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New FEAR FACTORY Singer Is Italian, Claims Ex-NIGHTRAGE Frontman ANTONY HÄMÄLÄINEN
Former NIGHTRAGE singer Antony Hämäläinen, who recently unsuccessfully auditioned for the vocalist slot in FEAR FACTORY, claims that he knows the identity of the person who has been chosen to replace original FF frontman Burton C. Bell. “I know who it’s gonna be,” he says in a interview with Pierre Gutiérrez of Rock Talks (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “So I already know it’s gonna be. But it’s not me. So that’s the thing — I know it’s not me. That’s the unfortunate part. I know it’s not me.” Pressed about the identity of the new FEAR FACTORY singer, Antony said: “I’ll say this: it’s a person from Italy. And there was a girl involved [who auditioned as well, but didn’t get the gig]. That rumor ...
Russian Metal Band SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL Denounces Ukraine Invasion: We ‘Hope This Nightmare Ends As Soon As Possible’
Russian metallers SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL have denounced their country’s invasion of Ukraine and have called for “this nightmare” to end “as soon as possible.” Earlier today, the extreme metal group, which is based in Yekaterinburg, the fourth-largest city in Russia, shared the following message via social media: “No to war! Our band has nothing to do with politics, we do not take sides. We are for all peaceful inhabitants of this world and for world peace. We do not accept ANY military action. We wish all of you and your loved ones, relatives and friends to stay safe and hope this nightmare ends as soon as possible.” Just hours earlier, hundreds of anti-war protesters took to the streets of the Yekaterinburg — which is the largest city in the Ural Fe...
Dischord Include Surprise 7″ of Previously Unreleased Early Ian MacKaye Music in New Box Set
Last year, Dischord Records announced the box set First Six Dischord Records featuring reissues of the label’s first six 7″ singles by Minor Threat, Government Issue, the Teen Idles, SOA, and Youth Brigade. Unbeknownst to those who pre-ordered a copy, the box set includes a surprise 7″ of five songs by the Slinkees, Ian MacKaye’s first band, Pitchfork can confirm. “While most of the songs in this box set have been available in various formats since they were originally released, they have not been sold in their original 7″ vinyl form since 1984,” reads a booklet in the box set. “As we said when reissuing some of this same music on LP that year, ‘…So few people got hold of the original records and so many more badgered us about them that we had to do something&...
Kanye West Is in the Studio with… Beach House?
Kanye West has worked with a number of surprising collaborators over the years: From Bon Iver to Arca to that contentious Aphex Twin sample, nobody’s off the table as long as they remain on Ye’s good side. But after his public shitshow on social media earlier this month, the rapper is evidently ready to chill out a bit, which explains why he’s been in the studio with the masters of chill themselves, Beach House. Ye shared a series of photos on his Instagram Saturday, February 26th, that appear to show him working alongside Beach House’s Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally. The photos were captioned with an ocean wave emoji, and tagged with the dreampop duo’s account. While this team-up might come as a shock, Ye isn’t the only rapper to take a liking to Beach House’s hazy indie pop. Jay-Z and ...
Liam Gallagher Lights Up Fallon with “Everything’s Electric”: Watch
Earlier this month, Liam Gallagher offered a preview of his forthcoming solo album C’MON YOU KNOW with the lead single “Everything’s Electric.” Last night, the former Oasis singer brought the song’s spark to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as the evening’s musical guest. Considering he once led one of the best Britpop bands in history, Gallagher doesn’t need much to electrify a stage. Even with Dave Grohl absent (the Foo Fighters frontman plays drums in the studio recording), “Everything’s Electric” has the power to bring arena-sized magic into a compact TV studio. Watch Gallagher perform on Fallon below. C’MON YOU KNOW, Gallagher’s third solo album, is due out May 27th. Gallagher isn’t the only ex-Oasis member with new solo music out. Recently, he shared his hon...
Snoop Dogg Facing Potential Lawsuit from Uber Eats Driver
Snoop Dogg could face a lawsuit for publicly putting an Uber Eats driver on blast. As CBS Los Angeles points out, the Super Bowl Halftime Show performer took to his Instagram story last month to complain about a delivery driver who failed to deliver his order. Snoop’s video included his message exchange with the driver, whose name is Sayd, and who said the rapper’s neighborhood was “not a safe place.” Now, Sayd says he might sue Snoop for posting his personal information in the video, including his first name, photo, and license plate number. “There’s my picture there and also there is my first name,” Sayd said of Snoop Dogg’s Instagram post. “After I saw the video, I’m kind of like, I have high anxiety and I fear for my family’s safety. I contacted the customer many times and I followed t...
Mandy Moore Is ‘Really Grateful’ to Hilary Duff for Their Mommy-and-Me Music Pod
In a chat on The Kelly Clarkson Show this week, Mandy Moore raved about fellow singer-actress (and “super mom”) Hilary Duff. Moore, whose son just turned one, is thankful for the pandemic-friendly pod that Duff, a mom of three whose youngest is around the same age, has organized for their group of friends. Their pod includes a few other familiar names. “Hilary is a close friend, and she has a daughter who is six weeks younger than Gus. She’s like super mom — she has three kids — but she decided to start hosting this music class at her house. There’s lots of other new moms in our group: Meghan Trainor, Ashley Tisdale,” Moore told Clarkson. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “It’s so much fun. I think in this time of COVID and having a kid in the mi...
Police Investigating Death of Performer Donny Davis in Las Vegas
Las Vegas police are investigating the death of 43-year-old comedian and performer Donny Davis, who was found unresponsive after a night with several people at a luxury hotel on the Strip. Hotel security and Clark County paramedics discovered Davis after being summoned around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday to a Conrad hotel guest room in the Resorts World complex, according to a police report obtained Friday (Feb. 25). He was pronounced dead at a hospital. Davis was a 4-foot-2 actor who danced for several years in Britney Spears’ show in Las Vegas, toured with Joe Jonas, and was frequently seen with stars including Miley Cyrus and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. He also performed at a party bar called Beacher’s Madhouse and hosted private parties by celebrities includi...
YouTube Pauses Monetization for Russian Media Channels Following Sanctions
YouTube is pausing Russian affiliated channels’ ability to monetize on the video platform, the company announced on Saturday (Feb. 26). In a statement, YouTube announced it would be suspending several channels’ ability to collect ad revenue, including the state-funded media outlet RT. The move comes just days after Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine on Thursday. “In light of extraordinary circumstances in Ukraine … we’re pausing a number of channels’ ability to monetize on YouTube, including several Russian channels affiliated with recent sanctions,” YouTube said in the statement obtained by Reuters. Additionally, videos from the blocked channels will appear less often in recommendations. Following a request from the Ukrainian government, RT and the other channels that have had their ad r...
Jennifer Hudson, Will Smith Win Big at 2022 NAACP Image Awards: Full List of Winners
Jennifer Hudson and Will Smith were big winners at the 2022 NAACP Image Awards, which were presented on Feb. 26. The show aired on BET and was simulcast on several of its sister ViacomCBS networks. Hudson took two awards — entertainer of the year and outstanding actress in a motion picture for playing Aretha Franklin in Respect. This makes up for her disappointing showing in the Oscar nominations, where she was passed over for both best actress and best original song. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news It’s the second year in a row the NAACP award for outstanding actress in a motion picture has gone to someone for playing a music legend. Viola Davis won last year for playing blues great Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Smith won outstanding ...
Billie Eilish and Finneas Team Up for New Song “Nobody Like U”
Record-breaking and Grammy award-winning siblings Finneas and Billie Eilish have joined forces again for the upcoming Disney+ film, Turning Red. The duo will add their talents to the film’s soundtrack with a song titled “Nobody Like U.” Scored by Ludwig Göransson, the movie includes the portrayal of a fictional boy band called 4*Town – of which Finneas is a member – and centers on an adolescent Chinese-Canadian girl who is transformed into a large red panda. The song was co-written by the siblings and starts off with a thundering piano intro akin to an early 2000s pop music hit. The song theme details an innocent attraction between young lovers, with Finneas’ tenor voice singing, “I’ve never met nobody like you… they don’t turn my tummy the way you do!” In an accompanying music video, anim...
Ukrainian Metal Band JINJER Releases New Video Message From Kyiv: ‘This War Cannot Be Justified By Anything’
Bassist Eugene Abdukhanov of Ukrainian modern metallers JINJER has released a new video message in which he condemned Russia’s invasion of his country, saying “this war cannot be justified by anything.” Russian president Vladimir Putin‘s military aggression — which has been described by U.S. president Joe Biden as an “unprovoked and unjustified attack” on Ukraine — has resulted in nearly 200 deaths so far, including civilians, three of whom were children, according to Ukraine’s health minister. Earlier today, Abdukhanov shared a heartfelt video message via JINJER‘s social media in which he urged all music fans and “the people of the civilized world” to do whatever they can to secure international support to respond to Russia. He s...
