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Bruce Springsteen Joins John Mellencamp on Contemplative ‘Wasted Days’
After a violin break, The Boss, 72, leans into the second verse with an urgent series of questions about what it’s all about. “How much sorrow is there left to climb?/ How many promises are worth the time?/ And who on Earth is worth our time?/ Is there a heart here that I can call mine?” he sings. Though the two American singer-songwriter icons have shared stages before, this is the first time they’ve hit the studio together. At Clive Davis’ Grammy Museum benefit event earlier this year, Mellencamp – whose Americana sound was frequently compared to The Boss’ early in his career — told Billboard that “Bruce is singing on the new record and is playing guitar.” Springsteen confirmed the news in an interview on Sirius XMR...
Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel Says ‘No’ to Buying UTA
He also said that the deal “validated” Endeavor’s strategy when it merged with WMA. “They are just coming to it 13 years later … Mazel tov,” he added. He also defended Endeavor’s representation business, pushing back against the notion that the company is ignoring it in favor of UFC or its other ventures. “I would say to you, we are the largest agency,” Emanuel said. “Our representation business, for the last 10 or 11 years, has grown double digits every year for 10 years. It is a very significant part of our business, and it is the core feeder for how our business grows.” He also argued that Endeavor continues to be important to its clients, particularly as the number of streaming services continue to grow, and as the power of ce...
Ask Dr. Mike: The Big Four Steps to Improving Mental Health
Spinning off from the Going There with Dr. Mike podcast, our monthly “Ask Dr. Mike” column is back to answer listeners’ questions about their mental health. This past month’s episodes focused on Suicide Prevention Month, with guests like Phantogram and Jesse Leach discussing how they cope with the “beast” of their own mental health. Today, Dr. Mike provides some simple steps to help us tackle these daily stresses on our wellness journeys. September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and it provides an excellent opportunity not only to check in on our own mental health, but also to find ways to improve our emotional well-being. One of the most daunting aspects of our mental health journey is that there are often harmful and complex issues that we face in our lives that could hinder our w...
Converge and Chelsea Wolfe Announce New Collaborative Album, Share “Blood Moon”: Stream
Converge and Chelsea Wolfe have announced a new collaborative album entitled Bloodmoon: I, arriving November 19th. As a preview, they’ve shared the music video for its lead single, “Blood Moon.” The collaborative effort also features Wolfe’s musical writing partner Ben Chisholm and Cave In’s Stephen Brodsky. The star-studded project came together out of the desire “to do something grander than the typical four-piece Converge music,” according to vocalist Jacob Bannon. The eight-plus-minute “Blood Moon” showcases the sheer ambition of the collab. The brooding, cinematic arrangement trudges forward with a doom-like pace, featuring haunting vocal passages from Bannon and Wolfe. It builds to a massive sonic climax of harshness, anchored by metallic blasts from Converge themselves. Advertisemen...
Take A Video Tour Of QUEEN Store On London’s Carnaby Street
In celebration of five decades in music, one of the world’s most iconic bands, QUEEN, features in a dedicated experiential pop-up shop on Carnaby Street in London, opening today (Tuesday, September 28). A video tour of the store is available below. The shop, “Queen The Greatest”, will remain open until January 2022 with a lineup of limited-edition music releases, exciting fashion collaborations and lifestyle products with weekly new product drops and events. Each month will have a theme — Music, Art & Design and Magic — with visual installations that act as storytelling from each of QUEEN‘s historic five decades. The “Queen The Greatest” store will take visitors on a journey over two floors, from 1970s thrift store (Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor h...
FOO FIGHTERS Radio Returns Exclusively To SiriusXM
FOO FIGHTERS, the 12-time Grammy-winning rock band and 2021 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees, announced on “The Howard Stern Show” the return of their hand-crafted, limited-engagement channel on SiriusXM, Foo Fighters Radio. Beginning October 1 on channel 105, Foo Fighters Radio will feature previously unreleased concert recordings, as well as unrivaled programming and special commentary from Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee. The channel will also feature the band sharing insights on their most recent album, “Medicine At Midnight”, and the stories behind some of the biggest hit songs, demos, B-sides, and rarities of their celebrated career. Foo Fighters Radio will also feature debut broadcasts of four exclusive l...
GEOFF TATE Performs QUEENSRŸCHE’s Entire ‘Empire’ And ‘Rage For Order’ Albums In Orlando (Video)
Fan-filmed video footage of Geoff Tate‘s September 27 performance at Plaza Live in Orlando, Florida can be seen below. The months ago, the former QUEENSRŸCHE singer announced rescheduled dates for the next European leg of his tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of “Empire” and “Rage For Order” albums. 1986’s “Rage For Order” introduced a much more polished look and sound for QUEENSRŸCHE. The album featured keyboards as prominently as guitars, and the group adopted an image more closely associated with glam rock or glam metal than with heavy metal (of which glam metal was a subgenre). A video was filmed for the song “Gonna Get Close to You”, originally recorded in 1984 by DALBELLO. Released in 1990, “Empire” included ...
JOHN BUSH Revisits His Time With ANTHRAX During METAL ALLEGIANCE’s Long Island Concert (Video)
This past Saturday (September 25), METAL ALLEGIANCE reassembled and hit the stage for the first time in nearly two years on Long Island, New York — where METAL ALLEGIANCE began back in 2014 — at Stereo Garden in Patchogue, New York (their first show since before COVID-19). The night featured music from METAL ALLEGIANCE‘s self-titled album, “Fallen Heroes” EP and “Volume II – Power Drunk Majesty”, as well as a special set of covers picked just for this show. In METAL ALLEGIANCE fashion, an all-star lineup performed in Patchogue, including core members Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER), Mark Menghi and Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT) as well as Phil Demmel (VIO-LENCE, ex-MACHINE HEAD), Mark Osegueda (DEATH ANGEL) and John Bush (ARMORED SAINT, ex-ANTHRAX). METAL AL...
Netflix Reveals Official Trailer for Heist Rom-Com ‘Army of Thieves’
During the Tudum fan event this past weekend, Netflix revealed the official trailer for heist romantic comedy Army of Thieves, a prequel to zombie heist movie Army of the Dead. The film sees the return of Zack Snyder, known for Watchmen, 300, and Justice League, as executive producer, as well as Matthias Schweighöfer who directs and stars in the movie. Army of Thieves is set six years before the events depicted in Army of the Dead in the initial stages of the zombie outbreak. A small-town bank teller named Ludwig Dieter is drawn into an epic adventure when a woman played by Nathalie Emmanuel recruits him to join a misfit crew of Interpol’s wanted criminals. Their mission is to break into Europe’s most secure safes. Watch the trailer above, and expect Army of Thieves to release on Netf...
HBO Unveils ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Season 11 Premiere Date and Teaser
Larry David is making his way back to TV screens as HBO officially announced the premiere date for Curb Your Enthusiasm season 11. The Emmy and Golden Globe-winning comedy series is scheduled to return on October 24 with its 10 new episodes airing on subsequent Sundays. LD will be joined by longtime cast members Susie Essman, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, J.B. Smoove, Ted Danson and Richard Lewis. Curb Your Enthusiasm is a tongue-in-cheek depiction of the Seinfeld co-creator’s fictionalized life and is famously shot without a script, allowing the actors to improvise their lines throughout the episode. Season 10 featured a main plotline that followed David establishing his own coffee shop, Latte Larry’s, right next to Mocha Joe’s after he was banned, kicking off a trend which saw celebrities s...
Will Smith Speaks on Previously Avoiding Slavery Films
Will Smith has recently shared the reason why he has avoided making films about slavery in the past. In a recent interview discussing his new role as a slave fleeing a plantation in Louisiana in Emancipation, Smith explained why he was so adamant in refusing such films before, “I’ve always avoided making films about slavery. In the early part of my career…I didn’t want to show Black people in that light. I wanted to be a superhero. So I wanted to depict Black excellence alongside my white counterparts. I wanted to play roles that you would give to Tom Cruise.” Smith recalls turning down Quentin Tarantino’s call to star in Django Unchained, sharing that at the time, he “didn’t want to make a slavery film about vengeance.” When talking about Emancipation, Smith describes the film as “one tha...
Super Nintendo World Expands With World’s First Donkey Kong Themed Section
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan is planning on expanding its park with a Donkey Kong-themed portion by 2024. Nintendo is upping the ante with the park’s latest theme rides and gameplay further allowing guests to be more immersed in the world. The new Donkey Kong area will feature a new roller coaster, interactive experiences and themed merchandise and food. Set in a lush jungle, guests will be able to walk through Donkey Kong’s natural surroundings. The new are is expected to be a gamechanger, combining innovative technology with Nintendo creativity. The Donkey Kong franchise first began as an arcade game in 1981 and later developed into one of Nintendo’s most sought after game series for its video game systems like WII and Switch devices. The Donkey Kong portion will help ...
