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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...
Drake Breaks Apple Music’s 2021 Records for Most-Streamed Album, Artist in a Day
Certified Lover Boy features a long list of top-tier collaborations, including appearances from Jay-Z, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, Lil Durk, Rick Ross, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Wayne and Tems, among others. In the description for the project on Apple Music, Drake describes Certified Lover Boy as “a combination of toxic masculinity and acceptance of truth which is inevitably heartbreaking.” Apple Music has had two consecutive record-breaking weeks, with Kanye West’s latest album Donda breaking a long list of records on the platform, some of which may fall before the first week of Certified Lover Boy comes to a close. 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 peopl...
Here Are 5 Drummer-Approved Drumsticks for Your Next Jam Session
See the best drummer-approved drumsticks (all under $15) below. 1. Vic Firth American Classic 5A Vic Grip & Vic Firth American Classic Extreme 5B DoubleGlaze For a versatile drummer who has worked in a variety of genres and with artists including Alessia Cara, Nelly Furtado, Blue Man Group and Carly Rae Jepsen, Adrian Passarelli is an expert at deciding which drumsticks provide the specific musical benefits he’s looking for, especially when playing the world’s biggest stages. That’s why he has not one, but two top pairs — both from renowned drumsticks and mallets company Vic Firth. “I’ve used Vic Firth drumsticks for over 30 years and I actually have two go-to models depending on which artist I’m working with,” he explai...
Billboard Buys: These Apple AirPods Alternatives Are Just $35
Audio-wise, we’ve tested the Tempo 30 earbuds against our AirPods Pro, and they’re surprisingly powerful, with full, wide-ranging sound and clear, crisp details (no muffled tracks here). The audio is plenty loud too, and if you really want to turn it up, you can switch from Back Bay’s “Signature Sound” mode to their new “Bass Mode” for extra motivation. We found the Tempo 30 Earbuds great for taking calls on the go too, thanks to their dual microphones. And with six(!) different fit options, it was easy to find a pair of eartips that stayed securely in our ears. Even while going on a run or hitting the treadmill at the gym, our Tempo 30 Earbuds stayed in our ears comfortably. Back Bay Audio’s Tempo 30 Earbuds are one of the best AirPod altern...
Nicole Scherzinger Sued Over Pussycat Dolls Reunion
Scherzinger did promote the tour, it’s acknowledged in the complaint, but then the pandemic halted music touring worldwide. She “now refuses to participate in the tour,” states the complaint, adding she “demanded to renegotiate the terms of the MOU.” According to the complaint, Scherzinger now wants to be a 75% owner with final decision-making authority, and she’s refusing to participate in the reunion tour unless she gets what she wants. And now because tour dates can’t be confirmed, Live Nation is said to be demanding $600,000 that it put up. Because of COVID, tours are only slowly ramping up at this point, and this suit comes with a not extremely common claim of anticipatory breach of contract (along with other contract claims and one for fiduciary duty). Scherzi...
Watch Super Furry Animals’ YouTube Special for Rings Around The World
For one night only, Super Furry Animals will launch SFA TV to mark the 20th anniversary reissue of Rings Around The World. The pop-up television station celebrates the John Cale and Paul McCartney-featured record. Fans can watch the premiere of The Making of Rings Around The World short film at 8 p.m. BST on September 2 on the group’s YouTube channel. A restored “Receptacle For The Respectable” video will also premiere at 8:20 p.m. preceding a Rings Around The World TV special by the Welsh Music Podcast at 8:25 p.m. Rings Around The World is one of SFA’s classic records. They completed a portion of the album at Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York. The sessions began after the band was stranded roadside by a couple driving team following a club tour, and “the following weeks featured ...
Madi Diaz Has Built Herself Back Up Again
For Madi Diaz, the journey of History Of A Feeling has been a long one. She can hardly believe it herself. “2014…how is that simultaneously two seconds and like 5 million years ago?” she asks SPIN over Zoom from her Nashville home. Diaz, who is perched on her red and white couch, glows as the sun pierces through the window behind her. It makes sense that she’s embraced such tranquility, considering she was “white-knuckling a Zen approach” to everything early on in the pandemic. “I didn’t have a publishing or label deal or any sort of foundation there at that point,” she recalls. “So it was tough, and it was scary, but it was also very strange the way that the cards started to just naturally fall.” And they did. In February, the singer-songwriter signed to ANTI- Records. And sev...
