Robert “Rocky” Ford Jr. has died. The hip-hop journalist and producer, who served as a mentor to a young Russell Simmons at the beginning of the music mogul’s career, passed away on May 19, according to an Instagram post from Simmons and The New York Times. “In a world where ripping off artists or overreaching
Month: June 2020
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Law & Order: SVU is set to address George Floyd, protests, and police brutality in an upcoming episode. This all comes after Dick Wolf’s production company fired a writer after he threatened protestors with violence on social media. Warren Leight is the showrunner for the long-running NBC drama and he spoke to THR’s TV Top
Los Angeles-local Cirroc Lofton was only 15 Earth years old when he gained fame after he landed the role as the young human, Jake Sisko — who lives on the space station as the son of the commanding officer — on the ’90s science fiction show “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.” Cirroc Lofton was cast
Carl and Ellie meet each other as children, and become fast friends. But eventually, the relationship becomes something more, they fall in love, and get married. We see their entire married life, backed by a beautiful piece of Michael Giacchino music, that’s actually called “Married Life.” It’s only about ten or twelve minutes long, but
We’ll admit it, this is a bit of a random one. First, let’s dismiss the myth – Nintendo Life Towers does not actually exist. In fact, most of our team have always worked remotely, although we do indeed have a small (shoe box-sized) office in a shared building at Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park,
Comic-Con International in San Diego may have gone digital for 2020, but the exclusives are real! Diamond Select Toys is going to be revealing their SDCC 2020 exclusives over the next few weeks, and they’re all pretty amazing! Today we show off Negative Suit Spider-Man! Order through your local comic shop or favorite online retailer!
Exclusive Kanye West‘s giving a huge assist to the families and legal teams fighting for Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd … and helping in other ways too. The rapper’s donated $2 million, so far, to the cause and set up a 529 college savings fund to fully cover tuition for Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter,
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse fans noticed that there was a hidden nod to Sam Raimi’s films in the movie. When @ifilmwhatever brought this to the fanbase’s attention, they attracted the attention of the movie’s composer Daniel Pemberton. He wasn’t going to give up the movie’s secrets but seemed to nod toward the secret inclusion from
In Harry Potter, the Patronus is a powerful spell. But it isn’t an easy spell to cast, in fact, some of the most advanced wizards out there would struggle with the spell. The spell itself requires the caster to visualize their happiest memory – and hold on very tightly to it. This sounds simple, but
Namcot Collection, a collection of Famicom games from Namco, is supposed to be releasing on the Nintendo Switch in Japan on June 18th. There will be a retail and digital version, but the latter has an interesting bonus. You’ll be able to buy each of the games individually as DLC. It is not known how
Elvis Costello has shared a new song. It’s called “No Flag.” Give it a listen below. Costello recorded “No Flag” earlier this year in Helsinki’s Suomenlinnan Studio. When asked about the choice of recording location, Costello, explained: “I wanted to go somewhere nobody knew me. So, this is ‘The Helsinki Sound.’” Last year, Costello and
WASHINGTON — The reelection campaign of President Donald Trump has taken down an online ad tied to the recent Demo-2 commercial crew launch after complaints it appeared to violate NASA media guidelines, and criticism from one person who appeared in it. The ad, titled “Make Space Great Again!”, was posted on YouTube June 3 by
Fox’s 9-1-1: Lone Star balances a juggling act with the character Paul Strickland, played by Brian Michael Smith. Paul, like the actor who plays him, is a transgender man — a fact that’s both important to Paul’s story and just as often, not. Paul is a firefighter, and it’s fair to say that if any of us found
Some good news here, especially on the AMC Theatres front. The Leawood, Kansas-based chain–the No. 1 circuit in U.S and Europe–is reopening three Odeon Cinemas in Norway effective today. Odeon Cinemas Oslo Storo 14, Sandvika 8 and Lillestrøm 7 are the first three locations within the AMC and Odeon cinemas circuit to reopen, and its
The real world event may well be postponed until 2021, but in the virtual world things keep on turning. And right now we are seeing Konami drop the hotly anticipated UEFA EURO 2020 DLC to eFootball PES 2020 for free, with it accompanied by some sweet Data Pack 7.0 goodies. Available as a free addition
Play video content “You about to lose yo job, ’cause you are detaining me, for nothing!!!” That’s the hilarious freestyle one woman dropped off the dome while getting detained by a police officer … and the viral video is already getting the meme treatment and a super cool remix! The clip of a woman in
The Nintendo Switch shortage continues thanks to a perfect storm of events that includes the success of Animal Crossing: New Horizons combined with manufacturing issues related to the coronavirus pandemic, boredom related to the coronavirus pandemic, and resellers looking to take advantage of the situation. Nintendo has been trying to reassure everyone that new consoles
We had the pleasure of chatting with Good Witch’s Stephanie aka Kylee Evans, about her storyline on Good Witch Season 6. During the interview, Kylee shared her thoughts on Stephanie’s ex-husband and her relationship with Adam, her favorite set, and what is happening with those cheese and peanut butter crackers that Adam loves so much.
Wearing a face mask is an additional layer of protection when practicing social distancing. But according to The Wrap, when Cinemark plans to open again, they will only require their employees to wear face masks and not their guests. Instead, they’ll reportedly encourage patrons to do so, without making it a requirement.
Hey Beta, Delta and Omega ring users! Today’s Xbox Insider Release Notes highlight the latest fixes, known issues, and features coming to your console. Starting at 2 p.m. PT today, users will receive the latest 2006 Xbox One system update (build: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200619041.3025.200601-2000). Keep reading for more details. System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200619041.3025.200601-2000 Available:
It’s New Toy Day at your local comic shop, and this week, DST is going small! Three new items hit stores today, and they’re all under 4 inches! First up is a two-pack of 3-inch D-Formz figures based on IT Chapter 2, followed by Series 79 of the 2-inch Marvel Minimates mini-figures, and topped off
Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire has shared a new song. “Bootlicker (Burn Baby Burn)” is a tribute to everyone who has been impacted by police brutality. All proceeds from the record will go to The Bail Project. Check out the song below and buy it at Bandcamp. eXquire joins artists like Teejayx6, YG, Dua Saleh, LL Cool
-Advertisement- In Acrossing the Miles, the Beat’s intrepid Animal Crossing travel reporter Avery Kaplan will leave her home base on Dharma Island to soar across the Dodo skies and visit comicdom’s finest creators on their respective virtual isles. For this entry, she’s heading to the appetizing island of Salt Falls. It was the afternoon on May 27th, 2020 when I
Pokémon GO welcomes a new batch of Galarian pokémon from Pokemon Sword and Shield today. Added to the dex is Galarian Meowth, Zigzagoon, Sunfisk, and Daramuka, along with their evolved forms. They join Galarian Weezing, which was added when Pokemon Sword and Shield first debuted. Niantic has been steadily adding new pokemon from each generation to
Verdict If you’re going to deliver a remaster of a game that’s only nine years old, it’s got to look better than this – especially if it’s at the end of a console generation and not up to what the Xbox One X and PS4 Pro are capable of. We’re staring down the barrel of
Exclusive The band that provided the magic for Joe Exotic‘s unique set of songs on ‘Tiger King’ has good news for everyone itching for more of their good musical vibes. Vince Johnson of The Vince Johnson Band — who made up one half of the music duo who wrote and performed Joe’s tracks featured on
While much of the entertainment world is still on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that hasn’t stopped fans from being excited about the movies and TV shows that are to come. For many, Marvel Studios’ Disney+ shows definitely rank high among that list, including The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. The stretch of episodes
Fred Willard died from a heart attack … according to his death certificate. According to the doc, obtained by TMZ, the veteran comedic actor’s immediate cause of death is a cardiac arrest. The underlying causes are listed as myelodysplastic syndrome and coronary artery disease. We broke the story … Fred died May 15, and his
A social media campaign encouraging shutdown New York City theaters to open their lobbies – and restrooms – to protesters is gaining traction among Manhattan’s Off Broadway venues and spaces in Brooklyn: The Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, A.R.T./New York, IRT Theater and Irondale Center are among the first to put out the virtual welcome mats.