Author Archives: GoldMark

Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’ Lawsuit Is Dismissed

Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) has officially had a lawsuit against his 2018 song, “This Is America,” dismissed. In 2021, Kidd Wes (real name Emelike Nwosuocha) sued Glover and claimed that the track was “practically identical” to his 2016 track, “Made In America.” However, according to Billboard, U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero ruled yesterday (March 24) […]

Listen to Pete Townshend’s First Solo Single in 29 Years

The Who guitarist Pete Townshend released his first solo single in 29 years, titled “Can’t Outrun the Truth.” Inspired by the personal challenges of the COVID lockdown that began three years ago, the song was written and produced by Townshend’s wife, Rachel Fuller, in 2021. A portion of every download sale will be contributed to the Teenage Cancer Trust, a […]

Van Halen Reveals Truth About Taylor Hawkins

Wolf Van Halen recently outlined the experience of performing on both of the Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins tribute shows last year. He admitted that it was “more difficult, emotionally” to play Van Halen classics under those circumstances. Foo Fighters celebrated Taylor Hawkins’ memory and music at a special gig in London on Saturday, September 3. […]

CeeLo Green Responds to Backlash for Riding Horse in Club

CeeLo Green is responding to backlash he received for riding a horse into Shawty Lo‘s birthday celebration. On Friday (March 24), CeeLo uploaded a post on Instagram where he explained his recent stunt. Sharing a picture of himself smiling from ear-to-ear, the Goodie Mob rapper provided a lengthy caption. “Yoooo so listen, y’all know me […]

“We’re All Really Average Players”

If Metallica are a bunch of average players, then I guess we’re all just awful musicians. In a new interview with Cigar Aficionado, Metallica frontman and downpicking machine James Hetfield expressed his thoughts on the band being greater than the sum of their “average” parts. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “I know individually we’re all […]

Rock Legend Convinced Kurt Cobain To Sell Out?

Iconic producer Butch Vig recently recalled Kurt Cobain’s reluctance to double his vocals on “Nevermind”, and how he only changed the late icon’s mind after bringing up John Lennon. Butch Vig has also worked on Smashing Pumpkins’ 1991 debut “Gish” and its ’93 follow-up “Siamese Dream”, Sonic Youth’s “Dirty” and “Experimental Jet Set, Trash and […]