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Megadeth perform rarity ‘Liar’ for first time since 2006
Megadeth have performed ‘Liar’ live for the first time since 2006 – watch footage of the performance below. Last Friday (August 9), while performing in Inglewood California, the legendary Dave Mustaine-fronted thrash metal band broke out the ‘So Far, So Good… So What!’ song live for the first time in 18 years. The song, takeen off their 1988 third studio album, ranks among the least-performed tracks in the band’s repertoire – it has only been played live 10 times in the 2000s, 27 times in the 1990s, and 36 times in the 1980s. Before launching into the song, Mustaine...
Police share update on investigation into Dutch Eurovision contestant Joost Klein expelled hours before final
Police in Sweden have said they have dropped its investigation into a backstage altercation involving Dutch Eurovision contestant Joost Klein. Klein – who was set to represent the Netherlands with his song ‘Europapa’ – was disqualified from the contest in Malmö, Sweden just hours before this year’s finale (May 11). At the time, police stated that the decision was made after he was accused of making verbal threats towards a female member of the production crew. In a new statement, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said the investigation had discovered that “the man made a movement that hit the woman’s...
Former FIFTY FIFTY members sign with new label, to re-debut “later this year”
Former FIFTY FIFTY members Saena, Aran and Sio have signed with a new label, MASSIVE E&C, and have plans to re-debut as a new trio sometime this year. South Korean entertainment company IOK Company announced in a statement to NewsEn earlier today (August 12) that it has launched a brand-new subsidiary label called MASSIVE E&C, with all three former FIFTY FIFTY members as its first signed artists. According to the outlet, Saena, Aran and Sio are slated to begin their new chapter as a “global girl group later this year”, per translations by Soompi. The company also teased that the “team behind...
Museum receives backlash after Nirvana exhibition claims Kurt Cobain “un-alived himself”
A museum in Seattle has been criticised over a Nirvana exhibition which states that Kurt Cobain “un-alived himself”. Read More: Krist Novoselic on 30 years of ‘In Utero’ and using AI to restore Nirvana music Cobain lost his life to suicide on April 4, 1994. He was 27 years old. According to photos posted online from the Museum of Pop Culture exhibit, a placard states that “Kurt Cobain un-alived himself at 27” before it goes on to explain that a host of other artists of the same age also died under tragic circumstances including Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Another...
Flavor Flav gets his own Olympics-themed Funko POP! doll
Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav has been immortalised with his own Olympics-themed Funko POP! doll. The hip-hop legend’s involvement with the US Olympics team is being celebrated with the limited-edition item that will only be available until August 16. Named ‘POP: Team USA USAWP Flavor Flav’, orders can be placed this week, with shipping estimated in December. Each sale will include a donation to Team USA’s Water Polo fund. You can buy yours here. He becomes the latest music figure to receive the honour, following on from the likes of Ice Spice, The Cure, Slipknot, Liam and Noel Gallagher, The White Stripes, Metallica, Post Malone and...
André 3000 says the Kendrick-Drake feud made him “a little sad”
André 3000 has shared his thoughts on the Kendrick-Drake beef, saying the whole saga left him feeling “a little sad”. The OutKast legend, who last year took an artistic left turn with his instrumental jazz flute album ‘New Blue Sun’, discussed the rap feud of the year in a recent interview with Crack. “I got a little sad, at a certain point,” he explained. “In early rap battles, you had kids in the park rapping against each other. But it’s not just people rapping now. You got people with 100 employees. You have livelihoods, empires, companies, deals — all...
Travis Kelce’s dad reacts to new Kanye song referencing son’s relationship with Taylor Swift
Travis Kelce’s father Ed has reacted to Kanye West‘s latest song ‘LIFESTYLE (Demo)’ which references Taylor Swift‘s and Travis’ relationship. READ MORE: Taylor Swift live in Edinburgh: The Eras tour finally hits the UK The new song is featured on the rapper’s – who now goes by Ye – ‘Vultures 2’ LP. The track features a guest verse from Lil Wayne and sees Weezy rap: “I twist my Taylor spliffs tight at the end like Travis Kelce.” Ed Kelce took to his official Facebook page and posted a link to a Daily Mail article headlined: “Kanye West mentions Taylor Swift...
The Horrors announce intimate London show and tease “new music very soon”
The Horrors have announced details of an intimate London show and have teased there will be “new music very soon”. The band have not played live for two years, but in a social media post today (August 9), they have confirmed they will play The Shacklewell Arms on August 29. “It’s 19 years since we played our first show as the Horrors, almost to the day,” wrote frontman Faris Badwan. “It was August 8th 2005 when we performed at the Spread Eagle in Old Street, at a night Tom and I put on called “Cramped”. We played for barely...
‘Tuesday’ review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ arthouse oddity with a big heart
Death takes many forms. This most feared and enduring character has been depicted as a chess ace (The Seventh Seal), Brad Pitt (Meet Joe Black) and even an animated wolf (the less than bone-chilling Puss in Boots: The Last Wish). But a talking parrot who just needs a friend? Now that’s bound to ruffle some feathers. Indeed, this wildly original debut feature from Croatian writer-director Daina O. Pusić has ‘divisive’ written all over it. The film takes on a dream logic that’s unlike anything else you’ll see this year, with an often masterly central performance from Seinfeld superstar Julia...Recent Posts
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