Looking to take advantage of what they say is a large and lucrative niche audience untapped by television programmers, two cable divisions of Viacom (news/quote), MTV Networks and Showtime, are developing a plan to create the first cable channel aimed directly at gay viewers. The still unnamed channel would be offered to cable system operators as a pay channel like HBO or Showtime – only much less costly at $5 or $6 a month – but it would also include advertising. MTV Networks and Showtime have conducted extensive audience testing and concluded that there is, as one Showtime executive put… Read more »
Pop stars including Elton John, Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow and the Eagles will perform a series of concerts the night before the Grammys to raise money for a fledgling group of performers seeking better treatment by major record labels, organizers said Wednesday. At least five shows sponsored by the Recording Artists Coalition, a group spearheaded by Crow and Eagles singer Don Henley, are planned at various Los Angeles-area venues for Feb. 26, the eve of the glittering awards ceremony honoring the industry’s best music and biggest stars, spokesmen said. Among other artists committed to performing at the shows are country… Read more »
Alt-metal act Papa Roach will hit the road in March on what the band has dubbed the Raid The Nation tour. Supporting will be Orgy and Alien Ant Farm, the later being the first signing to Papa Roach’s New Noize imprint. The tour will kick off March 17 in New Orleans. Papa Roach, which also has plans to join the mainstage line-up of this year’s Ozzfest, is nominated for a best new artist Grammy. The band’s DreamWorks album “Infest” peaked at No. 5 on The Billboard 200 last August, and has sold 2.8 million copies in the U.S., according to… Read more »
After being shelved by Warner Bros. in 2019, the chances of a Beetlejuice sequel were meek. Then, in 2022, the Juice received a hell-mary when Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment revived those hopes by partnering with Warner Bros. to produce it. Today, the world waits anxiously for the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice theatrical release. Here’s what fans and critics have to say so far. The 81st Venice Film Festival kicked off last Wednesday, August 28, with the premiere of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. The Sequel, which received a 4-minute 35-second standing ovation, set the bar high for this for its worldwide release. Director Tim… Read more »
Following the September 6 release of Disney’s A Whole New Sound pop-punk compilation album, Yellowcard took to EPCOT’s Eat To The Beat Series on September 8 and 9 and performed their rendition of Aladdin‘s “A Whole New World” featuring Against The Current‘s Chrissy Costanza. Coming up on October 11 and 12, We The Kings is slated to perform at EPCOT as well. They may just play their cover “Go The Distance” from Hercules. Check out the Yellowcard‘s and Costanza’s “A Whole New World” live performance at Disney via a TikTok, courtesy of @kittymahoney02. “There is nothing in my life that keeps… Read more »
There’s a chill in the air signifying that fall is on its way. This can only mean one thing…it’s Halloween season, baby! And what better way to celebrate the spookiest time of the year than with your favorite witches, ghosts, and vampires? Specifically, it’s time for an annual Twilight rewatch. For fans of Edward and Bella, fabulous news just dropped. According to Netflix’s official Twitter/X account, a new Twilight series is on the way. Their post reads, “Midnight Sun, an animated series adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s novel and the retelling of Twilight from Edward Cullen’s perspective, is officially in development.”… Read more »
There aren’t many bands contending with The Killers for the widest breadth of sonic profile. Since the day that cage door opened, they’ve strayed worlds away from their grit-and-glam ethos of post-punk revival. The trek’s seen them over the washboard roads of heartland rock, through flashbangs of synth-driven pop, and the wildflower fields on the softer side of folk. And still, now 20 years removed from their Hot Fuss debut, they continue to fire off their early staples with the same love-scorned ferocity that had first lit the fuse. In celebration of the bi-decadal anniversary today, June 7, we reached… Read more »
In recent years, Indigenous women have fought to grab hold of the spotlight and give us a glimpse into the beauty of their culture as well as the horrors they’ve experienced over the years. From the Marvel Cinematic Universe to award-winning films to the stage, here are just a few of the powerful Indigenous women defying the stereotypes and taking back what’s rightfully theirs.
If any company has seen its star rising in a standout year, it’s Verswire. Guided by founder and CEO Sherry Saeedi (co-host of Face The Music on idobi Radio), Nick Lippman of Lippman Entertainment (as well as the co-host of The Real Modern Family and Face The Music on idobi Radio), blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, and Fall Out Boy bassist/Clandestine Industries founder, Pete Wentz, the revolutionary and forward-thinking VC-modeled company has been making seismic shifts in the alternative music space since its launch less than two years ago. Today, Verswire takes another giant, progressive forward leap with the announcement of its… Read more »
Cast your mind back a decade, and think about where you were and what you were doing. Well, for fans of idobi Radio and our charismatic host, Fish, we have the privilege of pinpointing that moment precisely. A decade ago, exactly to the day, Fish embarked on the maiden voyage of his idobi show, Gone Fishkin. What started as an internship with Gunz of The Gunz Show on idobi Radio has, in a remarkable decade of growth and passion, brought Fish to where he is today. In this exclusive interview with Fish to celebrate a decade (not entirely under the… Read more »
