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Eminem Is Now Part of the $30 Million USD Investment Into NFT Startup MakersPlace
Eminem is looking to make a bigger name for himself in the digital marketplace. Fresh off of his debut NFT collectible, the Detroit-rapper has contributed to the non-fungible token market, startup MakersPlace in their first round of funding. The San Francisco company was able to secure $30 million USD in Series A financing thanks to multiple investors including Sony Music Entertainment, Coinbase Ventures, Uncork Capital, Dragon Digital Assets and 9Yards Capital. Amongst the other angel investors who participated include Eminem, of course, Paul Rosenberg and Larry Fitzgerald. CEO of MakersPlace, Dannie Chu said, “We see this fundraise as continued validation for our mission. We will continue to push boundaries and empower digital creators with better tools and services while finding more wa...
TESTAMENT’s CHUCK BILLY To Fans Coming To See ‘The Bay Strikes Back’ Tour: ‘If You’re Not Vaccinated, Wear A Mask’
TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy has outlined some of the changes that will be made to the meet-and-greet sessions on the band’s upcoming tour as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Billy, who was one of the first metal musicians to test positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, discussed TESTAMENT‘s plans to keep the bandmembers and fans safe in a video message he shared on Instagram earlier today (Wednesday, August 4). He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We’re getting ready to get back on tour [in the U.S.], October [and] November, with ‘The Bay Strikes Back’, with TESTAMENT, EXODUS [and] DEATH ANGEL. A killer package. “I just wanna talk about a little bit… Of course, you guys know we came off ‘The...
TED NUGENT: ‘I Was Born With The Right To Keep And Bear Arms’
Outspoken conservative rocker Ted Nugent has defended his right to bear arms under the Second Amendment, arguing that he “got it from God.” The 72-year-old rocker discussed his natural-born rights as an American while talking to Tucker Carlson for the newest episode of Fox Nation‘s “Tucker Carlson Today”. “I was born with the right to keep and bear arms. I was born with the right to speak up. I was born with the right to privacy from my government intrusion without just cause. I was born with that,” Ted said. “I could come here naked without any Constitution and I know I could say what I want to say. I don’t have to get the king’s permission. “Kings, emperors, tyrants, kiss my ass,” he continued. “We are a self-g...
BILLY SHEEHAN: Why I Moved From Los Angeles To Nashville
During an appearance on a video podcast hosted by Todd Kerns, the bassist of SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS, legendary bassist Billy Sheehan discussed his decision to move to Nashville in 2017 after living in Los Angeles for more than three decades. Referencing the fact that Nashville is internationally known for country music, Billy said: “I’m not a country guy, so I don’t know a lot about old-school country. I like it just because it’s kind of culturally amazing — Johnny Cash and Ernest Tubb and Conway Twitty and guys like that. I think it’s pretty cool. “When I first began listening to music, they played country along with rock a lot of times. It was on the same station until the dividing lines got more solid. “But there̵...
DEE SNIDER Dismisses GENE SIMMONS’s ‘Rock Is Dead’ Comment As ‘Bulls**t’
TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider has dismissed the notion that rock is dead. While rock and roll has been king of the music world for decades, in the past few years, it’s been unseated by the growing popularity of hip-hop. This has caused many pundits to proclaim the genre “dead” from an industry perspective, noting that it has been eclipsed in all measures by pop, hip-hop, and EDM. A few years ago, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons told Esquire magazine that “rock did not die of old age. It was murdered. Some brilliance, somewhere, was going to be expressed and now it won’t because it’s that much harder to earn a living playing and writing songs. No one will pay you to do it.” A number of hard rock and heavy metal musicians have weighed in on the...
SPIN Recap: HARD Summer 2021
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL HARDFEST 2021 happened this weekend for the first time in two years, with an expanded venue size and a stacked lineup of electronic, rap and pop acts. The most important thing to note was that all sets had exceptional sound quality and the acts delivered their performances to bustling crowds filled with totems, dancing and spray-bottles. The HARD fairgrounds are completely made up of black-top and the grounds were well-organized with water stations, AstroTurf rest areas, colorful lights, food trucks, and even several “vaccination stations.” The infamous San Bernardino heat became manageable after 5 PM and even comfortable after sundown. Overall, the entire production was well-executed and the experience of grateful, exuberant fans filling the fairgrounds for the debut of...
Lovers & Friends Festival 2022 Adds Second Date
After the Lovers & Friends Festival sold out within one hour of hosting presale tickets this week, organizers have added a second date featuring the same all-star lineup. The Las Vegas festival unveiled its packed 2022 lineup last month, which includes Lauryn Hill, Usher, Ludacris, TLC, Ciara, Lil Jon, Brandy, Monica, Lil Kim and more. The festival was originally slated to make its debut in 2020 on two separate occasions but was rescheduled due to the pandemic. Organizers said that “due to overwhelming demand,” a second date was added, with the event now taking place on Saturday, May 14, 2022 and Sunday, May 15, 2022. The event is presented by Snoop Dogg, Bobby Dee and Live Nation. Fans who previously signed up for presale access ...
Jxdn Went From TikTok To Punk Rock, With A Little Help From Travis Barker
“I didn’t listen to punk music growing up at all.” That’s become one of the more interesting revelations about Jxdn, the 20-year-old ascendent pop-punk superstar bolstered by TikTok and boosted into the pop sphere by Blink-182’s Travis Barker. For the singer born Jaden Hossler, MTV’s Push artist for August 2021, the time since then has been a quick education. What got Jxdn into punk music was an ex-girlfriend introducing him to Blink-182 once he first moved to Los Angeles. Little did he know that Barker would eventually take an interest in his work after hearing his breakout hit “Comatose.” “It was the first time I heard of Blink consciously. I knew their songs in passing but it was the first time I ever heard them,” he tells MTV. “And then my manager calls me and she was like, ‘Travis Bar...
Billie Eilish Is A Disney Princess In Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles Trailer
Billie Eilish is Disney’s new princess! Well, for a second, at least. A new teaser trailer dropped Wednesday (August 4) for Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles, a live concert special promoting songs from her newest album that is set to premiere on Disney+ on September 3. The 30-second trailer introduces the hit single “Happier Than Ever” playing in the background as the camera zooms towards a relaxed Eilish laying on a swivel chair. As the camera gets closer, Eilish swings slowly to the side and magically transforms into an animated Disney character for a mere second. The trailer then shows Eilish’s band and an orchestra playing as she dances to the hard electric guitar solo of the song. Directed by Robert Rodriguez and Patrick Osborne, A Love Letter to Los Angeles will pay ho...
Charlie Watts to Miss Rolling Stones’ No Filter Tour Due to Medical Procedure
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts will miss the band’s upcoming rescheduled No Filter U.S. tour after undergoing an undisclosed medical procedure. Watts will be replaced by Steve Jordan on the 13-date trek. “Charlie has had a procedure which was completely successful, but I gather his doctors this week concluded that he now needs proper rest and recuperation. With rehearsals starting in a couple of weeks it’s very disappointing to say the least, but it’s also fair to say no one saw this coming,” a spokesperson for Watts said in a statement. Watts himself had a statement expressing his own disappointment in missing his first shows since joining the band in 1963. “For once my timing has been a little off. I am working hard to get fully fit but I have today accepted on the advice of the ex...
SPIN Sets Presents: Pachyman
Aside from being a master-level instrumentalist, Pachyman is a breezy, fun-loving, and freedom seeking artist. Always welcoming the outside with open arms, it’s rare to see a challenge that goes unconquered by Pachyman. His works are a well sonically seasoned mix, in which his Puerto Rican roots shine bright and are elevated by a layer of funkadelic grooves and topped with a chill reggae thump. The rich, worldly perspective Pachyman possesses, allows him to expand and highlight the specific origin of sounds that are often found in the mainstream music we all love. He gets down, dirty, and raw with the instrumentation and sound engineering, resulting in the skill to deeply explore genres to their purest degree. A true musical scientist, Pachyman is a modern pioneer of World beats. Read on a...
SPIN Sets Presents: Sky Society
A limitless entity, completely fused with music and the divine, Sky Society is ready to reach beyond the heavens. With an infectious mystical optimism, Sky Society thrives off of exploration and acceptance of being a creative conduit with a purpose to cultivate oneness. Within the spiritual lens, he’s been able to defy many labels and programming, which has led him to ultimately transform into a multidimensional artist. His music is a sonic journal that documents his innermost curiosities and struggles, each carefully and meticulously conveyed within the production, song structure, instrumentation, and lyricism. What’s perhaps most unique about his artistic approach towards making music, is how organically minimal, but impactful the songs can be. There’s an effortless execution that makes ...
