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Freddie Gibbs flips Nas classic for new track ‘Big Boss Rabbit’
Freddie Gibbs has shared a new track called ‘Big Boss Rabbit’ – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: Nas on being a hip-hop legend: “I’m rapping the same way I did when I was on the block” The Indiana rapper’s latest cut flips the same Rodriguez ‘Sugar Man’ vocal sample that Large Professor used when producing Nas’ 2001 classic ‘You’re Da Man’. Opening with a Mike Tyson interview excerpt from the boxer’s post-fight interview after his second bout with British heavyweight Frank Bruno in 1989, Gibbs then jumps straight into the track’s chorus. Advertisement “Slammin’, big MAC-11, back of...
Elvis Presley graphic novel set to arrive later this year
An Elvis Presley graphic novel is set to be released later this year via Z2 Comics. READ MORE: Elvis ain’t dead – the weirdest Elvis Presley sightings and conspiracy theories Written by Chris Miskiewicz and illustrated by Michael Shelfer, Elvis: The Graphic Novel will cover Presley’s career, from his Memphis roots and Sun Studios breakthrough to the triumphs and tribulations that marked his reign as the King of Rock and Roll. On Friday (April 2), Z2 shared an excerpt from the forthcoming novel which focuses on King’s adolescence, starting with a scene in a record store where he and a friend listen to...
NTIA welcomes forthcoming COVID-19 pilot test in Liverpool
The Night Time Industries Association has shared its hopes for the forthcoming COVID-19 pilot test for live events in Liverpool. READ MORE: Restarting live music in 2021: Gig and festival bosses on what to expect As announced last month, venues in Liverpool are set to take part in a pilot scheme to test crowd safety before coronavirus lockdown rules are eased this summer. During the experiment, people will be participating in test events held at some of the city’s nightclubs, comedy clubs and business venues as organised by venue managers with the government. Advertisement Organisers will collect evidence and share...
Jay-Z shares statement following legalisation of cannabis in New York
Jay-Z has shared a statement following the news that New York has become the latest US state to legalise the recreational use of cannabis. READ MORE: It’s time for Britain to legalise marijuana Last week (March 31), it was announced that New Yorkers over the age of 21 can now possess and use up to three ounces of cannabis in public under a legalisation bill signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The deal allows the “delivery of the drug and permit club-like lounges or ‘consumption sites’ where marijuana, but not alcohol, could be consumed”. Individuals will also be permitted to grow...
Watch Demi Lovato’s powerful new video for ‘Dancing With The Devil’
Demi Lovato has shared a powerful new video for ‘Dancing With The Devil’ – watch it below. READ MORE: Demi Lovato – ‘Dancing with the Devil… the Art of Starting Over’ review: raw, cathartic pop The video tracks the singer’s well-publicised battles with addiction, and into her subsequent recovery. It appears on her new album of the same name, released alongside her new YouTube documentary series. **As detailed at the start of the video, the ‘Dancing With The Devil’ visual “contains content depicting addiction, drug use, trauma and sexual abuse which may be triggering for some.”** Advertisement Ahead of...
‘Saturday Night Live’ cold open pokes fun at recent Lil Nas X controversy
The cold open for last night’s (April 3) episode of Saturday Night Live addressed the recent controversy involving Lil Nas X. READ MORE: SNL heroes: stunning Saturday Night Live performances by your favourite stars The latest episode of the late night sketch show opened with a a fictional talk show hosted by Britney Spears (played by Chloe Fineman) called Oops You Did It Again. The premise of the show is to spotlight “pariahs of the week” and after speaking with all her guests, Fineman’s Spears would determine who is “innocent or not that innocent”. Guests included Lil Nas X (played...
Vicky Cornell claims Soungarden want to “maliciously defame her”
Vicky Cornell’s long-running legal battle with the surviving members of Soundgarden has continued, with Cornell accusing the band of wanting to “harass” her children. This week, it was revealed that Cornell, widow of late Soundgarden frontman Chris, is being taken to court by the band once again, being accused of locking them out of the band’s website and social media accounts. Official court papers filed in Washington D.C. saw band members Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd, as well as their business manager Rit Venerus, accuse Cornell of locking them out of their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vimeo, YouTube,...
Charli XCX and Tove Lo have been making “the best music ever” together
A new collaboration between Charli XCX and Tove Lo is in the works according to Charli, who calls it “the best music ever.” READ MORE: The Big Read – Tove Lo: “Sexuality is a fluid thing – it’s hard to be just one way” The pair previously linked up on 2017 track ‘Out Of My Head’, which appears on Charli’s ‘Pop 2’ mixtape. Taking to Instagram, Charli discussed how the pair have been in the studio together in Palm Springs, California, and spoke of the music they’ve created. Advertisement “ and i have been out in Palm Springs...
Alice Cooper reveals his first experience with drugs was with Jimi Hendrix
Alice Cooper has revealed that his first experience using drugs was alongside Jimi Hendrix. READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Alice Cooper Speaking in a recent interview, the legendary rocker was asked to describe the first drug experience he ever had. “Weed was the first drug, and it was Jimi Hendrix,” he told Ralph Sutton and Big Jay Oakerson on The SDR Show. “I’m sitting there after the show. I went to see them. And we were just a little high school band. But they said, ‘Hey, come on up to...Recent Posts
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