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“Patience and Persistence”: Nitti Gritti Opens Up About Motivation and How Growing Up in Haiti Shaped His Music
Miami-based DJ Nitti Gritti is a jack of all trades, and a master of them all. Since his first releases in 2016, he has flawlessly produced genres across the board from hip-hop and trap to house, bass, and even rock. With one Latin Grammy Award win and one Grammy nod under his belt, Nitti Gritti launched his duo SIDEPIECE in 2019 with Party Favor, which quickly exploded in popularity. If there’s one thing that’s true about the producer, it’s that he’s always remained at the forefront of the scene. At HARD Summer 2021, his back-to-back set with Wuki delivered his signature high-octane punch. Dressed in corresponding animal print, the pair threw down an immaculate set at the Harder Stage. In addition to pyrotechnics shooting from the stage, clever transition...
Sex, Drugs and Alcohol: This Study Ranks Festivals Based on Attendees’ Vices of Choice
Would you rather: hit up a festival solely for Billie Eilish, or seek out a port-a-potty for your next sexcapade? Well, with the help of a recent study by online ticket vendor TickPick, we know the answer to this—and so, so much more. Their research, which took a deep dive into our post-lockdown festival habits, revealed everything from the most searched event by state to the festivals of choice for psychedelic drug use. Feel exposed yet? Major music festivals Coachella and Lollapalooza made the most waves in TickPick’s findings. Coachella, first and foremost, was ranked as the top festival of 2021-2022 for both seasoned veterans and festival first-timers. It was also where folks were most likely to participate in oral sex, makeout sessions and full blown intercourse, according to th...
Tinashe Taps Kaytranada, Wax Motif, Kito for Expansive New Album, “333”
At only 28 years old, the superstardom of Tinashe has already lived a lifetime. Now, the prolific alt-R&B artist is back with 333, the latest installment in her ever-evolving oeuvre of work. Released independently on August 6th, 333 is the fifth studio album from Tinashe—and the first to truly highlight her uncanny abilities to absorb, transform and inspire. From the drum and bass structure of “SHY GUY” to the poptronica echoes of “The Chase,” the influences behind the project’s 16 tracks are crystal clear. Yet, it’s how Tinashe has repackaged those references that’s truly masterful. Remember: Tinashe came up as a DIY artist, and her talents span beyond songwriting and singing to include producing, mixi...
TESLA ‘Postpones’ Shows Due To Multiple COVID-19 Cases
TESLA has announced that it is “postponing” its next few shows due to members of the touring party contracting COVID-19. No further details have been made available, but the band “look forward to returning to the road soon,” according to a statement released earlier today. As BLABBERMOUTH.NET reported yesterday, TESLA played the first two shows of its summer 2021 tour — August 5 in Grants Pass, Oregon and August 6 in Grand Ronde, Oregon — without guitarist Frank Hannon. Filling in for him was Howie Simon (JEFF SCOTT SOTO, GRAHAM BONNET, STRYPER), who previously stood in for Hannon in September 2018. No reason was given for Frank‘s absence from the tour. TESLA will release a brand new single, “Cold Blue Steel”, on August 27. In an interview with Rob...
MAX And IGOR CAVALERA To Perform Songs From SEPULTURA’s ‘Beneath The Remains’ And ‘Arise’ At Next Year’s MARYLAND DEATHFEST
Former SEPULTURA members Max Cavalera and Igor Cavalera will perform select tracks from the band’s seminal “Beneath The Remains” and “Arise” albums during their appearance at next year’s Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 26-29, 2022 at several venues, including Rams Head Live, Soundstage and the Edison Lot. Max and Igor kicked off a tour celebrating “Beneath The Remains” and “Arise” back in 2018. In early 2020, Max revealed plans to bring the trek to the U.S., but no dates had been announced prior to the pandemic. In a 2018 interview with Wall Of Sound, Max stated about revisiting the “Beneath The Remains” and “Arise” material on the most recent run of shows: “I had to learn those riffs again ...
Watch Ex-TESLA Guitarist TOMMY SKEOCH Perform ‘Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out)’ With His New Band RESIST & BITE
RESIST & BITE, the new band featuring former TESLA guitarist Tommy Skeoch, played TESLA‘s classic song “Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out)” during its August 6 concert at the Mercy Lounge in Nashville, Tennessee. Fan-filmed video footage of the show can be seen below. Joining Skeoch in the group are ex-LYNCH MOB lead vocalist Nathan Utz, guitarist Steve Stokes, drummer David Parks and bassist Brian Powell. RESIST & BITE is currently mixing its debut album, which was recorded over a 21-period at Sound Stage Studios in Nashville, Tennessee with producer and engineer Michael Rosen. RESIST & BITE‘s debut single, “The Myth I’m Livin'”, came out in March 2020. A follow-up single, “Fate”, arrived this past June. Skeoch left TESLA in...
SEETHER’s SHAUN MORGAN ‘Felt Almost Sick’ Before Playing First Show In More Than A Year And A Half
Last month, SEETHER joined 3 DOORS DOWN on the latter band’s “The Better Life” 20th-anniversary tour as special guests on select dates throughout the summer. These shows kicked off on July 17 in Huber Heights, Ohio and are seeing the bands play amphitheaters in major markets across the U.S. Asked in a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit’s WRIF radio station what it felt like to back performing in front of crowds again, SEETHER frontman Shaun Morgan said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Oh, man. I’ve gotta tell you the first couple of weekends, it was a little bit nerve racking because we hadn’t done it in so long. In fact, the first show back was our first show in front of an audience in 648 or 649 days. That’s the longest we’v...
R.I.P. Markie Post, Actress From Night Court & Scrubs Dead at 70
Markie Post, the veteran television actress who famously played public defender Christine Sullivan on Night Court, has died at the age of 70. According to Post’s manager, the actress died following a battle with cancer. A native of Palo Alto, California, Post’s first major TV role came in 1982 when she starred opposite Lee Majors in The Fall Guy. Three years later, she joined the cast of Night Court as Christine Sullivan. A public defender and primary love interest of Harry Anderson’s character Harry Stone, Sullivan first appeared in Season 2 of Night Court before becoming a full-time character beginning in Season 3. Post’s character was also naive and honest to a fault, and she was obsessed with Princess Diana memorabilia. Following the end of Night Court in 1991, Post starred in the poli...
Toyah Seductively Serenades Robert Fripp with Divinyls’ “I Touch Myself”: Watch
Even the Atlantic Ocean can’t keep rock’s friskiest couple from entertaining each other (and their fans) every Sunday. With Robert Fripp out on tour in the United States with his legendary prog band King Crimson, his wife Toyah offered him a treat in the form of a sultry video message featuring her singing Divinyls’ “I Touch Myself” in the kitchen of their UK home. Toyah and Robert have taken YouTube by storm over the past several months with their eccentric “Sunday Lunch” covers of rock classics, often with Toyah sporting a revealing outfit. For the latest edition of the popular series, Toyah brought back the see-through white shirt and exercise bike that helped propel their viral cover of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” to more than 7.5 million views. In the new video, Robert checks in with ...
Ryan Reynolds Has Revealed New Updates Regarding ‘Deadpool 3’
Though Marvel fans are constantly eager to know more about other upcoming MCU films, the one that has kept fans on their toes is the release of Ryan Reynolds‘ R-rated Deadpool franchise. When Disney was officially acquired by 20th Century Fox, Kevin Feige of Marvel Studios was quick to see the franchise as a keeper for the MCU. In a recent press event, Ryan Reynolds revealed key details of the progress of Deadpool 3. When asked about the chances of beginning filming in 2022, he said, “The percentage chance? I don’t know. I couldn’t assign a percentage to that. I’d say it’s 50/50 maybe? We’re really actively developing it and getting it into pretty good shape. What the hell month is it? August? Oh next year? Probably pretty damn good. I’d say 70%.” Though he noted that he has not kept track...
Here Is the New Trailer for Season 2 of ‘Wut-Tang: An American Saga’
Hulu has launched the official trailer for the second season of Wu-Tang: An American Saga. The dramatic trailer gives fans an insight of the beginnings of the iconic hip-hop group. The biography of the group was recently announced to come back for a second season by RZA. While season one focused on how the group was initially formed, the second season is set to emphasize the creation of the group’s classic debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Ashton Sanders, who plays RZA, appears in the first scene of the trailer listening to some of Wu-Tang’s most famous samples, including the spoken word portion from Shaolin and Wu Tang. The trailer continues to show how the group chose its name, while engaging in conversations that pin-pointed the group’s doubts and fears as they focus on thei...
QUEEN’s BRIAN MAY Blasts Anti-Vaxxers: ‘They’re Fruitcakes’
QUEEN‘s Brian May has commented on Eric Clapton‘s recent announcement that he will no longer perform at any venues that require attendees to show proof of vaccination. The announcement came after U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson‘s mandate that “vaccine passports” be required for entrance into nightclubs and venues by the end of September. “I love Eric Clapton, he’s my hero, but he has very different views from me in many ways,” Brian told Independent. “He’s a person who thinks it’s okay to shoot animals for fun, so we have our disagreements, but I would never stop respecting the man. “Anti-vax people, I’m sorry, I think they’re fruitcakes,” May continued. “There’s plenty of evidence to sh...
