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Jessica Pratt has announced that her next album, Here In The Pitch, is on the way — and is giving fans a first look with a new song, “Life Is.” The track opens the album, pulling inspiration from 1960s orchestral pop and lyrically about ambition.

“Life came and went and you didn’t land where you thought you would,” Pratt shared in a statement. She co-directed the music video for the song with Colby Droscher, which was filmed around NYC in late 2023.

“I never wanted it to take this long. I’m just a real perfectionist,” she added about the rest of the album. “I was just trying to get the right feeling, and it takes a long time to do that.”

She also revealed that she’ll be heading out on a new tour this year, with dates in the US and Europe. More information on Pratt’s upcoming shows can be found on her website.

Check out Jessica Pratt’s “Life Is” above. Continue scrolling to view the Here In The Pitch cover art and tracklist, as well as Pratt’s upcoming tour dates.

Jessica Pratt’s Here In The Pitch Album Cover Artwork

Jessica Pratt’s Here In The Pitch Tracklist

1. “Life Is”
2. “Better Hate”
3. “World On A String”
4. “Get Your Head Out”
5. “By Hook Or By Crook”
6. “Nowhere It Was”
7. “Empires Never Know”
8. “Glances”
9. “The Last Year”

Jessica Pratt’s 2024 Tour Dates

05/31 — Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
06/02 — Paris, FR @ L’Alhambra *
06/03 — Brussels, BE @ AB Theater *
06/04 — Amsterdam, NL @ Zonnehuis *
06/06 — London, UK @ Union Chapel *
06/20 — Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
06/21 — Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy + Harriet’s
06/22 — San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 Club
06/26 — Seattle, WA @ Neumos
06/27 — Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
07/24 — New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
07/26 — Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
07/27 — Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair

* with Joanna Sternberg

Here In The Pitch is out 5/3 via Mexican Summer/City Slang. Find more information here.

The 2024 Grammys turned out to be a big night for rap Killer Mike. In addition to winning all three awards for which he was nominated — to the dismay of Gen Z streamers who missed out on the greatness of “A.D.I.D.A.S.” in 2003 — he was unfortunately handcuffed and detained for several hours on a misdemeanor battery charge before being released to finally celebrate his wins.

Appearing on The View on Monday (February 12), Mike explained what happened that led to his arrest and how he felt about it. According to Mike, ““Backstage was overcrowded, the winners were exuberant, and I think security got a little overzealous.” This is what led to his confrontation with a security guard, who was knocked over in the confusion.

Comparing himself to some of his Civil Rights Movement inspirations, he said, “All of my heroes have been in handcuffs: Malcolm [X], Martin [Luther King Jr.], [Nelson] Mandela, Medgar [Evers, an activist who was the NAACP’s first field secretary in Mississippi and was assassinated by white supremacists for his liberation work]. I walked out with the same dignity and respect that I walked in with, and I would implore people to just take that from it.”

However, he did feel there was one “dope” aspect to the situation. “I walked out to my wife in the rain,” he said. “It was like a romance movie. It was dope.”

Check out Killer Mike’s interview below:

The 2024 Grammys turned out to be a big night for rap Killer Mike. In addition to winning all three awards for which he was nominated — to the dismay of Gen Z streamers who missed out on the greatness of “A.D.I.D.A.S.” in 2003 — he was unfortunately handcuffed and detained for several hours on a misdemeanor battery charge before being released to finally celebrate his wins.

Appearing on The View on Monday (February 12), Mike explained what happened that led to his arrest and how he felt about it. According to Mike, ““Backstage was overcrowded, the winners were exuberant, and I think security got a little overzealous.” This is what led to his confrontation with a security guard, who was knocked over in the confusion.

Comparing himself to some of his Civil Rights Movement inspirations, he said, “All of my heroes have been in handcuffs: Malcolm [X], Martin [Luther King Jr.], [Nelson] Mandela, Medgar [Evers, an activist who was the NAACP’s first field secretary in Mississippi and was assassinated by white supremacists for his liberation work]. I walked out with the same dignity and respect that I walked in with, and I would implore people to just take that from it.”

However, he did feel there was one “dope” aspect to the situation. “I walked out to my wife in the rain,” he said. “It was like a romance movie. It was dope.”

Check out Killer Mike’s interview below:

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame announced its class of 2024 nominees a few days ago, and included are Mariah Carey, Ozzy Osbourne, Cher, Sinéad O’Connor, Mary J. Blige, Dave Matthews Band, Eric B & Rakim, Foreigner, Lenny Kravitz, Sade, A Tribe Called Quest, Peter Frampton, Jane’s Addiction, Kool & The Gang, and Oasis.

Oasis’ Liam Gallagher, though, doesn’t seem too thrilled: On February 12, he tweeted, “F*ck the Rock n Roll hall of fame its full of BUMBACLARTS LG x.”

He expanded on this in response to tweets from fans. One person wrote, “do you really not want oasis to win? like truly? i fully understand why you aren’t interested but we really really want this for you and noel, oasis deserves it like no other band,” and Gallagher responded, “I appreciate that you do but I honestly feel there’s something very fishy about those awards.” He wrote in a different tweet, “I don’t need some wank award by some geriatric in a cowboy hat.”

Another fan implored Oasis lovers to vote and Gallagher replied, “Don’t waste your time Rkid as much as it’s appreciated it’s all a load of bollox.” He also wrote in response to a different fan’s post about voting, “I appreciate it but it’s not what it’s about it’s a joke.”

Of course, he found an opportunity to diss Noel Gallagher. One fan asked if any of the band members would attend the induction ceremony if Oasis was voted in, and Gallagher said, “The little fella loves hanging out with celebrities so he’d prob go as for me I’m washing my hair and having a pedicure and a manicure.”

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame announced its class of 2024 nominees a few days ago, and included are Mariah Carey, Ozzy Osbourne, Cher, Sinéad O’Connor, Mary J. Blige, Dave Matthews Band, Eric B & Rakim, Foreigner, Lenny Kravitz, Sade, A Tribe Called Quest, Peter Frampton, Jane’s Addiction, Kool & The Gang, and Oasis.

Oasis’ Liam Gallagher, though, doesn’t seem too thrilled: On February 12, he tweeted, “F*ck the Rock n Roll hall of fame its full of BUMBACLARTS LG x.”

He expanded on this in response to tweets from fans. One person wrote, “do you really not want oasis to win? like truly? i fully understand why you aren’t interested but we really really want this for you and noel, oasis deserves it like no other band,” and Gallagher responded, “I appreciate that you do but I honestly feel there’s something very fishy about those awards.” He wrote in a different tweet, “I don’t need some wank award by some geriatric in a cowboy hat.”

Another fan implored Oasis lovers to vote and Gallagher replied, “Don’t waste your time Rkid as much as it’s appreciated it’s all a load of bollox.” He also wrote in response to a different fan’s post about voting, “I appreciate it but it’s not what it’s about it’s a joke.”

Of course, he found an opportunity to diss Noel Gallagher. One fan asked if any of the band members would attend the induction ceremony if Oasis was voted in, and Gallagher said, “The little fella loves hanging out with celebrities so he’d prob go as for me I’m washing my hair and having a pedicure and a manicure.”

The first reactions to Madame Web are finally allowed to spin their webs less than 24 hours before the film makes a Valentine’s Day premiere. The general consensus: Not great.

Starring Dakota Johnson, Madame Web is the latest entry in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, i.e. the superhero films featuring Spider-Man characters but never Spider-Man. While that formula found success with Venom, it reached a low point with Morbius, and well, Madame Web hasn’t helped in that regard.

As you can see by the first batch of social media reactions, people are having a hard time deciding if Madame Web is better or worse than Morbius, which is obviously not a great sign:

As for the critics, the situation didn’t improve there as Madame Web appears to be either offensively tepid or an outright disaster.

You can see what the reviews for Madame Web are saying below:

David Fear, Rolling Stone:

Having now seen this tangled-up I.P. gossamer first-hand, we can say that Madame Web isn’t as bad as its somewhat botched promotional campaign might suggest. It is, in fact, way worse. A genuine Chernobyl-level disaster that seems to get exponentially more radioactive as it goes along, this detour to one of the dustier corners of Marvel’s content farm is a dead-end from start to finish. It is the Cats: The Movie of superhero movies. Not a single decision seems of sound mind. Not a single performance feels in sync with the material. Not a single line reading feels as if it hasn’t somehow been magically auto-tuned to subtract emotion and/or inflection. The sole amazing factor of this Spider-spinoff is that someone, somewhere signed off on actually releasing it.

Germain Lussier, io9:

Madame Web is a two-hour trailer for the movie you think you’re watching, but actually aren’t. If that’s confusing, welcome to the world of Madame Web, where everyone—the characters, the actors, the audience, and everyone in between—is confused about basically everything, all of the time. It’s a film that sets specific expectations in terms of story and payoff, proceeds to seed and tease those payoffs throughout the movie, and then never delivers on them. When a film has to pretend to be something it’s not to keep you interested, that’s not a good sign, and it’s just the tip of the iceberg with Madame Web.

David Ehrlich, IndieWire:

An inoffensive, almost endearingly lame whiff of a movie that has the misfortune of arriving at a time when the superhero genre has almost returned to pre-MCU levels of popularity, this “Daredevil”-ass disaster is hilariously retrograde for a story about someone who discovers that she can see a few seconds into the future (it’s also deliciously ironic for a project that was rushed into production at a time when studio films about spider-people still seemed like automatic eight-legged hits). But at least “Daredevil” was goofy on purpose. From its lack of stakes to its absence of style, and from its laughable CGI to its palpable discomfort with the rhythms and tropes of its genre, “Madame Web” is a superhero movie that feels like it was made by and for people who have never seen a modern superhero movie. In theory, that might have been a blessing in disguise. In practice, only Johnson is able to make it seem that way.

Witney Seibold, SlashFilm:

I can’t imagine “Madame Web” not being a massive disappointment to many superhero fans, as I hesitate to describe it as a superhero film. It’s more like a pre-origin story, a tale of who various Spider-Women were before they got their powers. Audiences are treated to several flashes-forward to the time when they’ll be in costume, but “Madame Web” isn’t about how they got their powers or stitched together their outfits. It’s merely about the assurance that they will indeed be heroes someday. As such, there’s no “Big Fight” at the film’s climax. There’s no prolonged scene of equally matched heroes wailing on each other using carefully choreographed martial arts.

Hoai-Tran Bui, Inverse:

It was only by a miracle of casting that the Venom movies managed to take off thanks to Tom Hardy’s gonzo dual performances as Eddie Brock and his codependent symbiote, as well as his keen understanding of camp. Sony has been trying to replicate that bizarre chemistry ever since, but it turns out that you can’t synthesize camp in a lab. Not even a meme could save Morbius from being an utterly dull drag. And not even Dakota Johnson’s truly uninspired line delivery could turn Madame Web into anything more than a feature film version of a studio note.

However, Madame Web’s most heinous crime might be the fact that the infamous “researching spiders in the Amazon” line never actually surfaces in the movie. We don’t even know how to react to this information.

“In the actual film, newly clairvoyant paramedic Cassie Web (Dakota Johnson) does not say ‘he was in the Amazon with my mom when she was researching spiders right before she died,’” Richard Lawson writes for Vanity Fair. “All of those words are in the movie, directed with both flair and helplessness by S. J. Clarkson, but they are never strung together in that order.”

Madame Web opens in theaters on February 14.

AC/DC announced that they are heading out on a new European tour starting this May, making it their first time doing shows in eight years. Oh, and they have another surprise in store: Chris Chaney, Jane’s Addiction’s former bassist, has replaced Cliff Williams on their touring lineup, according to Consequence.

Williams previously retired during the band’s last run in 2016. While AC/DC did return to do a one-off show at the Power Trip Festival last year, this will be a full dive of a performing comeback.

For those looking to attend, tickets go on sale this Friday, February 16 at varied times. More information about the tour and individual shows can be found on AC/DC’s website.

Continue scrolling for a complete list of AC/DC’s upcoming European tour dates.

AC/DC 2024 Tour Dates

05/17 — Gelsenkirchen, DE @ Veltins Arena
05/21 — Gelsenkirchen, DE @ Veltins Arena
05/25 — Reggio Emilia, IT @ RCF Arena
05/29 — Seville, ES @ La Cartuja Stadium
06/05 — Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruyff Arena
06/09 — Munich, DE @ Olympic Stadium
06/12 — Munich, DE @ Olympic Stadium
06/16 — Dresden, DE @ Messe
06/23 — Vienna, AT @ Ernst Happel Stadium
06/26 — Vienna, AT @ Ernst Happel Stadium
06/29 — Zurich, CH @ Letzigrund Stadium
07/03 — London, UK @ Wembley Stadium
07/07 — London, UK @ Wembley Stadium
07/13 — Hockenheim, DE @ Ring
07/17 — Stuttgart, DE @ Wasen
07/21 — Bratislava, SK @ Old Airport
07/27 — Nuremberg, DE @ Zeppelinfeld
07/31 — Hannover, DE @ Messe
08/09 — Dessel, BE @ Festivalpark Stenehei
08/13 — Paris, FR @ Hippodrome Paris Longchamp
08/17 — Dublin, IE @ Croke Park

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Last month, the Grand Ole Opry hosted a Dolly Parton tribute concert, and the event made headlines for Elle King’s time on stage. While attempting to cover “Marry Me,” King said, “I don’t know the lyrics to these things in this f*cking town, Don’t tell Dolly ’cause it’s her birthday. […] I’m not even gonna f*cking lie… y’all bought tickets for this sh*t, you ain’t getting your money back. And I’m gonna tell you one thing more: Hi, my name is Elle King, I’m f*cking hammered.”

Now, Parton herself has shared her thoughts on the incident, and her response was characteristically open-minded and empathetic.

When asked about it in a recent Extra interview, Parton said, “Elle is really a great artist, she’s a great girl. And she’s been going through a lot of hard things lately, and she just had a little too much to drink. So let’s just forgive that and forget it and move on, ’cause she felt worse than anybody ever could.”

Parton has long been known for her loving nature and good deeds, which were recently put on display when she helped a fan with terminal cancer cross an item off his bucket list: meeting her (via a phone call, in this case).

Can’t make it to Mardi Gras in New Orleans this year? Here’s the next best thing: the Walt Disney World Resort has announced that Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will open in Florida’s Magic Kingdom this summer.

An update on the ride from Magic Kingdom Park vice president Sarah Riles on the Disney Parks Blog reads, “We can’t wait for you to ‘come join the party’ when Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opens at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida this summer, and later in 2024 at Disneyland Park in California. For now, I leave you with a new phrase I’ve learned as I get into the Mardi Gras spirit: laissez les bons temps rouler – let the good times roll and happy Mardi Gras!”

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure takes the bones of Splash Mountain and adds New Orleans flair with characters from the 2009 animated film The Princess and The Frog. There’s new animatronics and music, but the iconic drop remains.

Here’s the official ride description:

“Join Princess Tiana and jazz-loving alligator Louis on their journey through a shimmering bayou as they prepare for a spirited celebration during Mardi Gras season. Along the way, you’ll see familiar faces and make new friends as you’re brought into the next chapter of Tiana’s inspiring story.”

Disney also shared a look at the impressive ride animatronics.

(Via Disney Parks Blog)

Donald Trump has a bee in his bonnet about someone who won’t bend the knee to him. I know, what’s new? But this time, he’s coming after arguably the most famous American in the world right now: Taylor Swift.

The former president foolishly thinks he’s more popular than the Grammy-winning singer and griped on Truth Social about how “there’s no way she could endorse Crooked Joe Biden,” even though she did in 2020. Trump continued to call Biden “the worst and most corrupt President in the History of our Country” and criticized Swift for “be[ing] disloyal to the man who made her so much money.” No wonder Trump and Kanye West got along so well: they both love to take credit for a woman’s success.

In response to Trump’s grumbling, Star Wars legend Mark Hamill unearthed something Swift tweeted about Trump in May 2020. “After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence? ‘When the looting starts the shooting starts’??? We will vote you out in November. @realdonaldtrump,” she wrote on then-Twitter. Hamill quote-replied to add that “this tweet has aged remarkably well. Especially the ‘We will vote you out in November’ part.”

To translate Hamill’s message to Taylor Swift lyrics: Trump is mean. And a liar. And pathetic. And alone in life. And mean. And mean, and mean, and mean.

(Via the Huffington Post)