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Al Strobel, the “One-Armed Man” in Twin Peaks, Dead at 83
Al Strobel, the actor best known for portraying Phillip Michael Gerard a.k.a. the “One-Armed Man” in Twin Peaks, has died at 83. The news was announced on Saturday by Twin Peaks producer and longtime David Lynch collaborator Sabrina Sutherland via Facebook, who shared, “I am sad to have to post that Al Strobel passed away last night. I loved him dearly.” No further details have been released at this time. Strobel was born in Seattle in 1939 and settled in the Pacific Northwest region for most of his life. At 17 years old, he lost his left arm in a car accident, and he later pursued a career in the performing arts while living in Oregon. During this time, he founded the Church of the Creative commune and worked as an architect for the group. In 1972, he assisted with the Grateful Dead’s leg...
SZA Reveals ‘S.O.S’ Album Release Date, Performs ‘Shirt’ and ‘Blind’ on ‘SNL: Watch
SZA brought a couple surprises to her appearance Saturday Night Live on Dec. 3. In addition to revealing the release date of her sophomore album, S.O.S, the TDE singer-songwriter also debuted a new song from the upcoming set. For her first song during the Keke Palmer-hosted episode, SZA performed her recent single “Shirt,” which debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this month. Toward the end of the moody song, where she performed against a starry background while flanked by two dancers, SZA cleverly snuck in some imagery announcing the Dec. 9 release date of her long-awaited second album, S.O.S. Days earlier, SZA unveiled the project’s surreal cover art, which features the artist donning a sports jersey while sitting on the edge of a diving board planted over a large body of ...
Bésame Mucho Festival’s Best Moments: Los Enanitos Verdes Sings for First Time Without Marciano, 2000s Nostalgia & More
Ten. That’s the total months fans had waited for the highly-anticipated Bésame Mucho festival, which took place Saturday (Dec. 3) at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium. The Live Nation-produced, one-day event — which sold out in just 12 minutes when the 2000s-inspired lineup was announced in February — as promised showcased the best of the ’90s-’00s Latin pop, rock, banda, norteño, cumbia and merengue acts. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The multigenerational (both in terms of performers and its attendees) event opened its doors at 10 a.m. local time with the first band, Los Cadetes de Linares, kicking it all off at 11:25 a.m. Featuring four stages — Rockero, Las Clásicas, Te Gusta El Pop? and Beso spread across the stadium’s parking lot — ...
Keke Palmer Announces Pregnancy in ‘Saturday Night Live’ Opening Monologue: Watch
Keke Palmer hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time on Dec. 3, where she wasted no time in making her hosting gig one to remember. The actress addressed online rumors that she was pregnant and announced that she is, indeed, expecting. A rep for Palmer confirmed the pregnancy to The Hollywood Reporter. “People have been in my comments, saying, ‘Keke’s having a baby,’ ‘Keke’s pregnant,’ and I want to set the record straight,” Palmer said in her opening monologue. “I am!” She went on to joke that she hates when people spread rumors about anyone, but it’s even worse when they’re right. “I was trying so hard to keep it on the down-low ’cause I got a lot of stuff going on,” she said. “You know, people kept coming up to me, ‘Congratulations,’ and I’m like, ‘Shh, can y’all stop? I got a liqu...
Keke Palmer Shines As ‘SNL’ Host, Announces Pregnancy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Vivien Killilea / Getty Keke Palmer is having one incredible 2022. While hosting Saturday Night Live last night, the actress went over some of her accomplishments, including starring in Jordan Peele’s Nope, and also revealed that she was pregnant during her opening monologue. “There’s some rumors going around,” she said from the stage. “People have been in my comments saying Keke’s having a baby, Keke’s pregnant, and I want to set the record straight…I am.” With that, she ripped open her jacket and proudly revealed her baby bump. Congratulations, Keke. [embedded content] As for the show itself, the boisterous and talented actress starred in some hilarious skits including an ode to big boys, a Kenan & Kel redux and another that put Drake on notice for ...
Snoop Dogg And His Family Star In New SKIMS Holiday Campaign
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: DONNA TROPE FOR SKIMS / DONNA TROPE FOR SKIMS Snoop Dogg is lending his likeness to another brand. He, his wife, children and grandchildren are all pictured together for the first time in a new holiday campaign for SKIMS. Source: DONNA TROPE FOR SKIMS / DONNA TROPE FOR SKIMS SKIMS, the Kim Kardashian founded underwear, loungewear, and shapewear brand, has announced the launch of a new Holiday 2022 campaign, featuring legendary rapper Snoop Dogg and his entire family tree. Three generations of family unite and are photographed all together in a campaign for the first time. This holiday season, Snoop Dogg and family show off SKIMS’ Fleece Sleep Sets and SKIMS Cozy Collection. Snoop Dogg and his family are the SKIMS Holiday family of the year, following the ...
10 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Alpha Phi Alpha Members
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: The Washington Post / Getty Alpha Phi Alpha was founded as the first African-American, inter-collegiate Greek-lettered fraternity 115 years ago. The oldest of the college Black fraternities, its ranks are a virtual who’s who of great men in business, sports, entertainment and more. Established December 4, 1906 at Cornell University, by seven founders its members refer to as “Jewels,” the organization continues to live up to its motto: First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All. For example, in 2014 the frat paid the funeral costs of murdered Ferguson teen Mike Brown. In honor of the organization’s Founders Day, we present 11 famous members of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity on the following pages. Some you may know, others...
#BruhNews: Ashanti Reveals Producer Asked For A Couple’s Shower In Exchange For Tracks
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dave Simpson / Getty Ashanti continues to expose the music industry. She now shares that a producer once was asked for a couple’s shower in exchange for tracks. As per TMZ the Long Island, New York native recently paid a visit to The Breakfast Club. While she discussed a variety of topics it was her shocking reveal regarding a proposal she once got from a collaborator. “I’ve been in a crazy situation with one producer,” she said without naming the creepy individual. “I think I might have talked about this once.” The songstress went on to give more detail regarding the upfront negotiations. “We did two records together. He was like ‘OK, I’m not going to charge you. You’re my homie,’” she recalled. Fast forward some months and the man behind the boards...
Celebrate Jin of BTS’s Birthday with These 10 Songs
Happy birthday to the irreplaceable Kim Seokjin from BTS! Known around the globe as Worldwide Handsome, Jin is the eldest member of BTS — today (December 4th) is his 30th birthday, and we’re ready to mark the occasion in style. To celebrate the vocalist, we’ve rounded up ten of our favorite tracks that show off not only Jin’s wonderful voice but also his thoughtful lyrical perspective, kind heart, and constant love for ARMY, BTS’s loyal fanbase. Check out 10 tracks that highlight Jin below, and scroll to the end for a playlist of the songs available on Spotify. “Moon” Advertisement Related Video Jin’s bright track off BTS’s 2020 Map of the Soul: 7 album is one of his most beloved solo songs, and for good reason. Not only is the upbeat ballad perfectly suited to Jin’s wide-ranging vocals, t...
SZA Announces Release Date For New Album S.O.S.
SZA announced the release date of her new album S.O.S. during her performance of her song “Shirt” on Saturday Night Live. Just as she finished the song, a screen behind her briefly read “S O S 12/9.” Late last month, SZA revealed the album art for S.O.S., which resembles a famous photo of Princess Diana on the diving board of a yacht. It’s the followup to her 2017 album Ctrl. In October, she shared the single “Shirt” with a video featuring LaKeith Stanfield.
YouTube Is Working to Remove Reposts of Kanye West’s Interview With Alex Jones: Report
YouTube is reportedly working to remove reuploaded video clips of Kanye “Ye” West‘s controversial interview on Alex Jones’ Infowars talk show. During his appearance Thursday (Dec. 1) on the alt-right conspiracy theorist’s program, Ye shocked viewers by praising Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. “Every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler,” the rapper said. “How about that one?” Later in the day, Ye was also suspended once again from Twitter after posting an image of a swastika merged with a Star of David. NBC News reported on Saturday (Dec. 3) that YouTube parent company Google was “working to remove reuploads if the antisemitism in the interview isn’t denounced in the video via added commentary,” according to a statement from the tech gi...
Cameron Crowe Adores Recording ‘Almost Famous’ Cast Album
Cameron Crowe believes the spirit of a place lingers long after the moment has passed. That’s what makes recording the Broadway Almost Famous cast album at New York’s iconic Power Station studio so special for him. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “It’s like going back to the roots of why I love music and what I love about records,” Crowe told The Associated Press during a break in the recording session. Working in the control room alongside fellow producers Tom Kitt and Scott M. Riesett, Crowe called the process “utterly authentic” as they directed the cast, chorus and band in different studios across multiple levels. “I have this thing where I believe that the spirits of a place, the spirit of what’s happened in a room stay. The house ...
