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Hurray for the Riff Raff: Life on Earth
Listening to Segarra’s stories, connections come alive, honoring another tenet of Emergent Strategy: “Transform yourself to transform the world.” Accordingly, Segarra threads Life on Earth with songs of self-reckoning, where electronics quake like new life about to spring. “Trying to avoid running into my ex on Broadway,” they sing on the brooding, skyscraping “Pierced Arrows,” knowing it takes work to not look back. On the lonesome “Nightqueen,” they sing of betraying their own heart in favor of an “addiction to freedom,” which proves futile. When they insist, over the slinking beat of “Jupiter’s Dance,” that they “can’t start a fire without my heart”—the restless spirit of Springsteen never too far off—it seems to say: access to one’s own emotions is the ultimate spark. Life on Earth’s f...
ED SHEERAN And BRING ME THE HORIZON Release Studio Version Of ‘Bad Habits’ Collaboration
Following on from their high-energy performance at last week’s BRIT Awards, Ed Sheeran and BRING ME THE HORIZON have released their alternate version of “Bad Habits”, out now on Atlantic Records. Sheeran and BRING ME THE HORIZON opened the BRIT Awards with their version of “Bad Habits”, which made waves across both fanbases, leading us to today’s track release. Sheeran says: “I really enjoyed the show last week and I think people will really like the new version. Excited to get it out.” BRING ME THE HORIZON‘s Oli Sykes says: “From receiving the email asking whether we’d like to open the BRITs with Ed Sheeran to us chatting and bouncing ideas to rehearsing and then performing and now releasing, this has, needless to say, been...
Legendary ALICE COOPER Manager SHEP GORDON Focus Of Latest Episode Of GIBSON TV’s ‘Icons’
Gibson TV, the iconic, American guitar maker’s award-winning, worldwide online network, features original series about music and culture from the world’s best storytellers. Gibson TV has premiered the latest episode of the show titled “Icons” — a longform interview series featuring some of the most iconic artists, producers, and music business pioneers in the world. In the new episode of “Icons” out today, Gibson TV sits down with legendary Alice Cooper manager Shep Gordon. There are those who tell stories and those who are storytellers; Gordon is neither. Shep is the storyteller. Lovingly known as “Supermensch,” he is one of the most influential and respected personalities in show business. In the newest chapter of “Icons”, Shep shares...
MEGADETH And LAMB OF GOD Announce Rescheduled Canadian Shows For ‘The Metal Tour Of The Year’
MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD have announced the rescheduled Canadian shows as part of their “The Metal Tour Of The Year”. The dates, which were originally set to take place last fall, will now happen May 17-19 following the final shows of the 2022 U.S. leg of the trek. Tickets and VIP packages are on sale now and previously purchased tickets from the original concerts remain valid. The newly announced Canadian “The Metal Tour Of The Year” dates featuring MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES are as follows: May 17 – Laval, QC – Place Bell May 18 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage May 19 – Quebec City, QC – Centre Videotron “The Metal Tour Of The Year” was originally announced and planned for 2020 but was halted by the ...
Ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer JOHN CORABI Blasts ‘Pam & Tommy’ Series: It’s ‘So Full Of Bulls**t, It’s Ridiculous’
Former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi has blasted “Pam & Tommy”, Hulu‘s limited series about MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee‘s and “Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson‘s infamous leaked sex tape, saying everyone involved with the project should be ashamed. 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, which premiered on February 2, also stars Nick Offerman, Taylor Schilling, Andrew Dice Clay, Pepi Sonuga, Spencer Granese and Mozhan Marnò. Earlier today, Corabi, who joined CRÜE in 1992 as the replacement for the group’s original singer, Vince Neil, and stayed with the band for five years, took to his social...
Kanye Announces ‘DONDA 2’ Will Only Be Available on $200 USD Stem Player
With tickets for a special EXPERIENCE PERFORMANCE already available for the February 22 launch date, Kanye West has now announced that DONDA 2 will only be available on his Stem Player. Taking to Instagram, the YEEZY head revealed that the sequel to DONDA won’t appear on streaming platforms. Sharing a teaser of the album which shows a Stem Player playing a one-minute snippet, Ye wrote, “Donda 2 will only be available on my own platform, the Stem Player. Not on Apple Amazon Spotify or YouTube.” Going on to outline why he has made the decision to keep his upcoming project exclusive before sharing that the Stem Player is now available. “Today artists get just 12% of the money the industry makes. It’s time to free music from this oppressive system. It’s time to take control and build our own.”...
Jack Harlow Drops First Solo Single in Over a Year, “Nail Tech”
Jack Harlow has officially dropped off “Nail Tech,” which marks his first single since the release of his debut album THAT’S WHAT THEY ALL SAY. Clocking in at three-and-a-half minutes, “Nail Tech” features production from Boi-1da and arrives with an accompanying music video co-directed by Frank Borin, who is known for his work on visuals of Lil Nas X and Cardi B, and Harlow himself. Harlow’s fellow Louisville, Kentucky star C-Tez provided background vocals for the cut and appears in the visual as well. “Nail Tech” arrives a day after Harlow was named the latest brand ambassador for New Balance. “I have been rocking New Balance since I was a kid, so to officially join the brand in this way is really exciting,” he shared in a statement. “I’ve always loved the 990 and recently the J...
NIGO and Kid Cudi Drop “Want It Bad”
NIGO and Kid Cudi Tease “Want It Bad” The second ‘I Know NIGO’ single. Feb 14, 2022 5,215 Hypes NIGO and A$AP Rocky Drop “Arya” The first single off of ‘I Know NIGO.’ Jan 28, 2022 8,428 Hypes NIGO Reveals Features for Upcoming ‘I Know NIGO’ Album Announcing the return of the Teriyaki Boyz. Dec 20, 2021 8,833 Hypes NIGO Teases Upcoming Release of First ‘I Know NIGO’ Single Revealing the track title with an AWGE produced video featuring Pharrell, A$AP Rocky and Lil Uzi Vert. Jan 25, 2022 9,354 Hypes
Francis Ford Coppola Slams Marvel: “It’s One Prototype Movie That Is Made Over and Over Again”
You don’t become one of the world’s most esteemed living filmmakers without making a few enemies. In a new interview with GQ, Francis Ford Coppola didn’t shy away from calling out his pet peeves in modern cinema, revealing that he generally finds Marvel movies formulaic and repetitive. “There used to be studio films,” the Godfather mastermind said. “Now there are Marvel pictures. And what is a Marvel picture? A Marvel picture is one prototype movie that is made over and over and over and over and over again to look different.” Even some non-Marvel blockbusters, particularly Dune and No Time to Die, haven’t pleased Coppola, either (ironically, Dune director Denis Villeneuve has also voiced his frustrations with the science of Marvel). Advertisement Related Video “You cou...
Dave Renewed for Season 3 by FX Networks
Dave has been renewed for a third season by FX Networks. The series centers around the eponymous Dave Burd as an exaggerated version of his rap alter ego Lil Dicky while he attempts to fulfill his destiny as the next great legend in the pantheon of hip-hop… if only he could actually get around to making his debut album. Produced in part by Scooter Braun, the show also stars Davionte “GaTa” Ganter (a.k.a. Lil Dicky’s real-life hype man) as well as Taylor Misiak, Andrew Santino, Travis “Taco” Bennett of Odd Future, and Christine Ko with Benny Blanco, Gina Hecht, and David Paymer in recurring roles. Dave has become one of the hottest places on TV to find an A-list cameo, and featured everyone from Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber to Doja Cat, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lil Nas X in its star-stu...
Ava DuVernay’s Production Company Cuts Ties with Spotify
Ava DuVernay’s production company Array has cut ties with Spotify, The New York Times reports. The decision comes just a year after Array signed an exclusive, multiyear deal with Spotify to produce podcasts. No projects were released, but several scripted and unscripted series had been in development. Neither DuVernay nor Array has given a reason for the split, and Spotify has not offered comment. But the A Wrinkle in Time director joins a growing list of artists who have exited the streaming giant in recent weeks, ever since Neil Young called out the company for spreading COVID-19 misinformation on The Joe Rogan Experience. Since Young’s music was removed, many artists have either followed suit or offered their support to Rogan, and #CancelSpotify t...
Dog Review: Channing Tatum and His Canine Co-Star Anchor a Surprisingly Emotional Road Trip Tale
The Pitch: Let’s begin this review with what the dog lovers want to know first. Spoiler alert: Nothing bad happens to the dog. There’s some minor peril, and the climax of the film is tough to watch. But no Marley and Me-esque tragedy lurks in the final act. At the end of the film, the dog is fine. With that out of the way, let’s talk about Dog, the often-charming road trip dramedy that marks Channing Tatum‘s (co)-directing debut, starring Tatum alongside a trio of Belgian Malinoises for a darker and more emotionally affecting film than you might expect from its marketing. What the Trailers Don’t Mention: All the advertising for Dog sells a pretty authentic version of the film as a whole: Former Army Ranger Jackson Briggs (Tatum) gets tasked with a new mission: Bring a former Army Ranger do...
