Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler has said that “heavy metal” started off as a “sarcastic” term before it was coined as a name for a musical genre.Speaking in a new interview with Eddie Trunk, which you can listen to below, Butler said the term was used derogatorily at first, with Sabbath being “stuck with it” in the early 1970s.“When we were on tour in America – I think it was the second tour in the [United] States – I read this review, and the guy said, ‘This isn’t music; it sounds like a bunch of heavy metal being smashed together,’” Geezer recalled.“Somehow that got over to England, and from then on it was like the sarcastic thing they used to apply to us – ‘this isn’t music, it’s a load of heavy metal being smashed together.’ And for some reason we got stuck with it.”Listen to the full interview here:Ozzy Osbourne‘s wife Sharon recently confirmed that the Black Sabbath legend will be releasing a new album this September.She delivered the news during an appearance on The Graham Norton Radio Show which was recorded in April.“He’s good. He’s really, really good.” Sharon said of Ozzy, noting his recent bout with COVID.
BAFTAs fans spot huge Gogglebox snub as A-listers fail to clap show's win
09.05.2022 - 16:21 / ok.co.uk
BAFTA viewers spotted an awkward moment at the awards ceremony on Sunday night when several A-List actors didn’t clap for Gogglebox. The Channel 4 show won the award for the best Reality and Constructed Factual, beating the other nominees of The Dog House, Married At First Sight UK and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. As the show’s creator Stephen Lambert and some of the main cast went on stage to accept the award, the camera panned across the audience and some of them didn’t bother to clap.
Lee who normally appears with his best friend Jenny took the podium first to say a few words about the show. Get exclusive celebrity stories and reality tv news straight to your inbox with OK! daily newsletter . You can sign up at the top of the page.
He also cracked a joke about a duck referencing an X-rated clip from a recent episode of the reality series that left Gogglebox viewers in shock. However, the audience didn’t laugh and instead they sat in silence for another moment, which did not go unnoticed by viewers. One viewer quipped that the duck joke went down like a “lead balloon” on Twitter with the live audience at the awards ceremony.
Another fan tweeted: "The audience seem quite snobby not wanting to clap for Gogglebox winning at the #Baftas LOL." A second added: "Snobs not clapping for gogglebox." A third viewer wrote: "#BAFTAS that went down like a lead balloon ... And they walked off quickly... Hmmmm." One of the most powerful speeches of the evening was by comedian Billy Connolly who opened up about his battle with Parkinson’s disease.The legendary comedian took home BAFTA’s most prestigious award, the Fellowship, and appeared in a pre-recorded video.
The 79 year old said: “I am very proud to receive this. Life is good. I haven’t
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Calum Scott has fans in stitches after hilarious Facebook live full of blunders
Read More: Huge 90s Allstars concert coming to Hull featuring 5ive and Atomic KittenAs the live starts, Calum appears shocked catching a glimpse of himself of the screen, he questioned "who's that?". He then quickly realises "that's me" as he laughs it off. He continues "I don't think I am [on live]" with the person helping Calum looks at her phone and exclaims "you are!""Are we live? Can someone confirm it to me?" he questions to the camera.
Joe Alwyn Reveals the Inspiration Behind His Songwriting Pseudonym on Girlfriend Taylor Swift's 'folklore' Album
Did you know that Joe Alwyn is Grammy winner?!
Joe Alwyn Reveals The Inspiration Behind His GRAMMY-Winning Pseudonym On Taylor Swift’s Album
Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, is finally dishing deets on why he chose to use a pseudonym for his collaboration on her GRAMMY-winning album, Folklore, and the meaning behind said pseudonym.
Joe Alwyn Reveals the Inspiration Behind His GRAMMY-Winning Pseudonym on Taylor Swift's Album
Taylor Swift's boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, is finally dishing deets on why he chose to use a pseudonym for his collaboration on her GRAMMY-winning album,, and the meaning behind said pseudonym.During an appearance on Thursday's , the 31-year-old actor said the pseudonym was more about keeping the focus on the track and less about sending Swifties on an Easter egg hunt.«We chose to do it so the people, first and foremost, would listen to the music first before dissecting the fact that we did it together,» he explained. «We did it under the name William Bowery, very fancy.
Channel 4 Gogglebox viewers concerned as they spot huge Hollywood star in ads
Gogglebox fans were left gobsmacked as they spotted a huge Hollywood star appear during the ad break. They were concerned after noticing Dame Judi Dench's new commercial.
Gogglebox fans fuming at Mary and call for show axe over Boris Johnson comments
Some Gogglebox fans have called for Mary Killen to be dropped from the show after comments she made about Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday night’s show. Mary, along with partner Giles Wood, had tuned into the PM’s sit down interview with Susanna Reid on Good Morning Britain, which saw the presenter grilling Boris over the current cost of living crisis.
Joe Alwyn’s Grammy Win With Girlfriend Taylor Swift Was ‘Ridiculous’: Her Fame ‘Is Not Something I Think About’
An unexpected surprise. Joe Alwyn explained that he doesn’t often think about girlfriend Taylor Swift‘s fame, so he certainly didn’t expect their fun musical collaboration to win a Grammy Award.