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Watch TikTok user add extra monsters to Jay-Z’s verse on Kanye West’s ‘Monster’
A TikTok user has humorously added more monsters to the opening lines of Jay-Z‘s verse on Kanye West‘s classic track ‘Monster’ – you can watch the clip below. The 2010 song, which featured on West’s acclaimed album ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’, included contributions from West, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj. TikTok user @Larvaeluvr is behind the new creation, which extends Jay-Z’s original opening lines – “Sasquatch, Godzilla, King Kong, Loch Ness / Goblin, ghoul, a zombie with no conscience” – to include a range of other fictional creatures, including the Cloverfield monster, Bowser and leprechauns....
Courtney Love hits out at Dave Grohl over royalties dispute and accuses Trent Reznor of “systemic abuse”
Courtney Love has hit out at Dave Grohl over an apparent Nirvana royalties agreement, as well as accusing Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor of “systemic” child abuse. The explosive allegations were made in a since-deleted Instagram post last night (June 13) in which Love opened up about her experiences of the #MeToo movement. “Here’s a few receipts from some mega aggressions I’ve had to deal with, make myself small for, stop righteous lawsuits over, (‘we are not doormats’ my sponsor always quotes to me) due to male privilege in all its vile toxicity. When @sharonstone was asked if she...
Kelly Lee Owens cancels her 2021 European tour, citing COVID, Brexit and anxiety
Kelly Lee Owens has cancelled her forthcoming European tour dates. The Welsh producer had been set to embark on a European tour in November ahead of a run of UK dates, which are “still going ahead as planned” later this year. READ MORE: Kelly Lee Owens on Daft Punk: “their music was like a door being opened for me” Sharing a statement on Twitter this morning (June 14), Owens explained that she was cancelling her European tour “for several reasons”, adding: “Let me be candid as to why. The main reason is of course the ongoing pandemic. That...
Sheryl Crow says Michael Jackson’s late manager Frank DiLeo sexually harassed her and threatened her career
Sheryl Crow has opened up about how she was sexually harassed by Michael Jackson‘s manager Frank DiLeo when she was a backing singer for the music icon. In a new interview with The Independent, Crow also explained the “crash course in the music industry” she received before making it big as a solo artist. “It’s really interesting to go back and revisit some of this old stuff and the experiences that went along with it, and then to compare it with where we are now,” Crow said. “To be able to play that stuff about the long bout of...
June 21 roadmap delay will “decimate” economy, night time bosses warn
New research has reportedly revealed that many nightclubs will be on a financial cliff-edge if the UK Government delays the total relaxing of coronavirus restrictions on June 21. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will deliver a statement at 6PM this evening (June 14) where it is expected that the date of what some have been referring to as “freedom day” on June 21 will be postponed to allow for more vaccinations in light of the spread of new COVID variants. However, night time bosses have warned that they face financial ruin if appropriate financial assistance is not provided to accommodate...
Kurt Cobain self-portrait sells for over $281,000 at auction
A self-portrait that was hand-drawn by Kurt Cobain in 1992 has sold for over $281,000 (£199,446) at auction. The caricature depicts the late Nirvana frontman playing a guitar with the caption: “Kurdt Kobain Rock Star”. The words “I don’t know how to play and I don’t give a hoot!” have also been etched onto the drawing. READ MORE: Every Nirvana song ranked in order of greatness Drawn while Nirvana were in Singapore promoting ‘Nevermind’ in 1992, the drawing was originally gifted to Jacque Chong, a freelance photographer who was with Cobain at the time. Advertisement The original estimate...
Home video of Ed Sheeran performing in school production of ‘Grease’ to be sold at auction
A home video of a teenage Ed Sheeran performing in his school production of the musical Grease is going up for auction, offering a rare look at the singer before global fame beckoned. The film, which is nearly two hours long, shows a 15-year-old Ed portraying the character Roger. Sporting a leather jacket and slicked-back hair, Sheeran delivers a solo rendition of the track ‘Mooning’ in the video. Advertisement The recording is now being sold by Omega Auctions, which has shared a preview clip of the performance ahead of the June 29 sale. Auctioneer Paul Fairweather said: “Over the...
The Cure’s Robert Smith addresses “imaginary feud” with The Smiths
The Cure frontman Robert Smith has addressed his history with Morrissey and The Smiths, labelling their disagreements an “imaginary feud that happened 20 years ago”. READ MORE: “There are so many misconceptions about The Cure”: an exclusive interview with Robert Smith Smith spoke to The Sunday Times‘ writer Jonathan Dean recently, in a joint interview with CHVRCHES‘ Lauren Mayberry. The pair mainly discussed their collaborative single ‘How Not To Drown’, however, Dean took to Twitter to share outtakes that didn’t make the final published interview. One outtake posted yesterday (June 13) sees Smith discuss his ongoing tension with Morrissey and how,...
RZA confirms ‘Wu-Tang Clan: An American Saga’ second season will air in September
Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA has provided an update on the second season of the hip hop group’s An American Saga series. Speaking to HipHopDX, RZA, who is an executive producer on the show, said filming for the season has just wrapped up and “will start airing in September”. “That story will be complete for the season. Then I’m looking to get back in a director’s chair. I feel like that’s important for me to continue to tell our stories through cinema,” he said. Advertisement “That’s going to take some time to develop a new script. But I’m having a great...Recent Posts
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