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Robert Pattinson Claims He Made Ambient Electronic Music in The Batsuit
Robert Pattinson has revealed to GQ that he channeled his inner Brian Eno while on the set of Matt Reeves’ The Batman, making ambient electronic music in the Batsuit in between takes. With the movie primarily shot during the COVID-19 pandemic, Pattinson described the set as a “bubble within a bubble” and “insular.” Stuck in the suit and not allowed outside of the studio, the British actor added he “felt very much alone” while always shooting in the dark of night. “You’re not really allowed out of the studio with the suit on, so I barely knew what was going on at all outside,” he explained. The Batman star was built a tent where he could go to decompress and passed the time as best he could. “I’d be in the tent just making ambient electronic music in the suit, looking over the cow...
Portugal. The Man Share New Single “What, Me Worry?”: Stream
Portugal. the Man are gearing up to release a new album, and they’re pulling out all the stops to promote the project. In addition to sharing first single “What, Me Worry?,” the band has created PTM Coin, a cryptocurrency spin on the fan club. Produced by Jeff Bhasker (Kanye West, Harry Styles), Portugal. the Man’s as-yet-untitled ninth album arrives in June. Thumping bass and swirling guitar fuel first single “What, Me Worry?,” which boasts extra star power from producer Ryan Tedder (Adele, Beyoncé), as singer John Gourley talks down his apocalyptic anxiety. “Happy as a clown/ What, me worry? / Houses burning down/ Don’t disturb me,” he sings in his famous falsetto. In the accompanying video, directed by Los Güeyes, flames rage as a riot erupts, but Gourley assures us, “I ain’t even tripp...
Former American Idol Finalist Charged with Felony DUI Following Fatal Crash
17-year-old Caleb Kennedy, who reached the top five of American Idol last year before withdrawing under a cloud of controversy, has been charged with a felony DUI resulting in death after his vehicle allegedly struck a building and killed a man inside. WYFF reports that Kennedy was driving a 2011 Ford pick-up truck around 12:40 in the afternoon in Spartanburg, South Carolina when he veered off the road and into a building. The 54-year-old victim, Larry Duane Parris, was pronounced dead at a local hospital three hours later. Kennedy was expected to appear in court for a hearing Wednesday morning. Last year, a then-16-year-old Kennedy made a deep run on American Idol Season 19. But after reaching the final five he abruptly left the competition after one of his old so...
Dermot Kennedy on His Sophomore LP, Touring with Shawn Mendes, and Covering Metallica
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Dermot Kennedy sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about his upcoming sophomore album and the success that’s led up to it. The Irish singer-songwriter tells us about recently busking in Washington Square, raising over $300k for charities over the holidays, and being an authentically humble artist. Related Video Kennedy also revisits his Metallica cover of “Nothing Else Matters,” what it was like to have “Paradise” become so big during a time when he was so disconnected from the world, and the background behind his latest chart-topper “Better Days.” Plus, he gives us so insight into his upcoming tour with Shawn Mendes, tickets...
EXODUS’s TOM HUNTING: ‘Thanks To Science, They Can’t Find Any Cancer In Me Right Now’
EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting says that there are “no words” to describe how much he appreciates the support he has gotten from the heavy metal community during his battle with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the stomach. The 56-year-old, who underwent a successful total gastrectomy in July 2021, discussed his ordeal in a new interview with Pamela Calderón of Chile’s iRock.cl. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I’m so grateful to the metal community. It’s a powerful force to have those vibrations behind you. “Thanks to science, the medical science, they can’t find any cancer in me right now,” he continued. “So that’s awesome. They did surgery [last] July the 12th, and I’m adjusting to a new lifestyle — a diff...
SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS Kick Off U.S. Tour In Portland (Video)
SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS kicked off their 2022 North American tour last night (Tuesday, February 8) at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon. The band’s 21-song set included material from all four SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS albums, including four songs from the upcoming “4”: “The River Is Rising”, “Fill My World”, “Call Off The Dogs” and “Whatever Gets You By”. Also aired during the show were the SLASH’S SNAKEPIT song “Speed Parade” as well as covers of Lenny Kravitz‘s “Always On The Run” and Elton John‘s “Rocket Man”. The setlist was as follows: 01. Driving Rain 02. Shots Fired 03. My Antidote 04. Serve You Right 0...
Synchro Anarchy – VOIVOD
RATING: 9/10 How does a band survive for 40 years without ever sounding like anything else? Their earliest records aside, VOIVOD have been ferociously original throughout the last four decades; a unique and unassailable benchmark for progressive heaviness. Perhaps uniquely, they negotiated the tragic loss of talismanic guitarist and creative mastermind Denis “Piggy” D’Amour with grace and intelligence, locating the exact right man to replace him. Since recruiting Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain, VOIVOD have been back to the astonishing levels of creativity and skewed ingenuity that informed cherished classics like “Dimension Hatross” and “Nothingface”. 2018’s “The Wake” was widely and rightly acclaimed as the best thing the Ca...
KORN’s New Album Was Originally Supposed To Be An EP
In a new interview with Thomann, KORN guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer discussed the inspiration for the band’s new album, “Requiem”, which was written and recorded entirely during the COVID-19 pandemic. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We’re so used to having the world as our playground to go and explore. We’ve been doing this for 25 or more years [now]. And all of a sudden somebody says, ‘You can’t do that anymore.’ We’re, like, ‘What? What do you mean? I don’t know what to do. I’m fucking going crazy.’ “That’s how we started the record,” he continued. “We were literally going crazy. And I called up my guys and I was, like, ‘Yo, Jonathan [Davis, vocal...
Pusha T “Diet Coke”, Joell Ortiz ft. KXNG Crooked “Housing Authority” & More | Daily Visuals 2.8.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Patrick McMullan / Getty When Kanye West and Drake officially squashed their drama a month and change ago many were wondering how Pusha T would react to the news and whether or not it would strain his relationship with Yeezy. It did not. Pusha dropped his latest Kanye produced cut “Diet Coke” and now we have a video to go along with the cut. Shot in a black-and-white setting a la “Flava In Ya Ear,” the visuals to “Diet Coke” features Pusha and Ye sitting along each other as T kicks his rhymes while Ye play’s the role of Puff and busts all kinds of moves to his beat. Simple, yet effective. Joell Ortiz meanwhile reunites with a quarter of his Slaughterhouse brethren and in his clip to “Housing Authority” takes over the streets with Kxng Crooked and holds do...
Meat Market: Nelly & Lil Fizz Have Videos Of Their Junks Leaked, Twitter Says They’re Coming Up Short
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty If there’s one thing the world can count on, it’s the fact that a nude video of an entertainer will get leaked to the World Wide Web somehow. The latest to have their wares go public are Nelly and Lil Fizz, but Twitter says the two gents are coming up a little short. The news is moving fast but from what the sleuths online determine, Nelly allegedly posted a video of him getting his microphone checked to his Instagram Stories feed, not unlike Hitman Holla did with the Close Friends video that leaked. While the famed battle rapper’s video was met with largely favorable remarks, his St. Louis counterpart caught some vicious slander over the size of the situation at hand. Not to be outdone, a video of Lil Fizz having a little alon...
Samsung Unpacks Its New Galaxy S22 Smartphone Lineup, Seemingly Sticks A Fork In The Galaxy Note
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 It’s a new year, so you know what that means, its time for new Galaxy smartphones from Samsung. Wednesday (Feb.9), Samsung unveiled its new S Series Galaxy smartphones, the S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra. As with every iteration of its Galaxy flagship smartphone, the Korean tech giant boasts significant improvements with the new S22 smartphones. All three models utilize Samsung’s new Armor Aluminum, first introduced on the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G and now being featured on S22 models, a first for Samsung’s S-series phones. The S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra boast Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ on the front and back of the phone. We got up close and personal with the devices, and each of them is impressive, so let’...
Years Of Hard Drinking Killed ‘Friday’ Star Anthony Johnson Per Autopsy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Amazon / Amazon Last year the culture lost one the beloved comedic talents of Anthony Johnson. The Friday star is said to have passed due to years of alcohol abuse. As per TMZ the medical examiner has concluded that Los Angeles, California native’s death could have been avoided or prolonged if he had better taken care of himself. According to the autopsy reports obtained by the celebrity gossip media outlet doctors have concluded that “chronic ethanol use” was the cause of his passing. The documentation also calls out that he passed due to natural causes. Additionally no drugs where found in his system as per the toxicology report. Shortly after his passing the coroner’s office reported that he had tested positive for COVID prior to transit...
