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Adventure Club’s Leighton James and Impossible Brief Launch NFT Clothing Brand, “Overpriced.” [Exclusive]
In a space which has seen nothing short of a meteoric rise in the last several months, Adventure Club solidified themselves as early adopters of NFT technology. With his latest venture, Adventure Club’s Leighton James is striving to push the sector forward in ways previously unexplored. James has joined forces with with Impossible Brief to launch Overpriced., a new NFT venture that intersects high-end fashion and blockchain technology. In less than a week, Overpriced. is set to make a splash with their first release, an NFT hoodie with an eye-popping starting bid of $25,000. It seems NFTs are fetching higher and higher valuations by the day, and while we’re clearly still figuring out how to price them, it’s safe to say that no one knows the value of a...
35 Record Store Day Titles to Blow Your Stimulus Check On
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-07T20:27:58+00:00“>April 7, 2021 | 4:27pm ET For the second consecutive year, Record Store Day will not be celebrated as a singular holiday. Rather, to allow for safe, socially-distant line standing and record browsing, the annual event will be divided up into two “RSD Drops” taking place on June 12th and July 17th. There’s still plenty of intriguing vinyl slabs to be had, you’ll just have to attend both days to collect ’em all. This year’s notable releases include a pair of picture disc reissues from The Cure; a special 12-inch release of Pearl Jam’s “Alive”; The Flaming Lips’ The Soft Bulletin Companion on vinyl for the first time; a 7-inch from St. Vincent featuring covers of ...
Angelina Jolie Fights Off Assassins and Wildfires in Those Who Wish Me Dead Trailer: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-08T00:25:15+00:00“>April 7, 2021 | 8:25pm ET The official trailer for director Taylor Sheridan’s upcoming neo-Western, Those Who Wish Me Dead, has arrived, and it stars Angelina Jolie as a smoke jumper who must protect a 12-year-old murder witness. Check it out below. Those Who Wish Me Dead marks Sheridan’s follow-up to his 2017 Western, Wind River. The film is based on Michael Kortya’s 2014 novel of the same name and centers around Hannah Faber (Jolie), a survival expert who is tasked with saving Connor Casserly (Finn Little) from the assassin Blackwell brothers, played by Nicholas Hoult and Aidan Gillen. Jon Bernthal, Tyler Perry, Jake Weber, and Medina Senghore round out the c...
R.I.P. Walter Olkewicz, Twin Peaks Dead at 72
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-08T01:31:18+00:00“>April 7, 2021 | 9:31pm ET Character actor Walter Olkewicz, best known for his roles on Twin Peaks and Grace Under Fire, has died at the age of 72. Olkewicz passed away early Tuesday morning at his Reseda home in Los Angeles, as revealed by his son, screenwriter Zak Olkewicz, to The Hollywood Reporter. Over the past 20 years, he struggled with health issues and had a series of knee surgeries that caused infections, forcing him to take a leave from acting. In Twin Peaks, Olkewicz portrayed the Canadian bartender and croupier Jacques Renault during season one. He returned for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces, and the 201...
Police Chief Who Ran Training Division Says Chauvin’s Kneel Was Against Department Policy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bloomberg / Getty Derek Chauvin’s trial has become a treasure trove of witnesses confirming the former Minneapolis police officer used excessive force when he killed George Floyd last year in broad daylight. The latest account comes from a senior officer with training experience who weighed in on whether his kneeling technique was up to code or not. Spoiler alert: It wasn’t. NPR reports that Inspector Katie Blackwell, commander of the department’s police training division, testified in front of a jury that Chauvin went against training when kneeling his entire bodyweight on Floyd’s neck on May 25, 2020. #RT @nowthisnews: Minneapolis Police Inspector Katie Blackwell in Chauvin trial: ’I don’t know what kind of improvised position th...
Queen Naija Speaks Out Regarding Backlash Over Latest Song, “Y’all Can’t Stop My Blessings”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Queen Naija is speaking out once again regarding backlash that she’s received over past comments. On Sunday (Apr 4), the “Medicine” singer took to Twitter to address the backlash over her decision to collaborate with Ari Lennox for their latest single, “Set Him Up,” with many critics pointing out the perceived “hypocrisy” for speaking negatively about dark-skinned women, only to collaborate with one–Naija called it the naysayers stating that their hate “isn’t stopping the blessings.” “lol the fact that people think they can get ‘rid’ of me or take me off my own song is ridiculous,” Naija wrote on Twitter. “I don’t want nor need y’all’s validation to continue to win! whatever y’all say about or to me cannot stop my blessings. The ra...
Police Say Kodak Black Shooting Might Have Been A Hit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Yesterday (April 6) we reported that Kodak Black and his team’s were lit up by gunman outside of a McDonalds on Monday morning and now it’s looking like the incident was actually a pre-planned hit on the Miami rapper. TMZ is reporting that Florida authorities are suspecting that the assassination attempt was more than just a spur-of-the-moment shooting. After investigating the incident, police found that Kodak had received quite a number of online threats to his life. Though that’s kind of expected when you’re a famous rapper, not many heads actually follow through with the threats so police are taking this situation seriously. We’re told cops are specifically reviewing threatening comments apparently made by music producer Southsid...
2022 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class First Look: Stuck Between an E and a GT
See all 30 photos One of the most notable changes to the 2022 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class is its new steering wheel design. The leather-wrapped multifunction wheel features high-gloss black detailing with silver chrome edging. When equipped with the available Driver Assistance package, which includes adaptive cruise control and lane centering, the Mercedes sedan’s tiller uses capacitive sensing technology to detect the presence of the driver’s hands (and presumably the driver’s attention, as well). As such, the car’s Level 2 driver assist system no longer relies on subtle steering movements to determine if the driver is in control of the vehicle. See all 30 photos Tech aside, the CLS-Class benefits from a restyled front end with a sportier fascia that includes a silver ...
BloodPop® Teases Potential “Chromatica” Remix Album From Lady Gaga
Renowned producer BloodPop®, a longtime creative collaborator and A&R of Lady Gaga, sent the Little Monsters into a tizzy this week when he posed a simple question on Twitter. “In theory – which artists would y’all want to see on a Chromatica remix album (and on what song),” he tweeted, followed by a series of emojis. The post opened the floodgates to thousands of replies requesting remixes from Grimes, Madonna, Lil Nas, Britney Spears, and many more. While the tweet clearly indicates that the idea of a remix album is floating around, it was BloodPop®’s ensuing response to his own tweet that seemingly confirmed that a record is in the works. He tagged Rina Sawayama, whose November 2020 hit “LUCID” he produced, before the sing...
Kayzo, Sullivan King and Papa Roach are Dropping a New Song Next Week
In what has the looks of one of the biggest electronic-rock crossovers of the year, Papa Roach, Kayzo, and Sullivan King have teamed up for a dream collaboration. King hasn’t collaborated with Papa Roach until now, but the fabled rock band famously enlisted Kayzo to breathe new life into their iconic nu metal jam “Last Resort” in 2018. As far as the two producers go, they haven’t joined forces on an original track since 2015’s blistering “Till We Die.” King revealed a collaboration between the three on Twitter back in January, lighting a fuse of anticipation that led to today’s official announcement of “Domination,” which will drop on April 16th. The artists have not yet shared an official preview. While there ...
Thousands Attend Hoax April Fool’s Rave in Brussels—With Daft Punk on Fake Lineup
In yet another 2021 “shake-your-head” moment, thousands of ravers illegally gathered in Brussels after a fake announcement of a music festival was published on social media. Said to be taking place on April 1st, the hoax April Fool’s Day festival went terribly awry after police raided the “event,” deploying teargas and water cannons to break up the crowd. Several attendees and officers were injured and four were arrested, according to Reuters. Organizers of the hoax festival, dubbed “La BOUM,” reportedly promised guests that the event would flout COVID-19 safety measures. They also boldly listed Calvin Harris, David Guetta, and a reunion of legendary French duo Daft Punk as performers of the fest, which a Facebook Event page listed as taking place ...
Kesha Seizes on New Free Speech Law for Counterattack Against Dr. Luke
But as the case creeps along, now towards a trial date that’s expected to come this autumn, the ground beneath the parties’ feet has shifted. Last year, inspired by individuals like Donald Trump and Harvey Weinstein, New York passed a law intended to protect free speech from frivolous lawsuits. The anti-SLAPP legislation has many components, and it may be working as libel defendants are on a massive winning streak. Now, Kesha — advised by O’Melveny’s Daniel Petrocelli and Leah Godesky — is hoping to use the anti-SLAPP’s law’s allowance for a counterclaim to pursue compensatory and punitive damages plus attorneys’ fees and costs that she has incurred over seven long years defending what Kesha’s legal team believes to be a meritless defamation suit. ...
