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Deftones Announce Limited Edition White Pony Tequila
Deftones have unveiled their latest branded liquor, White Pony tequila, in a collaboration with Abre Ojos Tequila. It follows numerous Deftones craft beer releases and marks the latest White Pony-themed alcoholic beverage. The collab continues the 20th anniversary celebration of the band’s legendary White Pony album. Fittingly, Deftones have rang in the occasion with drinks, and Abre Ojos’ White Pony tequila is the most potent offering yet at 40 ABV. The limited release of 2,880 bottles will be available for purchase March 15th online and in California, Tennessee, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland, and Washington D.C. “The limited-edition Añejo was handcrafted in the town of Tequila, Jalisco,” reads Abre Ojos description. “It is aged up to two years in American Oak us...
Nick Cave Offers Fans Advice on the Role Talent Plays in ‘Making It’ in Music
Two Nick Cave fans, Paula and Stella, wrote separately to the singer with similar questions, the gist summed up in Stella’s query: “I want to do music and I love it so much. It means everything to me but I worry that I don’t have any talent. How important is talent?” Answering via his Red Hand Files newsletter, Cave told the story of his humble if self-aware beginnings. Speaking about coming up in Melbourne, Australia in the late ’70s. “You couldn’t walk through St Kilda or Carlton waving a stick without hitting a talented musician. I was one of those talented people — I just wasn’t that talented,” he wrote. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width...
With the 2022 Hyundai Tucson, Extra Stuff and Style Won’t Cost (Much) Extra
Your 101-level business professor was right: There really is no such thing as a free lunch. Take the 2022 Hyundai Tucson, for instance. It’s bigger, more stylish, and comes with more features than the model it replaces. And guess what? It’s also more expensive than its forebear. SEe What You Get? With a base price of $26,135, the entry-level 2022 Hyundai Tucson SE stickers for $1,250 more than its 2021 counterpart. Those extra bucks, however, buy you an 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment display (one inch bigger than before), LED headlights with automatic high beams, a 187-hp 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine (up 26 horses from the old 2.0-liter), and those aforementioned hard-edged wares. Step up to the $27,685 Tucson SEL and the compact SUV brings additional kit such a...
Kia to Owners: Park Your Sportage, Cadenza Outside Until Fire Risk Fixed
Kia Motors America (KMA) is voluntarily recalling the following vehicles: 2017-2019 Cadenza vehicles manufactured from June 2, 2016 to June 14, 2019 not equipped with Smart Cruise Control (SCC); 2017-2021 Sportage vehicles manufactured from December 10, 2015 to October 23, 2020 not equipped with Smart Cruise Control (SCC). The recall population was determined by a review of vehicle and supplier production records. Kia is conducting this recall as a preventative measure to mitigate any potential fire risk. It has been determined an engine compartment fire may occur in the area where the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) is located. The electrical circuit within the HECU may experience a short circuit condition that results in excessive current, thereby increasing the risk of an engin...
Chart Rewind: In 2006, ‘High School Musical’ Started Something New
High School Musical went on to become the year’s best-selling album in the United States, according to Nielsen Music (with 3.7 million copies sold), while the movie spawned two successful sequels – High School Musical 2 in 2007 and the theatrical release High School Musical 3: Senior Year in 2008, which, in turn, produced two more chart-topping soundtracks. “I’m grateful for every bit of that early success,” actor Zac Efron told Billboard sister publication The Hollywood Reporter in 2014 about his career-launching High School Musical days. (In March 2006, he was just 18.) “It was, hands-down, the most honest, carefree, passionate experience of my life.” High School Musical also helped clear the path for similarly music-centric shows like Disney’s o...
Kenneth Branagh to Direct Paramount’s Bee Gees Movie
The Bee Gees, comprised of Gibb brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice, are among the world’s best-selling music artists of all time. The British-Australian pop trio rose to fame in the 1960s and ’70s and saw global success with hits such as “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” “Too Much Heaven,” “Nights on Broadway” and “Stayin’ Alive.” Barry Gibb is the only surviving member of the band, after Maurice Gibb’s sudden death from complications of a twisted intestine in 2003 at the age of 53 and Robin Gibb’s death from complications related to colorectal cancer in 2012 at the age of 62. This article originally appeared in THR.com. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a datin...
Mike Patton Sings Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme Song for Shredder’s Revenge Video Game: Stream
What’s cooler than the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song? Mike Patton singing that theme song in the trailer for the new video game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. That’s right, the lead singer of such bands as Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Dead Cross, and Fantômas lends his vocals to the infectious song that so many of us still have in our heads since it first debuted in 1987 as part of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV show. Oddly enough, the original theme was co-written and co-recorded by Chuck Lorre, who would go on to famously produce such TV shows as Two and a Half Man, The Big Bang Theory, and others. Patton, whose six octave ranged once earned him the title of greatest singer of all time, offers a rocking take on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles&nb...
Las Vegas’ Life is Beautiful Announces 2021 Festival with Billie Eilish, Tame Impala & Green Day
St. Vincent (Amy Price), Tame Impala (Riikka Vaahtera), and Billie Eilish (Ben Kaye) to play Life is Beautiful in 2021 Las Vegas’ Life is Beautiful is set to become the first major music festival to hold — or, at least, attempt to hold — an event since the beginning of the pandemic. And organizers have put together a big lineup in hopes of drawing in wary festival-goers. Billie Eilish, Green Day, Tame Impala, ASAP Rocky, HAIM, and Modest Mouse top the newly unveiled bill. Other notable acts include St. Vincent, Young Thug, Ludacris, Brittany Howard, Death From Above 1979, Glass Animals, Jamila Woods, J.I.D, Purity Ring, White Reaper, Yaeji, and Earthgang, among others. Life is Beautiful is currently scheduled to take place September 17th-19th, 2021 in downtown Las Vegas. Tickets — inc...
Jorja Smith Releases New Single “Addicted”: Stream
Jorja Smith is back with an irresistible new track called “Addicted”. The song comes with a music video filmed entirely in isolation, which you can watch ahead. Following last year’s “Come Over” with Popcaan, “By Any Means” of Roc Nation’s Reprise compilation, and The Eddy contribution “Kiss Me in the Morning”, “Addicted” marks Smith’s first single of 2021. Musing in the atmosphere of a hazy beat punctuated with live guitars, the song is as alluring as a siren. Which is fitting, since the lyrics call for a lover to recognize how good they have it and “be addicted to me.” In a press statement explaining the track, Smith noted it’s about “focusing on wanting the full attention of someone who’s not giving enough (or any) when they should be.” “Addicted” comes with a self-directed video (...
Rapper & Activist Obe Noir Shot & Killed In Houston
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy / Courtesy A shooting incident in Houston this past Monday (March 8) has left a local rapper and activist dead. Obe Noir, who was raised in the same housing projects as George Floyd, was found dead from gunshot wounds in the city’s downtown section. Local publication The Houston Chronicle reports that Noir, real name Xavier Roberson was shot and killed in the early morning hours after a press release regarding the shooting was issued by the city’s press arm. The outlet made mention of Noir’s ties to the region and noted that he was considered the “Nipsey Hussle of East Texas” due to his presence in the community, most especially the city’s Third Ward. Coupled with his music career and activism, it was clear by the outpouring of condolences from t...
New Study Finds Trance Music Listeners to Be Among the Happiest
We’ve learned that techno was found to be the least relaxing form of music, but a recent study has now uncovered what genres tend to inspire the happiest listeners. The findings arrive from an independently conducted survey hosted by the OnBuy online marketplace. The in-depth language study analyzed over two million Reddit comments from 27 of the most popular subreddits for each music genre. They looked for mentions of both positive words and swear words to track if the genre evoked a sense of either happiness or aggression. Trance music earned the highest spot out of the electronic music genres analyzed, coming in the 7th spot with 7,157 positive words out of 14,198 comments, which equates to 50 positive mentions per 100 comments. The aforementioned ̶...
Off-Road Superhero? Jeep Wrangler Magneto Concept Previews Electric 4×4
Jeep has some concept car tricks up its proverbial sleeves for the 2021 Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, which kicks off March 27. Specifically, the brand plans to reveal an electric variant of its iconic Wrangler, which may go by the name “Magneto” after earlier being referred to by the rather uncreative name of the Wrangler BEV—or battery-electric vehicle—concept. Likely one of the many concept vehicles Jeep will presumably bring to the annual off-roading event—or in this age of coronavirus, perhaps just digitally reveal around the event—the Magneto/Wrangler BEV builds upon the 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in gasoline-electric hybrid. Unlike the Wrangler 4xe, which relies on a pair of electric motors and a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine for motivation, ...
