Alternative Music
R.I.P. Emilio Delgado, Actor Who Played Luis on Sesame Street Dead at 81
Emilio Delgado, the actor who portrayed Luis on Sesame Street for over 40 years, has died, TMZ reports. He was 81 years old. Delgado’s wife, Carol, told TMZ the actor passed away Thursday (March 10th) at his home in New York City. He was diagnosed with the blood cancer multiple myeloma in December 2020 and had been in hospice care. Delgado portrayed Luis, the owner of Sesame Street’s Fix It Shop, from 1971 to 2015. Luis married Maria (Sonia Manzano) in Season 19, and the couple later had Gabi( Desiree Casado), who bared witness to much of Elmo and Rocco’s storied beef as the show went on. Advertisement Related Video As a Mexican-American actor, Delgado’s Luis helped break Latino stereotypes in 1970s television. In 1972, Delgado was named the coordinator of the Sesame Worksho...
Jussie Smollett Sentenced to 150 Days in Jail and 30 Months Probation
A Chicago court has sentenced Jussie Smollett to 150 days in jail and 30 months felony probation. He was also fined him $25,000, and be required to pay $120,106.00 in restitution. Upon hearing the news, he began shouting, “I am not suicidal!” and “I am innocent!” The Empire actor was found guilty in December of five counts of disorderly conduct for filing a false police report after a 2019 incident in Chicago. These charges each carried a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a penalty of $25,000. He was acquitted on a sixth charge. In handing out the sentence, Cook County Judge James Linn said, “Let me tell you, Mr. Smollett, that there is nothing I can do here today that will come close to the damage that you have already done to your own life. You’ve turned y...
KID ROCK’s ‘Bad Reputation’ Album To Arrive This Month; Details Revealed
Kid Rock will release his new album, “Bad Reputation”, digitally on March 21. Physical CDs will be available on April 6. “Bad Reputation” will include the three songs Kid Rock released in January — “We The People”, “The Last Dance” and “Rockin'” — as well as his November 2021 single “Don’t Tell Me How To Live”, which was recorded with Canadian hard rockers MONSTER TRUCK. “We The People” features the chorus of “Let’s go, Brandon,” conservative code for “Fuck Joe Biden” (born when a NASCAR reporter misheard a crowd, reporting that they chanted in support of racer Brandon Brown when they were actually chanting expletives toward the U.S. president), and also takes aim at the ...
Toilet Shaped Like METALLICA’s LARS ULRICH Acquired By Danish Museum
According to the Tampa Bay Times, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! museum in Denmark has acquired the toilet a heavy metal musician and visual artist from Tampa, Florida sculpted to look like METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. The artist known as Prince Midnight donated the toilet to Ripley Entertainment, which will soon be shipped to the Ripley‘s “odditorium” in Copenhagen, where it will go on permanent display. Although some people have interpreted the Ulrich toilet as an insult, Prince Midnight insists that is “absolutely not the case.” “This toilet was built by a METALLICA super fan,” he told the Tampa Bay Times. “They wrote the first songs that meant something to me.” Prince Midnight said he chose to depict Ulrich in toilet form becau...
TESLA Releases Lyric Video For Latest Single, ‘Cold Blue Steel’
Veteran California rockers TESLA have released the official lyric video for their latest single, “Cold Blue Steel”. The clip, directed by Brandon Gullion and produced by guitarist Frank Hannon, is raw and high electric energy that takes fans back to the roots of TESLA. Hannon states: “‘Cold Blue Steel’ is influenced by current events of the world, just like our debut single ‘Modern Day Cowboy’ (1986), and touches on the subject fairly and open-minded by asking ‘what’s to blame?’ when it comes to violence in the world. More importantly, the recording and production of the song and video are kept raw and real, just the way TESLA fans want to see and hear us. We are survivors and have been rocking for 35-plus years.” The 2022 r...
SLASH Says ‘It’s Surreal’ Being Father Of 19-Year-Old Rock Drummer
GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Slash spoke to Canada’s iHeart Radio about what it’s like to be a father to sons London and Cash Hudson, both of whom have expressed interest in playing music. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I’ve got two kids that are both really musical, but one of ’em is more into hip-hop and techno kind of stuff, and then the other one, the older one [London], is the rock drummer. And his band [S8NT ELEKTRIC] just opened for DIRTY HONEY and MAMMOTH [WVH] in San Diego the other night. So that’s really sort of a trip for me. Because I was 19 when I joined GUNS N’ ROSES and he’s 19 now and he’s in this band that’s out gigging all the time. So it’s really sort of surreal.” He continued: R...
Jimmy McGill Reaches His Final Form in Trailer for Final Season of Better Call Saul: Watch
The sixth and final season of Better Call Saul is fast-approaching, and if the official trailer is any indication, it’s going to satisfy ravenous fans of Breaking Bad and its spin-off. Check it out below. After an ominous shot of the Salamanca twins, Kim (Rhea Seehorn) asks Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), “You ever feel like you’re being followed?” He responds, “You know what they say, the wicked flee when no man pursueth,” to which Kim asks, “You think we’re wicked?” From there, the trailer pans to the office of the recently christened Saul Goodman, full of eager clients. The Twins reenter the picture, with shots of Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito), Mike (Jonathan Banks), Nacho (Michael Mando), and Lalo (Tony Dalton), who are locked in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Advertisement Related Vide...
Pete Davidson to Star as Himself in Lorne Michaels-Produced Series Bupkis
After years of being typecast as different variations of schlubby tattooed men, Pete Davidson has finally landed the ultimate role: himself. Deadline reports that the SNL mainstay will play the lead in a forthcoming series inspired by his own life, tentatively titled Bupkis, with Lorne Michaels producing. Davidson will serve as co-executive producer of Bupkis, which is billed as “a mixture of grounded storytelling with absurd elements” in the vein of Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. The comedian is also co-writing the script, alongside frequent collaborator Dave Sirus as well as Judah Miller (Crashing). The series is currently being pitched to various streamers; Prime Video and Peacock are reportedly among those interested. Agents are also apparently seekin...
The Tin Man’s Oil Can from The Wizard of Oz Is Up for Auction
Come out, come out, citizens of Oz! The Tin Man’s famed oil can can now be yours, but only if you outbid all the Munchkins in Munchkinland for it. That’s right, the famous prop that Dorothy used to save The Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz is going up for auction later this month as part of the Artifacts of Hollywood & Music Auction. At the moment, the oil can is on display at the Academy of Motion Pictures Museum in Los Angeles, where Hollywood legend has it that the Ozian memorabilia is the only surviving piece of The Tin Man’s original costume from the filming of the 1939 classic musical starring Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, and Burt Lahr. Advertisement Related Video As such, it’s anticipated that bidding on the oil can at the March 26th auction will be as com...
Netflix Unveils Trailer for Upcoming Film Metal Lords: Watch
Netflix has offered up the first trailer for Metal Lords, the upcoming film written by Game of Thrones showrunner D.B. Weiss and directed by Peter Sollett (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist). The film is about two metalheads who happen to be the only headbangers at their high school. As the two try to start a band, the only viable candidate for a bassist is a girl who plays cello. The trio must work together if they’re going to win the all-important Battle of the Bands. The trailer depicts a far more lighthearted coming-of-age story as opposed to say, Lords of Chaos. However, Metal Lords still boasts a hardcore heavy metal pedigree. Just in the trailer we see references to cred-establishing bands like Celtic Frost, Manowar, Anthrax, and more. Advertisement Related Video The film ...
ALEXISONFIRE Announces First Album In 13 Years, ‘Otherness’
Canadian post-hardcore band ALEXISONFIRE will release “Otherness”, its first full-length album in over 13 years, on June 24 via Dine Alone Records. The LP features 10 new tracks, including the explosive first single “Sweet Dreams Of Otherness”, which can be streamed below. “Otherness” was produced by ALEXISONFIRE and mixed by punk stalwart Jonah Falco (FUCKED UP, CAREER SUICIDE). Says vocalist George Pettit: “This song was largely Dallas‘s [Green, vocals/rhythm guitar] brainchild, but over the course of writing this record, it became more of a mission statement for the band. It’s kind of about performance and embracing a newfound confidence in a state of peculiarity.” Pre-orders for physical variants are available Friday, March 11...
POISON’s BRET MICHAELS Leads All-Star Cast Of Performers At Florida’s ‘Concert With A Purpose’
On February 26, Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida hosted a “Concert With A Purpose” featuring POISON frontman Bret Michaels leading an all-star cast of performers. The sold-out event included special guests WARRANT and U.S. army veteran and “Dancing With The Stars” alum Noah Galloway. As the special night approached, Michaels and the Hall brought in friends such as Hulk Hogan, Amanda Sullivan and former Major League pitcher David Wells to bring even more to the event. The Tampa Bay Lightning and Ruth Eckerd Hall generously donated to the cause, helping to bring in a record amount of proceeds for the local Florida chapter of 50 Legs. Michaels himself went above and beyond his performance by also personally donating $10,000 to 50 Legs. The organization, founded ...
