Articles by Brock Thiessen
Capitol Rioter Turned Informant Jon Schaffer Is Now out of Jail
PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2021
After agreeing to a plea deal, Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer was finally released from jail today and is now out on bail. Today the fa...
Vancouver's 2021 Jazz Festival Is Taking Place Virtually This Summer
PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2021
The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival has announced its 2021 event will take place virtually this summer, and organizers have now re...
'Two-Lane Blacktop' Director Monte Hellman Dead at 91
PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2021
Monte Hellman — the hugely influential director that gave us the classic 1971 Two-Lane Blacktop starring James Taylor and Dennis Wilson — h...
Mr. Bungle to Deliver 'The Night They Came Home' as a Hefty Live Release
PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2021
Last Halloween, Mike Patton and co. got back together as Mr. Bungle for a seriously epic livestream special, and now we'll be able to reliv...
Punk Heroes the Dictators Reunite for Their First New Material in 20 Years
PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2021
Out of nowhere, New York proto-punk legends the Dictators have reunited to give us their first new material in 20 years. Today the band rel...
Hear Helmet Cover Gang of Four for Their First New Song in Five Years
PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2021
At long last, Helmet are back. Marking the first new track in five years, the alt-metal crew have delivered "In the Ditch" — a cover of Gan...
'Master of None' Season 3 Is Officially Coming Back to Netflix in May
PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2021
Aziz Ansari's much-missed Master of None is finally coming back for Season 3, and it's coming very soon. Today Netflix confirmed that Mast...
RZA Teases New Bobby Digital Album 'Digital Potions' with "Pugilism"
PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2021
Wu-Tang Clan legend RZA is back. Today he's transformed into Bobby Digital to give us the new track "Pugilism," which you can hear below....