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Slipknot’s Corey Taylor reflects on Eddie Van Halen’s death: “He influenced 40 years of musicians”
Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has reflected on the death of Eddie Van Halen, hailing the legendary guitarist as an “incredible” musician who “influenced 40 years” of rock stars. Appearing on the ‘Talk Is Jericho’ podcast, Taylor explained how he was preparing to celebrate his first wedding anniversary when he first learnt of Van Halen’s death. “The sad thing is that happened on my anniversary. Me and Alicia, we’re getting dudded up and getting all ready, and then all of a sudden, we get the news,” he said. Advertisement “And everybody was hitting me up. So...
Drake has Barack Obama’s “stamp of approval” to play him in a film
Drake has been given Barack Obama‘s “stamp of approval” to play him in a prospective film. In the latest episode of Complex‘s 360 With Speedy Morman, the former United States President answered a variety of questions ranging from this year’s presidential election, the coronavirus pandemic, his comments on rap music increasing Donald Trump’s support among Black male voters and more. Around the 46-minute mark, Complex News host Speedy Morman also asked Obama if he would “give the thumbs up” for Drake to portray his likeness in a potential film or biopic. Advertisement “I will say this – Drake seems to be able...
Watch Bully get rowdy in their ‘SUGAREGG’ live session
Bully have uploaded a five-track ‘SUGAREGG’ live session to their YouTube channel, filmed at Nashville’s arts and music venue, Drkmttr. The performance kicked off with album singles ‘Where to Start’, ‘Every Tradition’ and ‘Prism’, before concluding with deeper cuts ‘Stuck in Your Head’ and ‘Hours and Hours’. The livestream was directed by Bobbi Rich and engineered and mixed by Jeremy Ferguson of Battle Tapes Recording. Advertisement Watch the band’s high-octane live set below: The performance initially aired for free earlier this month. Frontwoman Alicia Bognanno also aired a live fan Q&A session directly after the stream, which was also...
The Weeknd says Grammys “remain corrupt” after nominations snub
The Weeknd has called out the Grammys after he failed to receive any nominations for the 2021 awards for his latest album, ‘After Hours’. In a tweet posted today (November 25), The Weeknd – aka Abel Makkonen Tesfaye – said the Grammys “remain corrupt” and that the organisation “owe me, my fans and the industry transparency”. The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency… — The Weeknd (@theweeknd) November 25, 2020 Advertisement Responding to The Weeknd’s tweet, in a statement provided to Rolling Stone, Recording Academy Chair Harvey Mason Jr. said, “We understand that...
Lorde to release 100-page photo book documenting Antarctica trip
Lorde has announced plans to release a softcover book documenting her 2019 trip to Antarctica. The book, entitled Going South, will feature over 100 pages of photos and writings from her visit to the continent. The singer-songwriter broke the news today (November 25) in an email to her mailing list. Advertisement “ has fascinated me since I was old enough to read,” she explained. “It started to interest me again in recent years as my environmental awareness went up and up, and questions about how to change my personal and professional footprints on this earth occupied much of my...
Listen to Daniel Avery’s new songs, ‘Petrol Blue’ and ‘Into The Voice Of Stillness’
Daniel Avery has shared two new songs today (November 24) – you can listen to them below. Read More: Daniel Avery – ‘Love + Light’ review: a heartfelt eulogy for the hedonism we’re missing this summer Taken from his surprise album release, ‘Love + Light’, ‘, which arrived back in June, the two songs follow ‘Lone Swordsman’ – a single Avery released in tribute to Andrew Weatherall back in September. Speaking about the new songs called ‘Petrol Blue’ and ‘Into The Voice Of Stillness’, Avery said: “I wanted to make something that would sit next to ‘Lone Swordsman’ in the world...
Watch US president-elect Joe Biden sing Metallica’s ‘King Nothing’ in video mash-up
A new mash-up video that sees Joe Biden take lead vocals for Metallica‘s 1997 single ‘King Nothing’ has been released. YouTube user Lars von Retriever, who previously fused outgoing US president Donald Trump with the likes of Iron Maiden and Megadeth, has now switched focus to the incoming president. His latest clip takes snippets from Biden’s political career and campaigning to make it seem like he’s singing Metallica frontman James Hetfield’s lines. Advertisement Retriever’s Metal Trump series saw him merge Megadeth’s ‘Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying?’ with Trump, as well as mashing him up with Iron Maiden’s ‘Fear Of The Dark’...
Mick Fleetwood’s tribute concert to Peter Green to get cinema release
Mick Fleetwood’s tribute concert to Peter Green is to get a cinema release next year. Back in February, prior to the coronavirus pandemic, a concert was held at the London Palladium to celebrate the music of Green and the original incarnation of Fleetwood Mac. In July, Green passed away at the age of 73. Now, the concert will be shown in cinemas on March 23 and 28 2021. Advertisement The concert in February saw artists performing Green’s songs. Those taking part included: Neil Finn, Noel Gallagher, Billy Gibbons, David Gilmour, Kirk Hammett, John Mayall, Christine McVie, Jeremy Spencer, Zak Starkey,...
Playboi Carti shares Kanye West snippet from his new album ‘Whole Lotta Red’
Playboi Carti has teased an upcoming collaboration with Kanye West for his new album, ‘Whole Lotta Red’. Read more: Mumbling! Baby voices! The song of the summer! It’s the 10 best Playboi Carti leaks In a clip posted via his Instagram late on Monday (November 23) the rapper gave fans what appeared to be a sneak-peek of a Kanye West collaboration. The Atlanta native dances around to the music in what looks like a dimly lit studio, with the track opening with an intro by West before a long instrumental breakdown. View this post on Instagram A post shared...Recent Posts
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