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Pearl Jam paid tribute to the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins during the opening leg of their ‘Gigaton’ tour in North America earlier this week.Before performing ‘Quick Escape’ at San Diego’s Viejas Arena on Tuesday (May 3), frontman Eddie Vedder honoured drummer Matt Cameron’s friendship with Hawkins.“[Hawkins] emitted something very incredible and very special,” the Pearl Jam frontman told the audience. “We’re all missing him, and so, Matt, I’m sorry again for your loss.

who got engaged earlier this year, are known for their, erm, quirks, and have made multiple references to drinking each other’s blood, with Megan having to clarify that it’s ‘only a few drops’ each time. Phew?Despite that, some self-proclaimed vampires (yep, really) have given them some sage advice.Belfazaar Ashantison, the co-founder of the New Orleans Vampire Association (NOVA), told the couple to ‘take proper precautions’ when drinking each other’s blood including testing for potential diseases and blood-borne illnesses.He added that most vampires do extensive research on the person before drinking their blood.

Joan Jett has shared her memories of the late Taylor Hawkins in a new interview with NME.Foo Fighters drummer Hawkins passed away in March in Bogotá, Colombia, where the band had been touring. He was 50.Speaking to NME, Jett remembered Hawkins as “a fuckin’ wonderful guy”, adding: “[He] would light up a room. Kick-ass drummer.”Jett also recalled in the interview how she and her band, the Blackhearts, first met the Foos “around 2010″, where they “all really hit it off”.In 2011, Foo Fighters invited the band to perform Jett’s 1980 hit ‘Bad Reputation’ on The Late Show With David Letterman.“Just little things like that, they included me in,” she recalled to NME about the performance.

Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox have received words of warning from high-profile members of the vampire community, advising them to be careful when drinking each other’s blood.Fox first announced her engagement to Kelly (real name Colson Baker) last November on Instagram, where she also revealed that they had drunk each other’s blood.She recently confirmed that they do consume each other’s blood, but only “small drops” and “for ritual purposes only”.“I guess to drink each other’s blood might mislead people or people are imagining us with goblets and we’re like Game of Thrones,” she said.A post shared by Megan Fox (@meganfox)According to TMZ, Belfazaar Ashantison – the co-founder of The New Orleans Vampire Association, or NOVA – has now urged the couple to “take proper precautions before drinking their lover’s blood, including testing for potential diseases and blood-borne illnesses,” which he clarified vampires are “not immune from”.According to its website, The New Orleans Vampire Association represents “the entire continuum of our Community ranging from those who view the vampyric state as a matter of energy, those for whom it is a matter of biology, spirituality, racial identity or bio-spirituality”.Father Sebastiaan, the founder of the Endless Night Vampire Ball in the same city, has also advised caution, specifically when it comes to the blood’s withdrawal, which he says should be done only by medical professionals. Elsewhere, Kelly has hinted that he could return to rap on his next album after a successful pivot to becoming a pop-punk star.2020’s ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ gave him his first US Number One album and his first within the pop-punk genre after appearing to ditch his rap career.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Red Hot Chili Peppers paid tribute to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins at Jazz Fest in New Orleans on Sunday while frontman Dave Grohl, Hawkins’ widow Alison, and other members of the Foo Fighters looked on from the wings, according to reports in nola.com and on social media.Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, a close friend of Hawkins, had “Taylor” spelled out on his bass drum, emblazoned with a hawk silhouette, similar to one on Hawkins’ arm.Foo Fighters were originally scheduled to headline Jazz Fest but canceled all tour dates in the wake of Hawkins’ death on March 25. Grohl’s presence in town sparked unfounded rumors that he might perform.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterWhen Kelley Wolf was first approached about reuniting with the cast of MTV’s “The Real World: New Orleans,” she was, she says, “extraordinarily skeptical.” While Wolf has remained somewhat of a public person as the wife of actor Scott Wolf — they met in 2002, two years after “New Orleans” first aired, and married in 2004 — she was deeply unsure she wanted to step back fully into the spotlight.“You know, we are middle aged people,” she says.

AMC has announced several new castings for Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire and Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, which have begun production this week in New Orleans.

PJ Morton, whose music oscillates between soul, gospel and R&B, the remnants of the COVID-19 pandemic still linger. The surreal circumstances of the last two years prompted Morton to make Watch The Sun, his solo album that drops on April 29. Weaving a theme of palpable hope at a time when it remains in short supply, the album is the eighth studio project for the musician, who still maintains his decade-long role as one of two keyboardists for pop-rock band Maroon 5.  Born in New Orleans, Morton grew up in a musical household.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticThe last time there were as many trombones in a movie as there are in “Take Me to the River: New Orleans,” Harold Hill was probably leading a parade. The ongoing vitalization of the Crescent City’s music culture really is like something out of a horn salesman’s fever dream, with younger generations readily taking up New Orleans’ traditional second-line culture in a way that can only make the aging elders of other regional music scenes green with envy.

  A post shared by Probably This (@probablythis)Even if you didn’t want to buy the book, you could spend hours in lovely distraction, wiling away the time in the beauty that is the ‘Probably This’ social media pages and website. There are all sorts of hints and tips on renovating either your rented home or the home that you own, in the boys’ case, a Victorian-era shotgun home in New Orleans.Whether a few of your favourite things include vintage claw-foot bathtubs, yummy food and cocktail recipes, classically renovated rooms or bare, hairy chested men wielding power tools… beach side frolicking, cute kittens or brawny legs in boots, these two fella’s online presence has lots of bases covered.  A post shared by Probably This (@probablythis)Amarto and Ciolino met during college and quickly connected, even moving to South East Asia for a summer together soon after meeting to teach English to business professionals.

Jessica Biel is opening up in a rare interview about her nearly 10-year marriage to Justin Timberlake — and her comments are particularly noteworthy given the couple’s rocky past!

Heather Graham is heating up her Instagram timeline with a picture taking a dip in Utah’s hot springs while on vacation with a friend. Graham, 52, uploaded three images from her trip, which showcased her in a black bikini.  The last image she posted was with her friend, Aisling Chin-Yee, who posted her own set of images to Instagram.  Actress Heather Graham is seen outside "Live with Kelly and Ryan" in December 2021.

Stevie Nicks has announced a string of solo shows for this summer – tickets will be available from here.The Fleetwood Mac singer was already due to play various US festivals in 2022, including Bonnaroo, Sound On Sound, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Eddie Vedder‘s Ohana Festival.Nicks has now confirmed four new headline concerts, which will take place throughout June. She’ll play in Ridgefield, Washington (June 10), Mountain View, California (12), Salt Lake City, Utah (16) and Noblesville, Indiana (21).Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time this Friday (April 29).

Making The Band, has been extradited to Las Vegas on charges of sex trafficking.According to TMZ, the rapper born Kevin Barnes was arrested in Maryland earlier this month, with authorities claiming that the former reality star was operating as a pimp.The legal documents state that Chopper reached out via a direct message on Instagram to an undercover police officer posing as a sex worker. Nevada state police claim that the rapper made an offer to the undercover cop on a way to make money through prostitution, which ultimately led to an official investigation.

One of the legendary moments in the National Football League came when Philadelphia Eagles fans booed Santa Claus and pelted him with snowballs.

Guitar Shorty, a blue great for more than six decades known for his stage antics and awesome guitar solos, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 87 and his death was attributed to natural causes by his representatives.

relaxation (hopefully), there’s also the usual, end-of-the-workweek treat. Yes, you guessed it – New Music Friday.Today’s list of new releases are the perfect mixture of newer artists and seasoned veterans.

Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler has spoken about the experience of writing the band’s new album ‘WE’ during the pandemic.In a new interview with the Montreal Gazette, Butler reflected on the making of their upcoming sixth studio album, during which he and his wife and bandmate Régine Chassagne, who were in New Orleans, were separated from the rest of the band due to lockdown.“They were closing the borders to Canada,” he said. “We had written ‘Age of Anxiety’, ‘End of the Empire’ and a bunch of songs.

Wet Leg have announced a string of 13 headline shows for cities in the US, Canada and Mexico, bridging the gap between a handful of festival sets and their trio of gigs supporting Florence + The Machine.Following their appearances as this year’s Lollapalooza, Mo Pop and Osheaga festivals, the Isle of Wight duo will take to the Phoenix Concert Centre in Toronto, Canada on Monday August 1. They’ll head to Vancouver next, playing the Commodore Ballroom that Thursday (August 4).After another handful of festival sets – including Outside Lands in San Francisco, as well as the Netherlands’ Lowlands – Wet Leg will return to theatres for gigs in San Antonio, New Orleans, Orlando, Atlanta, Louisville, St Louis, Kansas City, Abiquiu, Salt Lake City and Phoenix.

Big Freedia knows a thing or two about what draws visitors to her city, and where to find the local sounds, sights, and flavors that keeps them coming back again and again. That’s why the Queen of Bounce was a natural choice for Jägermeister’s “Local Snapshot” campaign.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterThere are few alumni of MTV’s “The Real World” who have had as lasting a legacy as Danny Roberts.