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Fearless Records to Host Fearless at Home Virtual ‘Festival’
The Pretty Reckless is among the performers; funds raised by merch sales will benefit Crew Nation. Fearless Records will host a global virtual event, Fearless at Home, featuring acts from its roster on May 9 at 3 p.m. EST on Fearless’ YouTube channel. The “festival” will benefit Crew Nation, the fund that Live Nation launched in April to benefit members of the touring industry whose livelihoods have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Funds will be raised through the sale of a Fearless at Home T-shirt and poster, priced at $25 each. The bands Wage War, The Plot in You, The Pretty Reckless, Plain White T’s, The Almost, Locket, Set It Off, Grayscale, As It Is and Ice Nine Kills will provide acoustic performances. “I’m proud to be involved [in this event] for a charity that supports th...
BMF’s Big Meech Seeks Early Release Due To COVID-19, Southwest T Already Out
Source: John Ricard / Getty The Coronavirus Pandemic has been a boon for people serving jail sentences to seek an early release out of concerns of contracting COVID-19. The latest inmates seeking and gaining release, with dropping dime a la Tekashi 6ix9ine, are infamous Black Mafia Family (BMF) kingpins Terry “Southwest T” Flenory and Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory. According to the Detroit News, Southwest T left custody on Tuesday (May 5) while his brother Big Meech remains incarcerated. But he wants out early due to COVID-19 running rampant through the federal prison system. Southwest T was reportedly in charge of the West Coast operation of the family drug dealing organization that’s said to have brought in at least $270 million. The 50-year-old was due to be released from a Kentucky pri...
RoboCop & Other Updates Announced As Part of ‘Mortal Kombat 11: Atfermath’ Expanasion
Source: Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath / WB Games Mortal Kombat 11 is getting a much-needed expansion, and its right on time. Mortal Kombat 11’s story mode was GOOD… REALLY GOOD. So it’s exciting news that the story will continue with the announcement of the Aftermath expansion. The story picks right up after now Fire God, Lui Kang issued the fade to Kronika and saving the world once again. Unfortunately, the moment of short peace is interrupted by the arrival of Shang Tsung and two familiar allies. Tsung proposes an unlikely partnership to go back in time and retrieve Kronika’s crown — which was destroyed — because without it, Lui Kang cannot restart history. With the Aftermath expansion, we do not only get another chapter in the story mode but some new characters to dish out punishment with...
NYPD Detective Is Actually Fired For Bogus Drug Arrests
Source: Douglas Sacha / Getty The NYPD has a bit of explaining to do. One of their veterans has been caught fabricating very important details that have landed people in prison. As spotted on The Daily News one New York City officer has been formally terminated from their position and based on the evidence it was long overdue. On Tuesday, April 21 Detective Joseph Franco was fired for allegedly framing defendants. According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office he was indicted in 2019 for “entering false testimony during court proceedings and making false statements in court documents on multiple occasions while he was assigned to Narcotics Borough Manhattan South, resulting in three unlawful arrests.” Between February 21, 2017 and May 3, 2018, Franco is said to have entered fal...
Barack And Michelle Obama To Virtually Honor The HBCU 2020 Graduating Class
Source: WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 14: U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama speak onstage at TNT Christmas in Washington 2014 at the National Building Museum on December 14, 2014 in Washington, DC. 25248_001_0621.JPG (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage) Even though COVID-19 has derailed the moment millions of students have worked so hard some grads have something special to look forward to. The only POTUS we recognize will be delivering a special message to the future leaders of our culture. As spotted on News One Barack and Michelle Obama have signed on to host a virtual college graduation ceremony in light of most learning institutions being shut down due to the current pandemic. On Tuesday, May 5 he made the formal announcement via social media. “I’ve always lo...
Weezer Dedicate New Song “Hero” to Frontline Workers: Stream
Due to the ongoing pandemic, Weezer have been forced to postpone their new metal-inspired album, Van Weezer. A new release date hasn’t been given yet, but Rivers Cuomo & co. are making it up to their patient fans by sharing a fresh single titled “Hero”. Although Weezer are suckers for a darn good cover, today’s offering is not plucked from Mariah Carey’s catalog. “Hero” instead finds them amplifying their KISS and Metallica fandom for a cut rife with sharp, shredding guitars and a blaring, arena-ready chorus. The new song comes paired with an official music video shot during quarantine. It features footage of the band while on lockdown — Cuomo is sporting an interesting mustache these days — but more importantly pays tribute to the real heroes: frontline workers. “This one is for ...
Lady Gaga Announces New Release Date For Chromatica
Lady Gaga’s fifth studio album, Chromatica, was all set for an April 10th release before the coronavirus pandemic caused led to its postponement. Now, Gaga has announced that her new LP will instead arrive on May 29th. The follow-up to 2016’s Joanne, Chromatica contains 16 tracks, including “Chromatica” parts I, II, and III. As fans learned when the tracklist leaked last month, it alsofeatures collaborations with Ariana Grande, the K-Pop group Blackpink, and Sir Elton John. Pre-orders have begun, and you can check out the artwork and official tracklist below. Editors’ Picks Previously, Lady Gaga shared the lead single “Stupid Love”. In April, she curated the coronavirus relief special “One World: Together at Home”, and this June, she’ll join Barack and ...
Baroness, Old Man Gloom, Candiria Members Cover Danzig’s “Snakes of Christ” in Quarantine: Watch
Another day, another cool quarantine performance. This time, members of Baroness, Old Man Gloom, Candiria, and Potion join forces to rock Danzig’s “Snakes of Christ” as part of Two Minutes to Late Night’s “Bedroom Covers” series. The performance features Two Minutes to Late Night host Gwarsenio Hall (aka Jordan Olds) on vocals; Baroness’ Gina Gleason and Candiria’s John LaMacchia on guitars; Potion’s Stella Leung on bass; and Old Man Gloom’s Santos Montano on drums. What makes the video even more entertaining are the intro and outro, featuring Montano delivering his best Glenn Danzig impression as he mimics an old interview the rock icon did in which he talked about his book collection. As for the performance itself, it’s pretty impressive. Gwarsenio Hall does a nice job capturing Dan...
Jimmy Fallon Impersonates Nicolas Cage Playing Tiger King’s Joe Exotic: Watch
The idea of Jimmy Fallon impersonating Nicolas Cage playing Tiger King’s Joe Exotic reads like something an Internet algorithm made up. Alas, The Tonight Show clown king made it a reality on Tuesday night, capitalizing on the news of the forthcoming scripted series. Basically, it’s Fallon doing his best bar room gesticulation of Cage, only wearing all the Tiger King accoutrements. The bleach-blonde wig? Check. The ’90s Fleer Ultra shades? Check. The Spirit Halloween threads? Check. He even wrote a country song. Of course, this writer is well aware of the hypocrisy that he’s writing this up and promoting it. But, if you’re like him, and already convinced the world is teetering on the edge of destruction, then perhaps you’ll take joy in muting the video and simply imagining Fallon has just l...
Skrillex’s Set at Remote Utopias This Weekend Is a B2B with Thys of Noisia
After Skrillex was recently announced as one of the performers at the 24-hour radio takeover event Remote Utopias, the EDM world went into a frenzy. Skrillex has hosted a few livestreams over the course of the pandemic, but they were more geared towards interaction with his fans and fellow producers as opposed to a full-blown DJ set. That is set to change this Sunday, when Remote Utopias will be hosting Skrillex for a B2B set with Thys of famed electronic act Noisia at the 24-hour radio takeover event hosted by NTS Radio. According to the official NTS Radio mobile app, which shared the event’s schedule, a Skrillex B2B Thys set is planned on Sunday, May 3rd at 3:45AM. As of the time of writing, there is no word on whether it will be a new live set or a re-broa...
Illenium and X Ambassadors Unveil Scintillating Stripped Version of “In Your Arms”
Illenium and X Ambassadors today shared the “Stripped” version of their collaborative single “In Your Arms,” which appeared on the former’s Ascend LP back in August 2019. Peeling the original down to its barebones, Illenium and X Ambassadors have delivered a poignant rework of the original track that displays the classically-trained side of both artists. Illenium’s most recent release came earlier in the month of April, when he uncorked a monster collaboration with dubstep don Excision called “Feel Something” featuring I Prevail. Additionally, their fan favorite debut B2B set from Lost Lands 2019 was uploaded in full by the festival’s organizers. Illenium and Sam Harris of X Ambassadors also performed the original &#...
Baauer Drops Second Single from Forthcoming Album Alongside Alien-Inspired Music Video
Baauer today unveiled the second single from his upcoming Planet’s Mad LP, “AETHER,” a haunting trap tune that was released alongside a video game-inspired music video directed by Actual Objects (Rick Farin and Claire Cochran). “AETHER” is a dark, menacing trap number with ferocious breakbeats and thunderous 808s that sounds like it’s straight out of an action scene from Blade Runner. The accompanying music video laces the track through an alien landscape, taking viewers on an audiovisual journey through the mind of one of the most forward-thinking producer in electronic music. Along with “AETHER” comes a b-side track called “YEHOO,” a quirky, moombah-inspired bass single produced in collaboration with fellow P...
