Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello says new solo album will help him have more “purity” in his work than with a band

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “The Sopranos” star Drea de Matteo was interviewed on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime” (via Mediaite) and said she’s got a target on her back in Hollywood because she’s an actor who does not endorse Joe Biden for president. The Emmy-winning actor went on to say there are “a lot” of “quiet” Donald Trump supporters in Hollywood, suggesting they won’t go public with their support out of fear of being similarly criticized for going against Biden. “Is there a quiet Trump voter out there in Hollywood?” host Jesse Watters asked.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic During Dead & Company’s current run of 30 shows at Las Vegas’ Sphere, no one is exercising the gift of gab on stage. As is typical for the Grateful Dead spinoff group, the music does all the talking, for three and a half hours — with additional non-verbal help from the world’s most advanced concert video design on the dome’s wrap-around screen.

BABYMETAL spoke to NME at Download 2024 about collaborating with some of biggest names in metal and their evolution over the past decade.The trio – comprised of founding members Su-Metal and Moametal, and new addition Momometal – caught up with us backstage at the Donington Park festival, shortly before they took to the stage for a huge performance on Saturday (June 15).It came on the heels of the band joining forces with Electric Callboy for the huge single ‘RATATATA’ last month – the latest of their many star-studded collaborations and their first track to make its way onto the US charts.“It’s only been a month since we shot the music video, so, it doesn’t feel real,” Moametal told us about the massive response to the song in America. “I still can’t believe it, but I had so much fun making it.

Robin Williams helped to “protect” him when he was deliberating whether to publicly come out as gay in the 1990s.The star stage and screen actor starred alongside Williams in the 1996 film The Birdcage, where they played a gay couple. At the time, he chose to keep his sexuality private, before officially coming out in 1999.And now Lane has used an acceptance speech at the Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television event to discuss the support he received from his friend and co-star.“I had expressed my fears beforehand to the late, great Robin Williams,” he said.

Princess Diana had a big ol’ crush on Kevin Costner!? That’s what he heard…

Austin Butler has opened up about the craziest party he’s every attended – which was hosted by Paul McCartney and saw Taylor Swift on DJ duty.On the latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Butler and Kimmel reflected on the last time they had seen each other, which turned out to be a house party hosted by Macca. Kimmel reminisced, “Last time I saw you was at maybe the craziest party I’ve ever been to in my whole life”, before Butler added: “It was insane.”Going down the list of names who were present at the party, Butler said: “To see Paul and Ringo [Starr] in the same room was kind of amazing.” Other names included the surviving members of the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Meryl Streep among others.After recalling that Taylor Swift was also present, Butler added that she “was DJing at one point.” He joked: “She DJs at parties now.”Later in the chat, Kimmel recalled Bruce Springsteen telling Butler a story about hopping the fence at Graceland in an attempt to meet Elvis Presley.

Le sigh… It’s been a terrible year for movies at the box office and audiences just haven’t been coming out for good movies. One of them neglected by the moviegoing public is George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” the prequel movie to “Mad Max Fury Road” starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth (read our review).

Tom Morello and Nandi Bushell have covered John Lennon‘s ‘Power To The People’ at Download Festival – watch footage of the performance below.This past weekend, while performing at Download 2024, the guitarist – who has also been a part of Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, Prophets of Rage and more – brought out teenage drum prodigy Nandi Bushell as a special guest.Bushell’s appearance came at the tail-end of Morello’s set, which had included songs like ‘Like A Stone’, a Rage Against The Machine medley and ‘Killing In The Name’. During the cover of ‘Power To The People’, the band stepped aside as they let Bushell go wild on the drums for a quick solo.Watch footage of Tom Morello and Nandi Bushell covering John Lennon’s ‘Power To The People’ below.The choice to cover ‘Power To The People’ is especially poignant after it was revealed that Barclays Bank had officially withdrawn from sponsoring the festival (along with Latitude and Isle Of Wight) after several artists had dropped out of the showcase in protest.After the news of Barclays’ withdrawal, Morello took to X (formerly Twitter) to reveal that he had been working behind the scenes to force the bank’s withdrawal: “A bank funding war crimes has no place at music festivals.

Ethan Shanfeld Throughout the three-season run of his HBO docuseries, John Wilson has walked into some of the strangest places in New York with nothing but a camera. But Wilson says the scariest moment while filming the series happened down in Florida, when he showed up uninvited to the home of Jack Owoc, the CEO of Bang Energy. In the Season 2 episode, titled “How to Appreciate Wine,” Wilson walks straight into a baby shower and immediately approaches Owoc, donning a collared black robe and Bang Energy gold chain.

It’s going to be a huge night for the cast of Broadway’s Stereophonic and we have all of their red carpet photos!

Tom Morello has caught up with NME at Download 2024, and opened up about his forthcoming single ‘Soldier In The Army Of Love’.The guitarist – who has also been a part of Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, Prophets of Rage and more – caught up with us backstage at this year’s edition of the Donington festival to discuss his latest ventures.It comes just days after he announced ‘Soldier In The Army Of Love’, the forthcoming first single from his first-ever solo rock album. Set for release on June 28, the track sees the metal icon join forces with his 13-year-old son Roman, and channel the rock in its purest form.Shortly before taking to the Opus Stage on Saturday (June 15), Morello also performed an intimate last-minute gig at the historic Electric Ballroom venue in Camden, where he celebrated the news of new material with a career-spanning set including hits from across his discography.“It was an electric affair.

reported last June that Tony-winning “Shucked” actor Alex Newell strolled in at 6 a.m.“It was already ‘Last call.’ The hotel venue was officially shutting. And in flounces Alex,” Cindy wrote.Unhinged glamor is the vibe of the gathering, hosted by PR man Rick Miramontez and his husband, Jamie DuMont, since 2009, when it was a more intimate (and secret) affair in the Royal Suite with the ragtag hippies of “Hair.” Their 15-year-old soiree, which is also co-hosted by John Gore, was inspired by the wild dinners Joan Didion and her husband would throw in Malibu, Calif., during the 1960s and ’70s, when they’d make 2 a.m.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Jeremy Tepper, a musician, journalist, executive, program director of SiriusXM’s “Outlaw Country” channel and for decades a leading light of the Americana/ alt-country movement, died Friday of a heart attack. Singer Laura Cantrell, Tepper’s wife of 27 years, confirmed the news on social media. He was 60.

In this week’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo goes back in time to realize not much has changed with the film, “Firebrand.” Directed by Karim Ainouz (“Invisible Life,” “Futuro Beach”), the film follows Catherine Parr (Alicia Vikander), the sixth wife of Henry VIII (Jude Law), who finds herself fighting for survival when the paranoid king grows more suspicious of her actions.

By Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan fans, you good?As paparazzi photos go, these were : a series of of star leaving the London after-party for the premiere of the second half of the show’s third season. Behind him, his rumored girlfriend, dancer Antonia Roumelioti, gives photogs a slightly wary smile.But to some Bridgerton fans, the photo was a five-alarm fire.“I am speechless. What a refreshing SLAP to my face this morning,” wrote one person in the comments of DeuxMoi’s Instagram post on the images.

Tom Morello covered Måneskin and MC5 at his headline show in London last night (June 13). Watch video footage above.The Rage Against The Machine guitarist played an intimate solo set at the Electric Ballroom in Camden Town ahead of his appearance at Download Festival 2024 tomorrow (Saturday June 15).When announcing the small gig in April, Morello promised that he’d be joined onstage by some “special guests”.Four songs into the show, the musician teamed up with Måneskin guitarist Thomas Raggi on a joint rendition of the band’s 2023 single ‘Gossip’ – on which Morello features.

K.J. Yossman “Six Feet Under” star Rachel Griffiths gets a new job in upcoming drama series “Madam” – as an ethical brother owner. The first trailer for the series sees Griffiths, playing wife and mother Mack, get to grips with the business after she discovers her husband has been seeing sex workers behind her back.

quitting. During the most recent installment — Season 13 — she made a few memorable, notable guest appearances, clashing especially with Erika Jayne and Dorit Kemsley.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Warner Bros. Discovery is suddenly seeing red — clay, that is — in its bid to build out its sports portfolio. A new ten-year pact for the U.S.

Tom Hardy has shared that his teenage son often critiques his acting performances.Speaking recently with E! Online, the actor spoke about his 16-year-old son Louis, who takes an active interest in Hardy’s work, even offering constructive criticism about his acting.However, Hardy shared that Louis doesn’t explicitly admit whether he likes a film or not: “I mean, he wouldn’t ever tell me,” the Venom actor shared.“He’s 16, you know what I mean? He told me what I’m getting right or wrong.”Hardy did share that the advice is given in a constructive and helpful way, adding: “That doesn’t mean he doesn’t back me or support me or look out for me, and offer information that’s useful in order to be better with what I do.”He continued to describe how Louis goes about critiquing his work, saying: “It comes from a position of like, ‘Look, you know this.’”“He deconstructs what I’m doing like a peer would,” the Mad Max: Fury Road star added.In other news, Hardy will lead the cast of the upcoming film The Bikeriders, out in UK cinemas from June 21.Starring Elvis’ Austin Butler, Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer and Challengers’ Mike Faist among others, the film follows a rebellious fictional Midwest motorcycle club in the ’60s and ’80s.In a four-star review of the film, NME wrote: “Eschewing melodrama for a more low-key register, it may not satisfy those looking for quick thrills.