Avril Lavigne is getting under the skin of Malaysian censors. A hard-line Islamic opposition party in the Southeast Asian country is calling on the government to scuttle an upcoming concert featuring the “Sk8er Boi” singer, calling her stage act way “too sexy” for local tastes. Officials with the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party’s youth wing contend Lavigne’s Aug. 29 performance in Kuala Lumpur would set a bad example for citizens, especially coming two days before the nation’s Aug. 31 Independence Day holiday. “It is considered too sexy for us…it’s not good for viewers in Malaysia,” party official Kamarulzaman Mohamed was quoted by… Read more »
Avril Lavigne is the subject of the new television special, Avril Lavigne: Anything But Ordinary, airing Sunday (June 8) on the ABC-Family cable network at 9 p.m. ET. The show chronicles Lavinge’s childhood growing up in Canada, her family life, and her music. The “I’m With You” singer told the program she’s living the life she’s always dreamed. “I have this awesome opportunity to fulfill my dream,” she said. “I am all over the place, flying here and there, going through different stuff every day.” During the show, the 18-year-old singer confides that she used to fantasize about being a… Read more »
Today we talk about the When We Were Young Festival, the life of Gaspard Ulliel, and John Mayer’s newest product in honor of Bob Saget. When We Were Young Is The Craziest Thing We’ve Ever Seen Our emo hearts are soaring and ready to embrace the potential that might come with the When We Were Young Festival. It seems like they’ve gathered as many 2000s emo bands as they could and they are giving them to us over the course of 12 hours in Vegas on October 22nd. The headliners are Paramore and My Chemical Romance, which would be enough… Read more »
Goldfinger took to the When We Were Young Fest Stripe stage to play all the hits, including their beloved ska hit “Superman,” but this time, with a special guest. Retired professional skateboarder Tony Hawk came onstage to help John Feldmann with some vocals for the song. This only makes sense as “Superman” is iconic on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater video game soundtrack. Check out the track below. This isn’t the first time Hawk has appeared onstage with Goldfinger. He also joined forces with the band in January 2023 in Anaheim to perform the hit. Earlier in the day, Hawk actually… Read more »
