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The Script Searching for Sixth U.K. No. 1 Album
Coming in at No. 2 on the Official Chart Update is The Specials’ Protest Songs 1924-2012 (Island), for what should give the legendary Coventry ska outfit a fifth U.K. Top 10 album. The Specials’ last appearance on the chart was a No. 1 for their 2019 comeback LP, Encore. Queen drummer Roger Taylor beats a path to No. 3 with Outsider (EMI), which is set to become his first solo Top 10 title. Meanwhile, the original soundtrack for latest instalment in the James Bond franchise, No Time To Die (Decca), recorded by German composer Hans Zimmer, is at No. 4, while Taylor Swift’s former leader Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (via EMI) rebounds to No. 5 following its release on vinyl. Also aiming for a Top 10 berth is Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett’s collaborative album Love For Sale (Interscope...
Justin Bieber Launches Joint Venture For ‘Peaches’ Cannabis Line
If the pot is anything like the single, it’ll be a hit. Following its release in March, “Peaches” (featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon) debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the Billboard Global 200, and No. 2 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart. Its parent album Justice also blasted to the summit of the Billboard 200 chart. With offices in California and Nevada, Palms targets the high-brow who like to get high, with an ambition to “elevate the stereotypical ‘stoner’” experience. “Our goal,” reads a statement, “is to make cannabis more approachable and help destigmatize its use.” The joint venture lights-up just days out from the singer’s documentary, Justin Bieber: Our World. Directed by Michael D. Ratner, the new doc is set for release this Friday (...
Lady Gaga Recalls Moment Tony Bennett Remembered Her Name Amid Alzheimer’s Battle
In her sit-down with Cooper, Lady Gaga said that during the rehearsals leading up to the shows, Bennett did not call her by her name. She explained, “For the first couple of weeks that I saw Tony since COVID, he called me ‘sweetheart,’ but I wasn’t sure he knew who I was.” The “Born This Way” singer explained that in rehearsals she found new ways to connect with Bennett by asking simple questions, as the singer’s brain disease impacts memory. She says she would ask him if he wanted to practice one of his songs and he would easily respond. “When that music comes on [snaps fingers], something happens to him,” she said. “He knows exactly what he’s doing and what’s important for me, actually, is to make sure that I don’t get in the way of that.” But on the day of the performance, Bennett surpr...
Cordae Delivers Smooth Freestyle Over Drake and Future’s “Way 2 Sexy”
Cordae recently stopped by Adin Ross’ Twitch stream to deliver a smooth freestyle over the beat of Drake and Future’s latest collaboration, “Way 2 Sexy.” The Lost Boy artist’s bars featured some namedropping in regards to Jordan Peele and Lauryn Hill, and hears him tell his listeners, “My album is coming, you n****s ain’t ready.” Corade is alluding to his sophomore studio effort A Bird’s Eye View — a record where fans can expect “a lot of growth.” Speaking to HYPEBEAST, the artist shared, “Not to sound self-indulgent or anything, but I’ve just noticed a lot of growth in myself one, as a human being, and two, as an artist. In every format of music, I feel like I have gotten way better as an artist.” He also told HYPEBEAST a little bit about his newest record label Hi-Level, stating, “More t...
Wiki: Half God
Kids grow up fast in New York City. Pre-teens ride the trains alone, shuttling between school and the park and home. You learn to spot scammers, junkies, tourists, and cops from a mile away. From the time you learn to speak, you’re exposed to languages from around the world. The streets are more than just a thoroughfare for cars and trucks, they’re a fire hydrant water park, a street cart restaurant, a living room for old men playing dominoes, a nightclub with perreo, nutcrackers, and no cover. A New Yorker can live several lifetimes before they ever turn 18. Few rappers reflect this spirit quite like Patrick Morales, the 27-year-old Irish and Puerto Rican MC better known as Wiki. His latest album, Half God, is a record about what it’s like to come of age in New York: the way it shapes, ha...
MÖTLEY CRÜE’s 40th Anniversary Celebrations Continue With Digital Remaster Of ‘Shout At The Devil’
Legendary rock band MÖTLEY CRÜE continues its 40th anniversary celebration with the release of the digital remaster of its iconic album “Shout At The Devil”. Hits such as “Looks That Kill”, “Too Young To Fall In Love” and title track “Shout At The Devil” are amplified on this version of the band’s breakthrough album. Selling over 200,000 copies in the first two weeks, “Shout At The Devil” established MÖTLEY CRÜE as one of the top-selling rock acts of the 1980s. Released in September 1983, the band’s second studio album reached No. 17 on the Billboard 200. With two of its singles charting on the Billboard Hot 100, “Shout At The Devil” also featured a cover of THE BEATLES‘ 1968 song “Helter Skelte...
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Releases Music Video For New Single ‘Rainbow Veins’
Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have released the official music video for their current single “Rainbow Veins”. Arguably their most stunning yet, this new music video completes a collection of visceral and instinctive clips honed by creative director Fiona Garden. Garden and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE singer/guitarist Matt Tuck worked closely and intensely across all accompanying imagery around the band’s upcoming seventh studio album, marking a distinct visual era for the band. “‘Rainbow Veins’ is out now and we couldn’t be happier for you guys to finally hear it,” BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE says.” It is one of our favorite tracks from the upcoming album and we’re sure it’ll be one of yours too. Turn it up!” BULLET ...
Watch DAVID COVERDALE Unbox WHITESNAKE’s ‘Restless Heart: Super Deluxe Edition’
In the wake of WHITESNAKE‘s massive global success, the band’s founder and lead singer, David Coverdale, set out to record his third solo album in 1995. However, the plan was derailed when pressure from his record label forced him to change course and release “Restless Heart” under the DAVID COVERDALE & WHITESNAKE moniker. Despite the changes, the 1997 album was a Top 40 hit in the U.K. Surprisingly, the record was never released in the U.S. That will change this fall when Rhino introduces several versions of “Restless Heart”, including a four-disc boxed set. An 11-minute video in which Coverdale unboxes “Restless Heart: Super Deluxe Edition” can be seen below. “Restless Heart: Super Deluxe Edition” will be available on Octobe...
CIRCLE JERKS Add New 2022 Dates To First Tour In 15 Years
Punk legends CIRCLE JERKS have announced their first and only North American tour in over 15 years, which is set to take place spring 2022. The dates span both coasts and (mostly) everywhere in between with support from NEGATIVE APPROACH and 7SECONDS who will be reuniting for the first time in over five years. Tickets for the new shows go on sale this Friday, October 8 at 10 a.m. local time. CIRCLE JERKS‘ landmark record “Group Sex” turned 40 last fall. The band will be on tour this fall with ADOLESCENTS, NEGATIVE APPROACH and MUNICIPAL WASTE in celebration of its anniversary and the commemorative reissue. CIRCLE JERKS‘ current live lineup is vocalist Keith Morris, guitarist Greg Hetson (BAD RELIGION, REDD KROSS), bassist Zander Schloss (THE WEIRDOS, JOE STRUMMER) a...
Netflix Unveils New Trailer for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s tick, tick…BOOM!: Watch
“The time keeps ticking” until Netflix releases tick, tick…BOOM!, the highly-anticipated film adaptation of Rent composer Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical musical. The streamer has shared a new trailer for the forthcoming feature — which marks Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut — and it centers around Larson as he cuts his teeth in New York City as an aspiring playwright. Additionally, Netflix has also shared the soundtrack’s first single, “30/90.” tick, tick…BOOM! is slated to premiere in theaters November 12th, and will arrive on streaming November 19th. Starring Andrew Garfield, the musical follows the struggles of a burgeoning playwright amid the ongoing AIDS crisis. As the pressure from his peers and loved ones weigh on him, Larson feels his time is running out — a message ...
Todd Rundgren on Working with Kanye West, Skipping His Rock Hall Induction: “True Halls of Fame Are for Retirees and Dead People”
If you live in Maui, like Todd Rundgren does, you do not have to apologize for just chillin’ your way through the pandemic. Rundgren, though, has done anything but that. The veteran multi-hyphenate — producer of landmark albums for Meat Loaf, Grand Funk Railroad and others, as well as his own robust repertoire — has been characteristically hard at work and, save for being off the road, has not slowed down a great deal during the past 19 months. He even went “on tour” earlier this year with a series of virtual concerts, performed from Chicago and targeted to specific cities. Rundgren has also released four singles during the past year or so, slated for his next album, Space Force. That includes collaborations with Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo (“Down With the Ship”), Narcy (“Espionage”) and, most r...
NYFF Review: Joaquin Phoenix Gets Avuncular for the Warm, Low-Key C’mon C’mon
This review is part of our coverage of the 2021 New York Film Festival. The Pitch: Every five years or so, Mike Mills — not the one from R.E.M., though, confusingly, he is a music video director and graphic designer for some of their contemporaries — releases a sensitive, heartfelt drama about delicate but deceptively strong family ties. C’mon C’mon is the 2021 model, starring Joaquin Phoenix as a documentarian who must unexpectedly spend several weeks taking care of his nine-year-old nephew. I’ll Figure It Out: “Nobody knows what they’re doing. You just have to keep doing it.” That’s advice given late in C’mon C’mon by Viv (Gaby Hoffman) to her brother Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) as he struggles to figure out how to substitute-parent her nine-year-old son Jesse (Woody Norman). Viv has been c...
