Ozzy Osbourne Almost Died From a Manicure
Ozzy Osbourne contracted a serious infection in his thumb last month after getting a manicure and could have died if it had entered his bloodstream. The rocker was hospitalized and had to undergo emergency surgery.
“I’m having the best time of my life—apart from that f**king thing with my thumb, and I didn’t realize that it was very dangerous,” he says.
Ozzy Osbourne contracted a serious infection in his thumb last month after getting a manicure and could have died if it had entered his bloodstream. “I’m having the best time of my life—apart from that f**king thing with my thumb, and I didn’t realize that it was very dangerous,” he tells The Daily Star. “I was in hospital for a couple of days and had emergency surgery, and I remember waking up in the morning and Sharon said: ‘What the f**k have you done to your hand?” The 69-year-old rocker continues, “The funny thing is they reckon I got it from a manicure!”
Green Day Member Brutally Calls Out Girlfriend For Cheating On Him
Green Day touring member Jeff Matika recently unloaded on social media after he claimed his now ex-girlfriend sent ‘scandalous’ messages to other men.
He tweeted the lyrics to Blink-182’s “Apple Shampoo” on December 16th, “And if you’re feeling scared,
remember the time we shared.
You know it meant everything,
you know that it meant everything to me.”
On December 23rd he tweeted, “Fuck. This. Shit.”
On Christmas Eve he tweeted then later deleted, “Wow. 30 minutes of talking and texting with some of the men my beautiful ex-girlfriend has been scandalously messaging has really opened my eyes.”
He also tweeted on Christmas Eve, “Any other losers out there having a beer before noon on Christmas Eve?”
“Does anyone want to come to Little Rock and set my house on fire?”
“XMAS is over. Tree is down. Fuck everything.
“And fuck you Christian Slater.”
A fan then tweeted a screenshot from Instagram of Jeff’s ex-girlfriend being forced to make her account private, and Jeff commenting to ‘keep it coming.’
The fan wrote to Jeff on Twitter, “Super fucking not cool of you to publicly bash your ex on social media to purposely get Green Day fans to attack her. You’re almost 50 and in a world famous RARHOF band and she’s only a 23 year old hairdresser. Creepy power dynamics at play here, dude.”
Jeff responded, “You are very right. I was hurt and I reacted immaturely. I had a wonderful year with Kalie and she is a beautiful person. I was wrong.”
He later tweeted on Christmas, “First off I’d like to say thank you to everyone who reached out and support. Secondly I’d like to ask that you please let it die. I made a huge mistake by venting on social media and created a backlash of comments that were very negative. Yes we broke up. I still love her.”
“I fully own the responsibility of my actions. I encouraged people to hate on the person that has meant the most to me and I am truly embarrassed and sorry.”
Fuck. This. Shit.
— Jeff Matika (@jeffmatika) December 23, 2018
Any other losers out there having a beer before noon on Christmas Eve?
— Jeff Matika (@jeffmatika) December 24, 2018
Does anyone want to come to Little Rock and set my house on fire?
— Jeff Matika (@jeffmatika) December 25, 2018
XMAS is over. Tree is down. Fuck everything.
— Jeff Matika (@jeffmatika) December 25, 2018
And fuck you Christian Slater
— Jeff Matika (@jeffmatika) December 25, 2018
Beck, Cage the Elephant, Tame Impala Headlining 2019 Shaky Knees Festival
- Beck, Tame Impala, Cage the Elephant, and Incubus will headline the 2019 Shaky Knees festival in Atlanta.
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Also on the bill are Father John Misty, Interpol, Tears for Fears, Gary Clark Jr., Foals, Dashboard Confessional, Liz Phair, Deerhunter, Sharon Van Etten, The Dandy Warhols, and Tyler Childers. The fest takes place May 3-5 at Atlanta’s Central Park. Tickets are on sale now.
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Beck, Tame Impala, Cage the Elephant, and Incubus have been tapped to headline the 2019 Shaky Knees festival, taking place May 3-5 in Atlanta’s Central Park. Also on the bill are Father John Misty, Interpol, Tears for Fears, Gary Clark Jr., Foals, Dashboard Confessional, Liz Phair, Deerhunter, Sharon Van Etten, The Dandy Warhols, and Tyler Childers. General admission and VIP passes are are on sale now.
LINKIN PARK’S MIKE SHINODA REACTS TO PEOPLE SAYING “CHESTER BENNINGTON COMMITTED SUICIDE”
In a recent interview with Samantha Goretski from Maekan, Linkin Park singer Mike Shinoda has shared why he always prefer saying “died by suicide” instead of saying “committed suicide”.
He said:
“People are being more and more aware of using appropriate language and appropriate approaches when you’re talking about suicide.
So, for example, a lot of mental health professionals would prefer that you say,“Died by suicide”, instead of saying “Committed suicide.” Because committed is always like, “committed a crime”, “committed adultery”, “committed bad things.”
Interviewer said “There’s a negative connotation, yeah” and Mike continued:
“Yeah and they suggest it’s more sensitive to say “Died by.” It’s a very small difference, but just choose the other one. And then there are other things like, if you do have a piece of news, a story where somebody died by suicide, then some guidelines are: don’t get into gory details, definitely don’t put pictures up and so on and so forth because, there could be somebody reading who actually is in the highest level of danger.
And if they see that stuff, it can trigger them and they can just spiral and that could be the end of everything. So obviously the stakes are as high as they get.
If you’re a kid or a person with two hundred, three hundred, four, five hundred followers—if you’re just like a high school student or college student—you probably don’t know those guidelines. You probably never heard that stuff before, because they’re aiming that stuff at the press.
But aren’t these young people powerful? If I’m following you, and you’re not thinking and you just say something really graphic or post something crazy, I didn’t get a warning! I didn’t get a chance to avoid it, and all of a sudden I opened up that social media app and I saw it, and who knows what could happen.”
Click here to entire interview.
UNDEROATH’S AARON GILLESPIE ON “NOT KNOWING WHAT HE’S DOING” ON DRUMS
Gillespie wasn’t born to play the drums and doesn’t think you should be.
Underoath drummer Aaron Gillespie won’t say it himself, but he was born to play the drums. The Underoath drummer and vocalist has no clear recollection of wanting to play music.
Instead, Gillespie only has a faint memory of a primal draw to the aesthetic of the drum kit that has been the impetus for the raw emotional inertia behind Underoath’s storied career for the last two decades.
Read more: This metal cover of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” is incredible
In this APTV exclusive, Gillespie recalls his early days practicing to his dad’s record collection and drumming behind a church choir. He also describes his goals as a musician and details the challenges of playing and drumming at the same time and which UØ record has proven to be the most challenging to perform songs from live.
Gillespie also muses on the importance of maintaining a decorum with fans. He also weighs in on what it really means to be an influential drummer. Plus, learn why serving the lyric of the song is infinitely more important than technique and time signatures.
Read more: Underoath on “It’s Dangerous Business…” Choir Vocals, ‘Erase Me’ Aesthetic
On Underoath’s last APTV exclusive, they revealed they aren’t always the best at remembering song titles in their back catalogue. Honestly, the way they figure out which song is which is pretty damn endearing, and maybe even a little adorable…
Chris Dudley and Tim McTague of Underoath have had modern rock in a relentless auditory chokehold throughout 2018. Their most recent effort Erase Me is their first release since their hiatus. Dudley and McTague open up about lessons learned during the band’s break that made them a more sustainable outfit. Learn how the instantly iconic look of Erase Me came to be and how the band has changed since 2005.
BAD WOLVES TO START RECORDING NEW ALBUM (STORY FROM LOUDWIRE.COM)
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Bad Wolves made their mark on 2018, largely thanks to the surprise hit of the year with their version of the Cranberries’ hit “Zombie.” They spent the bulk of the year supporting Five Finger Death Punch on tour and are ready to head back into the studio, getting to work early in 2019.
Singer Tommy Vext got fans excited when he shared a photo of himself onstage on Instagram, captioning it with the question, “You guys have ideas for our next album title?” He also revealed that Bad Wolves will begin tracking their sophomore record in two weeks.
WATCH MAGICIAN CRISS ANGEL TORMENT KORN’S JONATHAN DAVIS IN NEW ‘MINDFREAK’ VIDEO (STORY AND PHOTO FROM REVOLVER.COM)
Throughout his illustrious career, the famous illusionist and magician Criss Angel has always run parallel to heavy metal and general darkness. Back on his A&E show, Criss Angel Mindfreak, he featured several musicians to take part in his illusions and be part of the act, including Gene Simmons, Rob Zombie, Dave Navarro and more. One guest he’s kept up a friendship with is Korn singer Jonathan Davis, who appears in Angel’s new video promoting his upcoming Mindfreak show in Las Vegas later this month.
The video, directed by Angel, features the magician tormenting Davis in a dilapidated house — and it’s not clear if he’s an apparition in Davis’ mind or the real thing. All through the visual, Jonathan Davis’ “Basic Needs” from his 2018 solo album Black Labyrinth plays. Angel portrays his new alter ego Xristos who will appear in the upcoming show, and terrorizes Davis, holding weapons to his head while the singer takes a look in the mirror. There’s no real conclusion to the video, although one would guess Angel’s live show will flesh out what Xristos’ purpose is, and how he differs from Angel.
The show plays at the Criss Angel Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, starting on December 19. See the video below.
AVENGED SEVENFOLD BREAKDOWN MAD HATTER FOR YOU (STORY AND PHOTO FROM KLAQ.COM)
It sure is interesting how the song “Mad Hatter” came together! Avenged Sevenfold’s YouTube channel breaks down every song they’ve released. It’s jaw-dropping to hear each solo role separately and wonder how they piece it together. Well, M. Shadows and Synyster Gates go into depth about that above. Hearing the vocals without any guitars or drums sounds totally different. It is amazing how they know where to place every band members role and piece it together. They go over every single instrument in their breakdown segment for “Mad Hatter.” If you haven’t checked out their YouTube Channel that is where you can get the breakdown of every song they’ve done. Avenged Sevenfold shares secrets behind certain songs on their channel. So you can be able to get the scoop on your favorite song from Avenged Sevenfold. You will be amazed when you hear each band members role and the breakdown of “Mad Hatter” below.
Axl Rose Releases First New Song In 10 Years, Is It With AC/DC? (STORY AND PHOTOS FROM ALTERNATIVENATION.NET)
Legendary Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose debuted his first new song in 10 years on of all things a Christmas episode of Looney Tunes. He also appeared in the episode, where he attempts to use rock and roll to save the world from an asteroid.
Axl shows up and says he has a concert, and his real passion is steel underpants. He said he bought new speakers, and when they’re turned up full volume, his band ‘can shake mountains to the ground.’ Axl said a giant pig destroyed his band’s tour bus, so they’re not here. He said he wanted his music to destroy and asteroid, and asked the Looney Tunes characters to be his band.
The song sounds a bit more like AC/DC than Guns N’ Roses, but it’s unclear if either band provided the music, or if it was studio musicians.
Rock The Rock | Axl Rose en New Looney Tunes from GN’R Sudamérica on Vimeo.
Former Guns N’ Roses bassist Tommy Stinson recounted conversations he had with Axl Rose about keeping the band’s name despite losing key members in a newBillboard article about Chinese Democracy.
“When I talked to Axl, his idea was very much punk rock,” says bassist Stinson, who would go on to be the glue to the band’s rhythm section for roughly 18 years. “He owned the name and was like, ‘the other fuckers all quit, and I got the name and I’m going on. I’m going on as Guns N’ Roses.’ Call me kooky, but at the moment, I was like, ‘shit man, I’m with you.’”
“I think there was a safety net with the other bands members,” says Doug Goldstein, one of several managers who landed on Axl’s shit-list during the recording of Chinese Democracy. “Without them around, it [was] an Axl Rose album, so he couldn’t say it was bad song because of Slash or something.”
Doug Goldstein adds his take Axl’s creative instincts during that period: “If it was up to Slash, GNR would have been AC/DC and every album would be Appetite. If it was up to Axl, they’d be the Beatles, and every album would evolve.” Like Beatles fans in 1970, you were forced into either the Slash or Axl camp, and until the two reunited in 2016, a specific demographic of fan felt divorced from GN’R.
AC/DC Drummer PHIL RUDD Selling New Zealand Home
(STORY AND PHOTOS FROM BLABBERMOUTH.NET)
According to News.com.au, AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd is selling his New Zealand mansion.
The six-bedroom property in Otumoetai in the Bay of Plenty region is made up of two apartments and has been owned by Rudd for the past nine years.
The property has a price guide of $4.1 million NZD (approximately $2.78 million USD).
Phil and vocalist Brian Johnson are both rumored to be back with AC/DC and working on new music, after the two were caught on camera together outside a Vancouver recording studio last summer. It would be AC/DC‘s first release since the death of founding rhythm guitaristMalcolm Young in 2017.
Rudd was ousted from AC/DC when he was sentenced to eight months of home detention by a New Zealand court in 2015 after pleading guilty to charges of threatening to kill and drug possession.
Rudd appeared to take responsibility for his dismissal from AC/DC, saying: “I was just being a fucking dickhead. I shot myself in the foot. You make your own bed, mate. You make your own mistakes and you have to deal with them and that is what I have done. Hindsight is 20/20.”
Rudd, who has appeared on all but three of AC/DC‘s 18 studio albums, recently toured in support of his 2014 solo debut, “Head Job”. It was the release of that album that led indirectly to Rudd‘s arrest, with the drummer allegedly so angry at a personal assistant over the way the record was promoted that he threatened to have the man and his daughter killed.
Rudd played with AC/DC from 1975 until 1983, and then again from 1994 through 2014. He first appeared on the band’s second album, 1975’s “T.N.T.”
