Author: Amy Davis

Adult animated series “South Park” is turning 25 years old. In celebration, co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone will be putting on a concert featuring performances by Primus and Ween. The concert itself is peppered with several in-jokes and references to the show’s own history. It’s being held in Colorado because Parker and Stone first met at the University of Colorado Boulder. This meeting eventually lead them to create a crude VHS Christmas card that was clearly a blueprint and early iteration of “South Park.” The concert is being hosted at Red Rocks because it is where a friend of…

Today marks 53 years since NASA’s Apollo 11 mission landed on the Moon. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin is auctioning off some historical artifacts from his stellar career. This sale will include a jacket he wore on the Apollo 11 mission, where Aldrin became the second man to walk on the Moon. It has a serial number of 1039, the NASA logo, and his name E. Aldrin, printed above the mission patch. The coat is made from a (at the time) newly developed fireproof material known as Beta Cloth. Sotheby’s, who is hosting the auction, estimates the item could sell for as…

“Stranger Things” star Maya Hawke released an X-rated music video for her newest song, “Thérèse.” The tune will be on her second album “Moss,” which comes out on September 23rd. Brady Corbet, who also directed “Vox Lux,” and played Peter in the 2007 remake of “Funny Games,” directed the video.  The 5-minute video for “Thérèse” opens with a card saying it is “Rated X.” The majority of it focuses on Hawke and her friends having an orgy in the woods. This is shown in graphic detail- until the police arrive. Some participants run to avoid arrest,  while others are too…

Due to a current water shortage in the U.K., Yorkshire Water is encouraging customers to use less. Specifically, by cutting showers down to 4 minutes. The water supply and treatment utility suggested singing Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ On A Prayer” to help time yourself.  But if Bon Jovi isn’t your thing, Yorkshire Water has you covered with a Spotify playlist of 65, roughly, 4-minute songs to time yourself to. The artists range from: David Bowie “Golden Years” 4:03Rihanna and Mikky Ekko “Stay” exactly 4-minutes Shania Twain’s “That Don’t Impress Me Much” 3:58Wheatus “Teenage Dirtbag” 4:01 The Kinks “Lola” 4:01Spice Girls “Who Do You…

Well “Stranger Things” has done it again! Metallica’s 1986 song “Master of Puppets” has hit No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. Since the July 1st premiere of the final 2 episodes of season 4, demand for “Master of Puppets” has skyrocketed. According to Luminate, daily on-demand audio streams have grown almost 400%. At least in comparison to the song’s June 2022 streaming totals. The song is used during a pivotal scene where fan favorite Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) plays the tune on guitar to distract a belfry of hellbats in The Upside Down. This is also not the first time…

3 men have been indicted for trying to sell stolen handwritten notes and lyrics by Don Henley, founding member of the Eagles. It’s alleged that about 100 pages of notes and lyrics for “Hotel California,” “Life in the Fast Lane,” and “New Kid in Town” were taken. All together the documents have an estimated worth of about $1 million. The men charged are Glenn Horowitz, Craig Inciardi, and Edward Kosinski. All 3 are charged with one count of conspiracy in the fourth degree. Inciardi and Kosinski are also charged with criminal possession of stolen property in the first degree. Horowitz…

Finn Wolfhard (“Stranger Things”) and Billy Bryk (“When You Finish Saving the World”) will be writing and directing a horror comedy together! While plot details for “Hell of a Summer” are being kept secret, we do know Fred Hechinger (“The White Lotus”) will be starring alongside Wolfhard and Bryk.  “I am so excited to be co-directing my first feature film,” Wolfhard said . “I get the chance to work with an incredible cast and crew, and to work with a company like 30West and Aggregate is a real dream.”  Wolfhard made his directorial debut with the first short film “Night…

Rage Against the Machine’s covid-delayed reunion tour is finally underway. Unfortunately, during their second show at Chicago’s United Center, lead singer Zack de la Rocha appears to have injured his leg on stage.  de la Rocha became injured 4 songs into the set. A video taken during a performance of “Bullet in the Head” seemingly shows when he was injured. We see him jumping around on stage before then quickly moving towards a monitor to brace himself. De la Rocha then walks back to the drum platform but seems to be struggling. Once he made it back to the platform…

Looking for the perfect vodka drink for your crab pick? Well, look no further! Old Bay flavored vodka is now available in Maryland, Delaware, and Washington D.C..  This product is the result of McCormick Spices, George’s Beverage Company, and McClintock Distilling all working together throughout the pandemic. George’s Beverage Company also created an Old Bay Bloody Mary Mix in collaboration with McCormick Spices, the producers of Old Bay. “We have a relationship with McCormick and Old Bay because of the Old Bay Bloody Mary mix,” co-founder of George’s Beverage Company, Greg David said. “They said, how about an Old Bay…

Streaming giant Netflix has released “What’s In A Name,” a new speech from controversial comedian Dave Chappelle. There was no announcement or advertising before its launch.  The 40-minute speech is taken from a talk Chappelle gave at his alma mater, Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. This talk took place in June 2022 during a planned ceremony to rename the school’s theater after the comedian. The renaming caused an uproar among students because of transphobic comments made by Chappelle in his 2021 Netflix stand-up special, “The Closer.” The students contended he was ignoring the requests of the LGBTQ…