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2022 Emmy Nominations: Succession, Abbott Elementary, Pam & Tommy, Squid Game and More Score Big
In the era of so much TV, each Emmy Awards nominations morning brings with it a degree of chaos. In 2022, that remains consistent, though there are familiar faces returning to the dance as well as fresh voices. As many predicted, the third season of Succession (which dominated in 2020) was the nominations count leader with 25, including what feels like a metric ton of acting nominations across nearly all categories. Meanwhile, Netflix’s three big plays in the drama series category — Ozark, Stranger Things, and Squid Game — didn’t perform outrageously well. All did secure Outstanding Drama Series nods, though, and with 14 nominations for Squid Game and 13 each for Ozark and Stranger Things, that’s nothing to sneeze at. Apple TV+’s Severance (Consequence‘s best show of 2022 so far) also pick...
Stranger Things Actor Joseph Quinn Actually Mastered Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” on Guitar: Watch
Editor’s Note: The following article contains some minor spoilers for Stranger Things Season 4. While Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo’s son Tye played “additional guitar tracks” for a key scene in Stranger Things in which the character of Eddie Munson shreds “Master of Puppets,” credit should also go to actor Joseph Quinn for learning the metal classic himself. A new video posted by the writers of the popular Netflix series shows Quinn very ably playing the tune during a practice session. While it’s not clear which, if any, of the notes that are heard in the Season 4 finale of Stranger Things are actually being played by Quinn, he is seen playing the proper notes to “Master of Puppets” in the scene. Tye Trujillo was recruited to perform parts of the song, while guitarist Aiden Fisher’s h...
Stranger Things Actor Joseph Quinn Actually Mastered Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” on Guitar: Watch
Editor’s Note: The following article contains some minor spoilers for Stranger Things Season 4. While Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo’s son Tye played “additional guitar tracks” for a key scene in Stranger Things in which the character of Eddie Munson shreds “Master of Puppets,” credit should also go to actor Joseph Quinn for learning the metal classic himself. A new video posted by the writers of the popular Netflix series shows Quinn very ably playing the tune during a practice session. While it’s not clear which, if any, of the notes that are heard in the Season 4 finale of Stranger Things are actually being played by Quinn, he is seen playing the proper notes to “Master of Puppets” in the scene. Tye Trujillo was recruited to perform parts of the song, while guitarist Aiden Fisher’s h...
Metallica Duet with Stranger Things’ Eddie on “Master of Puppets”: Watch
Metallica are officially members of the Hellfire Club, as they’ve shared a duet with Stranger Things 4 hero Eddie Munson on the epic “Master of Puppets.” Much like Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill,” the 1986 thrash metal classic played a pivotal role in the most recent season of the hit Netflix series. And just like Bush’s track, “Master of Puppets” has seen a major bump in streams as a result. Metallica have openly expressed gratitude for their part in the epic Stranger Things final, and now they’ve taken it a step further, giving Eddie the ultimate stamp approval by duetting with him via the magic of TikTok. Advertisement Netflix posted a duet challenge on the app earlier this week, tasking fans with playing along with Eddie as he ripped “Master of Puppets” from atop an RV. Do...
Metallica Help Shred Some Demons In Stranger Things Season 4
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers through the Season 4 finale of Stranger Things, “The Piggyback.”] For a show already known for killer needle drops, Stranger Things Season 4 took things to a new level with its season finale. In the epic-length Episode 9, “The Piggyback,” our heroes decide to venture into the Upside Down to take down the malevolent demon known as Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower). The plan: Use Max (Sadie Sink) as bait to lure the demon into making a psychic attack, while the rest of the gang attacks Vecna’s comatose body. Vecna isn’t defenseless, though, as he’s guarded by an army of demonic bats. That’s when Eddie Munsen (Joe Quinn) — and his guitar — come into play. Eddie pulls out an amp and electric guitar and, with Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) headbanging beside...
Stranger Things Season 4, Part 2 Serves Up Oversized Blockbuster Cheese for the Fourth of July: Review
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers through the Season 4 finale of Stranger Things, “The Piggyback.”] The Pitch: This year’s super-sized season of Stranger Things felt, if anything, a confirmation of Netflix’s confidence in the series — marking it as their true blockbuster tentpole, the thing to keep people subscribing amid price hikes and a nagging sense of doubt in their catalog. The first seven episodes (all nearly feature-length) set up our rapidly growing set of chess pieces along four branching storylines: Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and her attempts to get her powers back, Joyce’s (Winona Ryder) quest to get Hopper (David Harbour) back from Russia, Mike (Finn Wolfhard) and crew fleeing from the authorities in California, and the kids of Hawkins facing down a sp...
Music Producers Are Flocking to Remix This “Stranger Things” Song: Listen to Our 5 Favorites
When Kate Bush released “Running Up That Hill” in 1985, we’d wager she didn’t expect the song to top the Billboard 200 chart 27 years after its release. But sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. After finding new life in Netflix’s hit sci-fi series Stranger Things, the persevering song’s meteoric rise has attracted a new faction of admiring music producers looking to put their spin on it. Read on to listen to five of our favorite remix interpretations of “Running Up That Hill.” Running Up That Hill (Lookas Remix) With his invigorating remix, Lookas aptly captures the spirit of the mysterious Stranger Things universe by pairing bellowing horns with curiously percolating synths. Running Up That Hill (A...
Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ Is Racing to U.K. No. 1
Kate Bush could complete her incredible comeback with a U.K. chart crown for “Running Up That Hill.” The iconic English singer’s 1985 hit has found fresh legs, thanks to its inclusion in the fourth season of Netflix’s popular sci-fi series, Stranger Things. Last Friday (June 10), the single lifted to No. 2 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, for a new chart best. It could go one better. Based on sales and streaming data from the first 48 hours in the chart week, “Running Up That Hill” lifts into top spot. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news If it keeps its momentum, “Running” would end Harry Styles’ 10-week unbroken streak atop the survey with “As It Was,” currently at No. 2 on the First Look chart. And it would give Bush her second leader, after h...
Here’s How to Make Your Own “Max Floating Song” Meme From Stranger Things
Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers for Season 4, Vol. 1 of Netflix’s Stranger Things. If you’re not watching the fourth season of Stranger Things right now, what exactly are you doing? At the moment all eyes are on Season 4, Vol. 1 of the hit sci-fi show, which is currently the fifth most popular Netflix title of all-time after amassing 628.1 million total hours viewed within the first 28 days of release. But it’s been one particularly gripping scene that has made the rounds on the memeosphere, adding yet another arrow to the show’s arsenal of viral moments. This season’s spine-chilling villain is a dark wizard named Vecna, whose curse feeds on the trauma of kids and kills them in gruesome fashion. And when he gets the plucky Max (Sadie Sink) i...
Eleven’s in Bloody Trouble in “Look Ahead” at Stranger Things 4 Vol. 2: Watch
Now that we’ve seen the first seven episodes of Stranger Things Season 4, Netflix has offered a “look ahead” at its remaining two episodes at the streamer’s annual Geeked Week event on Thursday. Scroll below to see the sneak peek of Volume 2. In the 30-second clip, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) has to come to terms with the havoc she’s inadvertently wreaked on Hawkins since we brought Will back from the Upside Down. She’s dressed in a bloody hospital gown as a demonic voice — perhaps Vecna — offers her a foreboding message: “It is over, Eleven. You have freed me. You can’t stop this now.” There aren’t many other plot points we can decipher from the preview, but there are a few things we can glean from the clip: Medieval costumes will be worn. Steve, Robin, and the rest of the gang will ...
Why Were So Many Oldies Made Hits Again by New Syncs During One Five-Year Period — And Why Is It Finally Happening Again Now?
With all the attention this week surrounding Kate Bush‘s “Running Up That Hill” re-entering the Billboard Hot 100 at a new No. 8 peak following its use in Netflix’s Stranger Things, we wrote this week about 10 times in the Hot 100’s history when a movie or TV sync brought a decade-plus-old song onto the chart. But if you look at the timeline of those 10 songs and their chart resurrection, a very obvious trend emerges — the majority of them happened over a five-year period from the late ’80s to the early ’90s. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The period starts in 1987, when use in two hit film comedies (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Back to School) the year before brought The Beatles’ “Twist and Shout” back to the Hot 100 for the...
Kate Bush Reacts to Success of ‘Running Up That Hill’ in ‘Stranger Things’ | Billboard News
‘Running Up That Hill’ was the lead single to Bush’s 1985 album, ‘Hounds of Love’, soundtracks the story of Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink), still reeling from a family death, in the fourth season of ‘Stranger Things’, which premiered on May 27. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”category” title=”Select category”][flexi-form-tag type=”tag” title=”Insert tag”][flexi-form-tag type=”article” class=”fl-textarea” title=”Description&#...
