Alternative Music
The Batman Director Elaborates on Kurt Cobain Inspiration: “His Drug Is… Revenge”
Matt Reeves, director of Warner Bros.’s The Batman, recently revealed that his version of Bruce Wayne draws inspiration from Kurt Cobain. In a new interview with Esquire, Reeves discussed the similarities between the Nirvana frontman and Gotham vigilante, explaining that they’re both addicts. “Early on, when I was writing, I started listening to Nirvana, and there was something about [Nevermind song] ‘Something in the Way,’ which is in the first trailer, which is part of the voice of that character,” Reeves explained. “When I considered, ‘How do you do Bruce Wayne in a way that hasn’t been seen before?’ I started thinking, ‘What if some tragedy happened [ie: Wayne sees his parents murdered] and this guy becomes so reclusive, we don’t know what he’s doing? Is this guy some kind of wayward, ...
Earl Sweatshirt Performs “2010” on Fallon: Watch
Earl Sweatshirt stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (January 24th) to play “2010,” a single off his excellent new album, SICK! Performing against the backdrop of an animated visualizer reflecting the themes of the project, Earl was solely accompanied by producer Black Noi$e, who produced nearly half of the songs on the 10-track album. Without the aid of a backing vocal track, Earl expertly twists and turns his flow to match the atmospheric beat. Watch the replay below the jump. “2010” is one of three singles Earl shared in anticipation of SICK! During the lead-up to the album’s release on January 14th, he also dropped the Armand Hammer-assisted “Tabula Rasa” and spaced out “Titanic.” Advertisement Related Video In Marcus Shorter’s review of SICK! for Conse...
KITTIE Is ‘Super Stoked’ About Playing First Live Shows In Five Years
Canadian all-girl metal band KITTIE is “super stoked” about taking part in Las Vegas’s When We Were Young festival, which will take place over three days this fall. The “emo” festival will be held on the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on the Strip on October 22, October 23 and October 29. Tickets for the first two days sold out quickly. Officials said the festival will feature the same lineup on all three dates, with the exception of Alex G replacing Wolf Alice on October 29, and La Dispute will not perform on October 29. The lineup also includes MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, PARAMORE, AFI, THE USED, BRING ME THE HORIZON, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, ALKALINE TRIO, MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS, AVRIL LAVIGNE, WOLF ALICE, STORY OF THE YEAR, ...
LAMB OF GOD’s WILLIE ADLER Sits Out SHIPROCKED Cruise, Ex-MACHINE HEAD Guitarist PHIL DEMMEL Steps In
LAMB OF GOD has recruited Phil Demmel (VIO-LENCE, ex-MACHINE HEAD) to play guitar for the band on this year’s ShipRocked cruise, which set sail from Galveston, Texas on January 22 and includes stops in Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico. Demmel is filling in for LAMB OF GOD‘s regular guitarist Willie Adler who was unable to make the trip for reasons that have not been disclosed. Since Carnival Cruise Line‘s Have Fun Be Safe protocols and procedures currently require that guests are fully vaccinated and tested before their cruise on all sailings through February 28, 2022, some fans have speculated that Adler‘s COVID-19 vaccination status was the main reason he was excluded from this year’s ShipRocked. Fan-filmed video footage and photos of LAMB OF GOD‘s Janua...
TNT Guitarist To Release First Solo Album In Six Years, ‘Bigfoot TV’
TNT guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø will release his first solo album in six years, “Bigfoot TV”, on March 18 through TBC Records via Cargo Records. Backed by Ronni‘s tight band, “Bigfoot TV” sounds inspired and vibrant, with Le Tekrø‘s brilliant guitar work threading through the album and a musical nod to everyone from TNT to THIN LIZZY, THE BEATLES, David Bowie and Ronni‘s own progressive rock albums. Le Tekrø is considered one of the world’s most influential metal guitarists, first and foremost with his band TNT, but also in collaboration with jazz guitarist Terje Rypdal and as a diligently used studio musician. Le Tekrø has sold over four million albums with TNT and was named one of the world’s 25 best guitarists in its genre in 2009. The ...
CHIP Z’NUFF’s New Solo Album, ‘Perfectly Imperfect’, To Feature CHEAP TRICK, WHITESNAKE, Ex-GUNS N’ ROSES Members
Frontiers Music Srl will release the new solo album from Chip Z’Nuff, “Perfectly Imperfect”, on March 18. The first single and video from the album, “Heaven In A Bottle”, is out today. The songs for “Perfectly Imperfect” were written by Chip, except for “Heaven In A Bottle”, which is an older track written with former ENUFF Z’NUFF vocalist Donnie Vie, and “Honaloochie Boogie”, which is a MOTT THE HOOPLE cover. The album includes guest appearances from Joel Hoekstra (WHITESNAKE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA), Steven Adler (ADLER’S APPETITE, ex-GUNS ‘N ROSES), Daxx Nielsen (CHEAP TRICK) and Daniel Hill (ENUFF Z’NUFF). “All songs are written as I see the world through my rose-colored glasses. It’s my h...
Can CBD Help Prevent Covid-19? A University of Chicago Study Thinks So
In recent years, CBD products have become part of mainstream wellness culture, known to be helpful in curbing the effects of anxiety, chronic pain, and depression. Could CBD be a part of the conversation around preventing coronavirus, too? A 2022 study from UChicago Medicine suggests that high-purity CBD may help block coronavirus from replicating. The science, which was corroborated by a paper from ScienceAdvances (science.org), identified two compounds — CBDa and CBGa — that could perhaps also prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells. Essentially, CBD has the potential to prime the body to protect itself from the virus that causes COVID-19. It sounds like scientists unlocked this new direction almost by happenstance while studying the already established anti-infl...
Chinese Release of Fight Club Includes Awkward Re-Cut Ending Where Police Save the Day
Fight Club ends with a battle of personalities and a series of fiery explosions, as an anarchist plot to upend consumerism brings buildings crashing to the ground. But as Vice notes, Chinese censors prefer the message that evil is always punished and the state will forever triumph over lawlessness, which is why the country’s new version of Fight Club has been burdened with an awkward re-cut where police save the day. David Fincher’s Fight Club became an instant cult classic when it dropped in 1999, following the characters Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) and the Narrator (Edward Norton) as they tried to punch their way through the alienation of modern life. But the cut streaming on the Chinese site Tencent Video tries to make the case that, ...
Bob Dylan Sells Recorded Music Catalog to Sony for $200 Million
Bob Dylan has struck a deal with Sony Music to sell the rights to his recorded music catalog. According to Billboard, the transaction is valued at over $200 million. The deal includes all of Dylan’s recordings – 39 studio albums, 16 Bootleg Series compilations, and numerous singles and rarities – plus unreleased material that could be released in the future, according to Billboard. The 80-year-old songwriter previously sold his catalog’s publishing rights to Universal in a deal estimated to be worth over $300 million. (Recording rights pertain to the individual master recordings of songs, while publishing rights refer to the words and music that make up a musical composition. In theory, publishing rights are more valuable, as an artist could always re-record their music. Publishing rights ...
Melvins Cover “Spoonman” with Soundgarden Drummer Matt Cameron: Stream
Melvins have shared a cover of Soundgarden’s “Spoonman” featuring Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron himself. The cover hails from the Melvins’ mysterious Lord of the Flies EP. It arrived on January 10th on CD format by the Amphetamine Reptile imprint, but wasn’t released digitally. This thunderous version of “Spoonman” couldn’t be contained on a limited CD release, however, and the band has now made it available via YouTube. The track touts double-drum duty from Cameron (who’s also a member of Pearl Jam) and full-time Melvins pounder Dale Crover, resulting in an even heavier take on an already-heavy song. Advertisement Related Video Frontman Buzz Osborne and bassist Steven McDonald round out the Melvins lineup for the track, which was recorded by producer Toshi Kasai. King Buzzo admirably h...
SUICIDE SILENCE Returns To CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
California metallers SUICIDE SILENCE have come full circle and returned to their original label home, Century Media Records. With nearly two decades of non-stop touring around the globe, hundreds of thousands of records sold and cementing themselves as a lynchpin band in modern extreme metal, the Riverside quintet has rejoined the label that released the highly acclaimed albums “The Cleansing” (2007), “No Time To Bleed” (2009) and “The Black Crown” (2011). SUICIDE SILENCE guitarist Chris Garza states: “I can’t believe how far we’ve all come since the band began 20 years ago. Today we’re back where it all started — writing music together in the same room where the first three albums were created. We’re incredibly excited to b...
MATTHIAS JABS Unboxes SCORPIONS Figures From KnuckleBonz (Video)
A two-minute video of Matthias Jabs unboxing the bundle of SCORPIONS figures from KnuckleBonz, creator of the Rock Iconz music collectible series, can be seen below. The SCORPIONS figures (set of three or separately) are available for order at this location. This set includes Rudolf Schenker Rock Iconz statue, Klaus Meine Rock Iconz statue and Matthias Jabs Rock Iconz statue. All Rock Iconz statues are officially licensed, limited-edition collectibles. This is a fine-arts process where each statue is hand-cast, painted and numbered. The statues are created in 1/9 scale. Each statue comes with a certificate of authenticity on the base of the statue. Each statue sells for $155 and ships worldwide. KnuckleBonz has been creating high-end statues since 2003 and continues to be dedicated to hono...
