Month: July 2023

The Smashing Pumpkins have debuted the music video for their latest single, “Spellbinding,” taken from their recent trilogy album ‘ATUM.’  ATUM, the sequel to 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and 2000’s Machina/Machine of God, features 33-tracks in 3 acts and was written and produced by Corgan over the past 4 years

For the ‘Spellbinding’ video, director Kevin Kerslake worked closely with Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, James Iha and Jeff Schroeder to create digital avatars of themselves, existing within an other-worldly fictional universe that is ATUM, created by front man and founder Billy Corgan. Said Kerslake: “We adopted a virtual production model for the Spellbinding video, creating it entirely in the gaming engine; unreal, with digital avatars moving through fantastical worlds that play a key role in the ATUM storyline. Billy and I share an interest in the fusion of old-world elements with state of the art technology, and all the stars aligned on this video to break new ground.”

Take a look at the video for Spellbinding – here.
To stream ATUM, head here.

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The Hollywood Walk of Fame announced that Def Leppard, Sammy Hagar and Gwen Stefani are among the multi-genre artists among the Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2024. They will be inducted in the Recording category, alongside Toni Braxton, Darius Rucker, Dr. Dre, Glen Ballard, Charles Fox, and Brandy Norwood. Otis Redding will receive a posthumous star in the Live Theatre/Live Performance category.

Other celebs receiving the honor include Chadwick Boseman (posthumous), Gal Gadot, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Pine, Christina Ricci, Ken Jeong, Eugene Levy, Mario Lopez, Kerry Washington, Jane Krakowski, Angie Martinez, Billie Jean King, Carl Weathers, Jim Nantz, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Michael Schur, and El Gordo y La Flaca co-hosts Raúl De Molina and Lili Estefan.

Hollywood Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Steve Nissen and Chair Select Panel and radio personality Ellen K shared the news online : “The Selection Committee which is made up of fellow Walk of Famers, carefully hand-picks a group of honorees each year that represent various genres of the entertainment world. The Committee did an amazing job choosing these very talented people. We can’t wait to see each honoree’s reaction as they realize that they are becoming a part of Hollywood’s history with the unveiling of their star on the world’s most famous walkway!”

Selected by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s Walk of Fame Selection Panel, the upcoming honorees were chosen from hundreds of nominees. The star ceremonies will be announced at a later date; recipients have two years to schedule star ceremonies from the date of selection before they expire.

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Gibson Custom Shop announced its new partnership with Richie Faulkner, the co-lead guitarist Judas Priest. The Richie Faulkner Flying V Custom from Gibson Custom Shop is now available worldwide through Authorized Premium Gibson dealers, and via Gibson.com.

Says Faulkner: “This guitar has become a good friend of mine over the past couple of years and is the latest evolution of my main guitar with Priest for the past 12 years. It’s something that has evolved as I have both on stage and in the studio, in looks and in sound. Whenever I see that double pick guard and Pelham blue, I know that that is my guitar. With the Floyd Rose, signature EMG pickups and striking appearance I know that armed with my faithful Flying V, I will be able to deliver every night. Beautiful yet deadly, elegant yet sonically powerful it is the number one guitar in my Arsenal.”

Faulkner suffered a rare aortic aneurysm and complete aortic dissection while performing onstage with Judas Priest at the Louder than Life festival on September 26, 2021, despite having no history of heart issues. Faulkner was rushed into open-heart surgery at a nearby hospital, and has fully recovered. Now, he has decided to pay it forward and will be donating the proceeds from his Flying V Custom to the John Ritter Foundation and the American Heart Association.

Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner Unveils New Gibson Signature Model Flying V Custom Guitar

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R.E.M. has partnered with FX’s hit show The Bear to drop a music video for the “Strange Currencies (Remix).” The remix comes from a deluxe 25th-anniversary box set of ‘Monster’, released in 2019. R.E.M.’s music is featured heavily throughout much of the new second season of The Bear. The video for Strange Currencies (Remix) combines footage from R.E.M.’s Road Movie (which chronicles their 1995 tour), as well as clips from The Bear.

According to the press release, three different versions of “Strange Currencies” appear throughout the season — including the 1994 original, the 2019 remix, and an unearthed demo. Vocalist Michael Stipe shared in a statement: “’The Bear’ is hands down my favorite show of last year – I cannot wait to dive into episodes for Season 2. Having incorporated R.E.M. songs into their universe makes it even sweeter. The best people at any party are always in the kitchen!” Bassist Mike Mills added: “I’m so glad ‘The Bear’ exists. It has become one of my favorite TV shows, and I can’t wait to watch more of it.”

Check out R.E.M.’s video for “Strange Currencies (Remix)” – here.

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Wolfgang Van Halen shared the lyric video for Mammoth WVH’s “Take A Bow,” a preview to the release of the forthcoming album “Mammoth II,” due out August 4.

Take A Bow is the follow-up to”Another Celebration At The End Of The World” and “Like A Pastime,” making it the third single to drop from the upcoming Mammoth II project, which was produced by Michael Baskette and recorded at the famed ‘5150’ studios.

Wolfgang once again wrote all the material, and recorded the instruments and vocals on “Mammoth II”, which marks the band’s first album as part of a new deal with BMG.

Stream the “Take A Bow” lyric video here.

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