Maren Morris just launched a new T-shirt in support of trans rights groups, especially LGBTQ youth.
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Metallica guitarist and passionate horror enthusiast Kirk Hammett has launched a new project, in which he soundtracks an eerie story he has penned comprised of fictional journal entries.On September 11, Hammett shared a link on social media to a TikTok video that pairs footage of a winding road with moody, fingerpicked acoustic guitar. Alongside that, he linked to his Kirk Hammett Horrors Reddit page, in which he shares the first chapter of a story he’s called I Have to Get Rid of This Guitar I Found.The recording, Hammett explains, is designed to be looped while reading the story.
You can listen to that below:READ part one now ! #whereiswills #nosleep #nosleepreddit #rnosleep #ihavetogetridofthisguitarifound https://www.reddit.com/user/Kirk-Hammett-Horrors/ ♬ original sound – Kirkhammett The introduction for the first chapter – which is titled Crossroad Magic Blues – begins with a message from a character called Abigail Forte, who says she recently found a journal and a cassette of “very unusual field recordings” left by her brother, William “Wills” Forte, who has gone missing.“Seeing as the nature of these recordings seemed to push towards an evil energy, I sent the tape to a friend to help me understand the music, who in turn sent it to guitarist Kirk Hammett,” Forte says. “We have decided that while we cannot allow the actual sounds from the cassette to be released, we can share renditions of the music.”She continues: “Kirk Hammett has agreed to quickly transpose the less complex portions of the cassette while keeping the integrity of the original field recordings intact.
Maren Morris just launched a new T-shirt in support of trans rights groups, especially LGBTQ youth.
PUBG creator Brendan Greene has confirmed Artemis, the next project he’s working on, will feature NFTs, the metaverse and blockchain.After departing from PUBG and Krafton in 2019 and then going on to announce his newest venture, PlayerUnknown Productions, in a Twitter video in early September 2021, Greene had been working on something as yet unannounced. Now, in a conversation with Hit Points, he has revealed more details on his next title, Artemis.Previously, Greene stated he had visions of creating an “Earth-sized virtual world” in which players could make and play anything they wanted.
Anna Marie de la Fuente Buoyed by the success of last year’s one-to-one networking sessions, Madrid’s 2nd Iberseries & Platino Industria market is launching a new TV forum aimed at fostering co-production and financing pacts between selected producers and potential partners or investors. “We are functioning as an accelerator in a way as the selected projects have at least 40% of their financing in place and just need that final push to see the light,” said Iberseries director Samuel Castro, who adds that these series have budgets ranging from €5 million-€30 million ($ million-$30 million) . The 10 companies, selected out of some 25 submissions, include some heavy hitters led by Spain’s Zebra Prods (Grupo Izen), Gato Grande-MGM, Argentina’s Storylab and El Estudio, founded by former Canana producing partner Pablo Cruz, producer Enrique López Lavigne and former Sony Pictures Intl. Prods. head, Diego Suárez Chialvo.
launched a website filled with mental health resources.The website, called , is a compendium of links to resources like free therapy, therapists that specialize in helping Black and LGBTQ people, crisis hotlines, and more. According to , a fan posted about the new site on Twitter on Sunday, saying sent out the news to her fans, and sharing what appears to be a from Megan herself: "Hotties! You know how much mental wellness means to me, so I created a hub with resources that can help when you might need a hand. Head to now and check it out.
The “Despicable Me” animation studio Illumination is launching a new label that will help it expand beyond family films and into more adult animated fare, and they’ve tapped Mike Moon, previously the head of Adult Animation at Netflix, to lead the new label.Moon will serve as the president of the label titled Moonlight, and he will also come aboard as a creative advisor to Illumination. His role will at Moonlight will be to augment Illumination’s existing slate and produce animated films that push beyond the family genre.
Patrick Dempsey is opening up about the possibility of working with Ellen Pompeo again one day.
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George Stephanopoulos has already dived back into the thick of things at Good Morning America after only recently returning from a lush family vacation.MORE: Ali Wentworth issues hilarious warning to George Stephanopoulos' 'admirer'The TV anchor is spearheading a new project that's set to release on Hulu called Power Trip, which will see reporters chasing political candidates around the nation.VIDEO: Ali Wentworth jokes she's divorcing George Stephanopoulos live on GMAIt will be released as a weekly docu-series chronicling seven young reporters with little experience who leave their lives behind to become "embeds."They completely immerse themselves into the campaign trail of the candidates they each will be reporting on for the upcoming midterm elections while documenting everything over a 24/7 news cycle.MORE: Michael Strahan's on-air joke leaves Robin Roberts speechlessGeorge, along with being the producer, is also the advisor for these reporters, having briefed them prior to their departure and interacting with them over Zoom while they're embedded."It's going to take you behind the scenes of a political campaign like it's never been done before," he said on GMA with Robin Roberts and Cecilia Vega.A post shared by ABC News Studios (@abcnewsstudios)George revealed that he was helming the new docuseries Power TripGeorge's wife, Ali Wentworth, showed her support for her husband's exciting new endeavor as she took to social media with a brief news item about the series."Suiting up the next generation of journalists!" she excitedly wrote, with a few of her fans cheering her on in the comments section as well.MORE: George Stephanopoulos' wife Ali Wentworth shares hilarious update on family breakMORE: How George
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has entered the world of horror fiction, posting the first chapter of a story he’s writing called ‘I Have To Get Rid Of This Guitar I Found’ onto Reddit, along with some music to soundtrack it on TikTok.The story opens with a message from fictional character Abigail Forte, who explains: “I recently found a lead that might help in the search for my brother, William ‘Wills’ Forte”.That lead is “a journal he had written, along with a cassette that was filled with what can only be described as very unusual field recordings. Seeing as the nature of these recordings seemed to push towards an evil energy, I sent the tape to a friend to help me understand the music, who in turn sent it to guitarist Kirk Hammett”.“We have decided that while we cannot allow the actual sounds from the cassette to be released, we can share renditions of the music”, it goes on.
Brie Larson had a busy weekend at the 2022 D23 Expo!
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Shannon Bream first tried her hand at journalism at the age of 30 after having earned a law degree. Some of the people working with her called her “Grandma Intern.” They won’t be calling her that on Sunday. Bream will this weekend kick off a new era on “Fox News Sunday,” the jewel of the news side at Fox News Channel, which often gets more attention for its opinion programming. She will be the programs’ first permanent female host and will be the first permanent replacement for Chris Wallace, who burnished his reputation for prosecutorial questioning of newsmakers and politicians over a tenure that lasted just under two decades. Wallace raised eyebrows in late 2021, when he announced on air he was leaving the show. He later disclosed he had jumped to CNN, where he is slated to host a new program for both HBO Max and CNN’s Sunday schedule.
CBS announced Thursday its Performers With Disabilities Talent Initiative in an effort to give historically underrepresented performers increased opportunities on television. The initiative will begin taking effect in the 2022-2023 broadcast season.
Kourtney Kardashian has sent temperatures soaring in the campaign pictures for her new fashion range with BooHoo, which will focus on sustainability.The mum-of-three showed off her gym-honed body as she unveiled some of the gorgeous items of clothing in the collection – ahead of its launch at New York Fashion Week on September 13. The Poosh founder looked stunning as she modelled an array of outfits from the 45-piece collection with a price range of £5 to £75.
London nightclub Fabric has announced the launch of new record label, Fabric Originals, which aims to release “special projects from the artists that form the present and future of boundary pushing club music globally”.The first release on the label with be a split twelve-inch from Eris Drew and Octo Octa. Other records from DJ Bone, Helena Hauff, I Jordan, Sherelle, Lcy and Marcel Dettmann are also on the way.Eris Drew’s contribution, ‘Day After A Night With U’, says Fabric, “draws on elements of the artist’s classic keyboard orchestrations within the context of acid breaks, adding chest-rattling bass notes to anchor the track’s eyes-down 4/4 rhythm”.“The track’s spiritual sensibilities push to the fore further with an infectious soul vocal sample and vintage feeling synths”, it adds, “alongside an almost spiritual mysticism that permeates the song’s skittering production and upbeat melodics”.“A sensual reverberation of shared love breaking the shackles of anxiety, the track’s acid line rips through the centre of the ornamental keyboards, just like the coming together that inspired the night that ripped open Eris’ heart to fill her with love during a personally difficult time”.Meanwhile, Octo Octa’s ‘Stars & Water’ was created in reaction to Drew’s track, and, says the label, “takes on a similarly heartfelt tone.
Octo Octa titled ‘Day After A Night With U / Stars & Water’.The former track boasts a soul vocal sample and vintage-style synthesisers. It’s described as “a sensual reverberation of shared love breaking the shackles of anxiety” that sees Drew channelling “spiritual sensibilities”.On ‘Stars & Water’, Octa takes cues from classic house with the cut building progressively in energy.