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Watch ANTHRAX’s SCOTT IAN Play KORN’s ‘Here To Stay’ With His 10-Year-Old Son
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was joined by his 10-year-old son Revel Young Ian on drums as they performed a rendition of the KORN classic “Here To Stay” for an Instagram video which Scott shared on Thursday (February 17). Scott captioned the clip: “HERE TO STAY – you’re goddamned right! Another crusher of a RIFF to jam in the garage.” Scott previously shared videos of him and Revel performing the SEPULTURA songs “Roots Bloody Roots” and “Territory”, as well as the SYSTEM OF A DOWN classic “Bounce”. Revel is apparently a gifted multi-instrumentalist who joined the FOO FIGHTERS on stage in September 2019 at the Bourbon & Beyond festival in Louisville, Kentucky to perform “Everlong” on guitar when he was just eig...
KITTIE To Perform At This Year’s BLUE RIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL
Reunited Canadian metallers KITTIE have announced that they will perform at this year’s Blue Ridge Rock Festival, set to take place September 8-11 at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. The Blue Ridge announcement comes just weeks after it was revealed that KITTIE would play at Las Vegas’s When We Were Young festival in October. Joining guitarist/vocalist Morgan Lander and her sister, drummer Mercedes Lander, at those shows in the fall will be guitarist Tara McLeod and bassist Ivana “Ivy” Vujic. Asked in a recent interview with the “Talk Toomey” podcast what led to Vujic returning to KITTIE for the upcoming dates, Lander said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Ivy played on two of our albums, the last two albums that we did. ...
Watch DEICIDE Rehearse With New Guitarist TAYLOR NORDBERG
Two short video clips of DEICIDE rehearsing with its new guitarist Taylor Nordberg (THE ABSENCE, INHUMAN CONDITION) can be seen below. Earlier in the month, Nordberg spoke about how he landed the DEICIDE gig in an interview with “The Zach Moonshine Show”. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “In 2019, my band THE ABSENCE toured with DEICIDE in the U.S. And we got to know the guys and got along really well. And I actually found out that Glen [Benton, DEICIDE frontman] lives, like, two streets over from Jeramie [Kling, THE ABSENCE drummer] and I, where we live. So Jeramie and Glen became good buddies and they ride bikes all the times. It’s a funny little thing, thinking about that. But long story short, [previous DEICIDE guitarist] Chris [Cannella], I believe...
Watch QUIET RIOT Perform In Uncasville
Fan-filmed video of QUIET RIOT‘s February 18 performance at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut can be seen below. Also on the bill were Stephen Pearcy (RATT) and SLAUGHTER. QUIET RIOT‘s current touring lineup includes bassist Rudy Sarzo who recently rejoined the band after an 18-year absence. Rudy was one of the members of QUIET RIOT‘s “Metal Health” lineup. He played bass on the classic LP, which sold over ten million copies and spawned the hits “Cum On Feel The Noize” and “Metal Health” and on the follow-up record “Condition Critical”. Sarzo appeared in the most notable music videos in the MTV age and toured with the band until 1985 and again from 1997 to 2003. During his years out of the band, Sarzo was a member...
Tame Impala Releases ‘The Slow Rush B-Sides & Remixes’
On Friday, February 18, Tame Impala released The Slow Rush B-Sides & Remixes. The new project comes on the heels of Kevin Parker’s a.k.a. Tame Impala’s fourth studio album, The Slow Rush, which was released in February of 2020. Featuring Lil Yachty, Blood Orange, Four Tet and more, the work includes remixes of popular The Slow Rush songs like “Breathe Deeper” and “Borderline,” in addition to entirely new tracks. One of the new songs titled “The Boat I Row” opens up the new project and made its debut on Tame Impala’s Youtube channel. Additionally, Tame Impala is set to go on tour this year for The Slow Rush beginning February 27 at Innings Festival. Other stops on the tour include Brooklyn, Boston, Toronto and more before heading off to Europe and Australia during the second half of 202...
Adam Sandler Mentors a Basketball Phenom in Teaser Trailer for Hustle: Watch
It’s fine to like basketball, but Adam Sandler needs you to “love this game” in the new teaser trailer for Hustle. The sports flick is co-produced by Sandler and LeBron James and arrives on Netflix June 10th. Sandler plays a recently fired basketball scout who discovers a rare unicorn of a prospect (Utah Jazz forward Juancho Hernangómez in his film debut) in Spain. Despite dominating street ball, this player has something of a troubled past, and if Sandler is going to convince an NBA team to take a chance on both of them, they need to work on his his mental game. “There’s a thousand other guys waiting in the wings who are obsessed with the game,” Sandler says in the trailer. “Obsession is gonna beat talent every time. You got all the talent in the world, but are you obsessed? Let’s fa...
Billy Joel’s Map of New York City: A Virtual Tour of the Piano Man’s Discography
Though a Long Island native, New York City is Billy Joel’s home. In fact, you could almost say Madison Square Garden is his residence, as he played a record-setting 73 consecutive monthly shows at the legendary venue between January 2014 and February 2020, a streak only interrupted by the pandemic. But the city is more than just the place he lives: It’s been the soul of much of his iconic discography over the last 50 years. Whether taking a Greyhound along the Hudson River, strolling The Village in tie dye jeans, or working Mr. Cacciatore’s down on Sullivan Street, Joel imbued numerous songs with the landscape of New York. His characters have cruised the Miracle Mile and Bedford-Stuy, while familiar locations like Astor Place and Mercer Street have appeared on his album covers. There’s har...
Chris Stapleton Adds to 2022 “All American Road Show” Tour
Chris Stapleton has extended his long-running North American headlining tour, “All-American Road Show,” with dozens of new dates through 2022. While the trek kicks off on March 17th at the Houston Rodeo, the 25 added shows include stops throughout June, July, August, and October in cities like Los Angeles, San Diego, Cleveland, Detroit, Tampa and New Orleans. Stapleton’s “All-American Road Show” will also feature a long list of special guests throughout its run, including appearances by Willie Nelson, Yola, Margo Price, Sheryl Crow, Elle King, The Highwomen, Mavis Staples, George Strait, and more. Tickets for the latest round of shows go on sale next Friday, Feb. 25th, at 10 a.m. local time, with various pre-sales for the country star’s fan club in the days before. Book your seat here...
NBA All-Star Game: How to Watch the Halftime Show, Slam Dunk Contest & Other Events Online
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Now that the Super Bowl is behind us, sports fans can set their sights on NBA All-Star Weekend. This year’s NBA All-Star Game and festivities such as the slam dunk contest, celebrity game and the halftime show, begins Friday (Feb. 18) in Cleveland. All-Star Weekend takes places until Feb. 20. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Ruffles Celeb Game — which includes Machine Gun Kelly, Jack Harlow, Anuel AA and Quavo as the celeb players — goes down on Friday night and will air on ESPN followed by Clorox Rising Stars...
Nicki Minaj Claps Back at Philadelphia Health Department, Says They’re Using ‘Fear Tactics’ to Push COVID-19 Vaccine
Nicki Minaj has responded to the Philadelphia Public Health Department’s take on her viral COVID-19 vaccine tweet. “Philadelphia’s public health account is posting Nicki Minaj tweets for engagement,” the rapper tweeted on Friday (Feb. 18). “They are attempting to shame ppl for advising others to PRAY, be COMFORTABLE & NOT BE BULLIED. I’ve never seen a vaccine trigger this amount of shaming & fear tactics have you? #DoWeHaveAProblem” She also replied to a fan who said they would not get vaccinated and is “starting to believe the conspiracy theorist” after seeing the Health Department’s tweets. “Good job guys. You just convinced more ppl to NOT get the vaccine you want them to get. Yaaaayyyyy,” Nicki wrote to the Health Department, adding, “Why TF won’t u just get off MY testicles?” ...
Kanye West Touts $1.3M in Stem Player Sales, Says Exclusive ‘Donda 2’ Release Sinks Apple Deal
After announcing Thursday that his forthcoming album, Donda 2, would be streaming exclusively on his branded Stem Player, Kanye West (now known as Ye) says he’s raked in over $1.3 million in sales over the past day alone. On Instagram Friday (Feb. 18), Ye posted that as of 11:09 a.m. PST he had sold more than 6,200 Stem devices in the past 24 hours, with sales totaling over $1.3 million. “Thats faster than I’ve ever sold any T shirt. God has a plan. New frontier,” Ye wrote of the sales figures. “Everyone that is supporting our revolution is changing the game for all artist. We no longer have to bow to people who don’t even truly care about music. I feel like I’m back at SOB’s performing Jesus Walks.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news At the time ...
Kanye West Says Jack Harlow Is a ‘Top 5’ Rapper Following ‘Nail Tech’ Release
Jack Harlow gets Kanye West‘s stamp of approval. Following the release of Harlow’s new single, “Nail Tech,” Ye took to Instagram on Friday (Feb. 18) to shout out his fellow rap star. “This n—- can raaaaaaap bro And I’m saying n—- as a compliment Top 5 out right now,” he captioned a screenshot of the music video from YouTube, which indicated that the clip was No. 10 on the platform’s trending videos for music. The love for Harlow comes just months after the “Whats Poppin” rapper talked with British GQ about the huge influence Ye has had on his style, from adding the crucial horn stabs on “Baby” to teaching him that songs are never really done. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I think he sees himself as Mozart or Beethoven,” Harlow told the ...
