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Beware Of Hand Sanitizers With Wood Alcohol – NAFDAC Warns
Beware Of Hand Sanitizers With Wood Alcohol – NAFDAC Warns The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has again cautioned Nigerians against the use of hand sanitizers especially Nutricional S, de R, L De C.V containing methanol. The warning is contained in a public alert with No: 20/2021 tagged “Recall of Hand Sanitizers by DiBAR Nutricional due to the presence of Methanol (Wood alcohol). The alert was signed by the Director General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. She said that the agency had received information from US Food and Drug Agency (FDA) about the presence of methanol in hand sanitizers. She added that information from FDA noted that Nutritional S,de R,L De C.V (Dibar)...
Sealed Copy of ‘The Legend of Zelda’ From 1987 Sells for a Record $870,000 USD
A sealed copy of The Legend of Zelda from 1987 has sold at an auction online for a record-breaking $870,000 USD. The game, playable on the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console, was described by the Heritage Auction site as “a true grail among games.” “Of all of the games we’ve offered in our auctions, this sealed, early production copy of the first game in the groundbreaking Legend of Zelda series is no doubt the apotheosis of rarity, cultural significance, and collection centerpieces,” the auction site explains. “A proverbial trifecta of collector perfection that only one will receive the honor of calling their own.” According to the site, the game collectable sold for so much money because of its unparalleled rarity. This particular game version was only produced “...
The Go-Go’s Announce Beauty and the Beat 40th Anniversary Reissue
Forty years ago, a little-known new-wave band called The Go-Go’s released their debut album, Beauty and the Beat. Now regarded as a landmark release that brought the band to superstardom, the album is being given a limited-edition 40th anniversary reissue to be released on September 10th. Beauty and the Beat – 40th Anniversary Limited Edition is pressed on pink vinyl, with its brand-new cover boasting a never-before-seen photo of The Go-Go’s. The album includes their massive hits “Our Lips are Sealed” and “We Got the Beat.” Each copy of the reissue is numbered, and will only be available through uDiscover, The Sound of Vinyl, and the band’s official webstore. You can preorder your copy here. Earlier this year, The Go-Go’s released their first song in 20 years, “Club Zero.” They’re also set...
Almost Famous Soundtrack Reissued As Massive 102-Song Box Set
Cameron Crowe’s rock masterpiece, Almost Famous, celebrated its 20th anniversary last year. Keeping the festivities going into 2021, UMe is reissuing the film’s seminal soundtrack as a massive new box set. The deluxe reissue marks the first all of the music featured in the film will be released together in one package. The expanded tracklist includes songs by Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Who, and Fleetwood Mac, alongside all of the material created for the film’s fictional rock group, Stillwater, which was written by Crowe, Nancy Wilson, and Peter Frampton. Also included are numerous dialogue tracks form the film, Nancy Wilson’s original score, and even Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer”, newly mixed with the cast members singing alongside the song...
Robert Fripp and Toyah Bring the Punk with Cover of Sex Pistols’ “Pretty Vacant”: Watch
Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox deliver Sex Pistols’ punk anthem “Pretty Vacant” in the couple’s latest “Sunday Lunch” performance, marking a return to Toyah’s punk roots. Over the past several months, the married pair have treated us to eccentric covers of mostly hard rock and metal classics, but this time around they celebrate the ’70s UK punk scene from which Toyah started her own music career. Inspired by bands like Sex Pistols, she garnered much success as a punk and new wave singer fronting her eponymous band Toyah in the late ’70s and early ’80s, scoring a string of hits in England. Vocally, “Pretty Vacant” arguably suits Toyah’s voice more than any of the previous covers. And, as always, she brings the fashion, this time sporting a mohawk and body paint, and wearing a barely-there s...
Summer Camp Unveils 2021 Lineup: moe., Umphrey’s McGee, Three 6 Mafia, Ween
Summer Camp broke it’s 19th camp in 2019, but before organizers could celebrate their vicennial anniversary, that 20th music festival was put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ll finally get to commemorate two decades of jamming August 20th-22nd, 2021 in Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois. Most of the aborted 2020 lineup will return, including moe. and Umphrey’s McGee, who will perform three sets across the three days, as well as two each from Ween and Three 6 Mafia. But not everything is the same. Billy Strings has been upgraded to two performances from one, and the roster has added about a dozen additional acts. The new supergroup Death Kings will perform, with jam favorites Ryan Stasik (Umphrey’s McGee), Mike Gantzer (Aqueous), and Mikey Carubba (Turkuaz)...
CHRIS JERICHO Says ‘It’s Disappointing’ To See VINCE NEIL So Out Of Shape Before MÖTLEY CRÜE’s ‘The Stadium Tour’
FOZZY‘s Chris Jericho has weighed in on Vince Neil‘s disastrous comeback performance at an Iowa festival less than two months ago. On May 29, the MÖTLEY CRÜE singer struggled to complete his solo concert at the Boone Iowa River Valley Festival in Boone. Based on fan-filmed video footage of the gig posted on YouTube, the 60-year-old rocker, who hadn’t performed in more than a year and a half due to the COVID-19 pandemic, began losing his voice several songs into his set, which consisted exclusively of CRÜE classics and cover songs previously recorded by the band. 14 songs into the performance, Vince attempted to sing CRÜE‘s smash hit “Girls, Girls, Girls” but gave up mid-song, explaining to the crowd: “Hey, guys… I’m sorry, you guys. It’...
Watch SABATON Perform In Front Of More Than 40,000 Fans At Serbia’s EXIT Festival
Swedish metallers SABATON performed at the Exit festival in Novi Sad, Serbia on Friday, July 9. Professionally filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. 42,000 fans from over 70 countries were expected to attend the multiple winner of the “Best European Major Festival” award, which also celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. The complete techno-centric four-day program from July 8 to July 11 featured over 20 stages and zones. Live streams can be watched at Exit‘s YouTube channel and Facebook page. This past April, SABATON released the English-language version of its latest single, “Livgardet” (“The Royal Guard”). SABATON‘s first new music since 2019’s “The Great War”, “The Royal Guard” honored th...
Veteran Nigerian musician Sound Sultan dies of throat cancer
Death has been announced of veteran Nigerian Olanrewaju Ganiu Fasasi better known as Sound Sultan. It is a sad one as one of Nigeria’s finest musicians, Sound Sultan, has died after battling throat cancer. Some months ago, precisely in May, Nigerians were alerted that Sound Sultan was battling throat cancer and was currently being treated somewhere in America. The news of his ill health drew a lot of attention and sympathy however, his elder brother denied he had any of such ailment. A couple of months later the Nigerian music industry has been thrown into mourning over the demise of the singer. His death was announced this morning after he lost the battle against throat cancer. The musician while yet alive was confident of his return to the music scene but that would not happe...
Tributes as Nigerian entertainers mourn Sound Sultan
The Nigerian music industry and entertainment at large have been thrown into mourning over the death of Nigerian singer Sound Sultan. The musician was today announced dead after a brief battle with throat cancer. Some of Nigeria’s top musicians and entertainers have sent in many tributes in honour of Sound Sultan who died of throat cancer. The singer was known for popular songs like “Mathematics”, “Motherland”, “Natural Something” etc. It was reported months ago that the singer was battling throat cancer and was being treated in America. Since his demise, many colleagues have dropped eulogies for the late veteran musician. Many spoke well of him and his life while he was alive. Sound Sultan is truly gone💔 May God give his family, friends and fans the grace to bear this. — Uche Jomb...
Robert Downey Jr. Pays Tribute to His Late Father Robert Downey Sr.
Robert Downey Jr. has just taken to Instagram to pay tribute to his late father Robert Downey Sr. Passing away in his sleep at the age of 85, Robert Downey Sr. spent years battling Parkinson’s disease. The actor/filmmaker was known for the works he created in his early years which required little budget and pushed countercultural and anti-establishment themes. Some notable titles he was involved with include To Live And Die in L.A, Boogie Nights, and Magnolia. Robert Downey Jr., who appeared in two of his father’s films, Pound and Too Much Sun, paid tribute to his father with, “RIP Bob D. Sr. 1936-2021…Last night, dad passed peacefully in his sleep after years of enduring the ravages of Parkinson’s ..he was a true maverick filmmaker, and remained remarkably optimistic throughout. According...
‘The Lost Leonardo’ Digs Deep Into the Mystery of the World’s Most Expensive Painting Ever Sold
Often considered the male Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci‘s Salvator Mundi became the most expensive painting ever sold in history when it auctioned for a staggering $450.3 million USD back in 2017, but the story isn’t as simple as many believe. Diving deep into the mysterious origins of this legendary art piece, The Lost Leonardo is an upcoming documentary exploring the darker side of its discovery. According to its synopsis, the documentary follows Salvator Mundi as it was first purchased merely for $1,100 USD in a shady New Orleans auction house, and subsequently underwent cheap restoration. To the surprise of its buyers, they later discover masterful brushstrokes lying underneath the new work, and the painting became what most believe to be a long-lost masterpiece from...
