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We Want You to Take Consequence’s 2022 Annual Report Readers Survey
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, we’re not talking about the holidays — it’s officially List Season! It’s time to honor the best music, movies, and television that 2022 had to offer. For Consequence, that means our 2022 Annual Report where we’ll name our Artist of the Year, Band of the Year, and dish out more superlatives than a high school yearbook club vice-president hopped up on Pixy Stix and Diet Coke. Beginning next week, we’ll also be sharing our big staff lists, rounding up our favorite albums, songs, live concerts, TV shows, and films from the past year. But before we spend all that time regaling you with our unimpeachably great taste (we’re already sure that nobody will disagree with our lists on Twitter), we want to hear from you. With that in mind, we’ve cooked...
Judas Priest Celebrate 50 Million Album Sales Worldwide
For more than 50 years, Judas Priest have helped carry the torch for heavy metal music. Now, the band is celebrating not only a half century in music but also 50 million album sales worldwide. Frontman Rob Halford and company were recently presented with a special plaque commemorating 50 years in music and more than 50 million albums sold. The band was given the honor the evening before its induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Los Angeles last month. In the photo above, Priest — Halford, bassist Ian Hill, drummer Scott Travis, and guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner — are shown receiving the plaque from Jo Kalli of Sony Music UK, Scott Carter of Sony Music US, manager Jayne Andrews, and Michael Closter and Scott Rubin of Reach Music Publishing. Advertisement Rel...
Björk Shares Volcanic Video for “Sorrowful Soil”: Watch
Björk is keeping the momentum going on her new album Fossora: Today, the art-pop legend has shared the transfixing new music video for the album highlight “Sorrowful Soil.” Björk shared in an Instagram post that, along with the single “Ancestress,” “Sorrowful Soil” is one of two songs on Fossora about her late mother. While “Ancestress” was her own take on “funeral music,” “Sorrowful Soil” focuses more on the period of time leading up to a loved’s ones imminent passing. “when my grandfather passed away there was a pamphlet at the hospital advising relatives how to talk to loved ones before they pass away,” the Icelandic musician went on. “i loved how it went really generic and universal and said that all of them will give families to-do-lists (dry-cleaning and such) but also ask ...
The Strokes Collect Early Singles in New Vinyl Box Set
The Strokes will compile some of their earliest singles in a new vinyl box set. Due out on February 24th, The Singles – Volume 01 boasts ten singles from the band’s first three albums, as well as their companion B-sides. All ten singles come pressed on black 7-inch vinyl, with the artwork from each original release replicated in the package. Pre-orders are now available via the band’s website and Amazon. Additionally, videos for all ten singles have been re-released in high definition on the band’s YouTube channel. Related Video Producer Rick Rubin recently revealed that The Strokes worked on a new album on the top of a mountain in Costa Rica. Frontman Julian Casablancas later clarified that, “we’re still so extremely v far off from from being even close to any kinda remotely-near-doneness...
Video Shows Pantera Soundcheck Ahead of First Concert in 20-Plus Years: Watch
Pantera are set to play their first show in more than 20 years on Friday (December 2nd) at the Hell & Heaven festival outside Mexico City. New video has emerged of the band’s soundcheck, likely filmed last night ahead of the festival’s start. As previously reported, classic members Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown will be joined by guitarist Zakk Wylde and drummer Charlie Benante for a new run of shows. The latter two are filling the mighty shoes of late brothers Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, respectively. The crudely filmed video posted to Instagram (watch below) captures the soundcheck from a long distance, but it’s clearly Pantera, with their name on the backdrop. As soon as Wylde’s guitar kicks in, the person filming and whoever’s with him scream in excitement. Then Anselmo’s famili...
“How’s That Free Speech?” Jack White Mocks Elon Musk After Twitter Bans Kanye West
“So Elon, how’s that ‘free speech’ thing working out?” Jack White wrote to Elon Musk after Twitter‘s new owner suspended Kanye West for antisemitic incitement to violence. After West’s December 1st interview with Alex Jones in which he repeatedly praised Hitler, the artist whose legal name is Ye tweeted out an altered image of a Swastika. Musk posted that West had “again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended.” “Oh, I see, so you have to CHOOSE who gets free speech and who doesn’t then?” White posted on December 2nd. “What kind of crybaby liberal suspends someone’s free speech?” Advertisement Related Video White has been publicly critical of Musk’s so-called “free speech” approach to content moderation ever since he announced that Donald Trump woul...
alt-J Announce An Awesome Wave Anniversary Concerts
alt-J will mark the 10th anniversary of An Awesome Wave with a special run of US concerts featuring a full performance of the album. In March 2023, the band will stage shows in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and Oakland, during with they’ll play the album from front to back for the first time in the US. A ticket pre-sale begins Wednesday, December 7th, with a general on-sale following on Friday, December 9th via Ticketmaster. Advertisement Check out alt-J’s complete tour schedule below. The band also has upcoming dates in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, New Zealand, and Australia. alt-J 2023 Tour Dates:03/11 – Santo Domingo, DR @ Isle of Light Music Festival03/13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre *03/18 – Mexico City, MX @ Vive Latino03/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern *03/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Th...
When Your Favorite Artist Becomes a Nazi
For a nine-year period between 2004 and 2013, Kanye West was a visionary musical force, who amassed a catalog unrivaled by any of his peers. At the peak of his powers, West was one of the most creative, provocative, and influential artists to ever exist, whose records changed the sound of hip-hop. Now, he’s just a Nazi. On Thursday, December 1st, West joined alt-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on his InfoWars talk show. Over the course of a two-hour appearance, West proudly declared himself a Nazi, questioned the existence of the Holocaust, and praised Adolf Hitler for doing “good things.” He railed against “Zionists” as “evil,” and even pulled out a net and bottle of Yoo-hoo chocolate milk, which he claimed was longtime Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an apparent attemp...
Song of the Week: RM and Anderson .Paak Can’t Be Locked Down in “Still Life”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, RM and Anderson .Paak team up for a joyful cut from the BTS leader’s debut album. In June of this year, BTS released “Yet to Come,” a personal, old-school hip-hop track, and their first Korean-language single since 2020’s “Life Goes On.” To celebrate the release of their massive anthology album, PROOF, the band shared three of the songs live from the Las Vegas desert, with Anderson .Paak joining on drums for the performance of “Yet to Come.” While the members of BTS clearly love the song, and the backup si...
Song of the Week: RM and Anderson .Paak Can’t Be Locked Down in “Still Life”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, RM and Anderson .Paak team up for a joyful cut from the BTS leader’s debut album. In June of this year, BTS released “Yet to Come,” a personal, old-school hip-hop track, and their first Korean-language single since 2020’s “Life Goes On.” To celebrate the release of their massive anthology album, PROOF, the band shared three of the songs live from the Las Vegas desert, with Anderson .Paak joining on drums for the performance of “Yet to Come.” While the members of BTS clearly love the song, and the backup si...
What is Beast Wars, the Show That Inspired Transformers: Rise of the Beasts?
The Transformers franchise just revealed the trailer for Rise of the Beasts, its latest movie with new characters modeled not after cars, but nature. That premise may seem surprising, but Rise of the Beasts actually got its story from Beast Wars: Transformers, an animated series that dates back to 1996. The new trailer introduces audiences to Maximals, Autobots, Predacons, Decepticons, and Terrorcons, but what actually are all these beasts? Scroll onward to learn the Transformers lore before Rise of the Beasts hits theaters June 9th. What is Transformers: Rise of the Beasts? Rise of the Beasts is the follow up to the 2018 Transformers film Bumblebee. Directed by Steven Caple Jr. and written by a team including Joby ...
What is Beast Wars, the Show That Inspired Transformers: Rise of the Beasts?
The Transformers franchise just revealed the trailer for Rise of the Beasts, its latest movie with new characters modeled not after cars, but nature. That premise may seem surprising, but Rise of the Beasts actually got its story from Beast Wars: Transformers, an animated series that dates back to 1996. The new trailer introduces audiences to Maximals, Autobots, Predacons, Decepticons, and Terrorcons, but what actually are all these beasts? Scroll onward to learn the Transformers lore before Rise of the Beasts hits theaters June 9th. What is Transformers: Rise of the Beasts? Rise of the Beasts is the follow up to the 2018 Transformers film Bumblebee. Directed by Steven Caple Jr. and written by a team including Joby ...
