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French President Emmanuel Macron Gifted ‘One Piece’ Illustration in Japan
French president Emmanuel Macron went to Japan last week to attend the opening ceremonies for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as well as take part in summit meetings with Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga. However, Macron also took the time to meet with a group of legendary otaku artists as part of his itinerary — being an unlikely otaku, as reported by Sora News 24. Macron recently took to Twitter to share videos of his meeting with the coterie of manga icons including Hiro Mashima who is the creator of the Fairy Tail franchise; Hidetaka Miyazaki who is the director of popular video games such as Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro; and Katsuhiro Otomo who is the creative brains behind the cult manga, Akira. Macron also congratulated Otomo on having predicted that Tokyo would host the 2020 Ol...
The Secret Side of Dave Grohl: Our 2005 Foo Fighters Cover Story
This article originally appeared in the August 2005 issue of SPIN. In honor of the Foo Fighters headlining Lollapalooza again tonight, we’re republishing this article. The road to Studio 606, the new multimillion-dollar Foo Fighters headquarters, isn’t paved with gold. Rather, it’s paved with common asphalt, marred by rush-hour traffic, and dotted with all the symbols of suburban sprawl: take-out chicken joints, chain drug stores, a drive-thru Starbucks. On the heels of the band’s 2002 back-from-the-brink-of-breakup album, One by One (like all Foo releases, certified platinum), singer/guitarist Dave Grohl could’ve set down roots anywhere. After all, Foo Fighters are that rarest of breeds—a remarkably consistent, long-lasting rock band—and their global success, not to mention Grohl’s n...
Watch JOURNEY Perform At LOLLAPALOOZA
Fan-filmed video footage of JOURNEY‘s July 31 performance at Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago can be seen below. The band’s setlist was as follows: 01. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) 02. Only The Young 03. Stone In Love 04. Be Good To Yourself 05. Just The Same Way 06. Lights 07. Still They Ride 08. Escape 09. Positive Touch 10. La Do Da 11. Jonathan Cain Piano Solo 12. Who’s Crying Now 13. Wheel In The Sky 14. Ask The Lonely 15. Open Arms 16. Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’ 17. Faithfully 18. Any Way You Want It 19. Don’t Stop Believin’ JOURNEY made its return to the live stage last Thursday night (July 29) during a special “aftershow” at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom. The concert took place just two days before JOURNEY‘s ...
STRYPER’s OZ FOX To Sit Out Rest Of Year While Recovering From Brain Surgery; HOWIE SIMON To Step In
STRYPER guitarist Oz Fox is recovering “very well” five months after undergoing the first of his brain surgeries to treat one of the tumors that were found in his head three years ago. The 60-year-old musician offered an update on his condition in a social media post earlier today. He wrote: “Hey there folks! I wanted to make a quick announcement letting you all know that my recovery is going very well from my first surgery. “Thankfully, after about 3 months of recovery I was able to record with the band in June. The circumstances for that project were well conditioned for my limited abilities at the time and I’m happy to say it was a successful mission but not without it’s challenges for me. With that in mind, after my next surgery to remove my acoustic...
Watch HALESTORM Get Officially Inducted Into CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME
HALESTORM was officially inducted into the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall Of Fame during the band’s July 30 performance at the at the York State Fair in York, Pennsylvania. Over the years, Central Pennsylvania has produced some incredible and accomplished musicians who have influenced generations of music lovers. In 2019, the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall Of Fame was founded as a nonprofit organization to recognize, support, and grow the area’s longstanding and diverse music heritage. HALESTORM is one of the most successful hard rock acts from the state. Lzzy Hale and her brother Arejay Hale began performing locally when they were just 13 and 10, respectively. Formed in Red Lion in 1997, HALESTORM signed with Atlantic Records in 2005. They won a Grammy Award for “Best ...
QUEENSRŸCHE’s TODD LA TORRE Wears METAL CHURCH Shirt In MIKE HOWE’s Honor At Iowa Concert (Video)
QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Todd La Torre wore a METAL CHURCH t-shirt during his band’s July 30 performance at the 68th annual Dubuque County Fair in Dubuque, Iowa in honor of METAL CHURCH singer Mike Howe who passed away earlier this week. After the show, La Torre posted a photo of him sporting the shirt, and he included the following message: “Proudly wearing my legit 1989 METAL CHURCH tour shirt, with a special dedication to our dear friend Mike Howe. You were there in spirit”. When Howe‘s death was first announced, La Torre took to his social media to write: “No words to say on this one. Just conversed with him less than a week ago. My heart hurts for this profound loss. A true legend, kind soul, and a personal friend.” Back in 2017, METAL CHURCH released a...
Lollapalooza Drops Homophobic Rapper DaBaby as Sunday Night Headliner
Lollapalooza has booted DaBaby as its Sunday night headliner in the wake of a series of homophobic comments made by the rapper. “Lollapalooza was founded on diversity, inclusivity, respect, and love. With that in mind, DaBaby will no longer be performing at Grant Park tonight,” the festival announced via Twitter on Sunday morning. Instead, Young Thug will close out Lollapalooza on Sunday night opposite Foo Fighters. DaBaby has been roundly criticized for remarks he made last weekend at Miami’s Rolling Loud Festival, in which he insulted gay people, slandered women, and demonized those suffering from HIV and AIDS. “You didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, any of those deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die [in] two, three weeks, put your cellphone light in the air,” he sa...
NFTs are a game changer for independent artists and musicians
The revolution will not be televised — it will be minted. Earlier this year, we saw the meteoric rise (and fall) of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, in mainstream media and popular culture. We all heard about them, but was the hype real? Top businessmen and media moguls, such as Mark Cuban and Gary Vee, still strongly advocate NFT use and the role smart contracts will play in the near future, while each week new NFT exchanges and drops continue to roll out. Jay-Z’s Twitter profile picture is an NFT CryptoPunk. With or without the buzz, one of the most powerful and overlooked impacts of NFTs is on the music industry. NFTs have the power to change the game for independent artists by providing a new way to earn an income (while connecting with fans), and this kind of change has been long ov...
Madeon Urges Unvaccinated Ticket-Holders to Skip LA Show: “Just Don’t Come”
Ahead of his intimate performance at LA’s historic Roxy Theatre, Madeon took to social media to send a simple message to unvaccinated ticket-holders: just sit this one out. “Please don’t come to my show Wednesday if you’re not vaccinated yet,” Madeon tweeted yesterday, July 31st. “Not looking to debate here, just don’t come. Please, i’m asking you nicely. Thanks for your comprehension.” The Grammy-nominated electronic music artist recently announced the rare surprise show, which he said was planned for his “most enthusiastic supporters.” It’s a full circle moment for Madeon, whose first-ever live performance took place at The Roxy back in April 2012, when he was 18 years old. “If you’re not vaccinated for whatever reason ...
Tyler, The Creator Brings Out Igor During Lollapalooza Headlining Set: 5 Best Moments
For a set so steeped in the concept of escapism, it oddly and unintentionally suited a moment in which 100,000 fans were seeking just that by attending the first major festival to return since the start of the pandemic — and as the COVID-19 Delta variant is on the rise. While Tyler never made any remarks on the return of live music as night one headliner Miley Cyrus did, to do so would have also pulled attendees out of the scene he aimed to set. Here are the five best parts of Tyler, The Creator’s Lolla headlining gig. The Theatrics From the moment Tyler came on stage to the final second of his set, he acted as if every spare moment was part of a music video, moving intentionally with each step and smile. In fact, under his bellhop outfit was the very same look he wore in the “...
Kris Wu Detained by Chinese Police on Suspicion of Rape
Wu has been “criminally detained” on suspicion of rape “in response to relevant information reported on the internet” including that he “repeatedly lured young women to have sexual relations,” the police statement said. It gave no other details. The pop star had previously denied the accusations. “There was no ‘groupie sex’! There was no ‘underage’!” Wu wrote last month on his social media account. “If there were this kind of thing, please everyone relax, I would put myself in jail!” The news was trending as the no. 1 most searched topic on Weibo on Saturday night, and some users online started commenting on Wu’s social media account, telling him to “Get out of China!” Wu is a Canadian citizen, according to the police statement. The official paper of the Communist Party, the People’s Daily...
Lollapalooza 2021 Day 3 Recap: Rap and Rock Duel with Journey, Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion, and Limp Bizkit
Day 3 of Lollapalooza 2021 felt like a tussle between the festival’s past and present, as legacy rock acts fought for airspace against a powerhouse pop rap billing. There isn’t much tying Journey, Limp Bizkit, and Tom DeLonge’s Angels & Airwaves together, and festival organizers could have helped any of them by booking more bands from the same general movement. But alogether they served as the counter-programming to the Saturday night main event, with Megan Thee Stallion drawing a headliner’s crowd and Post Malone building on top of itt. Check out our Day 3 Recap, including notable performances by Porches, Whitney, and Freddie Gibbs below. Advertisement Related Video — Wren Graves Porches Made the Case for Showing Up Early <img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1144010&...
