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Connan Mockasin Announces New Album Jassbusters Two, Shares “Flipping Poles”: Stream
Connan Mockasin is returning to the fictional universe he introduced with his 2018 album Jassbusters. Out on November 5th via Mexican Summer, Mockasin’s upcoming album is appropriately titled Jassbusters Two and features the lead single “Flipping Poles,” which you can hear below. Jassbusters Two is a concept album once again recorded by a fictional band of schoolteachers. The musicians are taken from the imaginary daytime TV miniseries Bost’n ‘n Dobs’n, which is conceived and directed by Mockasin himself. The New Zealand singer-songwriter also stars in the production, which is teased as “possibly coming to a late night cinema.” The new album was recorded at Gary’s Electric Studio in Brooklyn, New York, where Mockasin gathered together his real-life Jassbusters counterparts: Nich...
LOUDER THAN LIFE Festival Vendor Found Dead After Apparent Overdose
A vendor at this weekend’s Louder Than Life festival died after an apparent overdose. The vendor, identified by Jefferson County Coroner’s office as 40-year-old Nicholaus Davis, was found dead hours before the event was scheduled to open its doors on Friday morning (September 24). Louder Than Life producers Danny Wimmer Presents issued the following statement on Friday: “The well-being of our festival goers, staff, vendors, volunteers and artists is our primary concern, and we work diligently to ensure the safest event possible. Overnight, a member of our team discovered an unresponsive contract vendor in a working zone. EMS was dispatched immediately and confirmed the death as an apparent overdose. Our deepest condolences, thoughts and prayers go out to the family and fr...
GODSMACK’s ‘When Legends Rise’ Album Certified Gold In U.S.
GODSMACK‘s latest album, “When Legends Rise”, has been certified gold on by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales in excess of half a million copies. In addition, two more of the LP’s singles (the title track and “Under Your Scars”) have also been officially certified gold by the RIAA. The album’s first single “Bulletproof” earned a platinum digital single award in September 2020 and was previously certified gold in the U.S. The RIAA developed its gold and platinum awards program in 1958 to honor artists and create a standard by which to measure the commercial success of a sound recording. The program trademarked the gold record and formalized the industry practice of presenting awards to artists for music sales...
Sermons Of The Sinner – KK’S PRIEST
RATING: 7/10 Heavy metal and its numerous sub-genres simply wouldn’t exist were it not for the thunderous music of certain pioneering bands like JUDAS PRIEST. The unit’s classic twin guitar icons Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing have provided inspiration for countless followers with their rip-roaring riffs, impassioned melodies, inspirational dual-guitar work and jaw-dropping trade-off solos. Nothing lasts forever, however, and Downing parted ways with PRIEST 10 years ago, spending the better part of that time away from the rigors of being in a serious recording and touring band. But in the last few years, Downing felt the fire return, and after a decade of significant absence, the heavy metal hero returns with KK’S PRIEST, a project that pays homage to the guitarist’s...
EAGLES OF DEATH METAL Announce ‘A Boots Electric Christmas’ EP
On November 19, UMe and EAGLES OF DEATH METAL‘s Jesse “Boots Electric” Hughes join forces to gift us all with “Eagles Of Death Metal Presents A Boots Electric Christmas”, a six-track EP sure to bring much-needed holiday cheer to the ears and hearts of every little girl and boy. The EP will be available on CD and all digital formats. Hughes puts his signature aural alter-ego “Boots Electric” stamp on a half-dozen electrified interpretations of perennial holiday classics that include “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”, “Put A Little Love In Your Heart”, “O Holy Night”, “Little Drummer Boy” and “Little Town Of Bethlehem”. The sonic highlight rounding out the EP is an extraordinary and quite stirri...
Ghostface Killah Announces ‘Ironman’ 25th Anniversary Expanded Digital Edition
Sony Music Entertainment and Certified are celebrating the 25h anniversary of Ghostface Killah‘s Ironman with an expanded digital edition. The Wu-Tang Clan staple’s esteemed solo debut album will arrive as both a collectible 12” vinyl anniversary pressing and an expanded digital edition which offer remixes, radio edits and instrumentals previously unavailable on digital streaming platforms. Ghostface Killah will also talk about Ironman and its impact in a new video from Sony Music Entertainment and Certified, as well as appear in an episode of Certified’s mini-documentary series My Life in 60 Secs. Ghostface Killah, GZA and Raekwon are currently gearing up for The 3 Chambers Tour, which will see the trio perform tracks from each of their classic solo albums, Liquid...
Edge Deficient Candace Owens Trends After Alleged Parody Account Posts Image Of Stacey Dash In Her Stead
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jason Davis / Getty Candace Owens gets dunked on quite routinely on Twitter and more of the same has occurred this fine Monday morning (September 27). The controversial conservative commentator and media personality found herself trending on the social media service after a reported parody account tweeted an image of former Trumper Stacey Dash in Owens’ stead. “Candace Owens will be our first female President of the United States, and wokesters won’t vote for her, because they’re the real racists,” tweeted @GaryPetersonUSA, which Twitter framed as a parody account of an older conservative white man who is all about the MAGA vibes if you get our meaning. If true, the account is actually pretty spot on when it comes to the sorts that frequent that sid...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘NBA 2K22’ Is A Solid Entry In The Annual Franchise, Still Far From Championship Form
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Visual Concepts / NBA 2K22 (PS5) Last year Visual Concepts and 2K took a euro-step in the right direction with NBA 2K’s first entry in the world of next-gen gaming. Can they keep the momentum going with NBA 2K22? The answer to that question is yes and no. Allow us to explain. It’s a new year, and before the real NBA returns, we get to hoop virtually via NBA 2K22. Our review of NBA 2K21 said the game LOOKED and FELT terrific to play, but it still wasn’t a slam dunk, yet still an enjoyable experience despite its flaws. NBA 2K22 takes what was good with the previous iteration of the annual sports video game franchise and improves on that slightly. Quickly, players will notice that the presentation (always on point) is still second to none, and the gameplay h...
K-9 Karen: White Woman Fired For Racist Meltdown At Brooklyn Dog Park
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @FredTJoseph / Twitter Brooklyn has become so gentrified that a white woman filled with that MAGA energy mouthed off to a Black couple who dared to walk their dog at a park this past weekend. In a video uploaded to Twitter by Fredrick Joseph, he describes how a “Karen” in a dog park in Williamsburg told them to stay in their own hood because apparently Brooklyn belongs to colonizers now. Seeing that things could go left, Joseph pulled out his phone and began recording the encounter before the women in question flipped him off and tried to smack the phone out his hand. After repeating her racist comment to her, BK Karen attempted to play the victim and accused the couple of saying that to her. Luckily a white man who witnessed everything confirmed on video...
Singer-Songwriter Andrea Martin, Who Penned Songs For Toni Braxton & En Vogue, Has Died
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Cindy Ord / Getty Andrea Martin, a Grammy Award-winning songwriter and singer, has died according to a statement that appeared on social media. Martin, a Brooklyn, N.Y. native, penned hits for the likes of Toni Braxton and En Vogue among others. While the details of Martin’s passing are being kept private by the family, the news has sent shockwaves throughout the music industry where Martin was deeply respected for her work as a songwriter and remembered as an artist herself. “Dear Family and Friends, it is with a heavy heart we inform you of the passing of our beautiful Andrea Martin also known as ‘Annie,’” began the statement, which was shared via Martin’s Instagram Story feed. “Andrea will always be remembered for her passion and dedication...
Lil Bibby Confirms 2021 Release for HBO’s Juice WRLD Documentary
Fans of the late Juice WRLD can expect his HBO documentary to premiere this year. Grade A Productions label head Lil Bibby confirmed the news during a recent Instagram Live, stating, “This year. That’s all I’ma say.” He added, “The music gotta get pushed back to when the documentary comes. So I was gonna give y’all the music to go with the documentary, so now I gotta change the title.” Bibby teased the documentary in mid-2020, telling XXL Magazine, “We started on [the documentary]. So, you know, it might take a little time. [It will come out] sometime next year. Or, later this year.” Meanwhile, Juice’s manager Peter Jideonwo revealed in July that the late artist’s newest project, The Party Never Ends, is going to be the best album, not only musically but creatively. We got a...
Soccer Mommy and Kero Kero Bonito Team Up on “rom com 2021”: Stream
Kero Kero Bonito have added their touch to Soccer Mommy’s recent one-off single “rom com 2004.” The resulting track, “rom com 2021,” was premiered as part of Adult Swim Singles. Take a listen below Whereas “rom com 2004″ intersperses splashes of hyperpop with Soccer Mommy mastermind Sophie Allison’s sweet vocals, Kero Kero’s version smooths out the track after a glitchy opening 30 seconds. In addition to gliding synths, the British alt-pop group contributes new verses from their singer Sarah Perry. “We were very excited to be invited to work on ‘rom com 2021,’” shared Kero Kero Bonito in a statement. “Our contributions were inspired by Bridget Jones’ Diary, late summer, and UK Garage vocal manipulation.” Advertisement Related Video Soccer Mommy is in the midst of a long-delayed headl...
