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LIFE OF AGONY Documentary ‘The Sound Of Scars’ Lands At CINEDIGM For North America
According to Deadline, Cinedigm has picked up North American rights on “The Sound Of Scars”. The film is described as a deeply personal documentary which chronicles Brooklyn alt/metal band LIFE OF AGONY‘s rise, fall and rebirth while confronting domestic violence, substance abuse and addiction, depression and lead singer Mina Caputo‘s gender transition. A spring release is expected. The deal was negotiated by Brandon Hill on behalf of Cinedigm and Michael Paszt on behalf of Raven Banner Entertainment. “While LIFE OF AGONY has proven itself as an incredible act on stage, it’s rare that we get to see what makes a band of this caliber work behind the scenes,” said Cinedigm‘s manager of acquisitions, Brandon Hill. “The Sound Of Scars”...
The Weather Station Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song “Endless Time”: Watch
The Weather Station has announced a new album. How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars is a companion piece to 2021’s Ignorance. It’s out March 4 via Fat Possum and features songs written at the same time as Ignorance. The first single is “Endless Time.” Watch the video below. “When I wrote Ignorance, it was a time of intense creativity, and I wrote more songs than I ever had in my life,” the Weather Station’s Tamara Lindeman said in a statement. “The songs destined to be on the album were clear from the beginning, but as I continued down my writing path, songs kept appearing that had no place on the album I envisioned. Songs that were simple, pure; almost naive. Songs that spoke to many of the same questions and realities as Ignorance, but in a more internal, thoughtful way. So I began ...
Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker Joins Ginla for New Song “Carousel”: Listen
Ginla—the duo of Joe Manzoli and Jon Nellen—have announced a new album, Everything, which is out March 25 via No Content. The record opens with last year’s “Bloodstream” and also includes a new single called “Carousel,” featuring guest vocals from Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker. Listen to Ginla’s “Carousel” below. Everything follows Ginla’s debut self-titled EP in 2017 and their 2018 full-length debut Codex, which got released via Terrible. Nellen and Manzoli produced and recorded their new album. Rusty Santos, who’s worked often with Panda Bear, mixed and also co-produced Everything. Big Thief will release their new album Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You on February 11. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Everything: 01 Bloodstream02 Carousel03 Yo...
Alf Clausen, Ex-Simpsons Composer, Drops Lawsuit Against Fox Over Firing
Alf Clausen, the Emmy-winning composer who scored more than 560 episodes of The Simpsons across 27 years, was fired from the show in 2017. In 2019, he sued Fox for wrongful termination over his firing from the show. In the complaint, he alleged that his age and disability were factors in his firing. Clausen has now dropped the lawsuit, Variety reports. In August 2020, a judge dismissed Clausen’s age discrimination portion of the lawsuit but allowed for his disability discrimination claim to proceed. Clausen’s attorney Ebby Bakhtiar told Variety that the lawsuit was dropped as it “appeared likely” that the justices would rule against him. “We caught a very, very conservative panel,” Bakhtiar said. “I think he got screwed.”
Leon Vynehall Announces Fabric Presents Mix, Shares New Song: Listen
Leon Vynehall has announced his installment of the Fabric Presents mix series. It’s out March 25 via Fabric on 2xLP, CD, and digital platforms. It includes an introduction from Wesley Joseph and exclusives from Skee Mask, Or:la, Gaunt, Avon Blume, and Ehua. Listen to the new song “Sugar Slip (The Lick),” and find the full tracklist, below. “The output of fabric’s label holds a special place for me. During my teens into early twenties the musical landscape I was exposed to broadened, and my taste diversified greatly; going to shows, making music, and swapping new finds with friends. fabric had a huge part to play in shaping what I heard and was exposed to via their mix & compilation series. The first two I heard were Swayzak’s fabric 11, and James Murphy & Pat Mahoney’s FABRICLIVE 3...
Jawbreaker Expand ‘Dear You’ Anniversary Tour with More Dates, The Lemonheads
Jawbreaker have expanded their upcoming tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their fourth and final album, Dear You. The emo punk luminaries have scheduled additional shows in Portland, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City, while announcing new dates in Minneapolis, Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston, the Washington, DC metro area, and Nashville. Along with the expanding the tour’s itinerary, Jawbreaker have also recruited a few more acts to join them on the road. Notably, The Lemonheads will open several dates, playing their beloved album It’s A Shame About Ray in full. Lucero and Dillinger Four will take turns providing support. Advertisement Related Video As previously reported, Built to Spill, Descendents, Best Coast, Jawbox, Smoking Popes, and The Linda Lindas will also open for Jaw...
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Peter Dinklage Calls Disney’s Snow White Remake “Fucking Backwards” [UPDATED]
Peter Dinklage isn’t happy about Disney’s forthcoming live-action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,. During a recent visit on Marc Maron’s WTF Podcast, the Game of Thrones star voiced his frustrations with the remake, calling Snow White a “fucking backwards story about dwarfs.” While Disney has yet to announce their plans for the dwarfs in the film, many fans were excited to find out that West Side Story breakout Rachel Zegler — who is part Colombian — had been cast as the lead princess. For some, casting a person of color in the role marked a major step for inclusivity. But to Dinklage, the story remains deeply flawed and marginalizing at its core. “There’s a lot of hypocrisy going on,” Dinklage said. “Literally no offense to anyone, but I was a little taken aback ...
Slim Jxmmi of Rae Sremmurd Arrested for Domestic Violence
Slim Jxmmi, one-half of the chart-topping duo Rae Sremmurd, has been arrested for battery after allegedly attacking his girlfriend and mother of his child. According to the Miami Dade Department of Corrections, Slim Jxmmi, who was born Aaquil Brown, was arrested Tuesday morning and taken to Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami. Under remarks, law enforcement officials noted, “Domestic Violence.” TMZ spoke to the arresting officers, reporting that Brown became angry when his girlfriend asked questions about a woman he was following on Twitter. He allegedly left their home, but returned a short time later smelling of alcohol. The purported victim said that when she attempted to move their sleeping child to bed, Brown grabbed her hair and ripped the extensions out of ...
Tove Lo Unveils New Song “How Long”: Stream
Tove Lo has returned with a new song called “How Long,” which appears on the upcoming Euphoria soundtrack. Listen to the song below. Synthesizers snake around “How Long,” which builds from a cool, detached verse to a wary, impassioned chorus. “Try to play it cool/ I like you/ Have me in your hand/ Just like that,” Tove Lo sings at first, over a steady beat. Soon enough, however, she tips her hand. “How long have you loved another while I’m dreaming of us together?” goes her fervent interrogation, as keys bubble. Tove Lo’s edgy electro-pop fits Euphoria’s dingy aesthetic on its own, but “How Long” get a proper needle drop on the show’s next episode, premiering Sunday (January 30th). The artist gushed about contributing to the drama’s soundtrack in a statement. “‘How Long’ is ...
RZA Reportedly Sues Wu-Tang Clan Bootleggers for Up to $2 Million USD
RZA has reportedly filed a lawsuit against several bootleggers for the unauthorized use of the Wu-Tang Clan logo. According to documents obtained by AllHipHop, the de facto Wu-Tang Clan leader is accusing defendants that “are believed to be operating out of China or other foreign jurisdictions with lax trademark enforcement” for trademark infringement, counterfeiting and false designation of origin. RZA wants to bar the bootleggers from further selling “reproductions, counterfeit copies or colorable imitations of Wu-Tang products,” and he has reached out to ecommerce websites like Amazon, eBay and AliExpress to remove the ads that promote the bootleggers. “Many Defendants also deceive unknowing consumers by using the Wu-Tang Clan Trademarks without authorization within the content, text, a...
Moneybagg Yo, H.E.R., Big Sean & More Announced As Performers At ‘iHeartRadio Living Black’ Event
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: iHeartRadio / ‘iHeartRadio Living Black’ Event iHeartRadio is providing the vibes right on time for Black History Month. For its second annual “iHeartRadio Living Black! Empowered by AT&T,” enlisting Big Sean, H.E.R., Moneybagg Yo, Ari Lennox to hit the stage to perform their hits. The event, which is billed as “a month-long on-air celebration,” will also feature special appearances from Lizzo, John Legend, J. Cole, Alicia Keys, Saweetie, Bas, and others. If you’re excited at the lineup of talent that has been amassed and wondering where you can watch it, well, if you have a TikTok account, you can watch the stream on the popular social media platform. This will mark the first collaboration between TikTok and iHeartRadio. If you don’t want to create a...
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Earl Sweatshirt Poetically Reckons With The Turbulent State Of The World Via ‘SICK!’ Album [Review]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC / Getty Earl Sweatshirt never seems overly concerned with perfection or typified standards of modern-day Hip-Hop music, although his newest project is a refined effort. As he’s done previously via his audio releases, the California native’s latest studio album SICK! points to a personal and poetical reckoning of the state of the world that breaks through the insular themes of his past. Tan Cressida, the label started by Earl Sweatshirt, continues its Warner Bros Records partnership with SICK!, the third released under this union that follows the excellent Feet Of Clay drop and the subsequent deluxe release. SICK! sonically moves in a straighter line than Feet Of Clay, and Sweatshirt’s pen shows renewed clarity along with loads of abstract though...
