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HALESTORM’s LZZY HALE Joins GIBSON As First Female Brand Ambassador
For 127 years, Gibson has shaped sound across generations and genres of music, becoming one of the most relevant, played, and loved guitar brands around the world. Gibson has officially announced today that Lzzy Hale, frontwoman of the Grammy Award-winning hard rock band HALESTORM, will join Gibson as the first female Brand Ambassador. The new collection will span acoustic and electric guitars across Gibson, Epiphone and Kramer. Hale has partnered with Gibson and Epiphone luthiers to design two sold-out guitars including the Gibson Lzzy Hale Explorer and the Epiphone Lzzy Hale Explorer. Today, July 15, Lzzy was officially welcomed into the Gibson family as a brand ambassador onstage by Cesar Gueikian, brand president, Gibson Brands, at the Gibson Garage in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Ha...
FATES WARNING Guitarist JIM MATHEOS To Release New TUESDAY THE SKY Album, ‘The Blurred Horizon’
On September 3, TUESDAY THE SKY will release its new album, “The Blurred Horizon”, via Metal Blade Records. For a first preview of the record, the new single, “Hypneurotic” — which features drummer Gavin Harrison — can be heard below. TUESDAY THE SKY‘s origins could almost be considered accidental. Guitarist Jim Matheos, famed for his work with progressive metal giants FATES WARNING alongside projects such as OSI and his collaboration with John Arch, ARCH/MATHEOS, penned a few songs that did not fit in with any of his established outlets, and intrigued by this, decided to write more and see where this took him. The result was 2017’s “Drift”, a record that drew influence from the likes of Brian Eno, SIGUR ROS, BOARDS OF CANADA and EXPLOSIONS I...
JOHNNY ROTTEN Sued By Two Members Of SEX PISTOLS Over Song Rights
According to the Associated Press, two members of the SEX PISTOLS are suing John Lydon over the right to use the band’s songs in the upcoming biopic miniseries about the U.K. punk legends. Earlier this year, Lydon, who is better known as Johnny Rotten, blasted the upcoming SEX PISTOLS limited series as “disrespectful,” insisting that he wasn’t approached to take part in the show’s production. “Pistol” is a six-episode series about SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones. It is based on Jones‘s 2018 memoir “Lonely Boy: Tales From A Sex Pistol” and it is being helmed by Academy Award winner Danny Boyle, who serves as executive producer and director. Edmund Cullen, the lawyer that represents Jones and drummer Paul Cook, told a judge at the...
HEART’s NANCY WILSON Talks To American Pop Duo ALY & AJ On GIBSON TV’s ‘The Conversation’ (Video)
“The Conversation”, a Gibson TV original series, gives two artists from similar genres and different generations the chance to sit down and discuss their journeys through music. In the latest episode of “The Conversation”, Nancy Wilson from HEART sits down with the American pop duo ALY & AJ. In the wide-ranging discussion, Nancy and ALY & AJ talk about how they initially met and first got together to write songs and how the music they wrote was different than what Aly and AJ were doing at the time. Nancy gathered info from them to figure out their vision and how she could help — what music they listen to, what books they read — trying to get a feel for what they wanted to write about and sound like. Nancy is featured on ALY & AJ‘s latest album, ...
‘GTA Online’ Gets an Automotive-Focused Update
With Grand Theft Auto Online’s next biggest update, the underground tuner scene comes to life. The forthcoming major update, titled Los Santos Tuners, arrives next Tuesday and features a number of new additions. Getting started with this new update, members might find themselves at a graffitied warehouse in Cypress Flats, also known as the “LS Car Meet.” The LS Car Meet is a new social space for players to showcase their vehicles, become an LS Car Meet member to customize vehicles in real-time with friends, demo new cars and more. Members will also get the opportunity to compete in Prize Ride Challenger for access to special features and shops. The new game update also introduces a number of new races both inside and outside of the LS Car Meet, each with their own leaderboards. They includ...
The Steam Deck Is Valve’s Answer to the Nintendo Switch
Valve, the gaming company behind Dota, Counterstrike, Left 4 Dead and Portal, has announced its handheld gaming unit called Steam Deck. The all-in-one portable device brings an entire library of Steam games and features into the palm of your hand. The device runs on a customized AMD chip optimized for handheld gaming. It features built-in customizable storage options — 64GB eMMC, 256GB NVMe SSD or 512GB NVMe SSD — and can be augmented with a microSD card. Stereo speakers allow for stunning audio clarity, while the onboard 40-watt hour battery provides “several hours of play time for most games.” There’s a single USB-C jack that can be used for charging or connecting to peripheral devices, while WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity allow for links to a number of wireless add-ons. Steam Deck also...
Drakeo the Ruler Returns With Mixtape ‘Ain’t That the Truth’
Drakeo the Ruler has sustained his streak of constantly recording and dropping music with a new mixtape, Ain’t That The Truth. Out via the independent distribution service DistroKid, the tape comprises of sixteen tracks, with features from Est Gee, Peezy, GrindHard E and the rapper’s own brother, Ralfy the Plug. Since his release from prison in November 2020, the Los Angeles native has been cementing his name in the rap scene with a succession of projects. While Drakeo has been in the game since 2015, he was finally able to release his first studio album The Truth Hurts earlier this year, wrapping up with an appearance from Drake on the single “Talk to Me.” The rapper first made waves with his summer 2020 mixtape Thank You For Using GTL, which was entirely recorded while he was incarc...
Rico Nasty Gets in Her ‘Rock Bag’ With a Verse on Love Ghost’s New Single
Rico Nasty has leaned into her rock side with a verse on Love Ghost’s new single “Wolfsbane.” The song converges emo and trap with rock to create a hybrid sound, making the feature quite fitting for Nasty, whose own music bends genres to pull from a variety of rap, trap, rock and punk aesthetics. Love Ghost wanted Nasty to get in her “rock bag,” the rapper told Rolling Stone. “I love when bands want to bring me into their world and let me rock out. The production behind this song is fire. It gives two different vibes when the beat switches, bringing a hard-rock element.” Last month, Nasty released the single “Magic” from her forthcoming mixtape, Rx, following the release of her debut studio album Nightmare Vacation. The mixtape is will arrive later this summer and is rumored to be produced...
In Rare Instagram Post Dr. Dre Agrees With T-Pain About Rappers Being “Repetitive”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 T-Pain’s hilarious rant about rappers all sounding the same resonated with none other than Dr. Dre himself. Wednesday (Jul.15), the legendary Hip-Hop producer and Beats By Dre co-founder chimed in on T-Pain’s Twitch session where he called out new rappers for sending him music that sounds like everyone else’s stuff. In a rare Instagram post, The Chronic crafter shared T-Pizzle’s video and wrote in the caption, “Shoutout to @tpain!! I’m here laughing my fuckin ass off, but he’s right. I know and feel exactly what you’re saying. When the good doc speaks, we know he is more than likely speaking from experience, having to listen to submissions from artists all of the time. We know Dr. Dre has a great ear for talent becau...
Clubhouse Holding On To Dear Life, Introduces New DM Feature Called Backchannel
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty Drop-in audio app Clubhouse is still alive and kicking, and it hopes this new feature will help take it off life support. Clubhouse has announced that its already leaked feature called Backchannel allows users to slide in each other’s DMs is now live for both Android and iOS users of the once super popular voice-only app. As of right now, users can engage in one-on-one conversations, group chats, and send links. Unfortunately, you cannot send images or videos, but a spokesperson for Clubhouse points out that those improvements, including a “few other features,” are on the way. Clubhouse decided to introduce the feature stating it will help moderators engage in conversations among themselves while operating an active room. Clubhouse also h...
Child Tax Credit Payments Begin Hitting Accounts Thanks To President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan was designed to help struggling families suffering from financial woes that stemmed from the coronavirus pandemic. With the economy slowly recovering and normalcy appearing to be on the rise, Child Tax Credit payments will begin hitting bank accounts this week. On Thursday, (July 15), millions of parents will begin receiving monthly payments under the expanded plan according to widely published reports. As part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the Child Tax Credit expansion will increase the overall credit claimed for some families and will parse the paments out monthly instead of one lump sum although that is an optional choice. “One of the big ideas is to align this with the e...
LeBron James’ SpringHill Co. Reportedly Valued At $750 Million
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: George Pimentel / Getty LeBron James‘ life after basketball is looking extremely profitable. SpringHill Co., the video production company founded by LeBron James and his best friend and longtime business partner Maverick Carter, is reportedly in talks with potential investors to sell a piece of the company that would amount to $750 million USD in valuation. Rumors first suggested that Nike was in talks with the media firm for a complete sale of the company, but SpringHill Co. shut that down, stating it was not looking to sell itself outright. Nike is one of the many companies across different industries, including tech companies and video streaming providers, who have shown interest in the firm with their hands in many different projects. SpringHill Co. h...
