British punk legends the Sex Pistols are to reissue their anarchic song “God Save the Queen” to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 50 years on the throne, their record company said Thursday. “(The record) is to be reissued around the Golden Jubilee celebrations on May 27,” Virgin Records said in a statement. “It will feature the original artwork.” The single’s anti-royal lyrics and cover image of the queen with a safety pin through her nose caused outrage on its first release in 1977. The song includes the verse: “God save the Queen/She ain’t no human being/There is no future/In England’s dreaming.” While… Read more »
Columbia Recording artist Maxwell’s eagerly-awaited third full-length album, Now, is debuting at the #1 slot on the Billboard Top 200 Album Sales chart with first week’s sales of more than 296,000 units, according to SoundScan. It’s Maxwell’s first #1 debut (his last full-length studio album, 1998’s Embrya debuted at #3) and best single week’s sales figures to-date. In celebration of the release of Now, Maxwell is following up his recent SRO New York 7 concerts-a precedent-setting series of seven sold-out performances in seven different venues across Manhattan (for a total of 20,000 tickets sold)-with his first major national tour in… Read more »
Capitol recording artist Pru has broken the rules by cutting a brand new version of her signature composition “Aaroma (Of a Man),” which will be serviced in June. This version of the seductive ballad will be added to her self-titled debut album PRU, which will be redesigned and repackaged as part of a newly-organized campaign. The video for “Aaroma” will be shot this month. “Aaroma (Of a Man),” produced by Andrew Slater, President and CEO, Capitol Records (whose producer’s credits include Macy Gray, Fiona Apple, and the Wallflowers) and mixed by Mike Shipley, whose credits range from Shania Twain, Faith… Read more »
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10 years after the Lambert family escaped “The Further” for the first time, they will be forced to revisit their past and uncover the horrors of their suppressed memories. Today Blumhouse Productions (Get Out, M3GAN, Paranormal Activity) has shared the trailer for the brand new installment in the Insidious film series, Insidious: The Red Door. The trailer follows the Lambert family 10 years after their son, Dalton fell into a coma that resulted in bizarre paranormal events. The family experienced unexplainable and imaginable horrors within their own home. In attempts to escape the demonic entity terrorizing the family, parents Josh… Read more »
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Underøath, Hawthorne Heights, Owl City, and more.
Geek Girl Riot has watched all 3475643 hours of TV this month so we can tell you the best stuff to watch. Our Rioters talk Bel-Air and Not Dead Yet, as well as some soothing toons and some awards show trainwrecks.
This week: Y: The Last Man, The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals, You vs. Wild: Out Cold, Nailed It!, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Morning Show, Sex Education, Chicago Party Aunt, Black Power: A British Story of Resistance, Subnormal: A British Scandal, Uprising Y: The Last Man Series premiereMon Sept 13On FX on Hulu Photo © 2021, FX Networks The Y: The Last Man series, coming exclusively to FX on Hulu with a three episode premiere on Monday Sept 13, is a terse, slow simmering, at times head-scratching, but engaging take on a particular kind of apocalypse.… Read more »
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