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GLENN TIPTON Fires Back At K.K. DOWNING: ‘His Accusations Have Gotten Sillier And Sillier’
Glenn Tipton has fired back at Kenneth “K.K.” Downing, claiming that the former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist has been saying things about him that are “crazy” and “aren’t fair.” K.K. left PRIEST in 2011 amid claims of band conflict, shoddy management and declining quality of performance. In 2018, Downing revealed that he sent two resignation letters to his bandmates when he decided to quit JUDAS PRIEST. The first was described as “a graceful exit note, implying a smooth retirement from music,” while the second was “angrier, laying out all of his frustrations with specific parties.” Downing later said that he believed the second letter was “a key reason” he wasn’t invited to rejoin PRIEST after Tipton‘s deci...
GWAR Announces Summer 2022 European Tour
GWAR has announced the first leg of “The Black Death Rager World Tour” which will see the band touch down in Europe for the first time in almost three years. The trek kicks off July 29 in Tilburg, Netherlands and runs through August 18 in London, United Kingdom. In addition to the GWAR headline shows, the tour also features stops at the Free And Easy, Wacken Open Air, Pol’land’Rok and Bloodstock Open Air festivals. The Berserker Blothar had this to say about the coming trek: “Ah, Europe, the Old Country. We shall sweep across the continent like the plague, bringing pestilence and death and our unquenchable thirst for heavy metal glory.” Fans can expect to hear all their GWAR favorites and blistering new tracks from the band’s new album, “The ...
Michael Buble Talks ‘Higher’ Album, Working With Paul McCartney and His Hockey Rink
Michael Buble is living the Canadian dream. Hits, millions of albums sold, fans around the globe, a beautiful family, and his very own hockey rink. During a chat on Australian commercial radio earlier this week, the veteran crooner became the envy of every Canuck by boasting about the rink at his home in Burnaby, a city in British Columbia. When Nova host Fitzy put it out there that compatriot Chad Kroeger of Nickelback had an impressive home rink, Buble set the record straight. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I have a bigger hockey rink. I do, I basically spent almost all my money, I’ve turned into the MC Hammer of hockey guys,” he quipped. “I have nothing left. But you know what? I just skate down there hungry. Yeah, I have an ice rink in th...
Dua Lipa and Rita Ora Remember Jamal Edwards: ‘Gone Way Too Soon’
Dua Lipa and Rita Ora have joined the chorus of tributes to Jamal Edwards, the British music entrepreneur and SBTV founder who has died at the age of 31. Edwards, who, at age 16, launched the channel as a launchpad for grassroots artists in his hometown, London, and was later awarded an MBE for his contribution to music, passed away Sunday (Feb. 20). When his parents gave Edwards a video camera as a Christmas gift at the age of 15, he turned it to local talent and uploaded the videos to YouTube. Today, the platform boasts more than 122 million subscribers. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Many friends have turned to social media to remember a music trailblazer who gave an assist to countless artists, Dua Lipa and Rita Ora among them. Lipa wrote ...
22 Artists You Didn’t Know Made Kids’ TV Show Theme Songs
One of the greatest challenges for any musical artist is crafting a compelling theme. But there’s a whole new level of difficulty to be found in the realm of theme songs for children’s shows, given that kids are the toughest customers on the planet, and finding a way to adapt one’s unique musical sensibility to a well-established formula is one of those tasks that sounds a lot easier than it really is. With the premiere of the 25th (and final!) season of long-running PBS series Arthur today (February 21st), Consequence decided to unleash its inner child by looking back at the many, many times a great animated kids series got some musical help from a well-known artist, starting from the 1990s. This list includes, as a result, a remarkably eclectic collection of artists with one thing in com...
Tool’s New Ultra Deluxe Signed Fear Inoculum Box Set Priced at $810
Tool have unveiled an Ultra Deluxe vinyl box set of their 2019 album Fear Inoculum, and are currently selling autographed copies exclusively at their concerts for the seemingly steep price of $810. A post on the vinyl subreddit page went viral after a concertgoer snapped a picture of the price tag as displayed at Tool’s merch table, with the lofty amount generating backlash among several commenters. The irony is that Tool’s price might actually be below market value. The signed editions are already fetching around $2,000 on eBay. Not a bad investment, especially considering that it’s a tangible object in a collector’s market where flipping intangible NFTs has become the new trend. Advertisement Related Video Tool began selling a very limited number of the signed Fear Inoculum Ultra Deluxe ...
Britney Spears Signs Book Deal for Tell-All Memoir
Britney Spears has reportedly signed a deal with Simon & Schuster for the publishing of her memoir. According to Page Six and TMZ, the deal is worth as much as $15 million and is the culmination of an intense bidding war between several publishers. Since successfully terminating her conservatorship last November, Spears has been teasing a tell-all memoir. In an Instagram post last month, she posted a photo of a typewriter with the caption, “Shall I start from THE BEGINNING?” Advertisement Related Video Spears’ tumultuous career, from her peak as pop music’s biggest star, to her public mental breakdown, ensuing 13-year conservatorship, and prolonged legal battle, has been the focus of numerous documentaries and articles over the last several years. Even Spears’ own sister, Jamie Lynn, r...
EARTHGANG Enlists Musiq Soulchild for New Single “AMEN”
EARTHGANG and Musiq Soulchild have joined forces for “AMEN,” the newest single from the Dreamville duo’s upcoming album GHETTO GODS. Clocking in at just a little over three minutes, the track hears Olu, WowGr8 and Musiq Soulchild in both a lovesick and confident mindset, revealing their desires for their partners and their careers with shoutouts to Dreamville and J. Cole. “We spent so much time outside during the pandemic – Atlanta low-key never shut down,” the duo told Zane Lowe on Apple Music. “Every where we went we was having a good time and enjoy ourselves. So we want people to enjoy themselves when they heard this record. Never waste a moment to celebrate life. We was living it up the whole time.” In January, the pair addressed the GHETTO GODS delay and revealed that the album didn’t...
‘I Know NIGO’ Album Sets Are Available for Pre-Order
NIGO has started 2022 off with a sprint, delivering his first collection for KENZO as creative director, staying active through his label Human Made, and now reigniting his music career after an almost two-decade hiatus. The upcoming album I Know NIGO features Pharrell as co-executive producer and promises collaborative tracks with Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky, Lil Uzi Vert, Pusha T, Famlay, Teriyaki Boyz, Tyler the Creator, and more. An “Arya” music video featuring A$AP Rocky and “Want it Bad” track featuring Kid Cudi were released earlier this year giving fans a glimpse of what lies in store. [embedded content] Four I Know NIGO box sets are available, offering CDs and different styles of black and white T-shirts printed with Human Made graphics featuring a duck and dog flying on a magic carpet. ...
The Ghost of Ultra Past: Here’s Why Everyone Thinks Hardwell Is Returning In 2022
In a lineup akin to the EDM version of the Met Gala, it’s a blurry smudge on Ultra‘s 2022 flier that’s causing the dance music hive mind to come unglued. When Ultra organizers announced the first phase of the lineup, they also revealed a secretive closing performance by “one of the most iconic artists in electronic music history.” And one name instantaneously became the consensus. Considering his illustrious history with the brand, all signs point to Hardwell. The storied Dutch DJ performed at Ultra every year from 2012 to 2018, when he shockingly stepped away from the electronic music industry at the age of 30. In many ways, Ultra’s mythos runs through him. When Ultra announced a third wave of artists by posting a flier with the festival’s he...
GOJIRA’s MARIO DUPLANTIER Praises METALLICA’s ROBERT TRUJILLO: ‘He’s Such A Cool Dude’
Drummer Mario Duplantier of French progressive metallers GOJIRA spoke to Art Of Rock about his obsession with bodyboarding, a water sport in which the surfer rides a bodyboard on the crest, face, and curl of a wave that is carrying the surfer towards the shore. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It’s not like surfing. Bodyboarding is like a smaller board. Since I’m a kid, I’m bodyboarding. So yesterday I was in the water during wintertime. I try to go every day. I’m truly addicted to the ocean and to bodyboarding. [The water is] super cold [right now here in France]. And outside it’s cold as well. But I have a good wet suit and all the gear.” Duplantier went on to say that he has gone surfing with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo on a ...
JEFF SCOTT SOTO Explains How He Dealt With Racist Attitudes Early In His Music Career
In a new interview with the “(Don’t) Quit Your Day Job” podcast, Jeff Scott Soto, the acclaimed American hard rock singer of Puerto Rican descent, was asked if he ever felt like he didn’t get a fair shake or people treated him “shitty” just because of the slightly darker hue of his complexion. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Absolutely. Of course I went through it, especially in the ’80s when this style of the hair bands, or whatever you wanna call them, and even the genre was flooded with so many bands that were… a lot of their frontmen were of Caucasian descent and had green eyes or blue eyes and they had blond hair. I didn’t fit in that mold… Of course, there were exceptions. Stephen Pearcy [RATT] is Spanish. I be...
