Alternative Music
The More Fun Stuff Version of Spider-Man: No Way Home Is, In Fact, a Lot More Fun
Look, when it’s hot outside and you don’t have central A/C, it’s easy for your principles regarding entertainment to change. For example, you might see that Sept. 2nd’s Spider-Man: No Way Home theatrical re-release, dubbed The More Fun Stuff Version, has a runtime of two hours and 41 minutes, and instead of groaning “that is so long for a superhero movie,” you’ll buy a ticket immediately. But revisiting No Way Home has benefits even beyond its promise of at least three hours of air-conditioning, as The More Fun Stuff Version‘s extra 11 minutes of footage does deliver more of, well, the fun stuff. While the opening sequence — in which Peter Parker (Tom Holland), MJ (Zendaya), Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), and Happy (Jon Favreau) deal with the immediate aftermath of Peter’s unmasking as Spider-Ma...
David Lee Roth Shares Previously Unheard Version of Van Halen’s “Panama”: Stream
David Lee Roth has shared a new previously unheard live studio version of Van Halen’s “Panama” recorded live in the studio. Little else is known about the track, which was uploaded to DLR’s YouTube channel last night (September 1st) with artwork declaring: “Roth Lives!” This new take stays pretty close to the original Van Halen version, with some new vocal ad libs from Roth and a distinctly Eddie Van Halen-esque guitar tone. Keeping with DLR’s rather enigmatic presence as of late, there’s no information available on which musicians are backing Diamond Dave on the new “Panama” or when it was recorded. It’s the latest in a string of one-off song releases from DLR that have us seriously questioning whether the longtime Van Halen frontman is actually retiring. Advertisement Related Video Most ...
The Osbournes Returning to Reality TV with New Series Home to Roost
The Osbournes are making a return to reality TV with a new docu-series titled Home to Roost. The UK program will chronicle Ozzy and Sharon’s move from Los Angeles back to England, as well as other aspects of their lives. Home to Roost is set to air in 2023 on BBC One and its VOD service iPlayer as a 10-part series of 30-minute episodes. The announcement comes 20 years after the family’s groundbreaking reality series The Osbournes first aired on MTV. Per the BBC press release, like The Osbournes, Home to Roost will also document Sharon and Ozzy’s children Jack and Kelly. It appears that their more reclusive daughter, Aimee, has chosen to stay out of the spotlight, as she did with The Osbournes. A full description of the new docu-series reads as follows: “Home to Roost will document Ozzy and...
Smino Goes Slow on New Song “24-8”: Stream
Smino has unveiled “24-8,” a new song from his upcoming album Luv 4 Rent. Take a listen below. “I’m fucking good at this shit, dawg,” Smino says to open his latest single, produced by Phoelix. “For real for real.” “24-8” proves him right; an eerie, psychedelic melody propels the artist’s “Sometimes I wanna go slow” hook, but in the verses, Smino picks up the speed. In the song’s music video, he chills by the fire and picks out the perfect Digiorno at the convenience store. Smino shared an open letter alongside “24-8,” detailing his personal journey in recent years and thanking fans for their support. “I Spent Alotta time becoming a better fren to myself…” he wrote. “I spent Alotta time searching for time I already had… I spent Alotta time tryna make this shit perfect only to realize the on...
Kali Uchis Hits the Dance Floor with New Single “No Hay Ley”: Stream
Kali Uchis is back with her first solo release in nearly two years. The Latin-pop artist returns today with a club-ready new single called “No Hay Ley.” With Uchis singing in both Spanish and English, “No Hay Ley” is driven by a four-on-the-floor beat that immediately threatens to summon you to the dance floor. The song’s narrator is caught in a star-crossed love affair: “No importa lo que digan, yo te besaré otra vez,” Uchis sings (“No matter what they say, I’ll kiss you again”), her voice drenched in hypnotic reverb, “I wrote this song about putting love above all else,” Uchis explains of the song in a press release. “‘En el amor no hay ley’ means ‘there are no laws to love.’ Be with who makes you happy, and don’t listen to what anyone else has to say about it because it wasn’t their bus...
Rachika Nayar: Heaven Come Crashing
Rachika Nayar doesn’t just spew out a little fog before her live show, she stretches the venue’s fire code to its limit. Before the guitarist walks onstage, the entire performance space is clouded, red exit signs barely visible, until you can barely see your hand in front of your face. The effect on the audience is immediate: Conversations dull to a whisper and friends drift carefully towards each other to reunite before the music starts, tiptoeing across a shadowy maze of bodies as they take on a heightened awareness of their own. It’s the perfect environment to experience Nayar’s music. Interviewed on the heels of her 2021 debut, Our Hands Against the Dusk, she championed the “totally obliterating” power of a rave’s atmosphere, and spoke of her desire to create a similar environment, one...
The Best of the Tiny Fonts at Primavera Sound Los Angeles
Tiny Fonts is a recurring feature in which our staff handpick the must-see smaller acts at all the major festivals. The American takeover has begun: Primavera Sound, one of Europe’s most esteemed and curated festivals, is moving to Los Angeles this year for the first ever edition of Primavera Sound LA. Taking place from September 16th-18th, Primavera Sound LA is bringing dozens of high profile acts to the west coast, including its outstanding trio of headliners: Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, and Nine Inch Nails. Beyond the top lines, which also include performances from Stereolab, Mitski, Clairo, James Blake, Khruangbin, Fontaines D.C., and King Krule, Primavera Sound LA is a deep lineup all the way through the bottom lines. The festival is certainly boasting a substantial electronic music l...
How to Get Tickets to Kane Brown’s “Drunk or Dreaming Tour”
Kane Brown might be between states on his “Drunk or Dreaming Tour,” but you won’t want to fall into a daze before grabbing tickets to his now-expanded global trek. The tour is set to launch just days after Brown releases his third studio album, Different Man, on September 9th. Get tickets here, and read on for more details including pre-sale dates. What Is Kane Brown’s Next Tour? Kane Brown’s “Drunk or Dreaming Tour” kicks off in Melbourne, Australia on September 17th. He will complete his first continental circuit with stops in Sydney and Ipswich, followed by the closer in Auckland, New Zealand on September 25th. Advertisement Related Video The tour resumes in Ottawa, Canada on December 1st for a 10-show jaunt with our neighbors to the north. He’ll play Montreal on December 2nd, Toronto o...
Kendrick Lamar’s Bickering Gets Brutal in New Short Film We Cry Together: Watch
Tensions are very, very high in We Cry Together, a new short film from Kendrick Lamar. Based on the track from the same name off his recent album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, the clip is a rap-meets-skit that stars Lamar and actress Taylour Paige as a couple whose regular fight blows out of control into a dark debate about the intersection of gender roles, Blackness, and culture. Filmed in a single five-minute take with live vocals, We Cry Together begins like a typical romantic drama: “I’m tired of these emotional ass, ungrateful ass bitches/ Unstable ass, confrontational ass dumb bitches,” Lamar spits over the track’s jazzy beat. “We could go our separate ways right now/ You could move on with your life, I swear to God.” Then, Paige comes in horns blaring: “You love ...
Megadeth Release New Album The Sick, the Dying… And the Dead!: Stream
Megadeth have released their 16th studio album, The Sick, the Dying… And the Dead! The legendary thrash band’s new LP arrives after many trials and tribulations, starting with frontman Dave Mustaine being diagnosed with throat cancer back in 2019. Progress on the album was halted as he underwent treatment, and Mustaine would reveal that he was 100-percent cancer free in February 2020. Then the global pandemic happened, once again shelving the project. And then longtime bassist David Ellefson was ousted from the band after a compromising online sexual encounter went public. Mustaine would replace Ellefson’s bass parts on the album, with Testament’s Steve DiGiorgio re-recording the studio tracks. He then recruited former Megadeth bassist James LoMenzo to join Megadeth’s touring lineup, later...
Korn and Evanescence Rock New York’s Jones Beach: Photos + Video
Korn and Evanescence recently embarked on a co-headlining US tour, which extends through mid September (tickets here). Heavy Consequence photographer Kevin RC Wilson captured photos of the August 28th stop at the Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York, as seen below. After opening performances by Jeris Johnson and Palaye Royale, Evanescence took the stage to play a 15-song set, playing several tunes from their most recent album, The Bitter Truth, as well as fan favorites like “My Immortal,” “Call Me When You’re Sober,” and “Bring Me to Life.” Korn closed out the evening with a 16-song performance, although their lineup may have looked a little less familiar to fans. Guitarist JR Bareis stepped in for James “Munky” Shaffer, who had to miss the gig due to a personal mat...
Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears Accused of Child Sexual Abuse
Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears have been accused of child sexual abuse in a new lawsuit that claims the comedians forced minors to perform sexually suggestive acts for sketch videos. As The Daily Beast reports, a Jane Doe has filed the suit on behalf of herself and her younger brother. In the suit, Jane, now 22, and her brother, now 14, recount their mother making friends with Haddish through mutual comedy circles and Haddish presenting the children with work opportunities. However, the videos the children recorded with the comedians were inappropriate. In the summer of 2013, when Jane was 14, Haddish allegedly enlisted the child to record a commercial that Spears was producing. When she got to the shoot, Haddish and Spears showed her a video of kids eating a sub sandwich in a sugge...
