Billy Joel has debuted two songs from his previously unreleased concert album Live at The Great American Music Hall – 1975, which will be available as part of his upcoming box set Billy Joel – The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 1, due out November 5.
As previously reported, The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 1 is a nine-LP set featuring the famed singer/songwriter’s first six studio efforts — 1971’s Cold Spring Harbor, 1973’s Piano Man, 1974’s Streetlife Serenade, 1976’s Turnstiles, 1977’s The Stranger and 1978’s 52nd Street — plus his first live album, 1981’s Songs in the Attic, and the aforementioned Live at The Great American Music Hall. The latter album, which will appear as a two-LP set, was recorded in June 1975 in San Francisco.
Joel’s studio versions of “New York State of Mind” and “Everybody Loves You Now” appeared, respectively, on Turnstiles and Cold Spring Harbor, and the San Francisco performance of the former tune came months before Billy recorded the song.
“We rehearsed the song and played it at the show one of the first times it was ever performed live,” Joel’s Turnstiles-era live sound producer Brian Ruggles told Rolling Stone. “Billy liked the arrangement, so they recorded it that way on the album.”
Ruggles also recalled that the concert was taped using a recording truck owned by Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Doug Clifford that was parked outside the Great American Music Hall.
“It was old school recording, but we were able to put together a pretty good recording for this special release,” Ruggles noted.
If you’re still trying to figure out what to do for Halloween and you really want to commit — and you live in New York or LA — you’re in luck.
Netflix is taking over mobile barber trucks in both cities on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to give patrons free Tiger King custom haircuts “based on signature looks from the show.”
So if you’re looking for that perfect Joe Exotic mullet, or an 80s-era feathered ‘do to match your Carole Baskin get-up, you’re in luck.
Appointments can be made in advance at TigerKingExoticCuts.com — but be warned, the site seems slammed already.
Walk-up appointments will also be taken if there’s availability on-site.
Patrons can opt for The Joe, described as “the quintessential mullet”; “The Tease,” the Baskin-inspired “long hair tease with flowered crown,” or “The Tiger Tail,” which is tiger-striped colored hair spray.
Tiger King 2 will drop on Netflix on November 17. If you need some style inspiration, the trailer was just released.
Gojira has premiered the video for “Sphinx,” a track off the band’s new album, Fortitude.
Fittingly, the clip transports the French metallers to Egypt where they rock out beside the famed Giza statue. You can watch the “Sphinx” video streaming now on YouTube.
Fortitude, Gojira’s seventh album, was released in April. It also includes the single “Amazonia.”
Gojira’s current headlining tour behind Fortitude continues Thursday in Rochester, New York, and will wrap up November 10 in North Charleston, South Carolina. The band will return to the road next spring for a tour supporting Deftones.
A new trailer for House of Gucci is out and it features even more glimpses of Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of Italian designer Maurizio Gucci, who hired a hitman to kill him in 1995.
In the clip, we see Patrizia meeting the Gucci family for the first time and then we see her as she slowly starts to assert more of a role in their fashion empire.
“Gucci’s not exciting, and everybody knows it,” Gaga as Patrizia tells her husband, played by Adam Driver.
“At least it’s my name, sweetie,” he says.
Gaga points to her wedding ring and shoots back, “Our name, sweetie.”
House of Gucci, directed by Ridley Scott and also starring Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons and Al Pacino, debuts in theaters on November 24.
Spoon has announced a new album called Lucifer on the Sofa.
The group’s tenth studio effort will arrive February 11, 2022. As frontman Britt Daniel explains, Lucifer will be a more straight-rock record compared to the last Spoon album, 2017’s dance and electronic-oriented Hot Thoughts.
“I liked where we’d gone on Hot Thoughts — it had a specific style and it covered new ground for us — but we kept noticing on the road that the live versions of the songs were beating the album versions,” Daniel says in a statement. “And it got us thinking: The best rock music is not about dialing in the right patches and triggering samples. It’s about what happens in a room.”
The resulting sound of Lucifer, Daniel shares, is “classic rock as written by a guy who never did get Eric Clapton.”
Our first preview of said sound is the lead single “The Hardest Cut,” which is available now for digital download.
Here’s the Lucifer on the Sofa track list:
“Held”
“The Hardest Cut”
“The Devil & Mister Jones”
“Wild”
“My Babe”
“Feels Alright”
“On the Radio”
“Astral Jacket”
“Satellite”
“Lucifer on the Sofa”
Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic? Why call professional paranormal investigators and eliminators when you’ll soon be able to DIY, thanks to an upcoming offering from Hasbro Pulse.
The company that produces high-quality replicas of movie props in addition to hyper-detailed toys, has announced its looking to arm you with your own proton pack, the gear the Ghostbusters have strapped to their backs in the original two Ghostbusters films, and in the upcoming Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
Calling it the “ultimate ghost bustin’ adult collectible roleplay item,” the Plasma Series Spengler’s Proton Pack is an exacting replica of the beloved prop from the classic films, laser-scanned from the screen-used prop, scaled to adult size, and featuring movie-accurate lights and other details.
The item is being made available through Hasbro’s HasLab project, a development outlet that, rather shrewdly, lets fans crowd-fund the item.
You can pre-order and back the Ghostbusters Plasma Series Spengler’s Proton Pack HasLab project for $399.99 on the HasLabs site. The crowdfunding campaign needs 7,000 backers by December 12 — and it’s already halfway there, less than a day after it was announced.
Needless to say, the piece will make a fine cosplay companion to Hasbro Pulse’s previously-released Spengler Neutrona Wand, the ‘busters’ “gun” that lets them lasso slimers and and other ectoplasmic entities.
The proton pack has become one of cinema’s most iconic props, and until now, cosplayers and other movie fans had to go about building them themselves, some spending thousands in the process.
(NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 4.9 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 740,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering.
Just 67.3% of Americans ages 12 and up are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Here’s how the news is developing. All times Eastern:
Oct 28, 12:44 pm
Florida files lawsuit against Biden administration over vaccine mandate for federal contractors
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration, arguing that the vaccine mandate for federal contractors is “unconstitutional.”
“Florida companies, public and private, receive millions of dollars in federal contracts annually and will be negatively impacted by the unlawful requirements,” a statement from Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said.
DeSantis said in a statement, “The federal government is exceeding their power and it is important for us to take a stand because in Florida we believe these are choices based on individual circumstances.”
Oct 28, 11:15 am
Global cases, deaths on the rise for 1st time in 2 months
The global number of COVID-19 cases and deaths are now increasing for the first time in two months, largely driven by an ongoing rise in Europe that outweighs declines in other regions, W.H.O. Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Thursday.
The highest case increases in the last two weeks were in the Czech Republic (up by 234%), Hungary (up by 200%) and Poland (up by 183%), according to the W.H.O.
The director-general attributed ongoing infections “in large part” to inequitable access to tests and vaccines.
“Eighty-times more tests, and 30 times more vaccines, have been administered in high-income countries than low-income countries,” Tedros said. “If the 6.8 billion vaccine doses administered globally so far had been distributed equitably, we would have reached our 40% target in every country by now.”
-ABC News’ Christine Theodorou
Oct 28, 10:11 am
5 states see hospital admissions jump by at least 15%
Hospital admissions have fallen by about 55% since late August, according to federal data.
But five states have seen at least a 15% increase in hospital admissions over the last two weeks: Alaska (21.7%), Colorado (15.9%), Maine (35.3%), New Hampshire (38.9%) and New Mexico (19.6%).
Alaska currently has the country’s highest infection rate, followed by Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and Idaho.
The U.S. reported approximately 1,600 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday alone. Deaths are about 1.5 times higher in non-metropolitan areas than in metropolitan areas, according to federal data.
Oct 28, 9:38 am
Colorado ICU beds at lowest point of pandemic
Colorado’s number of ICU beds is at the lowest point of the pandemic following a dramatic spike in hospitalizations and the winding down of extra beds added in the last surge.
Colorado currently has 1,191 COVID-19 patients, according to state data, and 29% of hospitals anticipate an ICU bed shortage in the next week.
State health officials told ABC News that hospitals in El Paso County have turned away transfer requests over the lack of beds.
“We are continuing to move very much in the wrong direction,” Scott Bookman, the state’s COVID-19 chief, said at a briefing.
Oct 27, 6:43 pm
New York City braces for possible mandate-related reduction in fire, EMS service
New York City Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said Wednesday he’s preparing to make major operational changes next week as significant portion of the city’s firefighters and EMS personnel haven’t complied with the city’s vaccine mandate.
“We will use all means at our disposal, including mandatory overtime, mutual aid from other EMS providers, and significant changes to the schedules of our members,” he said in a statement.
The mandate for all New York City public employees will go into effect at the end of day Friday. The FDNY said that 65% of its members were vaccinated as of Wednesday.
An FDNY official told ABC News that by Monday fire and ambulance services could be reduced by as much as 20%.
FDNY leadership has held virtual meetings with uniformed staff explaining the vaccine mandate and imploring them to comply, and will continue doing so throughout the week, the official said.
Oct 27, 3:29 pm
CDC advisers to vote Nov. 2 on pediatric vaccines
The CDC’s independent advisors plan to discuss and hold a non-binding vote on the recommendations for the pediatric vaccine on Nov. 2.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky will likely endorse those recommendations for 5 to 11-year-olds following the vote that day.
Vaccinations can start as soon as Walensky sends out final recommendations.
Meanwhile, the FDA’s decision to authorize the pediatric vaccine is expected in the coming days.
Oct 27, 10:22 am
Nearly two-thirds of Americans have had at least 1 vaccine dose
Nearly two-thirds of all Americans — 220 million people — have had at least one vaccine dose, according to federal data.
But 111 million Americans remain completely unvaccinated, including about 48 million children under the age of 12, who are not yet eligible to get the shot.
National metrics continue to fall, according to federal data. About 51,000 Americans are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, down from 104,000 patients at the end of August
Deaths are are trending down, though numbers remain quite high at over 1,100 fatalities each day.
Here’s your chance to show your love for Motörhead and compassion for men’s health issues at the same time.
Each November, the organization Movember launches a campaign in an effort to raise funds and awareness for men’s mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer by asking people to grow — or otherwise wear — a mustache for the month. This year, the project includes a special Motörhead twist.
In partnership with the “Ace of Spades” rockers, Movember is inviting participants to grow a mustache modeled after the late Lemmy Kilmister‘s signature facial hair. Not only will your Lemmy ‘stache benefit an important cause, but, with enough money raised, you may be entered to win special Motörhead-related prizes.
If you’re unsure whether the Kilmister look is right for you, you can check out a preview thanks to a Lemmy mustache filter.
This November, Gabby Barrett will drop a deluxe version of Goldmine, the hit debut project that propelled Gabby from an up-and-comer to bonafide superstar.
The singer announced the news during a stop on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where she was also performing her current single, “Footprints on the Moon.” That song — off the track list of the original Goldmine — follows back-to-back number-one hits “I Hope” and “The Good Ones.”
Gabby hasn’t yet shared many details about her deluxe project, beyond the fact that it will feature an extended track list and a special new album cover. It’s due out November 19, and is available to pre-save and pre-add now.
Next up, Gabby’s headed to the 2021 CMA Awards show. She’s up for four trophies, including Female Artist of the Year and New Artist of the Year.
(WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Thursday announced it had reached settlements with the families of victims murdered by Dylann Roof in the 2015 Charleston, South Carolina, church shooting.
Families had sued the federal government in 2016 because Roof was able to purchase a gun to carry out the shooting, despite having a prior criminal history.
The civil case has since made its way through the court system, with a federal appeals court ruling that families could sue the government.
The shooting, which took place in June 2015 at the Mother Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killed nine African American worshippers.
“These settlements will resolve claims by 14 plaintiffs arising out of the shooting. Plaintiffs agreed to settle claims alleging that the FBI was negligent when it failed to prohibit the sale of a gun by a licensed firearms dealer to the shooter, a self-proclaimed white supremacist, who wanted to start a “race war” and specifically targeted the 200-year-old historically African-American congregation,” the Justice Department said in a statement.
“For those killed in the shooting, the settlements range from $6 million to $7.5 million per claimant. For the survivors, the settlements are for $5 million per claimant,” the DOJ statement said.
Roof, an avowed white supremacist, was sentenced to death, the first person to get the death penalty for a federal hate crime.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
