The guys of Maroon 5 are hitting the red carpet!
22.06.2022 - 19:18 / thegavoice.com
I love Atlanta, not because it is a perfect city but because it is the site of so many struggles for freedom—no matter how Republicans may abuse that word—in the midst of a region of oppression. That is why I must oppose the project to destroy a vast swath of the city’s forest in the name of a center for the enhancement of police violence and a gentrification driving film studio. No good can come of this environmental destruction or these terrible purposes for which it is being enacted.
Like many, I joined the protests after the murder of George Floyd by Officer Derek Chauvin and his accomplices. I have seen terrible police violence directed at protestors, known at least one person injured so badly by the APD that they lost their memory of what happened to them. I have marched for Rayshard Brooks, who should still be with us today. And I have hiked through the forests of this city, felt how much cooler they are in the midst of summer when the street becomes a cooking surface, and from that experience alone could plainly tell how essential they are to our survival on this planet.
The APD calls their project a “Social Justice Center,” but it includes dog kennels, a firing range, and a mock city in which to practice shooting tear gas, stun grenades, and “rubber” bullets—as well as ordinary lead bullets—at protestors. Though these deadly weapons are often euphemized as “non-lethal,” they can easily be used to harm and inflict permanent injury. Despite official policy to the contrary, police often aim “rubber” bullets—nearly as large as a fist and hard—at the head, which at close range can be fatal, and can also result in skull fractures and lost eyes. Stun grenades, explosive devices in every sense, can blow off hands. These
The guys of Maroon 5 are hitting the red carpet!
Tommy Lee played his first full Mötley Crüe show this week since breaking his ribs – see the footage below.The drummer sustained the injury earlier this month after he fell down a flight of stairs while on vacation in Nashville, as revealed this week by his wife Brittany Furlan.“The day that we were leaving Nashville, our driver came and we had all this luggage and he wasn’t helping us – he just stayed in the car,” Furlan explained. “Tommy was trying to carry all of our luggage for us.
Gallery: On, off, on and OFF AGAIN! The Hollywood couples who just can't stop breaking up and making up. . . (BANG Showbiz)Tom and Zawe sparked speculation they were engaged at the BAFTA Awards when a candid photo shared online by AJ Odudu showed the actress sporting a huge diamond on her ring finger, but her hands were covered by her flowing sleeves when the couple had posed on the red carpet earlier in the evening.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorChaka Zulu, a veteran music executive and longtime manager of Atlanta rapper Ludacris, was shot Sunday night in the city’s Buckhead neighborhood, police confirmed to 11Alive.The executive, who is co-CEO of Disturbing Tha Peace Records, was shot near Peachtree Road at around 11:35 p.m. Two other men were also shot; all three were transported to a local hospital where one died, according to the report.Police do not have a suspect in custody and have not released information about Zulu’s condiction or that of the other surviving victim.
Kid Cudi has announced that he’ll be coming to the UK later this year for his first gig in the country in 13 years – get tickets here.The show forms part of the rapper and actor’s ‘To The Moon’ world tour, which will kick off in Vancouver, Canada, on August 16.The North American leg of the tour will see Cudi will make stops in Oakland, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami, Philadelphia, Boston, New York and more, before wrapping up in his home city of Cleveland on September 16.Cudi will then head across the pond for dates in Tokyo, Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris and Milan. His single UK date will take place in London on November 15, marking the first time he’s performed in the country since his iTunes Festival show at London’s Roundhouse in 2009.Support on the tour will include Don Toliver, Denzel Curry, 070 Shake and Stick, who will each perform on different dates.
“The Daily Show” is headed to yet another battleground state.To coincide with midterm elections, Trevor Noah will be hosting the show from the Tabernacle in Atlanta with a live audience from Oct. 31 through Nov. 3.
EXCLUSIVE: Armani Jackson (Honor Society, Chad), Bella Shepard (iCarly, The Wilds), Chloe Rose Robertson (Wildflower) and Tyler Lawrence Gray (Our Town, Macbeth) are set as the young leads in Paramount+ series Wolf Pack. The series hails from Jeff Davis, developer and executive producer of the 2011 MTV series Teen Wolf, and MTV Entertainment Studios where Davis is under a deal.
Tommy Lee had to step aside halfway through Mötley Crüe’s first reunion tour show due to pain he experienced from 4 broken ribs.
Drake has shared the first video from his new album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’, which he surprise released at midnight today (June 17).The clip for ‘Falling Back’, which you can view below, sees the rapper marrying 23 women and at one point sees a “Free YSL” message appearing on screen, supporting the YSL artists currently being held on racketeering charges.Young Thug and Gunna are among two of 28 people charged in an indictment that focuses on the alleged street gang YSL (“Young Slime Life”). The gang is believed to have formed in Atlanta in 2012 and is linked to the infamous Bloods gang.‘Falling Back’ is the first video to be lifted from Drake’s seventh studio album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’.The record was executive produced by Drake himself, Noah “40” Shebib, Oliver El-Khatib, Noel Cadastre and South African producer and DJ Black Coffee, whom Drake worked with on 2017 project ‘More Life’.DJ Carnage, aka Gordo, also confirmed that he’d produced six of the songs on the album, writing on Twitter: “Thank you brother for trusting me and allowing me to be a part of the vision.
Mötley Crüe brought out Machine Gun Kelly as their US tour began last night (June 16).The jaunt, which sees Mötley Crüe perform alongside Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett And The Blackhearts, kicked off in Atlanta and mid-way through the gig, Mötley Crüe brought out MGK to play the live debut of their 2019 collaboration ‘The Dirt (Est. 1981)’.You can see footage of the moment here:Despite getting off to a roaring start, Crüe drummer Tommy Lee had to be replaced half way through the band’s set due to pain from an injury suffered two weeks ago.
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds are set to play Delamere Forest in Cheshire this week, having stunned a Cannock audience in Staffordshire on Sunday. The former Oasis rocker will play the open air gig as part of the Forest Live 2022 series this Thursday, June 16.
Megan Thee Stallion is headed to The Pynk! The rapper will play “Tina Snow” in an upcoming episode of “P-Valley”s second season. Stallion’s character will play homage to the rapper’s alter ego, whose name also happens to be the title of her second EP.
Megan Thee Stallion is headed to The Pynk! The rapper will play “Tina Snow” in an upcoming episode of ’s second season. Stallion’s character will play homage to the rapper’s alter ego, whose name also happens to be the title of her second EP. Ahead of her onscreen appearance, the rapper made a voice cameo during episode two, “Seven Pounds of Pressure,” when DJ Neva Scared (Brandon Gilpin) reveals to Lil’ Murda (J.