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After quoting Kurt Cobain in Shinedown video, Brent Smith recalls hearing ‘Teen Spirit’ for first time

Scott Legato/Getty ImagesShinedown's video for their single "Dance, Kid, Dance" opens by quoting Kurt Cobain's lyrics from the chorus of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Frontman Brent Smith was among the many people who felt thunderstruck when they first heard the iconic grunge anthem, and he tells ABC Audio he remembers exactly where he was when that happened."I was getting bullied, like, relentlessly in school, and I faked having a stomachache," Smith recalls. "And my Granny, God rest her soul, […]

todayApril 8, 2025

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Mark Hoppus’ ‘First Date’ with Melissa Joan Hart did not last forever and ever

ABC/Paula LoboIn Mark Hoppus' new book, Fahrenheit-182, the blink-182 bassist reveals that he went on a date with Sabrina the Teenage Witch star Melissa Joan Hart. However, the night was anything but magical.As Hoppus writes in a Fahrenheit-182 excerpt published by Entertainment Weekly, he had met Hart at the Teen Choice Awards, after which "she had her publicist reach out to my label's publicist to give me her number.""Totally normal courtship," Hoppus quips. Upon calling her back, Hoppus says they decided to meet for dinner at […]

todayApril 7, 2025

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Drowning Pool teases new single, ‘Madness’

Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesDrowning Pool has announced a new single called "Madness."The track is set to premiere Friday and is available now to presave."Madness" follows Drowning Pool's 2024 single, "Revolution (The Final Amen)." The band's most recent album is 2022's Strike a Nerve."Revolution" marked the first Drowning Pool song released since former vocalist Ryan McCombs rejoined the band in 2023. McCombs had previously fronted the band between 2005 and 2011.Drowning Pool is currently on a European tour with Godsmack.Copyright © […]

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Watch the official trailer for Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’

TPS Productions/Focus FeaturesThe star-studded trailer for Wes Anderson's latest film has arrived.Benicio del Toro stars in the official trailer for The Phoenician Scheme, the newest film to come from the auteur director.Del Toro plays Zsa-zsa Korda in the film. He's one of the richest men in all of Europe. Mia Threapleton plays his daughter, Liesl, who is a nun, while Michael Cera is their tutor, Bjorn.The trailer reveals Zsa-zsa Korda is an aviator who has gotten into six plane crashes […]

todayApril 7, 2025

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Master of platelets: Metallica announces blood drives for upcoming US tour

ABC/Randy HolmesForget fuel and fire: blood is that which Metallica desires.The metal legends have announced a partnership with the American Red Cross to organize blood drives at stops on the upcoming U.S. leg of their M72 tour."Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood, and the need for blood donations increases during the spring and summer months," Metallica says. "By participating in these drives, the Metallica Family will help trauma victims, those facing cancer, new mothers, people living with […]

todayApril 7, 2025

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Kaleo announces ’Mixed Emotions’ album release show in Nashville

Atlantic Kaleo is celebrating the release of their new album, Mixed Emotions, with an intimate concert in Nashville.The show takes place May 7 at the American Legion venue. Tickets go on sale Tuesday at 10 a.m. CT. Only 100 tickets will be available, and there's a two-per-person limit.If you are able to score a ticket, you'll get to enjoy a taco truck, cigar lounge and a tattoo artist along with hearing new Mixed Emotions tunes.Mixed Emotions, the follow-up to 2021's Surface Sounds, drops May 9. Kaleo will […]

todayApril 7, 2025

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Robert De Niro to recieve honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival

Gareth Cattermole/Getty ImagesRobert De Niro is set to receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.The film festival announced Monday De Niro will be honored with the lifetime achievement award. It will be presented to him at the opening ceremony of the festival on May 13. That just so happens to be exactly 14 years after he presided over the Cannes jury in 2011.“I have such close feelings for Festival de Cannes,” De Niro said in a […]

todayApril 7, 2025

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Franz Ferdinand announces fall US tour

Steve Jennings/Getty ImagesFranz Ferdinand has announced a fall U.S. tour in support of their new album, The Human Fear.The headlining outing launches Sept. 20 in New Orleans and concludes Oct. 11 in Louisville, Kentucky. Presales begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit FranzFerdinand.com.The Human Fear, the follow-up to 2018's Always Ascending, dropped in January. It includes […]

todayApril 7, 2025

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Tom Cruise is back in ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ official trailer

Paramount PicturesTom Cruise shows off more of his signature stunts in the official trailer for Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.The new trailer for the upcoming Paramount Pictures film finds Cruise reprising his role as IMF agent Ethan Hunt. This time around, Ethan again faces off against the form of artificial intelligence known as The Entity.He first faced this enemy in the 2023 film Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning. Now, Ethan has the necessary key to destroy his AI foe, […]

todayApril 7, 2025

Brandon Boyd pitches Incubus at Coachella following surprise appearance at Zedd set Myles Smith is ‘really scared’ to release new song ‘My First Heartbreak’ on Friday Oscars voters now must watch every nominated film in each category to vote Coheed and Cambria share ‘Library Demo’ of ‘Someone Who Can’ single Martin Scorsese honors the late Pope Francis: ‘A remarkable human being’ ICYMI: Even more announcements from Star Wars Celebration 2025

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