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“Real Life” SpongeBob and Patrick Star Spotted at Bottom of Atlantic Ocean
For fans of Nickelodeon‘s Spongebob Squarepants, marine biologist Christopher Mah recently shared an image of “real life” SpongeBob Squarepants and Patrick Star. Taken by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration remotely operated deep-sea vehicle, the pair of sea life were spotted on an underwater mountain called Retriever Seamount, around 200 miles east of New York City and more than a mile below the Atlantic Ocean. Revealing their scientific names: Hertwigia (sponge) and Chondraster (starfish), Mah revealed that despite the colors being similar “most depictions of Patrick and Spongebob are incorrect.” Adding that sea sponges are more commonly orange or white in color and never in a square shape, while the carnivorous Chondraser starfish actually eat sea sponges. Check out the ph...
Kurt Cobain’s Childhood Home Being Restored for Private Tours
Nirvana fans may soon be able to live out their dreams and visit Kurt Cobain’s Aberdeen, Washington childhood home in its original form. After being added to Heritage Register last week, the house’s current owner is continuing restoration plans with the goal of opening it to private tours next spring. Cobain lived in the one-and-a-half-story house from 1968 to 1984. The home’s current owner, Lee Bacon, and his wife Danielle bought it for $225,000 from the Cobain family in 2018. Bacon told Rolling Stone that plans to restore the house are “90 to 95 percent” complete. This will include repainting the exterior to match the “light-colored fern” and “dark-colored mint” colors it had in the ’70s. Meanwhile, the interior includes the Cobain family’s original dining room table and china hutch, the...
Tom Hanks to Appear in Wes Anderson’s Next Film
Tom Hanks is joining the Wes Anderson Cinematic Universe. The beloved actor has signed on to appear in Anderson’s next film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hanks joins a cast that already includes Wes Anderson vets Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, and Adrian Brody. So far, Anderson is keeping the plot of the film film close to his twill vest, but production is already underway in Spain. Advertisement Related Video In the meantime, after a pandemic-induced delay Anderson’s The French Dispatch is finally set to hit theaters worldwide on October 22nd. Taking place in a fictional French town in the 20th century, The French Dispatch centers on a foreign outpost of an American newspaper — the Evening Sun. The action brings to life the stories from the paper’s final issue, as well...
Bob Odenkirk Says He Suffered “A Small Heart Attack,” But Is “Going to Be Ok”
Bob Odenkirk has issued his first public remarks since suffering what he’s called “a small heart attack” on the set of Better Call Saul on Tuesday night. In a tweeted message to fans, he addressed the scary collapse and promised he’d “be back soon.” “Hi. It’s Bob,” began the message, in which the 58-year-old Nobody actor thanked his family, friends, and fans for their support over the last few days. Odenkirk said “the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me” has been “overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much.” He went on to confirm he’d had a “small heart attack” while filming Season 6 of Better Call Saul in New Mexico. “But I’m going to be ok thanks to Rosa Estrada and the doctors who knew how to fix the blockage without surgery,...
Song of the Week: Silk Sonic’s Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak “Skate” Through With a Summertime Jam
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, the dynamic duo Silk Sonic returns with a summery sophomore single. It feels like forever since March, when Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars teamed up to create Silk Sonic and dropped the sultry debut smash “Leave The Door Open.” We’ve been long overdue for more music from the disco-drenched duo, but the result is worth the wait: Silk Sonic has finally returned with “Skate,” another flashy, ’70s jam. Impossibly more upbeat than “Leave The Door Open,” “Skate” is a euphoric groove with an absolutely unstoppable string section. Anticipa...
Lil Yachty Drops Candyland-Inspired Music Video for “Love Music”
Lil Yachty recently released the music video for his Candyland-inspired track “Love Music,” which treks through a colorful world of sweet treats. In the video, the Atlanta rapper serenades a woman he’s in love with. The video moves from a field of giant sunflowers to a room with pink cotton candy before the two soar through the skies on an ice cream sundae. Some fans have said that the song is reminiscent of Lil Yachty’s earlier sounding music. It seems as though the rapper is testing a more melodic sound, with new music possibly in the works. Lil Yachty also recently released another mixtape this past April titled Michigan Boy Boat, which celebrates the Michigan rap scene. The 14-track project features a host of artists including Tee Grizzley, Swae Lee, Baby Smoove, Veeze, Louie Ray...
15 Minute Live Performances: Carol Ades
Carol Ades was born in New Jersey a quarter of a century ago, and now lives in Los Angeles, America’s flypaper for determined actors and musicians. She is a brilliant songwriter who is going to become a big star. That is currently a prediction but soon will be a dry, very obvious fact and no-one will give you points for saying it. In 2018 she wrote a song, “Past Life,” that was recorded by both Trevor Daniel and Selena Gomez. That’s not a bad start. Now she is about to release her debut EP, the first single of which “I Can’t Wait to Be British” came out last month, and is one of the songs she performs here. And on this very day in our lives and history, July 30th, 2021, she is releasing her new single “Crying During Sex.” “I want fans to listen to these songs and feel like, ‘Oh shit, I rea...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: David Crosby
Name David Crosby Best known for Probably harmony. I do good harmonies. Current city Central California. Really want to be in No, I really like it here [in California]. I do like Western Europe. I like England and France and Italy and Spain, particularly Italy. Excited about New album For Free (July 23). What’s exciting about it is that this is the fifth one. I’ve done five records in the last six years, which I don’t know anybody who has. Not young people or old people or anybody. Frankly, they’re good records. That’s what excites me. I love good music. I love good songs, and I think that’s what we’re doing. I think we’re presenting a bunch of really good songs. My current music collection has a lot of Probably more singer-songwriters than anything else, but there’s a lot of jazz, a lot o...
COREY TAYLOR’s Wife Says News Of JOEY JORDISON’s Death ‘Has Been Heartbreaking’
Alicia Taylor, the wife of SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor, says that she has been focusing on supporting her husband in the days since his former bandmate Joey Jordison was found dead. The founding SLIPKNOT drummer’s family confirmed that Jordinson passed away “peacefully in his sleep” on Monday (July 26) of an unspecified cause. He was 46 years old. On Thursday, Alicia, who is a professional dancer and a member of the all-girl dance group CHERRY BOMBS, took to her Twitter to write: “As a fan, the news of of Joey has been heartbreaking, but I haven’t had much time to process it yet. My focus has been supporting my husband, and pouring into our family. “Things are tough, but they will get better in time- one day at a time. “Rest easy, Joey.” C...
TED NUGENT Resigns From NRA Board Over ‘Scheduling Conflicts’
According to Bloomberg, Ted Nugent has resigned from the board of the National Rifle Association (NRA) after 26 years. Nugent, who joined the board in 1995, is stepping down “due to ongoing schedule conflicts,” according to a July 29 e-mail from NRA general counsel John Frazer sent to board members. Ted‘s decision to leave the board comes less than a year after he told Newsmax‘s “The Chris Salcedo Show” that the National Rifle Association was “he most important civil rights organization in the world.” “What is more important in the American Dream right now than the God-given individual right to keep and bear arms to defend yourself from these recidivistic street thugs,” Ted said. “So, number one job in America is being a mem...
FOO FIGHTERS Pay Musical Tribute To ZZ TOP Bassist DUSTY HILL
FOO FIGHTERS paid musical tribute to late ZZ TOP bassist Dusty Hill during the during concert Thursday night (July 29) in Cincinnati. The Dave Grohl-fronted outfit played snippets of “Beer Drinkers And Hellraisers” and “La Grange” at the Andrew J. Brady ICON Music Center, with drummer Taylor Hawkins sporting a sleeveless T-shirt with the words “Dusty RIP” written on it. Hill died in his sleep at home in Houston, Texas, according to ZZ TOP‘s official web site. He was 72. The ZZ TOP concert scheduled to take place last night (Wednesday, July 28) in Simpsonville, South Carolina was canceled in the wake of Hill‘s sudden death. Funeral arrangements for Hill have not yet been publicly announced. ZZ TOP played without Hill last Friday night (July 23...
KURT COBAIN’s Childhood Home Is Officially a Landmark
Last week, the house in Aberdeen, Washington where NIRVANA icon Kurt Cobain lived from 1968 to 1984, was officially approved for inclusion on Washington state’s Department Of Archaeology And Historic Preservation’s “Heritage Register” of culturally important buildings. The home’s current co-owner, Lee Bacon, told Rolling Stone that he is almost finished recreating the house and returning it to its vintage era, with plans to open it up next spring for the occasional private tour. “Our goal is to make the house a tribute project to Kurt‘s early life and career, with museum detail,” he said. “The next chapter is how to make that happen.” Bacon and his wife Danielle bought the house from the Cobain family in April 2018 for $190,000. T...
