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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Gets In On NFT Craze With ‘Parabellum NFT Collection’
Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen has teamed up with OpenSea, one of the largest digital art marketplaces to capitalize on 2021’s non-fungible token (NFT) boom, to create the Yngwie Malmsteen Parabellum NFT Collection. Each vinyl-backed NFT is extremely limited and comes paired with a corresponding physical double-vinyl album, all personally signed by Yngwie. The crown jewels of the collection are two rare 1 of 1 albums with signed and numbered double vinyl and fold. These are only available as part of the Parabellum NFT Collection. The Collection consists of the following * 1 of 1 splatter vinyl * Signed and numbered vinyl and cover * Collection of four splatter vinyl * Signed vinyl cover * 1 of 1 red vinyl * signed and numbered vinyl and cover * Collection of four red vi...
GLENN DANZIG’s Vampire Spaghetti Western ‘Death Rider In The House Of Vampires’ To Open In U.S. Theaters Next Month
Glenn Danzig‘s homage to Italian spaghetti westerns and classic vampire films, “Death Rider In The House Of Vampires”, will open across the U.S. at select theaters on August 27. There will also be two advance screenings the week before in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. More information will be made available soon. “Death Rider In The House Of Vampires” is the follow-up to Danzig‘s “Verotika” feature film directorial debut, which received its premiere in June 2019. “Death Rider In The House Of Vampires” was written and directed by Danzig, with Glenn also acting as the executive producer, along with James Cullen Bresack. The cinematography is by Danzig and Pedja Radenkovic. The film follows the Death Rider, who travels to the desert Vam...
Young Thug Debuts New Track From Upcoming Album ‘Punk’ at Rolling Loud Miami
During his performance at Rolling Loud Miami on Saturday night, Young Thug previewed a new song and announced that his long-awaited album Punk will finally be released soon. “Yo so listen,” the rapper said, commanding the crowd. “I’m about to put this album out, right? It’s called Punk. If I can perform something off of the album say hell yeah!” Following the crowd’s roar, Thug began performing the new track, which he announced is called “Tik Tok.” Young Thug just announced his new album “PUNK” is on the way ?? pic.twitter.com/DhbsY3stOJ — STRAPPED! | Hip-Hop/Rap News (@STRAPPEDUS) July 25, 2021 Young Thug performs new song from upcoming album ‘Punk’ at Rolling Loud ?? pic.twitter.com/7IetcjFKIi — Trending Raps (@TrendingRaps) July 25, 2021 Thug has been teasing the release ...
Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitarist Gary Rossington Undergoes Emergency Heart Surgery
Gary Rossington, the last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, recently underwent emergency heart surgery. The legendary Southern rock act announced the news after the guitarist missed the band’s recent concerts. Rossington was with Lynyrd Skynyrd when they resumed their long-running farewell tour in June, following 15 months off the road due to the pandemic. However, he hadn’t been onstage with the band for their latest gigs. The guitarist has had a history of heart issues in recent years, suffering a heart attack in 2015 and undergoing quintuple bypass surgery. That was followed by having his heart valve repaired in 2019. He once told Tampa Bay Times, “I’ve had heart attacks on stage a lot.” Advertisement Related Video The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame act explained Rossington’s a...
Robert Fripp and Toyah Take on The Who’s “My Generation” as King Crimson’s US Tour Kicks Off: Watch
Robert Fripp has already embarked on a summer U.S. tour with his legendary UK prog-rock band King Crimson, but that hasn’t put a stop to the guitarist’s viral “Sunday Lunch” performances with his wife, Toyah Willcox. The pair apparently filmed some advance episodes in their kitchen, beginning with today’s cover of The Who’s “My Generation.” Per usual, Toyah goes with a skimpy outfit, this time a white shirt that somehow doesn’t pop all the way open despite being held together by a little red clasp. Vocally, she delivers a raspy take on The Who’s classic 1965 track, adding some additional punk flavor to what could be argued is one of the earliest punk songs ever recorded. Fripp is back to his proper vest-and-tie look, while still sporting the mohawk that he featured in previous performances...
Lil Nas X “Industry Baby,” Belly ft. The Weeknd & Young Thug “Better Believe” & More | Daily Visuals 7.23.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Oh, so y’all thought Lil Nas X giving Satan a lap dance was hard on your eyes? Wait till you see what he’s like when he’s locked up in prison with men who claim the Devil made them do it. Looking to push the envelope in his latest visuals to “Industry Baby,” Lil Nas X finds himself sentenced to three years in prison, but instead of doing hard time he finds himself turning out the joint and even leading a choreographed naked dance number in the shower with fellow inmates. Expect conservatives to wig out over this one too. Elsewhere Belly links up with The Weeknd and Young Thug to ride through the night in some exotic whips before setting the city a blaze in their clip to “Better Believe.” Pretty impressive CGI effects. Check out the rest of today’s drops including...
In Fight for Freedom And Equality, Lil Nas X Raises Money For Bail Fund
NewsOne Featured Video Source: Bennett Raglin / Getty Lil Nas X keeps raising the stakes with each new single. The “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” star paired his latest release with the Bail X Fund, a fundraiser for The Bail Project, a national organization committed to ending cash bail. An anthem for the underdogs, “Industry Baby,” is set in the fictitious Montero State Prison. A prelude video to “Industry Baby” had Lil Nas X again playing multiple characters, being sentenced in connection with the Nike lawsuit. The YouTube video includes a donation banner for donations directly on that platform. As of Friday evening, the YouTube fundraiser raised close to $30,000 for the Bail X Fund. [embedded content] In a statement on The Bail Project’s fundraising page, Lil N...
Michael B. Jordan Developing Black Superman Project for HBO Max
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevork Djansezian / Getty For comic book fans, a Black Superman is nothing new. But actor Michael B. Jordan is developing a Black Superman project that will surely bring the concept more visibility since it will be for HBO Max if all goes to plan. The OG Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster has an eventual origin story that pegs the big blue-eyed farm boy as an alien refugee from the doomed planet Krypton and has him appearing as a typical, but cock-diesel, white guy from Kansas. The aesthetic has carried on to the big and little screen mostly, see: Christopher Reeves in 1978’s Superman or Henry Cavill in 2013’s Man Of Steel, for example. Thanks to the concept of multiverses there has been a “Black” Superman in the DC Comics Universe. Collider...
Diddy Announces New Album ‘Off the Grid Vol. 1’
Diddy has unveiled the title of his next album, Off the Grid Vol. 1, along with its release date of September 24. “OFF THE GRID,” Diddy, also known as Sean Combs, wrote on Instagram. “The Album September 24, 2021. Welcome to the LOVE ERA!” The “love era” is a reference to the music mogul’s latest name change, which occurred in May when he revealed his new legal middle name to be “Love.” The upcoming record marks Diddy’s first release since his debut 2015 mixtape MMM (Money Making Mitch), which featured artists including Travis Scott, Future, Lil’ Kim, Big Sean, Ty Dolla $ign, Wiz Khalifa and several others. The rapper has not put out a full album since 2010’s Last Train to Paris. As “Vol. 1” is tacked onto the upcoming album’s title, it’s safe to assume we can expect at least one...
Netflix’s ‘Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami’ Docu Gives Insight to Florida’s Drug War
Netflix has dropped its official trailer for its new six-part documentary series, Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami. The show is set to follow up the 2006 film, Cocaine Cowboys and will similarily focus on the rise of coke in Florida and its drug war. Netflix stated that the docuseries will be mainly about “the South Florida traffickers indicated in one of the largest drug cases in U.S. history.” The Kings of Miami dives deeper into the stories of Cuban exiles Salvador “Sal” Magluta and Augusto “Willy” Falcon. Both Sal and Willy were supposedly America’s greatest distributors for Colombia’s biggest drug cartels. It has been alleged that the pair brought in more than 75 tons of cocaine into the U.S in the 1980s. The synopsis from Netflix reads, “The high school friends built a reputed $2 ...
Lee Isaac Chung Departs Hollywood’s Live-Action Adaptation of ‘Your Name.’
Lee Isaac Chung has reportedly exited the live-action adaptation of Makoto Shinkai‘s revered anime film, Your Name. The Minari filmmaker was announced as Your Name.’s director in September 2020, joining producers and distributors Paramount Pictures, Toho and J.J. Abrams‘ Bad Robot. The studio is now supposedly “acting fast” to replace Chung, who was already named the second director after Marc Webb’s departure in 2019. Previous reports have stated that Your Name. will have a “Western viewpoint” and will replace the original plot of a boy and girl living in Tokyo and Gifu to a boy from Chicago and a Native American girl in a rural town. Abrams is a big fan of the 2017 film, and he acted fast to acquire the rights. Stay tuned for more info on the Your Name. adaptation. Elsewhere in entertain...
GREEN DAY Covers KISS’s ‘Rock And Roll All Nite’ In Dallas; PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS Approve
GREEN DAY played a cover of the KISS classic “Rock And Roll All Nite” during its concert Saturday night (July 24) at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons both tweeted out a short video of GREEN DAY‘s rendition, and offered their praise for the Northern California band, with Stanley writing: “‘Tonight In DALLAS!’ Another reason to love @GreenDay!” Simmons chimed in: “”@GreenDay In Houston [sic] yesterday! Thank you, Gentlemen.” The official KISS Twitter account also shared the clip and added the message: “@GreenDay ‘Rock And Roll All Nite’ tonight in Dallas. SO Cool! #KISSisEverywhere!” GREEN DAY is an American punk rock ba...
