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Scientists Name Spider-Killing Worm After Jeff Daniels
When a hairy, scary spider climbs up the water spout, count on Jeff Daniels to wipe that spider out. He did just that in the 1990 horror comedy Arachnophobia, and he’ll continue doing so in spirit as tarantobelus jeffdanielsi, a tarantula-killing worm recently discovered by scientists at the University of California, Riverside. Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi is a type of nematode, or roundworm, of which there are more than 25,000 described species. But via Science Daily, this is only the second such nematode known to specifically infect tarantulas. “His character in [Arachnophobia] is a spider killer, which is exactly what these nematodes are,” said parasitologist Adler Dillman, who led the team that discovered the nematode. Advertisement Related Video “When I first heard a new species of ...
OTEP Cancels U.S. Tour: ‘It Is Impossible For Us To Enforce Proper COVID Protocols’
OTEP, the band led by singer, poet, illustrator, author and activist Otep Shamaya, has canceled its previously announced “Sermons Of Fire” U.S. tour which was scheduled to kick off next month. Earlier today, Shamaya issued the following statement: “My Real Ones, it is with a heavy heart that I write this to you. As you know, it’s been 3 years since I’ve toured the U.S. and performed for all of you and I have been anxiously awaiting for the moment where we could all be together again, to make new memories and give you the best show possible. However, many of you know that I have l lung issues due to chronic bronchitis as a child and with the surge of the Omicron variant, how rapid it’s spreading and the inconsistencies with state guidelines and mandates, ...
W – BORIS
RATING: 8/10 With a genuinely astonishing and vast catalogue of releases to their legendary name, BORIS have earned the right to be regarded as underground legends. The Japanese band’s method and madness, perpetually intertwined, have led to some truly groundbreaking moments over the last 30 years: from the strung-out doom experiment of “Absolutego” to more accessible but equally out-there standouts like “Boris At Last -Feedbacker-“, “Pink” and “Smile”, BORIS have been very generous towards those who like to lose themselves in the mind-expanding magic of manipulated sound and overdriven guitars. In many ways, “W” feels like a particularly inviting and digestible addition to the BORIS canon. The band’s ongoing dalliance...
Watch VINCE NEIL Perform MÖTLEY CRÜE Classics In Lawrenceburg, Indiana
MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil played his second concert of 2022 this past Saturday night (January 15) at Lawrenceburg Event Center in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. The Lawrenceburg show marked Neil‘s third live appearance since he reportedly broke his ribs while performing with his solo band at the Monsters On The Mountain festival at LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on October 15. Fan-filmed video of that gig showed the 60-year-old rocker walking to the front of the stage with his guitar strapped around him. He encouraged the crowd to clap along while playing the 1989 MÖTLEY CRÜE hit “Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)” when he suddenly fell and dropped out of the camera’s view almost instantly....
GHOST Announces ‘Impera’ Album, Shares Music Video For New Single ‘Call Me Little Sunshine’
Swedish occult rockers GHOST will release their fifth album, “Impera”, on March 11 via Loma Vista/Concord. The official music video for the LP’s latest single, “Call Me Little Sunshine”, can be seen below. “Impera track listing: 01. Imperium 02. Kaisarion 03. Spillways 04. Call Me Little Sunshine 05. Hunter’s Moon 06. Watcher In The Sky 07. Dominion 08. Twenties 09. Darkness At The Heart Of My Love 10. Griftwood 11. Bite Of Passage 12. Respite On The Spital Fields “Hunter’s Moon”, which was originally released in September, is also featured in the latest blockbuster installment of the legendary film franchise “Halloween Kills”. The “Halloween Kills” soundtrack arrived on October 15 via Sacred Bones, with th...
Camp Cope Announce New Album Running with the Hurricane, Share Title Track: Stream
Aussie rockers Camp Cope have made their comeback official with the announcement of their upcoming album, Running with the Hurricane, out March 25th via Run For Cover Records. As a preview, the trio shared the title track, which you can stream below. Also featuring Camp Cope’s November single, “Blue,” Running with the Hurricane was made at Sing Sing Recording Studios with engineer Anna Laverty, who co-produced the album with vocalist Georgia Maq. The group brought in Courtney Barnett and Shauna Boyle (of Cable Ties) to provide additional instrumentation, with the former contributing to “Caroline” and “Sing Your Heart Out” and the latter playing on “One Wink at a Time.” “The first record was us diving into whatever Camp Cope created, the second album was us when we were in the thick of it, ...
Miles Kane on Motown, Writing with Lana Del Rey, and The Jaded Hearts Club
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Miles Kane gives Kyle Meredith a call to talk about Change the Show, his new solo album that finds the British artist leaning into his love for Motown. The co-frontman of The Last Shadow Puppets tells us about his duet with Corinne Bailey Rae, writing about age, where his love of boxing intersects with music, and his new clothing line. Kane also dishes about co-writing with Lana Del Rey, getting advice from Paul Weller, the future of The Jaded Hearts Club, and playing some of The Last Shadow Puppets’ songs on his upcoming UK and EU tour (tickets for which can be found here). Advertisement Related Video Listen to Miles Kane dis...
Machine Gun Kelly Put Thorns on Megan Fox’s Engagement Ring So That “If She Tries to Take it Off, it Hurts”
Hollywood’s cringiest couple is back with more vomit-inducing romantic lore. In a new interview with Vogue, Machine Gun Kelly said he designed Megan Fox’s engagement ring to have thorns on it so that “if she tries to take it off, it hurts.” “It’s a thoroughbred Colombian emerald, with no treatment,” MGK (born Colson Baker) said of Fox’s Stephen Webster-designed, admittedly gorgeous ring. “It was just carved into the teardrop, straight out of the mine. And the diamond was directly from Stephen. The concept is that the ring can come apart to make two rings. When it’s together, it’s held in place by a magnet. So you see how it snaps together? And then it forms an obscure heart. And you see this right here? The bands are actually thorns. So if she tries to take it off, it hurts…Love is pa...
On Sale This Week: When We Were Young Festival, Silk Sonic, Slipknot, and More
Tour announcements and festivals continue to roll out — here’s the latest on tickets going on sale this week. Silk Sonic have finally announced their first set of performances outside of awards shows, Spoon revealed dates for their US tour, and When We Were Young Festival has everyone diving back into an emo phase. Get all the details on these shows and more below. When We Were Young Festival: Get Tickets via Ticketmaster The 2022 When We Were Young Festival is bringing all of your favorite emo bands to Las Vegas The stacked lineup includes My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Avril Lavigne, Jimmy Eat World, Bright Eyes, Taking Back Sunday, Dashboard Confessional, and more this October. A special pre-sale beginning Friday, January 21st at 10:00 a.m. PT for fans who sign up for ear...
EXODUS Singer Says ‘The Bay Strikes Back’ U.S. Tour Will Definitely Happen This Spring: ‘We Have To Do This’
TESTAMENT, EXODUS and DEATH ANGEL played the sole 2021 date of “The Bay Strikes Back Tour” last November 27 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California. The gig took place less than two months after the three bands shared the stage at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento. “The Bay Strikes Back Tour” was originally scheduled to kick off on October 6, 2021 at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California and make stops in Austin, New York, and Detroit before concluding in Oakland. The tour has since been rescheduled to take place in April and May 2022. Earlier today, EXODUS singer Steve “Zetro” Souza uploaded the latest episode of his “Zetro’s Toxic Vault” YouTube series in which he assured fans that “The Bay Strikes Back Tour&#...
EDDIE VAN HALEN’s Ex-Wife Regrets Not Spending More Time With Him Before He Died
Eddie Van Halen‘s ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli, who is promoting her new book, “Enough Already: Learning To Love The Way I Am Today”, has told Washington Post Live in a new interview that her bond with the legendary VAN HALEN guitarist only grew stronger in the years before his death. “He was angry at me for a few years when I first left — he was very angry at me,” she said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “I think a lot of people saw that on [VAN HALEN‘s] 2004 tour. “I don’t know how else to say it except I felt like the love we had for each other was deeper than just marital love or sexual love,” she continued. “I loved him deeply through my soul, and I felt that same thing from him. “It seemed like he spent that ...
TED NUGENT Praises ‘Dirtbag’ BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN For Surrounding Himself With ‘Virtuoso’ Musicians
Outspoken rocker Ted Nugent has praised “dirtbag” Bruce Springsteen for always hiring the best musicians to help him deliver his songs live in concert. Springsteen can best be described as Nugent‘s political polar opposite, having been a vocal opponent to former U.S. president Donald Trump on many occasions. In August 2020, Bruce went as far as to allow the use of his song “The Rising” in a video that aired during night one of the Democratic National Convention. Ted, who is widely considered to be one of the most politically conservative musicians in rock, weighed in on The Boss during an appearance on the January 18 episode of “That Jamieson Show”. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “You couldn’t get further apart ideologica...
