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Peter Dinklage Addresses Game of Thrones Ending: “It’s Fiction. There’s Dragons in it. Move on.”
It’s been more than two and a half years since Game of Thrones aired its series finale, and Peter Dinklage is finally speaking out about the fan backlash to the polarizing episode. In a profile with The New York Times, the actor who played Tyrion Lannister for all eight seasons of the hit fantasy drama quipped, “[Fans] wanted the pretty white people to ride off into the sunset together. By the way, it’s fiction. There’s dragons in it. Move on.” Taking a more serious tone, Dinklage added, “No, but the show subverts what you think, and that’s what I love about it. Yeah, it was called Game of Thrones, but at the end, the whole dialogue when people would approach me on the street was, ‘Who’s going to be on the throne?’ I don’t know why that was their takeaway because the show really was more t...
ANTHRAX’s FRANK BELLO Recalls Being Infected With Parasites After Eating Undercooked Meat In Mexico
During a recent appearance on “The Jasta Show”, the video podcast hosted by HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta, ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello recalled a time when he got sick from eating meat that was not properly cooked while on tour with PANTERA nearly 25 years ago. “I had to give up coffee,” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “I had to — because of my gut. And this happened way back when. Years ago, we were on tour with PANTERA. We went out and we got loaded one night in Mexico City. On the streets of Mexico City, PANTERA and ANTRAX, just loaded off our asses… You know those street carts you’re not supposed to eat the fucking food out of? Sausage… Who knows? It was fucking red. I shouldn’t have eaten it. I was starving. I wanted to soak up ...
TESLA’s FRANK HANNON Says Lyrics To New Single ‘Cold Blue Steel’ Have Been Misinterpreted
TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon recently spoke to Let’s Rock about the band’s latest single, “Cold Blue Steel”. A music video for the song was released in August, directed by Brandon Gullion and produced by Hannon. Regarding the inspiration for the track, Frank said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It’s an example of [late LYNYRD SKYNYRD singer] Ronnie Van Zant being our influence in a way of telling a story. When you’re listening to “Saturday Night Special’, you can picture the story. “So Jeff [Keith, TESLA singer] was really fired up about that song. One day he was coming over to my house a couple of months ago and we were gonna work on some music and he was listening to that track. And that’s where it started.” H...
GLENN HUGHES: ‘Being In BLACK SABBATH Was Not Something I Wanted To Do’
During an appearance on a recent episode of the “In The Trenches with Ryan Roxie” video podcast, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes reflected on his time fronting BLACK SABBATH in the mid-1980s. Regarding how his collaboration with the Tony Iommi-led outfit came about, Glenn said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Tony was going to make a solo album in 1985. Myself, my dear friend Ronnie James Dio and Rob Halford were all gonna sing a couple of songs each. I was the first guy to go down to Cherokee Studios in Hollywood to do a couple of songs with Tony. And I wrote and sang a couple of songs in the first night. And he asked me to come back the next day, and it kept going and going and going, and I ended up being the only singer on that solo album. On the last son...
JOHN 5 Doesn’t Think ‘NAMM Show’ Will Last More Than Another Five Years
ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 and TWISTED SISTER guitarist Eddie Ojeda were guests on a recent episode of the “Hangin’ & Bangin’: Artists On Lockdown” online show, where they were joined by Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO), Carmine Appice (OZZY OSBOURNE, VANILLA FUDGE) and host Ron Onesti. During the wide-ranging chat, they discussed the recent announcement by producers of the annual music convention NAMM Show that its normal January date was being postponed to June 3-5, 2022 at the Anaheim Convention Center due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each year, over 100,000 musicians, instrument makers, vendors, educators and more from all over the world come together in Anaheim to celebrate the latest in entertainment technology during the NAMM (which stands for National Ass...
J.D. Crowe, Influential Bluegrass Musician, Dies at 84
Grammy-winning bluegrass musician J.D. Crowe, whose influential career spanned more than 50 years, has died. He was 84. His son, David, confirmed the death on Saturday (Dec. 25) to The Associated Press. “We just want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. As great of a musician as dad was, he was even better husband, father and friend,” David said in a brief message. Crowe died Friday of undisclosed causes, the family earlier announced via Facebook. Explore Explore J.D. Crowe See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Born James Dee Crowe in 1937, his career included stints with Jimmy Martin’s Sunny Mountain Boys, Mac Wiseman and his own band, the Kentucky Mountain Boys, which later became the New South. According to the Blue...
Rihanna, Britney Spears, Billie Eilish & More Celebrate Christmas 2021
Merry Christmas 2021! Dozens of music stars took to social media over the weekend to spread yuletide cheer ahead of the new year. Artists like Rihanna, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo and many others shared festive posts on Instagram in celebration of Christmas on Saturday (Dec. 25), including sweet family photos and videos, hilarious childhood throwbacks, and inspiring messages in celebration of the holiday season. “My favorite time of year,” Eilish captioned a wintery photo gallery filled with snapshots of Santa Claus, Christmas trees, colorful lights and beautifully wrapped gifts. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Rihanna and Dua Lipa gave fans a peak into their childhood by sharing adorable photos of themselves sitting on Santa’s lap ...
Sutton Foster Confirms ‘Music Man’ Absence Due to Positive COVID-19 Test as Hugh Jackman Praises Swings, Understudies
Sutton Foster missed Thursday’s preview performance of the long-awaited Music Man revival, which also stars Hugh Jackman, after testing positive for COVID-19. The Broadway actress and star of Younger confirmed her absence was due to a positive test in an Instagram story posted Friday morning (Dec. 24). Beyond explaining why she didn’t take the stage for the preview show, Foster also celebrated actress and Music Man swing Kathy Voytko, who stepped in for her in the role of Marian Paroo and helped prevent the production, which had just begun previews on Monday, Dec. 20, at the Winter Garden Theater, from having to cancel the performance. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “Yesterday I tested positive for COVID. At noon Kathy Voytko found out. And last night she went on for Marian Pro...
Harvey Evans, Actor in Original Broadway Shows ‘West Side Story,’ ‘Hello Dolly!’ & More, Dies at 80
Harvey Evans, an actor, singer and dancer who had a knack for landing roles in the original Broadway productions of such classics as West Side Story, Follies, Hello, Dolly! and Gypsy, has died. He was 80. Evans died Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey, said Lawrence Leritz, a friend and Broadway actor, dancer, singer, producer and director. “He was dearly loved by the Broadway community. Very kind, embracing, funny and always had a smile on his face. I can never remember not being hugged by this loving man,” Leritz said. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Evans was rarely cast in leading Broadway roles but found a place in timeless shows. He starred opposite Angela Lansbury in Anyone Can Whistle and played Barnaby in Hello, Dolly! opposite Carol...
Cardi B Launches New Creator Platform As Playboy’s Creative Director
Cardi B has announced her inaugural initiative as Creative Director in Residence at Playboy: a new creator platform called CENTERFOLD, designed for “creative freedom, artistic expression and sex positivity.” The 29-year-old rapper took to Instagram to share news of the platform, with a photo of her that details her role as both a a founding member and creative director. “My first project with @playboy !!! introducing CENTERFOLD, so excited to share this platform with so many amazing creators @playboycenterfold,” she captioned the image. CENTERFOLD’s website is officially live, where a landing page featuring an image of the Bronx native poolside describes the platform as “the home for the world’s top creators to interact with their fans.” As Creative Director in Residence at Playboy, a role...
QUIET RIOT Will Release New Music In Early 2022, Says RUDY SARZO: It’s ‘Already Recorded’
QUIET RIOT bassist Rudy Sarzo says that the band is planning to release new music in the coming weeks. The 71-year-old musician, who recently rejoined QUIET RIOT after an 18-year absence, spoke about the possibility of fresh material from the group during an interview with the “Diary Of The Madmen – The Ultimate Ozzy Podcast”. He said: “We have a couple of surprises coming up that are already recorded. So they’re just waiting to be released. We’re gonna release ’em in conjunction when we start touring in February [of 2022].” The veteran rock group’s last collection of fresh material was 2019’s “Hollywood Cowboys”, which marked drummer Frankie Banali‘s final QUIET RIOT studio album before his untimely death. Banal...
EXHORDER’s KYLE THOMAS: ‘We’ve Been In Pre-Production’ For Next Album ‘For Quite Some Time’
Vocalist Kyle Thomas of New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER has confirmed to the “Brutally Delicious” podcast that he and his bandmates have spent much of the coronavirus downtime working on material for the follow-up to 2019’s “Mourn The Southern Skies” album. “We all were really busy with the writing process pretty much from jump,” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “I think any band that kind of snoozed on that opportunity set themselves up for being in a bad position because now bands that did put in the work during the pandemic, if they’re not releasing albums now, they’re not far off. We’ve been in pre-production for it for quite some time. It’s something that we’re gonna be working ...
