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The Pretty Reckless Release Cover of Soundgarden’s ‘Loud Love’

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The Pretty Reckless performed a cover of Soundgarden’s “Loud Love” earlier this fall, and now it’s been made available on YouTube.

Loud Love is taken from Soundgarden’s 1989 sophomore album Louder Than Love. The Pretty Reckless’ front woman Taylor Momsen initially performed it live with the members of Soundgarden at the “I Am the Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell” concert in January of 2019, then band recorded their own version.

The Pretty Reckless opened for Soundgarden on their final spring tour in 2017 just prior to Cornell’s death, and Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil and Cameron have guest appearances on TPR’s upcoming album Death By Rock and Roll, specifically on the track “Only Love Can Save Me Now.” The album is expected to arrive sometime in 2021.

You can check out The Pretty Reckless’ performance of Loud Love on YouTube.

Taylor Momsen of the Pretty Reckless Honors Chris Cornell With ‘Loud Love’ Cover

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Queens Of The Stone Age Announce Fundraiser To Benefit Vsictims Of 2015 Paris Terror Attack

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November 13th marks five years since the terror attacks at the Bataclan venue in Paris, France, during an Eagles of Death Metal show, in which 89 lives were lost. In remembrance of that day, Queens of the Stone Age have announced a special concert event to benefit those impacted by the terror attack.

Queens of the Stone Age tweeted that they will “broadcast previously unseen live footage from” the Mona Museum in Tasmania, in aid for Life For Paris charities and the Nick Alexander Memorial Trust. Nick Alexander was the band merch manager killed during the attack as he was trying to help people escape. The trust “continues Nick’s music-loving legacy by providing instruments and music equipment for disadvantaged communities across the UK”.

The stream will be free to view on the band’s YouTube page.

Queens of the Stone Age to Share Unreleased Concert to Benefit 2015 Paris Terrorist Attack Victims

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Netflix Halts Production On Season 2 Of ‘The Witcher’ After Multiple COVID-19 Tests

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For the second time, Netflix has been forced to stop production on the second season of The Witcher due to positive COVID-19 tests, and as of press time there is no date for when production will resume.

Deadline reported that those diagnosed were not part of the show’s main cast and they have already been quarantined. Filming was taking place west of London, and the UK has seen a dramatic leap in coronavirus cases over the last several weeks. Only when filming is believed to be safe again will production restart. Showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich addressed the situation on Twitter, thanking fans for their support and saying that the staff seemed to be doing well. She added that the team would be back to production “soon.”

Starring Henry Cavill, The Witcher is based on the book series of the same now, and the video games associated with the series helped to turn the franchise into a global success. They feature many of the same characters, locations, and story elements.

The Witcher Season 2 Halts Production Again Due To Multiple COVID-19 Diagnosis

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‘Let Him Go’ Tops North American Box Office With $4.1M Opening Weekend

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The Kevin Costner/Diane Lane drama Let Him Go is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $4.1 million in receipts.

“Let Him Go” stars Kevin Costner as a retired sheriff and Diane Lane as his wife. The couple leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from a dangerous family living in the Dakotas, which ends in violence. Lesley Manville, who scored an Oscar nomination for her work in another Focus release, 2017 “Phantom Thread,” co-stars. “Let Him Go” was written and directed by Thomas Bezucha, the filmmaker behind “The Family Stone.”

Coming in at No. 2 on the weekend roster was Come Play with $1.7 million, followed by The War with Grandpa at No. 3 with $1.5 million, Honest Thief at No. 4 with $1.1 million and Tenet at No. 5 with $905,000. Rounding out the top tier was the re-release of Toy Story at No. 6 with $505,000, The Empty Man at No. 7 with $277,000, Spell at No. 8 with $150,000, The New Mutants at No. 9 with $110,000 and Love and Monsters at No. 10 with $100,000.

Box office collection: Kevin Costner, Diane Lane thriller ”Let Him Go” tops election week collection

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Progressive Rock Supergroup Transatlantic To Release Two Versions Of New Album

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Transatlantic have announced that they will be release their new album, “The Absolute Universe”, on February 5th, sharing the news in a new trailer. The band, featuring Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas, will be releasing two versions of the album, “The Absolute Universe: The Breath Of Life (Abridged Version)” and “The Absolute Universe: Forevermore (Extended Version)”.

Portnoy explains, “We’ve got two versions of this album. There is a two CD presentation, which is 90 minutes long, and a single one – that’s 60 minutes.” Pete Trewavas added, “We did write some new music for the single CD,” adds Trewavas. “What’s more, there are also differences in the instruments used on some of the tracks across the two records.”

Both album will be released on CD, LP and digital formats and the band will also be offering up a special ‘The Absolute Universe: The Ultimate Edition’ collection that will feature both albums in a box set. 

Watch the trailer: here.

Progressive Rock Super-Group TRANSATLANTIC to Release 5th Studio Album “The Absolute Universe” on February 2021

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Foo Fighters Announce 10th Studio Album To Be Released In 2021

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Foo Fighters announced their tenth studio album Medicine at Midnight following their appearance as musical guests on Dave Chappelle’s Saturday Night Live episode over the weekend. The band also debuted a performance of their new single “Shame Shame” during the episode.

Foo Fighter’s record arrives Feb. 5, 2021, and is currently available for preorder on limited edition vinyl here.  You can watch their performance of “Shame Shame” on SNL here.

Listen: Foo Fighters Share New Single “Shame Shame,” Announce 10th Studio LP

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‘Today Show’ Host Al Roker Announces Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

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Al Roker revealed he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The “Today” show weatherman and co-host, 66, said he will undergo surgery to have his prostate removed.

Roker explained he wanted to publicly reveal his diagnosis in order to spotlight the number of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer. “If you detect it early, this is a really treatable disease. And it’s why I wanted to take you along my journey, so we can all learn together how to educate and protect the men in our lives.” he said. “I don’t want people thinking, ‘Oh, poor Al,’ you know, because I’m gonna be OK.” 

Roker will be undergoing surgery this week at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Dr. Vincent Laudone, who is set to perform the surgery, discussed the severity of Roker’s diagnosis, saying, “Fortunately his cancer appears somewhat limited or confined to the prostate, but because it’s more aggressive, we wanted to treat it. We settled on removing the prostate.”

Al Roker reveals he has prostate cancer

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“Jeopardy!” Host Alex Trebek Dies At Age 80

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Longtime “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020, the show announced on Twitter. “Jeopardy! Is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends. Thank you, Alex,” the show tweeted. Trebek announced he was battling Stage 4 pancreatic cancer back in March 2019. 

Trebek began hosting game shows in his native country of Canada, moving to the United States in the ’70s to emcee The Wizard of Odds and High Rollers for NBC, as well as Double Dare and Pillsbury Bake-Off for CBS. He joined Jeopardy! in 1984, but emceed shows such as The National Geographic Bee from 1989-2013 and To Tell the Truth from 1990-91.

In 2011, Trebek earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Daytime Emmys, and also won seven Emmys for Outstanding Game Show host. In 2014, Guinness World Records announced that Trebek had broken the record for the most game show episodes (6,829) hosted by the same person on the same program.  He served as host of “Jeopardy!” for nearly 40 years.

Trebek is survived by his wife Jean Currivan and their two children, Matthew and Emily as well as another daughter Nicky, who he adopted with his first wife Elaine.

Alex Trebek, long-running ‘Jeopardy’ host, dead at 80

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System of a Down Release First New Music In 15 Years

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System of a Down has released new music, 15 years since the band released new songs.

Two singles, “Protect the Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz,” made their debut with proceeds from the music going to Armenia Fund. the group’s band members Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan are of Armenian descent.

The group wrote about the meaning of the two songs on BandCamp: “These two songs, “Protect The Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz” both speak of a dire and serious war being perpetrated upon our cultural homelands of Artsakh and Armenia. We’re proud to share these songs with you and hope you enjoy listening to them.” Azerbaijan and Armenia on Oct. 17 agreed to a “humanitarian ceasefire” in the conflict over the contested enclave of Nagorno Karabakh, which is called Artsakh by Armenians. 

System of a Down released their first album in 1998 and reached fame with their 2001 hit album, “Toxicity.”  In 2005 the band had two albums climb to No. 1.

System of a Down Release First New Songs in 15 Years: Stream

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2020 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony Celebrates With Virtual Show

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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020 celebration, televised this past Saturday, was intended to be a star-studded live ceremony originally scheduled to take place this past May in Cleveland.  The show was replaced by a performance-free, virtual HBO special due to coronavirus concerns. 

The exclusive special about the 2020 Inductees was aired on HBO and HBO Max. The 2020 inductees include The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, The Notorious B.I.G., T-Rex, and Depeche Mode.

Dave Grohl kicked off the show “with a heartfelt introduction to this year’s class of inductees, and the special guests will highlight the importance and influence of the inductees along with how they impacted their personal and professional careers.”

The Rock Hall said the 2021 Induction Ceremony will move to the fall with the 36th ceremony returning to Cleveland.

‘Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions’ Review: A Series of Pretty Good Mini-Documentaries in Search of Some Actual Music

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