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HENRY ROLLINS Cancels European Spoken-Word Tour ‘Due To Surge In COVID-19 And The Challenges It Presents’
Henry Rollins has canceled his previously announced European leg of the “Good To See You” spoken-word tour due to coronavirus-related concerns. The punk rock icon was scheduled to kick off the trek, which promised to “faithfully recount the events of his life in the brief pre-COVID period since the last tour and when things got even stranger over the last several months,” in Berlin, Germany on Sunday (January 9). Rollins announced the cancelation in a brief statement on social media. The statement read: “Due to the surge in COVID-19 and the challenges it presents, Henry Rollins‘ upcoming European / UK tour dates have been cancelled. Refunds will be available at the original point of purchase. We apologize for any inconvenience.” The statement added...
TESTAMENT’s ALEX SKOLNICK Launches Rap Alter Ego SKOLY-D, Takes Down Right-Wing Echo Chambers In ‘B.I.G. L.I.E.’ Video
HU$H MONEY, the rap duo featuring Skoly-D, the alter ego of TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick, and Kimmy G (Kimmy Gordon), has released its first video, “B.I.G. L.I.E.”, a take on the events that took place one year ago, January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. “B.I.G. L.I.E.” deals with plenty of non-laughing matters, yet we can all use a little comic relief,” says Skolnick, who is also the song’s composer and producer. “What better way to point out the absurdity of it all than some classic rap grooves with humor inspired by the founding father of funny sociopolitical music, Mr. Zappa? “We don’t expect to change any minds here, but hope that whether someone agrees with the song or not, they will — at the very least — be entertained. And fo...
TED NUGENT Calls Former U.S. President GEORGE W. BUSH A Deep State ‘Scam Artist’
Ted Nugent has blasted a former top speechwriter for George W. Bush for criticizing Donald Trump Jr. over a recent speech in which the former first son lamented that conservatives had “ceded ground in every major institution in our country.” Last month, Peter Wehner penned an op-ed for The Atlantic in which he took issue with Trump Jr.‘s December 19 remarks at the America Fest Conference hosted by Turning Point USA. Wehner wrote: “Throughout his speech, Don Jr. painted a scenario in which Trump supporters — Americans living in red America — are under relentless attack from a wicked and brutal enemy. He portrayed it as an existential battle between good and evil. One side must prevail; the other must be crushed. This in turn justifies any necessary means to win.̶...
Feelin Good with Duddy Relaunches on CPN with Four-Song Set from Katastro
Listen via: Spotify | Pandora | Google | Amazon Music | iHeartRadio | RSS It’s a good day for good vibes, as the Feelin Good with Duddy podcast officially joins the Consequence Podcast Network! On this week’s episode, hosts Duddy B of Dirty Heads and his brother Jake B catch up with their old friends Katastro. The band from Tempe, Arizona hunker down in the bunker to discuss important topics like how human feces ended up on Christian’s monkey in Mexico and how Andy gets close to blacked out on Stiffy’s. Plus, the band performs a live four-song set on the show, playing “Bad News,” “Pocket Fulla,” “100 Rips,” and “Bad News.” We also have everyone’s favorite segments like Fan Watch, One Star Search, and lots more. Listen to Katastro on Feelin Good with Duddy via ...
Chris Cornell’s Daughter Toni Covers Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”: Watch
Chris Cornell’s daughter Toni has shared a new cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” Watch the performance, which she posted to Instagram, below. Toni Cornell does a faithful rendition of the song, singing alone with an acoustic guitar. While she sticks to the hymn’s first two minutes, you get a good taste of the 17-year-old’s vocal chops — it’s clear her father passed down his talent. “Hallelujah” has long been an important song for the Cornell family. Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington performed the song at Chris Cornell’s funeral in May 2017, and three months later, Toni covered the song with One Republic on Good Morning America as a tribute to both her father and Bennington, who passed away that July. Advertisement Related Video Last month, Toni Cornell performed another favo...
Ex-ICED EARTH Singer MATT BARLOW: ‘Everybody Needs To Be A Lot Less Judgmental’
In a new interview with Sonic Perspectives collaborator Rodrigo Altaf, former ICED EARTH and current ASHES OF ARES singer Matt Barlow said that we must try to get along better, regardless of political, religious or socioeconomic differences. “We’re very divided as human beings right now,” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “And it’s somewhat disturbing. Well, actually, it’s very disturbing — it’s very disturbing that people profit off of it. That’s probably, to me, the more disturbing thing, is the idea ‘if it bleeds, it reads’ [sic], that old [expression] from the media, we see that every single day, man — every day — and it’s horrifying; it’s really horrifying to me.” He continued: “[We have to...
Watch New Trailer For ‘Pam & Tommy’ Series Based On TOMMY LEE And PAMELA ANDERSON’s Scandal
A new trailer has been released for “Pam & Tommy”, Hulu‘s upcoming limited series about MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee‘s and “Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson‘s infamous leaked sex tape. 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 also stars Nick Offerman, Taylor Schilling, Andrew Dice Clay, Pepi Sonuga, Spencer Granese and Mozhan Marnò. Three of the series’ eight episodes were directed by Craig Gillespie, who helmed 2017’s “I, Tonya” — which also starred Stan. “Pam & Tommy” premieres February 2 on Hulu. Four months ago, Tommy said that he had no problem with “P...
Ecdysis – INFECTED RAIN
RATING: 7.5/10 Frequently tipped for greatness, and not just because vocalist Lena Scissorhands looks more like a rock star than just about anybody else on the planet right now, INFECTED RAIN have a sound that seems to chime perfectly with mainstream metal’s current predilections. Broadly speaking, the Moldovans have been ploughing the same musical furrow throughout their 14-year existence, blending elements of nu-metal, metalcore, and alternative rock, whilst shrewdly evading categorization in the process. But with numerous bands exploiting the grey areas between the aforementioned subgenres, often adding more brutal and uncompromising elements along the way, “Ecdysis” seems both incredibly timely and oddly distinctive. Not much has changed since their last album, the eq...
ALICE COOPER’s Band Had ‘A Huge Part’ In Writing Music For Legendary Rocker’s Next Studio Album, Says NITA STRAUSS
Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, has confirmed to Meltdown of Detroit’s WRIF radio station that the legendary rocker is continuing work on the follow-up to last year’s “Detroit Stories” album. “I actually have a call with [the Cooper camp] this weekend to discuss the progress of it,” she said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “The last that I heard, we were in Nashville working on it. The band and I sat down and recorded quite a bit of music for this upcoming record. The band did also have a huge part in the writing this time, which is the first time that’s happened in the eight years that I’ve been in the band. So it was really, really fun — really exciting for us to get to work with a ...
Richard Karn Announces NFT, Immediately Changes Mind
Home Improvement star Richard Karn has been working on himself. Just two days after he announced a new line of NFTs — that’s non-fungible tokens, the latest environment-killing crypto craze — he did an abrupt about-face, and declared that these tokens can get the fung out of here. On January 2nd, the actor teased an “Exclusive NFT Drop” with crypto company Superfandom. Rather than the typical badly-drawn apes, these options included a phone call with Karn, a golf session with Karn, or even hiring him to be in your own movie. Two days later, however, he backtracked, tweeting, “I’ve thought long and hard about NFT’s and I’ve decided it’s not something I need to do.” The original NFT announcement tweet has since been deleted. Karn didn’t explain why he suddenly backed out of the dea...
Gal Gadot Finally Expresses a Speck of Regret Over “Imagine” Cover: “It Was In Poor Taste”
At last, Gal Gadot has confessed what we’ve always known to be true: That “Imagine” cover was an absolute nightmare. As we approach the second anniversary of the infamous clip — in which Gadot and her A-list pals attempted to sing the John Lennon hit — the actress finally publicly expressed some regret, admitting that it was “in poor taste.” “I was calling Kristen [Wiig] and I was like, ‘Listen, I want to do this thing,’” Gadot told InStyle of her thought process behind the viral clip, which was immediately mocked on social media. “The pandemic was in Europe and Israel before it came here [to the US] in the same way. I was seeing where everything was headed. But [the video] was premature. It wasn’t the right timing, and it wasn’t the right thing. It was in poor taste. All pure intent...
Travis Barker Turns Adele’s “Easy on Me” Into Hard-Rock Anthem with Thunderous Drum Cover: Watch
Travis Barker has delivered a thunderous drum cover of Adele’s recent chart-topping single “Easy on Me,” turning the heart-wrenching ballad into a hard-rocking anthem. The Blink-182 stickman posted a 30-second clip of himself on Instagram going full bore on his kit as the original song plays in the background. Barker’s take on the tune may turn some fans of heavy music onto the song, if they hadn’t already been lured in by Adele’s mesmerizing vocals. Sporting a Napalm Death shirt, Barker channels The Muppets’ Animal as he beats the hell out of his drums, all timed perfectly to the tune’s chorus. The performance earned Barker a heart emoji from his new fiancée, Kourtney Kardashian, as well as lots of fire emojis from other commenters. Advertisement Related Video Even though Blink-182 have b...
