Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil is revealing the devastating health issues that forced the band to postpone their residency last year. The beloved hair metal rocker, 64, who rose to superstardom in the ’80s alongside original bandmates Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, and Mick Mars, opened up in a new interview about the difficult journey to recovery he’s been on in the …
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It doesn’t go to 11, but die-hard fans of UK’s loudest band may still enjoy ‘Spinal Tap II’
NEW YORK — They used to go to 11. Now it’s far closer to zero. It brings me no pleasure to report that “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” the long-anticipated big screen return for “one of England’s loudest bands,” is a shocking disappointment. The movie gets a few pity chuckles here and there, but considering what a lodestar 1984’s …
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Paul GlynnCulture reporter Getty Images (Left to right) David St Hubbins, Derek Smalls and Nigel Tufnel of the fictional Squatney band Spinal Tap, pictured in 1984 Spinal Tap have never had much luck with drummers. As fans of the parody British rock band will know, their original sticksman, John “Stumpy” Pepys, died in what was described in the original 1984 …
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If you’re not already keen on “This Is Spinal Tap,” Rob Reiner’s 1984 mockumentary about a fake English rock band that effectively started the genre, there might not be much for you in “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.” Reiner returns in front of the camera as documentary filmmaker Marty Di Bergi as well as behind it to direct this …
Read More »In ‘Spinal Tap II,’ the aging metal band is still dialed up to 11 : NPR
Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Christopher Guest play aging rock stars in the mockumentary Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. Bleecker Street hide caption toggle caption Bleecker Street In 1984, the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap lampooned heavy metal bands and rock documentaries — and introduced audiences to a new film genre. “What we were doing was not only …
Read More »Rick Davies brought a peculiar funk to Supertramp, a band that existed on its own unfashionable terms | Music
It must be odd to have been a band’s co-founder and joint frontman and to know that when thousands of people came to see you, they did so on condition that not only did you play songs you neither wrote nor sung, but had also initially agreed not to perform. That was what happened to Rick Davies, who formed Supertramp …
Read More »Girl band v demons: the secrets of Netflix’s most-watched film ever – The Economist
Girl band v demons: the secrets of Netflix’s most-watched film ever The Economist Why ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is a hit with kids — and their parents yahoo.com Netflix ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Success Is No Surprise Bloomberg.com KPop Demon Hunters fans inspire Belfast dance classes BBC ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ stars on what they’d like to see in a sequel ABC News Source link
Read More »Rural hospitals band together instead of selling to big networks : Shots
Bowman, N.D., has about 1,400 residents, and they rely on Southwest Healthcare Services. The facility joined with other rural hospitals in the state to form a network that allows it to remain independent while sharing resources in an effort to save money and improve patient care. Arielle Zionts/KFF Health News hide caption toggle caption Arielle Zionts/KFF Health News BOWMAN, N.D. …
Read More »How the Pre-Teen Band X-Cetra Made an Album That Became a Cult Classic
T he year was 2000. Y2K came and went and a group of four childhood best friends had something more important to worry about now: middle school. Would boys like them? Would they be popular? Would they stick together? That summer, they found a way to briefly escape the future. In a Santa Rosa, California guest room-turned-studio, they imagined they …
Read More »A Pilates instructor says a resistance band can be as good as a reformer, if you know how to use it—start with these six moves – Fit&Well
A Pilates instructor says a resistance band can be as good as a reformer, if you know how to use it—start with these six moves Fit&Well Source link
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