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Robert De Niro, Chris Rock, Anya Taylor-Joy Join David O. Russell’s Star-Studded New Movie
The new David O. Russell film has just become an A-list bonanza. On Thursday, it was confirmed that Robert De Niro, Chris Rock, and our 2020 Performer of the Year Anya Taylor-Joy have signed on for the film. So too have Michael Shannon, Mike Myers, Andrea Riseborough, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Alessandro Nivola. All of those stars will be joining Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington in the as-yet-untitled film. Russell and his team are still keeping details about the plot confidential, but anonymous sources who spoke with Collider last year say that it apparently deals with an unlikely friendship between a doctor and a lawyer. Michael B. Jordan was originally slated to be part of the cast, but Washington replaced him last fall for reasons that are still un...
Betty White Will Celebrate Her 99th Birthday By Feeding Two Ducks
It’s not every day that you turn 99 years old, but Betty White will hit that milestone this Sunday. The ongoing pandemic may have put a dent in any massive ragers she was planning, but the legendary comedian still intends to mark the occasion with a wholesome endeavor. While speaking with Entertainment Tonight, the Golden Girls star gleefully shared her itinerary for the big day on January 17th. “You probably didn’t ask, but I’ll tell you anyway,” White said. “What am I doing for my birthday? Running a mile each morning has been curtailed by COVID, so I am working on getting The Pet Set re-released, and feeding the two ducks who come to visit me every day.” There’s a lot to unpack in those few sentences. First, do you run a mile each morning? Because 98-year-old Be...
Nicolas Cage Battles Demonic Animatronics in the Trailer for Willy’s Wonderland: Watch
If you’ve ever wanted to punch the rat at Chuck E. Cheese then we’ve got the movie for you. Nicolas Cage wages war against possessed animatronics in the new trailer for Willy’s Wonderland. The film is directed by Kevin Lewis from a screenplay by G.O. Parsons. It stars Cage as a quiet man — in the trailer, he doesn’t speak a word — whose car breaks down at the side of the road. In exchange for getting his vehicle fixed, our hero agrees to spend one night cleaning Willy’s Wonderland, a defunct family establishment famous for its eight animatronic characters. Imagine the new janitor’s surprise when they come to life and try to kill him. Along the way he meets a group of teen’s led by Emily Tosta, who try to warn him that, “You’re here to be a human sacrifice.” But as the fur flies, the youths...
Here is a Time Travel-Themed Electronic Music Album for Charity, “Whorl Clock”
Three Eyed Cat Records, a charity electronic label out of the UK, has unveiled their inaugural release. They have kicked things off with Whorl Clock, a compilation album that revolves around the central theme of time travel. The result is a collection that will take the listeners on a sonic journey, outside of the confounds of our homes into a fantastical world contrived by the album’s music producers. The record’s 12 tracks vary from topics of past, present, and future to the more obscure, deriving sounds from clocks, dinosaurs, time machines, and the big bang. Artists featured on the compilation include Chorus 1986, S A Z A R, Endless Wires, and Creepy Pizza, among others. As if the wacky synths and bass wasn’t enough, the album was created for altruistic purposes....
KSHMR Announces New Album, Taps KARRA for First Single “The World We Left Behind”
Last November, KSHMR first teased his forthcoming sophomore album, Harmonica Andromeda. Today, the first single from the record has arrived, “The World We Left Behind,” with KARRA. The Dharma Worldwide label head has cooked up yet another expertly executed worldly tune. KSHMR describes “The World We Left Behind” as “the best song [he has] ever made,” further elaborating that “it’s a bit Lion King, a bit Porter Robinson.” Shimmering synths join KARRA’s signature voice atop crawling percussion in “The World We Left Behind,” which cultivates a hopeful, dreamy feeling that should resonate with his avid fanbase. KSHMR tweeted about the album last week, stating that it will take listeners on a journey to various pl...
LP Giobbi Drops Uplifting Single With hermixalot, “Move Your Body”
From co-owning her own label alongside the ever-popular duo SOFI TUKKER to curating music for all W Hotel properties in North America, LP Giobbi has established herself as a do-it-all presence within dance music. Today she’s returned alongside one of her FEMME HOUSE co-founders, hermixalot, for a new club-ready track called “Move Your Body” via Insomniac Records. “Move Your Body” is an uplifting dance floor anthem that offers a powerful, sanguine feel to listeners. The positive energy radiating from this tune makes it an instant playlist addition. The vocals provided by hermixalot create a sense of playfulness as well, encouraging listeners to get up and dance throughout the song. LP Giobbi maintains her title as the piano h...
Listen to the New Super-Collab from Diplo, Black Coffee and Elderbrook, “Never Gonna Forget”
Black Coffee has dropped a massive new super-collab with Diplo and Elderbrook, the dreamy track “Never Gonna Forget.” “Never Gonna Forget” is a pristine example of Black Coffee’s distinctive sound, a hypnotic blend of sultry, percussion-driven deep house. Elderbrook’s vocal contribution is not to be slept on, as the Grammy Award-nominated English musician infuses an aching touch to an otherwise poignant tune. “Never Gonna Forget” is the final single to be released from Subconsciously, Black Coffee’s sixth studio album and perhaps his most anticipated yet. Check out the new single below. The superstar South African DJ and electronic music producer is on the verge of releasing Subconsciously, which is scheduled for a Februa...
SYSTEM OF A DOWN’s SHAVO ODADJIAN Releases ‘Rifle In Thought’ Music Video From NORTH KINGSLEY Project
NORTH KINGSLEY, the musical collective of bassist/guitarist Shavo Odadjian, producer Saro Paparian and lyricist/vocalist Ray Hawthorne, has released the music video for the song “Rifle In Thought”. The track is taken from NORTH KINGSLEY‘s second three-track EP, “Vol 2”, which was made available in December via 22 Red Media, a subsidiary of Odadjian‘s lifestyle and cannabis brand 22 Red. “Rifle In Thought” is the first music video to ever feature Shavo playing guitar instead of bass — the instrument he is most know for in SYSTEM OF A DOWN. Speaking on the collective’s new single, Hawthorne shares: “I’m hesitant to hint at what ‘Rifle In Thought’ is truly about, but the clues are all there. From the perspective of ...
See New Trailer For SERJ TANKIAN Documentary ‘Truth To Power’
A new documentary about SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian, “Truth To Power”, will be released on February 19 via Oscilloscope Laboratories. With unique and exclusive access to the man behind the music, award-winning director/writer/producer Garin Hovannisian (“I Am Not Alone”) captures both intimate and historic public moments, including Serj‘s role in inspiring the massive peaceful protests of 2018’s Velvet Revolution in his native Armenia which successfully ousted an oligarchic regime. A new trailer for “Truth To Power” can be seen below. “Truth To Power” also includes appearances by SYSTEM OF A DOWN bandmembers John Dolmayan and Shavo Odadjian, the band’s manager David “Beno” Benveniste, filmmaker/journal...
RAINBOW Singer RONNIE ROMERO Replaces JOE LYNN TURNER In SUNSTORM; ‘Afterlife’ Album Due In March
SUNSTORM, a project created, overseen, and directed by president and A&R director of Frontiers Records Serafino Perugino, was originally designed to showcase a musical style similar to singer Joe Lynn Turner‘s melodic rock/AOR roots. After five successful releases, SUNSTORM will now be a vehicle for one of the most impressive vocal talents to emerge in recent years in the form of RAINBOW singer Ronnie Romero. Romero‘s debut album with SUNSTORM, “Afterlife”, will be released on March 12. Fans can get their first taste of the album with the release of the single and video for the track “Swan Song”. Given Turner‘s desire to work on heavier music styles and move away from the original melodic rock direction of the early SUNSTORM albums that Perugin...
NIKKI SIXX Pays Tribute To NEW YORK DOLLS Guitarist SYLVAIN SYLVAIN
Nikki Sixx has paid tribute to Sylvain Sylvain, one of the founding fathers of punk rock as guitarist of legendary band the NEW YORK DOLLS, who died on Wednesday, January 13 at the age of 69. He had battled cancer for two and a half years. Earlier today, the MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist took to his Instagram to write: “As a kid discovering The DOLLS was some of guidance I needed to head to LA and lean on not only them but so many great 70’s bands with punch and flair to start my own bands. . It was an honor to have The NY DOLLS open for @motleycrue and always a joy to sit backstage and talk to #sylvainsylvain. He was kind. Loved rock n roll and reminded me why I loved that band in the first place. RIP Rockstar.” The NEW YORK DOLLS were called many things — glam, proto-punk, hard rock — ...
Ignoring Ban, Trump Supporters Traveled by the Busload to D.C. Rally With Help of Concert App
For some hardcore Trump supporters like Ben Philips, of Bloomburg, Pennsylvania, the income earned through the site augments an existing pro-MAGA business. Philips is the owner of the Trumparoo toy company, which makes stuffed kangaroo toys with a Trump-like tuft of orange hair that he sells to passengers in the van caravans he organizes on Eventbrite, charging $25 per person. (Eventbrite typically charges $.79 per ticket sold plus 4.5% fee for ticket sales on its platform.) On Jan. 6 Philips died on the steps of Capitol Hill from a sudden stroke, hours after he dropped off a van full of Trump supporters he met on the site at the presidential rally, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Passengers learned of Philips’ death when he didn’t return to the van. After multiple calls to his cel...
