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Sam Elliott Complains About “Homosexuality” in “Piece of Shit” Movie The Power of the Dog
Sam Elliott has spent half his acting career perched on top of a horse, and he seems to now consider himself an expert on all things cowboy. In a new interview on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, the star of 1883 called the Oscar-nominated film The Power of the Dog a “piece of shit” while complaining about all the “allusions of homosexuality.” Jane Campion’s deconstructed Western stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Phil Burbank, a self-styled macho man whose insistence on presenting himself in the most manly way possible hides deep insecurities about his sexual identity. When Maron asked Elliott what he thought of the film, the 77-year-old responded, “You want to talk about that piece of shit?” “Where’s the Western in this Western?” Elliott asked. “I mean, Cumber...
My Idea Share Bittersweet Single “Crutch”: Stream
Last month, Palberta’s Lily Koningsberg and Water from Your Eyes’ Nate Amos announced the formation of their new duo, My Idea. Before their debut album CRY MFER comes out on April 22nd, the duo have shared another single called “Crutch.” Though the members of My Idea only got to know each other in 2020, the pair encouraged each other to quit drinking after they finished their album. “Crutch” documents them encroaching on that breaking point: “Truth is I really miss your tough/ And I’m hanging on ’cause you’re my crutch,” Koningsberg sings, seeming to argue that the people we meet can become just as addictive as substances. “‘Crutch’ was written at a time when both of our personal lives had begun to collapse around us,” Koningsberg and Amos said in a statement. “Outside influences began to ...
HALESTORM Announces May 2022 U.S. Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale
Grammy-winning hard rock band HALESTORM, which will release its fifth studio album, “Back From The Dead”, on May 6, today announced new U.S. headline dates in May, their first U.S. shows since the conclusion of their co-headline dates with EVANESCENCE in January. Kicking off May 10 in Billings, Montana, and running through May 30 in Missoula, the dates, which include festival stops at St. Louis’s Point Fest on May 21 and Daytona Beach’s Welcome To Rockville on May 22, will include various openers, including rock icons STONE TEMPLE PILOTS; MAMMOTH WVH, the hard rock band fronted by Wolfgang Van Halen; and Southern rock staples BLACK STONE CHERRY. A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Tuesday, March 1 at 1:00 p.m. local time and end on Wednesday, March 2 at...
IRON MAIDEN, KISS, DEFTONES, FOO FIGHTERS, NINE INCH NAILS Part Of LIVE NATION’s 2022 ‘Lawn Pass’ Promotion
Live Nation has announced that Lawn Pass will be available at 30 venues for the 2022 summer concert season, which is on pace to be one of the biggest in history. With a Lawn Pass, fans can attend concerts at their local amphitheater music venue all summer long, including select sold out shows. A Lawn Pass can be purchased for just $199 (plus fees) per venue, and provides access to shows at that specific venue all summer long. Each venue will have a limited number of Lawn Passes available. Passes will go on sale starting Tuesday, March 1 at 10 a.m. PT at LawnPass.LiveNation.com, while supplies last. To purchase the pass, fans can visit the link above and use the dropdown menu to select their desired amphitheater. Each Lawn Pass purchaser will receive a custom personalized credential with th...
JONATHAN CAIN Says NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN’s Addition To JOURNEY’s Touring Lineup ‘Didn’t Quite Pan Out’
JOURNEY kicked off its U.S. “Freedom” tour on February 22 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band’s current touring lineup features bassist Todd Jensen, a veteran musician who has played for various artists, including the bands SEQUEL, HARDLINE and HARLOW, as well as David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Perry, Alice Cooper and Paul Rodgers. Also part of JOURNEY‘s current incarnation is returning drummer Deen Castronovo, who shared the drum duties in the band last year with Narada Michael Walden. Walden, bassist Randy Jackson and keyboardist/backing singer Jason Derlatka all joined JOURNEY in 2020 following the band’s acrimonious split with drummer Steve Smith and bassist Ross Valory. Jackson — who previously played with JOURNEY during the mid-1980s — was forced ...
QUEENSRŸCHE Drummer SCOTT ROCKENFIELD Blasts ‘Subcontractor’ TODD LA TORRE, Calls Out GEOFF TATE For ‘Crazy Statements’
QUEENSRŸCHE‘s estranged drummer Scott Rockenfield has blasted the band’s frontman of the past decade, Todd La Torre, saying that the singer’s opinions and comments do not represent the beliefs and viewpoints of any of the QUEENSRŸCHE companies and legal entities. Earlier today, Rockenfield took to his personal Facebook page to write: “just a little bit for clarity here… Subject: Todd La Torre (subcontractor – QUEENSRŸCHE) Topic: For the record let it be known that ‘any and all opinions, viewpoints, statements, and/or comments etc etc, that continue to be presented by Mr La Torre (whether it be past/present and/or future) are in no way to be considered as representing the expressed beliefs, opinions, and/or viewpoints of any of the QUEENSRŸCHE brand...
Laura Jane Grace, Tim Kasher, and Anthony Green Announce 2022 Co-Headlining Tour
Laura Jane Grace of Against Me!, Tim Kasher of Cursive, and Anthony Green of Circa Survive are teaming up for a co-headlining tour that will feature the trio of rock musicians participating in each other’s sets. Taking place throughout May, it’s called “The Carousel Tour.” The trek will feature a rotating cast of supporting acts including Oceanator, Mikey Erg, and Home Is Where, and kicks off in Minneapolis on May 1st. From there, they’ll hit cities like Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles before wrapping on May 31st in Denver. See the full itinerary below. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 4th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Advertisement Related Video “We wanted to do something different with the ‘Carousel Tour,’ something more collaborative than your usual show,” said...
How to Get Tickets to Greta Van Fleet’s 2022 Tour
Greta Van Fleet are ready to let their vision shine on their 2022 “Dreams in Gold Tour,” especially after polishing up their live set as support for Metallica last year, and earning raves from critics and contemporaries alike for their 2021 sophomore album The Battle at Garden’s Gate. Get tickets here, and read on for more info, including pre-sale dates. What Is Greta Van Fleet’s Next Tour? Greta Van Fleet are in for the fight of their lives as they take The Battle at Garden’s Gate on the lengthy “Dreams in Gold Tour,” starting in Kalamazoo, Michigan on March 10th and wrapping in Sacramento, California on November 12th. Advertisement Related Video The international tour includes stops in North America, South America, and Europe, as well as additional supporting shows for Metallica and...
Dave Lombardo Joins Testament as Band’s New Drummer
When Testament announced that they had parted ways with legendary drummer Gene Hoglan last month, it left a gaping hole in the band’s lineup. But the veterans of thrash metal just revealed that they’ve landed perhaps the genre’s greatest drummer, the iconic Dave Lombardo, as their newest member. That’s right, the Dave Lombardo, founding member of Slayer and undisputed champion of the double bass drums, is Testament’s new stickman. Frontman Chuck Billy exclaimed, “I’ll state the obvious: We are more than overwhelmed to welcome back Dave Lombardo to play drums with Testament. We are so excited to share the stage again with Lombardo. Dave added immense power when he joined the band for The Gathering (release), and we are ecstatic to see what new flavor he will bring back to Testament.” Advert...
Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar to Headline Miami’s Rolling Loud 2022
Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, and Future will headline Rolling Loud’s 2022 festival in Miami. Other notable acts include F, Kodak Black, Saweetie, Lil Yachty, Baby Keem, Lil Durk, Gunna, City Girls, Gucci Mane, A$AP Ferg, Kevin Gates, Soulja Boy, Action Bronson, Curren$y, G Herbo, 2 Chainz, Aminé, Kash Doll, Trippie Redd, Moneybagg Yo, and more. See the 2022 lineup poster below. Rolling Loud Miami goes down July 22nd-24th at Hard Rock Stadium. Tickets go on sale Monday, March 7th at 12:00 p.m. ET via the festival’s website. Three-day general admission passes are priced at $329, while VIP passes start at $899. Rolling Loud also offers a $9.99 down layaway option. For Kanye, this marks only his third confirmed performance of 2022. He was previously announced to headline both weekends of Coache...
TESTAMENT Rejoined By Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO
San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have announced the return of drummer Dave Lombardo to the group’s ranks. An original member of thrash metal legends SLAYER, Lombardo was the guest drummer on TESTAMENT‘s 1999 studio album “The Gathering”, which also marked the first time the band worked with then-up-and-coming British producer/engineer Andy Sneap. “The Gathering” was widely considered to be an improvement over 1997’s “Demonic”, an album that saw singer Chuck Billy employ a more guttural style of vocals and was released at a time when thrash acts as TESTAMENT had fallen out of favor. Billy comments: “I’ll state the obvious, We are more than overwhelmed to welcome back Dave Lombardo to play drums with TESTAMENT. We ar...
Original VENOM Guitarist MANTAS Wants Band’s Classic Lineup To Reunite For ‘Black Metal’ 40th-Anniversary Celebration
Former VENOM and current VENOM INC. guitarist Jeff “Mantas” Dunn says that he would love to reunite the classic VENOM lineup to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band’s “Black Metal” album. Released in 1982, “Black Metal” is considered a major influence on thrash metal and extreme metal in general. VENOM‘s second album proved influential enough that its title was used as the name of the extreme metal subgenre of black metal. The band classic lineup trio of Dunn, vocalist/bassist Conrad “Cronos” Lant and drummer Anthony “Abaddon” Bray recorded two further studio LPs, “At War With Satan” (1984) and “Possessed” (1985), and live album, “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” (1986). Often cited by ...
