I keep trying to drill it into the heads of my pals in American-based touring bands that there is a treasure trove of metal goodness ready to welcome them (and come to their shows and buy their merch) east of Montreal. Alas, for whatever reason, routing will rarely take a band past the island where
Eagled-eyed Glastonbury fans are expecting the festival to reveal the identity of the mystery secret band The Churnups shortly. It’s just one week until Glasto kicks off, with Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John headlining the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm in Pilton from June 21 to June 25. When the full line-up with stage times were revealed
A “final” song by The Beatles is on the docket to emerge later this year after the Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney, now 80, used AI to extract the voice of the late John Lennon, his famed Beatles bandmate and songwriting partner, to make a new recording from an older tune. Artificial intelligence, meet the Beatles.
John Hughes’ ability to connect to teenagers in the ‘80s is why he was famous, as both a writer and a director. His ability to craft minor characters is what truly set him apart. From very small one-line cameos to characters with one or two short scenes often end up the characters with the most
Did Nancy and Ace find themselves back together? On Nancy Drew Season 4 Episode 3, the pair shared a sweet moment while working together to find a way to break the curse. Meanwhile, Carson and Jean continued to grow closer but a recent conversation left him with an unsettled feeling. Elsewhere, Jesse and Birdie devised
Brooke Eden‘s music has always been for everybody, but on her four-song Outlaw Love EP, she’s honing in more than ever on stories about LGBTQ+ love. “Up until this EP, honestly, I was like, ‘Just being queer is enough of a challenge,'” says Eden, who came out as queer in 2021, and who recently married
Eric B. and Rakim joined forces for a historic performance in New Jersey this week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop. Advertisement Their appearance marked the first time a Hip-Hop act ever performed at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. The legendary duo took to the stage to pay tribute to half a
Last year I premiered the first EP from a new Death Metal band called Phantom Horde. Describing songs from The Umbra, I wrote: “while the members hail from California and Texas, the blood of Gothenburg’s golden era rages through their veins.” Less than a year later, they return with a two-track tandem of singles that
K-pop boyband BTS have released a trailer for their upcoming book Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS. At midnight KST on June 14, BTS unveiled a trailer for their upcoming book, which they co-wrote with journalist Myeongseok Kang and are releasing in celebration of their 10th anniversary this year. The new clip seems to
There’s a lot to be said about Eric LaRue. It’s Michael Shannon’s directorial debut. It’s a meditative adaptation of Brett Neveu’s 2002 play. And it stars Judy Greer, Alison Pill, Tracy Letts, Paul Sparks, and a just about unrecognizable Alexander Skarsgård. The latter is what the film will undoubtedly be remembered for, but let’s start
‘Vele’ from ‘Student of the Year’ combines hip-hop, rap, bhangra and electronic sounds with elements of dubstep creating an … source
Warning! The following contains spoilers for The Wonder Years‘ Season 2 premiere “One Small Step.” Read at your own risk! The Wonder Years finally made its grand return to television after being bumped to June in lieu of other midseason ABC programming. The Peabody Award-winning series came back with lots of energy and excitement though,
In a word? Wow. Mayans M.C. Season 5 Episode 5 delivered thrills, satisfying developments, and some crazy cliffhangers that will shake up the series’ dynamics like never before. Seriously. It felt like a set-up for a series finale and successfully washed away all of my gripes about the conflict and tone this season. The stakes
With artificial intelligence (AI) quickly becoming part of the day-to-day in every industry and aspect of life, it’s only natural that country artists would start incorporating the technology into their songwriting sessions. But not Darius Rucker — he says that an AI chatbot is one co-writer he doesn’t plan on ever inviting to a writer’s room.
Erykah Badu has announced she will give 30 free tickets at a secret pop-up in San Diego. The neo-soul singer took to Instagram with her daughter Puma and shared she’d being signing autographs at Cookies, a cannabis dispensary. Advertisement “SUPRISE POP-UP at COOKIES!” she wrote in the caption. “I’ll be signing autographs and giving away
Photo by Blake Roemer End Reign — the new crossover powerhouse featuring members of All Out War, Pig Destroyer, Exhumed, and more — makes a proper full-length debut next month. The quintet fuses hardcore elements with tinges of thrash and death metal that makes The Way of All Flesh is Decay a much-anticipated release. To hold everyone
Guns N’ Roses‘ Duff McKagan has released the title track from his newly announced third solo album ‘Lighthouse’. Listen to it below. The 11-track LP features a handful of star-studded collaborations including Iggy Pop, his Guns N’ Roses bandmate Slash, and Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell. McKagan’s feature with Iggy Pop marks a full-circle moment
On July 14, Lauren Spencer Smith will release her debut album, Mirror. It’s the culmination of three years of hard work and growing as a songwriter and performer. Appearing on American Idol in 2020, the 19-year-old used the momentum from the show to create a career that’s earned her hit songs, a huge social media
Following the recent release of The Little Mermaid, another seafaring Disney Princess’ animated film is set to get the live-action treatment. As Dwayne Johnson announced in April, 2016’s Moana is getting a remake, per an ongoing trend from the House of Mouse to reimagine audience favorites. The latest news about the movie is an official
AMC’s The Walking Dead universe has been expanding quickly in recent years. With the conclusion of the main series in 2022 after 11 seasons, many fans desired to continue the journeys of their favorite characters. There were many reservations when Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) were announced to be headlining The Walking