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CROWBAR’s KIRK WINDSTEN Admits He Was ‘Not A Big Fan’ Of COVID-19 Vaccines, But Is ‘Proud’ To Be Fully Vaccinated
Frontman Kirk Windstein of New Orleans sludge metal veterans CROWBAR spoke to Aftershocks about how his band’s upcoming North American tour with SEPULTURA and SACRED REICH might be affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It seems… They’re starting to talk — and they’re not just talking about Louisiana or the New Orleans area; they’re talking about the whole U.S. — where they think it’s about to hit a plateau. It’s spreading so fast, it’s so fucking contagious that… It’s one of two things — either we literally shut down the entire country or people get their fucking vaccines, whether they like it or not. “I was not a big fan of it — I’ll admit — but I am fully vaccinated an...
Kanye West Says He Won’t Release Donda 2 on Streaming Services
For his upcoming album Donda 2, Kanye West says he will forgo traditional streaming platforms and release it exclusively via his own Stem Player. “Donda 2 will only be available on my own platform, the Stem Player,” West wrote in an Instagram post on Thursday evening. “Not on Apple Amazon Spotify or YouTube. Today artists get just 12% of the money the industry makes. It’s time to free music from this oppressive system. It’s time to take control and build our own.” A collaboration with Kano Computing, West originally released the Stem Player in August 2021. The pocket-size device allows users to remix pre-loaded recordings by manipulating various aspects of a track, including vocals, drums, bass, and samples. It currently retails for $200. Advertisement Related Video West previously said he...
John Williams to Write Theme for Obi-Wan Kenobi Series
Since announcing the return of Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen, Disney+ has scored another big name for its upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series. John Williams, the legendary composer behind Star Wars‘ award-winning scores, has written and recorded the theme song for the new series, Variety reports. Williams won an Oscar back in 1977 for his score for the original Star Wars, and was nominated for his work on both the rest of the original trilogy (The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi) and the franchise’s last three films (The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker.) While the composer has stayed loyal to the series, writing the theme for the 2018 standalone film Solo: A Star Wars Story and even a Disneyland theme park in 2...
Girls Run the World in First Trailer for Showtime Series The First Lady: Watch
Behind every powerful man is a powerful woman, and The First Lady wants to tell their stories. Ahead of its April 17th premiere, Showtime has shared the first trailer for the anthology series, where Michelle Obama (Viola Davis), Betty Ford (Michelle Pfeiffer), and Eleanor Roosevelt (Gillian Anderson) hold their own behind White House doors. “In four years, I don’t want to look back and think, ‘What did I become living in that house?’” Davis says as Obama early on in the trailer, opening the flood gates for a two-minute compilation of drama. The First Lady peels back the curtain on the personal and political lives of three of America’s most beloved first ladies — all of whom made a point to serve a bigger role while in the White House than to just be the president’s wife. Da...
Forrest Gump’s Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, and Eric Roth to Reunite in New Film
The trio behind the 1994 blockbuster Forrest Gump — Tom Hanks, director Robert Zemeckis, and screenwriter Eric Roth — are teaming up again for a film adaptation of the graphic novel Here, Deadline reports. Centered in one room, Richard McGuire’s graphic novel follows the lives of several people who inhabit the space over an extended period of time. Roth and Zemeckis are collaborating on the film’s script, while Zemeckis will direct the picture and Hanks will star. Here is set to be produced by Playtone and ImageMovers. While not many details exist about the project, Here is likely to be a big event for the trio, who all won Oscars for Forrest Gump. The film will mark the second collaboration between Hanks and Zemeckis in recent years after the duo’s live-...
Hurray for the Riff Raff: Life on Earth
Listening to Segarra’s stories, connections come alive, honoring another tenet of Emergent Strategy: “Transform yourself to transform the world.” Accordingly, Segarra threads Life on Earth with songs of self-reckoning, where electronics quake like new life about to spring. “Trying to avoid running into my ex on Broadway,” they sing on the brooding, skyscraping “Pierced Arrows,” knowing it takes work to not look back. On the lonesome “Nightqueen,” they sing of betraying their own heart in favor of an “addiction to freedom,” which proves futile. When they insist, over the slinking beat of “Jupiter’s Dance,” that they “can’t start a fire without my heart”—the restless spirit of Springsteen never too far off—it seems to say: access to one’s own emotions is the ultimate spark. Life on Earth’s f...
ED SHEERAN And BRING ME THE HORIZON Release Studio Version Of ‘Bad Habits’ Collaboration
Following on from their high-energy performance at last week’s BRIT Awards, Ed Sheeran and BRING ME THE HORIZON have released their alternate version of “Bad Habits”, out now on Atlantic Records. Sheeran and BRING ME THE HORIZON opened the BRIT Awards with their version of “Bad Habits”, which made waves across both fanbases, leading us to today’s track release. Sheeran says: “I really enjoyed the show last week and I think people will really like the new version. Excited to get it out.” BRING ME THE HORIZON‘s Oli Sykes says: “From receiving the email asking whether we’d like to open the BRITs with Ed Sheeran to us chatting and bouncing ideas to rehearsing and then performing and now releasing, this has, needless to say, been...
Legendary ALICE COOPER Manager SHEP GORDON Focus Of Latest Episode Of GIBSON TV’s ‘Icons’
Gibson TV, the iconic, American guitar maker’s award-winning, worldwide online network, features original series about music and culture from the world’s best storytellers. Gibson TV has premiered the latest episode of the show titled “Icons” — a longform interview series featuring some of the most iconic artists, producers, and music business pioneers in the world. In the new episode of “Icons” out today, Gibson TV sits down with legendary Alice Cooper manager Shep Gordon. There are those who tell stories and those who are storytellers; Gordon is neither. Shep is the storyteller. Lovingly known as “Supermensch,” he is one of the most influential and respected personalities in show business. In the newest chapter of “Icons”, Shep shares...
MEGADETH And LAMB OF GOD Announce Rescheduled Canadian Shows For ‘The Metal Tour Of The Year’
MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD have announced the rescheduled Canadian shows as part of their “The Metal Tour Of The Year”. The dates, which were originally set to take place last fall, will now happen May 17-19 following the final shows of the 2022 U.S. leg of the trek. Tickets and VIP packages are on sale now and previously purchased tickets from the original concerts remain valid. The newly announced Canadian “The Metal Tour Of The Year” dates featuring MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES are as follows: May 17 – Laval, QC – Place Bell May 18 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage May 19 – Quebec City, QC – Centre Videotron “The Metal Tour Of The Year” was originally announced and planned for 2020 but was halted by the ...
Ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer JOHN CORABI Blasts ‘Pam & Tommy’ Series: It’s ‘So Full Of Bulls**t, It’s Ridiculous’
Former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi has blasted “Pam & Tommy”, Hulu‘s limited series about MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee‘s and “Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson‘s infamous leaked sex tape, saying everyone involved with the project should be ashamed. Sebastian Stan and Lily James star in the series as Lee and Anderson, while Seth Rogen also appears as the man who stole the tape, and produced with his partner Evan Goldberg. The series, which premiered on February 2, also stars Nick Offerman, Taylor Schilling, Andrew Dice Clay, Pepi Sonuga, Spencer Granese and Mozhan Marnò. Earlier today, Corabi, who joined CRÜE in 1992 as the replacement for the group’s original singer, Vince Neil, and stayed with the band for five years, took to his social...
Francis Ford Coppola Slams Marvel: “It’s One Prototype Movie That Is Made Over and Over Again”
You don’t become one of the world’s most esteemed living filmmakers without making a few enemies. In a new interview with GQ, Francis Ford Coppola didn’t shy away from calling out his pet peeves in modern cinema, revealing that he generally finds Marvel movies formulaic and repetitive. “There used to be studio films,” the Godfather mastermind said. “Now there are Marvel pictures. And what is a Marvel picture? A Marvel picture is one prototype movie that is made over and over and over and over and over again to look different.” Even some non-Marvel blockbusters, particularly Dune and No Time to Die, haven’t pleased Coppola, either (ironically, Dune director Denis Villeneuve has also voiced his frustrations with the science of Marvel). Advertisement Related Video “You cou...
Dave Renewed for Season 3 by FX Networks
Dave has been renewed for a third season by FX Networks. The series centers around the eponymous Dave Burd as an exaggerated version of his rap alter ego Lil Dicky while he attempts to fulfill his destiny as the next great legend in the pantheon of hip-hop… if only he could actually get around to making his debut album. Produced in part by Scooter Braun, the show also stars Davionte “GaTa” Ganter (a.k.a. Lil Dicky’s real-life hype man) as well as Taylor Misiak, Andrew Santino, Travis “Taco” Bennett of Odd Future, and Christine Ko with Benny Blanco, Gina Hecht, and David Paymer in recurring roles. Dave has become one of the hottest places on TV to find an A-list cameo, and featured everyone from Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber to Doja Cat, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lil Nas X in its star-stu...
