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Tom DeLonge to Make Directorial Debut With Sci-Fi Film Monsters Of California
Former Blink-182 singer/guitarist Tom DeLonge has made his fascination for UFO’s clear, so it’s only fitting that he’s making his directorial debut with a sci-fi feature film called Monsters of California. Deadline reports that DeLonge is directing the coming-of-age film from an original script he wrote with Ian Miller. DeLonge will write and perform the movie’s original score. Mad About You and Curb Your Enthusiasm actor Richard Kind, Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Arianne Zucker (Days of Our Lives) and Sports Illustrated model Camille Kostek will all feature in the film. The plot is a coming-of-age adventure with a science fiction twist that follows teenager Dallas Edwards, played by newcomer Jack Samson, and his derelict friends on a quest for the meaning behind a series...
The Postal Service Audition Slash, Duff McKagan, Rick Springfield and More to Join Band
The Postal Service auditioned “band member” hopefuls, including actress Anne Hathaway, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Guns N’ Roses’ Slash and Duff McKagan, Rick Springfield, Huey Lewis, Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil, and many more for a public service announcement for HeadCount’s “Make Your Vote Count” campaign. The Postal Service’s Benjamin Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello, and Jenny Lewis (with assistance from a faux Sub Pop’s employee named “Dave” who was really comedian Jon Daly) hold Zoom auditions in the long-form PSA from director Tom Scharpling (who directed 2013’s The Postal Service Auditions). Check out the nearly 20-minute video below: [embedded content] The list of celebs also includes Bret McKenzie (of Flight of the Conchords), Susannah Hoffs, Japanese Breakfast, Vanessa Bayer, Tim...
Rihanna Apologizes To Muslim Community After Savage X Fenty Show
Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Rihanna recently held a Savage X Fenty fashion show that was praised for its inclusion of all shapes, sizes, genders, and representation across the board. However, the Barbadian superstar was in hot water with the Muslim community after using a song featuring a sacred Islamic prayer and has since apologized. During the Savage X Fenty show, the track “DOOM” from French artist Coucou Chloe which has a portion of the Hadith, a record of sayings by the prophet Muhammad. Going to Instagram Story, Rihanna apologized for using the song in a written statement after uproar over the text began to spread to both the singer and Chloe. From Rihanna: I’d like to thank the Muslim community for pointing out a huge oversight that was unintentionally offensive in our savage...
QAnon Banned Across The Board From Using Facebook & Instagram
Source: Stephanie Keith / Getty Facebook has once more announced measures to block and ban groups using its platforms to incite violence, this time pointing its efforts towards the QAnon conspiracy theory. All pages, groups, and profiles connected to QAnon are effectively bammed from using both Instagram and Facebook according to the new rule. By way of a Tuesday (Oct. 6) blog post, the social media giant expressed their direct aims in mobilizing its Dangerous Organizations Operations team instead of simply relying on user reports to highlight misuse on the platforms. From FB.com: Starting today, we will remove any Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts representing QAnon, even if they contain no violent content. This is an update from the initial policy in August that removed Pages...
Joe Biden Campaign Rolls Out Michelle Obama Video, Calls Trump “Racist”
Source: Handout / Getty As the presidential election sits just 27 days out, the campaigns for President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party rival Joe Biden are entering a relentless push to the home stretch. Biden’s team rolled out a new video featuring Former First Lady Michelle Obama, where she framed some of the actions from Trump as racist. In a 24-minute video, Obama offers her reasonings on why Americans should cast their ballot for Biden, citing Trump’s record on race relations, drumming up fear in his base, and ignoring the truths regarding white privilege. “Think about it. You’ve worked hard all your life, and for too long, you’ve watched the rich get richer. You’ve seen your beloved towns shattered by joblessness, and it’s frustrating to hear some folks say that you’ve been the...
2021 Polestar 2’s EPA Range Falls Short of the Tesla Model 3’s
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the 2021 Polestar 2 goes 233 miles with a full charge of its 78-kWh battery pack. That’s well short of the 275-mile range estimate the brand originally targeted for the model. It also falls far short of key rivals. The Tesla Model 3 offers a minimum of 250 miles of range, per the EPA. Its crossover counterpart, the Model Y, meanwhile, offers a minimum of 316 miles of EPA-rated range. Keep in mind, the Model 3 starts at $39,190. That means Tesla’s entry-level sedan offers a minimum of 17 extra miles of range (and as much as 89 more miles in Long Range form) and costs $22,010 less than the $61,200 Polestar 2. The math doesn’t work in the Polestar’s favor if you’re willing to sacrifice some pa...
Macca Hybrid, Ahoy: McLaren Teases New V-6 Hybrid Supercar
McLaren‘s next supercar looks to bring gasoline-electric hybrid power to the masses. Okay, so those masses are still rich as sin and just a drop in the bucket of the overall population, more one-percenters than ever will be able to get a McLaren hybrid. That’s because the company’s prior such cars were the the limited-run P1 and Speedtail, while now McLaren has announced plans for a hybrid supercar with uncapped production over multiple model years. The British automaker’s latest product will trade the company’s ubiquitous V-8 engine for a new V-6; whatever power the gas-powered portion of the hybrid powertrain loses will presumably be more than made up for by a torque-rich electric motor (or motors). Given this new model will kick off the replacemen...
5 Epic Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solos
Van Halen would go on to become one of the biggest bands of their time, a Rock And Roll Hall of Fame-inducted stadium-filler with millions of fans around the globe. How big? Van Halen once scored a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. Their $1.5 million payday from 1983’s Heavy Metal Day in San Bernadino was, at the time, the highest paid single appearance of a band. Eddie was always at the center of the action. The late, Netherlands-born multi-instrumentalist wasn’t the fastest shredder on the planet, and he didn’t invent the finger-tapping style for which he was renowned (he once pointed to the late English guitarist Allan Holdworth as “so damned good that I can’t cop anything. I can’t understand what he’s doing”). But he was the full package. A pioneer with style, hits, tri...
AC/DC Are Ready to ‘Power Up,’ Blast New Single ‘Shot In The Dark’: Stream It Now
It’s the first track lifted from their forthcoming album Power Up, which will arrive Nov. 13 in various formats, including a limited edition deluxe “lightbox”. Power Up welcomes the return of British singer Brian Johnson, who stepped aside in 2016 on doctor’s orders due to hearing-loss issues, and sees drummer Phil Rudd return to the fold after a stint in rehab. Fans of AC/DC got an unexpected shot in the arm when the band fired off a teaser last month, “ARE YOU READY? #PWRUP,” and revealed its line-up consisting of Johnson, Rudd, lead guitarist Angus Young, bassist Cliff Williams and rhythm guitarist Stevie Young. AC/DC’s last studio set, 2014’s Rock or Bust, peaked at No. 3 in the U.S. and U.K. and No. 1 in Australia. Stream “Shot In The Dark” below. You Deserve t...
The Highwomen Return to ‘Tonight Show’ for Virtual ‘Crowded Table’ Performance: Watch
With their latest appearance on The Tonight Show, The Highwomen can boast a very special achievement. The country supergroup stopped by Jimmy Fallon’s late-night show Tuesday night for a performance of “Crowded Table,” the second single off the Highwomen LP. It’s not the first time they’ve performed the song on Fallon’s show. Maren Morris, Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires and Natalie Hemby were musical guests back in July 2019, for a performance of “Redesigning Women” and, yes, “Crowded Table.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back...
Jaden Smith Performs ‘Boys and Girls’ on ‘Kimmel,’ Urges Americans to Vote: Watch
Jaden Smith is no longer the Karate Kid. He’s all grown up and the election is on his mind. Jaden dropped by Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night for a performance of “Boys and Girls,” set to a backdrop of Black Lives Matter protests and climate change action. Wearing a jacket emblazoned with a rainbow-colored “Vote,” the singer and actor finished his performance with a raised fist. “This is the most important election of our lifetime. Don’t forget to vote.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back...
Holy Tardiness: Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ Pushed Back To 2022
Source: Vimeo / Matt Reeves It seems like the Coronavirus continues to effect the entertainment industry even as it gets back into the swing of things and for movie buffs who were looking forward to many sequels, remakes and blockbusters slated to release this year and next, it seems like they’ll have to wait a tad bit longer. While we still await word on the release of highly anticipated films like Jordan Peele’s Candyman, A Quiet Place 2, and Marvel’s Black Widow, Vulture is reporting that Robert Pattinson’s The Batman won’t swing into theaters until 2022. Originally slated for an October 1, 2021 premier date, those plans seem to have gone up in smoke after production on the Matt Reeves film stopped as soon as Pattinson allegedly tested positive for COVID-19. Looking to avoid compet...
