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IDLES Announce 2022 North American Tour, Share “CRAWL!” Video: Stream
IDLES have expanded their 2022 international tour by adding a string of North American dates in the spring and fall. The first of the new dates is a March 23rd show in Mexico City. It will be followed by appearances during both weekends of Coachella sandwiched around concerts in Denver and Salt Lake City. The British post-punks will return to North America in late August for a second leg including stops in Kansas City, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, and Washington, DC. Alongside the tour announcement, IDLES shared a new music video for “CRAWL!,” a song off the band’s 2021 album, CRAWLER. In an exclusive Track by Track breakdown of the LP, vocalist Joe Talbot told Consequence that the song is “a good anthem for me to discuss with people who aren’t on the other side or who aren’t sober.” Adv...
Fox Acquires Gumby, Announces Gumbyverse of New Content
Fox has acquired the rights to Gumby, and they plan to stretch out the claymation classic into a multi-platform Gumbyverse of new content. Created by Art Clokey in the 1950s, Gumby and his friend with bend-efits Pokey have starred in two television series and one feature film. Fox will broadcast existing episodes of The Gumby Show and Gumby Adventures on Tubi, but that’s hardly the extent of their plans. Gumby will star in a new animated series, as well as a live-action (?) film. Besides that, the characters will be rolled up and sold off as action figures, merchandise, and even NFTs. We don’t want to speak for Gumby, but NFTs seem more like a plan cooked up the villainous “G” and “J” Blockheads than something our green hero would endorse. Advertisement Related Video In...
Obituary Announce Spring 2022 US Tour
Death metal pioneers Obituary are hitting the road this spring for the “RedNeck Run III” US tour. Fellow revelers of death metal Gruesome and 200 Stab Wounds will support the outing. The primarily East Coast route kicks off March 18th in Jacksonville, Florida, and runs through April 10th in Birmingham, Alabama. Tickets go on sale Friday (February 11th) and can be purchased via Ticketmaster. Obituary offered up this humorous press statement to prepare fans for the third edition of the “RedNeck Run”: “It’s time to put away the leather jackets and boots, bust out the FlipFlops & TankTops and prepare yourself for an outrageously, awkward yet undeniably amazing evening that could possibly turn into the best night of your life. The Florida Boys are at it again and are firing up the RV, check...
Where to Watch Every 2022 Oscar Nominated Film
While streaming services have slowly but surely been easing their way into awards conversations over the last several years, 2021 was a real watershed year for watching the most celebrated movies of the year from your home. Now, with the 2022 Oscar nominations officially announced, you might be wondering: Where do I actually watch most of this stuff? A goodly chunk of titles in this year’s Oscars conversation came from streamers — Netflix and Apple TV+, for instance, made tremendous inroads with films like The Power of the Dog and CODA — but even those titles that started out in theaters have moved to streaming faster than ever before. (2021 was, after all, a year where most people saw new-release Warner Bros. movies day and date on HBO Max.) But save for a few big movies that are sti...
They’re Back: ODESZA Release First New Music Since 2018, “The Last Goodbye”
It’s official: ODESZA are back. After torturing fans via a series of cryptic posts and leaks last week, the duo have finally released “The Last Goodbye,” their first new original music since 2018. The soulful electronic tune samples 1965’s “Let Me Down Easy” by fabled Detroit R&B singer Bettye LaVette, who is credited as a featured artist. “This song was born out of the concept of trying to bring these lasting, defining musical pieces like the 1965 release of ‘Let Me Down Easy’ by Bettye LaVette into a modern and contemporary electronic setting,” Odesza explained. “The idea of bringing two worlds together, that at first seem distant, has always been something we’ve been drawn to. It was an absolute honor to be able to work with ...
HEART’s ANN WILSON To Release ‘Fierce Bliss’ Solo Album
There is a calm, serene spirituality about Ann Wilson in 2022 which instantly draws you to her. She feels like a warm, wise someone who has seen enough bullshit to know how to avoid it calmly, and someone who is at peace with whatever she needs to be at peace with. Perhaps that is why the soul (and, indeed title) of her latest album, “Fierce Bliss” (set for release April 29 via Silver Lining Music) offers such universally entertaining, engaging, honest and safe harbor from these unpredictable times. Take “Greed”, the powerful first single. “‘Greed’ is that thing in our animal nature that makes us want MORE,” Wilson declares. “Whether it be money, sex, power or ecstasy, it fires our craving. It happens with all of us. When you turn aroun...
SABATON Singer: ‘It Will Take The Threat Of Prison Or Bankruptcy To Stop Us From’ Touring
Swedish metallers SABATON were recently forced to postpone their European arena tour, which was supposed to happen in March/April 2022, “due to continuing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on global live events and travel.” However, SABATON frontman Joakim Brodén told Finland’s Tuonela magazine that he and his bandmates are still expecting to return to the road later this year. “That’s our main priority,” he said. “And the only reason that we are not on tour is that we physically can’t or aren’t physically allowed. It will take the threat of prison or bankruptcy to stop us from doing that. Unfortunately, when it comes to touring, dealing with a tour in several countries is much more complicated than a single one because of governments. So ...
DESTRUCTION Announces Spring 2022 North American Tour
German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION will not only will celebrate their 40th anniversary by dropping their mind-blowing grenade of a new album, “Diabolical” (out April 8, 2022 via Napalm Records), they will also hit the road in North America on a 26-date headline tour this spring. Featuring direct support from prime thrash metal force and labelmates NERVOSA, the tour will also feature special guests SUNLORD and VX36. The run will kick off on April 28 in Brooklyn, New York and hit a slew of cities before coming to a close with a DESTRUCTION-only performance at Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore, Maryland on May 29. Tickets are on sale now via individual venues. DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Schmier says: “Yes — we are super thrilled: the first tour of the new record, ̵...
NITA STRAUSS Has No Intention Of Ever Handling Lead Vocals In Her Solo Band: ‘Absolutely Not’
In a brand new interview with Metal Edge magazine’s “Another FN Podcast With Izzy Presley”, Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, was asked why it took her so long to incorporate vocals into her solo music, as she is doing on her upcoming sophomore solo album. She responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Honestly, I didn’t really imagine it happening it at all. I wasn’t planning on ever doing a solo record that wasn’t an instrumental shred thing. Instrumental shred is kind of my passion; it’s what I’ve always wanted to do. And it wasn’t really what I set out to do, doing radio stuff — I wanted to kind of stay true to my identity as a guitar player and just make guitar music. But the...
King Push: Pusha T Drops New Track “Diet Coke” & Twitter Highly Approves
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kevin Winter / Getty Pusha T last blessed the world with an album with 2018’s Daytona, fully produced by Ye aka Kanye West. The king of coke bars is back with a new track titled “Diet Coke,” reuniting with Yeezy and 88-Keys, and already it appears to be a Twitter favorite. After a snippet of the track began circulating online by way of Victor Victor Worldwide boss Steven Victor, the hype around the track began to bubble. Most were stunned to see that Pusha T and Ye were together in the clip after chatter that Push was no longer involved with the G.O.O.D. Music label, but those rumors were shut down last month. In the wee hours of Tuesday morning (Feb. 8), “Diet Coke” went wide with Push and 88-Keys having a lot of fun on Twitter engaging with ...
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott Welcome Baby Boy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Craig Barritt / Getty While the world was keeping up with the online drama between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott were welcoming their latest edition to their family. On Sunday (Feb 6), Kylie took to Instagram to announce that the couple’s son was born on Wednesday (Feb. 2) by sharing a black-and-white photo of what appears to be their daughter Stormi’s hand holding her newborn brother’s arm, along with the caption: “💙 2/2/22.” Travis reacted with a series of heart emojis: “💙🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎”, as other friends and family including Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Hailey Bieber, and Normani all commented their love for the announcement. As previously rep...
Def Jam Names LaTrice Burnette EVP
Def Jam Recordings has named experienced label veteran LaTrice Burnette as its new executive vp, the company announced today (Feb. 8). As part of her move, Burnette will also be bringing her label 4th & Broadway, which she relaunched as president in November 2020, under the Def Jam umbrella. Burnette moves to Def Jam from Island, which she had joined in 2018 as executive vp/general manager. In 2020 she led the relaunch of 4th & Broadway — originally an Island imprint that had been founded in 1984 as a hip-hop and dance label, most notably home to recordings by Eric B. & Rakim — and has since signed artists including Young Devyn, Lil Migo, Pap Chanel, Chiiild and Kidd Kenn to the label. The artists, the label and the core staff of 4th & Broadway will follow Burnette to Def J...
