TMZ.com Young Thug 's controversial YSL record label is far from a criminal organization, according to Joe Moses , who says YSL is a totally legit enterprise. The "Gang Bang" rapper, who's recorded several tracks with Young Thug, was adamant YSL is NOT a gang when he appeared on the "It's Tricky With Raquel Harper" podcast. Joe says cops and the Fulton County D.A. got this case all wrong because YSL is solely focused on making clothes and music. As you know, prosecutors in Georgia feel the opposite, having indicted Thug, Gunna and 26 others on a 56-count RICO case -- but Joe says law enforcement is just trying to use YT's lyrics against him because Thug's Black. TMZ.com Among Young Thug's lyrics listed in the indictment ... "I killed his man in front of his momma, like f*** lil bruh, sister and his cousin," and "my trigger start itching." Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Joe says this is merely a case of a rapper … [Read more...] about Joe Moses Says Young Thug’s YSL Is Not a Gang on ‘Its Tricky’ Podcast
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How Joe Cole Went From ‘Peaky Blinders’ to Thai-Prison Kickboxer
There’s a scene in A Prayer Before Dawn , the film adaptation of Billy Moore’s prison memoir, in which the convict hits rock bottom. An Englishman incarcerated in a rough Thai jailhouse dubbed the “Bangkok Hilton,” he’s strung out on drugs and has nearly killed a man. Before Moore was a prisoner, however, he was a bare-knuckle brawler. So, in the hopes of finding a reason to stay alive, he visits the facility’s gym and pleads his case to the Muay Thai team’s skeptical trainer. “I want to box,” he insists. “I’m a boxer. Just let me show you … I can fight. I need to fight.” The urgency of the moment comes courtesy of the young man playing Moore: a 29-year-old actor named Joe Cole. You may not know the name, but you’ve seen his face in movies like Green Room and Thank You For Your Service; in four seasons of the cult-TV crime drama Peaky Blinders; and the Black Mirror episode “Hang the DJ.” There’s something of his personal ethos in that scene that makes it stick out as … [Read more...] about How Joe Cole Went From ‘Peaky Blinders’ to Thai-Prison Kickboxer
Why Every Home Studio Needs a Shure MV7 Microphone
Shure’s MV7 – a descendent of the famous SM7B vocal microphone – was designed to overcome the various limitations of home recording set-ups. There’s a famous story in audio engineering circles concerning Bob Dylan’s 31 st album, Love & Theft , released when the Nobel Prize-winning songwriter was 60 years old. Dylan is listed as the album’s sole producer, but there’s no denying the significance of engineer Chris Shaw, who helped Dylan generate the album’s bright, clean tones. Shaw already had an impressive CV in 2001, including engineering and mixing credits on albums by Weezer, Super Furry Animals, and Butthole Surfers. But the thing that caught Dylan’s ear was the vocal sound Shaw captured for Public Enemy’s political hip-hop juggernaut, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988). So, Bob Dylan, in 2001, on his 31 st record – a blues and roots rock affair, no less – was keen to emulate the vocal sound from one of hip-hop’s most … [Read more...] about Why Every Home Studio Needs a Shure MV7 Microphone
Sophie Turner On Filming Heavy Game Of Thrones Scenes: I’ll Exhibit Some Symptoms Of Trauma Down The Road
Sophie Turner, who is currently expecting her second child with her husband Joe Jonas, opened up about filming heavy scenes in the HBO hit series Game Of Thornes at a young age. The actress revealed that the show took a toll on her mental health. Sophie Turner And Joe Jonas Expecting Second Child: Report Talking to actor Jessica Chastain in an interview for The Cut, Sophie revealed that she developed a coping mechanism of just having the most fun in between takes because "the subject matter was so heavy" and she didn't want to get traumatised. Notably, Sophie appeared on the hit show for all eight seasons beginning her portrayal of Sansa Stark at the age of 15 for season one. Now at the age of 26, Sophie Turner revealed that she is realising the potential effects of filming the violent series. She added, "I'm sure I'll exhibit some symptoms of trauma down the road. At that age, I don't think I could comprehend a lot of the scene matter. And the first … [Read more...] about Sophie Turner On Filming Heavy Game Of Thrones Scenes: I’ll Exhibit Some Symptoms Of Trauma Down The Road
Sarah Wayne Callies, James Saito, Tim Chiou Among Cast In ‘The Company You Keep’ ABC Drama Pilot
Sarah Wayne Callies , James Saito , Tim Chiou , Freda Foh Shen and Felisha Terrell are set as leads in ABC drama pilot The Company You Keep , starring Milo Ventimiglia and Catherine Haena Kim, from 20th Television. The project, which is based on Korean format My Fellow Citizens that ran for more than 30 episodes on KBS2, follows con man Charlie (Ventimiglia) and undercover CIA officer Emma (Kim). A night of passion leads to love between the pair, who unknowingly are on a collision course professionally. While Charlie ramps up the “family business” so he can get out for good, Emma’s closing in on the vengeful criminal who holds Charlie’s family debts in-hand — forcing them to reckon with the lies they’ve told so they can save themselves and their families from disastrous consequences. William Fichtner also stars. Callies will play Birdie, Charlie’s bossy big-sister and co-owner of the bar they run together, which also serves as a front to their illegitimate … [Read more...] about Sarah Wayne Callies, James Saito, Tim Chiou Among Cast In ‘The Company You Keep’ ABC Drama Pilot
Cannes Review: Riley Keough’s and Gina Gammell’s ‘War Pony’
It is more than a bit ironic in a Cannes Film Festival where Baz Luhrman’s biopic Elvis is one of the most anticipated entries, that the subject of it, Elvis Presley turns out to have another direct connection this year’s fest. His granddaughter Riley Keough is making her directorial debut with the Un Certain Regard selection, War Pony having its World Premiere today. The film focuses on two young Native Americans coming of age and trying to get by in a story set on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. It is a location that has intrigued other filmmakers like Chloe Zhao ( The Rider) in recent years, and now has caught the attention of Keough and her co-director Gina Gammell in order to tell an authentic and unique contemporary tale of Native American youth brought to life by an impressive group of first-time actors, mostly locals the directors cast in order to give this as fresh and real a feel as possible. They have succeeded. Hollywood has not always … [Read more...] about Cannes Review: Riley Keough’s and Gina Gammell’s ‘War Pony’
Guns, Rhymes, God, and Politics: Shyne’s Epic Fall and Rise
At an empty beach bar in Corozal, a shaggy town of a few thousand people just minutes from where northern Belize meets Mexico’s share of the Yucatan Peninsula, waves crash into a jagged, rocky breakwater. It’s 9 p.m., the kitchenis about to close, and the only people left are some young, very loud, and very sober American missionaries. Another languid Caribbean day is winding down, but my dinner companion, Moses Michael Levi “ Shyne ” Barrow, has no desire to linger over a meal and conversation. He’s shoveling in his fried fish, rice, and beans faster than an escaped hostage, and brushing off my questions about his remarkable life — from Brooklyn-raised rapper to convicted felon to Orthodox Jewish convert to prominent politician here in the country of his birth — with blunt rejoinders. “I want you to be more specific, rather than just sitting here having a therapy session,” he grumbles, raising his hand to make a drink order. Folks come to Corozal to fish, visit … [Read more...] about Guns, Rhymes, God, and Politics: Shyne’s Epic Fall and Rise
Outfest Unveils Lineup For Second Annual Queer Television Festival, The OutFronts
Outfest today unveiled the lineup for its second annual LGBTQIA+ television festival, The OutFronts —a four-day hybrid event with internationally accessible virtual panel discussions and ticketed in-person events in Los Angeles, featuring the talent from some of the most exciting LGBTQIA+ programs available on television today. The festival will run from June 3-6, kicking off with the world premiere in-person screening of Peacock’s Queer As Folk at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles, which will be followed by a conversation with the reimagining’s creators and cast. The festival’s in-person lineup to be held at Neuehouse will give an advanced look at the third and final season premiere of Hulu and Disney+’s Love, Victor , followed by a discussion with the cast and creators, including showrunner Brian Tanen and stars Michael Cimino, Anthony Turpel, Bebe Wood, George Sear, Isabella Ferreira, and Ava Capri moderated by Tommy Dorfman. Another in-person event features … [Read more...] about Outfest Unveils Lineup For Second Annual Queer Television Festival, The OutFronts
How ‘Stranger Things’ Accidentally Became a Great Teen TV Show
Maybe you tuned in for the nostalgia factor, basking in the way a half-decade’s worth of pop-cultural raw material and fortysomething geek touchstones were deftly turned into an I-Heart-the-’80s mixtape. Maybe you dug the way the first season mined an old-fashioned thrills-spills-chills feeling that left the multiplex eons ago. Maybe you were just curious to see what happened next in this oddball story of psychic kids, government spooks, bad scientists, mirror-image dimensions, monsters and a magnificently stressed-out Winona Ryder. Or maybe, because Stranger Things was 2016’s unescapable hit du jour – falling somewhere on White Noise-ometer above Westworld ‘s existential dread but below Game of Thrones ‘ dragontastic escapism – you simply had to watch it for fear of being stranded in an Upside Down where everyone’s talk of demogorgons and David Harbour’s dad-bod drew blank stares. Whatever the reason behind your binging of Stranger Things 2 last weekend, it almost … [Read more...] about How ‘Stranger Things’ Accidentally Became a Great Teen TV Show
100 Years, 100 Maverick Movies
T he way I see it, and I’ve got the conch, the best movies of the last 100 years were made by mavericks who busted rules to follow their obsessions. We’re talking about a century of cinema, but it’s still rock & roll to me. I had certain criteria: Each movie had to embody that rock spirit of artful defiance. Each director had to be limited to only one movie – otherwise you could just list the collected works of Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, John Ford, Billy Wilder and Martin Scorsese and end it. Anything dutiful I tossed. Don’t look for the biggest cash cow ( Titanic ), the winner of the most Oscars ( Ben-Hur ) or film -school staples like Battleship Potemkin . The 100 maverick movies on this list have one more thing in common: They’re alive. 1. The Godfather Trilogy (1972, 1974, 1990, Francis Ford Coppola): The flawed Part III barely slides in on goodwill. No matter. This is entertainment raised to the level of art: an offer you can’t refuse. Coppola gives … [Read more...] about 100 Years, 100 Maverick Movies