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METALLICA To Perform On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Next Week
METALLICA will guest on the Friday, September 10 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Says the band: “Our friend @jimmykimmel has invited us back on Sept 10 to celebrate the reissue of The Black Album. It’s been almost 5 years & we’re looking forward to chatting with him & performing! There may be a few surprises too! @JimmyKimmelLive airs weeknights at 11:35/10:35 pm CT on ABC.” METALLICA‘s most recent appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” took place on December 14, 2016. On that occasion, the band played six songs on the show’s outdoor stage in front of a standing-room-only crowd: “Atlas, Rise!”, “For Whom The Bell Tolls”, “One”, “Master Of Puppets”, “Creeping Death” an...
SEBASTIAN BACH Says ‘There Is No Reason’ Why Classic SKID ROW Lineup Shouldn’t Reunite: ‘We’re Not Getting Any Younger’
Sebastian Bach says that “there is no reason” why a reunion of SKID ROW‘s classic lineup shouldn’t materialize. Bach fronted SKID ROW until 1996, when he was fired. Instead of throwing in the towel, the remaining members took a hiatus and went on to play briefly in a band called OZONE MONDAY. In 1999, SKID ROW reformed and, after a bit of shuffling over the years, featured a lineup consisting of bassist Rachel Bolan, guitarists Dave “Snake” Sabo and Scotti Hill, alongside drummer Rob Hammersmith and singer Johnny Solinger. SKID ROW fired Solinger over the phone in April 2015, a few hours before announcing ex-TNT vocalist Tony Harnell as his replacement. Eight months later, Harnell exited the band and was replaced by South African-born, British-based sing...
Verzuz Announced Next Battle Between Ja Rule and Fat Joe
Verzuz has announced its next battle and it is between Ja Rule and Fat Joe. Set for September 14 in New York City, the two will go head to head for Verzuz’s second battle with a live audience. The first Verzuz battle with a live audience took place last month at Madison Square Garden between Dipset and The Lox. The head to head was a celebration of hip-hop’s core, bring out a score of fans and other celebrities from Carmelo Anthony to Fat Joe. Last month, Fat Joe and DJ Drama dropped their new Gangsta Grillz project, What Would Big Do 2021. The new project was executively produced by Cool & Dre. Besides the new project, Fat Joe has gotten busy this summer as he performed some of his biggest hits such as “What’s Luv” and “Lean Back” for NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert ...
Kim Petras, Swedish House Mafia, Polo G To Perform At VMA Pre-Show
With the release of her empowerment anthem “Future Starts Now” last Friday, the German-born pop singer Kim Petras declared the beginning of a promising, glittering new musical era. And when she said now, she meant it: Petras will bring her unique style of house-tinged bubblegum pop when she performs the new single live at the 2021 VMA pre-show on Sunday, September 12. Petras’s performance will mark her debut at the awards ceremony, and she’s in good company. Rapper Polo G, who is nominated for Best New Artist and Best Hip-Hop, will also perform, delivering a live rendition of his No. 1 hit “Rapstar.” So will the seminal electronic supergroup Swedish House Mafia, who will showcase a medley of the songs “It Gets Better” and “Lifetime,” the trio’s first new singles ...
Blu Announces New Album The Color Blu(e), Shares “People Call Me Blu(e)”: Stream
Blu has announced the new — or should that be n(e)w? — album The Color Blu(e). The record is due out September 24th, and every song will come with the word ‘blu(e),’ including lead single “People Call Me Blu(e).” “This album is the ultimate cartoon series about myself,” Blu explained in a statement. “The Color Blu(e) is the cool breeze. Another day in the life of being Blu.” Produced by Exile, “Call Me Blu(e)” is a bracing reintroduction to Blu’s sample-forward, golden age throwback sound. Lyrically, the onetime J Dilla collaborator mocks people who try too hard while also sending up his own complacency. “Blue is the color of the sky today,” he spits, “And mostly everyday when you live in LA/ The problem is the smog can make the city turn grey/ And we all know that ain’t go...
Pell Drops New Mixtape Floating While Dreaming II: Stream
Pell has released his new mixtape, Floating While Dreaming II. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. The 11-track collection serves as a sequel to the first volume of the same name released back in 2014. It features a host of guest features by everyone from Tonina Saputo (opener “Waves”) and Sylvie Grace (“RingRingRing”) to Austin Marc (“You’re Not Who You Were”) and Young Lyxx and Big Gigantic (“Easy”). “Ever since I dropped the first one, I wanted to make a second one,” the rising New Orleans-based rapper recently revealed in an interview with Melodic Magazine. “I kind of got in my head about the name holding too much weight, and now I think I’m finally at a place where all of my music is channeling the energy of the first music, and it’s okay to admit how important that album is....
Poll: Only 1% of Californians Want Caitlyn Jenner to be Governor
In the midst of crisis, Californians recall a Democratic governor and elect a moderate Republican with little political experience but high name recognition. It worked for Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003, but Caitlyn Jenner doesn’t seem likely to repeat the trick. The reality TV star and Olympic gold medalist is only favored by between 1% and 2% of voters, according to multiple polls ahead of the September 14th election. Part of that is the simple fact that most Californians are Democrats, and they seem to be backing current governor Gavin Newsom. Via the FiveThirtyEight poll tracker, something like 52% of Californians have told pollsters they’ll vote to keep Newsom, compared to about 44% who would like him removed. A normal polling error would make the election extremely competitive, but ev...
Vince Neil Tried Out Fat-Burning Procedure Ahead of Motley Crüe Tour
In news you probably weren’t dying to know, Vince Neil took to social media yesterday to show off a fat-burning procedure he underwent to get stage-ready for his tour with Mötley Crüe. “Trying it all! Check out Emsculpt Neo abs, They say it’s 20,000 crunches in just 30 minutes!!” he wrote alongside a video of himself doing a series of ab exercises before getting hooked up to the Emsculpt Neo machine. It’s worth noting that his post also contains the hashtag “#emsculptpartner,” so one is left to wonder how much he’s being compensated for this blatant #sponcon. Check out Neil’s Emsculpt Neo procedure after the jump. The Mötley Crüe frontman is scheduled to hit the road with the band on a co-headlining stadium tour next year with Def Leppard. For his part, David Lee Roth turned his nose ...
2 Chainz and T.I. Drop Bars on Ralo’s New Track “Fall Apart”
While incarcerated and fighting for clemency, Ralo has teamed up with 2 Chainz and T.I. to deliver a new London On Da Track-produced single, titled “Fall Apart.” The track arrives as part of Ralo’s upcoming album, Political Prisoner, which is scheduled to drop on September 10. “Tell to all them people, I’m never gon’ stop,” Ralo raps with 2 Chainz on the chorus. “I’m gon’ succeed if you help me or not / I’m gonna try, I try so hard / I don’t want none of this to fall apart.” The soon-to-be-released album, which will mark Ralo’s second 2021 record after February’s Conspiracy Deluxe, employs additional features from Boosie Badazz and Jacquees. Ralo has been incarcerated for almost three years due to an alleged connection to a drug trafficking case, in which he was charged with two federal co...
15 Minute Live Performances: Naia Izumi
Sometimes discovering new talent can come from the most obvious of places. In the case of Naia Izumi, the guitarist, soul singer and producer, winning NPR’s Tiny Desk contest in 2018 was the jolt the talented musician needed. But his story goes far beyond being the victor in a competition in an esteemed contest on public radio. Born and bred in Los Angeles, and diagnosed with autism at the age of 16, Izumi is a wizard on the guitar. Prior to his big break in 2018, he dazzled audiences in Hollywood as a street busker and when he wasn’t working on his music, Izumi was an electrician. Now, all of these years later, Izumi is doing the thing he knows best: playing great music. As you can see in his 15 Minute Performance below, he seamlessly blends futuristic-tinged R&B with spacey rock to c...
Roblox Introduces Voice Chat With ‘Spatial Voice’ Beta
Roblox is introducing a new voice chat feature called “Spatial Voice,” starting with an invitation-only beta for select developers, the gaming platform announced on Thursday. “With Spatial Voice, Roblox creators will begin to test developing experiences where conversations can happen in a realistic way, mirroring how we listen and respond to the world around us each day,” Roblox’s chief product officer Manuel Bronstein wrote in a blog post. The feature will likely require users’ avatars to be close to one another in order to hold a conversation, based on the company’s “realistic” approach to in-game voice chat. According to TechCrunch, Roblox will first roll out the feature to 5,000 developers above the age of 13. The company may never provide voice chat for children on the platf...
Take a Look at the Fighter Lineup for ‘Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl’
A leaked roster for the Smash Bros-inspired game Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl has given fans a look into the game’s roster of fighters, Kotaku first reported. An icon for the forthcoming game on the Nintendo Switch e-shop served as the initial source of the accidental leak. Enlarged and shared on Twitter, the image shows Avatar characters Aang and Korra, alongside SpongeBob, Ren, Stimpy and more. The full fighter roster is made up of fan favorites from classic Nickelodeon shows, and also includes Danny Phantom, CatDog and some of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, among other characters, according to Kotaku. Scheduled for release later this year, All-Star Brawl allows up to four players to fight against one another on 2-dimensional platforms. It’ll be available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5...
