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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts Is More About the Memories Than the Magic: Review
The Pitch: You’ll spend a lot of time thinking about chairs, while watching Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts. Not just who’s sitting in them, and where, and with who, but the chairs themselves: plush vintage armchairs, high-backed wooden thrones, and the wide spectrum of options in between. The anniversary special dropping on New Year’s Day is a loving look back at the global phenomenon, as told by the stars and directors involved with the journey along the way. It also, despite best efforts made to add some visual flair in the form of wandering about archived film sets, is about 80 percent just footage of people sitting and talking. While tracking the chairs people are sitting in is oftentimes necessary to understand the context of the soundbite you’re hearing, overall th...
Our Most Read News Stories of 2021
Before turning the page on 2021, we wanted to take a brief look back at the most read news stories on Consequence over the last 12 months. From Sophia Urista’s on-stage bathroom break to the Nevermind baby lawsuit to Nandi’s live jam session with Foo Fighters, this year’s most popular reads spanned the gauntlet from disgustingly gross to laughably absurd to absolutely heart-warming. Check out this year’s 10 most read news stories, ranked in descending order based on total traffic: 10. Daisy Ridley Responds to Ted Cruz: “I’m an Emotionally Tortured Jedi Who Doesn’t Leave Their State” Advertisement Out of all of the Star Wars’ characters to choose from, Ted Cruz declared Cara Dune as the one who broke the most barriers in the franchise’s galactic universe. Of course, this flawed but acceptab...
Dave Grohl Uploads Hanukkah Sessions to Streaming Services
Dave Grohl is back with yet another surprise. After sharing a full-length recording of Foo Fighters’ recent gig at Madison Square Garden, he has now uploaded the first two seasons of The Hanukkah Sessions to streaming services. Beginning in 2020, Grohl marked the Festival of Lights by covering songs from prominent Jewish artists with his friend and producer, Greg Kurstin. The inaugural Hanukkah Sessions included covers of Beastie Boys (“Sabotage”), Drake (“Hotline Bling”), Mountain (“Mississippi Queen”), Peaches (“Fuck the Pain Away”), Bob Dylan (“Rainy Day Women #12 & 35”), Elastica (“Connection”), The Knack (“Frustrated”), and The Velvet Underground (“Rock and Roll”). For Season 2, Grohl and Kurstin put their stamp on songs by Lisa Loeb (“Stay (I Missed You)”), Ramones (“Blitzkr...
Russia Labels Pussy Riot Members “Foreign Agents”
Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova and Nika Nikulshina have been officially labeled “foreign agents” by the Russian government, BBC News and the Associated Press report. The designation is a Russian government effort to stifle dissent and discredit anyone carrying the label. “Foreign agents” are required to append disclaimer statements to their social media posts, news reports, and other public-facing content. Pussy Riot acknowledged the disclaimer requirement in a tweet, but added that they won’t adhere to the requirement and will appeal the decision in court. “Russia will be free,” they wrote. Earlier this week, it was reported that the human rights organization Memorial was shuttered for its failure to identify as a foreign agent. Tolokonnikova was arrested and spent two years in prison a...
Check Out Chance the Rapper’s Musical Genre Challenge on Jimmy Fallon’s ‘That’s My Jam’
Chance the Rapper appears on the upcoming episode of Jimmy Fallon’s music and comedy variety game show, That’s My Jam. While playing musical genre challenge, the Chicago-born rapper is tasked with offering a country-rock rendition of Nelly’s popular track, “Hot In Here.” The in-house band quickly set up a country track and Chance the Rapper hopped on as if he had the performance ready all along. Needless to say, he shocked Jimmy Fallon and everyone in the audience. Last month, Chance the Rapper teamed up with renowned R&B singer Dionne Warwick for the song, “Nothing’s Impossible.” “Nothing’s impossible if you believe/Nothing can stop you from what you’ll achieve/Dreams are forever yes they are/So don’t ever question who you are,” says the song’s chorus. The uplifting track benefits the...
LL Cool J Tests Positive For The Rona, Won’t Be Performing At NYE Celebration
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Guillermo Proano/WENN / WENN The Omicron strikes again! And by that we mean another New Year’s Eve performance being canceled due to its infection rate. Variety is reporting that LL Cool J is the latest celebrity to cancel his planned appearance at a New Year’s Eve bash but not because of fear of COVID-19 wildfire that’s burning down the final month of 2021, but because he himself has tested positive for the dreaded virus. According to the report Ladies Love Cool J is pulling out of this year’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022″ after testing positive for the Rona. Luckily for viewers of the annual show, the NYE event will still go down with Ryan Seacrest and Liza Koshy taking on hosting duties. Related Stories LL was set t...
DJ NT – Zazuu & Marlians (2022 Banging Mix)
A Nigerian disc jockey, DJ NT just release a banging new mixtape tagged “Zazuu & Marlians (2022 Banging Mix)”. DJ NT Music Promotion drops his end-of-year mix and this groovy mix is entitled “Zazuu & Marlians (2022 Banging Mix)“. This mix was inspired by the trendy slang “Zazoo” and the mixtape features some amazing hottest and old skool street jams. TOP MIX PICKS FOR YOU: Trust me this mixtape is a hundred percent marlians party banging mixtape, Omo, as usual, u go dance nonstop till 2022…LOL Listen, enjoy DJ NT – Zazuu & Marlians (2022 Banging Mix) below & share.Download
KREATOR’s New Album To Arrive In The Summer, First Single Due ‘Soon’
German thrash metal veterans KREATOR will release their new album in the summer of 2022. The LP’s first single will arrive “soon,” according to KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza. The follow-up to 2017’s “Gods Of Violence” was recorded at Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin, Germany. Helming the sessions was Arthur Rizk, who has previously worked with CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, CODE ORANGE, POWER TRIP and SOULFLY, among others. Earlier today (December 31), Petrozza took to his Instagram to write: “Ok 2021, you are almost history. “It was good to play a couple of shows and record a new album. Overall, it was a killer year and I will hopefully see a lot of you in 2022. “Album coming in the summer, new single SOON! “Stay sane and safe and eat your vege...
CANNIBAL CORPSE Drummer Launches ‘Pure Hard Rock’ Band UMBILICUS
Drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz (CANNIBAL CORPSE), guitarist Taylor Nordberg (INHUMAN CONDITION, THE ABSENCE, FORE), bassist Vernon Blake (ANARCHUS) and vocalist Brian Stephenson (FORE, OLD JAMES) have joined forces in a new rock and roll band called UMBILICUS. Mazurkiewicz says: “UMBILICUS was formed in the summer of 2020 and driven by our love of rock and roll from the late ’60s, ’70s and early ’80s. “I’ve been listening to well-known bands like GRAND FUNK [RAILROAD], BAD COMPANY and STEPPENWOLF and not-so-well-known bands like SIR LORD BALTIMORE and LUCIFER’S FRIEND for the last 20 years or so now. The more I listened to these bands, the more I wanted to play music like this. It is just so much fun to sit back and groove out and play by complete feel ...
AVATAR Releases New Song ‘Cruel And Unusual’
Swedish metallers AVATAR have shared another new song, “Cruel And Unusual”. Check it out below. “It feels self-evident,” the band states about the track. “Violent thoughts channeled through violent riffs, demented thoughts driven by a sick groove. It’s simply a very sexy song.” Earlier this fall, AVATAR, who are known to smash the boundaries between band, theater troupe, and cinematic masterminds with a series of celebrated albums and videos, and the immersive world of Avatar Country, a fantastical land where metal rules supreme, released four new songs. AVATAR also previously announced they signed to Thirty Tigers and have launched their own Black Waltz Records imprint. In October, AVATAR postponed the last five shows on its “Going Hunting&#...
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE’s JESSE LEACH: ‘We Need To Engage In Dialogue And Civil Discussion To Learn Anything From Each Other’
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach has implored his social media followers to engage in civil discourse about sometimes divisive issues, saying we “have much to learn from one another even if we do feel a stark disagreement with another.” The 43-year-old singer, who has been open about his battles with anxiety and depression, took to his Instagram on Thursday (December 30) to share a short clip from an earlier Instagram Live video he made, and he included the following message: “I thought this particular part was worth a share if nothing else then to shed some light on why I am not screaming and preaching my (ever changing) opinions (be it political or about this virus) all over social media. “This is one of those moments that I did not plan or think through. I ...
Normani Gushes to Childhood Icon Ciara About Her Impact, Says Debut Album Is ‘Almost Done’
Ciara filled in as host for The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday (Dec. 30), and guest Normani told her she’s “almost done” with her debut album. The 25-year-old singer opened up about how being in Fifth Harmony was allowed her to “hide.” But now that she’s in the solo spotlight, Normani says she’s been experiencing firsthand all the difficulties with putting out a project — especially her first — all on her own. “People underestimate how hard it is and how much effort we put into one project, one body of work. And coming out of a girl group, there was a lot that I hard to figure out about myself and fears that I had to deal with head on,” she said. “I was always so safe being in a girl group. I remember my mom when I was little, she was like, ‘Why do you want to be in a girl grou...
