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Watch VOLBEAT Play First Show With Ex-SLAYER Drummer JON DETTE
VOLBEAT played its first show with former SLAYER and TESTAMENT drummer Jon Dette last night (Saturday, January 29) at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. Dette is filling in for VOLBEAT‘s regular drummer, Jon Larsen, who tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, earlier in the week. Fan-filmed video of the Portland concert can be seen below. VOLBEAT canceled its show Friday (January 29) at Ford Idaho Center Arena in Nampa, Idaho as a result of Larsen‘s diagnosis. VOLBEAT‘s co-headlining U.S. tour with GHOST will conclude on March 3 in Anaheim, California. VOLBEAT‘s “Shotgun Blues” single, which is taken from the band’s latest album, “Servant Of The Mind”, recently topped both the Billboa...
Watch ANTHRAX’s JOEY BELLADONNA Cover FOREIGNER’s ‘Cold As Ice’ With Members Of DROWNING POOL
ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna joined the all-star band THE STOWAWAYS during their ShipRocked concert aboard the Carnival Breeze on January 24 to perform at cover of the FOREIGNER classic “Cold As Ice”. You can now watch fan-filmed video of the performance below (courtesy of YouTube user PGMD). Lineup for the performance: Vocals: Joey Belladonna (ANTHRAX) Guitars: C.J. Pierce (DROWNING POOL), Dameon Aranda Bass: Jasen Moreno (DROWNING POOL) Drums: Mike Luce (DROWNING POOL) Keyboards: Tyson Leslie (VIXEN) When he is not busy touring and recording with ANTHRAX, Belladonna has been spending time playing drums and singing for a classic-rock covers band called CHIEF BIG WAY. The upstate New York-based group, which also features Dave Mickelson on bass, Joe Precourt on guitar and John...
Katy Perry Performs ‘When I’m Gone’ & ‘Never Really Over’ Alongside Giant Mushrooms on ‘SNL’: Watch
Katy Perry brought a taste of her new Las Vegas show to Studio 8H. The 37-year-old pop superstar stopped by Saturday Night Live on Jan. 29 to deliver a pair of trippy performances reminiscent of her recently launched residency, titled Play, at Sin City’s Theatre at Resorts World. With an enthusiastic introduction by first-time host Willem Dafoe, the American Idol judge launched into an Alice in Wonderland-themed performance of “When I’m Gone,” her new club banger with Swedish DJ and producer Alesso. Surrounded by giant dancing mushrooms holding “Eat Me” signs, the singer strutted across the stage in a red shroom costume of her own amid a colorful psychedelic backdrop. Alesso also joined in the fun, providing the propulsive house jam from the background. Explore Explore Katy Perry See lates...
E Street Band Member Nils Lofgren Pulls Music From Spotify, Encourages All Musicians to ‘Cut Ties’ With Service
Nils Lofgren, a longtime guitarist for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, is among the musicians to pull music from Spotify over concerns about COVID-19 misinformation being spread on the streaming platform. He follows Neil Young, who announced Wednesday (Jan. 26) that he would remove his catalogue in protest of COVID vaccine misinformation being spread on Joe Rogan’s podcast, and Joni Mitchell, who followed in solidarity soon after. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Both musicians referred to an open letter sent to Spotify from 270 professionals in the scientific and medical communities, calling on the streaming service to address misinformation distributed on the platform. In a statement shared to the Neil Young Archives on Saturday, Lofgren shared: “A few days ago, my wife and ...
Janet Jackson Says She Advised Justin Timberlake To Stay Silent About Super Bowl Incident
Janet Jackson revealed that she spoke to Justin Timberlake just once after the infamous “wardrobe malfunction” incident at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, advising him to remain silent. In part four of her new Lifetime documentary series Janet Jackson., recalls telling him “I don’t want any drama for you. They’re aiming this at me. If I was you I wouldn’t say anything.” Jackson also said that Timberlake reached out to perform with her again at his 2018 performance at the Super Bowl halftime show. She said that while it would be nice, she didn’t want to have to relive the ordeal, and obliquely referenced her “history” with CBS. She also re-affirmed her friendship with Timberlake, saying they’ve “moved on.” Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for Timberlake for commen...
LCD Soundsystem Announced for John Mulaney-Hosted SNL
LCD Soundsystem has been announced as the musical guest on the February 26 episode of Saturday Night Live. John Mulaney, a former head writer on the show, is set to host. LCD Soundsystem shared their holiday special on Amazon Prime Video last month, starring Macaulay Culkin, Aparna Nancherla, and Eric Wareheim. Their 20-date residency at Brooklyn Steel in December was cut short as a COVID-19 surged over the holidays. John Mulaney last hosted SNL in 2020. LCD Soundsystem performed on a 2017 episode, offering the live debut of their new songs “Call the Police” and “American Dream.” Check out Pitchfork’s “Listening Diary” feature “Comedian John Mulaney on His Post-Election Playlist and the Annoying Way He Listens to Music.”
Katy Perry Joined by Alesso, Dancers Dressed as Mushrooms on SNL: Watch
Katy Perry was the musical guest on last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live. She performed their song “When I’m Gone” with Alesso on a stage filled with giant dancing mushrooms. Perry also performed “Never Really Over” on the Willem Dafoe-hosted episode. Watch both performances below. Perry and Alesso first shared “When I’m Gone” to kick off Perry’s residency at Resorts World Las Vegas. They debuted the track with a music video during ESPN’s broadcast of the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship earlier this month. Perry released her last LP Smile in 2020. It was revealed during last night’s episode that SNL will welcome back host John Mulaney on February 26 with musical guests LCD Soundsystem. Check out Pitchfork’s Sunday Review of Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream. Conte...
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Rejoined By Singer HOWARD JONES At Opening Concert Of 2022 ‘Atonement’ Tour (Video)
Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones rejoined the band on stage at the opening concert of the Massachusetts metallers’ U.S. tour Friday night (January 28) at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to perform three songs, “The Signal Fire”, “Rose Of Sharyn” and “The End Of Heartache”. Fan-filmed video of his appearance can be seen below. Support on the trek is coming from AUGUST BURNS RED and Jones‘s current group LIGHT THE TORCH. “The Signal Fire” is taken from KILLSWITCH ENGAGE‘s latest album, “Atonement”, which came out in 2019. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE‘s current singer Jesse Leach said that he wrote “The Signal Fire” lyrics “with Howard in mind and our connection through our similar ment...
Janet Jackson Advised Justin Timberlake To Stay Silent About Super Bowl Incident
Janet Jackson revealed that she spoke to Justin Timberlake just once after the infamous “wardrobe malfunction” incident at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, advising him to remain silent. In part 4 of her new Lifetime documentary series Janet Jackson., recalls telling him “I don’t want any drama for you. They’re aiming this at me. If I was you I wouldn’t say anything.” Jackson also said that Timberlake reached out to perform with her again at his 2018 performance at the Super Bowl halftime show. She said that while it would be nice, she didn’t want to have to relive the ordeal, and obliquely referenced her “history” with CBS. She also re-affirmed her friendship with Timberlake, saying they’ve “moved on.” Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for Timberlake for comment. ...
LCD Soundsystem to Perform on SNL
LCD Soundsystem has been announced as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on February 26. John Mulaney, a former head writer on the show, is set to host. LCD Soundsystem shared their holiday special on Amazon Prime Video last month, starring Macaulay Culkin, Aparna Nancherla, and Eric Wareheim. Their 20-date residency at Brooklyn Steel in December was cut short as a COVID-19 surged over the holidays. John Mulaney, who last hosted SNL in 2020, joined the Late Night With Seth Meyers staff as a writer shortly after that appearance. Check out Pitchfork’s “Listening Diary” feature “Comedian John Mulaney on His Post-Election Playlist and the Annoying Way He Listens to Music.”
New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert Announces He’s Cancer-Free
New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert has announced that he’s cancer free. “Half a liver, a gallbladder, & one adrenal gland later, I am officially cancer free. All my tests and scans came back clear!” Gilbert wrote on Instagram. “My endocrinologist, surgeon, & oncologist [teamed] up and [took] down my Pheochromocytoma more swiftly & efficiently than the Avengers could defeat Thanos in Infinity War.” Last month, Gilbert announced that he had spent two weeks in the hospital after his wife found him unconscious on December 5th. An endocrinologist diagnosed him with Pheochromocytoma, a rare type of neuroendocrine tumor that attacks the adrenal glands and causes drastic hormone imbalances. Related Video While Pheochromocytoma is usually benign, Gilbert said his had spread to his l...
La Luz’s Shana Cleveland Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
Shana Cleveland, guitarist of the Los Angeles psych-rock band La Luz, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. As a result, the band has canceled its upcoming tour. “Normally a month before a tour we’d be blasting you with show announcements but we’ve been forced to shift our focus upon finding out that Shana has breast cancer,” the members of La Luz wrote in a message posted to social media. “While we’re still waiting to get info on what treatment will look like, it seems clear we won’t be able to make this East Coast Tour happen in March.” La Luz’s upcoming East Coast/Midwest run was scheduled to begin in Philadelphia on March 3rd, wrapping up in Washington D.C. later that month. The 14-date trek was in support of the group’s self-titled fifth album, which arrived last October. Advertiseme...
