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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...
Kacey Musgraves Becomes First Artist to Perform Naked on SNL
This past weekend, Kacey Musgraves served as the musical guest for Saturday Night Live’s Season 47 premiere. For her first performance of the evening, she played “justified” armed with an acoustic guitar and nothing else. It turns out she wasn’t just faking being nude, as many actors do to abide by FCC regulations, but rather she was completely naked and strategically positioned her body to get away with it — making her the first artist to ever do so on SNL. First of all, it’s important to clarify that Musgraves wasn’t ditching her outfit for no reason to promote Star-Crossed. While she was fully clothed for her rendition of “camera roll” on SNL, she opted to strip down for “justified” as a reference to the infamous Forrest Gump scene in which Jenny (played by Robin Wright) takes the stage...
Summer Walker Unveils Second Studio Album ‘Still Over It’
Shortly after teasing fans on social media, Summer Walker has officially announced her sophomore studio effort, Still Over It. Set to drop on November 5, the project was unveiled with an announcement that takes inspiration from flashback commercial skits. The visual offers a touch of nostalgia and reveals that Walker had been in communication with City Girls’ JT while she was incarcerated, and the pair wait to finally physically reunite and work on their collaboration. Walker also took to Instagram to curate “Summer’s Hard Drive,” a page that is “curated from the point of view of the album itself, allowing fans to freely fawn over the project in its infancy.” Watch the full teaser above. Summer Walker’s Still Over It drops November 5. Elsewhere in music, Billie Eilish is now the ...
Fans Share Experience of Flying Economy With Kanye West
Continuing to make waves on social media, Kanye West was recently captured taking a flight from Los Angeles’ LAX airport. This time around ‘Ye made headlines as a number of fans revealed that they were flying commercial with the DONDA rapper. Unexpectedly deciding to fly economy, Kanye was spotted without his usual obscuring mask and was happy to take photos with fans that asked. DONDA collaborator also took to social media to share a photo of ‘Ye, saying, “‘Ye told me he been traveling solo commercial on some normal sh*t I thought he was capping.” Other fans revealed that Kanye was simply waiting to board while enjoying a coffee and noted where exactly he was sitting while sharing their dismay. Catch fans sharing their experience of flying economy with Kanye West below. ??? https://t.co/s...
‘Dissect’ Season Nine Analyzes Mac Miller’s ‘Swimming’ and ‘Circles’
The ninth season of the music analysis podcast Dissect is set to focus on Mac Miller‘s last two albums, Swimming and Circles. Creator and host Cole Cuchna will take a look at the life, trajectory and historical impact of Miller, as well as take an academic approach on Swimming and Circles with “insights, music theory, instrumentation, lyric interpretation to social contextual analysis.” “Two years in the making, it was an album that would stay true to the video central image of a man entrenched in his own psyche— observing, searching and scrutinizing,” Cuchna said in a statement. “It was an album that communicates a universal notion of seeking peace amidst the unrelenting currents of emotions. An album whose symbol is simple as water. The replenishing source of life that can easily pull yo...
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Black Ink Crew: Chicago’s Ryan Henry & Charmaine Bey Talk About Drama, Reflection, R. Kelly & More
After a pandemic shortened sixth season, Black Ink Crew: Chicago is back, so that means fans can expect the return of the tattoos and, of course, drama in season 7. We’re heading back to Chicago. No, the pandemic isn’t officially over, but the world is slowly opening up, so that means 9 MAG’s owner Ryan Henry and 2nd City Ink’s boss Charmaine Bey have turned on the lights and tattoo guns in their shops again. We spoke with the reality stars/ tattoo shop owners on Zoom, and during our online conversation, we talked about Ryan’s drama with his former best friend after he got called out for sleeping with his boy’s baby mama. We also touched on how Charmaine keeps it together after losing both of her parents in a short time span and at the same time becoming a new mom. Henry and Bey also talke...
Seyi Vibez – NSNV (No Seyi No Vibez) EP Download
Don’t miss this brand new EP from Seyi Vibez titled “NSNV (No Seyi No Vibez)” out now. Music sensation Seyi Vibez dropped his extended play “NSNV (No Seyi No Vibez)” for his teeming fans and music lovers. The EP comes backed by popular demand from fans and colleagues. Seyi Vibez keeps things simple with 8 songs with a runtime of 20 minutes. On the project, he featured Reekado Banks and Teni. Listen, enjoy and share Seyi Vibez – “NSNV (No Seyi No Vibez)” EP Download below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Inter...
Seyi Vibez – Pay Day ft Reekado Banks
Don’t miss this lovely new piece of music coming from Seyi Vibez titled “Pay Day” featuring Reekado Banks. Talented Afropop star Seyi Vibez just released a song with Reekdao Banks titled “Pay Day”. It is lifted off his newly released extended play “NSNV“. It’s literally a big vibe as Seyi and Reekado join forces on this track, which we recommend for your music playlist. Listen, enjoy Seyi Vibez – “Pay Day” ft Reekado Banks below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Seyi_Vibez_-_Pay_Day_ft_Reekado_Banks_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by ch...
HEART’s NANCY WILSON Releases ‘4 Edward With Love’, An Extended Version Of Her Tribute To EDDIE VAN HALEN
HEART‘s Nancy Wilson has released “4 Edward With Love”, an extended version of her tribute to VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen, “4 Edward”, from her debut solo album, “You And Me”. “You And Me” came out in May via Carry On Music. The LP was recorded primarily in Wilson‘s California home studio, working with band members and special guests remotely. Asked if she ever got to meet Eddie or tour with VAN HALEN, Nancy told Australian Musician: “Oh, yeah. We played with VAN HALEN a few times in the earlier ’80s mainly — at festivals and just gigs that we were opening for them. Those brothers, they were out of control — they were always out of control. They were the ones who we would end up in some bar in a hotel with. And...
TED NUGENT Calls Vaccinated People ‘Stupid’, Likens Them To Sheep (Video)
Ted Nugent has once again said that he won’t take the COVID-19 vaccine because the shots that are available in the United States were developed in less than a year are probably fake. Like antivaccine activists, talk show hosts, and far-right politicians, Ted — who spoke openly about his battle with COVID-19 six months ago — has made the vaccines’ “experimental” nature a talking point. During an October 1 appearance on “Off The Record”, a weekly coverage of Michigan’s governor’s office, the state legislature, the political campaign trail and state government, Ted said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I actually think that the COVID-19 might be a weaponized virus created in Wuhan [China] by Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and [Doctor Ant...
