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IRON MAIDEN’s BRUCE DICKINSON: ‘I Find It Incredible That Some People Are Still Resistant’ To Getting Vaccinated
IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson, who tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month after being fully vaccinated, discussed his battle with the disease in a new interview with Lyndsey Parker, editor-in-chief of Yahoo! Music. “I’m absolutely fine,” he said. “I never doubted I would be. I mean, it’s like, you know, look, everybody I know has had both jabs. I’m quite happy about it. You know, none of us have started growing extra heads, suddenly wanting to sidle up to 5G phone masts or expressed a willingness to go down on Bill Gates. So all of these things I think is largely a myth. And yeah, so I’m absolutely fine.” Dickinson went on to lament the hesitancy toward medical and scientific recommendations, including the COVID-19 vaccine. R...
ACCEPT Bassist’s New Solo Album To Feature JOE SATRIANI, BRUCE KULICK, WOLF HOFFMANN, GREGG BISSONETTE
Martin Motnik, bass player for German pioneers of heavy metal ACCEPT, is currently finishing up his second solo CD. His album consists of 10 bass-centric songs, with each song featuring a solo by a prolific guest musician: * Joe Satriani (solo, CHICKENFOOT) * Wolf Hoffmann (ACCEPT) * Bruce Kulick (KISS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD) * Frank Gambale (Session Guitarist, Chick Corea) * Trev Lukather (Session Guitarist, Steve’s son) * Andy Timmons (DANGER DANGER, Olivia Newton John, Solo) * Mattias IA Eklundh (FREAK KITCHEN, solo) * Tim Tucker (United States Marine Band) * Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson, Jeff Beck, solo) * Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, WHITESNAKE, SONS OF APOLLO) Like on Martin‘s first solo album, “Bass Invader”, which featured Gregg Bissonette, he is again ...
Listen To JASON NEWSTED’s Original Instrumental Which Formed The Basis Of METALLICA’s Song ‘My Friend Of Misery’
METALLICA has released a demo version of Jason Newsted‘s original bass instrumental containing ideas which were later incorporated into the song “My Friend Of Misery” from the band’s self-titled 1991 album, better known as “The Black Album.” “My Friend of Misery (From Jason’s Riff Tapes)” is taken from the “Riffs & Demos” 2CD included in the remastered deluxe box set of “Metallica”, due on September 10 via the band’s own Blackened Recordings. “Metallica” producer Bob Rock told Music Radar about the recording of “My Friend Of Misery” in a 2011 interview: “The song is all about a mood, which is very cinematic in feel. METALLICA know how to play to their strengths, dishing out...
iHeartMedia plans NFT giveaway ahead of major music festival
Mass media holding company iHeartMedia is planning to distribute free nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, in partnership with sustainable NFT platform OneOf — a campaign that could introduce more music lovers to digital collectibles. The campaign is intended to promote the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on Sept. 17-18. Beginning on Tuesday, users can claim one free NFT “poker chip” directly on the OneOf platform. Up to 1 million tokens are claimable through Sept. 14. Users who collect an entire set are eligible to receive a limited edition NFT by artist Cory Van Lew. As Cointelegraph reported, Van Lew is the digital artist behind Mike Tyson’s NFT collection. Lew’s NFT drop will take place on Sept. 14 and will reflect OneOf’s ethos of “Artist First,” “For All Fans” and “Eco-Res...
‘Halo’ Esports Is Coming Back Thanks to ‘Halo Infinite’
Competitive Halo is returning in full steam thanks to the upcoming release of Halo Infinite. Announced via a series of new tweets from the official Halo Championship Series, the upcoming tournament has already signed on a handful of big teams, including Cloud9, FaZe Clan, G2 Esports, Sentinels and FNATIC. Only four of the nine teams so far have revealed their rosters. Penguin, Eco, Stellur and Renegade will be representing Cloud9 while Pistola, Tripppey, aPG and Lucid will play for Envy. eUnited will bring Rayne, Ryanoob, Spartan and Nick, with Sentinels going strong with Snakebite, Lxthul, Royal2 and Frosty. “These Teams are investing significant funding into the Halo ecosystem and we want to ensure that the Halo ecosystem can give back financially to them,” a statemen...
‘Marvel Future Revolution’ Is the Epic Superhero Franchise’s First Open-World MMORPG
Netmarble and Marvel have finally released Marvel Future Revolution, the latter’s first-ever open-world MMORPG featuring its beloved superheroes. Available on both Android and iOS platforms, the new mobile game brings players into the Marvel multiverse where a whole host of different dimensions have merged and collapsed into one another. Teaming up with various alternate versions of themselves, a select group of heroes will have to fight off enemies while attempting to fix their worlds. At launch, players will be able to play as Captain America, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Black Widow, Star-Lord, Iron Man, Storm and Captain Marvel, but new characters may join the roster in subsequent updates. You’ll also be able to explore a range of new locations within the Marvel universe, including...
‘LEGO Star Wars Battles’ Will Drop Exclusively on Apple Arcade
LEGO and Star Wars have once again teamed up for another video game, this time dropping exclusively on Apple Arcade. Titled LEGO Star Wars Battles, the new game will offer a real-time strategy experience for those gaming on Apple devices, taking on 1v1 battles against other players in a struggle to contest map control by building LEGO towers that can attack, defend and capture territory. To help you on your conquest, you’ll have access to some of Star Wars‘ most iconic characters, including Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Rey, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Boba Fett, which more to unlock as you progress through. There’ll also be a whole host of weapons and vehicles for you to customize your army loadout, such as porgs, stormtroopers, battle droids, AT-ATs, and TIE bombers, and even the M...
LG Launches New UltraGear GP9 Gaming Speaker With Integrated Microphone
Continuing to expand on its premium gaming products through the UltraGear line, South Korean tech company LG has now launched a new UltraGear GP9 gaming speaker designed for those who want to retain an immersive gaming experience while taking a break from their headphones. Designed to be a standalone unit, the GP9 carries 3D Gaming Sound technology to provide 7.1 virtual surround sound. The speakers are Hi-Res Audio certified to make sure you’re getting the clearest sound, while its Game Genre Optimizer allows you to switch between a first-person shooter mode and a real-time strategy mode, adjusting the speakers according to your gaming needs. The ES9038PRO Hi-Fi Quad DAC inside provides more balanced sound while reducing noise, and a built-in battery can provide a playtime of roughly five...
Louis Armstrong’s ‘Second Home’ In New Orleans Destroyed by Hurricane Ida
The Karnofskys nurtured his career and loaned him money to buy a cornet. Morris Karnofsky, the son of the family and Armstrong’s childhood friend, helped shape the scene when he opened the first jazz record store in New Orleans, Morris Music. The tailor shop and residence is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and was identified for a major restoration in 2019, though plans were never followed through. Armstrong was born in New Orleans in 1901 and is considered one of the most influential figures in jazz. Across his career, he collected three Grammy Awards and, in 2017, was posthumously inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. He’s best-remembered for the 1967 ballad “What a Wonderful World,” and “Hello, Dolly!,” which hit N...
Tame Impala Insists Fans be Fully Vaccinated For U.S. Concerts
The Australian maestro explains, “I have talked about this with my cohorts extensively and whilst the last thing I want to do is divide people based on what they believe and don’t believe, now is not the time to be putting everyone at risk for the sake of being nice.” Parker knows only too well the downer of seeing tours canceled, rescheduled, and scrapped again. The multiple award-winning act’s Australian arena tour in support of The Slow Rush was originally booked for April 2020, then pushed back to December 2020, and is now settled on dates a full year later, from December 2021. U.S. dates are due to kick off Sept. 4 with a set at Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, TN. “There’s still time to get fully vaxxed before most of the shows (and a single J&J jab before all of them),” Parker w...
Camila Cabello Recounts Falling for Shawn Mendes: ‘I Was Completely In Love With Him’
Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes are very much still an item, with so many shared memories. Cabello stopped by The Late Late Show on Monday night for a chat and to reminisce how, six long years ago, they fell for each other the first time. They were sweet 16-year-olds (or were they 17? It’s been so long!). And being stars on the rise, their paths crossed on the set of late-night TV. James Corden’s late-night TV show, to be precise. “I was completely in love with him,” the “Havana” singer recounts. “And he was the one I thought didn’t love me back.” They’re silly kids no more. 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 people, chat and m...
Former Oasis Drummer Tony McCarroll Suffers Heart Attack
McCarroll played a big hand in the rise of a band that was, without question, Britain’s biggest rock act of the ‘90s. He helped form Oasis with his schoolmates Liam Gallagher, Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, and Paul McGuigan before Liam’s older brother Noel came on board. His work can be heard on the early hits “Live Forever,” “Cigarettes & Alcohol,” “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star,” and more, as Definitely Maybe went on to hit No. 1 in the U.K., and is now considered by critics a stone-cold classic. After a falling-out with Noel, he left the band in April 1995, prior to the sophomore album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? and was replaced by Alan White, who remained until 2004. In 2002, McCarroll unsuccessfully sued the band’s lawyers over his firing. Oasis is no longer an...
