up with Derek Simpson and took a look at his latest musical concepts, how he feels about Signs, what’s next, and more....
El Chapo’s Wife Faces Four Years And 1.5 Million In Fines For Drug Operation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: New York Daily News / Getty The federal government have a 98% conviction rate for good reason. One of their newest takedowns includes the wife of El Chapo. As spotted on Raw Story, Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of the infamous Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is in the sights of the Feds. According to federal prosecutors, Aispuro assisted her husband in running a multi-million drug operation based out of Mexico. While Guzman was finally apprehended back in 2016 his partner wasn’t picked up until February 22, 2021 when she arrived at Dulles International Airport. She was charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana in the United States. Related Stories Emma has since plead guilty to all charges. The United States Justice D...
Krewella and BEAUZ Team Up for Anthemic Dance Track, “Never Been Hurt”
With their newest single “Never Been Hurt,” a collab with BEAUZ, sister-duo Krewella triumphantly returns to the airwaves in a sizzling arrangement of pop and deep house. Released today via Krewella’s own Mixed Kids Records, “Never Been Hurt” is a love-inspired anthem complete with a four-on-the-floor beat and a thick bassline. Pitched vocal chops and sultry lyrical elements swirl with a hypnotic punch in the track: “Touch me like heaven is real,” it begins before an eventual closing verse—courtesy of BEAUZ—adds depth and edge. Check out the angsty “Never Been Hurt” below. “The inspiration comes from the feeling of the body and heart slowly opening its doors again after being calloused by the pain of love,...
