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White Man Who Ran Down On Black MSNBC Reporter Has Criminal Past
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gulfport Police / NBC News Police are seeking an Ohio man who appeared to threaten and attempt to menace a Black television journalist during a live broadcast. Benjamin Eugene Dagley was seen during an MSNBC segment running and shouting towards the network’s Shaquille Brewster but the situation was swiftly handled and later it was revealed the man has quite the dangerous criminal past. Brewster was live on air broadcasting from Gulfport, Miss. reporting on the aftermath of Hurricane Ida as it made its way out of the region. Maintaining his professional demeanor, Brewster never seemed frazzled or worried about Dagley’s shouting but back that MSNBC’s main studio, Craig Melvin expressed some genuine concern for his colleague. “I am going to turn this way bec...
Underground Vibes | 071
“Out There” – Sourcee, Envoy Music Marking their first collaboration, veterans Sourcee and Envoy Music are able to craft a true dancefloor gem with “Out There,“ bringing together groovy basslines and infectious vocals. “Save You” – MICA, Vana, Hailure MICA just shared his brand new EP The Night You Left via Suit Of Bullets, and “Save You” alongside Vana and Hailure is without a doubt a standout track. “Swims Best” – Former Hero Former Hero recently unveiled his debut album footpaths via bitbird with “Swims Best” clearly representing his sparkly yet introspective sound. “Hyper Dream” – Fresh Stuff Fresh Stuff has been carefully building a massive discography over the past year, and his brand new single “Hyper Dream” is a true testament t...
Inside Bass Canyon 2021, Excision’s Triumphant Return to the Gorge
After a year-long wait, Excision was finally able to reunite bassheads at the Gorge Amphitheatre for the first time in over a year. Bass Canyon was the first electronic music festival back at the Gorge Amphitheatre, rekindling the flame that had been dwindling in the Pacific Northwest since the nationwide quarantine first began in March 2020. Fans, Excision, and his team were elated to return to the Gorge, where they curated their best iteration of the festival yet. Return to Form Although the festival opened with a messy camping situation, the entirety of Bass Canyon felt like a return to form for Excision, his team, and the Pacific Northwest electronic music scene as a whole. Excision’s brand new Evolution stage graced the Gorge for the first time, turning what was ...
Beat Saber VR Game Launches Skrillex Music Pack With 8 Classic Tracks
Virtual reality game Beat Saber has launched a new music pack with eight classic Skrillex tracks, available to gamers now. The Skrillex tracks joining the Beat Saber roster are “Bangarang,” “First of the Year,” “The Devil’s Den,” “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” “Ragga Bomb,” “Rock ‘n’ Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain),” “Don’t Go,” and “Butterflies.” The popular rhythm game’s catalog of EDM tracks reaches back its launch in 2018, but its developer, Beat Games, has been expanding into other genres as well. “We’ve been fans of Beat Saber for years and have always wanted to collaborate on a Skrillex pack for the game,” said Joe Khoury, Atlan...
Thousands Demand Refunds After Equipment Issues Shut Down Music at Texas Festival
The sun set early for a music festival at Isla Blanca Park in Texas over the weekend. Thousands of Sol Beach Festival attendees are demanding refunds after the power went out, the result of an incident that the Cameron County Parks Department attributed on Tuesday to “unforeseen third-party equipment issues.” The festival was put on by AARM Business Group and started on August 28th. Attendees were told that Puerto Rican superstar Myke Towers would be performing, among others, but the rapper failed to appear as a result of the equipment issues. Watch the video below, in which KEVVO performs before the sound cuts out. After a DJ came on stage and stated the power would be restored, attendees reportedly waited for hours, but to no avail. Police eventually arrived and told everyone...
IRON MAIDEN’s NICKO MCBRAIN Promises ‘Lots Of Surprises’ On ‘Senjutsu’ Album
BMG will release IRON MAIDEN‘s 17th studio album, “Senjutsu”, the band’s first in six years, on September 3. It was recorded in Paris with longstanding producer Kevin Shirley and co-produced by bassist Steve Harris. It was preceded on July 15 by an already highly acclaimed animated video for the first single “The Writing On The Wall” made by BlinkInk based on a concept by singer Bruce Dickinson with two former Pixar executives. It followed a month-long teaser campaign and global “treasure hunt” for clues about the track title and concept. In a new interview with T95 The Rock Station, MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain stated about the making of “Senjutsu” (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We started recording in March — maybe...
TESTAMENT’s ALEX SKOLNICK Defends LED ZEPPELIN In Copyright Dispute Over ‘Stairway To Heaven’, Says Lawsuit Was ‘F**king Ridiculous’
Osiris Media has released the latest episode of Alex Skolnick‘s “Moods & Modes” podcast in which the TESTAMENT guitarist examines songs that exhibit nearly identical musical qualities. He dives deep on classic songs, comparing “Waiting On The World To Change” to “People Get Ready”, “Comfortably Numb” to “Here Comes The Flood”, “Always Somewhere” to “Simple Man” and many others, explaining the elements in the songwriting that were “borrowed” from other songs. A few examples will definitely surprise you. Throughout the episode, Alex provides musical analysis to compare and contrast the songs, and discusses several of the most controversial musical legal battles over “who wrote it f...
Original WHITESNAKE Bassist NEIL MURRAY Isn’t On ‘The Same Wavelength’ As ‘Multi-Millionaire’ DAVID COVERDALE
Neil Murray, a founding member of WHITESNAKE who played bass on one of the best-selling hard rock albums of all time, the band’s self-titled 1987 effort, was asked in a new interview with Rolling Stone when the last time was that he spoke to WHITESNAKE leader David Coverdale. He responded: “Probably a few months ago. I didn’t speak to him for many, many years. I went to see WHITESNAKE a few times when I wasn’t in the band. and he’d even say onstage, ‘Oh, I hear Neil Murray is in the audience. I hope he’s going to come backstage afterwards.’ And I wouldn’t do that simply because there would be such a difference between their level of success and what I was doing at the time, which would be virtually nothing or something very obscure. I&#...
QUEEN’s ROGER TAYLOR Releases Lyric Video For ‘We’re All Just Trying To Get By’ Solo Single
A hymn to simple pleasures and universal emotions, QUEEN drummer Roger Taylor‘s new solo single “We’re All Just Trying To Get By” arrived on August 19. Building on more than half a century in music, both inside and outside QUEEN, this achingly beautiful ballad is a classy curtain-raiser for Roger‘s first solo album in eight years, “Outsider”, due for release October 1. The song was conceived in the dark depths of lockdown but taps into brighter feelings, musing on the communal bonds and survival instincts that unite all creatures great and small, even in times of division and isolation. “We’re All Just Trying to Get By” is a gorgeous piece of dreamy pop with a sweeping widescreen melody, a radiant glow, and a quietly profound, ult...
Sergio Ronchetti Went From Heavy Metal Bassist to Eldest Souls Composer
There’s no shortage of games that get lumped into the “Souls-like” subgenre of grueling and unforgiving RPGs that were inspired by Dark Souls, but few of them have a unique twist on the gameplay and mechanics like Eldest Souls. As the first title from the European indie devs at Fallen Flag Studio, Eldest Souls is a pixel art boss rush comprised entirely of chaotic and challenging battles against the mightiest of enemies. While not quite as bleak and gothic as the Souls games, the atmosphere in Eldest Souls can be every bit as intimidating as Lordran, thanks largely to the score from industry newcomer Sergio Ronchetti. SPIN caught up with Ronchetti via Zoom to discuss his heavy metal roots, adapting his musical skills to the video game world, and much more. SPIN: What would you want people ...
Screaming Match: Cheyenne And Zach Get Heated In This Teen Mom OG Sneak Peek
Cheyenne and Zach will welcome their son on the upcoming Teen Mom OG season. And before their little boy makes his debut, doctor’s visits are on the schedule — but Zach is unable to go inside at the appointment due to COVID-19 protocols. “I just want to be there,” Zach tells Chey as they drive to the appointment in the sneak peek above, just before he asks her, “Can you FaceTime me, please?” Chey did not video call him during the checkup, but producer JC was able to hear the baby’s heartbeat because Zach went to the bathroom. And when Chey returned, Zach was unhappy. And so was Chey. “Do you think I want to walk into every appointment by myself?” she angrily asks. But the argument only escalates from there, and the tension is visibly ri...
Justin Bieber Returns To The VMAs For His First Performance Since 2015
“And you know that I know that I can’t live without you.” With these words, Justin Bieber nudged ”Stay,” his collaboration with The Kid Laroi, into the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, where it currently reigns at No. 1. And it’s just further proof of Bieber’s staying power (pun intended), fully on display in the 2021 VMA nominations, where he’s up for seven awards — the most of any artist. But that was only the beginning of Bieber’s Moonperson journey this year. When the show touches down at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on September 12, he will take his talents to the stage for a dynamic performance, his first since the 2015 show. Bieber, a longtime VMAs mainstay, has racked up nominations this year in the categories of Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best...
