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Dave Grohl’s What Drives Us Documentary Picked Up by Amazon, Trailer Released: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-12T16:54:33+00:00“>April 12, 2021 | 12:54pm ET Dave Grohl’s new documentary on van touring, What Drives Us, has been picked up for distribution by The Coda Collection, available via Amazon Prime Video. Arriving on the subscription streaming channel on April 30th, What Drives Us seeks to answer the question of why musicians put everything on the line to get into a van with their friends and try to make it big. It’s a tribute to anyone who ever dreamed of putting themselves through hell to form bonds and create art on the long roads between gigs, a right of passage for all those looking to rock. “This film is my love letter to every musician that has ever jumped in an old...
Bad Bunny Announces 2022 “El Último Tour del Mundo” Tour Dates
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-12T17:15:30+00:00“>April 12, 2021 | 1:15pm ET Bad Bunny packed as much into his 2020 quarantine as anybody on earth, releasing three albums, earning a Grammy, and winning a match at Wrestlemania 37 with the “Bunny Destroyer” finisher. After this latter feat, the trap and reggaeton star announced “El Último Tour del Mundo”, a run of 25 North American tour dates that kicks off in February of 2022. Named after his excellent 2020 LP El Último Tour del Mundo (“The Last Tour of the World”), the jaunt will be among his first chances to stump for the albums YHLQMDLG and Que No Iban a Salir. Bad Bunny will make his triumphant return to touring on February 9th in Denver, CO,...
Live-Action Gundam Movie Suiting Up at Netflix
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-12T22:29:23+00:00“>April 12, 2021 | 6:29pm ET Suit up and get ready to fight: A live-action movie adaptation of the popular anime series Gundam is booting up at Netflix. As Variety reports, Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Kong: Skull Island) will direct. Scriptwriting duties will be handled by Brian K. Vaughn, the famed comic book writer behind Y: The Last Man. Story details haven’t been announced, but Vaughan will have no shortage of source material. Yoshiyuki Tomino launched the TV series Mobile Suit Gundam in 1979, and while the original run was cancelled due to lack of interest, it’s become a defining landmark in the mecha anime genre. Since then,...
‘This Is Anything But Boring’: Seattle Names New Tunnel Boring Machine After Mudhoney
Despite only putting out one album in the last eight years, the people of Seattle clearly still love Mudhoney. Seattle Public Utilities held a public naming contest for its latest massive piece of machinery — a tunnel boring machine that will be used to build a storage space for the Ship Canal Water Quality Project in order to reduce Seattle’s sewer overflow — and “MudHoney” came out on top. More than 35,000 people voted for the name, with the nod to the grunge band topping “Daphne,” “Molly the Mole,” “Boris the Plunger,” and even “Sir Digs-A-Lot” in the final round. “Since the late ’80s, Mudhoney, the Seattle-based foursome whose muck-crusted version of rock, shot through with caustic wit and battened down by a ferocious low end, has taken a stand against overflows in our waterw...
Snoop Dogg Honors DMX’s Higher Purpose: ‘His Soul Will Live On & His Music Will Live On’
Snoop also acknowledged X’s greater calling via Instagram on Monday when he shared a message that read, “DMX did NOT wait to be perfect for God to USE him. He taught people that u can be flawed and still be a vessel.” But he added in his new interview that Darkman’s messages translated best through genres of music outside of rap. “He was funny. He loved old-school music. He loved old-school cars. And when I say he loved old-school music, he loved old-school music and gospel music, probably more than rap music. And that’s what people didn’t know,” he said. “But if you listen to him talk and you listen to what he testify and what he’s always giving up, it’s either that R&B or the gospel music that always pushed the message behind DMX.&#...
Met Gala Sets Dates for 2021 & 2022
The galas, a “more intimate” version Sept. 13 of this year and a larger one on May 2, 2022, will launch a two-part exhibition, a survey of American fashion to be on view for almost a year. “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion,” opening Sept. 18, will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the museum’s Costume Institute and “explore a modern vocabulary of American fashion,” the museum said. Part two, “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” will open in the museum’s popular American Wing period rooms on May 5, 2022, and will explore American fashion, with collaborations with film directors, by “presenting narratives that relate to the complex and layered histories of those spaces.” Both parts will close on Sept. 5, 2022. Filmmaker Melina Matsoukas (Queen & Slim) has been commissioned to crea...
Will Smith Film Departs Georgia Over Voting Restrictions
Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua have pulled production of their runaway slave drama Emancipation from Georgia over the state’s recently enacted law restricting voting access. The film is the largest and most high-profile Hollywood production to depart the state since Georgia’s Republican-controlled state Legislature passed a law that introduced stiffer voter identification requirements for absentee balloting, limited drop boxes and gave the State Election Board new powers to intervene in county election offices and to remove and replace local election officials. Opponents have said the law is designed to reduce the impact of minority voters. In a joint statement, Smith and Fuqua — who are both producers on the project — said they felt compelled to move the production out of Georgia. ...
DMX’s Family Denies Rumor That Jay-Z & Beyoncé Bought His Master Recordings
The family of DMX (real name Earl Simmons) set the record straight about the alleged sale of the late rapper’s master recordings and his upcoming funeral in a new statement. “There have been a few rumors following our loved one, Earl Simmons’, passing that we’d like to clear up,” his family said in a statement provided to Billboard. “No one has bought Earl’s masters. Additionally, we are not selling any merch or raising money for Earl’s funeral. If anyone is requesting for money for his funeral please be aware the person is a scammer. We will keep the public posted on funeral/memorial service arrangements.” The most popular rumor around DMX’s catalog alleged that Beyoncé and Jay-Z had purchased X’s master recordings fo...
Sotheby’s Selling Kanye West’s $1M+ “Grammy-Worn” Nike Air Yeezy Sample From 2008
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Sotheby’s / Sotheby’s Kanye West is still team adidas, but his first signature sneaker was a Nike sneaker. Auction house Sotheby’s is putting up for a sale a Nike Air Yeezy sample that the multi-hyphenate star wore to the 2008 Grammy Awards. Source: Lester Cohen / Getty Not just anyone with the coin will be able to bid on these kicks, though. Sotheby’s is offering the shoe up via a private sale. The Kanye West ‘Grammy Worn’ Nike Air Yeezy Prototypes will be only available for direct purchase, so if you’re interested, you’re going to have to contact Sotheby’s directly to even be considered. Keep in mind, that these joints are reportedly valued at over $1 million, making them the most expensive kicks ever to land at Sotheby’s. Recently, the fame...
Bad Bunny Got Busy At Wrestlemania 37
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Winter / Getty Bad Bunny may be Reggaeton’s hottest artist going right now, but does the Puerto Rican superstar have a future in wrestling?Though it does sound ludicrous, the man put on a pretty impressive show this past Saturday night at Wrestlemania 37 when he and Damian Priest took on The Miz and John Morrison. After months of teasing an in-ring match with The Miz, the moment finally came and not only did the “Te Boté” singer hold his own, but he actually seemed to know what he was doing during his match. From jumping off the top rope to selling the ass whupping he caught from The Miz and John Morrison, BB really seemed like a seasoned pro for a few minutes during his match. We wasn’t mad at all and neither was the crowd at the Raymond James Stad...
Nasarawa Assembly: No plan to impeach speaker
Nasarawa State Government The Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Monday, said there’s no plan by the lawmakers to impeach the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi. The House called on members of the public to disregard the impeachment rumour circulating on social media, even as they gave a vote of confidence on the speaker for his leadership qualities. The Majority leader of the House, Hon Umar Tanko Tunga (APC Awe North) gave the vote of confidence while speaking with newsmen in Lafia, the state capital. According to Tunga, the news circulating on social media captioned ” Tension in Nasarawa over plan to impeach Nasarawa State House of Assembly speaker” is a devilish work bent on distracting the development, obstructing progress and causing confusion in the minds of th...
National Geographic to Celebrate Earth Day With Virtual Festival, TikTok Afterparty With Jayda G
Earth Day is just around the corner and we have the perfect way to celebrate. National Geographic will be broadcasting a virtual celebration from their YouTube channel. Nat Geo’s Earth Day Eve 2021 will be hosted by traveler and writer Jessica Nabongo, the first documented Black woman to travel to every country of the world. Maggie Rogers, Willie Nelson, Yo-Yo Ma, and Ziggy Marley, among others, will all be performing from locations of importance to them. The stream will also feature a number of National Geographic Explorers, such as iconic conservationist Jane Goodall and carnivore ecologist Dr. Rae Wynn Grant. Flyer for National Geographic’s Earth Day Eve 2021 streaming event with Willie Nelson, Maggie Rogers, Yo-Yo Ma, Ziggy Marley, and others. Caitlin Holbrook (21st C...
