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The Rome and Duddy Show Remembers Bob Saget and Picks a Talent Show Winner
Listen via: Spotify | Google | Amazon Music | iHeartRadio | RSS On this week’s episode of The Rome and Duddy Show, Dirty Heads’ Duddy B and Sublime with Rome’s Rome Ramirez discuss some of the week’s trending topics — including the sad passing of comedy legend Bob Saget. Of course, the hosts bring their positive vibes to their remembrance, recalling their personal experiences with Saget and remembering him fondly. Elsewhere, Duddy gets to the bottom of the orange ball man, and the winner of The Great American Talent Show Round 4 is revealed. Advertisement Listen to the latest episode of The Rome and Duddy Show above, or check out the video of the entire discussion below. Then, make sure to like and subscribe to The Rome and D...
Ilana Glazer Says Broad City Reunion Is Possible After “Enough Time” Has Passed
It feels like every TV show of the past these days is just one press release away from a revival or reunion; after all, just a few hours before the writing of this post, FX announced that Justified would be returning for a new limited series. So, what about reviving another beloved 2010s cable favorite for a reunion — one lacking Timothy Olyphant in a cowboy hat, but featuring Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, two of the funniest women to ever grace our television screens? It sounds like Broad City fans may have a while longer to wait for a reunion, unfortunately. The literal issue being “time.” During a press day for the upcoming Apple TV+ series The Afterparty, Consequence asked Glazer about the potential for a Broad City reunion — specifically, what would it take? “Just tons and tons of m...
Leslie Grace Shares First Look at Batgirl
Leslie Grace has shared the first look at herself as Batgirl in the upcoming HBO Max film. In the film, Grace plays Barbara Gordon, the daughter of Gotham Police Commissioner Jim Gordon, who eventually assumes her own superhero identity as Batgirl. J.K. Simmons, who previously portrayed Commissioner Gordon in Justice League, will reprise the role in Batgirl. Michael Keaton, who set to return as Batman in the upcoming Flash movie, is also part of the Batgirl cast, while Brendan Fraser will play the film’s villain, Firefly. In revealing the first look at Batgirl, Grace quoted a line from the Batgirl, Year One comic: “I use their expectations against them. That will be their weakness. Not mine. Let them all underestimate me… And when their guard is down, and their pride is rising, let me kick...
Kanye West Threatens to “Beat Pete Davidson’s Ass” on New Song “Eazy”: Stream
Kanye West has dropped a new song called “Eazy,” in which he threatens his estranged wife Kim Kardashian’s new boyfriend, Pete Davidson. “God saved me from that crash… Just so I can beat Pete Davidson’s ass,” West raps on the track. Elsewhere on the song, Kanye addresses his divorce from Kardashian: “If we go to court, we’ll go to court together / Matter of fact, pick up your sis, we’ll go to court together.” Later, he raps, “Non-custodial dad, I bought the house next door… What you think the point of really bein’ rich for?” Advertisement Related Video Kardashian filed for divorce from West in February 2021, ending their marriage of seven years. The former couple has four kids together. “Eazy” is a new collaboration between West and The Game, produced by Hit-Boy. It marks West’s first rele...
Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Pays Tribute To BUDGIE’s BURKE SHELLEY
Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has paid tribute to vocalist/bassist Burke Shelley of legendary Welsh rockers BUDGIE who died on Monday, January 10 at the age of 71. Earlier today (Friday, January 14), Downing took to his social media to write: “It is with much sadness that I hear that our great Bass player, singer, and songwriter Burke Shelley has passed away. “I have so many treasured memories when supporting BUDGIE on those great and extensive tours of the UK, I think we felt a special bond as both bands were perusing a direction together that was in some way different to everyone else back in the late 60s early 70s. “Before I knew the band, I was a huge fan,” he continued. “I used to look forward to turning on the radio late at night when a brav...
BLACKIE LAWLESS Shoots Down CHRIS HOLMES’s Claim He Was ‘Screwed’ Out Of W.A.S.P. Royalties: ‘That Is Not True’
Blackie Lawless has shot down Chris Holmes‘s claim that the guitarist was “screwed” out of receiving royalties on the W.A.S.P. albums that he performed on. Holmes joined W.A.S.P. in 1982 and remained with the group until 1990. In 1996, the guitarist returned to W.A.S.P. and stayed with the band until 2001. Chris has not played with W.A.S.P. since. Lawless discussed Holmes‘s tenure with W.A.S.P. in a new interview with SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation”. Asked to respond to Holmes‘s assertion in Chris‘s recently released documentary “Mean Man: The Story Of Chris Holmes” that he was financially taken advantage of during his time in the band, Lawless said: “I don’t really know much about… I spoke to [former W.A.S.P. guitaris...
MAX CAVALERA Doesn’t Know Yet Who Will Play Second Guitar On SOULFLY’s Upcoming U.S. Tour
SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera says that he doesn’t know yet who will play second guitar for the band when it launches its U.S. tour next month. The 35-date trek will kick off on February 7 in Las Vegas, Nevada and make stops in Seattle, Minneapolis, Nashville, and Baton Rouge, among other cities, before concluding in Gallup, New Mexico on March 19. Joining SOULFLY on select dates will be 200 STAB WOUNDS. In August, SOULFLY parted ways with longtime guitarist Marc Rizzo due to personal differences. A permanent replacement guitarist has yet to be announced. FEAR FACTORY‘s Dino Cazares played guitar for SOULFLY on the band’s last U.S. tour which took place in August and September. Earlier today (Friday, January 14), Max took part in Zippo Encore‘s “Art Of RockR...
SKILLET’s Jesus-Loving Frontman Blasts ‘Hypocrisy In Christianity’: ‘I Find It Personally Disgusting’
In a new interview with Rock Feed, John Cooper, the frontman and bassist for the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band SKILLET, once again spoke about his intensely strict religious upbringing where all pop music, black clothes and even Christian rock music was banned and how it shaped his view of religion. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “There is a ton of hypocrisy in Christianity, in the church — there just is — and I find it personally disgusting… “I don’t wanna get into a deep Bible lesson, so I’m not gonna preach to anybody. I’m gonna tell something that I believe. Take it or leave it, everybody. “I think what I love about Christianity — one of the things — is it gives you a framework for everything that happens in life,” he cont...
Rap Song of the Week: J.I.D Goes Toe-to-Toe with 21 Savage on “Surround Sound”
Every Friday, our new music feature Rap Song of the Week breaks down the essential hip-hop tracks you need to hear. Check out the full playlist here. This week, J.I.D recruits 21 Savage and Baby Tate for “Surround Sound.” For the past several years, it’s felt like Dreamville’s J.I.D has been on the precipice of stardom. His last album, 2018’s DiCaprio 2, spawned a pair of Gold singles, and his performances on “Down Bad” and “Costa Rica” (from the compilation Revenge of the Dreamers III) exhibited his knack for crafting a catchy hook while still being an explosive, technically gifted rapper. Among a stacked roster of MCs, J.I.D stands tall. 2022 is shaping up to be the kind of year that will bring the Atlanta spitter to the next level. J.I.D’s on the easily visible third line of the po...
Tiffany Haddish Arrested for DUI After Allegedly Falling Asleep in Car
Comedian Tiffany Haddish was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) early in the morning of January 14th. Via TMZ, she was allegedly dozing in the driver’s seat of her car, and the enormous smile in her mug shot would seem to suggest she’s not too worried about the charge. Reportedly, officers in Peachtree City, Georgia, responded to a call for a sleeping driver at about 4:00 a.m. ET on Friday morning. She was arrested for DUI and for improper stopping on a roadway. Cops told TMZ they also believed she’d smoked marijuana, though that wasn’t included in the charges. Haddish had a short stay in police custody; by about 6:30 a.m. ET she’d posted $1,666 and bonded out of jail. Advertisement Related Video Haddish stars as Tuca Toucan on the animated series Tuca & Bertie which w...
Netflix is Once Again Raising Its Prices
Netflix and chill just got a little more expensive. Today, the streaming giant announced it will be raising prices across all of its plans in the US. The most basic tier is going from $8.99 to $9.99 per month, while the price of the most popular, standard tier will rise by more than a dollar from $13.99 monthly to $15.49 and the premium tier climbs a full two dollars from $15.99 to $17.99. The pricing change immediately impacts new subscribers, while rolling out “gradually” to current subscribers. The company promises to email members 30 days before the hike goes into effect. Advertisement Related Video Basically, no matter which plan you subscribe to, you’ll be paying a little more to binge Emily in Paris, Cheer, and Cobra Kai, or watch a shirtless Antoni Porowski give his dog an inexplic...
Bob Saget Laid to Rest at Funeral Attended by Full House Cast, Fellow Comedians
Bob Saget was laid to rest on Friday, as hundreds of family and friends gathered at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills for the late actor and comedian’s funeral. Saget’s Full House family — including Jodie Sweetin, Candace Cameron Bure, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, John Stamos, Dave Coulier, and Lori Loughlin — was among those who attended the ceremony. Stamos and Coulier also served as pallbearers, alongside John Mayer, Jeff Ross, Judd Apatow, Norman Lear, and Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos. Other guests included Dave Chappelle, Kathy Griffin, Chris Rock, Jimmy Kimmel, and Seth Green, according to Variety. You can see photos from the funeral at TMZ. Advertisement Related Video “Today will be the hardest day of my life,” Stamos wrote on Twitter in the hours leading up to the ...
