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The Weezer movie has added more star power into the mix, with actor and musician Jack Black reportedly joining the cast. News of Black’s involvement in the forthcoming film was confirmed by Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo himself, who took to the band’s Discord server to share an AI-generated image of a film poster featuring Black. Cuomo clearly expected backlash and disbelief, however, captioning his image by stating, “Nope, it’s real.” Black’s appearance isn’t entirely unexpected, of course. Black previously toured with Weezer in 2001 as a member of Tenacious D, while wife Tanya Haden was the cellist on Weezer’s cover…
Baby Tate claims that she owes Warner Music Group $1.5 million.The rapper recently posted an Instagram post revealing that her boyfriend had his car stolen. In the post, she asked her followers to either share his GoFundMe campaign or donate if they can. As of this writing, the GoFundMe has raised $1,000 out of its $10,000 goal.Tate’s post caught major backlash from her followers who were shocked that she’d ask for their support when she’s a signed rapper, which they equated to having boatloads of cash.After a fan came to her defense and suggested that her haters stop watching her…
Image Image Credit Paras Griffin / Stringer via Getty Images Image Alt Chloe Bailey and Halle Bailey Image Size landscape-medium Chlöe and Halo have more in common than just being related to Halle Bailey. On Monday (April 7), the “Have Mercy” singer tweeted that she and her nephew are twins, and after seeing their side-by-side resemblance, the internet wasted no time cracking jokes. “He’s my twin, sorry sis,” Chlöe captioned her and Halo’s baby pictures. Funny enough, they really do share a lot of features: the same bright eyes, button noses, and at least at the time the photos were…
HandHeldSound has announced a limited time sale on its award-winning Flyinghand Percussion by HandHeldSound, a detailed hand percussion sample library with an expansive and expressive set of traditional and extended articulations.With over 30,000 samples, it represents an authentic and evocative ensemble utilizing a great number of articulations, true replication of the drums’ characteristics, and authentic nuances from each instrument.FHP explores depths and nuances from each instrument so that it becomes a world of idiomatic articulation with 50dB of dynamic range and a multitude of standard, and non-standard articulations.Each instrument features up to 3 microphone positions, and plenty of velocity layers/round…
There’s nothing quite like the sensation of roaming the street on your very own set of wheels, with a groovy Anderson .Paak track to go along with it. Now imagine you’re Anderson .Paak, and you’re hearing Dang! for the first time since it was polished in the studio (sidenote – Mac Miller, you’ll never be forgotten), how do you think that experience plays out?While it is one of the most common ways people would actually listen to your music (Remember how Jay-Z detailed in So Ambitious about playing his mixtape in the car, and peeking out the side of his…
LeBron James seemingly responded to Kevin Gates’ recent comments about his wife, Savannah James.Gates shared some “late night” thoughts on Instagram about how he wouldn’t trade places with the Lakers star because his wife doesn’t gawk at him the same way white women supposedly do.“’Kings don’t concern themselves with the opinions of peasants,’” LeBron wrote on IG on Sunday, following Gates’ comments. “Where to next Queen?!?! Let’s get it!”Savannah also appeared to issue a response of her own with a Nicki Minaj reaction clip circa 2019 where she says, “What? Um—chile, anyways, so.”The couples’ posts come after a three-minute clip…
Image Image Credit SXSW Conference & Festivals / Contributor via Getty Images Image Size landscape-medium Last week, Anycia released her new single “Never Need” featuring KARRAHBOOO and GloRilla, and the internet had a lot to say. One major conversation that continues to bubble up in Hip Hop is about how this new generation approaches sampling. While artists are choosing the right songs — classics that already hold cultural weight — these new iterations often fall short in their execution and creativity. “Never Need” is the latest example of how tricky that balance can be. Let’s talk history first. Before “p**sy…
BlepFX has announced the release of a non-linear 4-pole ladder filter effect plugin capable of producing a large variety of sounds.It can be modulated at audio rate, either with internal modulators or by using an external CV signal. It’s capable of self-oscillation. It can be a lowpass, highpass, bandpass, and anything in between!filtrr featuresSmoothly blend between lowpass, highpass, bandpass, peak and other shapes. The filter shape is also controllable with modulation.6 unique distortion algorithms, ranging from subtle warmth and even-odd saturation to extreme squashing and nasty metallic folding.Built-in modulation system that is capable of modulating the filter cutoff, resonance, drive,…
In the past weeks, the number of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) cases has exploded, with the world in lock-down mode. Almost every industry is affected, let alone the music & recording industry – with canceled shows, gigs, events, album launches and more.If you’re breathing and reading this, consider yourself lucky. This is not another post to poke fun at the growing pandemic.But one to address what’s important and hopefully, give music producers and musicians – hope, to stay strong, creative and productive.What’s going on.Depending on where you live, your government may soon order a lockdown or a movement restriction order.That in fact…
Just a day after surprising fans with an in-person preview of her new single, Lorde has officially dropped her latest track, “What Was That.” Announced by the New Zealand singer just 12 hours before its arrival, “What Was That” serves as Lorde’s first piece of new music since her 2021 album Solar Power. Co-produced by Lorde alongside Jim-E Stack and Dan Nigro, the single arrives as less of a continuation of her previous record and more of a revisiting of her chart-topping 2018 album Melodrama. “What Was That” received its live debut on Tuesday (April 22) in New York City’s…