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Fans Choose BTS & Coldplay’s ‘My Universe’ Video as This Week’s Favorite New Release
In second place on the poll results was Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett’s Love for Sale collaborative album, which had 21.93% of the vote. Kane Brown and H.E.R.’s anthem “Blessed & Free,” Farruko’s La 167 album and more followed. BTS and Coldplay’s Dave Meyers-directed visual for “My Universe” was released on Sept. 30, following the global superstars as they explored a distant galaxy. Last week, before the music video premiered, their team-up for the English-and-Korean track itself was chosen as the fan-favorite new music release. See the final results of this week’s poll, and watch the “My Universe” video, below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should ...
Billie Eilish Protests Texas Abortion Law at Austin City Limits 2021: ‘My Body, My F—ing Choice’
“But then I remembered that it’s you guys that are the f—ing victims, and you deserve everything in the world. And we need to tell them to shut the f— up,” she told the crowd, reportedly putting up her middle finger. “My body, my f—ing choice!” Eilish, who celebrated her first arena show in over a year just a couple weeks ago, shouted. She urged the ACL crowd to join her. Eilish seemed very glad to have performed at Austin City Limits after all: “last night was f—ing crazy. one of my favorites,” she commented on Instagram, where she posted a series of photos from her set on Sunday. Barbra Streisand, P!nk and St. Vincent are among the many artists who have criticized the new Texas law. “Have we gone backwards in tim...
DEVILDRIVER Parts Ways With Guitarist NEAL TIEMANN
California metallers DEVILDRIVER have parted ways with their guitarist of the last six years. Neal Tiemann. Tiemann, formerly of BURN HALO, joined the band in 2015 as the replacement for Jeff Kendrick, who left DEVILDRIVER in October 2014. Earlier today (Sunday, October 3), DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara released the following statement: “It’s at this time we are announcing the parting of ways with Neal. Neal filled in a time when we needed him most , we thank him for his touring & song writing efforts in DEVILDRIVER….it was an honor to have jammed with him. Adios Amigo good luck in whatever you do.” In a 2016 interview with Distorted Sound, Fafara stated about Tiemann‘s addition to DEVILDRIVER: “He basically replaced a departing member that had a lot of ...
CANDLEBOX Frontman On Touring During Pandemic: ‘It’s The First Time Ever I Felt Like This Is A Job’
CANDLEBOX frontman Kevin Martin spoke to Chris Akin of “Aftershocks” about what it has been like for him and his bandmates to tour during the pandemic. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “The response is great. The venues aren’t at full capacity — most of the ones that we’re playing — so that’s a little odd. But the audiences are great; people are showing up. That’s all you can really hope for. The weirdest thing, really, is just that you can’t really escape into the music like we’ve been able to do for so many years. In the back of your mind, the thought is always there, ‘Am I gonna catch COVID at this event?’ And that’s not only from the band; it’s the fans as well. It’s just one of those thing...
MATT SORUM Looks Back On His Time With GUNS N’ ROSES: ‘It Was Probably The Greatest Period Of My Life’
Former GUNS N’ ROSES drummer Matt Sorum was a recent guest on “Dennis Miller +1”, an interview show hosted by American actor, comedian, talk show host and five-time Emmy award winner Dennis Miller. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his time with GUNS N’ ROSES, Matt said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “God, you know when you used to watch those VH1 ‘Behind The Music’ [episodes], and [you’d go], ‘Oh, God. There it goes again.’ Sorry, it happened to me too. [Laughs] It was, like, do as much as you can until you can’t do it anymore. Things got crazy, and believe it or not, everybody in GUNS N’ ROSES is still alive. And that blows my mind. I got out alive. “It was probably the greatest period of ...
Wired – ECLIPSE
RATING: 9/10 One part Bryan Adams‘s “Run To You” and another part late-’80s BON JOVI, ECLIPSE‘s “Dead Inside”, the bonus track from the band’s latest album, is a window into how contemporary hard rock music might sound today if grunge didn’t brainwash American radio programmers a generation ago into thinking that yorbeling — the vocal “technique” (also known as warbling and yarling) employed by the likes of Vedder, Weiland, Stapp, Kroeger and numerous other acts featured at a Danny Wimmer Presents festival near you — is an acceptable and enjoyable style of singing. The song features five exhilarating minutes of music that begin with a deceptively hooky guitar line that quickly builds into a driving, infectious anthem that wo...
Summer Walker Confirms New Album Will Drop in November 2021
Summer Walker has confirmed that her sophomore studio album is scheduled to release this November. The LVRN artist took to social media to make the announcement, filming a video in the parking lot outside of the BET Hip Hop Awards. “They wouldn’t let me in due to COVID restrictions. I had such a pretty dress and everything, but it’s fine,” she said. “BET love me, I still love BET. I was gonna talk about some stuff on the red carpet, so I decided to pull up anyway and let you guys know some things,” Walker continued as the camera panned to a building where the words “summer walker album #2 coming november” were projected in bright pink. “It’s all love BET,” she reiterated on Twitter, continuing, “More Details on my new album will be revealed on the Anniversary of “Over it”!!” Walk...
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down Announce Break Up
In a short statement on Sunday, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down announced they are no more. “After over a decade of making music together, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down is dissolving,” the group wrote in a statement that was posted on social media. “Thank you to all who have recorded and performed with us. Thao and Adam are each moving on to pursue other projects.” Founded by Thao Nguyen in 2003, Adam Thompson (the Adam in the statement) had been the only regular member of the alt folk band. Later this month, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down are releasing a deluxe edition of Temple, their fifth (and final) studio album, that was released last year. Nguyen co-produced the album with Thompson. Thao had recently opened for Julien Baker on her recent tour. Earlier this year, we spoke wi...
NBA YoungBoy’s ‘Sincerely, Kentrell’ Takes No. 1 Spot From Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’
YoungBoy Never Broke Again has dethroned Drake for the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 as Sincerely, Kentrell‘s debut numbers surpassed Certified Lover Boy‘s. According to HITS Daily Double, Sincerely, Kentrell is debuting on this week’s chart with a total 137,775 equivalent album units, including 10,199 in album sales, 701 in track equivalent album units and 126,874 in streaming equivalent album units. The record opens just a few thousand units ahead of CLB, which moves down to No. 2 after a three-week reign with 134,949 equivalent album units. Elsewhere on the chart, Lil Nas X, Kanye West and Olivia Rodrigo take Nos. 3, 4 and 5 respectively, while Doja Cat, Morgan Wallen, The Kid LAROI, Billie Eilish and ITZY make up the bottom half of this week’s top 10. YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s ‘Si...
‘Saturday Night Live’ Mocks the Billionaire Space Race in New Sketch
“Saturday Night Live” poked fun at the billionaire space race in a new sketch that aired this weekend, with Owen Wilson playing Jeff Bezos aboard his Blue Origin spacecraft. The sketch, titled “Billionaire Star Trek,” follows Bezos and his crew that flew in the company’s real-life inaugural space launch in July. The sketch is jokingly said to be part of the “Star Trek” franchise with a new series titled “Stark Trek: Ego Quest.” “Space is freaking awesome,” Wilson says, wearing the Amazon founder’s signature cowboy hat. A voiceover then gives more detail on the billionaire’s “crew of random weirdos,” which include Bezos’ brother, a “rich kid from the Netherlands” and “82-year-old astronaut Wally Funk.” Fellow billionaire Richard Branson, played by “SNL” cast member Alex Moffat, then floats ...
‘Squid Game’ Director Says It Took Over a Decade To Pitch the Series Due to Its ‘Bizarre’ Concept
“Squid Game” director Hwang Dong-hyuk said that it took him almost a decade to pitch and create the K-drama series due to its “bizarre” concept. The survival series, which aired on Netflix on September 17, follows a group of 456 people heavily in debt who play life or death games in the hopes of winning a massive cash prize. In an interview with The Korea Times published last week, the filmmaker shared the struggles of creating series, which he said field like a “roller coaster ride.” He told the outlet that he actually came up with the concept in 2008 and wrote the script a year later, though it took over a decade for the show to finally air because of its “bizarre” plot. “Making the story into the series was still an adventure, just as it was about a decade ago. I knew that it...
Watch Wolfgang Van Halen Perform ‘Paradise City’ With Guns N’ Roses
Wolfgang Van Halen and his band Mammoth WVH have been playing support for Guns N’ Roses since their tour launched in late July. Last night, GNR brought out Wolfgang to perform their set closer “Paradise City” during a show at Hard Rock Live Arena in Hollywood, Florida. “Wolfgang Van Halen. You know how cool that is to say that? That’s fuckin’ cool. You don’t understand — we’re talking legacy!” Axl Rose exclaimed, referring to Wolfgang’s legendary dad, the late great Eddie Van Halen. Wolfgang took on guitar duty while also singing backup with Slash and Duff McKagan. GNR shared images from the performance on Twitter, writing: “Paradise City with @WolfVanHalen. Thanks for a great Fn night!” Wolfgang shared posts from the show too, using captions like “Yeah, this actually happened” and “What a...
