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‘Lo Down: Ralph Lauren Will Outfit Joe Biden For Inauguration Day, Reportedly
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Our country is hopefully headed to new beginnings and President-elect Joe Biden will be leading the charge. On his first day, it has been reported that Mr. Biden will be wearing one of the culture’s most cherished brands. Esquire is reporting that the politician is being styled by none other than Ralph Lauren for the upcoming inauguration ceremony. According to Women’s Wear Daily, the Bronx native will be curating Joe’s outfit for the swearing-in ceremony. If the report rings true, the presidential outfit choice is being viewed as a prudent choice as the fashion house has become symbolic with American style. Additionally, the move marks a return to a more subtle fashion sense for the American presidency. Typically the chief executive and his first lady w...
Nike & Converse Slap Over 500 Websites & 600 Social Media Pages With Lawsuits For Bootleggin’ Their Sh*t
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Patrol / CBP Bootleggers beware, Nike and Converse are finally getting off the couch and taking legal action to ensure thou shall not bubble booties. Footwear News is reporting that Nike Inc. and Converse Inc. have filed a sweeping lawsuit against a whopping 589 websites and 676 social media accounts who they feel are selling counterfeit kicks and passing them off as official Nike and Converse merchandise. About. Damn. Time. The sneaker brands filed their lawsuit on Tuesday (January 12) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in which they claimed that the defendants were infringing on their brands and trying to bank off counterfeit products bearing their well-known names and logos. “Each of defendants’ 589 infringing w...
Erica Banks Sounds Off Over Renewed Interest In “Buss It” Single #BussItChallenge
Source: 1501 Entertainment / 1501 Entertainment By now, the viral #BussItChallenge has made it across most timelines, and that most certainly has given rapper Erica Banks the proper praise she deserves. With her song “Buss It” used as the backing track for the latest social media craze, the Texas rapper is sounding off over the new love the track has received over the past week. During an Instagram Story post, Banks, who hails from the Dallas suburb of DeSoto, wrote, “It’s funny to see some of y’all who was talkin sh*t months ago, droppin that #BussItChallenge. y’all had a change of heart huh,” which was supplemented with laughing emojis and ended up a clown emoji. By now it should be well known what the challenge is all about it, but essentially, the song samples the “I think my butt gett...
Samsung Unveils Its New Flagship Galaxy Phone Lineup The S21, S21+ and S20 Ultra
Source: Samsung / Samsung Mobile Samsung is back, and to kick off the new year announced its newest additions to its Galaxy smartphone lineup and more. On the final day of CES, Samsung held its first virtual unpacked event of the new year, but unlike previous years, the South Korean tech giant decided to hold the event a month earlier. Today (Jan.14), the company unveiled its cheaper Galaxy S21, S21+, and fully loaded S21 Ultra they hope will lure more buyers to its smartphones. The Galaxy S21 & S21+ Source: Samsung / Galaxy S21 and S21+ Kicking things off, Samsung announced the new Galaxy S21 ($799) and Galaxy S21+ ($1,000). Samsung faithful will be happy to see the company shaved $200 off the device, a huge plus in the world still in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic. How did they a...
New Roof Built Over Red Rocks Amphitheatre Stage to Combat Weather Conditions
It looks like Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre is planning for the return of live concerts in a big way. The iconic open-air venue recently kickstarted a renovation project on its stage, which has hosted myriad legendary musicians over the years. It looks like the venue’s operators are building a roof so that concerts can move forward despite weather conditions, which has been somewhat of an issue over the years. In 2019, a performance by future bass star ILLENIUM was abandoned due to snow. Other show cancellations in years past include fabled “Hallelujah” singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen and famed jam band The String Cheese Incident. The Red Rocks Amphitheatre is revered for its natural acoustics, of course, which are made possible by the two giant m...
Tiësto Partners With Peloton for New Artist Series
The beginning of a new year is always an exciting time. For many it’s a chance to start fresh and refocus on goals, especially in the health and wellness departments. One company who has been flourishing at helping people reach their resolutions—especially during the global lockdown period—is Peloton. For their latest artist series, they’ve partnered with the legendary Tiësto to deliver the ultimate pump-up mix for your at-home workouts. Peloton is known for delivering tough yet fun classes with a wide variety of music genres to pick from. Now, with Tiësto curating the playlists, you can get your sweat on while soundtracked by one of dance music’s living legends. Peloton members now have access to four different workouts featuring his music, including a 30-minute ru...
Listen to a Preview of Black Tiger Sex Machine and Kayzo’s Upcoming Single “Lifeline”
In a collaboration of epic proportions, bass music titans Black Tiger Sex Machine and Kayzo have joined forces for an upcoming single called “Lifeline.” They teamed up with Los Angeles-based alt-pop band Point North for the track, which is slated for a January 29th, 2021 release. If the preview below is any indication, fans are safe to look forward to another massive electro-punk song, a sound that has become synonymous with both Black Tiger Sex Machine and Kayzo in recent years. “Lifeline” marks the first official collaboration between the two electronic heavyweights and “it’s been a long time coming,” according to Black Tiger Sex Machine, the famed Canadian bass music trio. Fans of the group may remember when they shared a preview ...
Martin Garrix Spotted in the Studio With John Martin and Michel Zitron
Martin Garrix is back in the studio with two of his past collaborators, who have appeared on some of his most popular tracks. Garrix recently shared a photo on his Instagram Stories from a studio session with John Martin and Michel Zitron, the renowned Swedish singer-songwriters who joined forces with him back in 2016 for his STMPD RCRDS single “Now That I’ve Found You.” The Dutch superstar tapped Zitron again in December 2019, closing out the decade with the Matisse & Sadko-assisted track “Hold On,” before once again teaming up with Martin for “Higher Ground” in the summer of 2020. Garrix unfortunately didn’t share any videos from the session, so fans are unable to hear what they may have worked on. However, after Garrix told us he&...
Fall Out Boy, James Taylor, Carole King and Ben Harper Highlight Biden Pre-Inauguration Concert
Joe Biden’s inauguration — which, despite everything, is happening — will be celebrated with some virtual music on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 8pm ET. The lineup includes Carole King, will.i.am, James Taylor, Fall Out Boy, Michael Bivins, Ben Harper and AJR with Keegan-Michael Key and Debra Messing as hosts. The invitations — which circulated today — say there will also be appearances from Connie Britton, Kal Penn, Sophia Bush and Jamie Camil. Fall Out Boy is somewhat of an obvious choice for this, considering Pete Wentz’s personal connection to Biden: “My parents met working for Joe Biden in the Senate in the 70s. To me he is a beacon of empathy, compassion and kindness. The times we live in call for a leader with these specific traits. Proud to call Joe Biden my president,” he said in an In...
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Synopsis Teases Forging of “Great Powers”
Hmm, what could Amazon Studios mean? On Twitter, the producers of the long-in-the-works Lord of the Rings TV series have finally shared a synopsis, but it’s full of obscure hints about “great powers… forged,” and “the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen.” Inscrutable, yes? Nobody can figure out such complex hints — though we must admit, the words seem to have a familiar ring. The serialized epic was first announced in 2017 as a prequel to Peter Jackson’s twin trilogies, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. We later learned that JD Payne and Patrick McKay will handle showrunning duties, and that the events will take place in the Second Age, as described in Tolkien’s The Silmarillion. Second Age — that rings a bell. Isn’t that when the big bad villa...
Tom Holland Is a Troubled Bank Robber in First Trailer for the Russo Brothers’ Cherry: Watch
Tom Holland is robbing banks while stealing a young woman’s heart in the first trailer for Cherry. This new film from the Russo brothers pops on Apple TV+ on Mach 12th. Cherry is based on the 2018 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. It was written by Nico Walker, a veteran of the US Army who struggled with addiction before landing in prison for (you guessed it) bank robbery. In the hands of the Russo Brothers, to judge by the trailer, the story is stylish but deeply fatalistic. Holland’s character Cherry feels his life slipping away from him. As he says early in the preview, and again at the end, “Sometimes I feel like I’ve already seen everything that’s going to happen. And it’s a nightmare.” But scenes of war in Iraq and armed robberies are intercut with tenderness, a...
Serj Tankian on System of a Down: “As Long As We’re on the Same Page, We Can Continue Doing Stuff”
System of a Down surprised fans in November when they released their first new songs in 15 years. The band had been stagnated by creative differences, but singer Serj Tankian offers hope that more new music could be on the way, as long as the members are “on the same page.” For a while it appeared that System of a Down’s recording days may have been over. While the band continued to tour occasionally, the members just couldn’t see eye to eye when it came to creating a follow-up to their last album, 2005’s Hypnotize. Tankian and guitarist-singer Daron Malakian made headlines in 2018 when they publicly aired their grievances about their creative differences, with Tankian accepting responsibility for spearheading a band hiatus that lasted from 2006 to 2011. A further divide seemed to happen t...
