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Music

New Music/Video
Journey - https://youtu.be/hxW9ALoYlds You Got the Best of me from Freedom due out july 8.

Tours
Avatar - Light the Torch and Otep. July 6 in Toronto and runs through July 31 in Tucson. Pre-sale tickets are available today, Tuesday, April 26, at 12 p.m. ET. The regular on-sale is set for Friday, April 29 at 10 a.m. local time. https://avatarmetal.com/tour/
Staind - September 8 in Niagara Falls, New York to September 24 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Tickets on sale April 29 https://www.ticketmaster.com/staind-tickets/artist/717721

Papa Het’s Master Core Strings
Ernie Ball
* Never before offered gauge combo (11, 14, 18p, 28, 38, 50)
* "Master Core" heavier core to wrap ratio
* Wound strings wrapped with Paradigm plasma-enhanced nickel-plated steel around ultra-high-strength tin-plated steel hex core
* Paradigm ultra-high-strength tin-plated steel plain strings
* Thicker sound
* Added pitch stability
https://www.metallica.com/papa-hets-ernie-ball-hardwired-master-cores-strings/JHEBSTRINGTIN.html

Tattoo The Earth
ANTHRAX, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, HATEBREED, AT THE GATES, MUNICIPAL WASTE, ENFORCED. The Palladium Outdoors in Worcester, Massachusetts Saturday, August 27. Presale starts April 27th.
https://blabbermouth.net/news/anthrax-black-label-society-hatebreed-at-the-gates-others-confirmed-for-tattoo-the-earth-return

Suggests
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell

Gaming/Tech

Follow-ups/Corrections
Netflix - With the loss of 200,000 subscribers in Q1, Netflix will FINALLY roll out an ad supported tier… in a few years. https://nerdist.com/article/netflix-launching-ad-supported-tier-earnings-interview/
Instagram - Templates https://www.engadget.com/instagram-tests-user-created-templates-feature-for-reels-videos-190817702.html

Trailers
Sonic Origins - https://youtu.be/Im9CxOSSiFU June 23 on all current and next gen consoles.
Apex Legends - https://youtu.be/cheYIVEtVQ4 Season 13. New Legend called Newcastle. New ranked system that favors teamwork?

Jack in the Box
The most recent chain experimenting with automated kitchen staff. San Diego
https://www.engadget.com/jack-in-the-box-miso-burger-drink-robots-120005783.html

Suggests
Apex Legends

Comic Books/Books

Dark Web
New Spider-Man event being teased. More to be revealed on FCBD May 7th.

Suggests
“Neuromancer” William Gibson

TV/Streaming

Follow-ups/Corrections
Bone - The Netflix adaptation of Jeff Smith’s beloved comic has been cancelled. https://nerdist.com/article/bone-adaptation-netflix-cancellation-jeff-smith-comic/

Suggests
Linus Tech Tips… I CAN’T STOP WATCHING!!

Movies

Follow-ups/Corrections
Madam Web - Release date finally released. July 7th 2023 https://deadline.com/2022/04/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-summer-2023-theatrical-release-sony-release-date-changes-1235007010/
Super Mario - Movie moved to April 7/April 23 2023. https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1518756878251089921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Dune - Part Two is in pre-production, with principal photography to begin in July.
Wonka - https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/timothee-chalamets-wonka-set-to-be-a-musical/ Going to be a MUSICAL? Set for Dec 2023
Salem’s Lot - Set for release Sept 9th.

Trailers
Black Phone - https://youtu.be/nQWAVkx8O74 Ethan Hawke is a creep.

Animal Farm
Andy Serkis’ LONG (11 years) running development hell movie is finally happening.
https://deadline.com/2022/04/andy-serkis-to-direct-animated-adaptation-of-george-orwells-animal-farm-1235005933/

Sony
CinemaCon announcements for Venom 3 and Ghostbusters 5 (Afterlife sequel) El Muerto.
https://nerdist.com/article/venom-3-ghostbusters-5-officially-confirmed-by-sony/
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/el-muerto-marvel-sony-1235240517/

Warner Bros
CinemaCon announcement for The Batman 2.
https://twitter.com/ErikDavis/status/1519095640826908672
Trailer for Black Adam shown… to be released to the public soon.

Suggests
Night House

Rumor Mill

Uncharted
New game said to be in the works at Naughty Dog.

Time Bandits
Taika Waititi remaking the movie said to be offering the lead role to Peter Dinklage.

Twisted Metal
2 new characters said to be getting cast: Quiet and Agent Stone.

Guardians 3
Darkhawk rumored to be making an appearance.

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